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Message from Fr. Perry
Thank you for last Sunday’s celebration. I was overwhelmed and immensely grateful to see so many people at the Mass & in the hall afterwards. My thanks to all those who took a lot of time and effort to prepare both the Mass and the party afterwards. To all those who contributed to the leaving gift, a big thank you for your generosity.
These last few years have been a very special time for me as a priest. I have enjoyed my time here as a Parish Priest immensely. I will be celebrating the 6.30pm Mass on Saturday 19th July and leave for my holiday on the Sunday morning. My future is not clear at present, (see letter from Cardinal Cormac). I will be meeting the Cardinal in late September and hopefully he will have an appointment for me. The best way to keep in touch at present is by email:
perrysykes@hotmail.co.uk or perrysykes@ rcdow.org.uk. You can write to me c/o 16 Abingdon Road W8 6AF. I hope you all have a good summer.
With love and prayers, Fr Perry.
Letter from the Cardinal:
Dear Parishioners,
I would like to take this opportunity to express my very grateful thanks to Fr Perry Sykes for all his enthusiastic and devoted service in Our Lady of Victories parish. I know the parish is a very vibrant one in every way and much of this is due to the leadership and priestly service of Fr Perry. I know he will have the sincere gratitude of all parishioners as he leaves the parish.
It had been intended that Fr Perry should go to St Joseph’s Highgate, with a view to taking over from the Passionist Fathers, and I was confident that he was the right man to undertake that particular challenging appointment. The superior General of the Passionists has now informed me that the Passionist order wish to re-commit themselves to the service of the parish by establishing an International Community of priests and brothers to minister there. This, of course, means that Fr Perry will now be unable to assume the responsibilities I had given him.
After Fr Perry has had a break, and after consulting with the Archbishop’s Council, I will be offering Fr Perry a suitable parish appointment in the Diocese where his gifts and leadership will be needed.
Again, Fr Perry has my grateful thanks.
Yours, devotedly, + Cormac Murphy-O’Connor Archbishop of Westminster
Parish Office :
The Parish Secretary is available Monday—Friday 9.30am—1pm.
Volunteers look after the office from 1.00pm to 3.00pm
Young Adults (18-35) : Meet every Sunday after the 6.30pm Mass for faith sharing, discussion and social time together. It’s a great way to meet other young adults.
Collection We thank you for last Sunday’s collection which totalled £ 3,396
(including standing orders).
Please remember in your prayers:
Those who are sick especially Elaine Keegan & Maria Wittralak.
The Legion of Mary; The Legion of Mary invites all its auxiliary members from the parish to their annual rally that will take place in the parish hall on Sunday July 27th from 2:30pm to 4:30pm.
Interested in the Catholic Faith? We begin our enquiry group for those who are interested in finding out more about the Catholic Faith in
September. If you have never been baptised or were baptised in another
Christian tradition or would like to know more about the Catholic Church, the enquiring group is an opportunity to do so. Please register for the group with
Fr Hector.
A Musical Soirée:
In aid of ICIN (Iraqi Christians in Need) a registered relief of financial hardship and distress of Iraqi Christians in need, will be held on
Saturday 19th July 2008 at 7.30pm at St Elizabeth’s Church, The
Vineyard Richmond TW10 6AQ.
This will include Instrumental Music and Song followed by Grand Iraqi Buffet.
Tickets for the concert only are £20 , concert and buffet £35.
Tickets are available from:
Mr Joe Bahoshy Phone: 020 8891 3471; Email: JBahoshy@blueyonder.co.uk
Mr. Suhail Michael Phone: 020 8393 7771; E: Suhail.Michael@icin.org.uk
Bible Alive : July editions available from the repository.
Sacraments
Baptism : Parishioners, who want to have their children baptised in our parish are asked to attend a Baptismal course. Parishioners are those who come regularly to the sacraments in this parish. The next course will be in Sept. For more information or to book a baptism, please contact Fr Hector.
Marriage: If you are planning to get married in 2008 either here or abroad, can you please come and register with Fr. Hector. You need to give at least 6 months’ notice so that marriage preparation and all the paperwork can be completed.
Summer Mass Times;
Monday—Saturday : Mass at 10am from Monday 4th August until
Saturday 30th August. (No Saturday 6.30pm Mass.)
Confessions: Saturday 10.30am—12 noon and 5.30pm—6.25pm from
Saturday 2nd August until 30th August.
Sunday Masses at 8.30am, 10am, 12 noon and 6.30pm from 3rd
August until 31st August. (No 11.30and 12.45pm Masses)
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