The Parish Newsletter
Jesus In The Garden Of Gethsemane
Christ, The Saviour
Jesus' hour has come: raised from the earth and glorified,
he draws all to himself. It is a strange hour in which everything
comes to signify its opposite: dying means living, losing means winning.
To increase and multiply each grain must fall on the ground and die;
but in dying it yields a rich harvest.Our sins had made us exiles from God's kingdom.
DIARY FOR THE WEEK
SUNDAY
2nd April 2006
5th Sunday of Lent |
5.30 pm (Sat)
10.00 am
6.00 pm |
Mass - Michael McLoughlin (RIP)
Children's Liturgy during Mass
Sung Mass - Peter and Sabina Burke (RIP)
Children's Liturgy during Mass
Mass - Pro Populo |
MONDAY
3rd April |
9.45 am
10.00 am
1.00 pm |
Morning Prayer
Mass - Maria Bertozzi (RIP)
Monday Club - church hall |
TUESDAY
4th April |
9.45 am
10.00 am |
Morning Prayer
Mass - Ruth Dryden (Get well) |
WEDNESDAY
5th April |
9.45 am
10.00 am
10.30 - 12 pm |
Morning Prayer
Mass - Tom Gaffney (RIP)
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament |
THURSDAY
6th April |
10.00 am
1.30 pm
|
Mass at the Sacred Heart Ruislip Manor
Mothers and Toddlers - church hall. |
FRIDAY
7th April
|
9.45 am
10.00 am
10.30 am
1.30 pm
7.00 pm |
Morning Prayer
Mass - Jackie Breslan (RIP)
Mothers and Toddlers - church hall.
"Christ Among Us' - church hall
Stations of the Cross to be followed
by "Christ Among Us" - church hall. |
SATURDAY
8th April
|
8.30 am
9.00 am
9.45 am
10.00 am
| Church Cleaning
1st Communion Classes - church hall
Morning Prayer
Mass - Margaret and Charles Hendry (RIP) |
My Dear Friends,
When I went to lock the church on Tuesday evening I was really surprised and saddened to discover that the "Glastonbury Thorn" in the garden of rest had blown over. It was very windy on that day and a particularly strong gust must have taken it down.
It had been dying for some time and the fact that it had broken of at ground level, revealed just how far the decay had advanced.
Being mindful of the ashes interred around the base I made sure that I was present when the tree surgeons arrived to do their work so rest assured that it was done with the greatest care.
I hope that you will all study very carefully the two leaflets that you will be given at Mass this weekend. One contains all the details of our Holy Week and Easter services. The other deals with the tremendously important issue of "Assisted Suicide".
Such is the seriousness of this issue, that this leaflet is being distributed in every Catholic parish in England and Wales.
It almost goes without saying that our Catholic faith opposes such a bill; to quote our Cardinal, "Not because I have no sympathy," he said, "but I also have sympathy for the law which protects life." Or as the Abp. of Canterbury put it: "life is a gift from God that we cannot treat as a possession of our own to keep or throw away"
Please read the leaflet very carefully indeed and consider joining me in writing to your MP and members of the House of Lords to oppose this Bill.
Have a truly
blessed week,
"fun 'n' fitness"
Bev's HI/LO aerobic workout - STARTS HERE EVERY TUESDAY EVENING FROM 11TH APRIL 2006 - 7.30 - 8.30 PM. £4.50 per class / suitable for all levels. 'flyers in the porch'
ASSOCIATION OF SEPARATED AND DIVORCED CATHOLICS
jOn Monday 3rd April at 8 pm the Harrow ASDC will hold its Monthly Get-Together at St. Bernard's church hall, 17 Mandeville Road. New members welcome. More info from Wills 8797 2847
PLANNED GIVING
The new envelopes for the coming year are available in the porch this weekend. Please note that they are in alphabetic order! If you usually have envelopes but do not see yours there, phone Gillian at the presbytery from Mon. to Thurs. mornings and things will be sorted out.
DON'T FORGET REFRESHMENTS IN THE CHURCH HALL AFTER THE MORNING MASS ON SUNDAY.
SEE YOU THERE
St Gregory's Catholic Church, 447 Victoria Road, South Ruislip, Middx., HA4 0EG,
Tel: 020 8845 2186