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July 25th 2010
17th Sunday of the Year

Feastdays

Monday Ss Joachim and Anne, memorial.
Tuesday Blessed Robert Nutter, friar, priest, martyr, memorial.
Thursday St Martha, disciple, memorial.
Saturday St Ignatius of Loyola, priest, religious, memorial.

Holy Hour and Benediction Thursdays 6.30 to 7.30 in the Lady Chapel

Mass on weekdays.
7.30am & 9.30am: likely to be in the Church Hall.
6pm in the church.

The Sick

lll: Karen Barnes, Rose Ward, Katie Ruddie, Mary Hyde, Dominic Daniel,
Dangerously ill: Marie Carroll, Martin Duggan, Terry & Clover Campbell, Mary Miller, Alice Loftus, John Hall
Ill a long time: Catherine Bond.
Recently Deceased: Frank Coke, Nicholas Collins, Tony Cluff, Dick Costello.
Anniversaries: Nora Kenny, Bernard Howard, Tommy Armstrong, Colman O’Driscoll, Bartholomew & Mary Cahillane and the Dominicans Aloysius Murray, Illtud Evans, Godfrey Anstruther, Dominic Blencowe and Imelda Dutton.

Pray also for all the sick and housebound of the parish

Parish Events and Notes

 

Changes of weekday Mass location:

Monday 19th to Friday 23rd Mass at 7.30am & 9.30am will be in the Parish Hall as the re-wiring work continues. The 6pm Mass will be in the church.

Rewiring the Church.
This work has begun and for a period it is likely that through the day the Church will need to be closed. Most of the wiring that has to be taken out and replaced is high in the Church on the gantry, above the heads of anyone below. On days when the Church is closed Mass at 7.30am and at 9.30am, and Morning Prayer at 8am will take place in the Church Halls. We hope the 6pm Mass and Evening Prayer will be in the Church as much as possible. On Saturdays and Sundays the Church will be open as usual. We are sorry that you will not have access to your Church on some days in July. But the rewiring is absolutely necessary and the closures will allow the work to be done safely and quickly.

Patients in the Royal Free Hospital
To ensure that the Royal Free's Catholic Chaplain (Fr Dominic Ryan) knows that you or a relative is an in-patient and would like a visit, please leave a message at 0207 830 2742. The hospital doesn't provide Fr Tim with a list of Catholic patients, so a message to the chaplaincy office is the best way to let him know someone is there.
However, if it is an emergency, please ask the ward staff to page the Catholic Chaplain and he will be there as soon as possible.

Next Baptism Course
Sunday 19th September, in the Priory at 3.30 pm.

The Pope's Visit in September.
There are two events that our parish expects to receive an allocation of tickets for. We don't know how many tickets yet. We would like to know of parishioners who would like to go to one or other of these events if a ticket is available. If more parishioners of St Dominic's would like to go than we have tickets, we propose to have a ballot.

SATURDAY 18th September
in the afternoon in London at Hyde Park. It will cost £10 to take part and participants will be expected to travel there, and remain at the event, as part of a deanery group. Security considerations make this a necessary condition of taking part.

SUNDAY 19th September.
The Beatification Mass for Cardinal Newman in Birmingham. This will involve a very, very early departure from London and it will cost £25. Again remaining with the deanery group throughout the journey and also the event is a condition of taking part. Security arrangements demand this.
If you would like to go to one or other of these events, please give your name and contact details to Fr David.

Annual Art Exhibition
This year's Annual Art Exhibition will be on Saturday and Sunday 16th and 17th October. There will be children's and adults' sections, and a photographic competition open to all. For the adults' section we need paintings, drawings, etchings, sculpture and craftwork. As always, new exhibitors will be warmly welcomed. Entry forms and further details
from Robert 7485 0120.

Mount Carmel RC Technology College for Girls
at Archway have informed the parish priest that the school has 2 vacancies in the new school year in year 7 and 1 vacancy in year 9.

La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School.
For September 2010 there is a possibility of a small number of places being available for years 8 & 10. If you are interested in a place for your daughter, please contact Mrs Pauline O'Brien at the school (020 7428 4600) for an application form.

