| St Mary’s & St Michael’s Church Newsletter Presbytery: 2 Lukin Street, London E1 0AA Telephone: 020 7790 5911 Parish Priest: Fr. Keith Stoakes Email: commercialroad@rcdow.org.uk Website:http://parish.rcdow.org.uk/commercialroad ———————————– Congolese Chaplain: Fr. Julien Matondo Mboko Telephone: 020 7790 2211 / 07452 772111 Email: julienmboko@rcdow.org.uk / julienmboko@hotmail.fr |
EASTER SUNDAY B
Mass Intentions this Week
| Saturday 30th March | 8.00pm | EASTER VIGIL Pro Pop |
| Sunday 31st March | 8.00am | Pro Pop |
| 10.30am | Pro Pop | |
| 1.00pm | Congolese Community Mass | |
| Monday 1st April | 10.00am | World peacet Creamer RIP |
| Tuesday 2nd April | 10.00am | Fr. Aidan Sharrat Int. |
| Wednesday 3rd April | 10.00am | Michael Manning. Sick. |
| Thursday 4th April | 11.00pm | Requiem Mass John Holder RIP |
| Friday 5th April | 10.00am | Fr. Willie Skehan Int |
| Saturday 6th April | 6.00pm | George & Victor Falzon & Rene Harrison |
| Sunday 7th April | 8.00am | Pro Pop. |
| 10.30am | Peggy Collins Anniv. | |
| 1.00pm | Congolese Community Mass |
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sat 5.15pm– 5.40pm or on request.
Weekday Masses take place in the Sacristy
Dear Parishioners,
I wish you all a very Blessed and Joyful Easter. My thanks to all who helped in any way with the preparations for, and participated in our Triduum Services, my first here in St. Mary and St. Michael.. I will not make a list as I am bound to leave someone out!
For those who attended the School Passion Play on Wednesday morning will have been very moved by the.
Congratulations to Sebastian who was enrolled into the Guild of St. Stephen for Altar Servers at our 10.30am Mass last Sunday. Anyone interested in becoming an Altar Server please speak to me and perhaps some training can be done during the Easter Holidays.
New Planned Giving Envelopes have arrived and will be available for collection if not today certainly by next weekend. if you would like to join the scheme please speak to Betty or myself. Thank you for your continued generosity.
With Easter Prayers and Blessings.
Fr. Keith, Fr. Crescent, Fr. Julian and Deacon Gerald
PRAYERS PLEASE FOR: Those of our parish who are sick: at home or in Hospital remembering especially Fr. Victor: Peace: in our troubled world; Our Deanery: Bow and Bow Common Parishes and the Vietnamese Chaplaincy; Those who have died recently and for all whose anniversaries occur about now.
FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATION Fifth preparation session for our young people on Saturday 20th April at 5.00pm Please continue to keep them in your prayers.
BAPTISM COURSE Saturday April 6th at 10.00am in the Presbytery. Application forms available at the back of the church. Children do not need to attend.
PARISH BOOK-KEEPER Is urgently required as Betty officially stood down at the end of February. If you feel you have the necessary financial skills and would like to know more please speak to Betty, a member of the Parish Finance Committee or Fr. Keith.
ON LINE CO-ORDINATOR required to keep our parish website upto date and manage the online payments system. Up till now this role has been carried out by Sam who left our parish before Fr. Keith arrived. If you feel you have the necessary internet/computing skills to carry out this important task please speak to Fr. Keith, Betty or one of the Parish Finance Committee.
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 2024 takes place from 19th – 26th July. The Sanctuaryís theme for the year is ëCome here in processioní. Parishioners are encouraged to join the Pilgrimage as Adult or Redcap Youth Helpers, Nurses, Doctors, Assisted Pilgrims, or as regular pilgrims. See Poster on the noticeboard for more details.
MASS INTENTION ENVELOPES Available from the Repository or the Sacristy. If a specific date and time is required this will have to be arranged in consultation with the ìMass Diaryî so that no double booking occurs.
CONFIRMATION GROUP 3rd Meeting on Wednesday April 10th at 11.00am in the Presbytery. If you missed last Saturdays meeting please see Fr. Keith
| OFFERTORY COLLECTIONS | |||
| LOOSE | ENVELOPES | TOTAL | |
| SUNDAY 17th MARCH | £393.76 | £169.00 | £562.76 |
| SUNDAY 24th MARCH | £386.57 | £210.00 | £596.57 |
| FOR WHICH MANY THANKS INDEED (These figures do not include donations made electronically by “Dona” or “Online”) COUNTERS (31/3) TEAM B (7/4) TEAM C | |||