Mass Intentions This Week

14 July: Saturday

10:00 Eucharistic Service

18:00 Dick Walsh RIP # 15 July: FIFTEENTH SUNDAY

08:30 Flora Menon RIP SVP #

10:00 Thanksgiving for

Corinne, Kevin & Jason Tavares ~ #

12:00 Patrick Lomasney RIP + # 16 July: Monday

10:00 Patrick & Lena Dowd RIP 17 July: Tuesday

10:00 Jeanni Harris RIP 18 July: Wednesday 10:00 David Kingston RIP 1st Anniversary 19 July: Thursday 10:00 Maurice Bird RIP 20 July: Friday

10:00 Arthur Fairservice RIP 21 July: Saturday

10:00 Eucharistic Service

18:00 Mr & Mrs Joseph Rasanyagam RIP 22 July: SIXTEENTH SUNDAY

08:30 Michael Semeta RIP

10:00 Ellen & Patrick McLaughlin RIP +

12:00 Darin De Souza RIP 1st Anniversary +

+ With Baptism

# With Foodbank Sunday

~ With Uniformed Groups

15th July 2018 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (page 106 of Parish Mass Book) YEAR B

Parish Priest: Fr. Keith Sylvia 147 Bingham Road, Addiscombe, Croydon CR0 7EN. Phone 020-8654 1709

email:addiscombe@rcaos.org.uk website: www.addiscombecatholicchurch.com

Diocesan website: www.rcsouthwark.co.uk

Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 9am - 3pm Wednesday: 9am - 12pm

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:

Weekdays after 10am Mass Every Saturday at 5pm Or by appointment

Our Lady of the Annunciation

LAST WEEK’S OFFERTORY

Loose cash £ 359.00

Gift Aid Envelopes £ 426.51

S/Os £ 975.00

Total £ 1760.51

CHURCH CLEANING

TEAM D

WE ARE BLESSED!

Here at Our Lady’s we have a dedicated team of M.C’s and servers who,

week in and week out, serve the altar with care and enthusiasm. It has

been suggested that in the hot weather we might make concessions with

regard to the dress code in order to minimize the risk of fainting and

dizziness. This is something we might explore in the coming weeks. At the same time the servers are put in a difficult position at some of our

Masses when they are left to bag up the collection without proper

supervision. It would appear that last week’s 10am 1st collection was

misappropriated, though not at that time as I myself helped to bag it

before placing it in the safe. Can I remind collectors to nominate an adult to attend to the bagging of

the collection immediately the Mass is over. It only takes a minute and

the servers will help, but they should not be put in the position of having

to do it by themselves. It is not their job!!

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Don’t forget - the Parish AGM will be held today after

12pm Mass in the large hall. I look forward to seeing you there!

*** PLEASE NOTE ***

The Parish office email address has now changed to:

addiscombe@rcaos.org.uk

We pray for the sick in our Parish: Geoffrey Bird, John Boswood, Ted Curry, Margarette Collins, Phyllis Donnelly,

José Fernandez, Dominic Audibert-Moloney, Fr Alan Sharpe, Julia Herneman, Will McCardie, Kathleen Ryan We pray for parishioners whose anniversaries occur this Week: Sidney Watts, Frank Stebbing, John Noonan, Bridie

McHale, Patricia M. White, Alice Connolly, Ben Kudom, Mary Mohammed, Rita Baxter, Christopher Kingman, Andrea

Oriani, Arthur Braim, Domenico Casale, Eileen Chandler, Beryl Bennett, Darin DeSouza

COLLECTIONS

Last week’s collection for Apostleship of the Sea amounted to £763.63. Many thanks. This week is the monthly ACA

collection with proceeds going to Woodside Bereavement Service.

There will not be any second collections over the summer period - they will resume in September.

MEETINGS Parish AGM: (Today) Sunday 15th at 1.15pm (Large Hall)

SVP: Tuesday 17th at 8pm (PRC)

RCIA: A tour of our Church - Wednesday 18th at 8pm (PRC)

SOCIAL CLUB Sunday Evening Entertainment

Sunday, 15th July: Ally Harron & Marion Curry

Sunday, 22nd July: Finbar & Paul

Sunday, 29th July: Tom Healy

Sunday, 5th August: Walter Kennedy

Sunday, 12th August: Mustang Showband

Sunday, 19th August: Mary Rose & Her Band Coming soon ..............................

Freddie Mercury Tribute Evening

Declan Nerney & Mick Flavin

Items for collection: L Adewebi, M Blower, C Charles-Montano, K Evans, S Fernandes, E Fitzgerald, P Hines, P Mulligan, W O’Sullivan, L

Padain, I Thorpe, C Townsend, D Tran, P Young, E Thompson, L Powell, Sr Celia, I Nicholls, G Slater, A O’Donovan Baptism certificates: R Salton, J Cabrera, D Hall, Taggart Rotas: Eucharistic Ministers (July), Readers (July / August) Servers (July)

AUTUMN FAYRE

Sunday 7th October 2018 The planning for the Fayre is well underway. We are delighted with

the offers of support that we have received in recent weeks. On Saturday, 21st July, from 10.00am we need a team of helpers to

clear the Garages, which will be used to store items/ equipment for

the Fayre. If you can assist, please send an email to:

patrickwinston@yahoo.co.uk

OUR LADY’S HALLS COMMITTEE: We need some new

members to assist the existing team with weekend halls bookings.

