Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 10.30 – 12.00
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
10.30 – 11.30
17.15 – 17.30
Collections
Envelopes £ 1832.53
Loose £ 879.95 Total £2712.48
Many thanks
Parish Council Meeting
Next Tuesday 18th November we have a Parish Council Meeting.
Lady Bankes School
Next Wednesday 19th November we welcome Lady Bankes School children to our Church. They will arrive for a guided tour of the Church at 10.45am so there will be no Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.
Preparation for First Reconciliation & First Holy Communion – 2008/2009 The First Reconciliation for children will take place on Friday 28th Nov at 7.00pm
Parish Pilgrimage 2009
There are now 6 places left on our Parish Pilgrimage from 16th-23rd June 2009 to Florence, Siena, Lucca, Pisa and San Gimignano. We fly from Luton to Pisa return, staying in Hotel Alcide (www.hotelalcide.com) known for its excellent food, for bed, breakfast and evening meal. Cost inclusive of entrance fees, guided tours and based on two sharing is £749.00, travel insurance £27.00 per person. Please see Fr. Michael for further details as soon as possible.
Taize Service
Churches Together in Ruislip are holding a Taize Service to mark the beginning of Advent on Tuesday 2nd December at 7.30pm at St. Martin’s Church. Everyone is welcome to come along and share this Advent Service.
Save Cherry Lane Cemetery
Cherry Lane Cemetery on Shepiston Lane, Harlington may be under threat if BAA gets the go ahead to develop the hugely unpopular Third Runway at Heathrow. There is a Public Meeting on Wednesday 19th November at 7.30pm in the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Botwell Lane, Hayes. Please try to attend.
Grand Prize Draw Ticket Returns/Unused Tickets
So far we have received back 600 counterfoils. There will be collectors in the foyer before and after all Masses this weekend and next for the return of all raffle tickets, used and unused. Alternatively you can also return tickets via the offertory collection or presbytery in a clearly marked envelope “Grand Prize Draw”. Please return any unsold tickets as we have parishioners looking to buy tickets. We can also sell them on the day.
Church
of the Most
....Sacred Heart
73 Pembroke Road, Ruislip, HA4 8NN
......Tel: 01895 632739
Fr. Michael writes: The parable in the Gospel today speaks to us about God’s generosity. Through the story we are invited to imagine a God who bestows gifts on all of us – and so we are all gifted. He is a God who gives talents to all of us – and so we are talented. What matters is not what people’s talents are, but how they are used in the service of the Kingdom. The parable imagines God as a gambler, one who is forever taking risks in entrusting us with his gifts. He has no guarantee on his returns but that is the risk. He dares us to share a common enterprise and trusts us to do it in our way, knowing that if it succeeds both his will and ours will be done
Welcome
This weekend because Fr. Cristiano is away we welcome Fr. Stephen Mere, SVD who will celebrate the 10.00am and 11.30am Masses.
With Sympathy
Our sympathy and prayers to the family of Julia (Sheila) Smith whose Funeral Mass takes place this Tuesday 18th November at 10.00am, also to the family of Brigid Wood whose Funeral Mass takes place this Thursday 20th November at 10.00am.
Many Thanks
To all those who came to the Bereavement Mass last weekend and to the U.C.M who provided refreshments afterwards.
Retiring Collection
Next Sunday is the last Sunday of the Church’s year, the Feast of Christ the King and Youth Sunday. Next weekend at all Masses we have a retiring collection for the Catholic Youth Service. This is the agency which advises the Bishops of England and Wales on matters of youth. Please be generous.
Dates for Your Diary Friday 28th November, 7.00pm – 1st Reconciliation for Children in 1st Reconciliation programme Sunday 30th November, 2.00pm- Children’s Advent Celebration Saturday 6th December, 10.30am – Parish Christmas Bazaar Sunday 14th December, 7.30pm – Parish Carol Service Monday 22nd December, 7.30pm – Parish Reconciliation Service
Children's Advent Celebration (CAC) Volunteers
Just to remind all CAC Volunteers that our last meeting before the actual Advent Day will be on Thursday 20 November at 7.45pm in the Coffee Lounge. We would really like to see as many of you as possible at this meeting to ensure everyone is as clear as possible about the actual day and to answer any questions you may have. Any queries about these meeting please speak to either Vivienne, Cathy or Caroline. Many thanks again.
