ST JOHN VIANNEY CHURCH

West Green
4 Vincent Road, London N15 3QH
Parish Office: 020-8888-5518 E-mail: westgreen@rcdow.org.uk
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Website: http://stjohnvianneywestgreen.co.uk/

20th /21st July 2019 –

15th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Dear Parishioners,

St Paul sums up the essential message

in today’s reading: “make hospitality your
special care”, in his letter to the Romans.
In our first reading (Gen. 18), when
Abraham gave hospitality to three
strangers he did not realise that he was Imagine inviting friends to your home
entertaining God himself. This concept and leave them sitting alone in the sitting
must reflect the words of Jesus: ‘I was room, while you spend all the time cooking
hungry, thirsty, naked, sick, in prison and in the kitchen! Both forms of
you came to my help” – and then the hospitality and welcome for Jesus is
question, “when did we see you hungry … essential in our lives. It is not easy to
and came to your help?” “As long as you did juggle the two aspects together. The two
this to my brothers and sisters, you did it to aspects of our human and divine call need
me!” to be moulded together. It is a philosophy
of life we need so that the spiritual and
Jesus appears in our lives in many human are integrated. It is an on-going
different disguises. Do we recognise him, challenge and this effort is what enriches
and do what we can to help? Keep in mind our lives.
the story of the Good Samaritan we heard
of last Sunday. Sometimes we can misunderstand
what is important to others. We can be
We have the story of the two sisters, anxious about doing things for them when
Martha and Mary. Here we are faced with the important is to give them time and
that challenging aspect of life. How do we listen to them. Similarly we need to spend
keep the balance between a life of prayer time listening to God’s word. This is what
/meditation and a life of action. The fact is, enriches our relationship.
that we need both prayer and action in
order to serve God and others. Happy holidays to all our young people
and their families. As you read this, I sould
Notice in the Gospel story, it was be in Tipperary catching up with all the
Martha who welcomed Jesus into her folks.
house. She offered hospitality to Jesus and
his hungry friends. Mary decided to sit at That’s all for this week. Fr Marcel will
the feet of Jesus and listen to his every be writing his words of wisdom for the
word. That too is hospitality! coming weeks.
God bless. Fr Joe
 THANK YOU! FOR YOUR GENEROSITY RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION
LAST SUNDAY. FOR ADULTS (RCIA)
Saturdays, 4:00pm-5:45pm
CATECHETICAL PROGRAMMES plus Mass 6:00pm
2019-2020 A programme for adults who are interested
IF YOU WISH TO ENROL FOR ANY OF in receiving the Sacrament of Baptism,
THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMMES, First Communion or Confirmation in the
PLEASE COMPLETE THE FORM (AVAILABLE Catholic Church. It is also open for anyone
AT THE BACK OF THE CHURCH) AND RETURN who would like to explore their faith more.
TO THE PARISH OFFICE WITH ALL THE First session: 19th October 2019
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS BY AUGUST
PARISH OUTREACH
FIRST COMMUNION PROGRAMME
SANDWICH MAKING (PREPARATION):
Monthly on Saturday, 10:00am-11:15am In the parish hall on Fri. 26th July after Mass.
plus Sunday Mass at 11:00am. Volunteers are urgently needed on
Preparation course for children who are in Saturday mornings at 7:30am to help with
Year 3 or above in September 2019 who preparing the sandwiches, soups, tea and
wish to receive the First Holy Communion. coffee. Also needed are volunteer drivers.

