Mass Intentions This Week 8 December: Saturday

THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF

THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

10:00 Eucharistic Service

18:00 Deceased Members of the Sweeney &

Heskin Families 9 December:

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

08:30 Ellen (Nell) Collins RIP *

10:00 Ines, Gerald & Godwin Zampa *

12:00 Lawrence Periera + 14:00 Igbo Community Mass 10 December: Monday

10:00 Helena Mazur RIP 11 December: Tuesday

10:00 Gerry Bohan RIP 12 December: Wednesday 10:00 Intentions of Oscar Fernandez 13 December: Thursday SAINT LUCY 10:00 Arthur Fairservice RIP 14 December: Friday

10:00 Gerry Finigan RIP 15 December: Saturday

10:00 Eucharistic Service

18:00 Martin McCorry RIP # 16 December:

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

08:30 Michael O’Brien RIP #

10:00 Celso Gacio RIP # ~

12:00 Speciose Kalimira # + With Baptism

* With Children’s Liturgy

# With Foodbank Sunday

~ With Uniformed Groups

9th December 2018 Second Sunday of Advent (page 84 of Parish Mass Book) YEAR C

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: Closed

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:

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

Our Lady of the Annunciation

CHURCH CLEANING: Team A

The prophets – we have the examples

of Isaiah and John the Baptist in today’s

readings — were in no doubt that people

sinned and that the people of God had fallen

into sin. Yet, when they call the people ‘to

repent’ they start looking forward not

backwards. To repent is to start anew, to make sure that the former ways

disappear, that a new way of living appears. The repentance is the act of

preparing the way for the Lord to come along. Repentance is change so

that in the future all can see the salvation of God. Christians have never been in doubt that humanity had fallen into

sin and needed a redeemer. But to say it needed a redeemer is to look

forward. God’s justice was not the destruction of the sinful people, but to

send his Son. When Jesus came he was not here to punish for the past,

but to be the redeemer who would open up the future after sin and its

effects. Jesus called us to a new way of living, he did not come ‘to call to

account’ for the past. As we look forward to the celebration of the coming of the saviour

we have produced some handouts for you to take and give to someone

you know who might be ready to receive Christ into their lives this

Christmas. Be their John the Baptist! Encourage them to come with you

to Mass. You may change their lives. Continue to remember in your prayers Fr. Jackson Sebastian as he

prepares to join us here at Our Lady’s, and for our continuing

preparations to receive him and make him welcome.

We pray for the sick in our Parish: Elizabeth Damsel, Fr David Peck, Sheila Minus, Lauren Horwood, Sharon Gillett,

Dominic Audibert-Moloney, Marc Simpson, Isabella Ress We pray for parishioners whose anniversaries occur this Week: David Mahoney, Candida "Peggy" Corner, Baby

Martin Moss, Salvatore Parise, Bridget Coughlan, Rodney Burleigh, Ralph Rayner, Mary Sims, Monica O'Donnell,

Kazimierz (Charlie) Martynski, Baby Lilly Beaven, Irene D’Rosario, Kathleen Evans, Maureen Hayes, Freda Santry,

Eugene Baptiste, Martin McCorry, Gerry Finigan, Massimina Oriani, Joseph Cruz, Victor Michael, Louise Carter, Elsie

Carpenter, Sr. Elizabeth Craig, Ellen Curry, John Knight, Baby James Naylor

COLLECTIONS

Many thanks for your generosity at our annual Toy Collection last weekend, see overleaf for the toy sorting date. This

week is the monthly ACA collection, with proceeds going to the New Addington Homeless Outreach. Next week there

will be a second collection for The Barnabus Fund.

** Don’t forget - Next weekend is Foodbank Sunday! Please leave donations in the porch. Thank you. **

MEETINGS SVP: Tuesday 11th at 8pm (PRC)

RCIA: Wednesday 12th at 8pm (PRC)

LAST WEEK’S OFFERTORY

Loose cash £ 621.00

Gift Aid Envelopes £ 607.02

S/Os £ 975.00

Total £ 2203.02

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Every Friday 10.30am - 8pm In The Sacred Heart Chapel

SOCIAL CLUB Sunday Evening Entertainment

Sunday, 9th December: The Mustang Showband

Sunday, 16th December: Eugene Doonan The Christmas & New Year programme for the Social Club will

include: - Members' Party on Friday, 21st December from 7.30pm; all

Members must confirm their attendance by 16th December.

- Christmas Celebration on Sunday, 23rd December with

entertainment by Finbar & Paul.

- Tea Dance on Thursday, 27th December from 3.00pm.

- New Year Party on Sunday, 30th December with entertainment by

Ally Harron & Marian Curry. Light refreshments will be served. We very much hope that members of the Parish Community will join

us in our celebrations for the Festive Season. Thank you to our Members, their Guests and the Parish Community

for your support of our recent fundraising evening with Declan

Nerney. The event raised £3,500.00 for the CCU Appeal at King's

College Hospital. On Sunday, 16th December the Social Club will be making

presentations to the PICU at the Royal Brompton Hospital and the

Brain Tumour Charity. Coming soon .............................. Tina Turner Tribute Evening: Friday, 18th January. Tickets at

£10.00 each will be available from Sunday, 30th December. All

proceeds from this event will be given to support the Addiscombe

Guides tour to Switzerland next summer.

