Mass Intentions This Week

20 May: Saturday FUNERAL MASS

10:00 Christy Jordan RIP

18:00 Dr Lourdes D’Costa RIP # 21 May: SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

08:30 John O’Donovan RIP #

10:00 All Parishioners ~ #

12:00 Aaron Grimsley RIP # 22 May: Monday 10:00 Welfare of Margareth Banjo 23 May: Tuesday

10:00 Christy Jordan RIP 24 May: Wednesday 10:00 Caroline Koch RIP 25 May: Thursday

10:00 Eileen Prendergast RIP 26 May: Friday

10:00 Kathleen Higgins RIP 27 May: Saturday SAINT AUGUSTINE

10:00 John Hunt RIP

18:00 Bridget Connelly RIP 28 May:

SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

08:30 All Parishioners

10:00 Deceased Members of Cahill Family

12:00 Patrick Maher RIP

~ With Uniformed Groups

# With Foodbank Sunday

21st May 2017 Sixth Sunday of Easter (page 268 of Parish Mass Book) YEAR A

Parish Priest: Fr. Joe O’Connor Assistant Priest: Fr. Keith Sylvia

147 Bingham Road, Addiscombe, Croydon CR0 7EN. Phone 020-8654 1709

email:office@addiscombecatholicchurch.com website: www.addiscombecatholicchurch.com

Diocesan website: www.rcsouthwark.co.uk Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-3pm

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Every Saturday 9.30am and 5.00pm.

Our Lady of the Annunciation

WEEKLY DRAW

£5 - Robert Chute

LAST WEEK’S OFFERTORY

Loose cash £ 642.20

Gift Aid Envelopes £ 687.82

S/Os £ 975.00 Total £2305.02

CHURCH CLEANING

TEAM D - Mrs Aitchison

You will remember, a while back when the refugee crisis hit the headlines and

was current for some weeks, I preached about it and the consensus was that we

ought to be able to do something as a parish to help the situation. Pope Francis

also urged parish communities (who are able) to adopt a family. Well we have

been gently pursuing the issue and it seems there are now refined processes in

place through which we can take up this challenge. To that end, we need to be putting together a small but dedicated team whose

task it will be to complete paperwork, source members of the congregation

with particular skill sets i.e. education, health care, middle east cuisine,

translation etc. and to meet with Home Office officials who will visit the

parish when these are in place to advise and ‘hold our hand’ through the rest

of the process. If you feel you have something to offer in response to this initiative would you

email the parish office, so that we can keep you informed and invite you

personally to any gathering to move this forward.

Thank you and God bless.

*********************** THE POWER OF THE ROSARY

In 1978 the rosary saved a college girl from the serial killer Ted Bundy. He had

already killed two students when he entered the room of the sleeping girl. Mons.

William Kerr was called by police to Florida State University, where the near catatonic

girl would only speak to a priest. The girl told him that she had promised her

grandmother to pray the rosary every night for protection, even if she fell asleep. She awoke to find Bundy standing over her. She was still clutching her rosary as she

had indeed fallen asleep while praying, when Bundy suddenly turned and fled. Ironically when Ted Bundy was on death row, he asked for Mons. Kerr to serve as

spiritual counsellor. The priest took the opportunity to ask him why he had not killed

the girl. Bundy said that he fully intended to murder her but was prevented by a

mysterious power. Bundy eventually confessed to over thirty murders.

COLLECTIONS

This week there will be a Mission Appeal by Fr Kevin Ryan of Xaverian Missionaries. Next Sunday there will be a

second collection for World Communications Day.

We pray for the sick in our Parish: Elizabeth Damsel, Fr David Peck, Sheila Minus, Lauren Horwood, Sharon

Gillett, D Nott, Laila Tambini, Donncha O’Donovan We pray for parishioners whose anniversaries occur this Week: Mary McHale, Mary Kate Collins, Margaret Hayes, Brigid Thompson, Mary Dillon, Bridget Brennan, Amelia Cully,

Daniel Gorey, Jack Linnane, Sarah Summers, Lynda Ticehurst, Francis Chambers, Cyril Kelly, Nancy Smith, Hilda

Mills, Graham Bull, Antoni Znidericz, Joseph Doyle, Carol Byrne, Kenneth Cox, Gladys Morais

SOCIAL CLUB

Sunday Evening Entertainment Sunday, 21st May: Eugene Doonan

Sunday, 28th May: Bank Holiday special with Tom Healy

Sunday, 4th June: Two Sound Men

Sunday, 11th June: Billy & The North Winds

Sunday, 18th June: Mary & the New County

Sunday, 25th June: Returning by popular demand TR Dallas The Social Club will make a presentation to a representative from

the Children's Ward at the Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton on

Sunday, 4th June. These are the proceeds from recent Fundraising

Events. Coming in the autumn .......................

