St Anthony of Padua Anerley

The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

Mass Readings: Pages: 192 – 194

Order of Mass: Pages 7 – 60

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DEDICATION of the LATERAN BASILICA

This Feast replaces the Sunday of the Year. The Church teaches us that the Catholic Church exists both in the local church (ie the diocese) and globally (centred round the Pope).

To indicate this we celebrate each year the Feast of the Dedication of our Cathedral (last Friday, 7^th November) and the Feast of the Dedication of the Pope’s Cathedral, today.

His Cathedral is not St Peter’s, in the Vatican, as you might think, but St John Lateran, in Rome. St George’s Cathedral is the mother church of our diocese of Southwark; St John Lateran is the mother church of all Christianity.

By Fr David Gibbons, Centre for Catholic Formation

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MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS (09—16 Nov 2014) (Year A)

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Notices

Sunday Teas:

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

Next Sunday’s teas will be served by

the French Speaking Prayer Group.

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

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Last Week’s collections: The 1st collection was £1019.56p including Gift Aid £408.60p. The 2nd collection for Parish Funds was £128.67p. Thank you for your generosity. The 2nd collection today is for the Archbishop’s Administration Fund.

Recently Deceased: Please remember Rose Graydon and her family in your prayers. Her funeral mass will be on Thursday 20th November at 11:00am, followed by burial in Elmers End Cemetery.

Baptism Preparation: The next Baptism Preparation classes will be held on Mondays, the 10th, 17th and 24th November in the Parish Centre at 7.30pm.

Mass for Deceased Clergy: A mass for the deceased clergy of the Deanery will be celebrated at 11.30am on 10th November at Petts Wood.

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and Readers: The annual day of recollection for the South East Area will take place at Bishop Thomas Grant School, Belltrees Grove, SW16 2HY on Saturday November 15th. The day itself will be given by Fr. Ignaus Edet.

Our Annual Memorial Mass will take place on Saturday 15th November at 11:30am.

Mass Intentions: If you would like to book a mass for a particular date next year then please book it now to avoid disappointment. Thank you.

Knights of St Columba Food Bank Collection: The Knights are collecting for the Penge Food Bank. They will collect regularly on the last weekend of each month. The next collection will be 29th/30th November.

Parish Christmas Fair: The Parish Christmas Fair will be on Saturday 6th December from 11am until 2pm. Please put this date in your diary. We are now collecting items for the Christmas Fair. If you can bring drinks for the Bottle Stall and good quality items for the Tombola and Lucky Dip that would be appreciated. For a successful fair, we need appealing items which will attract buyers and help raise funds for the Church. Please leave items in the box in the narthex. If anyone needs their donated items to be collected then please call Ben on 020 8778 8259 or 07534 920314.

Southwark Spirituality Commission: On 6th December, the Southwark Spirituality Commission will play host to an event at St George’s Cathedral which aims to encourage participants to explore and experience the spiritual riches to be found within our own diocese. Representatives from various religious traditions (Benedictine, Carmelite, Domincan, Franciscan and Ignatian) will provide opportunities to reflect and to pray in a number of afternoon sessions and the day as a whole will be facilitated by Dr Gemma Simmonds CJ, lecturer at Heythorp College.
This event will start at 10am with registration while the first talk will be at 10.30am. It is anticipated that the event will conclude at 4pm. There will be a suggested donation of £5 per person to cover costs. You can visit http://rcsouthwarkspirituality.wordpress.com/ for more information.

Diocesan Youth Ministry Day: This is a great opportunity for anyone in the parish already working with young people or considering starting. The Youth Ministry Day is on Saturday 15th November from 10.30am until 4.30pm at Amigo Hall, Next to St George’s RC Cathedral, Southwark. Free admission. Booking required – info@scys.org.uk or call 01277 272900. Bring your own packed lunch. Tea and coffee is provided throughout the day.

Recycling: Please do keep donating your old mobile phones, printer inkjets (except Epson) and laser/toner cartridges.

Cold Weather: Please do remember to close the doors behind you when you are entering or leaving the church. The weather is very cold and we want to conserve the heat inside the church. Thank you.

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