Mass Intentions beginning 13th February, 2016
Saturday
First Sunday
Of Lent
Year C
5.30 pm
9.30 am
11.15 am
Monday
Tuesday
6.30 pm
10.30 am
9.30 am
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
10.30 am
Saturday
5.30 pm
Second
Sunday
Of Lent
9.30 am
9.30 am
11.15am
6.30 pm
+Glenis O’Brien
+Chiara Ruffini
+Josie Gatter
Intentions of Ivan and Jacintha Rodrigues
Intentions of Agnes and Denis Shalloe
Fr. Paddy Hyland RIP +Rita Shay
Intentions of Mary Pearmain
Helen Healy Intentions
+Michael Cahill
Thomas O’Reilly REQUIEM
+Bridie and Frank Dorrity +Nell Harrigan
Deceased members of Ivan Rodrigues’ family
Intentions of Jean Saunders
James McCarroll REQUIEM
NO SERVICE
+Michael, Catherine and Thomas Doyle
Intentions of Rudi and Edie Gomes
+Gemma Meik
+Mr and Mrs P.J. DeSouza
+Chiara Ruffini
+Antoni Slowi
Intentions of Ivan Rodrigues
+Janusz Tokarski +Josie Gatter
+Margaret O’Sullivan
Intentions of Bernadette Bates
+Roberto Conti +Raffaele Conti
+Luigi Settembrini +Dolores Nolan
HOLY FAMILY PARISH, LANGLEY
(In the PASTORAL AREA OF ST. PETER,
in the DIOCESE OF NORTHAMPTON)
Year of St. Luke
First Sunday of Lent, Year C
ANNIVERSARIES
Mary Keogh, Tony Connors, Noreen Lynskey, Adam Strzebicki,
Elizabeth Desmond, Ena Parry, Barbara Smith, Jim Howe, Winifred Newell,
Peter Naumko, Robert Shay, Ethel Hawkins, Barbara Wilson,
Mary O’Sullivan, Tim Keating, Catherine Bardon, Millie Poole,
Dolores Nolan.
”Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus left the Jordan and was led by
the Spirit through the wilderness, being tempted there by the
devil for forty days.”
MAY THEY REST IN PEACE
Parish Key Catechist: Roni Russell Parish Secretary: Maria Boland
Counselling Service: Anita Jenkins 07985 186396
Parish Safeguarding Officer: Francesca Smith 07742790767 [email protected]
Parish Priest: Fr Kevin O’Driscoll 226, Trelawney Avenue, Langley, SL3 7UD 01753 543770
[email protected] Permanent Deacon: Rev Graham Jones
Pastoral Assistant: Kieran McKeown [email protected]
Website: www.holyfamily.co.uk
THOMAS O’REILLY RIP Requiem Mass will take place on Monday 15th February at
10.30am.
JAMES McCARROLL RIP Requiem Mass on Wednesday 17th February at 10.30am.
May they rest in peace.
THE SEASON OF LENT
RITE OF ELECTION This year there are six people who are preparing to become full
members of our Church. Caroline and Steve will be baptised and Pauline,
Desmond, Oliver and Sona will be Confirmed at our Easter Vigil. Today, the First
Sunday of Lent, they will travel to Northampton to meet Bishop Peter who will call
them to be The Elect, those chosen to become full members of the Church. We
wish them well and offer them our prayers and support
STATIONS OF THE CROSS Each Wednesday, Deacon Graham will lead the Stations
of the Cross at 7.30pm. Each Friday members of the UCM will lead the Stations of
the Cross at 12 noon. This will be followed by soup and bread roll in St. Joseph’s
Room. All proceeds to Cafod
YEAR OF MERCY TALKS On Tuesday evening Mrs Maura Appelbe shared with
those gathered her thoughts and reflections on where Mercy is found and
practised within the nursing profession. Thank you Maura, it was a lovely yet
thought provoking evening. Sr. Mary Lou Winters from our own Daughters of St.
Paul will lead us on our next evening which will take place on Tuesday 8 th March.
HOLY FAMILY PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES - from Monday 6th June to Saturday
11th June 2016 by British Airways to Toulouse and luxury coach to
Lourdes. Staying at Hotel Acadia - 3 Star - 10 minutes from the Domain.
Price £520/- all inclusive. Please contact Matthew Fernandes on 01753
675786 or Mobile 7958666067 and Kitty Flood on 01753 533230.
ST BERNARD’S PREPARATORY SCHOOL require a Deputy Headteacher to
commence September 2016. Details and an application pack can be obtained by
emailing [email protected]
FAMILY FAST DAY Some of our young people who are preparing for the Sacrament
of Confirmation will be talking to us today about Family Fast Day. Our Collection
for Cafod will take place at all Masses next weekend.
IN THIS YEAR OF MERCY Pope Francis is asking us to use this
Jubilee Year to rejoice in the mercy that the Father shows us. In
this context, a wonderful gift that God and the Church gives us is
the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession). Bishop Peter
would like to share the joy of the gift with us in this Year of
Mercy and so he is visiting each Pastoral Area to lead a Service of
Reconciliation that includes individual Confession. Our Service
will be taking place at HOLY REDEEMER CHURCH, WEXHAM on
Tuesday, 16th February (7.30p.m.) and all the priests of the Area
will be attending.
PARENTS OF CHILDREN PREPARING FOR RECONCILIATION AND EUCHARIST
attended a Reconciliation service or individual confessions this weekend. The
children will celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Saturday 20th at
10.30am
UCM will meet on Thursday 18th. This will be for a ‘Bring and Buy’ Sale
PARISH COLLECTION amounted to £1872.36 Thank you. UCM Counting
this week.
Have a good week