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ADVENT & CHRISTMAS IN OUR BOOKSHOP Visit us in the Pastoral Centre to browse our wide variety of Charity Christmas Cards, Advent Calendars, Advent Wreaths & Candles. See our wonderful range of children’s Christmas story books, colouring books and other gift ideas. Every Catholic home needs a Christmas Crib - come in and see our selection of Cribs and Bambini. Come and browse after any weekend Mass. SUNDAY MASS TIMES (Sat.) 6.00pm Vigil Mass 9.30am Mass 11.30am Solemn Mass 5.30pm Mass WEEKDAY MASSES Monday 5th 7 & 10am Mass Advent Feria Tuesday 6th 7 & 10am Mass Advent Feria, or St Nicholas, Bishop Wednesday 7th 10am Mass St Ambrose, Bp & Dr of the Church Thursday 8th 7 & 10am Mass THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY *, principal Patron of the Diocese Friday 9th 7 & 10am Mass Advent Feria, or St Juan Diego Cuauhtlayoatzin Saturday 10th 10am Mass Advent Feria, or Our Lady OTHER SERVICES Rosary: Monday- Saturday after the 10am Mass (except Thurs) Eucharistic Adoration: Thursdays from 10am Mass, all day, until 9pm. CONFESSIONS Thursday 6.30 - 7.30pm; Saturdays 10.30 - 11.30 & 5.15 - 5.45. READINGS AT MASS Sundays Year A; Weekdays cycle 2 This Sun: Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12 M. Isaiah 35:1-10; Luke 5:17-26 T. Isaiah 40:1-11; Matthew 18:12-14 W. Isaiah 40:25-31; Matthew 11:28-30 Th. Genesis 3:9-15,20; Ephesians 1:3-6,11-12; Luke 1:26-38 * F. Isaiah 48:17-19; Matt 11:16-19 S. Ecclesiasticus 48:1-4,9-11; Matthew 17:9,10-13 Next Sun: Isaiah 35:1-6,10; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 3rd Sunday of Advent (Year A) ROTAS Team 1 today; Team 2 next Sunday 11th December. __________________________________________________________________________ COLLECTIONS last weekend: Gift Aid Standing Orders £ 1,297 +Gift Aid weekly envelopes £ 665 +Cash £ 702 = Parish total £ 2,664 _______________________________________________________________________ THE NEXT FOOD BANK COLLECTION IS THIS WEEKEND! St Joseph’s Catholic Church, New Malden Sunday 4th December 2016 www.catholicnewmalden.org Sunday Readings Year A Second Sunday of Advent Telephone: 020 8942 2602 Divine Office Week 2 St Joseph’s Presbytery / Parish Office 1 Montem Road New Malden Surrey KT3 3QW Fr Uche Njoku (Parish Priest): [email protected] Deacon John-Simon Lawson: [email protected] Parish Secretary: Mrs Agnes Vella Parish Treasurer: Mr David Roberts Director of Music: Dr Matthew Ward [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Safeguarding Rep: Mr Andrew Stables: 020 8942 7942 Pastoral Centre Manager: Mr Oliver Patton: 020 8942 3356 PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 12.30pm - so weekday mornings are the best time to call. BIBLE SUNDAY On the second Sunday of Advent, parishes in England and Wales are invited to celebrate Catholic Bible Sunday. This year’s theme is ‘Welcome One Another’ taken from Romans 15:7. Catholic Bible Sunday provides an opportunity for everyone to give thanks for the gift of the Bible, and also invites a deepening engagement with the Scriptures. K A GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS: Buy an extra gift and bring it to Mass on the 3rd Sunday of Advent, 10/11 December, for children who have been saved from abortion via the Good Counsel Network, and others in the care of the Westminster Catholic Children’s Society. Attach a label to your wrapped gift, indicating age and gender, and leave them at the Pastoral Centre’s drop-off point. Your generosity, as in previous years, is greatly valued by these needy ones. ALTAR SERVERS OUTING - This weekend we are having a 2nd collection for a Christmas outing for our loyal Altar Servers, in appreciation of the service they give to God and our Parish. We are very grateful to our long-standing Servers, and welcome our newly trained ones! EXTRA-ORDINARY MINISTERS, READERS & WELCOMERS are asked to put their names down on the rotas in the narthex as soon as possible. As Christmas falls on a Sunday this year, it would be Team 4 on duty, but to avoid confusion, please confirm your attendance anyway, so others can take your place if you can’t be there. ————————————————————————————————————————————— MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK: Sun. (Sat) 6pm John Wright RIP, 9.30 Joanna Ferraris RIP, 11.30 People of the Parish, 5.30 Sarah Gourlay RIP; Mon. 7. Raimondo Family RIP 10. Fr David Hutton’s Intentions; Tue. 7. Joanna Ferraris RIP, 10. R Coelho RIP; Wed. 10. Ruby Gaudencio RIP; Thurs. 7. Joan Quirke RIP, 10. Betty Booth RIP; Fri. 7. Rolanda Maria Perry RIP, 10. In Loving Memory of Tony Matters; Sat. 10. Alison Jane Stark RIP; Next Sun. (Sat) 6pm Filomena de Jesus Pinto RIP, 9.30 Ron Rebello RIP, 11.30 Daphne Wilkinson, 5.30 People of the Parish. SHRINE LAMPS this week: Our Lady: Peggy Wright RIP (both lamps) Sacred Heart: John White RIP St Joseph: The Vella Families’ Intentions St Therese / St John Fisher: In Thanksgiving for Mark, Gaynor & Children St Thomas More / St Anthony: Mark, Gaynor & Children St Pius X: Fr David Hutton’s Health
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ADVENT & CHRISTMAS IN OUR BOOKSHOP Visit us in the Pastoral Centre to browse our wide variety of

