ST ERCONWALD'S
CATHOLIC CHURCH
WEMBLEY
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
SUNDAY 21st DECEMBER 2008
Fr.Alan
Fr.Alan has come down with this nasty flu that is going around. He very much wants to be well enough to celebrate at our Christmas services so this weekend we are thankful to Fr.John Docherty and Fr.Martin McPake for coming to celebrate Mass here. On Monday there will be NO MASS but a Eucharistic Service.
Flowers for the Church
Christmas is a time when we remember the past and people who shared this time with us and have now gone to God “Lord rest them”. For some of us visiting a grave or a Mass is an important way of remembering. Many of us cannot visit graves because of distance. If you would like to buy a red plant (Poinsettia or red carnations) and place a card with it, we will be offering Mass for those named on Thursday 25th December at the 10.30am Mass. Please bring your plant/flowers to the Church from the 22nd December. For those of you who will be bringing flowers, vases are available from the front Sacristy for you to arrange them.
Fr.Alan has come down with this nasty flu that is going around. He very much wants to be well enough to celebrate at our Christmas services so this weekend we are thankful to Fr.John Docherty and Fr.Martin McPake for coming to celebrate Mass here. On Monday there will be NO MASS but a Eucharistic Service.
Flowers for the Church
Christmas is a time when we remember the past and people who shared this time with us and have now gone to God “Lord rest them”. For some of us visiting a grave or a Mass is an important way of remembering. Many of us cannot visit graves because of distance. If you would like to buy a red plant (Poinsettia or red carnations) and place a card with it, we will be offering Mass for those named on Thursday 25th December at the 10.30am Mass. Please bring your plant/flowers to the Church from the 22nd December. For those of you who will be bringing flowers, vases are available from the front Sacristy for you to arrange them.
Helpers Please
We need a good number of helpers on Christmas Eve at 10am (For about an hour or less). We will need some strong people to carry statues, others to help with setting up The Table of Light and setting up The Crib. Please come and help, the more help the less time it will take. We are very much in need of a lot of holly, ivy and greenery. Please could that be brought over the weekend and left in the Side Chapel.
We need a good number of helpers on Christmas Eve at 10am (For about an hour or less). We will need some strong people to carry statues, others to help with setting up The Table of Light and setting up The Crib. Please come and help, the more help the less time it will take. We are very much in need of a lot of holly, ivy and greenery. Please could that be brought over the weekend and left in the Side Chapel.
Altar Servers
This year St.Stephen’s day is on Friday 27th December I would like all Altar Servers to come for the 12 noon Mass and we shall re – dedicate you and present medals to those who have not yet been given one. Thank you for all you do for us.
Thank You
Thank you to all those people who have helped out in the parish in so many different ways in the last year. The parish could not function so well without your help and support. Sacristans, Eucharistic ministers, readers, altar servers, music ministry, cleaners, people who wash the linen, coffee morning team, flower arrangers, offertory collectors and counters, Catechists, members of the Parish Council , Finance committee and Social Committee.
Engaging our Young People
A workshop with Bishop John Arnold & the Young Christian Workers providing a framework to help engage our teenagers and young adults in practical ways to live their faith. Tuesday 27th January 2009 7.30pm-9pmSt Agnes’ Church, Parish Hall Cricklewood NW2 More details from Danny Curtin or Angela Clapham on 020 8203 6290 danny@ycwimpact.com
Message from Kathleen Kingsley
Please see note on noticeboard.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 2009
This year St.Stephen’s day is on Friday 27th December I would like all Altar Servers to come for the 12 noon Mass and we shall re – dedicate you and present medals to those who have not yet been given one. Thank you for all you do for us.
Thank You
Thank you to all those people who have helped out in the parish in so many different ways in the last year. The parish could not function so well without your help and support. Sacristans, Eucharistic ministers, readers, altar servers, music ministry, cleaners, people who wash the linen, coffee morning team, flower arrangers, offertory collectors and counters, Catechists, members of the Parish Council , Finance committee and Social Committee.
Engaging our Young People
A workshop with Bishop John Arnold & the Young Christian Workers providing a framework to help engage our teenagers and young adults in practical ways to live their faith. Tuesday 27th January 2009 7.30pm-
Message from Kathleen Kingsley
Please see note on noticeboard.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 2009
· The 'Churches Together in Wembley' Unity Service will be held in St Joseph's ,Wembley on Sunday 18th January at 6.00pm.
· Quiz Night,St.Erconwald’s - Saturday 7 th February
· St.Patrick’s day lunch, St.Erconwald’s – Sunday 15th March
NO NEWSLETTER FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS
First Mass of Sunday:
5.30pm Ileana Pozzoli (RIP)
Sunday Masses
9.00am Private Intention
11.30am For You, The People
Masses during the week
Monday 9.30am
Eucharistic Service
Tuesday 9.30am
Dan Cregan (RIP)
Wednesday
8.30pm Vigil Mass
First Mass of Christmas
For You, The People
Thursday
Christmas Day Masses
9.00am For You, The People
10.30am In Remembrance of those gone before us.
Friday 12 noon
Feast of St Stephen
Recommissioning of Altar Servers
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Saturday 27th December 2008
5.30pm Wenda Chandersana (Anniversary)
Sunday 28th December 2008
9.00am For You, The People
11.30am Daniel McCarthy & Mary Godman (RIP)
Eucharistic Service
Tuesday 9.30am
Dan Cregan (RIP)
Wednesday
8.30pm Vigil Mass
First Mass of Christmas
For You, The People
Thursday
Christmas Day Masses
9.00am For You, The People
10.30am In Remembrance of those gone before us.
Friday 12 noon
Feast of St Stephen
Recommissioning of Altar Servers
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Saturday 27th December 2008
5.30pm Wenda Chandersana (Anniversary)
Sunday 28th December 2008
9.00am For You, The People
11.30am Daniel McCarthy & Mary Godman (RIP)
Next Weeks Readings
Genesis 15:1-6.21:1-3,Ps.104,Hebrews 11:8.11-12.17-19,Luke
Genesis 15:1-
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT
This page last updated 20th December 2008