Cake/Bring & Buy Sale
The 4th Ruislip Windmill Brownies will hold a Cake and Bring and Buy Sale at the Scout Hut on Wednesday 19th November from 4.45-6.00pm. Please support us if you can.
Christmas Bazaar – Saturday 6th December, 10.30am-2.30pm – 3 weeks remaining
Collection bins are now in the foyer for your donations. We are looking for unwanted gifts or fancy goods, books, toys, DVDs, "Buy 1 get 1 Free offers", toiletries or jewellery, so please drop them into the bins. Please no Bric-a-Brac or electrical items (we cannot sell electricals) unless brand new in box. All items should be clean and in an excellent and saleable condition. Please can you now start sending in bottles, i.e. wine and spirits (please hand them in via the presbytery), and non-perishable grocery items. We will be looking for perishable goods nearer the time. If you can help on the day or with setting up on 5th December, put your name down on the clipboard in the foyer. If you are able to help sort out, this will be done on Friday 21 November1.00pm-3.00pm.
“Come and See”
An evening for men considering a Vocation to the Roman Catholic Priesthood on Tuesday 18th November, 7.30pm-9.00pm at Our Lady of Grace and St. Edward Church, 247 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 4PU (nearest underground – Turnham Green/District Line). For more details of this please contact the Diocesan Vocations Director, Fr. Chris Vipers on 020 7798 9083.
Time to Volunteer?
Hillingdon Association for the Blind is currently recruiting volunteers for the Home Visiting Service – supporting blind, partially sighted and deafblind clients to lead independent lives and the MidSight help and information desks at Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospital Eye Clinics. Full training and support given. If you are able to spare a couple of hours a week/fortnight please contact Christina Hind e-mail christina@aftb.org.uk.
Please Pray
Please pray for Rev. Kevin Moule and Rev. David Reilly who are to be Ordained to the Priesthood by His Eminence the Cardinal on Saturday 22nd November at 10.30am in Westminster Cathedral. All are welcome at this joyful occasion for the Diocese. Pray too for all our Seminarians and for more and more Vocations to the Priesthood of our Diocese.
Mass Intentions for the Week 15th – 23rd November 2008
Saturday 15th November 10.00 Morton Sexton, R.I.P
18.00 Noel Mary Bower, R.I.P
Sunday 16th November 8.30 For You, the People 33rd Sunday in Ordinary 10.00 Janina Karasinska, R.I.P (Folk) Time 11.30 William Smith, R.I.P (Sung/English) 18.00 Michael Durkan, R.I.P
Monday 17th November 10.00 Holy Souls, R.I.P St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Tuesday 18th November 10.00 FUNERAL MASS: Julia (Sheila) Smith, R.I.P Presentation of BVM 19.00 Margaret Courtney, R.I.P
Wednesday 19th November 10.00 Holy Souls, R.I.P
Thursday 20th November 10.00 FUNERAL MASS: Brigid Wood, R.I.P
19.00 Anna Joyce Nkole Chipimo, R.I.P
Friday 21st November 10.00 Paul Kirwan, R.I.P
Saturday 22nd November 10.00 Frank Ross, R.I.P St. Cecilia 18.00 John Hand, R.I.P
Sunday 23rd November 8.30 For You, the People Christ the King 10.00 John Edward White, R.I.P 11.30 Harold & Miriam Holmes, R.I.P (Sung / English) 18.00 Danny Burke, 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, Mike Rumsey, Noel & Joan Hendricks, Mary Dowling, Sean O’Donnell, Mary de Michiel, Baby Luca Vassallo, Albert Shaw, Kittie McCashen, Pat Herson, Dorothy Rushbrooke and Claire Wilson
AND FOR THOSE WHOSE ANNIVERSARY OCCURS ABOUT THIS TIME:
Julia Gethin, Agnes Shingleton, Peter O’Flaherty, Janina Karasinska, Cath Barron, Edith Birkin, Dennis Gorringe, Andrew Nuttgens, Michael Durkan, Margaret Iles, Daisy Snyder, Kathleen Crowley, Julia Burrowes, Frank Crowley, Teresa Lloyd, Emily Bryant, William Moon, Sid Curtis, Ronaldo Pacitti, Reginald Sutton, Gilbert Poot, William Coates, Mary Moriarty, Bob Batten, Joseph Long, Mary Marchant, Frank Ross and Doris Martin
