ST John Vianney Church: Have A Happy New Year

ST JOHN VIANNEY CHURCH
West Green
4 Vincent Road, London N15 3QH
Parish Office Tel No: 020-8888-5518 E-mail: [email protected]
http://stjohnvianneywestgreen.co.uk
(SJV Parish Centre 020-8888-5518)
26th / 27th December 2015

Dear Parishioners,
Today, the first Sunday after Christmas, we celebrate the
Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Whether our
families are large or small, we all belong to a family. Todays feast
reminds us that we are part of the Holy Family of Nazareth. This is
the mystery of the Incarnation. Jesus took on a human nature like
ours in order that we could be united with him. We are united not
only with Jesus and Mary, but also the family of the Holy Trinity Father, Son and Holy
Spirit.
We need to meditate on this great mystery of belonging to Gods family. This
gives our lives meaning; the sense of belonging and identity is so important we are
children of God we are able to inherit and claim all the promises made by God because
we are his children. This is what we celebrate today!!
In a few days time we will be welcoming a New Year. We have a midnight Mass to
help us celebrate. We can look back in gratitude for the past year all the good things,
the sadness, the joy and sorrows all are somehow part of Gods master plan. We can
ask Gods blessing on the New Year. It means opening a new chapter in our lives
together.
We have the directives given by Pope Francis we can celebrate a Jubilee Year of
Gods Mercy, goodness and compassion. It gives us direction in our lives; a reason to
celebrate in the midst of all the events of everyday life. There are so many sad stories
and reports that we hear and see in our media each day. In our own lives and families
there can be illness, tragedy, and so many things that could get us depressed Yet, there
are many items we can rejoice and be happy about. We always need to keep the balance
a time to rejoice and a time to be sad!
We look back in gratitude and look forward in hope! And hope is not deceptive as
St Paul says: Because the love of God has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit
which has been given us.
Please note overleaf some text of Pope Francis New Year message for World Day
of Prayer for Peace, 1st January 2016. His main message challenges the indifference
which sometime arises from us feeling unable to do or say anything that will help
alleviate unjust situations. Yet the truth is that all our thoughts and actions matter, no
matter how little they may seem to be.
Fr Tom Murphy, SJ sends warm Christmas greetings from Seattle.
Again I wish you the blessings of this Holy Season.
Have a Happy New Year
Fr Joe
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY IN

LAST SUNDAYS COLLECTIONS
MASS & SERVICE TIMES:
NEW YEARS EVE MIDNIGHT
MASS
11.30pm Service
begins with review of 2015
NEW YEARS DAY: FRI. 1st JAN 2016
Mass:
9.15am
(Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God)
CATECHETICAL PROGRAMMES
All the activities take place in the Parish
Hall. Any enquiries please contact Sr. Clara
at [email protected] or
07816452215.
FIRST COMMUNION PROGRAMME
(Children attending Catholic
schools)Next session on 9 January 2016
HOLY COMMUNION PROGRAMME
(Children attending non-Catholic
schools)Next session on 9 January 2016
FIRST RECONCILIATION PROGRAMME
(for children who received their First
Holy Communion in May 2015)First
session and Parents Meeting: on 9th
January 16 at 12noon.
CONFIRMATION PROGRAMME:
Next session on 9 January 2016
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR
ADULTS (RCIA): The next session on the
16th Jan 16 from 3:30pm-5.45pm, followed
by 6pm Mass.
THE CELEBRATION OF BAPTISM: If you
would like to have your child baptised on
the 23rd January 2016 or later, the next
sessions will be on the Monday, 11th & 25th
Jan. 16. Please contact Sr. Clara to book
your place on the course.
ALTAR SERVERS RETREAT: It will be on

the 10th January from 12.15- 4pm
YEAR OF MERCY:
Year of Mercy: What does it look like?
We will meet on the Saturday 9th January
in the Church and on the Sunday 10th
January in the Parish Hall from 10am to
10:45am. We will explore on this first
month, Gods Mercy as shown in the book
of Psalms. Fr. Samuel will help us to reflect
on the Psalm 50 (51) and King Davids
experience of Gods forgiveness. If you will
like to attend please write down you name
in the list that is in the back of the church.
Adoration with the Blessed Sacrament
for the Year of Mercy will take place on
the 20th January 7pm in the Verbum Dei
Spirituality Center. If you will like to
attend please write down you name in the
list that is in the back of the church. Any
queries please contact Clara.
ADULT FORMATION IN THE PARISH
The Bible Timeline Next session:
Tuesday 12th January at 7:30pm or
Wednesday 13th December at 10am in the
Parish Hall.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE
SOUL of
The Late Eileen Cassins, whose Funeral
Service will take place on Tuesday 29th
December at St Ignatius Church at
11.30am; followed by burial in Ireland.
Our sincerely condolence to her husband
Jim Cassins. May she rest in peace.
And the Late Allan Burgess whose
Funeral Service will take place at Enfield
Crematorium on Tuesday 5th January at
12.45pm Our sincerely condolence to his
family. May he rest in peace.
PARISH SOCIAL AND FUND RAISING
ACTIVITIES TEAS /COFFEE In the Jubilee
Hall after the 9am and 11am Masses.
PARISH OUTREACH SANDWICH