Come and talk to an existing member about the role outside church

after Mass, or please contact: Mike Hennessy 07967 141035

GOAN PILGRIMAGE AT THE FRIARS, AYLESFORD

Saturday, 1st September 2018

Rosary at 11am followed by Benediction and then an open-air mass

at 12.30pm. All are welcome. Goan food & Refreshments on

sale. Music & entertainment afterwards on the grounds until 6pm.

Contact Fiona Lobo on 07796 238009 or

email fionablobo@gmail.com See flyer on Notice Board in the porch for further details or to book a

coach seat (£15).

ACCOMMODATION TO LET: Addiscombe Catholic Housing

Association has a ground floor one-bedroom flat and a large, ground

floor studio to let in Addiscombe, close to the shops, buses and

tramlink. Applicants should be 55+, not a homeowner or have

savings or equity over £30,000 and able to live independently. If

interested and for more details, please email secretary@ACHA.com.

If you do not have access to email, call the Accommodation Officer

on 07921 868011 or the Parish Office on 8654 1709 who will pass on

your information.

DONATIONS FOR ST MILDRED’S HOMELESS DROP-IN The drop-in will be closed from 1st July to 23rd September, and will

therefore be unable to accept any donations during that time. Please continue with donations of men’s clothing from 24th

September onwards. Many thanks.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING: A MODERN SCOURGE It’s a type of slavery, it’s rampant in the 21st century and it’s

happening in Croydon. You may in fact be coming into contact with

some of the people being trafficked. Find out more on Wednesday

July 25th in the small hall here at Our Lady’s. Start time is 8pm.

Organised by the Newman Association - all are welcome to attend.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2018/2019 If your child is in a Catholic School and will be 7 years old or older

by 31st August 2018 and you wish him/her to be prepared for

Reconciliation and First Communion please download an application

from the parish website or see one of the priests after Mass. Those

who are not at Catholic school, but have completed the first year of

preparation should also submit an application form. Forms should be

returned to the Parish office by the end of today - Sunday 15th July

2018. A date for the first parents’ meeting will follow shortly.

GIFT AID ENVELOPES All members of the Scheme are reminded that only GREEN (or

Yellow for 2nd Collections) Gift Aid envelopes can be used this year. There are GREEN (OR YELLOW) spares available in the church

porch that simply need you to note your number (or full name). THERE ARE STILL 17 NAMED ENVELOPES FOR

COLLECTION - PLEASE, PLEASE TAKE THEM THIS

WEEKEND! Jenny Mitchener

FHC PHOTOGRAPHS 2018 The photographer will have your First Holy Communion photographs

ready for collection from the large hall foyer, today - 15th July from

9.30 - 11.45am.

ADDISCOMBE UNITY CLUB (For the Over 60’s) Do you want to meet new friends and take time out to have a good

chat? Come and join the Addiscombe Unity Club - we meet every

Friday from 1.45 - 3.45pm in the large hall. There is a varied

programme of entertainment, theatre visits and outings. Weekly

raffles and refreshments!

Contact Mary Kingman on 8406 5377.

COLOMA TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGE REUNION There will be a reunion for students who attended the Teacher

Training College between 1952 & 1978 on Saturday, 29th

September. The day will include a visit to Wickham Court followed

by a Reception at the De Vere Selsdon Estate (formerly Selsdon Park

Hotel).

For more information email Carmel Rafferty baraff2@gmail.com

RECENT DEATH: We are sad to announce the recent death of

Joyce Edwards. Her funeral will take place here at Our Lady’s on

Monday 23rd July at 10am. Please remember Joyce and her family

in your prayers at this time.

SAVE THE DATE FOR 28TH CROYDON SCOUTS!

Saturday 13th October - Family Race Night in the large hall

Make a note in your diaries! Full details to follow shortly.

DIVERSITY ARTS & CRAFTS

The Arts & Crafts group will be meeting in the small hall on

Monday 16th July at 7.30pm. Looking forward to seeing all those

who expressed an interest at the Diversity Lunch. Any other

interested parties would be most welcome. Please contact Dulcie Jacob on 8406 4783 or 07921 975 779 if you

have any queries.

FOUND!: Among the milk-bottle tops I collected from church last

weekend, I found a rather nice comb, with a pink & grey moulded

plastic handle and steel tines. It was clearly in the bag in error and is

now on the "lost property" shelf at the back of church. Andy

SVP - MASS WITH ANOINTING OF THE SICK

The SVP would like to invite any parishioners who might not be well

and would like to receive the sacrament for the sick, to a special Mass

celebrated by Fr Keith, here at Our Lady’s on Sunday 5th August

at 1.30pm. This will be followed by refreshments in the small hall.