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This parish is part of Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese Trustee, Charity No. 233699 HOLYAPOSTLES CATHOLIC CHURCH On Winchester Street, Pimlico, London www.holyapostlespimlico.org 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time —Year A 23 February 2014 TIMES OF MASSES Weekday Masses Monday-Friday 9:30am unless there is a 10:00am funeral mass 10am Mass on Bank Holidays Sunday Masses 6:00pm Saturday (Vigil) and Sundays 9.00am, 10.30am Family Mass, 12.30pm in Spanish (except August) Confessions on Saturday at 5:00pm or by arrangement Dear Friends, I want to thank those parishioners and their friends who come on Thursday night s to host 15 homeless people who sleep in our hall each week. There are 3 teams. Those who cook a hot dinner and serve it. Those who lay out beds for the night and sleep over, and those who come in early and cook breakfast. It is a wonderful show of solidarity with less well- off people in central London and is greatly appreciated by the men and women who sleep here. So, thank you to those who make it happen. The local Foodbank at Westminster Chapel in Buck- ingham Palace Gate has again asked for our help. They are now short of Pasta Sauce (ns or jars), Tinned Fish, UHT Milk 500ml + 1 litre and Sugar 500gms and 1 Kgs. Can you help? If so, please de- liver these to the Priests House or put them in the box at the back of the church when you come to Mass. The richest 85 people in the world – who could squeeze onto a double decker bus – are as wealthy as the poorest half of the global populaon. The super-rich have a combined worth of £1 trillion – the same amount owned by the poorest 3.5 billion. But we can help redress that wealth imbalance. By promong Fairtrade, we will help workers and farmers earn a decent living and secure a beer life for themselves. Around the world, farmers count on selling their crops to earn enough money to survive, to buy clothes, food, medicine, a roof over their heads and to send their children to school. Over 500 Catholic Parishes across the UK and 8 catholic dioceses across the UK are cerfied with Fairtrade. On Saturday March 1 st Holy Apostles is hosng a Diocesesan- wide drive, led by Bishop John Arnold, to make the whole of London a fair trade city. Speakers will include Fairtrade Foundaon Director Michael Gidney, social en- terprise pioneer, Sophi Tranchell, of Divine Chocolate, and Alexis Palacio, who has come from his Banana Producing work in Colombia. Come and show your support for Holy Apostles being a Fair trade parish. We will also be hosng a blind-tasng of tea and coffee, so YOU can give your opinion on which tastes beer, and which adds a whole new dimension to the idea of “tea and sympathy”. The Fairtrade mark appears on over 1,500 products in the UK. It guarantees that farmers get a beer price for their goods, so that they can have security to- day and invest in a beer future. There is great leadership from Pope Francis. Speaking to the Diplomac Corps at the Vacan on January 13 th , he asked: “How much pain and desperaon are caused by self-centredness, which gradually takes the form of envy, selfishness, compeon and the thirst for power and money?” And in his first Peace Sunday message this year he said: “The succession of economic crises should lead to a mely rethinking of our models of economic development and to a change in lifestyles,” Now’s your chance. Come along on March 1 st to take the first steps. Yours devotedly, Canon Pat Browne, Parish Priest
Transcript of On Winchester Street, Pimlico, London …...This parish is part of Westminster Roman Catholic...
This parish is part of Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese Trustee, Charity No. 233699
HOLYAPOSTLES
CATHOLIC CHURCH
On Winchester Street, Pimlico, London
www.holyapostlespimlico.org
7th Sunday of Ordinary Time —Year A 23 February 2014
TIMES OF MASSES
Weekday Masses Monday-Friday
9:30am unless there is a 10:00am funeral mass
10am Mass on Bank Holidays
Sunday Masses
6:00pm Saturday (Vigil) and Sundays 9.00am,
10.30am Family Mass,
12.30pm in Spanish
(except August)
Confessions on Saturday at 5:00pm or
by arrangement
Dear Friends,
I want to thank those parishioners and their friends who come on Thursday night s to host
15 homeless people who sleep in our hall each week. There are 3 teams. Those who
cook a hot dinner and serve it. Those who lay out beds for the night and sleep over, and
those who come in early and cook breakfast. It is a wonderful show of solidarity with less
well- off people in central London and is greatly appreciated by the men and women who
sleep here. So, thank you to those who make it happen.
The local Foodbank at Westminster Chapel in Buck-
ingham Palace Gate has again asked for our help.
They are now short of Pasta Sauce (+ns or jars),
Tinned Fish, UHT Milk 500ml + 1 litre and Sugar
500gms and 1 Kgs. Can you help? If so, please de-
liver these to the Priests House or put them in the
box at the back of the church when you come to
Mass.
The richest 85 people in the world – who could squeeze onto a double decker bus – are as
wealthy as the poorest half of the global popula+on. The super-rich have a combined worth of £1 trillion – the
same amount owned by the poorest 3.5 billion.
But we can help redress that wealth imbalance. By promo+ng Fairtrade, we will help workers and farmers earn a
decent living and secure a be;er life for themselves. Around the world, farmers count on selling their crops to earn
enough money to survive, to buy clothes, food, medicine, a roof over their heads and to send their children to
school.