MAKING (PREPARATION): The next Soup
Run at 5pm on Saturday 9th January 2016
Group B.
PARISH PILGRIMAGE AND DAY TRIP:8 DAY INCLUSIVE PILGRIMAGE TO
GREECE IN THE FOOTSTEP OF ST
PAUL. From 5th October 12th October
2016: Price per person 947. A deposit
of 250.00 per person will be required to
reserve this booking. There are a few
seats available on this pilgrimage. It
includes Coach Transfer to London
Stansted return. Flights: London Stansted
Thessaloniki / Athens return.
Accommodation: 2 nights in
THESSALONIKI; 1 night in KALAMBAKA; 1
night in DELPHI; 3 nights in ATHENS.
Single supplement 225.00. Please contact
Mariantha on 02083523405 or
Germaine on 07711582620.
CROSSRAIL 2 PROPOSALS Please take a
leaflet from Friends of Downhills Park
regarding Crossrail 2 Proposals and what
it could mean for our local park.
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Our website
http://stjohnvianneywestgreen.co.uk/
With best wishes

for the New Year
from
Fr Joe and
the Parish Team
POPE FRANCIS MESSAGE FOR WORLD

DAY OF PEACE: Overcome Indifference
and Win Peace:
God is not indifferent! God cares about
mankind! God does not abandon us! At the
beginning of the New Year, I would like to
share not only this profound conviction
but also my cordial good wishes for
prosperity, peace and the fulfilment of the
hopes of every man and every woman,
every family, people and nation
throughout the world, including all Heads
of State and Government and all religious
leaders. (Para 1)
Sadly, war and terrorism, accompanied by
kidnapping, ethnic or religious persecution
and the misuse of power, marked the past
year from start to finish. In many parts of
the world, these have became so common
as to constitute a real third world war
fought piecemeal. Yet some events of the
year now ending inspire me, in looking
ahead to the new year, to encourage
everyone not to lose hope in our human
ability to conquer evil and to combat
resignation and indifference. They
demonstrate our capacity to show
solidarity and to rise above self-interest,
apathy and indifference in the face of
critical situations. Here I would mention
the efforts to bring world leaders together
at COP21 in the search for new ways to
confront climate change and to protect the
earth, our common home. We can also
think of two earlier global events: the
Addis Ababa Summit for funding
sustainable development worldwide and
the adoption of the United Nations 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development,
aimed at ensuring a more dignified
standard of living for all the worlds
peoples, especially the poor, by that year.
(Para 2)
You will note that Pope Francis considers
indifference as one of the major obstacles
in our world today yet all of us are inter
dependent and all our efforts matter.
Please take read the full text.
Entrance Antiphon
The shepherds went in haste,
and found Mary and Joseph and the Infant lying
in a manger.
First Reading
1 Samuel 1:20-22,24-28
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 83
They are happy who dwell in your house, O Lord.
Second Reading
1 John 3:1-2,21-24
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia!
Open our heart, O Lord,
to accept the words of your Son.
Alleluia!
Gospel
THIS WEEK WE PRAY FOR:

The repose of the soul:
Eileen Cassins
Allan Essoo
Allan Burgess
Teresina Tecce
Marek Kocko
Pa Murphy
Norman Tester
Gerry Culbert
Eileen Lynch
Patrick Patsy Murphy
France Marceline Bumstead
RIP
RIP Anniversary:
Virgilio Ramos
Eleni & Joseph Agapiou
Luke 2:41-52
Communion Antiphon
Our God has appeared on the earth, and lived
among us.
MASS & SERVICE TIMES

Mass 9:15am
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, Saturday
NEW YEARS EVE MIDNIGHT MASS

11.30pm Service begins with review of
2015
NEW YEARS DAY FRI. 1st JAN 2016
Mass:
9.15am
(Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God)
Sunday Masses:
(Sat.) 6pm; 9:00am and 11:00am
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturday: from 9:45 am 10:15am
Special Intentions:
Jim Cassins
Eileen Feury
Michelle Smith
Michelle Christodoulou
Thanksgiving
Yvonne Joseph & Family
Paula Maselino & Family
Birthday
Evrol Ng Ying
William Ng Ying
For the sick and those in our parish
especially:
Madeleine Jordan, Maria DSouza, Margaret
Lettice, Marilyn Martin, Mary Caulfield, Mary
Glynn, Michael Cahill, Myra Kent, Padraig
Murphy, Patrick McCreash, Patsy Murphy,
Sheila Campbell, Enrique Alonso Paez.
Names not listed above, are listed
in our Book of Intentions.
PARISH OFFICE HOURS:
PARISH TEAM:
Tues to Fri 10am-12noon, 1pm-4pm
Fr. Joe Ryan, Parish Priest

Sr. Clara Segui, Parish Sister
Germaine Ng Ying, Parish Adm/Secretary
To make an appointment
Phone: 0208 888 5518 or email
[email protected]
In Residence: Fr Samuel Danso
We cannot guarantee to have anyone available outside of

these hours.

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ST JOHN VIANNEY CHURCH

26th / 27th December 2015

Have a Happy New Year

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY IN

ALTAR SERVERS RETREAT: It will be on

PARISH OUTREACH SANDWICH

With best wishes

POPE FRANCIS MESSAGE FOR WORLD

THIS WEEK WE PRAY FOR:

MASS & SERVICE TIMES

NEW YEARS EVE MIDNIGHT MASS

PARISH OFFICE HOURS:

Tues to Fri 10am-12noon, 1pm-4pm

Fr. Joe Ryan, Parish Priest

In Residence: Fr Samuel Danso

We cannot guarantee to have anyone available outside of

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