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St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church A Parish of the Catholic Diocese of Westminster
Parish Priest:
No.42/2020 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 27 Oct 2019
Web: www.parish.rcdow.org.uk/edgware; www.catholicedgware.org
Parish email: [email protected]
Parish Safeguarding Rep: Danny O' Callaghan ; email: [email protected]
Parish Secretary: Debbie Conneely (Tuesday-Thursday); Email: [email protected]
LITURGY, CONFESSION & MASS TIMES
Sunday
27 October
30th SUNDAY in Ordinary Time Ps Wk2
Ecclesiasticus 35: 12-14, 16-19; 2 Timothy 4: 6-8, 16-18;Luke 18: 9–14;
Mass: 10am, 12 noon and 6pm. (p. 155)
Mon 28
October
Ss Simon and Jude, Apostles;
8.40 Morning prayer 9am Mass; 9.30 Rosary;
Tue 29 October Blessed Martyrs of Douai College; 8.40 Morning prayer
9am Mass; 9.30 Rosary;
7.30pm Mass with devotions to St Anthony and Benediction;
Wed 30
October
Feria; 8.40 Morning prayer 9am Mass; 9.30 Rosary;
Thu 31 October
Feria; 8.40 Morning prayer 9am Mass; 9.30 Rosary;
Fri 1
November
All Saints—Solemnity; First Friday
8.40 Morning prayer; No Friday abstinence
9am Mass; 9.30 Rosary; (p. 194)
3pm Divine Mercy Chaplet;
6.30 – 7.15pm – Confessions
7.30pm – Mass followed by the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament;
10pm Benediction
Sat 2
November
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed—All Souls’ Day; 9.30-9.50am Confessions; 9.45am Devotions to Our Lady
10am Mass; (p. 197)
5.30-6pm Confessions;
6.30pm Saturday Vigil Mass;
Sunday
3 November
31st SUNDAY in Ordinary Time Ps Wk3
Wisdom 11: 22-12:2; 2 Thessalonians 1: 11-2:2; Luke 19: 1–10; (p. 158)
Mass: 10am, 12 noon and 6pm.
God be merciful to me, a sinner!
As the end of the Church’s year ap-proaches, we renew our com-mitment to the Lord who
desires to draw ever closer to those who are humble.
The First Reading shows how the Lord hears the petitions of the poor, while the Psalm echoes this by showing the close-ness of the Lord to the broken-hearted and the downtrodden. In the Second Reading, Paul encourages the new follow-ers of Christ to hold firm to the life God gives, even through sufferings and strug-
gles. He uses the analogy of a runner whose eyes are fixed firmly on the prize.
In all his years of ministry, Jesus rarely speaks harshly. Indeed, the only group he seems to condemn are the Pharisees, per-haps because their pride and self-reliance make them hard to reach. The Pharisee in today’s Gospel certainly thinks he has a monopoly on God. In contrast, however, Jesus holds up the tax collector as an ex-ample, not because of what he does, but because he is sincerely asking for for-giveness. He knows his sin and his need of God, and so goes home at one with God.
This week, I endeavour to entrust myself ever more keenly to the compas-sion of the Lord, that it may open me more and more to his love and care. May his closeness empower me to go out to stand alongside anyone I know who is in need of help.
Fr Robert Pachuta
5 Garratt Road
Middlesex; Edgware
HA8 9AN
Tel: 020 8952 0663
If leaving a message
please give the best number for a
return call
Parish Office: Call Debbie
Tel: 020 8951 5769 e-mail: [email protected]
Open during School Terms:
Tuesday to Thursday:
9.30am-2.30pm School Holidays:
Wednesday 9.30am-2.30pm
Opening hours: The church is open daily for private prayer and adoration:
Monday-Sunday 7am–10pm;
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Monday to Friday: 8-8.40am & 9.30am-10pm;
Saturday:8-9.40am, 10.30am-4pm, 7.30-10pm; Sunday: 8-9am&7-10pm
guests are welcome. The talk will take
place in the Holy Family Room (turn left
as you enter the Church) with
refreshments afterwards in the Parish
Centre - Social Club.
Please feel free to invite friends and
family for this unique opportunity to
explore this topic.
Mother’s Prayer Group will meet on
Wednesday 20 November at 2pm.
For more information please contact
Louise Noel, tel: 020 8951 1508.
The Celebration of the Eucharist:
Ever Changing, Ever New.