- Sean Wilson & Tony Mac

- Declan Nerney

- Ally Harron & Marion Curry

Items for collection: D Sreenivasan, L Winfield, Sr Celia x 4, J Mitchener, D Roots, A Gillen, J Boyle, J O’Dowd, Paul Ryan, A

Windley, K McGlynn, R Chute, Mary Kingman, M Sequeira Bapt Certs: Cadar, Escrader, Orphanou, Edada Rotas: Readers (May / June)

MEETINGS Ascent Group: Tuesday 23rd at 10.30am (Large Hall)

SVP: Tuesday 23rd at 8pm (Small Hall)

Parish AGM: Wednesday 24th at 8pm (Large Hall)

READERS’ DAY - CANCELLED Unfortunately the Readers’ day planned for Saturday 27th May has

now been cancelled. We hope to reschedule a date in the near future.

PARISH COUNCIL AGM: The Parish AGM will take place in

the Large Hall on Wednesday 24th May at 8pm. The purpose of

the meeting is to share the many successes over the last year as well

as our plans for the next year. Nomination forms for the parish

Council and the other AGM papers, are available on the table in the

porch. We look forward to seeing you all there.

9th ADDISCOMBE BROWNIES NEED YOU: Two volunteers

are urgently required to takeover the running of the 9th

Addiscombe Brownie group from September 2017, otherwise the

unit faces closure! They meet on a Thursday evening from 6

to 7.30pm. For more information please contact:

Kathy 07722479668 Lisa 07808 170906

or Jackie 07808 170906

MAY DEVOTION: During the month of May the Rosary will be

recited at 7pm each evening from Monday to Thursday. The Rosary

is also said every Monday - Friday at 9.30am before weekday

Masses. All are very welcome to attend.

ST. MILDRED’S DROP IN

May I thank you for your wonderful response to my appeal a few

weeks ago for clothing. The demand for T shirts, mens’ and

womens’ jeans, jumpers and hoodies has been unprecedented, so I

am back again asking for your help. We are looking for just these

items which can be delivered to St Mildred’s office any weekday

between 9.30am and 12.30pm, or to the Drop In itself on Sundays

between 12 noon and 12.45pm. Many thanks.

CULTURAL DIVERSITY SUPPORT GROUP

Today Sunday 21st May is World Day for Cultural Diversity for

Dialogue and Development declared by the United Nations in

December 2002 and administered by UNESCO that states among

others that, 'Cultural Diversity is our shared heritage and the greatest

opportunity before humanity........'. We are therefore called upon to

do what little we can to promote understanding of each other.

Visit www.unesco.org/new/en/cultural-diversity-day and

www.un.org/en/events/culturaldiversityday for more information Our Celebratory Mass is on Sunday June 18 at 12pm. We will follow

the Mass Order for the day and insert elements of cultural diversity in

some sections. This will be followed by a Reception in the large hall

and we invite everyone to give whatever support they can to make it

a success. We encourage you to wear your cultural/native attire, bring

along flags from your native country if possible to be presented

during the offertory, food, drink, help setting up, winding down

etc. We have put a box on the table at the back of the church for you

to pledge what you will do. Please complete the slips of paper

provided and put in the box.

Do call Sylvia on 07870 508790 for further clarification.

Have a blessed Cultural Diversity Day!

CENTRE FOR CATHOLIC FORMATION Post-Easter talks on the Holy Spirit at the Amigo Hall - 7.30pm

25th May - Sebastian Morello on Father, Son and Holy Spirit Mass for New Catholics

Saturday 3rd June at 11am - St Georges Cathedral Relit

A parish evangelization resource presented by creator, Michael Dopp.

24th May - at the CCF.

CALLING ALL BAKERS: The Addiscombe Carnival on Sunday

28th May in Ashburton Park, need donations of cakes for the tea

stall - particularly tray bake style cakes, so please donate if you can!

EXTEND - EXERCISE CLASS Have you been promising yourself to exercise more? If so come and

join Extend, a friendly group who meet on Mondays & Thursdays in

term time at St Mildred’s hall from 10 -11am. The classes are

designed for the 60 + age group and consist of gentle chair and

standing exercises to music. The cost is £4 per session and is run by

Fiona, a fully trained and experienced teacher.

For further details contact Fiona on 020 8657 0602

GIFT AID ENVELOPES 2017 - 2018

64 boxes of offertory envelopes for use from 4th June were not

collected last Sunday. They will be available for collection after all

Masses this weekend 20th / 21st May. Please be sure to pick yours

up. Many thanks. Jenny Mitchener

THE BUTTERFLY SERVICE

CROYDON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL There will be two Baby Memorial Services in the Hospital Chapel

this year - 3pm on Sundays 28th May and 24th September, for parents

who have lost a baby. Please see the poster in the porch for details.

NEWMAN ASSOCIATION - DEMETIA FRIENDS Our next meeting, a Dementia Friends Information Session, is on

Thursday 25th May at 8pm in the small hall. For more information

see the poster on the notice board. Non members welcome.

CHEWING GUM! Unfortunately once more we have a serious problem with chewing

gum in the church, under the seats, on the kneelers and on the

FLOOR! We would ask you to please get rid of your chewing gum

BEFORE you come to church as it is not fair on our cleaners who

are all volunteers.

ASSISTANT GUIDE LEADER NEEDED!

1st Addiscombe Guides are looking for a new assistant guide leader.

Meetings are on Wednesdays in the large hall from 6.30 - 8pm. If

anyone is interested please contact Stephanie on 07828 164571.