An Opportunity to Volunteer
to help improve the lives of residents at Wellesley Road Aged Persons' Home (very close to the Priory Church). “Keeping in Touch” (KIT) volunteers entertain and engage residents with conversation, assisted by computer with easy to use software. KIT is established in a number of care homes in London and looks for local volunteers to help at Wellesley Road. Do you have few hours to spare? See KIT's web site www.kitorguk.com

Prayer of Preparation for the Papal visit
God of truth and love,
your Son, Jesus Christ, stands as the light
to all who seek you with a sincere heart.
As we strive with your grace
to be faithful in word and deed,
may we reflect the kindly light of Christ
and offer a witness of hope and peace to all.
We pray for Pope Benedict
and look forward with joy
to his forthcoming visit to our countries.
May he be a witness to the unity and hope
which is your will for all people.
We make our prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Our Lady, Mother of the Church
pray for us.
St Andrew — pray for us.
St George — pray for us.
St David — pray for us

CALLING ALL MUSICIANS!!
The folk group needs you!  We would love to have some more musicians to join the 10 o’clock folk group (especially guitarists/pianists).  Singers are always welcome too!  If you are interested, please come to see us before or after Mass or contact Kathleen on 020 7267 3461 for more info.

Wellesley Road Aged Persons' Home
An Opportunity to Volunteer to help improve the lives of residents at Wellesley Road Aged Persons' Home (very close to the Priory Church). “Keeping in Touch” (KIT) volunteers entertain and engage residents with conversation, assisted by computer with easy to use software. KIT is established in a number of care homes in London and looks for local volunteers to help at Wellesley Road. Do you have few hours to spare? See KIT's web site www.kitorguk.com

Coffee and Tea in the hall
after the 10 am Mass on Sunday. Come and join us and meet new friends.

Mothers Prayers
Mothers Prayers (as on Songs of Praise last week) We meet every Monday 2.30.p.m. to 3.30.p.m. in the Lourdes Chapel, Mothers pray for their children and grandchildren. Please come and join us.

London Irish Centre
Starting February 8th 2010, the London Irish Centre will deliver Advice Sessions which are free and open to all. No need for appointments, just drop-in and they'll do their best to help. For help with: Welfare benefits such as pensions, income support, council tax benefit, appeals, JSA, housing benefit. Housing issues including returning to Ireland, council and sheltered housing, hostels, refuges. Other issues such as Irish passports and birth certificates, registering with a doctor, employment, counselling referral, alcohol and drug related problems. Every Monday 2pm-5pm, Kilburn Housing and Benefits Advice Clinic, 14 A Quex Road, NW6 4PL. 020 7372 4389

Rite of Christian Initiation
Each year's Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults class begins in the autumn, meeting on Sundays at noon. Some people join the class who are unbaptised, some who are baptised wish to become Roman Catholics through the RCIA and others, who are Catholics, join to be made ready for confirmation. There will be more information about the 2010-2011 classes in the late summer. But do ask one of the friars if you'd like to learn more about the RCIA.

Sunday Mass readings online in your language
There is a useful website from the Catholic churches in Vienna which has the Sunday Mass readings in different languages. http://www.virc.at/texte/texte_e.htm
For the current year, click “up to date” and then find the Sunday you want. Click the dot for your language.

Senior Citizens Club
We have vacancies for membership of the Bingo Club which takes place every Tuesday from 1.30 to 3 pm. The Keep Fit Club associated with the Bingo Club is also on Tuesdays from 12.30 to 1.30 pm. Entrance for Keep Fit is £1 per session. Please contact Nuala: Tel number 0207 428 9340.

Pray Online
A new website to evangelise London through prayer: http://www.prayforlondon.org/ Learn more about praying, pray for our great city, email your own request. The website is based on Oujr Lady of the Assumption Church near Piccadilly, supported by an international group of Catholics and a number of our bishops.

Security
With thieves still at large we remind you to take care of your bags and purses. If you see anyone acting suspiciously please report it to a member of the Community.

Candles
Please use only votive candles bought at the Repository and place them only in the candlesticks. Other candles (including ones bought at the Repository) are a fire-risk. Please do not place candles on altars or in front of statues as they are destroying the stone work.

At Entry to Hospitals
Because of the Data Protection Act 1998, please indicate on entering hospital that your details may be passed to the RC chaplain. Also state that you would like the RC Chaplain to visit you