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.
1 ovember 2015 ALL SAITS (see page 186 of Parish Mass Book)
All Saints' Day was formally started by Pope Boniface IV, who consecrated the
Pantheon at Rome to the Virgin Mary and all the Martyrs on May 13 in 609 AD.
Boniface IV also established All Souls' Day, which follows All Saints. The
choice of the day may have been intended to co-opt the pagan holiday "Feast of
the Lamures," a day which pagans used to placate the restless spirits of the dead.
The holy day was eventually established on November 1 by Pope Gregory III in
the mid-eighth century as a day dedicated to the saints and their relics. The May
13 celebration was subsequently abandoned. Following the establishment of the
Frankish Empire, and following the reign of Charlemagne, the holy day, which
was already celebrated on November 1, became a holy day of obligation by
decree of Pope Gregory IV and Louis the Pious, who was king over a portion of
Charlemagne's former empire. All Saint’s celebrates the lives of those already in
heaven.
All Souls celebrates the lives of all our departed relatives and friends who have
died but not yet reached heaven. We believe that our prayers help to cleanse the
souls of the dead, assisting them on their continuing journey into the nearer
presence of God.
We invite members of the parish to take a Holy Souls envelope from the table at
the back of the church, list their family and friends who have died, and place the
lists in the envelope. These envelopes are placed in our Memorial chapel (in the
Lady Chapel) and your deceased loved ones will be remembered at all Masses
during the month of November. Offerings placed in the envelopes will be used
for the celebration of Mass for the Holy Souls throughout the year.
Fr Keith
WEEKLY DRAW
£5 – Mrs P Fernandes
LAST WEEK’S OFFERTORY
Loose cash
Gift Aid Envelopes
S/Os
£614.50
£751.21
£880.00
Total
£2245.71
YEAR B
Mass Intentions This
Week
Saturday 31 October
10.00 Barbara Carnera RIP
18.00 Lance Baptiste RIP +
1 ovember: ALL SAITS
08.30 All Parishioners
10.00 UCM: Confirmation Candidates
12.00 Mary Good RIP
2 ovember: Monday
10.00 Eileen Twomey: Wellbeing
3 ovember: Tuesday
10.00 Anastasia McHugh RIP
4 ovember: Wednesday
10.00 Richard & Ellen Stevenson
5 ovember: Thursday
10:00 Ian Sulzdorf RIP
6 ovember: Friday
10.00 Holy Souls (Memorial Chapel)
Saturday 7 ovember
10.00 Joseph Dien Tram RIP
18:00 Bernard Considine RIP
8 ovember:
08:30 All Parishioners *
10:00 Bernadette Moynihan RIP *
12:00 Arcadia Abanilla RIP
* With Children’s Liturgy
+ With Baptism
CHURCH CLEAIG
Team C: Mrs Jones
COLLECTIOS
Last Sunday’s second collection for the monthly ACA– with proceeds going to our SVP amounted to 871.69. Next
Sunday 8th November there will be a collection for the Archbishop’s Admin Fund. Please use your Gift Aid Envelopes.
We pray for the sick in our Parish: Geoffrey Bird, John Boswood,Ted Curry, Margarette Collins, Lauren Horwood,
Cori Blane-Philips, Phyllis Donnely, Jack Mulcahy, Pat Aherne.
We pray for parishioners whose anniversaries occur this Week: Sylvia Pyne, Caroline Mozumder, 'ora Walsh, Mary
Good, Oscar Marshall, Anne Farrell, David Bassett, Maria Cowley, Vincenzina Lacovara, Frank Hadfield, Ella Bloxham, Anastasia
McHugh, Kathleen Duffy, Stan Moore, Mary Tims, Lilian White, Vera Hanrahan, Bernard Considine, Eileen McDonald, Bridget
Riordan, Sybil Corcoran, Peter Marenghi, John Wynne, Denis Hathaway, Frieda Humphries, William Bradley, Mildred Potter,
Rosanna Jamieson, Michael Jones.
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SOCIAL CLUB
Sunday, 1st November: Tom Healy
Sunday, 8th November: Pat Hayes
Help raise £1,000+ for St Christopher's Hospice: Brendan Shine &
his Band will be appearing at the Fairfield Hall on Thursday, 19th
November. Tickets can be purchased on line. The Committee of the
Social Club will be coordinating a Raffle at the Concert and all
proceeds will be given to our local Hospice. If you would like to
donate an item for the raffle, please see a member of the Club
Committee.
