St Anthony of Padua Anerley

The Most Holy Trinity

First Reading: this is perhaps the first and clearest statement we find in the Old Testament of monotheism, the belief that there is one God and no other.

The Psalm blends various attributes of God, who is faithful, concerned with justice and love, the creator, the rescuer of his people from death, and the help and shield of his people.

Second Reading:  by our Baptism, we are children of God and co-heirs with Christ (that is, our adoption doesn’t mean we have a second-class birthright).  But there is a sting in the tail: we are co-heirs to Christ’s glory but also to His sufferings.

 Gospel:  Jesus gives the Eleven the remarkably clear instruction to Baptize using the threefold formula of the Persons of the Trinity.

By Fr David Gibbons, Centre for Catholic Formation

Archbishop Peter Smith  will be here next week on Thursday 11th June to bless the new school office and library. He will say Mass at 11:00am in the Church for the whole school   and bless   the new office and the library after Mass. Anyone who wants to  attend this Mass is welcome.

Sunday Teas:

This Sunday’s teas will be served by the volunteers.

Next Sunday’s teas will be served by the Flower Arrangers.

Thank you to all those who help out with the Sunday Teas.

Last Sunday’s collections: The 1st collection was £842.85p (including Gift Aided  £276.90p).     The 2nd collection for Parish Funds was £69.84p. Thank you for your generosity.   Today’s 2nd collection will be for Parish Funds.

Note for Gift-Aiders: Newly prepared boxed sets of envelopes for use from June 2015 are ready at the back of the church. Please collect your box.   If you cannot find your box, please give your name to one of the priests and   we will check into it.

Bridge Club: The Bridge Club welcomes new members. If you are interested please come along at 1pm on Mondays in the Parish Centre (4 Genoa Road). If you have never played still you can join. It will be an opportunity for you  to learn how to play Bridge.

Can you help?  We need volunteers to help with the church cleaning on Saturday mornings.  If you can spare half an hour from 10 to 10.30am on Saturday mornings it would be a great help.  The more volunteers we have the quicker the church can be cleaned.  Thank you.

Knights of St Columba Food Bank Collection: The Knights are collecting for the Penge Food Bank this weekend.  Thank you for all your contributions.

Children’s Summer Holiday Camp: If any one is interested in sending their child/children to the St John Bosco boys and girls holiday camps over the Summer holidays then please speak to Father Sunith or visit the website www.svpboscocamp.org.uk.  Enquiries and bookings can also be dealt with by emailing bookings@svpboscocampl.org.uk

A taste of Taize  An evening of Taize prayer on the 31st May at 7.00pm at St. Joseph’s Plaistow Lane, Bromley BR1 2PR followed by an informal meeting about the upcoming youth adults (aged 18-29) retreat to Taize (8th –17th August).

Eucharistic ministers and Readers rotas are now available in the sacristy.

St. Anthony’s Nine Days Novena: leaflets are on the altar. You can do  the novena as a group or individually at home or in the Church.

Penge Festival Concert: As part of our engagement with our wider community we will be hosting a free concert during the Penge Festival.  The concert will be given by the Norwood Wind Ensemble and will feature a programme of music from the shows, classical pieces and some other well known tunes.  During the interval there will be tea and cakes in the Parish garden (in the Parish Centre if the weather is bad).  The theme for this year’s festival is ‘heritage’ and the Festival Committee is raising money to go towards renovating our local heritage in Penge.  There will therefore be a collection outside Church at the end of the event for voluntary contributions.  The concert will be at 2pm on Sunday 14th June.  Please put this date in your diaries and we look forward to seeing you in the audience for what will be an entertaining and worthwhile event.

Youth Festival: The Youth Festival is taking place on Saturday 20th June and will focus on some of the themes around Oscar Romero in light of his beatification this year.

Introduction for new readers: We would like to welcome new readers at all Masses at St Anthony’s. All ages are welcome from confirmation upwards. What you need to be a reader at Mass -Love of God’s word in the scriptures Ability to proclaim the word to the congregation. Willingness to serve the Church. Please email or phone the presbytery to find out more.

Adviser for Disability, Catechesis & Adult Formation

Applications are invited for this vacant post from practising Catholics with suitable experience and qualifications in the fields of evangelization, lay formation, and adult faith formation as well as disability inclusion. Salary: £31,749.20 pa.  Closing date: Sunday 28^th June 2015.  Further details on the CCF website (www.ccftootingbec.org.uk).

Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation Office Co-ordinator

The JPIC office, based at Cathedral House in Westminster Bridge Road, is looking for a new co-ordinator to be responsible for all the administration associated with the promotion of JPIC issues.  This is a part-time job, for around 21.5 hours per week.  Salary £27,000pa to £30,000pa, depending on experience, pro rata for part-time hours.  If you would like to apply, please email your CV to sarah.wood@finance-rcdsouthwark.org by the closing date of 12^th June 2015.  Full details are on the diocesan website www.rcsouthwark.co.uk

Prolife: Please take a copy of the Prolife Times home with you.

If you wish to see a priest then please phone and make an appointment.

Notices for the newsletter need to be emailed/posted  to the presbytery by 6pm on Thursdays.

MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS (31 May—07 June 2015) (Year B)