St Anthony of Padua Anerley

Saints Peter and Paul
Mass Readings: Pages: 170 – 173
Order of Mass: Pages 7 – 60
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The feast of St. Peter and St. Paul is always seen as great feast of the Church which in so many ways owes its growth and development to their writings and leadership. In earlier days, before the liturgy changes of Vatican II, it always seemed as though 29th June was really honouring St. Peter, and St. Paul had a follow up feast on the 30th June. This is now different and we can honour both on the same day.
It remains true that the two are very different characters, had very different origins in Israel ands very different summonses by Jesus Christ. Simon, a fisherman, is first told of Jesus by Andrew who comes to him after spending a day with John in Jesus’ company. ‘We have seen the messiah’ Andrew declares. But then Jesus himself calls Simon from his nets and names him Peter, the rock on which he will build his Church. Thenceforth, Peter, a most endearing character, shows his impetuosity, his total commitment, his weakness and denial, his repentance and reinstatement in love and service and finally his leadership and ultimate humility in dying for Christ.
Peter is such a wonderful character and so utterly human, his character deserves from us a deeper insight through study of him in Scripture and early life of the Church and in meditation on him. He should be very important, very uplifting and very consoling in our attempts to stay close Jesus and his Church.
The strong, fiery, learned and crusading character of Saul, who also had his name changed to Paul, is a contrast to Peter and also furnishes a teaching which gives a very strong and even dominant line to guide and lead the Church. Both his preaching and his writings are of immense importance in the whole life of the Church. Like Peter, only in a way more so, he should hold our attention and take our time in prayer and study of him and his teaching. We need the guidance of the Spirit and much time to attempt to plumb his depth.

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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.

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Last Week’s collections: The 1st collection was £857.48p including Gift Aid £325.80p. The 2nd collection for Parish Funds was £75.30p. Thank you for your generosity. The 2nd collection today is for Peter Pence.

Mass for the Sick:Thank you to all those who helped out with the Mass for the Sick.

Family Mass: The Family Mass readers are organised by the parish. We need three children who would be able to do the readings.

Baptism Preparation Classes: Classes will be held on Mondays, the 30th June, 7th and 14th July in the Parish Centre at 7.30pm. All three classes need to be attended.

First Holy Communion 2015: Applications are now open for 2015. If your child is in year 3 or aged 8 or over please fill in a form (available in the narthex) and give it to the clergy. The closing date is 31st August 2014.

Confirmation 2015: Applications are now open for 2015. If your child is in year 8 or is aged 12 or over then please fill in one of the red application forms (available in the narthex). The closing date is 31st August 2014.

RCIA: If you are an adult who would like to become a Catholic or are a baptised Catholic who has not received First Holy Communion or Confirmation or if you are baptised in another church and would like to become a Catholic then please fill in an RCIA application form (available in the narthex).

A Note to all Readers: When you are saying the readings please do not say the words: First Reading; Response to Psalm is; Second Reading and Gospel Acclamation. Thank you.

Magnificat Books for July and August are now available in the Repository.

St John Bosco Centre – Summer Camp 2014: The St John Bosco Centre provides an opportunity for children to have an exciting camping holiday in a countryside setting. The boys camp (8 – 13 yrs) runs for two weeks from 26th July to the 9th August and the girls camp (9 – 12 yrs) runs for one week from 9th August to 16th August. The camp fee is £140 for one week. If you require any information or application forms then please contact either the boys booking secretary on 01708 509790 (6 – 9pm only) or the girls booking secretary on 01634 311350 (6 – 9pm only) or see the website: www.svpboscocamp.org.uk. The closing date is 31st July 2014.

The New Evangelization: Living and Sharing the Gospel – 5^th July at Ealing Abbey:  Come hear Fr. Bernard Barrett – The New Evangelization & the Parish in Contemporary Culture, Dr. Caroline Farey – Sacred Art in the New Evangelization and Dom Dominic Taylor OSB – The Benedictine Way. There will also be an opportunity to browse new resources for Evangelization and Catechesis. £10 includes lunch. To register: guildofourladyandstjoseph@gmail.com.   Presented in association with the School of the Annunciation (www.schooloftheannunciation.com).

‘Differing Needs’: A diocesan Day for celebrating the love of God for all, Sunday 6^th July, 12:00 noon to 4:00pm, at The Friars, Aylesford, ME20 7BX.  Sensory prayer, art & craft workshops, celebratory music, praying the Rosary, open air Mass, opportunities to meet new friends, entertainment, a beautiful setting.  All are welcome.

The Passage Garden Party Appeal: Please support the excellent work which The Passage does for homeless people in Central London, by attending The Passage annual Garden Party in the beautiful and historic College Garden, Westminster Abbey on Friday 11 July, from 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm. Tickets at £32 each, include wine, soft drinks, buffet supper and live music. Tickets are available from The Passage, St Vincent’s Centre, Carlisle Place, London SW1P 1NL. Tel: 02075921856. Email:tickets@passage.org.uk. See also www.passage.org.uk. It will not be possible to purchase tickets at the Abbey. All proceeds in aid of The Passage.

Could you be a CAFOD representative for St Anthony of Padua Parish?

As an official agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, CAFOD is rooted in the Catholic Community. Seeing ourselves as part of one global family, our aim is to end poverty and injustice in the world’s poorest communities. We are looking for volunteers to promote and take forward CAFOD’s work in your parish – helping to organise the twice yearly Fast Day collections, speaking about CAFOD’s work and helping to raise awareness about how we can work together to build a fairer world. For more information, please speak to Father Sunith or contact Eileen Hayes, Diocesan Manager, at the CAFOD Southwark office on 020 8466 9901 or email us at southwark@cafod.org.uk