St Anthony of Padua Anerley

Corpus Christi

First Reading: this tells of the covenant between God and Moses, which involved blood sacrifices.  For Catholics – people of the new covenant – every Mass is a sacrifice, a representing of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross.

The Psalm continues the theme of the thanksgiving sacrifice.

Second Reading: Christ is the mediator of the covenant, and as the true High Priest he offers in the true Temple in heaven the perfect sacrifice (by His blood) which takes away our sins.  Every Mass is but an earthly copy of the eternal Liturgy in heaven.

The Sequence (the ‘Lauda Sion’ written by St Thomas Aquinas specially for the then new Feast of Corpus Christi).

Gospel: the Last Supper.  The words (“take it, this is my body … this is my blood … which is to be poured out for many”) are of course repeated by the Priest at every Mass.  So too does the Priest perform the four actions of Christ: taking, blessing, breaking, and giving.

By Fr David Gibbons, Centre for Catholic Formation

Archbishop Peter Smith  will be here 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 Flower Arrangers.

Next Sunday’s teas will be served by the UCM.

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

Last Sunday’s collections: The 1st collection was £890.46p (including Gift Aided  £338.00p). The 2nd collection for Parish Funds was £78.58p. Thank you for your generosity. Today’s 2nd collection will be for Parish Funds.

Recently Deceased: Please remember in your prayers the souls and families of Michael Daly and Augustine Ohuche who died recently. Michael’s funeral mass will be on Wednesday 10th June at 12.45pm followed by the cremation at Beckenham Crematorium at 2.15pm.  The date for the memorial Mass will be confirmed in later.

Note for Gift-Aiders: Newly prepared boxed sets of envelopes for use from today 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.

Eucharistic Ministers: All Eucharistic Ministers will be renewing their commitment at Masses this weekend.

Eucharistic Ministers and Readers: Rotas are now available for collection in the sacristy.

St Anthony’s Nine Days Novena: There are leaflets on St Anthony’s altar.  The novena can be said as a group or on your own in either the church or at home.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Pilgrim: The Pilgrim for June is now available. Please do take one home with you.

Magnificat: The Magnificat for July is now available.

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 (07—14 June 2015) (Year B)