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Newsletter 17 March 2024

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 […]

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Newsletter 10 March 2024

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: […]

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Newsletter 18 February 2024

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 […]

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Newsletter 28 January 24

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 […]

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ST PAUL’S PARISH NEWSLETTER – 14 January 2024

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 […]

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Newsletter 17 Dec 23

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 […]

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Newsletter 19 Nov 23

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 […]

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Newsletter 3 Nov 23

LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR ‘Practise what you preach’. ‘Walk it as you talk it’. These are sayings  we use to highlight that words and actions in our Christian life should harmonise. ‘Love is shown in deeds, not words’ is the ending of the Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises. This is the criticism of Jesus about some of the […]

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Newsletter 27 Oct 23

SICK & RETIRED PRIESTS’ FUND COLLECTION Next weekend is the annual collection for sick and retired priests in the Diocese of Westminster. Last year, the Diocese of Westminster provided care to 82 retired priests, at a cost of £850,000. The number of our priests over the age of 65 is steadily increasing, and caring for […]

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Newsletter – 15 Oct 23

INVITATION The Lord has invited us to the wedding feast of the Lamb in the kingdom.  The invitation has been refused by many but we must not.  At this banquet we will all be gathered as one people.  As with any invitation we have to RSVP.  Our response is by putting on the wedding garment […]

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