Tea and coffee: will be available after 11.00am Mass in the church hall. All
parishioners and visitors are welcome. We would be grateful for more volunteers to
help with making the tea and coffee after this Mass. Many thanks.
The Faith Sharing Prayer Group: Meeting each week on Tuesday at 1.30pm in the
Lower Hall.
Marriage: Those who wish to marry in the Catholic Church are required to give six month’s
notice. The couple are also required to attend a “Marriage Preparation”.
I have organised Marriage Preparation on Saturday 7th March in our Lower Hall from 11am to
4pm. Please see Fr. Michael for further details.
Rosary Seniors Group: The next meeting will take place on Monday 8th December
2014 at 3pm. We need some new members and new ideas. Please come along.
Confirmation 2014: The Parish Confirmation programme will begin in January with
sessions on Saturday mornings leading up to the celebration of the sacrament in June
2015. If you are in Year 9 or above and wish to join the programme then you are invited
to write to me briefly explaining your reasons for wishing to be confirmed. Your letter
should include your name, address, telephone number, date of birth, school and which
Mass you attend on Sunday. Nobody below Year 9 may join. All letters of application
should be with me by mid-December.
Bible Sunday: Please note that on Sunday 7th December, also called Bible Sunday, I will
recommission all Readers.
Light of Jesus: Every Sunday the Light of Jesus Filipino Community meets in the hall
from 2pm – 4pm. anyone who would like to join their lunch; praise and worship are
welcome to attend.
MAY THEY REST IN PEACE: Your prayers are requested for those whose anniversaries
occur about this time:, Dorothy Sharp, Mgr Francis Bickford, Mary O’Brien, Margaret Hewett,
Patrick Campbell, Joanna McCannon, Harry George, Michael Murphy, Mrs Blomstein, Hanora
Whelan, Henry Shaw, Norah Dwyer, Thomas Cox, Maisie O’Connor, Nellie Hegarty, Mr
Brennan, Frank O’Connor, Leonard Derrett, Thomas Hand, Mary Duggan, Catherine Biggane,
Beatrice Shanley, Elizabeth Chohan, David Wynne, Michael Grace, John Barnes, Ann Sullivan,
Thomas McGuinness, Bridie Bradley, Fr Anthony Cooke, John Buist, Sally Henry.
.Church of Our Lady of the Rosary. 211 Old Marylebone Road, London NW1 5QT.Tel: 020
7723 5101. Email: marylebone@rcdow.org.uk Priests of the Parish: Fr Michael Johnston
(Parish Priest). Email: michaeljohnston@rcdow.org.uk Priest in Residence: Fr Austin Garvey:
Parish Administrator: Mrs Marion Egan – Parish Office open 10.30am – 3.30pm Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary
Marylebone
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1st Sunday of Advent
Saturday:
Sunday:
30th November 2014
SUNDAY MASSES
6.00pm (First Mass of Sunday)
8.30am, 11.00 (Family Mass), and 6.00pm (Folk Mass)
WEEKDAY MASS TIMES
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 12.30pm
Tuesday and Thursday 12.30pm and 6.00pm
Saturday 12.30pm
CONFESSIONS
Saturday: 11.00am to 11.30am and 5.00pm to 5.30pm.
Every Saturday afternoon, there is Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from
5.00pm to Benediction at 5.30pm.
Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help on Saturday at 7.00pm.
Fr Michael writes: On this Sunday the Church opens for us the season of Advent. At
the beginning of today’s liturgy we bless the Advent wreath and light the first candle.
The light which symbolises Jesus our life and our salvation will guide us towards
Christmas. However, before we celebrate Christmas and the first coming of Christ in
flesh: as a little baby, we are all invited to reflect on the second coming of Jesus at the
end of times when he will come again, this time not as a humble baby but with power
and glory. I wonder if we are ready for that? On this first week of Advent Christ invites
us to prepare for this Christmas but also for the unexpected event of his second coming.
He calls us to “stay awake and pray so that on that day we will be ready and confident.
