St Saviour’s, Abbots Langley & Our Lady Mother of the Saviour, Chipperfield

Served by the Society of the Divine Saviour – The Salvatorians

Parish Priest: Father Richard Mway, SDS Assistant Priest: Father Christopher Luoga, SDS

Parish Secretary: Katie Allam The Priests House: The Presbytery, 96 The Crescent, Abbots Langley, WD5 0DS

St Saviour’s Church: 96 The Crescent, Abbots Langley, WD5 0DS Our Lady Mother of the Saviour: Dunny Lane, Chipperfield, Kings Langley WD4 9DB

Tel: 01923266177 Email: abbotslangley@rcdow.org.uk

https://parish.rcdow.org.uk/abbotslangley/

Parish School: Divine Saviour Primary, Broomfield Rise, Abbots Langley Executive Head Teacher: Mr Stephen Wheatley

Head of School: Mrs Helen Wilson

Tel: 01923 265607 www.divinesaviour.herts.sch.uk

Salvatorian Trustees Registered Charity No 231410/ Archdiocese of Westminster is a Registered Charity: 233699

A Warm Welcome to you! If you are new to the parish, please introduce yourself to the Priest & to other

parishioners. Census Forms are available at the back of the Church!

MASS INTENTIONS – September / October

Saturday 28th Feria

17.00: Fr Danny Burns + (SDS Anniversary)

Confessions:

Saturday 16.15 – 16.45

Also available during monthly

Adoration & upon request.

Adoration & Benediction:

First Friday after Mass until

noon

First Sundays; 16.00-17.00

Baptisms & Marriages:

Contact Parish office to make

appointment (preferably by e-

mail)

Signing of School Applications,

Legal Documents etc:

This will be carried out every

Wednesday 5pm-7pm. No

appointment is required

Sunday 29th 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

08.30: People of the Parish

11.30: Michael Tobin +

Monday 30th St Jerome, Priest & Doctor

10.00: Dolores Snell +

Tuesday 1st St Therese of the Child Jesus, Virgin & Doctor

10.00: Doreen Earnshaw +

Wednesday 2nd The Holy Guardian Angels

10.00: Private Intention of Thanksgiving

Thursday 3rd Feria

10.00: David Williams (Birthday Ints)

Leonard Gibbons + (Anniversary)

Friday 4th St Francis of Assisi

10.00:

Saturday 5th Feria

17.00: Eileen O’Meara +

Sunday 6th 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

08.30: Janet Prickett +

11.30: William Skerm + and Bob Fisher +

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) Ps4 29th Sept 2019

When hearing of Lazarus and the rich man, if we tend to identify with Lazarus, we miss the point of the story. We,

collectively, embody the spirit of the rich man. In Europe we have a mountain of beef, of cereals and of butter, a lake of

wine and a lake of milk, that cost a fortune to maintain. These are like the crumbs that fall from our table. The warning of

Amos aims at us: “Woe to those ensconced snugly in Zion.” However, the problem of shocking inequality of opportunity in

our world is so large that we tend to shrug off any responsibility for our personal part in it. You may be living in a bed-sitter

with few comforts or struggling just to meet mortgage repayments on your home. Yet all the services we benefit from, our

public transport system, our education, our health services etc. derive from the rich man’s club to which we belong. In that

sense, we are dining at the rich man’s table.

Parish Office hours: Tuesday & Friday: 9am-2pm

Last week’s offertory, £914.43 received with many thanks! This weekend there will be a second

collection for the Parish Hall renovations.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Grand Opening of the Parish Centre: Friday 4th October at 7pm First Holy Communion 2020: forms are available for candidates at the back

of the Church. The deadline for applications is 29th September –

unfortunately applications will not be considered after this date! The

parents meeting will be held on Thurs 3rd Oct 2019 at 7pm in the Church.

There will be two First Holy Communion ceremonies which will take place on

Sat 2nd May & Sat 9th May 2020. Please make sure you belong to this Parish in

order to be accepted & please be aware that candidates MUST attend all

lessons in the course!

Confirmation 2020: This will be advertised from October & we are expecting

it to be celebrated in May 2020.

School Form Signing: Fr Richard is available for signing Certificates of

Catholic Practice on Wednesdays from 5pm for Secondary Schools, Nursery

& Reception places – please note that Fr Richard will only sign the forms of

Parishioners that attend Mass regularly here at St Saviours & if you are

known to him. If he does not know you he will not sign the form.

We encourage parents to be active members of the community & you should

ensure you are on the Parish census or gift aid – see form at back of church.

