Our Lady of the Annunciation
Parish Priest: Fr. Joe O’Connor
Assistant Priest: Fr. Keith Sylvia
147 Bingham Road, Addiscombe, Croydon CR0 7E. Phone 020-8654 1709
email: [email protected]
website: www.addiscombecatholicchurch.com
Diocesan website: www.rcsouthwark.co.uk Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-3pm
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Every Saturday 9.30am and 5.00pm.
5 July 2015 FOURTEETH SUDAY (see page 103 of Parish Mass Book)
The prophets are dotted throughout the history of the story of God’s people. Prophets would remind the people of their unfaithfulness to God and
insist they turn back to God again. Hence they were not that popular!
YEAR B
Mass Intentions This
Week
Saturday 4 July
10.00 Martha Nhung Vu RIP
18:00 Ann Stone RIP
The church is not popular because it is seen to tell people what to do and
when it addresses the petulance of stubbornness, it will inevitably be disliked. There are other reasons the church is unpopular, and some self- 5 July: FOURTEETH SUDAY
08:30 Celebration: Ella Murphy
inflicted by the scandals of its members.
We should always be aware of St Paul who tells us of the thorn in his
flesh, who understands his weakness and instead of shutting up when being asked who made you our judge and jury? He admits his weakness
with a humble and sorrowful heart. He preaches only Christ and His
power to heal and save and bring life. Our best chance of being heard is
to be aware of our own short comings and despite them, allow Christ to
reign in our lives, by seeking forgiveness often and dipping into the never
ending ocean of grace that is Christ, present in the Eucharist, the sacraments and in his Word and though our prayer.
Fr. Keith
WEEKLY DRAW
£50, Lisa Hyatt c/o Mrs Pat O'Sullivan
£5, Mrs Edith Smith
£50, Ms Julia Healey c/o Mrs Pat Harley
CHURCH CLEAIG
10:00 UCM: Bernadette Moynihan RIP +
12:00 Patrick Clancy RIP +
6 July: Monday
10.00 Rose-Marie Cummins RIP
7 July: Tuesday
10.00 John Archer RIP
8 July: Wednesday
10.00 Florence Boase’s Intentions
9 July: Thursday
10:00 Harry Simons RIP
10 July: Friday
10.00 Bridget, Edward & Mary McLoughlin
19:30 Anniversary Celebration
LAST WEEK’S OFFERTORY
Loose cash
Gift Aid Envelopes
S/Os
£347.39
£679.00
£880.00
Total
£1906.39
Team B: Mrs Hazel
Saturday 11 July
10.00 Willie Nestor RIP
18.00 Joan Duffin RIP
12 July: FIFTEETH
08.30 All Parishioners
10.00 Stephen Stopani +
12.00 Maria McConvey +
+ With Baptism
COLLECTIOS
Last week’s diocesan collection for Peter Pence amounted to £1005.00. Many thanks for your generosity. This Sunday we
will have the monthly ACA (Addiscombe Catholic Aid) with proceeds going to Ecuador. Next week is Sea Sunday, when
the Church prays for all those who live and work at sea. There will be a second collection for Apostleship of the Sea, the
official maritime welfare agency of the Catholic Church in Great Britain. It provides practical and spiritual support to
seafarers visiting our ports. Please give generously to support its important work. For more information about its work
visit: www.apostlshipofthesea.org.uk
We pray for the sick in our Parish: Geoffrey Bird, John Boswood,Ted Curry, Theresa Kintu,, Margarette Collins,
Lauren Horwood, Cori Blane-Philips, Phyllis Donnely.
We pray for parishioners whose anniversaries occur this Week: John Creamer, Thomas Alan Evans, Eileen
Moran, Maurice Gomeze, Agnes Boyd, Margaret Lilley, Eugene Williams, Michael Ogonovsky, Heather Marion Watson,
*ancy McKenna, Cecilia Tye, Delia Roberts, Steve McGing, Mary Roberts, Reginald Stevens, Bill Jones, Kathleen Pinder,
Frank Tierney, Eileen Stebbing, Pauline Psaila.