Over 500 Catholic Parishes across the UK and 8 catholic dioceses across the UK are cer+fied with Fairtrade.
On Saturday March 1st
Holy Apostles is hos+ng a Diocesesan- wide drive, led by Bishop John Arnold, to make the
whole of London a fair trade city. Speakers will include Fairtrade Founda+on Director Michael Gidney, social en-
terprise pioneer, Sophi Tranchell, of Divine Chocolate, and Alexis Palacio, who has come from his Banana Producing
work in Colombia. Come and show your support for Holy Apostles being a Fair trade parish.
We will also be hos+ng a blind-tas+ng of tea and coffee, so YOU can give your opinion on which tastes be;er, and
which adds a whole new dimension to the idea of “tea and sympathy”. The Fairtrade mark appears on over 1,500
products in the UK. It guarantees that farmers get a be;er price for their goods, so that they can have security to-
day and invest in a be;er future. There is great leadership from Pope Francis. Speaking to the Diploma+c Corps at
the Va+can on January 13th
, he asked: “How much pain and despera+on are caused by self-centredness, which
gradually takes the form of envy, selfishness, compe++on and the thirst for power and money?”
And in his first Peace Sunday message this year he said: “The succession of economic crises should lead to a +mely
rethinking of our models of economic development and to a change in lifestyles,”
Now’s your chance. Come along on March 1st
to take the first steps.
Yours devotedly, Canon Pat Browne, Parish Priest
Contact Details:
Priests’ House Holy Apostles Presbytery
47 Cumberland Street, Pimlico, London SW1V 4LY
Tel 020 7834 6965
PARISH STAFF
Parish Priest Canon Pat Browne
Mobile: 07988 441691
Parish Sister Sr Louise Callan DC
Mobile: 07786 743810
Parish Pastoral Coordinator
JudyAnn Masters
Mobile: 0794 4490072
Priest in Residence Fr Antonio Marizane
Hall Manager Jan Bidaud
Mobile: 07717 5666 05
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HOPE by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D.
Faith, hope, and love… St. Paul, in I Corinthians 13:13, writes that these three are the bo;om
line. They are called the theological virtues; the quali+es that make us most like God. We
hear plenty about faith and love. But when is the last +me you heard a rousing homily on
hope? Why is hope important? And what is it precisely?
To accomplish great things in life, you need a future goal that is big enough to keep you
mo+vated. The promise of a diploma makes college students stay up late wri+ng papers
when they’d rather be partying. The dream of Olympic glory gets the runner up early to put
in miles while others are comfortably snoozing.
In the spiritual life, you’ll never do great things for God unless you have your eye on the long
term goal – indescribable joy in his presence forever. The ecstasy of gazing upon Him whose
beauty eternally awes the hosts of heaven, the exhilara+ng company of friends, family, and
fascina+ng people from all ages – purified, glorified, finished masterpieces of divine love –
this is what “the day of Christ Jesus” (Phil 1:6) will usher in, for those who are ready. The
virtue of hope is the eager, energizing expecta+on of this glorious inheritance. And it’s also
the confidence that He who began the work of salva+on in us will bring it to comple+on (Phil
1:6).
Some think Catholics live in fearful insecurity, perpetually worrying that they may not make
the grade. These Chris+ans, on other hand, believe that once people accept Jesus as Lord and
Savior, they are saved, period. God is faithful, they reason, and never reneges on his
promises. Once saved, always saved. This is par+ally true. God’s promise is sure. He gives us
grace to accept Christ and salva+on. But his grace never comes in a way that short-circuits
our freedom. In other words, God is a respecKul lover. He never overpowers us and carries
us away against our will. The possibility always remains that we will walk away, as did the
Prodigal Son. Fortunately the Prodigal came to his senses and returned. But note that the
Father did not send out a posse. The wayward son returned of his own accord. The story
could have ended otherwise.
So is there a Catholics version of “blessed assurance”? Yes. We call it hope. We have
confidence that God will give us the grace to persevere, and even be;er, to grow stronger in
his love right up to the “day of Christ Jesus.” But hope is, according to St. Thomas Aquinas, a
virtue not principally of the mind that believes in God’s faithfulness, but of the will that longs
for heaven with a desire that propels it forward to ever greater spiritual growth. One
opposite of hope is despair, failure to believe that God’s mercies are never exhausted. But
hope has other opposites as well. Like sloth, or spiritual laziness. When faced with the
prospect of life forever with God, sloth yawns and says “BOR-ing.” Sound familiar? Or how
about presump�on? Hope is humble confidence that God won’t give up on me. Presump+on
is the arrogant expecta+on that God owes me mercy, regardless how neglecKul I am of the
means of grace, like Mass, prayer, and Confession.