Formation for Extraordinary
Ministers of Holy Communion
Venue: Vaughan House, 46 Francis
Street, SW1P 1QN on Thursday 14
November at 7:00-8:30pm
Suggested donation £5. Registration
is required. Please register at
[email protected] Living as if we believed in God
SCRIPTURE FROM SCRATCH with
Sister Anne Walsh OP
21 November The Vision of the Prophets:
An alternative world: The wolf will lie down
with the lamb (Isaiah 11.6)
21 November 2019; Time: 7.30 – 9.00
pm (Refreshments from 7.00 pm)
7th November, 21st November 2019. For all
the dates please visit:
www.nilandconferencecentre.co.uk
Niland Conference Centre, Rosary Priory,
93 Elstree Road, Bushey Heath, Bushey,
Herts, WD23 4EE. Suggested donation £5
per session. To register please e-mail at
or call 07746 707 247
John Anthony Proto R.I.P Sympathy is
extended to John's family and friends.
John's funeral will take place on
Wednesday 30 October at 11am. May he
rest in peace. CATECHETICS
Baptismal Course The next course for
parents will take place on Saturday 16
November at 2pm, in the Holy Family
Room. Parents who wish to baptise
their child will need to attend this
course.
The Belles of St. Anthony (Womens
group) will meet in the Holy Family
Room on Wednesday 6 November at
11am.
St Anthony’s Men’s Group Monday 28
October at 8pm. All adult men are
welcome. For more information contact:
Violence in the Bible
On the 28 October 2019—8pm Fr Leo
Rajiv a priest of the diocese will be
visiting our parish to give a talk on the
theory of mimetic desire as described by
the Catholic Philosopher, René Girard.
Using Girard’s framework, we can better
understand those passages in the Bible
that seem at odds with our notion of
a loving God, and also see how
Christianity has had a colossal impact on
every society it has impacted.
This event is organised by the Parish
Men’s Group but all parishioners and
Wish to meet with the Parish Priest Clergy Availability The next Clergy
Availability will be on Tuesday 29 October
5.30-6.30pm, in the Parish Office located
near to the Sacristy, beside the toilets.
References for Applications to Catholic
schools, Baptism, Marriage and other
matters can be discussed.
No appointment is needed.
References for school and other
applications are written during Clergy
Availability. Forms need to be filled out in
advance. Applications for a place in
a Catholic School Application forms,
including the Priest’s reference form, will
be available from the schools to which
applications are being made. This applies
to nursery, infant, junior and secondary
schools and sixth form colleges.
New to the Parish If you are a new
parishioner, please come to the parish
office and collect a parish registration
form.
The Repository: Mrs Annette O’Malley
Tuesdays and Fridays 9.30am - 11am and
Sundays after 10am and 12noon Masses.
Parish Centre bookings and enquiries
Please liaise with Debbie, in the office,
regarding bookings and enquiries for
St. Anthony’s Parish Centre hall.
Church Cleaning:
Team A : Thursday 31 October,7pm
Mrs B. Spain, Mrs S. Bates, Mr M. Ryan,
Mrs N. Okeke-Aru, Mrs J. Quinn,
Mr W. Banya.
Thank you, all who help to clean
and care for our church.
More volunteers are always welcome to
keep our church clean and tidy!
Forthcoming events 1 November: All Saints— Mass: 9am
and 7.30pm. 2 November: The Commemoration of All
the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day) -
Mass: 10am . Mass for Deceased Parishioners who
died over the past year will be
remembered and prayed for at Mass on
Saturday 16 November at 10am Mass.
May they rest in peace. Their names
are in our special Book of
Remembrance at the back of the
Church.
Blessing of Graves: Hendon Cemetery
on Sunday 10 November at 2.30pm;
Golders Green Crematorium: Sunday 17
November, St Edward’s Church at 3pm.
Clamp Hill Cemetery: Sunday 10
November 2pm.
November—Month of the Holy Souls
We pray for all of our
departed. Envelopes will be
available next weekend at the
back of the Church. Please
put names of those for whom
we will pray on the list and
place this in one of the ‘November Dead’
envelopes, with offerings, and then hand
this to Fr Robert or put them through the
letterbox of the Presbytery, 5 Garratt
Road. May the souls of the faithful
departed rest in peace.
PARISH NOTICES
Please pray for those who have died: John Proto; (…) and for those whose anniversaries occur about now: Josephine (Jo) Mary Killeen, Cathleen O’Connor; (…) Please pray for sick and housebound parishioners: Owen Cullen; Joe & Candida Rodrigues; Edgar D’Souza; Michael Morrish; Sheila & Dennis Clark; Betty McGrath, Hartley and Beverly Sinclair; Peggy McManamon; Margaret Tivenan; Mary Chrapala, Cicely Malcolm, Cleeta Lobo;
