St Anthony of Padua Anerley

First Reading: Isaiah has a vision of a king who is a servant of the community, bringing justice and liberation.

Psalm: the references to water make this majestic hymn of praise to the Lord an obvious choice for the psalm.

Second Reading: St Peter starts his sermon to the gentiles with the Baptism of Jesus, which included an anointing with the Holy Spirit.

Gospel: at the beginning of His public ministry Jesus is Baptized by John in the river Jordan, and – most importantly for Mark – receives a clear seal of approval from God the Father. The Holy Spirit is also present, and this is one of the few occasions in scripture when all three Persons of the Trinity are together.

By Fr David Gibbons, Centre for Catholic Formation

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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 Sunday’s collections: The 1st collection was £1,027.63p (including Gift Aided £390.00p). The 2nd collection for Parish Funds was £83.93p. Thank you for your generosity. The 2nd collection today will be for SPUC / Society for the Protection of Unborn Children.

Recently Deceased: Please remember the families and recently departed souls of Jadwiga Madejczyk and Theodor Bock in your prayers. Theodor’s requiem mass will be on Tuesday 13th January at 9.30am followed by the cremation at Beckenham Crematorium at 10.30am.

Baptism Preparation: The next Baptism Preparation classes will be on Mondays 12th, 19th and 26th January at 7.30pm in the Parish Centre.

Evangelisation Talk: Father David Gibbons from the Centre for Catholic Formation will be here to give the Parish a talk about Evangelisation on Tuesday 13th January at 7.30pm. All are welcome.

Wednesday tea/coffee mornings: The tea/coffee mornings will resume this coming Wednesday (14th January) at 10am (after the 9.30am mass). All are welcome.

Mass Intentions at Weekends: We have only 3 masses available for requested intentions on any Saturday/Sunday, so it is not always possible to meet with your preferences. Be assured, all requested masses will be celebrated, but possibly not at a time of your choosing. At present all weekend masses are fully booked up to the end of February.

Thank you: The Knights of St Columba would like to thank the people of the parish for their exceptional generosity in donating food, toiletries and new warm clothing in December’s food bank collection. This was extremely well received. We also thank the UCM for donating wrapped presents for children. Food bank collections will resume on the last weekend of the month.

Ongoing Events at the Mount Street Jesuit Centre:

Every Monday and Wednesday 6.30-7pm – 30 minute Drop-in Prayer led by a trained Prayer Guide Guided prayer with stillness, awareness, reflection, silence, and sharing. All welcome, come whenever you can.

First Thursday of the month 11.30am-1pm  Bereavement and Loss Group – Sr. Catherine Quane RSM facilitates this welcoming and understanding group.

Second Saturday of each month 11am-4pm Ignatian Prayer Day These are retreat days of prayer run in an Ignatian way, in which there is talk, time for personal prayer and the opportunity to listen to each other.

For further information on any of these events please contact:
Mount Street Jesuit Centre, 114 Mount Street, W1K 3AH www.mountstreet.info 020-7495-1673

Friday Fasting: Please remember to abstain from eating meat on Fridays (as an act of penance for the death of Christ). Practising Catholics who do not eat meat are encouraged to give up another staple food.

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.

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

If you would like to see a priest, please phone to arrange an appointment

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MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS (11—18 Jan 2015) (Year B)