St Anthony of Padua Anerley

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

Mass Readings: Pages 83 – 87
Order of Mass: Pages 6 – 60

First Reading: Melchizedek, referred to here as “a priest of God most High”, brings bread and wine, a prefiguring of the Eucharist. Melchizedek is mentioned in Eucharistic Prayer I and in today’s Responsorial Psalm.

Psalm: as Son Christ shares in God’s supreme dominion, but He exercises His power in priesthood.

Second Reading: the institution narrative in every Eucharistic Prayer is based on the Gospels but also on this passage which, written some twenty years after Jesus died, is the earliest testimony to the tradition. The first memorial acclamation is taken from this passage.

Gospel: the feeding of the Five Thousand. Moses had fed the Israelites in the desert (Exodus 16) and Elisha had fed the people with more than enough (2 Kings 4). Jesus also feeds the people but His miracle exceeds the prophets’ miracles.
Like all the Gospels Luke clearly presents this miracle as having eucharistic overtones, as we can discern from the verbs he uses to describe Jesus’ actions.

Fr David Gibbons,
Centre for Catholic Formation

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 Week’s Collections: The 1st collection was £715.47 (including Gift Aided £280.1 0p). The 2nd collection for Parish Funds was £.77.12p. Thank you for your generosity. The 2nd collection today is for Parish Funds.

Note for Gift Aiders: We are now finalising our 2016 claim for the return of Gift Aid Tax from HMRC. If the income tax you have paid or will pay for the tax year ended 05/04/2016 will not cover the rebate being claimed by us on your donations (25p per £1.00 donated) , please let Fr Sunith know as soon as possible, so that we can amend our records. Meanwhile, thank you for your continuing support for this worthy cause.

First Holy Communion Procession: In celebration of the sacrament of First Holy Communion, after the 9.30am Mass this Sunday (Corpus Christi) the First Holy Communion candidates will lead a short procession around the church. Please follow the candidates in this short procession before you leave. Thank you.

Eucharistic Ministers: Please can all the Eucharistic Ministers renew their vows at this weekend’s masses. Thank you.

St Anthony’s Feast Day (Monday 13th June): A special Patronal Festival Mass will be celebrated on St Anthony’s Feast Day, Monday 13th June at 7.30pm, followed by refreshments in the parish centre. Our preacher for the Mass will be Canon Tom McHugh the area Dean.

St Anthony’s Chapel is being repainted and the original statue of St Anthony will return to its rightful place in the Chapel. It has been in the school for many years and they are kindly returning it to us and in return we will be giving them the picture which currently hangs in the Chapel. Please make every effort to be with us on this important occasion.

The London Encounter: The London Encounter is a one day cultural festival with profound Catholic roots. The day (Saturday 11th June) involves exhibitions, presentations and discussions on this year’s theme, “No Man is an Island”. It is an opportunity to ask: what do we truly desire? How can we best face the challenges of life? More details can be found on www.thelondonencounter.co.uk, and at www.facebook.com/TheLondonEncounter.

Can you help prisoners and their families? You are invited to come and see the opportunities for you to volunteer to help those in prison, prisoner’s families, and ex-offenders. The Catholic prison charity Pact (Prison Advice and Care Trust) works in several prisons across London and relies heavily to help those in need. Saturday 11th June, drop in anytime between 9.30am to 1pm at St George’s Cathedral, Amigo Hall. For more information contact Tom: Thomas.Brindle@prisonadvice.org.uk or call 020 30316869.

An Evening with Mary McAleese: A chance to hear Mary McAleese in conversation with Clifford Longley at Westminster Cathedral Hall, Thursday 23rd June, 7pm to 9pm. Please email actasouthwark@yahoo.com to indicate that you are coming. A donation of £10 on the evening will be welcome.

Penge Festival 2016: This year’s Penge Festival will be from 4th to the 26th June. The theme is ‘Celebrating Heritage’. There will be a variety of celebrations taking place over these three weeks in June: Walks and trails, Tour de Penge, Kiddies Fun Day, Theatre Events, Organ Recitals, Penge Art Trail, Art in Crystal Palace Park, Walter de la Mare and Ira Aldridge celebrations, Over 60s Party, Cream Tea Bingo, Penge Poetry Competition, ‘Beating the Bounds’, Grand Festival Fete and many more events. The organisers hope there will be something for everyone. All are welcome.

First Holy Communion 2017: If you would like your child to make the sacrament of First Holy Communion next year then please note that application forms are now available ask for one from the priests.
Microphone: Hopefully the microphone has been fixed. Please let the clergy know (after the Mass) if the microphone continues to cut out during Mass. Thank you.

Confessional Box: If your baby is crying during the Mass please do use the confessional box instead of leaving the Church. The confessional box has quite good sound proofing. You are also able to hear the Mass from inside the box. The plan is to eventually install a monitor inside the confessional box so that you will be able to watch the Mass easily.

Please pray for the sick of the Parish: Margaret Glennon, Bridget McLaughlin, Ellen Garvey, John Barry , Margaret Southwell and Mercie Ihekweme-Hill.

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