This parish is part of Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese Trustee, Charity No. 233699

THE CHURCH of the HOLY APOSTLES On Winchester Street,

Postal Address: 47 Cumberland St,

Pimlico, London SW1V4LY

Fourth Sunday of Easter 7th May2017

Dear Friends, This weekend we congratulate the children who are celebrating their First Holy Communion and we support them with our prayers. On Saturday 6th May 2017 they are: Thomas Cogan, Daniella Ortiz Posso, Ben Thwaytes, Ruby Sweeney, Harry Hurley, Logan Watts, Alexia Naydenov, Daisy Riley, Daisy Gibbs and Hunter Rayment. On Sunday 7th May 2017 they are: Rachel Eson-Benjamin, Franek Wielogorski, Bobby Barnes, Julia Maire Dela Cuesta, Ines Goncalves Costa, Yuran Evandro Muteca Correia, Kelly Varela Barreto, Samira Chaud, Jose Luis Marquez, Fernando Marquez, Kai Fergus-Morgan, Ismael Mateo Friera, Vincent Capel and Leo Staples. May God bless them on this special day and their families too. Thank you for your continued support for the Westminster Foodbank which is based at the Westminster Chapel, Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6BS 020 7834 1731 x 224 Open to Clients: Monday 14:00-16:00; Thursday 11:00-13:00 The Foodbank provides the equivalent of 3 days’ worth of non-perishable food items and toiletries. The Foodbank relies on the generosity of its donors; your regular donations throughout the year helps to continue to serve clients going through a crisis. Below is a list of items they are currently in need of:

Tinned Spaghetti

Fruit (Tinned)

Vegetables (Tinned)

Puddings (Tinned) e.g. Rice Pudding, Sponge Pudding, Custard

Fruit Juice (Long-life Carton)

Drinking Chocolate

Jam

Instant Coffee

Toiletries/Household Products e.g. deodorant (male/female), shower gel, shampoo, toilet rolls, kitchen towels, washing up liquid, washing powder, toilet cleaner etc. (no bleach)

Milk (UHT or powdered)

Meat (Tinned)

Soya/Rice Milk

Tomatoes (Tinned)

Pasta Sauces (Jar)

Soup (Tinned) (not Tomato Soup at this time)

Fish (Tinned)

Pulses (Tinned) e.g. kidney beans, lentils

Cereals (not whole-wheat biscuits) Please check that items are unopened and undamaged and have a BBD at least 3 months away Additionally, the foodbank offers support and advice at the Monday sessions which are held at St Gabriel’s Hall in Churchill Gardens.

CAP (Christians Against Poverty) Debit Advice

HELP Specialist Advice Service - HELP is Vital Regeneration’s specialist advice service which gives employment, training and housing support to people living in Westminster’s temporary accommodation as well as those living in the private rented sector. Help’s main focus is to prevent people from putting their lives on hold whilst waiting for more long-term housing to become available. To motivate and encourage them to think outside of their current housing situation by channelling their energy into making a better life for themselves and their families through training, volunteering leading to sustainable work

Let us here at Holy Apostles continue to support this service to our wider community. Yours devotedly

TIMES OF MASSES Weekday Masses

Monday-Friday

9:30am unless there is a 10:00am funeral mass

10am Mass on Bank Holidays

Sunday Masses

6:00pm Saturday (Vigil) and Sundays 9.00am,

10.30am Family Mass,

12.30pm in Spanish

(except August)

Confessions on Saturday at 5:00pm or by arrangement

Announcements

The collection last Sunday came to £1,065.84 (£451.94 envelopes) (£613.90 loose plate). The week before it was £1,128.89. The Direct Debits, Standing Orders, CAF and GYE for April came to £5,654. Thank you to everyone who supports the parish financially.

Please pray for Diana Roberts age 67 of Sussex St whose funeral Mass will be on Tuesday 23rd May at 11.00am. May She Rest in Peace

First Holy Communions will be celebrated over this weekend and next at the Saturday 6pm and Sunday 10.30am Masses. Please keep the children and their families in your prayers.