Charity Christmas Cards, Advent Calendars, Advent Wreaths & Candles.

See our wonderful range of children’s Christmas story books, colouring books and other gift ideas.

Every Catholic home needs a Christmas Crib - come in and see our selection of Cribs and Bambini. Come and browse after any weekend Mass.

SUNDAY MASS TIMES(Sat.) 6.00pm Vigil Mass

9.30am Mass11.30am Solemn Mass5.30pm Mass

WEEKDAY MASSESMonday 5th 7 & 10am MassAdvent FeriaTuesday 6th 7 & 10am MassAdvent Feria, or St Nicholas, BishopWednesday 7th 10am MassSt Ambrose, Bp & Dr of the ChurchThursday 8th 7 & 10am MassTHE IMMACULATE CONCEPTIONOF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY *,principal Patron of the DioceseFriday 9th 7 & 10am MassAdvent Feria, or St Juan Diego CuauhtlayoatzinSaturday 10th 10am MassAdvent Feria, or Our Lady

OTHER SERVICESRosary: Monday- Saturdayafter the 10am Mass (except Thurs)Eucharistic Adoration: Thursdaysfrom 10am Mass, all day, until 9pm.

CONFESSIONSThursday 6.30 - 7.30pm;Saturdays 10.30 - 11.30 & 5.15 - 5.45.

READINGS AT MASSSundays Year A; Weekdays cycle 2This Sun: Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12M. Isaiah 35:1-10; Luke 5:17-26T. Isaiah 40:1-11; Matthew 18:12-14W. Isaiah 40:25-31; Matthew 11:28-30Th. Genesis 3:9-15,20; Ephesians 1:3-6,11-12; Luke 1:26-38 *F. Isaiah 48:17-19; Matt 11:16-19S. Ecclesiasticus 48:1-4,9-11; Matthew 17:9,10-13Next Sun: Isaiah 35:1-6,10;James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-113rd Sunday of Advent (Year A)ROTAS Team 1 today;Team 2 next Sunday 11th December.__________________________________________________________________________

COLLECTIONS last weekend: Gift Aid Standing Orders £ 1,297+Gift Aid weekly envelopes £ 665+Cash £ 702 = Parish total £ 2,664_______________________________________________________________________

THE NEXT FOOD BANK COLLECTION

IS THIS WEEKEND!

St Joseph’s Catholic Church, New Malden Sunday 4th December 2016 www.catholicnewmalden.org Sunday Readings Year A Second Sunday of Advent Telephone: 020 8942 2602 Divine Office Week 2

St Joseph’s Presbytery / Parish Office 1 Montem Road New Malden Surrey KT3 3QW Fr Uche Njoku (Parish Priest): [email protected] Deacon John-Simon Lawson: [email protected]

Parish Secretary: Mrs Agnes Vella Parish Treasurer: Mr David Roberts Director of Music: Dr Matthew Ward [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Safeguarding Rep: Mr Andrew Stables: 020 8942 7942 Pastoral Centre Manager: Mr Oliver Patton: 020 8942 3356

PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 12.30pm - so weekday mornings are the best time to call.

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The Wisdom of St Thomas Aquinas

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4. Perfection. Looking round the world we see that some thingsare more perfect than others. But this implies there must besomething which is most perfect, against which everything else isjudged , and this we call God.

