S t. Mary’s Catholic Church Our Lady of Reparation Sunday 2 nd February 2020-Year A -The Presentation of Our Lord 70 Wellesley Road, Croydon CR0 2AR Blessed Sacrament Fr. Patrick Feyisetan (Parish Priest) Tel: (020) 8688 1857 Adoration and Benediction Fr. Celestine Ekwueme (Assistant Priest) Wednesdays Revd. Vincent Morrison (Permanent Deacon) E-mail: croydonwest@rcaos.org.uk 12.45pm to 6.15pm Website: www.saint-mary.org.uk -------------------------------------------------- First Fridays Sunday Mass times Live internet Camera: 7am-10pm 10.45am to 12 noon Church Opening Times : 7am-7pm Saturdays 7pm (Saturday) Confession times 10.30am to 12 noon 8am., 9.15am., 10.45am., Sundays Saturdays 12.15pm., 3pm., & 6pm 4pm to 5.45pm 10.30am - 11.30am & 5.45pm -7pm Wednesdays First Fridays 12.45pm to 10.45am to 12 noon 1.15pm Daily Mass times (and at call) Prayer times Monday to Friday 10am & 12.10pm Fatima Devotions Monday to Friday 6.45pm Rosary 9.40am Monday to Friday First Saturdays @ 12 noon Saturdays 10am Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturdays Perpetual Succour All other Saturdays @ 12 noon Saturday 1 st February Wednesday 5 th February Saturday 8 th February St. Agatha St. Josephine Bakhita St. Jerome Emiliani Adebayo Akanji RiP 10.00am Our Lady of Lourdes, For the Pope, Bishops & 7.00pm 10.00am in thanksgiving Priests Ron Francis, RiP Denis Brosnan, wellbeing 12.10pm 7.00pm Mark Sharman, RiP Sunday 2 nd February Sunday 9 th February 6.45pm The Lord’s Presentation 4 th Sunday in Ordinary Time Narciso Garma, RiP Fr. Andrew Fernandes, RiP Thursday 6 th February 8.00am 8.00am St. Paul Miki & Companions (Martyrs of Japan) Roslyn Noel, wellbeing Avito DaSilva, RiP Demi & Marlene Rozario, 9.15am 9.15am 10.00am in thanksgiving Sheila Gibson, RiP Lucas, Ubaldina & Sylvia Matthias Ozogolu Snr., RiP 10.45am 12.10pm 10.45am DeSouza, RiP Jimmy & Maura 6.45pm Tamara, Ilya, Kwame & Victoria, in thanksgiving 12.15pm 12.15pm Cunningham, RiP Aben, RiP People of the Parish Noreen Healy’s intentions 3.00pm 3.00pm First Friday 7 th February Melba & Oscar, Winnie Rojo, RiP People of the Parish 6.00pm 10.00am 6.00pm wellbeing 12.10pm For the sick, disabled & Monday 3 rd February housebound Parish Parish St. Blaise Office Surgery Marie Lin, wellbeing Mary Yeboah & Baby, 6.45pm 10.00am H URS wellbeing Mondays Christo Ghawi, RiP 4.30pm to 7pm 12.10pm Wednesday Word Paddy Flynn, RiP Thursdays 6.45pm 9.30am to 11.30am & Tuesday 4 th February 5pm - 6.30pm Mon to Fri Sun 9 th February 2020 Pat McCay, RiP 10.00am 9.30am to 4pm Teresa Pollard, Shirley Nash 1 st Reading Isaiah 58: 7 - 10 12.10pm wellbeing 2 nd Reading 1 Corinthians 2: 1 - 5 Parish Secretary Gospel Matthew 5: 13 - 16 Peter Brown, RiP Open Door 6.45pm The Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for February 2020 May the cries of our migrant brothers and sisters who are victims of criminal trafficking, be heard and answered.