Christmas Fayre: Grateful thanks to all who helped in any way at the Christmas Fayre,
yesterday Saturday. A huge thanks to those who came along. Winners of all prizes will
be notified as soon as possible and a list of Grand Draw results and other winners will be
included in the newsletter of next weekend.
Holy Communion from the Chalice:- If anyone else would like to give a donation
to buying two new chalices for the precious blood, please see Fr. Michael.
For your Diaries:
Carol Service – Sunday 14th December 7pm
First Holy Communions – Sunday 24th May 2015 at 11am.
Confirmation – Saturday 6th June 2015 at 6pm
Parish Carol Service: On Sunday 14th December 2014 at 7pm here in our Church we
are holding our Carol Service. It will be an evening of music; singing; dance and
readings for Christmas. This will be followed by mulled wine and mince pies in the
Parish Hall. Children are welcome to come to the Carol Service.
New Parishioners: If any new parishioners moved into the parish recently, please
complete a registration form, and hand it to Fr. Michael after Mass.
If any new Parishioners would like to pay using a box of envelopes, or direct debit, or
Gift Aid donations, please see Fr. Michael as you leave Church today.
Cleaning: We could do with some more help with the cleaning of the Church. The next
time the cleaners meet will be next Friday 12th December just for an hour. Thereafter
every two weeks.
Pilgrimage for 2015: As you know each year I take a group on pilgrimage. This group
is composed of various people where I have worked as a priest over the years. In 2015 I
have organised a pilgrimage to Budapest and Prague both cities of religious significance.
It will take place from Monday 21st September from Heathrow to Budapest returning on
Sunday 27th September from Prague to Heathrow. In Budapest there will be a full tour of
the city visiting the famous Matthias Church; the Royal Palace and St. Stephen’s Basilica
to revere the relic of St. Stephen. We will visit Esztergom the birthplace of St. Istran and
one of the most sacred cities in Hungary. We visit many other Churches and take a boat
ride along the Danube. In Prague we will visit Wenceslas Square; the Church of Our
Lady of the Snows; the National Museum; Opera House; St. Ignatius Church and the
Church of Saints Cyril and Metrodius. The highlight of the trip will be to Our Lady of
Victorious and the 16th Century statue of the Infant of Prague. We will travel to Strahov
Monastery one of the oldest monasteries in the world with the shrine of St. Norbert. The
cost of the pilgrimage is £998 which includes scheduled flight; accommodation in 4 star
hotels; breakfast and evening meals. All excursions and entrance fees; tour manager and
local guides. If anyone is interested in going then please see Fr. Michael
Refurbishment of the Hall: Beginning on 5th January 2015 the Lower Hall is to be
refurbished. We will install a new kitchen with complete cooking facilities; dishwasher
etc. The hall will be redecorated and new tables will be purchased. The ladies and gents
toilets will be refurbished and a new toilet for the disabled will be installed including
nappy changing facilities. The stair lift will then be repaired or replaced which will give
access to our hall for the disabled and more elderly. The cost of all the refurbishment
will be met by the Growing in Faith Campaign and which will be paid to us in
instalments over five years. You will remember that in achieving our Growing in Faith
target we are given funds for our own use which we said would make our buildings safe
and refurbish our hall.
Refurbishment will take about six weeks during which all hall users can use the Upper
Hall and access to one toilet. At the completion of works all users will then use the new
and comfortable lower hall and the upper hall which at present is rarely used is to be
leased to the offices at the top of our building to bring in badly needed revenue to our
parish which as you know has changed over the years as the socio-geographic structure
of the area has changed.
Ratcliffe College Past Pupils: This Thursday 4th December 2014 at 7pm our Church is
hosting the Ratcliffe College Past Students Carol Service. We welcome them to our
parish.
Mother and Toddler Group: After the refurbishment of our hall we are starting every
Thursday morning a Mother and Toddler Group. This will be organised by Fiorenza
Shepherd – and will be a much needed parish support for young mothers and babies. If
you are interested in joining this group please let Fr. Michael know.
Collections for last weekend amounted to £242.50 Envelopes, £517.60 Loose plate,
Total £760.10 Many thanks
Retiring Collection: Catholic Youth Service £23.23
Have a good week
Fr. Michael - Parish Priest