Announcements This Week

IMPORTANT: Please note that our permanent phone number is: 020 7603 0814

Music at 11.30 am Solemn Mass Today: Today: Casali, GB - Missa IX 

Motet: Isaac - Gustate et Videte

Music at 10.00 am Family Mass: There is now a button on the parish website, which allows parishioners to listen to and practice the Sunday hymns ahead of time.

Please pray for our new Archbishop of Westminster installed yesterday in Westminster Cathedral, Archbishop Richard Moth, (previously Bishop of Arundel and Brighton.) From now on, we pray for him by name in the Eucharistic Prayer of the Mass: ‘Leo our Pope, and Richard our Bishop.’

This weekend there will be an Appeal on behalf of Mary’s Meals, with a collection after Mass. This charity, based in Scotland, serves nutritious school meals to children living in some of the world’s poorest countries. The promise of a good meal attracts these hungry children into the classroom, giving them the energy to learn and hope for a better future. Mary’s Meals will also have a special announcement to make!

Tuesday is known in England as Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent begins. ‘Shrove ‘comes from being ‘’shriven’ which means going to Confession and being absolved. This will get our Lent off to a very good start. The 6.00 pm Mass will be for the Forgiveness and Sins, and Confessions will be available. At 6.30 pm.

Pancakes in the porch after Mass on Tuesday! £1 per family. If you are free to help prepare and serve pancakes, please let Therese know. Donations of £1 invited for those who can afford.

  Ash Wednesday

                     18th February

Day of Fast (one main meal and a snack)and Abstinence( no meat)

(Children and the elderly are exempt from the Fast)

9.00 am Mass with Imposition of Ashes

6.00 pm Solemn Mass with Imposition of Ashes

Stations of the Cross on Friday this week and every following Friday of Lent:  Also on Wednesdays at 6.30 pm, beginning on 25th February

The Rite of Election in the Cathedral next Saturday is the occasion when our four Parish Catechumens (adults preparing for baptism) and our candidate for reception into the Catholic Church, along with a few hundred others from all the parishes of the Diocese are chosen and blessed by the Archbishop to receive the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil this year. The Catechumens now become ‘The Elect’. The season of Lent is their final period of intensive preparation, which we keep alongside them, as we prepare by prayer, self-denial and almsgiving to renew our own baptismal promises at Easter.

Our Parish Lent Information leaflet, ‘Return to the Lord your God’, is available, giving details of our Lenten activities and devotions.

Lent Talks in Church on Tuesdays at 6.30 pm – ‘’VATICAN II – GUIDING STAR’’ First Talk is on 24th February, given by Fr Richard: ‘The Church – Light of the Nations’

‘Walk with Me’ the ever-popular booklet providing a prayer, Bible reading and reflection for every day of Lent is now on sale at £1.50 at the back of church.

Lent Booklets about the Meaning of Lent, Stations of the Cross, and other Lenten devotions on sale from the Catholic Truth Society stand in the porch.

We are holding a Welcome Occasion for all those who have become new Parishioners over the last couple of years or so, on Sunday 1^st March, 1.00 – 3.00 pm in the Parish Centre. Please take an invitation letter from the back of church. There will be the opportunity to meet Fr Richard, Fr Juan, Therese, and other members of the parish team. There will be light lunchtime refreshments – if you can, bring a plate of food to share. Open to both adults and children of all ages. Let us know you are coming to help us with catering. Come and go at any time between 1.00 and 3.00 pm.

Parish Readers: We are hoping to recruit some hew readers to augment our rota. If you are interested in the possibility of training to become one of our Readers at Sunday Mass, do please let the parish office know. We will then invite you to an evening meeting at 7.00 pm on Thursday 26^th February, at which there will be a talk on the importance of the proclamation of Scripture in the Liturgy of the Word of the Mass, and on the ministry of Reader, along with some opportunity to practice good reading skills.

‘No Greater Love’ – Bible study group on Wednesdays during Lent from 2-3pm in the presbytery. Please let Therese know if you intend to come. It is advisable to attend all sessions but you are still welcome to attend the ones you can. This time of day may suit parents, as it is prior to school pick up. All are welcome, including walk ins.

