What’s On

Our worship is in the Anglo-Catholic tradition, centered on the Mass where we encounter Jesus in the sacrament of the altar. Morning and Evening Prayer are also said half an hour before scheduled services.

SUNDAY 8 FEBRUARY: Sunday week 5: Second before Lent

Sunday 8 FebruarySunday week 5: Second before Lent
Parish Mass 10.30 am with Bishop Pete Broadbent
Monday 9 FebruaryEucharistic Celebration 7 pm
Wednesday 11 FebruaryMass in School 9 am
Thursday 12 FebruaryEucharistic Celebration 7 pm
Saturday 14 FebruaryMass 9.30 am
Sunday 8 FebruarySunday Before Lent
Parish Mass 10.30 am

Today is Racial Justice Sunday. This year’s theme is Love Your Neighbour.

Following yesterday’s Open Morning: Cake Stall and Raffle

Palm Crosses for Ashing: Please bring any Palm Crosses from last year or earlier, to be burnt and used for ashing on Ash Wednesday, 18 February. Kathy will need them by next Sunday 15 February please.

NEWS: The Appointment of a Vicar for St Mary’s:  The advertisement has been published. Closing Date for applications Friday 6 February, Interviews Friday 27 March

MORE DATES FOR THE DIARY

18 FebruaryAsh Wednesday
7 MarchOpen Morning
15 MarchMothering Sunday
29 MarchPalm Sunday
5 AprilEaster Sunday
26 AprilAPCM

IN OUR PRAYER THIS WEEK

The Sick

Merle, Angela, Christine, Elsie, Joe, Debbie, Donovan, Antonia, Denise

Recently Departed

Michael Shrouder

Anniversaries of Death

Sarah Williams, Joslyn Hibbert, Joseph Ni Lante Heward-Mills, Jimmy Nanka-Bruce, Dickie Rose

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CONTACTS

Churchwardens:

Stephen Halliwell:  020 8459 1175, 07720 401489

Kathy Watters:  07527 540779

Safeguarding Officer:  Lucky Enekeme: Safeguarding.shrineofmary@gmail.com

Website:  shrineofmary.org

Email:  shrineofmary@gmail.com

DONATIONS TO ST MARY’S THROUGH EASYFUNDRAISING

Supporting St Mary’s when you shop online: easyfundraising.org.uk/cause/stmaryswillesden/

If you do any online shopping, over 8,000 retailers will donate for FREE to

St Mary’s Willesden – London when you use easyfundraising to shop with them. This means you can raise donations for us when you buy pretty much anything! These donations really help us, and all you have to do is use easyfundraising when you’re ordering the things you’ll be buying anyway.

Online sites including eBay, Amazon, John Lewis, Etsy, Argos, M&S, B&Q, Booking.com donate varying percentages, often only pennies but it all adds up.

Waitrose donates £1 for every grocery order, Sainsbury’s about 50p.

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Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals at St Mary’s

If you are interested in arranging a Baptism (Christening), Wedding, or Funeral at St Mary’s, please contact one of our Churchwardens: Stephen Halliwell (020 8459 1175) or Kathy Watters (07527 540779) for more details.

Safeguarding: St Mary’s Safeguarding Officer: Lucky Enekeme: safeguarding@shrineofmary@gmail.com

We have an information leaflet about baptism which you can download.