St Anthony of Padua Anerley

Parish Monthly Newsletter January 2024

Welcome to St. Anthony’s Church

We kindly ask that you respect our Parish Church guidance:

¨ Please turn off your mobile phone when you enter the Church.

¨ Please remember that many parishioners like to pray before and after the mass so please be respectful and keep talking/noise to a minimum.

¨ People displaying any symptoms of Covid or Flu should stay at home and not travel to church or participate in person.

¨ Hand sanitiser is available near the entrances to the Church.

¨ The use of face masks is a personal choice.

¨ Holy Communion can now be received on the tongue or on the hand and The Sign of Peace can now be carried out with handshakes (if you so wish).

Sunday Teas: The next Sunday teas will be served by the following groups:

7th January:   The Knights of St Columba

14th January:  The Parish Pastoral Council

21st January:  The Union of Catholic Mothers

Mass times:

Mondays to Saturdays: 9.30am (and 7.30pm on Tuesdays);

Sunday Masses: 6pm (Saturday evenings); 9.30am; 11.15am and 5.30pm;

Every Friday at 7:30pm: Adoration and Benediction.

Please note that after every week day mass (except Wednesdays) The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for 30 minutes so that parishioners can pray for world peace. 

The Angelus

The Angelus will be said every Saturday at 6pm, before the evening Mass, and after the 11.15am Mass on Sunday.

The parish website www.stanthonyofpaduaanerley.com has details of the weekly Mass Intentions.

Recently Deceased:

Please pray for the souls of Evelyn Christina Keeley and William Patrick Quinlan “Paddy” who died recently.

The funeral for Evelyn Christina Keeley will be on Thursday 4th January at 10.30am followed by the Committal at Hither Green Crematorium at 12 noon.

The funeral for William Patrick Quinlan will be on Friday 12th January at 12 noon.

May their souls rest in peace.

Please remember to check the notice boards for details of recent bereavements and funerals.

Repository Gifts: Please take a look at the range of cards and gifts available in the repository.

Gift Aid Envelopes: Please collect your box from the back of the Church.  Please note that if you are a basic rate UK tax payer, and are not yet a member of the Gift Aid Scheme, completing a Gift Aid envelope (at the back of the Church) will help to support the Church even further. Donating through Gift Aid means that the Church can claim an extra 25p for every £1 you give.  It will not cost you any extra.

Financial Support: We appreciate your continued care and support for our parish Community.  Parishioners can contribute directly to the Parish bank account: Natwest Bank Beckenham Branch, Sort Code 60-02-12 and Account Number 46000208. Tax payers, please join the Gift Aid programme allowing our parish to increase the value of every donation it receives from tax payers by 25%. We value your assistance in maintaining our wonderful Parish community.  Please note that the name of the Parish Bank Account is RCAS St Anthony of Padua Anerley. 

Local Food Bank: Please help support families in need by contributing to the local food bank. If you would like to donate then please leave your donations at the back of the Church.

We remember in our prayers:

Baptisms in 2023: Tabitha Ace Cerys Hodsall; Roman Omara Price; Columba Mumagao Dimoh; Theresa Aliana Simone Konney; Ethan James Kin Yui Chan; Joshua Li Xing Chan; Noah Lucas Barron; Louis Jacob Barron; Ejimofor Gilbert Ighomitedo and Jeremy Paa Kojo Ampiah.

First Holy Communions in 2023: Abel, Albert, Aaryan, Ethan, Ana, Elena, Frances, Henry, Mia, Mark, Nicolas, Vwede and Quincy.

Marriages in 2023: Yemi and Babatunde Ojikutu

Funerals in 2023: Philip James Cole; Vincenzo Lanzante; Wladyslawa Kozakiewicz; Nora Mary Bourke; Kathleen Mary Clarke; Robert Bayliss; Denzel Eric Ryan; Martin Oliver Finn; Cecelia Philomena Hoskings; John Geoffrey Hyam and Leslie Vivian Burnham.

Date for the Diary: The Knights will be holding a barn dance on Saturday 27th January 2024 at the Royston Ballrooms.  Further details to follow.  Please keep checking the notice boards.

Racial Justice Sunday 2024: Archbishop John Wilson will celebrate a Mass at St George’s Cathedral on Sunday 28th January at 10am.  All parishes, schools, chaplaincies, Institutions in the Archdiocese are kindly invited to be part of this colourful celebration.  Please see the notice boards for further information.

Hospital Admissions: If you are due to be admitted to hospital or if you know of a parishioner who has been admitted to hospital then please let Father Sunith know.  Thank you.

Notice Board: Please do take time to read the latest information on the notice boards.  There are further details of some of these newsletter notices on the notice boards.

Please take this newsletter home with you. If you know of anyone who is unable to attend Mass and would appreciate receiving a copy of this newsletter then please do take one to pop through their letter box.

Thank you to all those people who help support the Parish:

Those who help in whatever way in the Parish, read at Mass, clean the Church, arrange flowers, help with Parish events or generally help in the background, are thanked for their generous help and support.

If you would like to book a Mass, there are envelopes at the back of the church. 

Notices for the newsletter need to be emailed/posted to the presbytery by the last Thursday of the month (anerley@rcaos.org.uk).

Father Sunith wishes you and your families a happy, holy and peaceful new year.