Items for collection: L Padain, Mr & Mrs Achilleas, C Wallace, N Akinyemi, C Burrows, J Murphy, S Wilson, A Rodrigues, V Lippet, G Slater Baptism certificates: A Czajor, C Arhin, R Dos Remedios, N Dixie, N Walsh, L Callus, B Duddy

A CONCERT AT CHRISTMAS On Wednesday 12th December at 8pm The Carroll Singers (a local

choir of ex-Coloma pupils) will present 'A Concert at Christmas' at St

Mary's Help of Christians, Coulsdon Road, Old Coulsdon. It

promises to be an evening full of Seasonal music, to enhance your

Christmas preparations. The Concert is free but there will be a

retiring collection to raise money for new windows at St Mary's

Church. All are welcome.

NOT A MILK BOTTLE TOP!

In the milk-bottle top box in the church porch I found a yale-type key

with a key fob "Birkbeck, University of London". I assume it wasn't

meant to be thrown out so please let me know it's been dropped

inadvertently and I'll put it on the lost property shelf.

Andy Bebington - andy.bebington@gmail.com

ADDISCOMBE WINTER CARNIVAL

TODAY - Sunday 9th December from midday to 11pm We have been asked to publicise this new local event being held in

Ashburton Hall, the refurbished library in Ashburton Park. There will

be live performances, including St Mildred’s choir at 6pm, local

businesses, live music, meet santa, craft stalls as well as stalls for all

ages. The profits will go to St. Mildred’s “drop in” This is an ideal

time to have a closer look at this restored beautiful building.

THE JUBILATE CHOIR: Will perform Haydn’s Little Organ

Mass and Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols as part of

their concert on 15th December at 7.30pm at St Matthew’s

Church, Chichester Rd CR0 5NQ. Tickets at the door - adults £12,

children aged 16 and under £3. Do come and support us!

REPOSITORY CHRISTMAS has arrived in the REPOSITORY SHOP, with all

sorts of lovely new Christmassy things. Advent Calendars and other

Calendars, Candles, Cribs: large and small, Decorations, Gifts, and

a wide selection of cards. It’s well worth a look!

WOODSIDE BEREAVEMENT SERVICE (WBS) Please continue to support WBS for the next 12 months by simply

following these EASY STEPS? * If you are already a Co-Op member, go to coop.co.uk/

membership/causes and select Woodside Bereavement Service and

1% of all you spend on Co-op branded items for the next 12 months

will go to the charity. * If you are not a Co-Op member, get a temporary card next time

for £1 you visit the Co-op and register it at coop.co.uk/register. You

will then get a permanent card and can then follow the steps above. It's as easy as that to make a difference without having to give up

your time or money!

A big THANK YOU from all those we support.

TOY SORTING - TUESDAY 11th DECEMBER

7pm in the Large Hall Following our toy collection last weekend, all our confirmandii and

other young people of the Parish are invited to come along to the

large hall to help sort & organise the gifts! Thanks for your continued

support. It’s a fun and rewarding evening, so please come along!

CROYDON GOAN’S CHRISTMAS DO

Saturday 15th December in the Large Hall 6.30 - 11pm For tickets, please contact Fiona Lobo on 07796 238009 or Vince

Fernandes 020 8764 8780.

Adults 18+ - £10 12 to 18 - £8 Children 2 to 11 - £5

to include a meal, live music, Santa visit, mulled wine, mince pies!

Please also see the flyer in the porch.

ADVENT EVENTS ST THOMAS BECKET CAROL SERVICE:

Thursday 13th at 2pm in the Church. All are welcome. EVERYONE’S NATIVITY: Sunday 16th at 3pm - see notice ADVENT RECONCILIATION SERVICE:

Thursday 20th December at 7.30pm with visiting priests

EVERYONE’S NATIVITY

There will be an "Everyone's Nativity" held on Sunday 16th

December at 3pm here at Our Lady's, followed by refreshments in

the large hall. If any child OR adult would like to take part please

come to the church on the day dressed as a character from the

Nativity. It doesn't matter how many Mary's, Joseph's, Donkeys,

Innkeepers, Stars, Shepherds, Wise Men, Angels and King Herod's

we have, everyone will be included! All members of the Parish are

welcome!

TAKE SOME TIME TO REFLECT THIS ADVENT Advent is a very special season of the year – and yet it can sometimes

pass us by, because we’re so busy preparing for Christmas. For the

past couple of years, our diocesan Spirituality Commission

has produced a series of short daily emails, to help us focus on the

true meaning of Advent. These have been very well received, so we

would like to make more people aware of them. To sign up, please

visit www.southwarkdsc.org.uk

THANK YOU FROM THE FOODBANK!

Leslie Holland, who spoke after Mass last Foodbank Sunday, would

like to extend her sincere thanks on behalf of the Vine Foodbank for

the very generous donations from our parishioners! Amongst the

donations was a Study Experience blue lanyard with a small key

on it - please contact the parish office if it belongs to you!