Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 10.30 – 12.00
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
10.30 – 11.30
17.15 – 17.30
Collections
Envelopes £ 1628.39
Loose £ 888.48
Total £2,516.87
Many thanks.
Jubilee Trust Valentine Supper Evening 16th Feb.
Tickets for this evening are now available £15.00 each. Ring Laura Daniels or Martin Luscombe or pick them up from the Coffee Lounge after 10 am Mass. Price includes a welcome drink, three course hot buffet supper, table quiz & raffle and dancing. There will be a full licensed bar.
S.P.U.C.
Last week you kindly contributed to the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children. This weekend we are offering their newsletter FREE. Please take one and pray for the work of the society.
Sacred Heart Year 6 Leavers of 2007
A reunion has been arranged for Friday 8th February at 7 pm – 9 pm in Hesdin Hall, Ruislip. Tickets are now available from Geraldine Murphy or Marg Bevens.
Irish Supper Evening
The Social Committee are holding its annual Irish Supper Evening on Saturday 15th March. Tickets £ 15.00 each. Tickets may be reserved from Paula Thompson.
Fr. Michael’s Pilgrimage 2008
I have organised a pilgrimage to mark the 90th anniversary of the apparitions at Fatima from 10th – 17th June 2008 to Fatima and Braga. Full cost £649. If numbers exceed 40 cost is £634. Brochures on table in porch; application forms from Fr. Michael. Would those with application forms please return them to Pax Travel with deposits as soon as possible. Anyone else interested should contact Fr. Michael. We have just 10 places to fill.
Church
of the Most
....Sacred Heart
73 Pembroke Road, Ruislip, HA4 8NN
......Tel: 01895 632739
Fr. Agustin writes: On This Sunday, the Gospel continues the theme of the Christmas season and the manifestation of Christ as the visible face of the invisible God. Today, we hear John the Baptist pointing out Christ as the Lamb of God; another Epiphany, a revelation by John of the true identity of Jesus and the nature of his mission; he is sent by the Father to take away the sins of the world. The title of Lamb of God given by John points to the sacrificial aspect of Jesus’ mission. This was prefigured by the Passover
lambs of the Exodus, whose blood was a mark of divine protection for Israel and whose flesh was eaten in a liturgical meal. The Prophet Isaiah foresees the suffering Messiah as an innocent lamb slain for the sins of others. Hatred, not forgiving, sin is the most destructive thing in the human race, it isolates us from God and human relationships, it destroys families, marriages, communities and nations. That is why the son of God had to come, the Lamb of God, to destroy sin and to give us his peace.
Education Sunday – Retiring Collection
Next Sunday is Education Sunday when we celebrate and pray for all those involved in education in this country. At all the Masses next weekend there will be a retiring collection for the Catholic Education Service which is the body in this country which advises our Bishops on matters of Education.
YCAP - Young Catholic and Proud
Chris Ivory from YCAP will make a presentation on the Virgin Mary on Sunday 20th. The presentation will be followed by Pizza and Coke. If you are between the ages of 13 - 18 (Yr 8-13) come along and join us in the Coffee Lounge from 7.00 pm to 8.30 pm.
Confirmation
Session 3; Faith and Reason takes place on Tuesday 22nd at 7.30 pm. Candidates are expected in the Hesdin Hall at 7.25 pm.
Week of prayer for Christian Unity
To celebrate the Week of prayer for Christian Unity, the Sacred Heart Church is hosting a Unity Meal for Churches together in Ruislip. Everyone is welcome to come along to this shared meal and welcome our Christians friends at 7.30 pm on Thursday 24 January in Hesdin Hall. Please add your name to the notice at the back of the Church if you would like to come along. A small donation may be requested on the evening to cover cost.
Arthur Bonnar, R.I.P.
Our sympathy to the family of Arthur Bonnar, R.I.P. The Reception of the Body will take place on Thursday 24th January at 6.30 pm and the Funeral Mass will take place on Friday 25th January at 10.00 am.
