Archbishop's Letter: Archbishop Peter Smith has a message for us all this Sunday especially appealing for catechists. The new certificate which he is launching in January sounds very promising. It is in conjunction with the School of the Annunciation at Buckfast Abbey. The founder of our Diocesan catechetical Centre, Mgr George Telford (whose brother for years supported the 11am Mass) decried modern catechesis as “theologically bankrupt and doctrinally vacuous.” Please God we are learning our lessons that the faith cannot be transmitted without the serious content of the Gospel, the Tradition and the Magesterium.
Clergy Support Fund: As most of you heard last week, Archbishop Peter Smith would like every Catholic in the Diocese to have an opportunity to hear about the needs of sick and retired priests and how you can lend your support to this fundraising campaign to raise £4.5m over the next four years. Last week, Ken Atmore gave a presentation at each Mass about the scheme and information packs were handed out after the Mass. If you didn’t pick up a pack last week – please collect one this weekend! Thank you.
Thank You: to Mr. Ken Atmore from the Clergy Support Fund and all who watched and participated. Please be generous.
Bazaar - Friday 25th & Saturday 26th November 2016: We had our first meeting last Wednesday and the next one will be on Wednesday 5th October at 7.30pm. We need donations of bottles & cans for the bottle stall, empty jam jars for the damson & marmalades being made, fancy goods, jewellery. No jumble please!
New St Bede's Youth Group: after the 6pm Mass till 9pm on Sundays in the club (basement). Open to those 10 years and over – bring your friends, have fun, there is football, table tennis, snack and catch up with your friends. Bazaar - Friday 25th & Saturday 26th November 2016: We had our first meeting last Wednesday and the next one will be on Wednesday 5th October at 7.30pm. We need donations of bottles & cans for the bottle stall, empty jam jars for the damson & marmalades being made, fancy goods, jewellery. No jumble please!
Special Sunday - 11am Mass: Ordinary: Missa brevis (Gabrieli); Offertory: Sancta Maria (Guerrero); Communion: Ave verum (Byrd). Music provided by Cantores Missae under the direction of Mr Charles Finch.
Clergy: Fr Andrew has returned to Rome, Fr Yassa & Fr Piotr are in York and Fr Michael Rowe has returned from Budapest!
Tea & Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Care: This coming Friday (30th September) between 8-9.30am, St Bernadette School will be selling teas & coffees to help raise money for the Macmillan Hospices. All are welcome.
Open Days for Year 7 Entry September 2017: We will post on the notice boards the info on Open Mornings & Evenings as and when we get them. You can also find the information on this blog CLICK HERE to be taken straight to the page. This week there are open days at:
St Bede's Nursery has a couple of places still available - but hurry - deadline for applications is this Friday 30th September.
Cleaners for this week: Ellen Asafu-Agyei & Adiam Berhane
Accommodation needed: Local couple of our parish with an 11 year old looking to rent a two bedroom accommodation within a mile of the church for approximately 3 months. Please see Fr Chris for Mary Frances' contact details.
Cleaners for this week: Ellen Asafu-Agyei & Adiam Berhane
Accommodation needed: Local couple of our parish with an 11 year old looking to rent a two bedroom accommodation within a mile of the church for approximately 3 months. Please see Fr Chris for Mary Frances' contact details.
SPUC 40 Days for Life: As part of the Autumn 40 Days For Life campaign, a local group will be praying every Saturday from the 1st of October until the 5th of Saturday from 10.30am until 12.30pm outside Marie Stopes abortion centre on Brixton hill. Please come to pray for an end to abortion and to change the hearts and minds of parents who come to abort their children. So far 11,796 babies have been saved worldwide through 40 Days For Life vigils led by normal people like us! For more details, please contact Rhoslyn on 07837687344.
London Evenings of Faith- September 2016: All are welcome to a series of talks on 'The Church & Society' which will take place at 7:30pm on alternate Tuesdays from 4th October 2016 (subsequent talks are 18 October, 1 November, 15 November, 29 November & 13 December). Talks are held in the Back Room, St Mary's, Moorhouse Rd, Bayswater, W2 5DJ (Tube: Notting Hill). Full dates and details are available at www.faith.org.uk/events/evenings-of-faith.
