Sunday 5th February 5th Sunday Ordinary Time (Year A)

09.00 Arrthe Maria Thanksgiving 10.30 Maureen Hayes [RIP]

12.00 Esteban de Leon [RIP]

18.30 Ann Brereton [Get Well]

Monday 6th February 09.30 Nina & Peter Kosciolek St. Paul Miki & Companions 18.30 Ralph Emerson [RIP]

Tuesday 7th February 09.30 Maura & Chubby Chhakra Feria 18.30 Luiza Lobo

Wednesday 8th February 09.30 Sally & Jim Morgan

St. Jerome Emiliani 18.30 Fr Shaju Thursday 9th February 09.30 Cyprian Alvares Feria 18.30 Tony Divers [RIP] Friday 10th February 09.30 Jim Kelly [St Boniface Sch Yrs 5&6 attending] St. Scholastica 18.30 Tom Davett [RIP]

Saturday 11th February 11.00 DAY WITH JESUS / Mary Walsh

Feria 18.30 Jessie Flynn [RIP]

Sunday 12th February 6th Sunday Ordinary Time (Year A) RACIAL JUSTICE DAY

09.00 Dorothy Portsmouth

10.30 Tina Hynes 12.00 Deceased members of the Gomez Family

18.30 Joseph McDonald [RIP]

4th & 5th FEBRUARY 11th & 12th FEBRUARY

LITURGICAL READERS (please collect a copy of the rota) Sat18.30 Jim Russell, Thomas Russell Hannah Cubero, Doris Cubero

09.00 Pat Willis, John Dennehy Angela Lum Wai, Emma Mango

10.30 Brownies & Guides Ada Ikpoh, Michelle McDonald

12.00 Ann M. Kuriakose, Mikhaela Dayaday Tess Valo, Ian Johnston

18.30 Sally Canizo, Emie Roberts Chelsea Rapu, Michael Lobo

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS (please collect a copy of the rota)

Sat 18.30 Kirsten D’Souza, Lucinda D’Souza, Matthew D’Souza

Agnela Cabral, David Cabral, Manuel Cabral

09.00 Luiza Lobo, Any 2 Other EMs please Mary Donoghue, Monique Sinfailam, Pat Willis

10.30 Carina Jualo, Isabella Mitchell, Kasia Zuzewicz

Ann Lusena, Srikanth Lusena, Therese Onyebalu

12.00 Angelo Aningalan, David Lobo, Rosemary Kanagaratnam

Bernardine Fernandes, Dennis Fernandes, Mary Rainford

18.30 Barrie Ellis Daley, Isabella Mitchell, Kirsty Thomas

Michael Lobo, Yannick Mango, Sharon Wrightman

Church Cleaning: Team 1: Sat. 4th February at 7pm Team 2: Mon. 6th February at 10am

Coffee Morning: Juliana Adam, Caroline Churchman, Liz McDonnell

Genet Andemariam , Shanique Blake, Tigist Deneke

ST BONIFACE PARISH, TOOTING 185 Mitcham Road, London SW17 9PG

Tel. 020 8672 2345 Tweet at: @BonifaceTooting E-mail: parishpriest@stbonifacetooting.org.uk

Website: www.stbonifacetooting.org.uk www.facebook.com/stbonifacetooting

Priests: Fr Shaju, Fr Kurt & Fr Obina

For Parish Hall Bookings, please contact the secretary on 020 8672 2345 PARISH OFFICE HOURS 10.00—13.00: Mon, Tue, Thur & Fri.

St George’s Hospital Chaplaincy Fr Jonathon Routh

020 8725 3069 (Office) 020 8672 1255 (Switchboard)

St Boniface R.C. School Undine Street, Tooting, SW17 8PP

Head teacher: Mrs S. Kerins Ph: 020 8672 5874

Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time (A) 5th February 2017

We sometimes describe a good

person as being “salt of the

earth”, using a phrase from

Jesus’ words in the Sermon on

the Mount.

We are most used to be told

that, for the sake of our health,

we need to reduce the amount

of salt that we consume. Too

much salt in our diet is bad for

us.

But for the ancient world, salt was vital. As well as

adding a pleasant taste to food, they used it to preserve

food from spoiling.

So when Jesus tells his disciples that they are “salt of the

earth”, he is telling them not only that they have an

essential role to play in improving the quality of people’s

life (the “flavour” of life in the world) but also that they

have a responsibility to purify the world and protect it

from the corruption and decay of sin.

Every Christian shares in this call to be salt to earth.

Adoration & Morning Prayer

Monday-Saturday: 08.45 & First Friday at 5.15pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday: 11.30-12.30

& 17.45-18.15

Monday 6th February

Tuesday 7th February Parent & Toddler Group

(9.30-11.00 Function Suite)

Charismatic Prayer Group

(19.00 Church)

Wednesday 8th February

Rosary Prayer Group (19.00 Presbytery Meeting Room)

Thursday 9th February

Bible Study Group (13.30 Presbytery Meeting Room)

Knit & Natter Group (15.00 Presbytery Meeting Room)

Legion of Mary (19.15 Presbytery Meeting Room)

Tamil Mass (19.30 Church)

Friday 10th February

10.00 Divine Mercy Chaplet 50+ Club (14.00 Function Suite)

Parish Open House (18.00-19.30 in the Presbytery)

Confirmation Preparation for Adults

The sacrament of Confirmation

strengthens and perfects the

graces given to us at our

Baptism.

