Announcements This Week

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

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.

Following the Talk by Fr Terry Tastard last week about his new book, ‘Voices from the Fringe – Asking Who Jesus Might Be’, it is possible to purchase a copy of the book at a reduced price. (The published price is £12.50.) If by the end of this week you let the parish office know you would like a copy, we can order the required number from Fr Terry. (We hope to use some chapters of the book in a daytime Bible study group later in the autumn.)

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 for new generation, faith, human value

and hope for the future.

See poster in the church porch.

Adoremus: National Eucharistic Congress on Saturday 10^th October

We have two parish delegates attending the Congress Mass in St George’s Cathedral, Southwark. But all are invited to join the Procession of the Blessed Sacrament from St George’s Cathedral, along the South Bank of the Thames, to Westminster Cathedral, beginning at 3.00 pm. It would be wonderful for as many as possible to join us for this public witness to our faith. It will finish at 5pm with Solemn Benediction at Westminster Cathedral presided over by Bishop Jim Curry. This will be followed by Mass at 6 pm. After another Mass at 8pm, the first of three Holy Hours will begin led by the youth ministry teams of Westminster, Southwark and CYMFed – the Catholic Youth Ministry Federation. The Holy Hours will include reflections on Eucharistic saints, prayer led by youth ministry teams and music from One Hope Project. From 11pm an all-night Vigil before the Blessed Sacrament begins, which will finish with Mass at 6am. Please note that everyone wishing to attend the Holy Hours and all night-vigil needs to register their attendance at: https://westminstercathedral.org.uk/adoremus/

Thank you to those who organised and supported the Parish Picnic on Brook Green last Sunday, which was a great success, and enjoyed by all who took part, with the sun smiling upon us!

Annual Christmas Carol Concert – Singers Wanted

We are inviting singers to join this year’s Christmas Carol Concert and help make it possible. Rehearsals would be on Mondays from 7–8pm, in church. If you would like to take part, further details can be found in the church porch.

Monthly Hour of Devotion: Saturday 3^rd October at 2pm. Dedicated to The Holy Rosary, followed by 30 minutes silent adoration and benediction. All welcome.

The Holy Rosary will be prayed after 9.30am Mass on Saturday 3^rd October as part of the First Five Saturdays Devotion.

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).

If you wish to request a Certificate of Catholic Practice for transfer to Secondary School please request a Priest Information Form from the Parish Office by email.

If your application is for primary school, do not request the Priest Information Form until after half term. Return the form into our letterbox once you have completed it. This form is not sent to the schools you are applying to, but will help Fr Richard or Fr Juan who will be signing the certificates. We will contact you once the forms have been received. 

New QR code disks: Please feel free to scan the QR code disk on the church pews to make your donation during the offertory. No need to wait for the contactless in the porch to be available. 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.