Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 10.30 – 12.00
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
10.30 – 11.30
17.15 – 17.30
Collections
Envelopes £1702.89
Loose £ 886.47 Total £2589.36
Retiring Collection – £1251.47 Missionary Sisters of England & Wales
Many thanks
Memorial Mass
There will be a Memorial Mass for the late Celia King on Friday 19th February at 10.00am.
Mothers Prayer Meetings
We are an informal group of mothers who meet monthly, usually the second Sunday of the month, to offer prayers for our children. Our next meeting is today, Sunday 14th February from 4.00-5.00pm followed by tea and coffee. All are welcome. For further details please see leaflet in the porch.
Parish Council Meeting
Please note the next Parish Council will take place on Tuesday 23rd February at 7.45pm in the Warrender Room.
Sacred Heart Cub Pack
The two leaders are looking for volunteers to help at their meetings on Thursday evenings from 7.00– 8.30pm in the Scout Hut. They currently have a huge waiting list of children interested in joining but are unable to take any more Cubs as they require more adult helpers before being able to do so. Please contact Steve Beattie if you would like to help You are promised a great deal of fun!
Sainsburys Active Kids Vouchers
Once again Sainsburys are issuing their Active Kids Vouchers and 4th Ruislip Windmill Guides are collecting them again. There is a collection box in the porch by the newspapers. Last year, with your help, we got some really useful games equipment. Vouchers are available from 17th Feb-8th June in stores, with on-line shopping and from petrol stations. Thank you
Thanksgiving Mass for the Sacrament of Matrimony
This Mass will be on Sat 22nd May. The Archbishop will be inviting all couples in the Diocese who are celebrating their 10th, 25th, 40th, 50th and 60th+ wedding anniversary of Catholic marriage in 2010. If you would like an invitation, please give Fr. Duncan the following info: husband and wife’s names, wedding date, full postal address and e-mail if you have one. Admission to the Mass is by invitation only.
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Church
of the Most
....Sacred Heart
73 Pembroke Road, Ruislip, HA4 8NN
......Tel: 01895 632739
Parish Priest: Fr. Duncan M Adamson
Parish Administrator: Nicola Burke
Fr. Duncan writes: I have been away in Norfolk last week for my Christmas holiday. It was a great week with plenty of opportunity to relax and walk. Each day I went to Walsingham, to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham to celebrate Mass. Before I left on Friday, I lit a candle at the Slipper Chapel for all in our parish.
Wednesday this week is AshWednesday, the beginning of the Season of Lent. Masses on Ash Wednesday are at 10am and 8pm. Ashes will be blessed and distributed at each Mass. Please Note: Ash Wednesday is a day of Fast and Abstinence. During Lent, it is traditional for us to ‘give up’ something we like, as a penance. This we should all try to do. Fasting is an important way to keep Lent. But I would also like to encourage you to be positive and take on something extra during Lent as well. This year, I want to encourage you to use the ‘Living as One’Daily Meditation Books as part of your Lenten prayer. If you are unable to come to Mass each day, you could make this reading and reflection part of your daily prayer during Lent. This is part of our spiritual preparation for the celebration of Christ’s Resurrection at Easter. During Lent, we are also encouraged to take on an extra spiritual exercise or devotion, for example coming to weekday Mass, maybe some spiritual reading or walking the Stations of the Cross. Here in our parish during Lent we will be having Stations of the Cross each Friday at 7.30pm followed by Mass. Now is the time for us to decide what we will be doing during Lent this year. Then we will be ready to begin on Wednesday. ____________________________________________________________________________
Pilgrimage to Lourdes
Would you like to come on pilgrimage to Lourdes with us this year? The brochure for this year’s pilgrimage arrived the other day and I have put a copy on the notice board in the porch with the details of the hotels and prices. We shall be joining with the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes in July (25th to 31st). We will have a meeting for those interested on Tuesday 16th February at 7.30pm. In the meantime, please think about the pilgrimage, talk about the pilgrimage and pray about the pilgrimage. For more information, have a word with Fr Duncan.
Lenten Alms
The box for your Lenten Alms donations is near the 2nd Station. Lenten Alms is money we wish to donate to help those less well off than ourselves. Often this money comes from savings we have made by fasting from something, for example sweets, drinks, cigarettes, etc.