During Lent, we will offer a

programme of preparation for baptised

Catholic adults who wish to receive the

sacrament of Confirmation.

If you have not been confirmed, please

complete one of the application forms

available at the back of the church and

return it to the parish office.

Cold Weather

We are doing our best to keep the church

warm during the cold weather. This is

difficult, especially on very cold days,

because the church building is such a large

space.

Please help us to conserve

heat by ensuring that you

keep the doors of the church

(including the side door and

the double doors inside the

building) closed. When these are left open,

heat escapes very quickly and a draft is

created which leaves people feeling even

colder!

The main doors of the church will be

propped open just before the end of each

Sunday Mass to allow people to leave

easily. At all other times, please close

doors behind you.

Parish Open House

If you need to see a priest to make an

initial enquiry about a baptism or

wedding, to seek a supplementary

reference for a school application or for

any other brief enquiry, please drop in

without an appointment during the Parish

Open House. The next Open House takes

place in the presbytery on Friday 10th

February from 6pm to 7.30pm.

Bible Study Group: Letters of St Paul

Our Bible study group meets on

Thursdays at 1.30pm in the presbytery

meeting room. All are welcome to attend.

A Day with Jesus The parish sets aside the second Saturday

of each month for a day of recollection. The

next one will be on Saturday 11th

February. The day begins at 9.15am with

Morning Prayer, Eucharistic Adoration,

devotions and a spiritual talk. Confessions

are available during this time. Mass is

celebrated at 11am followed by an

opportunity for those who are sick to

receive the sacrament of anointing and for

individuals to come forward to be prayed

over by a priest. All are welcome to take

part in the day.

Bereavement Support Meeting

We are organising an informal and

friendly gathering open to all who have

recently experienced bereavement and

loss. The first gathering is on Saturday

11th February at 3pm in the presbytery.

Contact the Parish Office for more details.

Retreat for Children & Young People

The Parish is organising a day of retreat for

our children and young people (aged from

5-16 years) on Saturday 18th February

from 10am to 4pm. The retreat will be

conducted by SEHION UK and will have a

range of activities for the different age

groups. We encourage parents to keep this

date free so that their children can

participate. A flyer with further details is

available in the church porch or on the

parish website.

Live Irish Gig

There will be a Live Irish Gig featuring

Eugene Doonan in the main hall on Friday

10th February from 8.30pm–11.30pm.

Doors open at 7.00pm.

Parish Quiz

We are holding a parish quiz in aid of the

church building fund on Friday 17th

February. £5 to take part in the quiz or £10

with a curry supper. To order food, please

call Tommy on 07949 332 183

Future Parish Events

There are a number of parish events

coming up. Please note the dates so that

you will be able to take part.

A day of prayer, discussion and

celebration for our altar servers and

their families on Saturday 4th March

from 11am to 2pm.

A retreat day for readers and ministers

of Holy Communion on Saturday 25th

March from 11am-3pm.

A retreat day for choir members on

Saturday 6th May from 11am-2pm.

Our Parish St Patrick’s Day celebration

on Friday 17th March. There will be

Mass in the church at 6.30pm followed

by an Irish Dance evening in the Hall.

The 110th anniversary of the opening of

our church on 27 April 2017.

Second Collection Next Week

Next Sunday 12th February there will be a

Diocesan second collection taken to

support the work of the Catholic Church to

promote racial justice in our schools,

parishes and in wider society.

Offertory Collection

The collection last weekend was £2,113.58

[Loose plate 54%; Gift Aid 46%].

Thank you for your generosity.

PARISH PRAYER LIST Please remember in your prayers all those on our parish prayer list.

The sick: Giuseppe Piccinini, Ann Brereton, Ayres Fernandes, Sherifa Joseph, Veronica Antao, Christina Grogan, Ian Addison, Matilda Addison, Maria Da Silva, Betty Joyce, J J Hogan, Tony Hardy, Esther Daley, Clifford Tetteh, Norman Mendonca, Irene Mendonca, Idan Vijay, Thomas McDermott, Eula Britto, Geoffrey Blwyddin, Recently Deceased: Evelyn Wilson, Desmond Morris, Richard Sagoe, Ray Nieslony, Mary Walsh, Stephen Kinsella, Anne Martin, Sean O’Callaghan.

Anniversaries: Ann Collier, Thomas Page, Teresa Brownhill, Kenneth Mulcahy, Sister Philomena Morgan, Bridget Crosbie, Joyce Donaldson, Michael Hopkins, Kathleen Sullivan, Elizabethrani Jekob, Mary Walsh, Ralph Emerson, Nneoma Onyiukah, Luke Kelly, Fr Fitzsimons, May they rest in peace – Amen.

Please visit our website and Facebook page for more information about parish events and for photographs and information.