Announcements This Week

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

Music at 11.30 am Solemn Mass:

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.

Revd Wayne O’Reilly, our new Parish Permanent Deacon, introduces himself…

Dear Parishioners, It is with great joy and humility that I introduce myself as your new permanent deacon. I am incredibly blessed to be coming back home to where my journey started as an Altar server over 40 years ago under the guidance of Michael Chute, our Master of Ceremonies. To share a bit about my background, I have been married to my wife, Emma, for 14 years. We are the proud parents of 6 daughters and grandparents to 4 grandchildren. Professionally, I work in education with a special interest in SEN. Balancing the demands of family life, secular work, and holy orders is a core part of the permanent diaconate, and I am grateful for the unwavering support of my family, which anchors my ministry.

The call to the diaconate is fundamentally a call to service. As a deacon, my role is to serve as a bridge between the altar and the workplace, bringing the needs of the world to the church and the charity of Christ to the world. In the liturgy, you will see me assisting at the altar, proclaiming the Gospel, preaching, and ministering the chalice. Outside of Mass, I can assist with the administration of sacraments such as baptisms and weddings, lead wake services, and offer blessings. However, the heart of my ministry lies beyond the sanctuary walls. I am deeply committed to the ministry of charity and justice. I am here to serve wherever the need is greatest.

Over the next few weeks, I hope to share with you the specific role of a permanent Deacon in more depth. My wish is to meet as many of you as possible, so please feel free to introduce yourselves after Mass. Please keep me and my family in your daily prayers as I begin this new chapter of ministry among you. Rest assured that you are already in mine. May God bless you all, and may He continue to strengthen our parish family in faith, hope, and love.

After each Mass this weekend there will be an appeal on behalf of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) given by Eileen Murray. It will focus on their work in Pakistan, Nigeria and the Holy Land. There will be a trade stall selling handmade devotional items from Syria, Nigeria, Ukraine and the Holy Land. There will be a second collection after Mass, and also the ability to give by using a QR code.

Parish Picnic: Next Sunday 20^th September starting after the 10am Mass and continuing after the 11.30am Mass (for those who attend this Mass). All are welcome to join us on the Green close to the church. Please bring something to share (food and drink) and something to sit on. This will be an opportunity to get to know other parishioners a bit better and spend time together.

Parents wishing to enquire into applying for the First Holy Communion Programme are asked to speak to Therese our Catechetical Coordinator outside church after one of the three morning Masses this Sunday, or next Sunday 13^th September. She will then arrange to meet with you individually to explain the commitment involved. The programme is open to families who are already regular parishioners here at Holy Trinity and whose children are baptised in the Catholic Church.

Monday is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Mass, Adoration and Benediction at 6.00 pm. After Benediction, there will be the opportunity to venerate our relic of the True Cross.

Talk on Magnifica Humanitas and AI Wednesday 30^th September at 7.30pm in the parish centre. Given by Bernard Dykes, IT professional, husband, father and parish catechist on the core themes of the Holy Father’s letter, risks surrounding AI in this new generation, faith, human value and hope for the future.

Post RCIA/New Catholics retreat morning Saturday 19th September – If you have become a Catholic in the last few years (5 years or less), you are invited to a retreat morning in the church and Parish centre. The retreat will begin with Mass, followed by a sycamore video, discussion, time of prayer and lunch together. It will finish at approximately 2pm. Please fill out the online form if you intend to come so we have some idea of numbers. There are also paper copies at the back of the church if you prefer. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/9a5UVxpW6W?origin=lprLink

Are you interested in becoming a Catholic? Several people have expressed an interest in joining this year's Rite of Christian Initiation Course (RCIA), which will begin on Wednesday 7th October. There is still time to apply to register! If you would like to join this course, please contact our priests or Therese (our Catechetical Co-Ordinator).

Prayer workshop Thursday 17^th Sept at 2pm in Nazareth Prayer centre. All welcome.

Talk by Fr Terry Tastard: You are invited to a Talk in Church, on Wednesday 23rd September at 6.30pm (after 6.00 pm Mass,) to be given by Fr Terry Tastard (our former Parish Priest,) entitled 'How writing a book made me think again about the life and times of Jesus'. It’s about his new book, ‘Voices from the Fringe – Asking Who Jesus Might Be’. As the back of the book asks ‘How was Jesus seen by his contemporaries? How did ordinary people interpret what they saw and heard of him?’ A little later in the autumn we hope to follow this up by using some of the chapters in a weekly day-time Bible study group.

New QR code disks: We have begun to place QR code disks on the church benches, which you can use for your donations during the offertory. Please feel free to use your phones to scan the code and make your donation by card instead of waiting for the contactless machine in the porch to be available after Mass. If you are a UK tax payer, please use the gift aid facility to enable us to claim an extra 25p for every £1 you donate at no extra cost to you. Once you have registered as a gift aider you do not need to put any details in again when you use your card in the future.

Safeguarding Training for Parish Volunteers at Holy Trinity Parish, All volunteers are now required by the Diocese to undertake safeguarding training, or update it if you have done it a while ago This is to help us all play our part in ensuring the safety of children and vulnerable adults in all our parish activities. The training is not long, and is attractively presented. It can be easily accessed through:

https://training.catholicsafeguarding.org.uk/course/Westminsterarchdiocese.

The Level 3 Training, which is the one we need to complete, is the one which has a picture of the Cathedral as the course back drop. The training is online and can be completed within an hour. After completion, volunteers will immediately receive a certificate on line. We ask you to show it to our Parish Safeguarding Representative, by handing a copy of it into our Parish office, marked ‘To Holy Trinity Parish Safeguarding Representative.’

There is a New Parking Meter in the church porch where you can register your car and pay a reduced parking rate. Sadly, the council will not agree to free parking on Sundays but this meter will at least make the pay to park fee a bit less painful. Times are unrestricted, the 90 minute parking restriction does not apply.

Two new Contactless machines: Our new contactless machines in the porch are now ready to process your donations .Please use the gift aid facility if you are a tax payer as we will then receive an additional 25p for every £1 you donate at no extra cost to you. Simply follow the instructions on the tablet.

‘Arise’ A newly published book on the resurrection has emerged from our Parish! Based on a 50 Day Journey into the Mystery of the Resurrection, newly published by Sophia Press and written by one of our parishioners. The cost of the book is £15 and those who would like to purchase it can obtain a copy from the parish office.

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.

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.

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.