Parishes of OUR LADY OF LOURDES & ST VINCENT DE PAUL

(HARROW RD) and

OUR LADY OF SORROWS, (PADDINGTON)

JUNE - MONTH OF SACRED HEART OF JESUS 16TH JUNE 2019

TRINITY SUNDAY – YEAR C

Presbytery

337 Harrow Road, London, W9 3RB Tel: 020 7286 2170

Parish Priest

Fr. Michael Jarmulowicz michaeljarmulowicz@rcdow.org.uk

Harrow Rd Office

Parish Administrator: Mrs Jennifer Ellis

Office Hours: Mon & Friday 9 - 3 pm

Tel No: 020 7286 2170

E-mail: harrowroad@rcdow.org.uk

Website: parish.rcdow.org.uk/harrowroad

Paddington Office

Parish Administrator: Mrs Mandy O’Sullivan-Whitting

Office Hours; Thursday 10 - 2 pm

Tel No: 020 7286 2672

E-mail: paddington@rcdow.org.uk

Website: parish.rcdow.org.uk/paddington

Mass Times

Monday: 10:00 am (Harrow Rd)

Tuesday: 10:00 am (Paddington)

Wednesday No Mass

Thursday 10:00 am (Paddington)

Friday 10:00 am (Harrow Rd)

Saturday 10:00 (Paddington)

6:00 pm (Harrow Rd)

(Vigil Mass of Sunday)

Sunday: 9:30 am (Paddington)

11:30 am (Harrow Rd)

Eucharistic Adoration

One hour before weekday morning Masses

plus

Friday: 10:30 - 11:00 am

Saturday: 5:00 - 5:45 pm

Confessions

During periods of exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, and any time on request.

Three in One

The Catechism of the Catholic Church in paragraph 234 states: “The mystery of

the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of Christian faith and life. …. It is

the most fundamental and essential teaching in the 'hierarchy of the truths of

faith'.” - Wow, How many of us realise this? The catechism goes on to explain

that the Trinity is the source of all the other mysteries of faith and the light that

enlightens them!

The teachings of Christ and His Church do not change and so the mystery of the

Most Blessed Trinity we celebrate this weekend remains at the heart of our

faith. When the church uses the word ‘mystery’ it is not in the sense of an Aga-

tha Christie ‘Who done it’ puzzle, but meaning that by human reason we could

not have worked it out; God had to reveal it to us. And it is first hinted at right

back in the first chapter of the whole bible, where we read: “Let us make man

in our image, after our own likeness” (Genesis 1:26). And the “us / our” is not

like the queen using the ‘royal we’ [the queen traditionally says ‘we’ rather

than ‘I’ when referring to herself] but refers to the plurality of the Godhead.

When the Lord (singular) appears to Moses by the oaks of Mamre, he sees

“three men stood in front of him” (Gen 18:1-2). And perhaps most well-known

to us the angel Gabriel tells Mary at the Annunciation that, “The Holy Spirit will

come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and

therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God” (Luke 1:35).

Even though it had been gradually revealed to us in time, we need to see the

Trinity present and in action at every stage in the history of the world. We

should see the Trinity, with the eyes of faith, present at the creation of the uni-

verse and man, at the beginning of Salvation History and one of its key ele-

ments, the Incarnation. Everything that was, has been and will be is made and

happens through the Holy Trinity.

This might seem of limited significance but the most simple action of making

the sign of the cross reminds us that we place all that we are doing in the Name

(notice name [singular] not names [plural]) of the Father, and of the Son and of

the Holy Spirit—i.e. the Trinity—three titles, three persons but a single name,

one nature, one God and we must try to do everything in that name.

At the heart of the Trinity are both contemplation and action: we are not simp-

ly asked just to ponder the mystery but consider how it should affect our ac-

tion, as the nature of the Trinity gives us a direction for doing something. The

Father sends the Son, the Word, who becomes one with us in Jesus and they

both send the Holy Spirit to us, enabling us to be spiritually connected to the

Trinity as the Spirit makes us members of the Body of Christ.

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Please take this newsletter home with you

Mass Intentions for both parishes for week beginning 15/16th June 2019

Saturday 6:00 pm Mary Kinsella (Ints) Sunday 09:30 am Mary Jane Gill (RIP)

Sunday 11:30 am People of the Parish Monday 10:00 am Jermaine Belmar (Ints)

Tuesday 10:00 am Venessa Mail (Ints) Thursday 10:00 am Anton Steven (Anniv)

Friday 10:00 am Bridget Powell (Ints) Saturday 10:00 am

Thus just as the Word and the Spirit are sent, so are we sent into

the world to lead the whole of humanity to grow and respond to

this creative and eternal love in which we live.

