Parish Office
Portsmouth Road
Kingston Upon Thames Surrey.
KT1 – 2NA
Tel: 020 8541 – 4999
straphaelparishoffice@googlemail.com
www.straphael.org.uk
Presbytery
4 Westfield Road
Surbiton, Surrey.
KT6 – 4EL
Tel: 020 8390 – 6131
Fr. Vincent Flynn ~ Parish Priest
22nd November, Christ The King (B) Psalter week ll
9.30 am Family Mass
The People of the Parish
11.30am Sung Mass
The Mazza Family
5.00pm Quiet Mass
The White & McCarthy Family
Rosary & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament 4pm
Weekday Feria Cycle 1
St. Clement
Shelia Connolloy RIP
Tue 24th November
10.00am
SS. Andrew Dung-Lac, Priest & Companions
Vera Nolan RIP
Wed 25th November
10.00am
St. Catherine of Alexandria
The White & McCarthy Family
Thu 26th November
10.00am
Feria
James & Voilet Johnson RIP
Fri 27th November
09.00am
Feria
Deceased members of the Mobley Family
Sat 28th November
10.00am
Our Lady
Fr. Vincent
Mass on Friday at
9.00am
29th November, the First Sunday in Advent (C) Psalter week l
9.30 am Family Mass
Charmaine & Family
11.30am Sung Mass
Fr. Vincent
5.00pm Quiet Mass
The People of the Parish
White & McCarthy Family
Rosary & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament 4pm
Restoration of our Stained Glass Windows In Memory of
Fr. Dominic O’ Sullivan, a much loved Parish Priest
Total needed £50,000
£
5
0,
Amount raised to date
0
£7817.60
0
Thank0.you for last Sunday’s Collection
£685.56
0 Loose +nd£281.55 Gift Aid = £968.11
The Rosary is recited
Mon – Sat at 9.40am
and at 4.00pm on
Sundays
Monday
Mon 23rd November
10.00am
Please sponsor a panel for
£20.00 see details at the
back of the Church
The Parish Diary
this week
Parish Council
7.30pm in the Church
Wednesday
Church Cleaning
After 10.00am Mass
7.pm Parish Finance
Committee – Parish Office
Open Door Prayer Group
7.30pm in the Church.
Thursday
Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament
10.30am–12 noon
Praying for Vocations to the
Sacred Priesthood
RCIA
7.30pm in the Church
Saturday
1st Holy Communion
Class
10.30am in the Church
10.30am – 11.00am
Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament
Sunday
Children’s Liturgy during the
9.30am Mass
Confessions
Sundays 9.00am – 9.20am
11.00am – 11.20am, 4.30pm – 4.50pm
Saturdays 10.30am – 11.00am
Thursdays (when there is expostion)
11.00 – 11.45am
There will be a 2 collection today for the Catholic Youth Service
and a 2nd collection next Sunday for the upkeep of St. George’s Cathedral.
The Sanctuary Lamps
this week are burning
for William Holder’s
intentions & welfare
and Joseph Noton RIP
S T. J O S E P H ’ S C A T H O L I C P R I M A R Y S C H O O L
The Fairfield ~ Kingston Upon Thames ~ KT1 – 2UP ~ Tel. 020 8546 – 7178 ~ email -jsp@rbksch.org
Children Aged 3-11 ~ Breakfast Club & After School Clubs
CREATIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ~ A CARING & ENCOURAGING CATHOLIC ENVIRONMENT
Mrs. Merryl Roberson ~ Headteacher
Christ the King
Pope Pius XI universally instituted The Feast of Christ the King in
1925. He connected the denial of Christ as king to the rise of
secularism and anti Christian dictatorships around the World. Just as
the Feast of Corpus Christi was instituted when devotion to the
Eucharist was at a low point, the Feast of Christ the King was
instituted during a time when respect for Christ and his Church was
waning, when the feast was most needed. In fact, it is still needed
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today, as these problems have not vanished, but instead have
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worsened.
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The Pope hoped the institution of the feast would have various effects.
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That nations would see that the Church has the right to freedom, and
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immunity from the state and that leaders and nations would see that
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they are bound to give respect to Christ and that we would be
reminded that Christ must reign in our hearts, minds, wills, and bodies.
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Today, the same problems still exist, individualism has been embraced
to such an extreme extent, that for many, the only authority is the
individual self. The idea of Christ as ruler is rejected in such a strongly
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individualistic system. Pilate said to Jesus, "Are you the King of the
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Jews?"... Jesus answered, "My kingdom does not belong to this world.
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If
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kingdom
did
belong
to
this
world,
my attendants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over
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to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not here." So Pilate said to him, "Then you are a king?" Jesus
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answered, "You say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth
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(John 18:33b, 36-37).
aThus, Jesus connected his role as king to humble service, and commanded his followers to be servants as
ywell. In other passages of Scripture, his kingdom is tied to his suffering and death. While Christ is coming to
judge the nations, his teachings spell out a kingdom of justice and judgment balanced with radical love,
mercy, peace, and forgiveness. When we celebrate Christ as King, we are celebrating one willing to die for
humanity and whose "loving-kindness endures forever." Christ is the king that gives us true freedom,
freedom in Him.
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Copies of the advent edition of “Walk with Me” are
available at the back of the Church costing £1.00. These
excellent little booklets give a reading for each day in
Advent.
There are also some free ‘Mission Today 2010 Calendars
at the back of the Church, please help yourselves
There are some St. Raphael’s Christmas cards for sale at the
back of the Church in aid of our Stained Glass Window appeal.
They cost 40p each or 10 for £3.50. The cards show the
beautiful mosaic of the Nativity, which is on the south wall of
the Church near Our Lady’s Altar
"SWAP SHOP” at Prospects Recruitment,
178 Central Road, Worcester Park, KT4 8HQ in aid of the
Church Restoration on Friday 27th November 6 - 9 pm
& Saturday 28th November 10 - 5 pm A great way to help the
church and recycle! For further information contact Angela on 07931 822 552.
Next
Weekend
Mass Intentions. Please
note there is a large backlog
of Mass Intentions waiting to
be said and there are no
more dates available to
book for new Masses before
the 10th January next year
2009
There will be a meeting of the Parish Council on Monday night at
7.30pm in the Church and the Parish Finance Committee on
Wednesday at 7.00pm in the Parish Office
NEW VOTIVE CANDLE STANDS
I am delighted that our new votive candle stands, designed and made by
our own most talented John Ferrier, are now in situ. Historic Churches
had requested that the Lady Altar be more clearly visible. One of the
stands was kindly sponsored by a parishioner.
The year for Priests Please pray for your Priests
2010