Children's Liturgy of the Word Term Dates – 10.00am Mass
The remaining dates for this term are: 21st & 28th February and 14th & 28th March. Please note these sessions are designed for children of primary school age and are not suitable for toddlers or children younger than 'Reception' class (age 4 or 5 years). The sessions are a time for learning and discussing the weekly gospel and take the format of 'carpet-time' as in a classroom environment.
Nursery Admissions - Sacred Heart School
If your child was born between 1st September 2006 and 31st August 2007 and you would like to apply for a Nursery place at Sacred Heart School for next September, application forms are now available. If you have not already received a copy please drop into the school office between 8.00am-4.00pm. Applications should be returned to school by Friday 26th February 2010.
Foodbank We have received a letter fromHillingdon Foodbank expressing their thanks for our donation of 129kg of food over the Christmas period – “We are grateful to everyone who gave or participated in some way. By doing this, you have reached out to someone in need, in Hillingdon, who would otherwise go without food during the festive season." We are hoping to make a further collection for Hillingdon Foodbank during Lent and are looking for volunteers able to make a couple of trips to transport the donated food to Uxbridge during Lent. Please contact Nicola in the parish office if you are available to help between Monday to Friday during the working day.
Take to Heart these Words – Scripture Readings of Lent & Holy Week
Fr. John Deehan will be giving talks on the scripture readings of Lent and Holy Week during Lent in Hesdin Hall. The dates are Wednesday 24th February, Wednesday 10th March and Wednesday 24th March. Full details are on the poster in the porch. All are welcome.
Living Vocationally: A Commitment to Growth & Change A talk for young adults aged 18-38 by Sr. Gabriela Gasch of the Community of Our Lady of Walsingham on Fri 26th February, 7.30-9.00pm in the Hinsley Room at Westminster Cathedral. For further details visit www.free2become.org or call 01277 373848.
Mass Intentions 6th to 14th February 2010
Saturday 13th February 10.00 Claire Hallewell, R.I.P
---------------------------18.00 Helen Kevelaitis Ints.
Sunday 14th February 08.30 ---- For You, the People 6th Sunday of the Year 10.00 == Michael Francis Clark, R.I.P 11.30 --- Dec’sd Members of the Murchan Family, R.I.P(Sung / English) 18.00 ---Catherine Mullane, R.I.P Ann.
Monday 15th February 10.00 == Seamus Foley, R.I.P
Tuesday 16th February 10.00 == Grace Elialikem, R.I.P
Wednesday 17th February 10.00 --- George & May Shea, R.I.P Ash Wednesday 20.00 -- Christine Fox, R.I.P
Thursday 18th February 10.00 ---------- Fred Taylor, R.I.P
Friday 19th February 10.00 --Memorial Mass: Celia King, R.I.P
19.30 Stations of the Cross followed by:-20.00 Barbara Ward, R.I.P Ann.
Saturday 20th February 10.00 William Smith, R.I.P Ann.
----------------------------18.00 Ursula & John Roberts Wedding Ann.
Sunday 21st February 08.30 For You, the People 1st Sunday of Lent 10.00 Damian Loughman, R.I.P (Folk) 11.30 Colin Rickson, R.I.P (Sung / English) 18.00 Nick Vecchione, R.I.P
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND HOUSEBOUND: Trevor Denham, Lily Fehin,
Peter Flaherty, Carmel Galanty, Ann Holland, Doreen Jones, Mary Maloney, Kitty McCashin,
Seán O’Donnell, Dolores Osborne, Rose Pick, Christopher Redmond, Mike Rumsey, Dorothy
Rushbrooke, Albert & Marjorie Shaw, Caroline Titley, Luca Vasallo, Claire Wilson, Edna
Winwright, Mary Worley, Geoff Hadden, Bernadette Campbell, Colin Smith, Ted Fitzgerald
and Pat Toland AND FOR THOSE WHOSE ANNIVERSARY OCCURS ABOUT THIS TIME: Catherine Mullane, Barbara Ward, William Smith, (Leslie) George Baker, John Lee and
Paddy Walsh