Parish News

Bishop (Archbishop-elect) John Wilson. It is with joy, mixed with sadness, to announce that Bishop John Wilson, who has been responsible for the pastoral care of our parishes, and who has given me great personal support as a new parish priest here, has been appointed by the Pope to be the next Archbishop of Southwark. His installation will take place at St George's Cathe-dral, Southwark, on Thursday 25 July 2019. Let us keep in in our prayers, and our loss will be Southwark’s gain. Special Needs Mass. There is Special Needs Mass today (16th June) at 3:00 pm at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Refreshments will be available in the Hall afterwards. All are invited. Becoming a Catholic. Do you know anyone who is thinking of becoming a Catholic? Or are you a Catholic who was baptised, but never confirmed. Or are you a Catholic who has received Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Communion, but would like to deepen the knowledge of your faith? We will be running a ’Journey in Faith’ programme starting in the autumn term with a view (for those not baptised and/or not confirmed) to being fully received into the church at the Easter Vigil next year. Please give name and contact details to Fr Michael. What happens if you go into hospital? In light of strict data pro-tection rules it is essential that on entering hospital you indicate that your details or those of your relative are to be passed to the Roman Catholic chaplain. Also state that you or your relative would like the Roman Catholic chaplain to visit you. Chaplains visit the wards during the week and provide an on-call service in case of emergencies.

For Harrow Road Our Parish, Our Needs, Our Responsibility – Planned Giving

Appeal

‘For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down

and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?’ - Luke

14:28

Last week our parish embarked on a Planned Giving appeal. Over

the next two weeks we ask all parishioners to take this opportuni-

ty to prayerfully reflect on their commitment to our parish. Every-

one should consider giving something, mindful of their blessings

and circumstances. Today you will hear more about Planned Giv-

ing and Stewardship, including why our parish needs financial

help to cover our costs. Please take an appeal newsletter and a

FAQs sheet.

Our goal is to receive an informed decision from everyone in the

parish. Next weekend we shall ask all parishioners to complete a

promise card - this will enable our parish to plan ahead with con-

fidence for the future. If you have any questions, there will be

volunteers available after Mass today. Thank you.

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Parish Mass Book: Page 81. Eucharistic Prayer I (page 18).

Entrance Antiphon

Blest be God the Father, and the Only Begotten Son of God, and

also the Holy Spirit, for he has shown us his merciful love.

Responsorial Psalm antiphon

How great is your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth!

Gospel Acclamation

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, the

God who is, who was, and who is to come.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Reflection for the week

No Dialogue with the Devil

Pope Francis said: “There can be no dialogue with the devil; who

is the prince of this world: let this be clear! Today, dialogue is

necessary among us humans, it is necessary for peace. Dialogue

is an attitude that we must have among us to feel and under-

stand each other and that dialogue must be maintained forever.

Dialogue comes from charity, from love. But with the devil, it is

impossible to dialogue. Just as he did with Jesus, so will he do

with us. ‘Only look,’ he will say, ‘just do this one small little

thing . . . it is a small matter, nothing really’—and so he begins to

lead us on a road that is slightly off. This is a pious lie: ‘Do it, do it,

do it: there is no problem,’ and it begins little by little, always; is

not that our experience? Then the devil says: ‘But . . . you’re

good, you’re a good person: You [will get away with] it.’ It is

flattering—and he softens us by flattery: and then, we fall into

the trap and commit sin.”

Pope Francis, Vatican Radio

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will

flee from you. (James 4:7)

Reflect on the pope’s words. Do they ring true? How does his

warning connect with your experience?

Diocesan News

Young Seekers Meetings: 'From head to heart'

Time:6:45pm - 8:30pm

The Vocations Promotion Team has begun a new group called

Young Seekers. Led by Fr Mike Maguire, the Assistant Vocations

Promoter, this group aims to attract men in their late teens and

early twenties to meet regularly and share their hopes and may-

be their uncertainties about the call of the Lord.

The next meeting will be held on Thursday 27th June from

6.45pm up until 8.30pm. The topic for the evening is 'Lectio

Divina'- listening with the ear of the heart.

Each session to end with night prayer, followed by a visit to the

pub. For details, contact Fr Mike Maguire, Assistant Vocations

Promoter at vocations@rcdow.org.uk.