Annual Mass of Thanksgiving for Matrimony at Westminster Cathedral, Saturday 23rd May 2026 at 2:30pm. For couples in the Diocese celebrating their 5th, 10th, 25th, 30th, 40th, 50th and 60th (and any year over 60) wedding anniversary of Catholic marriage. Please email us husband and wife’s names, wedding date, years married, address, email (or phone number, if no email). We forward this information to the Diocesan Marriage & Family Life office, who in due course will send you the Cardinal's invitation

Come to see Rise Theatre’s Passion Play this Lent at St Thomas of Canterbury Fulham: Tuesday 10th March at 7.30pm; ( in the school, Estcourt Road SW6 7HB) For tickets visit www.ticketsource.co.uk/risetheatre or call St Thomas’ Parish Office: 020 7385 4040. £10 or £5 under 16 years.

CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD     Call for catechists, parents, teachers!  

There will be a Level 1 training course at Our Lady of Victories London, W8, March 9-14th 9-5pm. CGS is based on Maria Montessori’s approach to education to help children nurture a deep and authentic relationship with God. Its setting is a sacred space called an "atrium" and it uses practical materials to assist the child and the adult to listen to the Word of God and understand the church’s liturgy together. When St. John Paul II visited an atrium in Rome, he reportedly said, "That is the most beautiful homily I have ever witnessed."  Whether for the parish or at home, this formation is for all the family. For further info on attending this course or others, email: cgstrainingolv@gmail.com

Holy Trinity Cine Club: for children in Year 7 to Year 9, and  Year 10 to 12 on a Friday evening once a month. Quality ‘surprise’ movie followed by discussion and pizza. All are welcome, suggested donation of £5 towards running costs. Contact cineclubbg@gmail.com. See poster in the church porch.

SUNDAY EVENING MASS AND YOUNG ADULTS

We are delighted to see the growing number of young people attending our 6:30 pm Sunday Mass! After listening to your feedback and receiving offers to help with music at this liturgy, we have decided making this Mass more youth-friendly through Christian music led by young volunteers. All young people and young adults are warmly invited—and those who wish can meet at the pub afterwards for fellowship. The Mass is also of course open to people of all ages!

The Stewards at Sunday 10.00 am Family Mass do a great job in welcoming parishioners as they arrive, providing them with the necessary books, helping them find a seat, and answering their questions. We are grateful to them and to Erica their Co-ordinator. We would love to recruit some further volunteers to join the team – the more we have the less often each one would need to be on the rota. Please let the parish office know if you can help in this way.

Recruiting for our 10M Mass Choir: become part of our vibrant and sociable community of singers who lead the Sunday 10am Mass and other liturgies and perform regularly in concert. No choral experience required. Contact Laurence for details: familymasschoirhtbg@gmail.com.

Need a gift for someone who has everything? Why not book a Mass for their intentions? Masses can be booked in the parish office where you will also receive a beautiful card. Recommended donation £10.

Church Roof Repairs

Repairs were carried out in August to make the roofs watertight. The cost was £53,000 and any donations would be welcomed.

Major Repairs to the stonework of the Tower and Spire of the Church are urgently needed. Protective scaffolding has been erected and a detailed programme of the works required is being drawn up.

Two new illustrated booklets are available as a kind of guide to our Church building here at Holy Trinity: 'The Stained Glass Windows of the Church', and 'The Church Carvings and Paintings.' Researched and written by our parishioner Christopher Road, augmenting the Parish History he has also written: 'Little Rome – The Story of Holy Trinity Brook Green'. The booklets are £5 each, and the Parish History is £12.50. They can be purchased during office hours from the Parish Office. You can also purchase a PDF version of the two booklets by emailing the parish office.

SACRAMENTS

Preparation for the Sacrament of Baptism: If you have a child for Baptism under 5 years old please email us for an application form. You will be contacted once the form has been received. A copy of one of the Catholic parents’ baptism certificate will be required.  Baptisms can only take place on Saturdays at 11am.