THE PARISHES OF OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM, LONDON COLNEY,
ST ANTHONY OF PADUA, RADLETT & THE GOOD SHEPHERD, SHENLEY.
PARISH PRIEST: FR KEVIN MOULE; RADLETT PRESBYTERY, 22, THE CROSSPATH, RADLETT, WD7 8HN.
Tel: Radlett Presbytery: 01923 635541;
Web: parish.rcdow.org.uk/radlett or londoncolney or shenley e-mail: radlett@rcdow.org.uk
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 9th August 2015.
Newsletter Deadline Wednesday 9am.
OUR PARISHES
St Mary, Our Lady of Walsingham
Haseldine Road, London Colney, AL2 1RR
*St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
Radlett Presbytery, 22 The Crosspath
Radlett, WD7 8HN*
*(Postal address for all parishes)*
The Good Shepherd,
Black Lion Hill, Shenley, WD7 9DH
(LC)
(RA)
(SH)
If you have not yet sent your letter either
by post or by e-mail to your MP
expressing your concern regarding the
proposed legislation to allow for assisted
Please note: Sunday 16th August is a
suicide, please do so without any further
double day of obligation due to it being a
delay. On Friday 11th September the
Sunday and the Assumption of the Blessed
House of Commons will debate and vote
Virgin Mary into heaven.
on a Bill to legalise assisted suicide. This
The funeral for Peter Skelley will be at the
Good Shepherd on Wednesday, 19th
August at 12noon. Please keep Peter and
his family and friends in your prayers.
MASS TIMES & INTENTIONS
Please use the envelopes available at each church
for Mass Offerings (State if it is a RIP) or intentions &
which Parish it is to be offered) & give to Fr Kevin or
to the Radlett Presbytery. (Mass Intentions may
change if there is a funeral, and moved to the next
available date.) Please book Sunday Masses well in
advance. If you want to know the date please write
your phone number or e-mail address clearly on the
envelope, thank you. Weekends are now booked up
until 16th August, 2015.
SUNDAY MASS
(LC (Sat) 6.00pm:
John Andrews
Sunday
(SH) 8.30am:
John Andrews
(RA)10.00am:
Pro Populo
(LC) 11.30am:
Eita Gordon & Edward Gordon
WEEKDAY MASS TIMES
(LC) Mon 10.00am:
Int Michael De Castro
(RA) Tue 10.00am:
Int John Ward
(SH) Wed 9.30am:
Steve Canty
(LC) Thu 10.00am:
Ruby Sweeney
Following Weekend
(LC (Sat) 6.00pm:
Carama Abdulkadil
Sunday
(SH) 8.30am:
Pro Populo
(RA)10.00am:
Int Eileen Ruddy & Family
(LC) 11.30am:
November Dead List
Please pray for the sick, for those who have died
recently, and those whose anniversaries occur at this
time.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
London Colney:
Radlett:
Shenley:
Saturdays at 5.15pm
Tuesdays at 9.30am
After Mass on Wednesdays
Baptism Application & Preparation
In the first instance contact Rev. Anthony to arrange
a preparation session. After the preparation session is
complete you can then arrange the date for the
baptism of your child. Email: revdeacon@mail.com
In case you are admitted to hospital:
In light of data protection please indicate on
entering hospital that your details are to be passed
to the RC Chaplain. Also state that you would like
the RC Chaplain to visit you.
REGULAR EVENTS
LONDON COLNEY
Sun:
Parish Get Together after Mass.
Mon/ Thu: Rosary & Divine Mercy after Mass
Wed:
Adoration from 2-3pm followed by
Church Cleaning. All are welcome
Thu:
Choir rehearsal 8pm.
Sat:
Morning Prayer 9am.
RADLETT
Sun:
Parish Get Together after Mass
Tue:
Coffee after 10am Mass.
Fri:
10am Divine Mercy
SHENLEY
Sun:
Parish get together after Mass.
Fri:
Carpet Bowls 7 - 9.30pm
resumes on 4th September
PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Mon – Thu 9.30am – 1.30pm
Parish Administrator: Mrs Catherine King
Collections
London Colney
£550.65;
Radlett:
£612.08;
Shenley:
£284.16.