JUSTICE AD PEACE GROUPS
Members of a number of Justice and Peace Groups have indicated
an interest in a deanery meeting to share support and give
information. So a deanery meeting of various Justice and Peace
Groups in Croydon is taking place on Saturday 7th November.
Meeting to start at 10.30am. It will be over before 12.30. Everyone
welcome. We will gather in the PRC, a large room off the hall at
Our Lady of the Annunciation, 147 Bingham Road, Addiscombe,
CR0 7EN. Coffee/tea will be available from 10am. Perhaps you
want a Justice and Peace Group in your parish, please come along.
ST THOMAS BECKET - CHRISTMAS FAIR
We would like to invite you to our Christmas Fair on Sunday 29th
November, 2015 from 12pm-4pm. Preparations are underway for a
fantastic family and community event and we need your help to
make it an enjoyable day.
We'd be grateful for support in the following ways: cake bakers,
please put on your aprons, we are always in need of cakes and baked
goodies for our extremely busy cake and tea rooms. Donations of
home-made jams and chutney always are always popular and sell
out quickly. Any unwanted and unused gift items will find a new
home in our Christmas Tombola and finally you can support our
raffle ticket sales which will be outside the church after Mass.
Perhaps you could take some tickets with you to sell to family,
friends and colleagues too.
If you can help please contact Alison Obiorah on 07846 043539
WOODSIDE BEREAVEMET COUCELLIG TRAIIG
Do you have a listening ear? Do you have some spare time to give
as a volunteer? Are you aged between 18 and 90? Do you belong to
a local Christian church? Why not join our 50 hour training in
January 2016. Contact us for an information pack,
[email protected] or call 0203 256 2009
TOWARDS ADVET FESTIVAL
Saturday 28th November at Westminster Cathedral Hall. Opening
ceremony 10.30am with Cardinal Vincent Nichols. Admission free:
all welcome. Stalls and displays from a variety of Catholic Groups
and organisations—crafts goods, monastic produce, Advent
calendars, DVDs, books, rosaries and more on sale. Talks and
workshops on Gregorian chant, the work of the Franciscan Friars of
the Renewal and the plight of the Christians in the Middle East.
MEETIGS
Confirmation Prep: Today 1st November, 5pm (Large Hall)
SVP: Tuesday 3rd at 8.30pm (PRC)
Parent’s Confirmation Meeting: Tuesday 3rd at 7.30pm
(Large Hall)
RCIA: Wednesday 4th at 8pm (PRC)
UCM: Wednesday 4th at 8.15pm (Large Hall)
FUERAL ARRAGEMETS
Shelia Briam’s funeral will take place here on Thursday 12th
November at 10.30am. We offer our prayers and sympathy to
her family at this sad time.
PRIMARY SCHOOL REFERECES
will start on TUESDAY 10TH OVEMBER. Forms are
now available to download from the website. Please return the
completed form to the presbytery, before ringing to arrange an
appointment with Fr Joe.
REPOSITORY SHOP
Before you go shopping for your Christmas cards and
calendars, have a look in our Repository shop! We have an
excellent selection of cards, calendars, Advent Calendars and
diaries, and all very reasonably priced.
UCM MEETIG - Wednesday 4th ovember
8.15 pm Large Hall. We will be having a Christmas craft
evening led by Sarah Turner, followed by the usual cuppa and
catch up. If you are coming, please bring a paperback book or
two that you don't mind being destroyed. Tickets will also be
available for the UCM Christmas party. Look forward to seeing
many of you there.
HOLY SOULS - ovember
Today is the feast of All Saints, followed on Monday by the
Commemoration of the Faithful Departed. We invite you to
take a Holy Souls envelope from the table at the back of the
church, list their family and friends who have died, and place
the lists in the envelope. These envelopes are placed in our
Memorial chapel (in the Lady Chapel) and your deceased loved
ones will be remembered at all Masses during the month of
November; Any donations in the envelopes are used as Mass
stipends for Masses for the Holy Souls throughout the year.
SAVE A LIFE - GIVE BLOOD
On Monday 9th November there will be blood donations in the
large Hall. Please call on 0300 123 23 23 to make an
appointment or visit blood.co.uk.
Items for collection: Gill Slater, Monica Grant, Dermot Linehan, Pat Fernandes, Michael Bowen, Clare Connor
Baptism Certificates: Lana Mead, Joseph Boateng
Rotas: Altar Servers ('ovember), Eucharistic Ministers ('ovember), Readers ('ovember/December)
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