5. Order. The universe we see around us is ordered , were it not,no sort of life could exist. But order implies a Mind, which brings aboutthe order , and this we call God.

In an age which often opposes faith and reason, St Thomas reminds usthat human learning can and should be in harmony with DivineWisdom. The world around us is a gift from God , and the better weunderstand it, the nearer to Him we grow.

Sunday Bulletin for24th January 2010

�����������extra eventsTODAY ~ Sunday ~ 24th January

1600 Baptism Rehearsal (February)1730 Confirmation Enrolment1830 Youth Club Yrs 8 / 9Monday 25th

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1945 Around the World in 18 MusicalsTuesday 26th

2000 Mothers Prayers - Lady ChapelWednesday 27th

1400 Faith in the Family - CC School1930 Forum Christi - PC11930 Marriage Preparation IThursday 28th

2000 RCIA / Evangelium - PC3Friday 29th

1930 Confirmation I - IcebreakerSaturday 30th

1000 *&$��!$�� �$+��� �%&�$%.�Recollection / Renewal

Next Sunday ~ 31st January

Collection for Catholic Education Service

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2nd collection in Aid of

Haiti earthquake victims

The Holy Father is urging the worldto continue to help Haiti after therecent devastating earthquake.��� %����� - &� �%� ���%%�$+� &��&�� � �this particularly delicate period inthe life of the nation, theinternational community offersconcrete gestures and support to"�!"���� � ����.��In response to this appeal, we willhave a second collection thisweekend 23 / 24 January.

BIBLE SUNDAY On the second Sunday of Advent, parishes in England

and Wales are invited to celebrate Catholic Bible Sunday. This year’s theme is ‘Welcome One Another’ taken from Romans 15:7. Catholic Bible Sunday provides an opportunity for everyone to give thanks for the gift of

the Bible, and also invites a deepening engagement with the Scriptures.

K

A GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS: Buy an extra gift and bring it to Mass on the 3rd Sunday of Advent, 10/11 December, for children who have been saved from abortion via the Good Counsel Network, and others in the care of the Westminster Catholic Children’s Society. Attach a label to your wrapped gift, indicating age and gender, and leave them at the Pastoral Centre’s drop-off point. Your generosity, as in previous years, is greatly valued by these needy ones.

ALTAR SERVERS OUTING - This weekend we are having a 2nd collection for a Christmas outing for our loyal Altar Servers, in appreciation of the service they give to God and our Parish. We are very grateful to our long-standing Servers, and welcome our newly trained ones!

EXTRA-ORDINARY MINISTERS, READERS & WELCOMERS are asked to put their names down on the rotas in the narthex as soon as possible. As Christmas falls on a Sunday this year, it would be Team 4 on duty, but to avoid confusion, please confirm your attendance anyway, so others can take your place if you can’t be there.—————————————————————————————————————————————MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK: Sun. (Sat) 6pm John Wright RIP, 9.30 Joanna Ferraris RIP, 11.30 People of the Parish, 5.30 Sarah Gourlay RIP; Mon. 7. Raimondo Family RIP 10. Fr David Hutton’s Intentions; Tue. 7. Joanna Ferraris RIP, 10. R Coelho RIP; Wed. 10. Ruby Gaudencio RIP; Thurs. 7. Joan Quirke RIP, 10. Betty Booth RIP; Fri. 7. Rolanda Maria Perry RIP, 10. In Loving Memory of Tony Matters; Sat. 10. Alison Jane Stark RIP; Next Sun. (Sat) 6pm Filomena de Jesus Pinto RIP, 9.30 Ron Rebello RIP, 11.30 Daphne Wilkinson, 5.30 People of the Parish.

SHRINE LAMPS this week: Our Lady: Peggy Wright RIP (both lamps)Sacred Heart: John White RIP St Joseph: The Vella Families’ Intentions St Therese / St John Fisher: In Thanksgiving for Mark, Gaynor & ChildrenSt Thomas More / St Anthony: Mark, Gaynor & Children St Pius X: Fr David Hutton’s Health

THE ADVENT WREATHThe Advent Wreath, a venerable European tradition, can be a way to help us not just prepare for celebrating Our Lord's birth, but to make our hearts truly ready to receive Him.The wreath's symbolism of the advent (coming) of Light into the world is clear. The gradual lighting of the four candles, one on each Sunday of the Advent season, combined with the liturgical colours of the candles (purple is the penitential colour used during Advent and Lent; rose is a liturgical colour used only on Gaudete Sunday in Advent and Laetare Sunday in Lent) help to symbolise not only our expectation and hope in Our Saviour's first coming into the world, but also in his Second Coming as Judge at the end of the world.