Thank you for your generosity.
Autumn Journeys with Sr Avril at St
Anthony of Padua, Radlett; Tuesday,
7.30pm on the following dates:
22nd Sept: The I Am sayings of Jesus, part 1.
20th Oct: The I Am sayings of Jesus, part 2.
17th Nov: The prose writings of Paul
Browne OSB.
15th Dec: A Dickens Christmas; virtues and
vices in A Christmas Carol.
All Parishioners are welcome. Further info:
avrilop@rosarypriory.co.uk
Apologies for last week’s newsletter being
printed on the wrong liturgical week’s
paper. Unfortunately the delivered
bulletins didn’t run in consecutive order as
they usually do.
will put the most vulnerable people in our
society at risk. Please contact your MP,
urging them to attend the debate and vote
against the Bill. You can send an e-mail to
your MP via the Catholic Bishops’ Conference
website www.catholicnews.org.uk/assistedsuicide or send a letter by post, a draft of
which can be found at the back of the
Church. Even better, you could ask to see
your MP and express your concerns directly. If
you live in London Colney then your MP is
Anne Main. If you live in Radlett or Shenley
then your MP is Oliver Dowden.
Information about the issues, together with
resources and guidance will be circulated to
all parishes in the next week or two.
There are excellent resources:
• on the Bishops Conference website
www.catholicnews.org.uk/assisted-suicide
• and the website of the Anscombe
Bioethics
centre: www.bioethics.org.uk also:
 http://rcdow.org.uk/news/cardinalvincent-asks-for-urgent-action-againstassisted-suicide-bill/
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If you are a young person aged 16-30 years then
why not join Westminster Youth Ministry for their
pilgrimage to Taizé this summer from 15th to 24th
August, camping; praying; socialising; and
exploring their faith together. 16-24 year olds are
only £170 and 25-30 year olds just £190 - price
includes travel, accommodation and food for
the whole week! To book contact Westminster
Youth Ministry at youth@rcdow.org.uk or call
Christine on 0207 529 8637.
Sing well and pray twice: a summer day of
music, prayer & fun with international
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Peace Icon to mark Hiroshima & Nagasaki Saturday 29 August 2015, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Workshop, Celebration of Mass & Lunch
Anniversary at Westminster Cathedral,
Westminster, London SW1P, UK. Pax Christi Individual & Parish group bookings welcome.
No charge but donations welcomed to the
is marking the 70th anniversary of
Parish Regeneration Project. St. Augustine’s
Hiroshima and Nagasaki by bringing The
Icon of Peace to Westminster Cathedral. It Catholic Church, 55 Fulham Palace Road,
London W6 8AU
will be on display in St Patrick’s Chapel
until Monday 17th August. Please do make NB Advance booking is required: +44(020)
8748 3788 or staugustineshammersmith.even
a visit and take time to pray and reflect
tbrite.co.uk
on peace. The Icon, made in the
Pilgrimage of Reparation and Prayer for the
Monastery of St John in the Desert, near
Sanctity of Life, Walsingham, on Sunday, 27th
Jerusalem, was gifted to Pax Christi
September, commencing at the 12 o’clock
International in 1999. The people and
stories depicted on the ICON, from Eastern Pilgrim Mass in the Chapel of Reconciliation.
For more information please see the posters
and Western Christian traditions and from
or visit www.prolifepilgrimage.org
scripture, open our eyes to forgiveness
and reconciliation as part of making
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peace.
Latin Mass at St Bartholomew’s Catholic
Society of Our Lady of Lourdes Pilgrimage
Church, Vesta Avenue, St Albans, AL1 2PE,
of the Sick to Aylesford Priory on Sunday,
Sundays at 5pm. Mass is also offered in the
th
16 August, The Assumption of the Blessed
ordinary form at St Albans Abbey, in the Lady
Virgin Mary. Mass at 12 midday with
Chapel, on Fridays at 12 noon.
anointing f the sick. Coach pick up point
at St Teresa’s, Borehamwood. For further
information please contact Veronica
Mascarenhas on 020 8207 0821. Bring a
packed lunch.