Official Prayer for Clergy First Friday 7 Feb Join us this week, in person, as we We welcome back Fr. Celestine following The Year of welcome the sick and the carers for his brother’s wedding overseas. Please Adoration & Devotions ending with the continue to welcome and thank our visiting The Word of God Blessings with the Holy Oils as part of the priests, many of whom are familiar to the 12.10pm Mass. All are welcome and parish community. They are helping us invited to light refreshments which follow in during this time of clergy changes. the parish centre. This is yet another Deacon Vincent writes… Stewardship opportunity, where giving our time is so important as we support those • There will be recruitment weekend (15/16 who are living with the challenges of Feb) for the Catenian Association. Open sickness . Also, as we approach the to all adult men in the parish, it’s a classic Living God, you walk World day of Prayer for the Sick, you can example of Stewardship, both time and alongside us and speak to us read the Holy Father’s letter . Please visit talent, enabling men a further opportunity throughout the Scriptures. : www.vatican.va/content/france to live out their Faith. Visit www.croydoncatenians.co.uk and sco/en/messages/sick.html Your Son, Jesus Christ, listens respond on the recruitment weekend where there will be a speaker at all Sunday Book for Sale – Poems by an active to our hopes and fears and Masses. parishioner, Titled: Poems for St. Mary’s. is shows us how to live • Foodbank (The Vine) have made contact available for purchase from the parish shop. Suggested donation £2. Please ask for a with me extending their warmest thanks for for one another. copy and help raise parish funds. This is the very generous food bank items and one of the fruits of Stewardship – it took extras received over the Holy Season. Send us the Holy Spirit to ‘time,’, used ‘talent’ and is raising They now have good stocks for a short open our hearts and minds so ‘treasure’ Thank you. while. They especially need: that we may be your witnesses Lost Property: Please take a look in the - Size 5, 5+ and 6 nappies, parish prayer room and claim any mis-laid dog food, laundry tablets, throughout the world. - washing up liquid, hats, gloves scarves, water bottles and similar. The box and all contents will be - ladies deodorant, Amen - kitchen towel donated to charity in Feb 2020 if it remains V: Your word is our path and your unclaimed. If you have lost travel passes, - and household cleaning products. They have plenty of pasta and baked beans glasses, mobiles etc, please contact the truth is our light. parish office. Thank you. and kindly ask, instead, for rice and tinned R: This day and every day spaghetti. Thank you. Diary dates: 11 Feb: Our Lady of Parish news Lourdes & World Day of Prayer for the Our Lady Sick ⚫ 26 Feb: Ash Wednesday ⚫ 5 Apr: Peaceful Rest Parish groups today Sunday 2 Feb of the Annunciation Pray Palm Sunday ⚫ 9 Apr: Maundy • Children’s Bible Study follows the St. Matthew for us Please keep in constant prayer all those who Thursday ⚫ 10 Apr: Good Friday end of the 9.15am Sunday Mass in St. Jerome have died, especially the victims of modern 11 Apr: Holy Saturday ⚫ 12 Apr: Easter the parish centre day slavery and human trafficking. Seek the Sunday ⚫ Sat 27 Jun: Year of the Word • Young Adults gather in the lobby intercession of St. Josephine Bakhita, We Aylesford Event Presentation of Our Lord area of the parish centre after the also pray for the souls of all with an Thank you – 2 nd collection kindness 12.15pm Sunday Mass Today our Saviour was presented in the anniversary at this time. Bible Study & Charismatic Prayers meets White Flower Appeal raised £699.74 temple. Let us adore him as we say: this coming Friday 7 th Feb immediately after and World Mission Sunday, £647.50 Lord, may our eyes the 6.45pm Mass, in the Church. All are Oakwood School & Nursery, Open see your saving power welcome . Day : Sat 7 Mar 2020 – 10am to 1pm: Christ Jesus, you are the light that Sacramental Classes Visit: www.oakwoodschool.org.uk enlightens all nations. Shine upon • RCIA, Wed @ 7.30pm – 5 Feb Velankanni “New Life i n Christ ” Hosted by the Cor Room of the Parish Centre those who do not know you, that they Lumen Christi, Community, Chertsey. 14 – 15 • Sacramental and classes led by may come to believe in you, the one Mar 2020. Experience the Lord in a more Deacon Vincent (enrollees aged 11 to 15) powerful and personal way. £10 registration true God. You are the redeemer and take place as usual,Saturdays, 5pm in the Pilgrimages supporting Catholic Charities the glory of your people Israel, may parish prayer room – next class is 8 Feb 2020 Padre Pio: 30th April to 5th May • First Holy Communion Classes. Are your Church proclaim your salvation to Lourdes: 5th to 9th June every Sunday Morning with the children and the ends of the earth. Medjugorje: 1st to 7th July Divine Mercy: families attending the 9.15am Mass before 30th July to 4th August Fatima: 20th to 24th Lord, may our eyes then gathering in the parish centre. at the end August Infant Jesus: 2nd to 5th September see your saving power of Mass. Those who are fully registered and Flying from Gatwick. Further Details from have been attending, please regularly check Malcolm Fernando:- 075 05 011 249 or 0208 your e-mails and information provided by the 777 4785. .mjsfernando@gmail.com Peaceful Rest Catechism team for any further information. Please keep in constant prayer all those Today’s Parish Music Ministry – 2 nd Feb Cantor & organist @ 9.15am who have died, especially the victims of Parish Ugandan Choir @ 10.45am modern day slavery and human trafficking. Seek the intercession of St. Main choir & musicians @ 12.15pm. Would you like to use both your “time & talent”? New musicians Josephine Bakhita, We also pray for the and singers are always welcome. Please approach after any Mass souls of all with an anniversary at this where the music group is present, usually Sunday 9.15am, 10.45am & 12.15pm. Thank you time.
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