Do you think you might like to be an Altar Server?
If you have made your first communion and would like to find out more please attend a meeting on Wednesday 30th January at 6.15 pm in the Church. A parent needs to accompany anyone under 16 to this meeting.
Hesdin Over 60’s Club
New members are always welcome to join us. The Club meets in the Coffee Lounge on Wednesday afternoons 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm for Bingo, chat and a cup of tea. For more details phone Eileen or Judy.
Date for your Diary
On Saturday 2nd / Sunday 3rd February we will have a Parish Visitation by Bishop Alan Hopes. He has requested he meet a number of groups and I have timetabled below:-
Saturday 2nd February 2008
10.30 am Parish Council - Coffee Lounge
11.00 am Finance and Properties Committee – Coffee Lounge
11.30 am U.C.M. – Coffee Lounge
12 noon All Catechists: 1st Reconciliation; 1st Communion; Confirmation & Sunday Groups – Hall
12.30 pm Child Protection Delegate - Presbytery
4.00 pm Readers and Eucharistic Ministers - Hall
5.15 pm Confessions
The Bishop will preach at all Masses that weekend. On Sunday he will visit a few housebound; he will be available from 5.00 pm – 6.00 pm for any parishioners who would like to see him (appointments through Fr. Michael) and he will celebrate the Mass of Enrolment for Confirmation candidates at
6.00 pm. All groups involved please note times.
Mass Intentions
for the Week 19th January – 27th January 2008
Saturday 19th January 18.00 Frederick Laurence Bower, R.I.P.
Sunday 20th January 8.30 Sister Dympna (get well) 2nd Sunday of the Year 10.00 Angela Tanner, R.I.P. (Folk)(C.L.) 11.30 Bridie Humphreys, R.I.P. (Sung / English)
18.00 For You, the People
Monday 21st January 10.00 Michael Steadman, R.I.P. St. Agnes
Tuesday 22nd January 10.00 Grace & Leonard Longhurst, R.I.P.
--------------------------19.00 Thanksgiving
Wednesday 23rd January 10.00 Nora Roberts
Thursday 24th January 10.00 Antonia Langan, R.I.P. St. Francis de Sales --------------------------19.00 Anastasia Johnston, R.I.P.
Friday 25th January 10.00 Funeral Mass: Arthur Bonnar, R.I.P. Conversion of St. Paul
Saturday 26th January 10.00 Napoleon D’Cruz, R.I.P. & dec’d family SS. Timothy & Titus
18.00 John Bradley, R.I.P.
Sunday 27th January 8.30 Maurice Rushbrook, R.I.P. 3rd Sunday of the Year 10.00 - For Christine Hickey (C.L.) 11.30 For You, the People (Sung / English)
18.00 Eric & Edna Francis, R.I.P.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND HOUSEBOUND:
Carmel Galanty, Mary Maloney, Doreen Jones, Peter Flaherty, Dolores Osborne,
Christopher Redmond, Rose Pick, Lily Fehin, Edna Winwright, Eugene Barrett, Trevor Denham,
Mary Worley, Ann Holland, Caroline Titley, William (Billy) Smith, Mike Rumsey,
Noel & Joan Hendricks, Patrick & Mary Dowling, Sean O’Donnell, Mary de Michiel and
Baby Jessica Head.
AND FOR THOSE WHOSE ANNIVERSARY OCCURS ABOUT THIS TIME:
Henry Sexton, Thomas Fox, Joseph Morrissey, Caroline McKinley, John Conway, John Barker, Bernard Horan, Margaret Fleet, Ethel Chester, Peter Hood, Chye Kheng Mary Wee,
William Cardinal Godfrey, Helen Morrissey, Germaine Hurley, Albert Pain, Ellen Argent, Anastasia Johnston, Mary Duffy, Agnes Beard, Napoleon D’Cruz, Margaret Wallace,
Sheila Hennessy, Thomas Doherty, Leslie Armstrong, John Goulding, Denise Thomson and
Derek Mepham.