Rehearsals for First - Parents and children your rehearsals are in the Church on Thursday 11th at 4.30pm for the Sat 13th May group and Thursday11th at 5.30pm for the Sunday 15th May group. Please be on time.

St Vincent de Paul Society meeting Monday 8th May, 6:30pm, St. Magdalene Room

Toda is Good Shepherd Sunday, the day we pray for vocations, Today’s second collection is for the annual Priest Training Fund. The Fund helps pay for the training of seminarians (we currently have 39), the education of priests for special ministries, and ongoing enrichment to strengthen priests. Your gift helps ensure we can provide training for these men responding to Christ’s call to dedicate their lives serving the Church. Please be as generous as you can. Please also pray for vocations; please take home a prayer card for vocations. If you do not have a donation leaflet, plenty are still available at the back of the church. You can donate online anytime at www.rcdow.org.uk/donations

Room to rent in a flat in Page St available. Contact 07973 617 022

Are you registered to vote in the General Election? If not, then go to https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

Café Paris – The French Evening on Saturday May 20th – tickets will be on sale from this week at £15 each or £25 for Two. This is in aid of out twinned parish in Turkana in Northern Kenya. It includes supper and one free drink! There will be a raffle and an auction.

Little Waitrose in Warwick Way helping Turkana – if you go in there and buy something you can take part in The "community matters" green coins scheme which is supporting our Project in Turkana. You just pick coins from the box and drop them in the charity of your choice. The three charities will share a donation from Waitrose in proportion of the amount of coins each got. Make sure you put yours in the box for TURKANA PROJECT.

The Padre Pio Prayer Group – that used to meet at the Padre Pio Bookshop in Vauxhall Bridge Road will meet instead in our church every Wednesday from 2.00pm to 4.00pm – starting Wednesday 19th April

Anti-Abortion March in Birmingham on 20th May - This year sees the 50th anniversary of abortion being legalised in Great Britain, over 8 million babies’ lives have been lost since 1967. We all need to make some extra sacrifice this year. Please attend the “March for Life” in Birmingham on Saturday the 20th May. Going to Birmingham may involve a sacrifice for those who live some distance away, but the day is a great witness to our society and is also both informative and encouraging. If you don’t attend the March in the 50th Anniversary year of abortion in England and Wales, when are you going to make the effort to come? Three English Bishops will be attending the March – come and support their witness. For coaches from London and elsewhere please see; www.goodcounselnetwork.com or phone 0207 723 1740

Permanent Diaconate - Men wanting to know more about the permanent diaconate are invited to come to a two-hour meeting from 10am to 12 noon at one of the following:, 21st May: Sacred Heart and St Joseph, Ware No booking needed. Wives welcome. For details, contact Deacon Adrian Cullen on 07961 594725 or Deacon Anthony Clark on 07545 373548.

Mark Gospel: A basic handbook for discipleship with Fr John Hemer- Mon 15th May 2017 Time:7:00pm - 8:30pm Venue: Vaughan House, 46 Francis Street, SW1P 1QN Registration is required. Email at livingfaith@rcdow.org.uk and indicate your name and the date of the event. If you do not have an access to the Internet, please leave a voice message at 020 7931 6078. Suggested donation £4.

Thought of the Week Sunday Mass – once a

week – is a celebration

and a reminder that what

we do the rest of the

week is an act of worship.

Remember – Sorrow looks

back. Worry looks around.

Faith looks forward.

Parish Priest Canon Pat Browne Mobile: 07988 441691 patbrowne@rcdow.org.uk Parish Sister Sr Louise Callan DC Mobile: 07786 743810 Parish Secretary Patrick Huynh patrickhuynh@rcdow.org.uk 0207 834 6965 -Extension 4 Priests in Residence Fr Augusto Zampini Davies azampini@yahoo.com 07795 624 524 Fr Laurent Bahati fr.bahati@gmail.com 07404 980 225

Hall Manager Mr Jan Bidaud Mobile: 07717 5666 05 janbidaud@rcdow.org.uk

Safeguarding

Jayne McMenamin is our

safeguarding person for

the parish in relation to

children or vulnerable

adults. If you have any

concerns, Jayne can be

contacted on 07825

191213.