THE PARISHES OF ST MARY, OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM, LONDON COLNEY,
ST ANTHONY OF PADUA, RADLETT & THE GOOD SHEPHERD, SHENLEY.
PARISH PRIEST: FR KEVIN MOULE; RADLETT PRESBYTERY, 22, THE CROSSPATH, RADLETT, WD7 8HN.
Tel: Radlett Presbytery: 01923 635541;
Web: parish.rcdow.org.uk/radlett or londoncolney or shenley e-mail: [email protected]
1st Sunday in Lent, 5th March 2017.
Newsletter Deadline Wednesday 9am.
OUR PARISHES
St Mary, Our Lady of Walsingham
Haseldine Road, London Colney, AL2 1RR
*St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
Radlett Presbytery, 22 The Crosspath
Radlett, WD7 8HN*
*(Postal address for all parishes)*
The Good Shepherd,
Black Lion Hill, Shenley, WD7 9DH
MASS OFFERINGS (INTENTIONS or RIP)
(LC)
(RA)
(SH)
Please use the envelopes available, Stating RIP or
intentions of & which Parish it is to be offered in. Then
return to Fr Kevin or put in the collection, or send it to the
Radlett address above. (Mass Intentions may change if
there is a funeral, & moved to the next available date.)
If you want to know the date please write your phone
number or e-mail address clearly on the envelope, thank
you. Please do not use the envelopes for any other
purpose.
SUNDAY MASS
(LC (Sat) 6.00pm:
Int Monica & John Cahill
Sunday
(SH) 8.30am:
Herbert O’Connor
(RA)10.00am:
Pro Populo
(LC) 11.30am:
Int Eilish Krishnan
WEEKDAY MASS TIMES
(LC) Mon 10.00am:
Private Intention
(RA) Tue 10.00am:
November Dead List
(SH) Wed *11.30am:* Russell Burgess
(LC) Thu 10.00am:
Joseph Doyle
(On Fridays only, Mass is celebrated at St Albans
Cathedral, St Albans, AL1 1BY at 12 Noon)
FOLLOWING WEEKEND
(LC (Sat) 6.00pm:
Oscar Amuariddin
Sunday
(SH) 8.30am:
Pro Populo
(RA)10.00am:
John & Margaret Silva
(LC) 11.30am:
Charlie Walsh
Please pray for the sick, for those who have died
recently, and those whose anniversaries occur at this
time.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
London Colney:
Saturdays at 5.15pm
Radlett:
Tuesdays at 9.30am
Shenley:
After Mass on Wednesdays
BAPTISM PREPARATION AND APPLICATION
In the first instance contact Rev. Anthony to arrange a
preparation session. After the preparation session is
complete you can then arrange the date for the
baptism of your child. Email: [email protected]
IF YOU ARE ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL
In light of data protection please indicate on entering
hospital that your details are to be passed to the RC
Chaplain. Also state that you would like the RC Chaplain
to visit you. The chaplain for Watford & St Albans area is
Collette Lennon 07801930246.
REGULAR EVENTS
LONDON COLNEY
Sun:
Refreshments available after Mass.
Mon/ Thu: Rosary & Divine Mercy after Mass
Wed:
2-3pm Adoration followed by
Church
cleaning. All are welcome.
Thu:
8pm Choir rehearsal.
Fri:
7.30pm Stations of the Cross throughout Lent
8-9pm Lent Programme.
RADLETT
Sun:
Refreshments available after Mass.
Tue:
Refreshments after 10am Mass.
Fri:
10.00am Stations of the Cross throughout Lent.
SHENLEY
Sun:
Refreshments available after Mass.
7 - 9.30pm Carpet Bowls
Sat:
2-3pm Contemplative Prayer etc.
3RD Sat:
Church Cleaning.
PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Mon – Thu 9am – 12.00pm
Parish Administrator: Mrs Catherine King
Collection- Thank you for your generosity.
London Colney
£664.58
Radlett:
£678.22
Shenley:
£348.23
Please do not use Mass Offering Envelopes for the
weekly collection at Mass.
You can now text £5 as an offering. For London
Colney text: Parish LONDC; Radlett text: Parish
RADLE; Shenley text: Parish SHENL; to 70800.
Mass on Wednesday, which is at Shenley, will
have to be at 11.30am. Fr Kevin apologises
for any inconvenience that this will cause.
CAFOD Lent Fast Day Appeal: CAFOD has
been standing alongside poor communities
working with them to end poverty and
injustice across the world. CAFOD Lent Fast
Day is this Friday 10th March when you could
consider giving up a meal. Please take a
Fast Day envelope, and return it with your
donation in the second collection next
weekend, 11th/12th March. If you are a UK
taxpayer, please Gift Aid your donation so
that CAFOD can claim an extra 25% at no
extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your
continued support and generosity.
Preparing for Lent 2017 - Lent is an important
time for us to prepare for Easter. On Fridays
at London Colney there will be a programme
to help us fully enter into the Journey of Lent,
& on Saturdays at The Good Shepherd,
Shenley there will be an hour to experience
contemplative prayer & how to live the
gospel in daily life. Please do come along to
these events as part of your Lenten journey &
spiritual renewal - Friday evening programme
8pm - 9pm at London Colney &/or the
Saturday at The Good Shepherd, Shenley
2pm - 3pm. For more info contact: Deacon
Anthony; e-mail: [email protected]
There will also be Stations of the Cross during
Lent – at Radlett at 10am every Friday
morning or on Friday evening at 7.30pm at
London Colney. Everyone is welcome.