First session: 21st September 2019 Next SOUP RUN: Group A

at 4.30pm on Sat, 27th July 2019
SUNDAY RELIGIOUS EDUCA TION
FUN-D RAISING EVENT –
Sundays, 10:00am-10:55am PARISH BAR-B-QUE AND FAMILY FUN DAY
plus Mass 11:00am In honour of our
A supplement religious education Patron Saint John Vianney
programme for children preparing for Thanks to the chefs and caterers who
First Communion or First Reconciliation prepared the delicious foods for our Parish
who are attending State Schools Bar-B-Que last, Sunday14th July 2019
First session: 29th September 2019 Thanks also to all who attended our fund-
raising event which raised the sum of
CONFIRMATION PROGRAMME £893. Please check list of raffle prizes to
Saturdays, 3:30pm-5:45pm be collected.
plus Mass Saturday 6:00pm.
SPECIAL THANK YOU
A programme for young people who are in
We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks in
Year 10 or above in September 2019
appreciation to the
who wish to receive the sacrament of
Management and Staff of our local
Confirmation.
Sainsbury
First session: 28th September 2019
for their generosity in supporting our parish
events. May God bless you all!
BAPTISM FOR INFANTS
If you would like to have your child
baptised on the 14th September or later, FIRST COMMUNION /CONFIRMATION
the next session will be on Monday 9th PHOTOS
August at 7.30pm in the Parish Hall. From the First Holy Communion and
Please contact the Parish Office to book your Confirmation celebrations can be collected
place on the course. from the parish office (Tues.-Fri: 10-4)
 THE ALPHA COURSE Pink 316-320 Pale blue: 31-35
All proceeds will be in aid Pale blue: 36-40 Pink 291-295
of The Passage. (Reyes) Pale blue 31-65
The Alpha Course has now White 91-95 White 81-85
finished. White 11-15 (Mary H) Pink 331-335
About 30 people attended each week and
had the opportunity to consider questions ST JOHN VIANNEY SCHOOL
such as Who Is Jesus? Who Is the Holy "Thank you very much for your incredibly
Spirit? Does God Heal Today? Over the 12 kind support and all your donations to the
sessions there was a growing feeling of the St. John Vianney School Summer Fair.
work of the Holy Spirit. We are coming back Together with you, the children and the
together on Monday 22 July at 7.15 to local community, we made the fair a great
reflect on Alpha and how we can share and success. We managed to raise lots of much
build on our experience. needed money to complete our project of
our infant and junior playground. Thank you
from the bottom of our hearts, Lots of love.
FILIPINO FUNDRAISING EVENT – RAFFLE God Bless you all. The Friends' Association
TICKET- UNCLAIMED PRIZE of SJV Primary School"
Thank you to Annabelle, a Senior Solicitor
from Hak Solicitors
EVANGELISATION: SUMMER AND
for donating 50% off Solicitor’s fees, for an
Immigration Case at our Filipino fund- BEYOND
raising event on 29 June 2019. 'BAPTISED and SENT - Extraordinary
Missionary Month - October 2019
The winner of the raffle ticket has yet to
http://www.october2019.va/en/mmsott20
redeem the offer.
The winner is required to activate the 19.html
discount code within 14 days. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of
Pope Benedict XV's Apostolic
Please contact Annabelle on 07864 391040.
Letter Maximum Illud,
The Holy Father has chosen the
125 YEARS OF JESUIT EDUCATION AT theme: ‘Baptized and Sent: The Church of
ST IGNATIUS COLLEGE Christ on a Mission in the World’.
‘St Ignatius College will be celebrating 125 For further information
years of Jesuit education at the college on see: https://rcdow.org.uk/faith/
Friday 20th September 2019 with a formal
celebration dinner. Tickets are priced at £75 ‘GOD WHO SPEAKS'
and are available now on Eventbrite. The Year of the Word 2020 Launching
ticket price includes a welcome drink, 3 30th September 2019, Feast of St Jerome
course meals and half a bottle of wine per celebrating, living and sharing God's
person. Any proceeds from the event will go word
towards a new Sixth Form Building. Further http://www.catholicnews.org.uk/Home/Spec
details available by contacting: ial-Events/The-God-Who-
125celebration@st-ignatius.enfield.sch.uk Speaks/(language)/eng-GB
Further details will be available in
RAFFLE TICKETS – UNCLAIMED PRIZES September
Congratulations to all who won prizes in our For further information
raffles last Sunday at our Bar-B-Que. see: https://rcdow.org.uk/faith/
Would the people with the following tickets
please contact the parish office to collect
your prize.
 MASS & SERVICE TIMES
THIS WEEK WE PRAY FOR
Monday 9:15am
Tuesday 9:15am The repose of the soul:
Wednesday 9:15am Joanna Azzopardi
(mother of Fr Francis Azzopardi a former
Thursday 9:15am priest of St John Vianney)
Friday 9:15am Joanna McConnell
Saturday 9:15am Gary Ash
Angela Nightingale
6pm – (Vigil Mass)
Nora Gallagher
Sunday 9:00am and 11:00am Helena Just
RIP
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday 9:45am – 10:15am RIP Anniversary
Tom Toher
ADORATION Daisy L’Olive
OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Tuesdays after 9:15am Mass Special Intentions:
First Sunday of the month after 11am Mass Ann Maddock
Christine & John Russell
ROSARY Etta Quinn
Weekdays at 8:45am (before mass) Kathy & Family
First Saturday of the month at 3:00pm Kim Cummins
Sarah Namagambe
MORNING TEAS /COFFEE
(in the Parish Hall) And for the sick and those in our parish
Sundays, after 9am and 11am Masses
and Thursdays, after the 9:15am Mass Birthday
[there will be no refreshments on Thursdays Nikita Ng Ying
during the month of August)

NAMES NOT LISTED ABOVE

NEXT SUNDAY: 17th SUN IN ORDINARY TIME ARE LISTED IN OUR BOOK OF INTENTIONS.

1st Reading Genesis 18: 30-32

Psalm: Psalm 137: 1-3, 6-8
2nd Reading: Colossians 2: 12-14
Gospel: Luke 11: 1-13
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Tues. to Fri. 10am-12noon, 1pm-4pm
To make an appointment
PARISH TEAM Phone: 0208 888 5518 or
Fr. Joe Ryan, Parish Priest email westgreen@rcdow.org.uk
Sr. Devy Pranadjaja, Parish Sister
Germaine Ng Ying, Parish Admin/Secretary We cannot guarantee to have anyone available
Fr. Marcel Kofon, In residence outside of these hours.