Hope is a spiritual muscle. But like all muscles, it must be exercised just to survive. Unused
muscles atrophy. Use it or lose it… Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio writes from Texas. For his resources on paren�ng and family life etc.,
visit www.crossroadsini�a�ve.com . - See more at: h;p://www.integratedcatholiclife.org/2012/12/
dambrosio-sunday-reflec+on-advent-a-season-of-hope/#sthash.VxD7NSBh.dpuf Sourced: h;p://
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January 2014
WELCOME, WELCOME, AKWBA, AKWBA, BIENVENUE, BIENVENUE, BENVENUTO, BENVENUTO,
Reflection
R O S A R Y
G R O U P
We meet to say the ro-sary in the Lady Chapel after the 9:30am Mass
every weekday. Contact: Anne Castle
07814 926 473 or Maura Costello 020
7834 9670
Collec�ons : The Offertory collec+on last Sunday was £1,250.07 (Envelopes £630.00 Loose Plate
£620.07) The week before it was £1,215.95. The Standing orders, Direct Debits, Charity, CAF and
GYE offerings for January came to £5,724.50. Thank You All for your great support.
Lourdes – 20th
to 25th
July Cost £510—If you want to come let Fr Pat know by Monday this week
Ladies Weekend Retreat Friday 7th
to Sunday 9th
March – Coaches leaving later at 6.30
Cost £150 or for those who want to pay the whole thing £254.00. Booking forms available at the
back of the church or contact Fr Pat for one.
UNION OF CATHOLIC MOTHERS' MEETING
The Pimlico UCM is meeting this Wednesday, February 26th 2014 at 7.30PM in the St Paul's room at Holy Apostles. We will be electing our new President and planning our activities for the year ahead. The UCM has been meeting once a month in Pimlico since 2009. It is a support group for mothers who meet to offer each other help, friendship and advice and who want to support the Parish. All Catholic mothers welcome, young or old, single, married or divorced. We would welcome new members, If you are interested come to the meeting on Wednesday or for more more information please call Nicol Dynes on 07774581159 or write to [email protected] .
Choir for Easter Do you sing? Will you be here for Easter? Why not join us in Choir from
Scratch! First prac+se for Ladies is Tuesday week 4th
March at 7.00pm in the Church
The Foodbank needs - Sugar – 500g & 1kg, Pasta Sauce (+ns or jars), Tinned fish, UHT milk –
500ml & 1 ltr
First Communion Mee�ng is next Sunday at 3.00pm in the parish Hall for Parents and Children.
Mass with the New Cardinal at 5.30pm in Westminster Cathedral this coming Friday
Beyond the Digital Prison. The rising +de of Internet Pornography, ease of access and addic+on
to it – does it worry you? Jonathan Doyle outlines the science & psychology and offers hope for
crea+ng a counter-culture of life and love, applying insights from theology of the body. Tuesday
4th
March at 7pm at Vaughan House, 46 Francis Street, London SW1P 1QN. Enquiries to
[email protected] 020 7931 6064. £5 entrance fee. All welcome.
I am researching the life of Patrick Ward, the Irish tenor who died in May, 1985. His last
address was 45B Sutherland Street, Westminster. It’s a fairly long shot, but I was hoping that
maybe he or some of his family might have been parishoners of yours? Any scrap of informa+on
you may have would be a Godsend to me. If that is not the case, thanks for taking the +me to
read this, and I apologise for bothering you. John Dunne +353 87 2420996
The King Must Lie – a play by Sharon Jennings will be at The Cathedral in the Crypt February 26 and 28 , starts 7-30pm £8 on the door.
AMAZON Join London Ci+zen’s on 28 Feb to deliver a pe++on to ask Amazon to pay their
employees be;er, a Living Wage. Meet outside Amazon London office at 1pm, 60
Holborn Viaduct EC1A 2FD. More info: Emily [email protected]
Are you a Care Worker or know someone who is receiving care, with a story to share? We are
ac+vely looking for examples of good prac+ce and poor prac+ce connected to the Care System.
For more info please contact Judy at: 020 7834-6965 ext 4 or [email protected]
Announcements
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Announcements Watch Mass
LIVE
From the Webcam!
Go to our website:
http://
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pimlico.org and press
blue LIVE
LIVEbroadcast
section
. House Groups
start again the week
of 2 March. If not in
a group and interest-
ed, contact: Martha
020 7630-6808 mmg-
Angela Hickey 020
7834-1418
Saint
Vincent
de Paul Society
Meeting
Monday 24th
February at
6.30pm St.
Magdalene
room
Pre Marriage Course
in May The next Pre-
Marriage Course for
engaged couples will
be in May 2014.
SPANISH for YOUNG LEARNERSSPANISH for YOUNG LEARNERSSPANISH for YOUNG LEARNERSSPANISH for YOUNG LEARNERS
ZUMBA! Fitness Fun! Mondays: Abbey Centre 5.30-6.30 Churchill Gardens Club 7.10-8.10 Thursdays: Churchill Gardens Club 7.30-8.30 Maxine for more info 07905 915 830 Podiatry/Chiropody Home Visits
will provide private nail cutting & general foot care
treatment. Please call 02078211774 or
07831956517 For info & book appt.
[email protected] Health Professional Council Registered (Parishioner)
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