Blessing for the Advent WreathO God, by whose word all

things are sanctified, pour forth thy blessing upon this wreath and grant that we who use it

may prepare our hearts for the Coming of Christ, and may receive from thee abundant graces. Through Christ Our

Lord. Amen. procure the triumph of the rights of God

and Your Church. —————————————————————————

SOME DECEMBER EVENTSSunday 4th December, 1pmParish Christmas Lunch (FULL)

Monday 12th, 8pm (in Church)Corpus Christi School Carol Service

Tuesday 13th, 8pmUCM Carol Service - all welcome!

Saturday 24th, CHRISTMAS EVE5.30pm Vigil Mass11.30pm Reading & CarolsSunday 25th, CHRISTMAS DAYMidnight. 9.30 & 11.30am Masses

UCM CHRISTMAS CAROL EVENING - The Union of Catholic Mothers invite everyone to this popular annual event on Tuesday 13 December at 7.30 for 8pm in the Hall. The Carols are followed by refreshments.

EXTRA-ORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION & READERSWe are inviting parishioners to contact the Parish Office if they are interested in becoming Readers at Mass, of if they would like to nominate others to be considered for Commissioning as Extra-Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion.

NEW HYMNBOOK SPONSORING - The parish has bought new hymnbooks which we have started using in Advent. If you wish to sponsor one or more of them In Memory of a Loved One, or In Thanksgiving for someone, please email or write to the Parish Office with the name you wish to appear on the inside of these hymnbooks. The price for sponsoring each book is £8, so please include that in cash or a cheque payable to ‘St Joseph’s Catholic Church’.

USED UNLOCKED MOBILE PHONES FOR THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA If you have a working UNLOCKED mobile phone you no longer need, please consider donating it to someone who is in desperate need. We are hoping to send working mobile phone to the Republic of Guinea in time for Christmas, so please drop any of these phones - weekends only - by Sunday 11th December, in a special box provided in our usual drop-off point next to the fayre boxes.

BIBLE STUDY GROUP - Improve your knowledge of Salvation History with the BIBLE TIMELINE COURSE. It’s scheduled to start in the New Year in one of our PC Rooms, and lasts just 8 weeks. Weekday and time tbc. For more info please call Jean on 07749 392621.———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-—-

BLESSING & ENTHRONEMENT OF OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM -This Thursday 8th December, Feast of the Immaculate Conception in Westminster Cathedral, on a specially commissioned pedestal in the Chapel of St George & The English Martyrs. Come and be part of this historic evening when Our Lady of Walsingham will be given a place of honour in the Cathedral. The evening programme starts at 4pm with Prayer and Holy Rosary. For more info see card flyers at the back of church, or email Antonia Moffat at: [email protected].

NEW YEAR EVENT: GREATER THINGS - Youth 2000 New Year Retreat: ‘GREATER THINGS’, from 29th Dec 2016 - 1st Jan 2017. An epic event to kick of the New Year! If you’re 16-35 and would like a fun and meaningful start to 2017, then ‘GREATER THINGS’ is for you. This 4-day DONATION ONLY event is @ Maria Fidelis Lower School, North Gower Street, London NW1 2HR. It will jam-packed with engaging talks, workshops, prayer, live music & social times, and most importantly there will be an Encounter with our Great & Loving God! For more info, take a card from the back of church, go to www.youth2000.org, Facebook Page Youth 2000 UK, follow on Twitter @youth2000uk, phone 01328 821153 or email: [email protected].

WIMBLEDON COLLEGE this year is celebrating its 125th Anniversary. A new book “Wimbledon College: The First 125 Years” has been published to celebrate this. To find out details of how to order the book and more about the anniversary please visit www.wimbledoncollege.org.uk/125.

THE BETHLEHEM NATIVITY GROUP - who came to our parish to sell olive wood carvings from the Holy Land to support the Christian community there, are in St Matthias Catholic Church (Cheam Common road, Worcester Park, KT4 8SX) this Sunday the 4th December from 8:30am till 8:30pm. This is a chance to see the goods again if you missed them in our Parish last year, or if you would just like to buy a Christmas Gift.

WEDDINGS - Please make sure you give us at least 6 months’ notice when applying to get married in a Catholic Church.BAPTISMS - as a rule, take place on the 1st Saturday of the month. Please ring the Parish Office for enquiries.


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