Please Pray for those who are sick, especially: Helen Downing, Hilary Usher, Jean Bradford, Tracey Jefferson, Breda Dale, Trevor Redpath, Mary-

Kate Muir, Jane Broom, Stephen Hughes, Amy & Family, Paul Murray, Teresa Kelliher, Laura Reid, Paul Goggins, Eileen Healy, Ann Long, Kathleen Masterson,

George Crawford, Helen Selwood, Gediminas Moliejus, Alice, John Connolly, Debbie Fisher, Mary Bianchi, Maria Di Lima, Janet Anderson, Keith Gibson, Peter

& Christine Aldridge.

Rotas for Eucharistic Ministers & Readers: please see the list

at the back of the Church. Emailed on request also!

Rotas Counters Church

Cleaners

Santuary

Cleaners

28th / 29th

Sept

M Rooney

G McSwiney

G Simpson

L Johnson

M Cayaye

5th / 6th

Oct

M Arokiasamy

B O’Loghlen J Sendall

D Richardson

B Baxter

Rotas Flowers Children’s

Liturgy

Sunday

Coffee

28th / 29th

Sept

G Keaveny Teresa Cancelled

due to hall

refurbishment

5th / 6th

Oct

B Baxter Margaret Cancelled

due to hall

refurbishment

Sanctuary lamps may be lit for the personal intentions of Parishioners. Please

enquire at the sacristy after Mass. The Sanctuary Lamps will burn for:

1. Baxter Family 2.

Dear parishioners, we have started a parish marathon aiming to raise £20,000

for the renovation of the Parish Centre. Any donation made payable to St

Saviour’s should clearly indicate that it is destined for the building project and if

you have a gift aid number please remember to note it. Are current total of

monies raised is £6155.02!

Now…

£6155.02

Renovation Work on The Parish Centre: Progress on the refurbishment of

the Parish Centre is going very well & we are becoming ever closer to

finishing. Our fundraising is still ongoing for the refurbishment works &

everyone’s help is very much appreciated. At the back of the church is a list

of individual items needed to complete the works. If you are happy to

make a donation & sponsor an item, please put your name next to the

item on the list before making your donation to the Parish Office. Thank

you to everyone for your generosity in helping in our fundraising efforts.

We also have a ‘building fund box’ at the back of the church should you

wish to donate - all monies collected mean we are a step closer to making

the Parish Centre a great addition to our community! Thank you very much

to those who have donated to the box so far! Please be advised that all

activities within the Parish Centre have stopped & if you are able to lend a

hand, please speak to Sean Moore, Mark Barrell or the Parish office.

Thanking you in advance for your support!

School Open Events:

St Joan of Arc Catholic School: is holding their annual

open evening on Thursday 3rd October 6pm-9pm.

Divine Saviour Catholic Primary School: Prospective

Parents Meetings Weds 20th Nov at 1.30p, Weds 27th Nov

at 9.30am & Mon 9th Dec at 1.30pm. Please contact the

school office to book your place.

On Sunday 6th October at the 11.30 Mass we are holding a special

celebratory Mass for the following couples who are celebrating their

milestone Wedding Anniversaries:

Mr & Mrs Hicks 25th Wedding Anniversary, Mr & Mrs Johnson 50th

Wedding Anniversary & Mr & Mrs Goggins 70th Wedding Anniversary.

Green Screenings – What’s the story behind our food: Abbots Langley Transition Town Association has arranged a pair of film screenings at the Henderson Hub in October to highlight the role of big business in our food production. Issues of social justice and how people and our environment is treated are explored in these films. The first is 'Tigers' - a drama about the work of a whistle-blower and the sale of baby milk powder in Pakistan on Thursday 3rd October, 8pm. The second is 'In our hands - seeding change', a documentary about the work of farmers in Britain, who are 'taking back control' through their method of farming and caring for the land. This film is on Friday 11th October, 8pm. Tickets for each film is £5.00 on the door that evening, or by ringing Mary on 01923 351281, or from the eventbrite website: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tigers-tickets-71304007205 or https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-our-hands-seeding-change-tickets-71425057269 (£5:70 - including booking fee)

We offer our deepest

sympathy & prayers to

the family & friends of

Dolores Snell, a

Parishioner of many

years who sadly passed

away in Cornwall on 23rd

September.

May she rest in peace.

For the month of

October there will be

rosary every morning

at 9.30am & at 4pm

on a Sunday

Baby Loss Service: a service for anyone affected by the loss of a child will be

held in St Lawrence’s Church on Thursday 10th October at 8pm.

We are very excited for the Grand Opening of the hall on Friday

4th October from 7pm… the party will be a chance to say a big

thank you to all those who have helped to make it possible & all

are invited! It will surely be a great evening!!