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ST PETER AND ST PAUL Second Reading: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18 Today’s passage occurs at the end of the letter. Paul is in prison living his final days and reflecting on his life. His friends have deserted him and apart from moral isolation, it also means a lack of everyday comforts in prison – good […]

SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY These last verses of Mathew’s Gospel, often referred to as the Great Commission of Jesus to his disciples, summarise all the key themes of Matthew’s Gospel and serve as an appropriate ending for it. Mathew portrays Jesus as the one who teaches with authority and who can be trusted.  […]

PEACE BE WITH YOU” Today is not only the Second Sunday of Easter but also the completion of the octave of Easter and the feast of Divine Mercy.  In the year 2000, St Pope John Paul II established this feast.  On the first anniversary of the founding of Divine Mercy Sunday, John Paul II recalled, […]

ST PAUL’S PARISH NEWSLETTER Fr Perry Sykes (Parish Priest)                                                           Parish Office: woodgreen@rcdow.org.uk ; tel: 020 8888 2390    Fr Perry Sykes: perrysykes@rcdow.org.uk Parish Website:  https://parish.rcdow.org.uk/woodgreen/ Parish Safeguarding Rep:  Eileen Riordan – woodgreensg2@safeguardrcdow.org.uk Sophia Piper – woodgreensg@safeguardrcdow.org.uk 17TH MARCH 2024                                                                                   FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT Parish Mass Book:           5th Sunday of Lent: Order of Mass […]

ST PAUL’S PARISH NEWSLETTER Fr Perry Sykes (Parish Priest)                                                           Parish Office: woodgreen@rcdow.org.uk ; tel: 020 8888 2390    Fr Perry Sykes: perrysykes@rcdow.org.uk Parish Website:  https://parish.rcdow.org.uk/woodgreen/ Parish Safeguarding Rep:  Eileen Riordan – woodgreensg2@safeguardrcdow.org.uk                                Sophia Piper – woodgreensg@safeguardrcdow.org.uk 10TH MARCH 2024                                                                                   FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT (LAETARE SUNDAY) Parish Mass Book:           4th Sunday of Lent: […]

A WALK THROUGH THE MASS Over the next five Sundays of Lent the homily at Mass will take us through the different parts of the Mass. On this First Sunday of Lent we will be concentrating on the Opening or Introductory Rites of the Mass.  Here, the Liturgy invites us to gather together to: MESSAGE […]

LISTEN TO HIS VOICE!! As we live through these dark winter days, we may be comforted by the words of the psalmist, who encourages us to listen to the Lord’s voice and not to grumble as the Israelites did at Massah and Meribah in the desert. In the First Reading, Moses announces a true prophet speaking God’s […]

14TH JANUARY 2024                                                                                   SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINAY TIME Parish Mass Book:           2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Order of Mass Page 7; Prayers and Readings Page 127                                          ORDINARY TIME: Readings for Sundays:  Year B                                                                        Readings for Weekday:  Year 2 MASS TIMES Monday to Friday –  Morning Prayer 9:10am                              –  Daily […]

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT, ‘GAUDETE’ SUNDAY Rejoice! The Lord is near! As we draw near to Christmas, the readings for this ‘Gaudete’ Sunday are full of rejoicing. We light a pink Advent candle to focus our attention on that spirit of joy. Perhaps this year, more than any other, our hearts are longing for news […]

CAFOD ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CRISIS APPEAL We have all been shocked and saddened by the devastating conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. CAFOD’s local partners in Gaza and southern Israel are now actively responding and providing urgent humanitarian aid to those in need. ·       We have sent £100,000 to our local partner, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) who are already supporting […]