Shenley 100 Club 2017: Tony Stephens is now
taking entries for the 2017 Good Shepherd
100 Club. The 100 Club is a lottery in which
entrants pay £12 for one or more numbers
between 1 & 100. Half of the proceeds go
towards The Good Shepherd, half go into a
prize pot. There are four prize draws a year,
with prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd numbers drawn.
The value of the prizes depends on the total
funds raised. Entry forms are available from
the porch of The Good Shepherd. Please fill
one in and enclose cash or a cheque
payable to ‘Shenley Catholic Church’, and
either give it to Tony Stephens at the 8.30 am
Mass on Sundays or send to 14 Mulberry
Gardens, Shenley, WD7 9LB. Please submit
the entries before the end of March, thank
you.
PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND: Fr Kevin has
been asked by Pax Travel to lead a
pilgrimage to the Holy Land from Sunday 3rd
December to Thursday 7th of December
2017. The cost for this pilgrimage is £799.00.
Brochures are available from the back of
Church. This short pilgrimage will include all
the important sites associated with the life of
our Lord. It is likely to be popular so please
book soon if you would like to join the
pilgrimage.
Reflections with Sr Avril at St Anthony’s, Tues Eve
at 7.30pm: 21st March: Journey of Decision – A
Way of the Cross; 18th April: Mother Teresa – A
Saint for our time.
Children’s Liturgy at St Mary’s, Our Lady of
Walsingham, Sunday: 5th, 12th,19th, 26th Mar and
on Easter Sunday.
First Holy Communion & Reconciliation for
London Colney FHC: 25th Mar, 1st, 8th, 22nd,
29th April, 6th May at 4.00pm Rehearsal with
parents. First Holy Communion Sunday 7th May
11.30am.
Radlett FHC: (downstairs after Mass from 11am
on 5, 26 Mar; 23 April - practice with parents.
30th April - First Holy Communion at Radlett.
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Pope’s Prayer Intentions for March: Support for
Persecuted Christians: That persecuted
Christians may be supported by the prayers
and material help of the whole Church.
Urgent Intention: TBA
Lenten Alms 2017
This year the Cardinal has asked that the
Lenten Alms collection be directed to the
Cardinal’s Appeal fund. The funds raised will
go to support parishes or groups in their work
to further the mission of the Church: to serve
the evangelisation of youth, to develop
marriage and family life projects, and to
provide service in society, especially to those
on the margins. Please take a leaflet, read
and pray about this. The second collection on
the weekend of 18th/19th March and following
weekends will be for the Cardinal’s Appeal
Lenten Alms. Envelopes available at the back
of Church. Please be as generous as you can.
PLANNED GIVING: With the end of the current
Tax year fast approaching, now is the time to
get up to date with planned giving donations.
Also would those donating by Standing Order
please make your payment date on or after
7th of the month if possible, or if you are
already making payments from 1st of the
month alter your payment to a date after 6th
of the month taking effect for the first
payment in April. However, please consider
using Standing Orders rather than envelopes
or loose plate to make your offerings as this is
the most efficient way to give, both in time
and costs, and considerably reduces the
amount of administration involved, thank you.
Mass for Bereaved Parents at Westminster
Cathedral on Saturday, 11th March at 2.30pm.
At the end of the homily parents will be invited
to write the name of their deceased child;
these will be collected and taken to the
sanctuary.
The Diocesan Pilgrimage to Walsingham will take
place on Saturday 7 October. Further details will
be available in due course but please put this
date in your diary now!
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Lenten Course for Churches Together in Radlett &
Aldenham starting 2.00pm on Tues 7 th Mar at
Christchurch & 8.00pm Thu 9th Mar at St Anthony’s:
All are welcome. A five week course during Lent
being led by the clergy. The theme is
‘Encountered’ - Meeting God in ordinary places’
and will draw on the ordinary places of the Easter
story, in which the extraordinary events of Jesus’s
life, death and Resurrection occurred.
CCJ Talk on Jesus - 9 March, 8pm, at the Reform
Synagogue, Watling St, Radlett WD7 7AA. Come
to hear Jonathan Bergwerk from speaking on
"How Jewish was the historical Jesus - Rabbi,
Revolutionary or Messiah?" It is a fascinating talk
and there will be time for questions and
challenges.
Volunteers Required: The Thursday Lunch Club at
the United Free Church on Station Road needs
volunteers to help transport the elderly guests.
They have a waiting list of people who would like
to attend but do not have enough drivers. It
would involve being on a 4/5 week rota and
taking people to and from Lunch Club 12-2pm. If
you can help or know of anyone who could
volunteer please contact Anne Newton on 01923
857230 or email: [email protected]
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School will be
hosting their very own Irish Night on Saturday 18th
March 2017. A fun night for all the family
including Irish Dancing and music. Tickets cost £8
Adult & £5 Concessions, which includes hot food.
There will also be a licensed bar. All proceeds go
towards the school’s minibus fund and the KISS
charity. More info or to purchase tickets please
contact [email protected] or telephone
01727860079