The Catholic Parish of Holy Family

OPENING DAYS AND TIMES OF THE OLD FORGE CAFÉ

Webmaster • October 15, 2023


The existence of our Cafe is in response to the appeal by both Pope Francis and Archbishop John, that we all become missionaries, seeking to help other people to know the Lord Jesus and his great, saving love. We pray that our Cafe will slowly begin to attract visitors, wishing to enjoy coffee, tea and delicious cakes and a place to relax with family and friends. The Lord could then do great things in the lives of the people who visit us, through our simple hospitality, kindness and care.


Thank you for all your suggestions about days and times to open our Cafe. The consensus is that Opening Times each week, for the present, will be:
Sundays, immediately after the 11.00am holy Mass until about 1.30pm
Thursdays, from 2.00pm until 4.00pm
Saturdays, from 11.00am until 1.00pm

Please find in the porch of the church, sheets with those time slots. Please select a time slot and pop your name and contact number in that slot. The more people who kindly offer this help, the better it will be for everyone and the more successful will be our work for the Lord. All that is needed is to serve coffee or tea and cake to our guests. We’ll show you exactly what to do. Please take part in this great way of reaching out to those who don’t yet know the Lord Jesus very well. 

Thank you for a magnificent response for hosts. Thank you to everyone who has already put their name and contact details in a time slot on the sheets found in the porch of the church. If you haven’t done this already, please choose a slot and add your name and contact detail to the sheets, so that we can all be part of this great work that the Lord is calling us all to do.

 

BAKING FOR THE OLD FORGE CAFÉ


We would like to offer our guests who visit the Olde Forge Cafe, a piece of cafe as well as a nice coffee or tea. Please would you make a cake or procure a cake, once a month, for this great work of Evangelisation? Just a simple cake that has a use-by date of a few days or more and could be held in our fridge or frozen, is perfect. Please, not a cream-based gateau that has a short life! Please let us know the ingredients used, information which we will need to make known when the cake appears in the Cafe! Please could you put your name and contact details on a sheet which you will find in the church porch if you could bake a cake or procure a cake once a month. We could then make up a rota of who and when. Please note that if you need to claim the cost of ingredients, please do take what you need from the donation money, in the basket on the Cafe counter, that our guests are encouraged to give for their refreshments.
 

LECTORS FOR HOLY WEEK

By Webmaster • March 31, 2025
PALM SUNDAY Sat 12 April: 5.00pm Readings/Bidding Prayers Phil Passion Paul(Narrator), Patricia(People) Sun 13 April: 9.00am Readings/Bidding Prayers Chinwe. Passion Gerry(Narrator), Lorenza(People) 11.00am Readings/Bidding Prayers Claire Passion Jim(Narrator), Mutsa(People) MAUNDY THURSDAY Thu 17 April: 8.00pm First Reading Lisa. Second Reading/Bidding Prayers Marian GOOD FRIDAY Fri 18 April 3.00pm Readings Gerry. Passion Paul(Narrator). Jim(People) EASTER Sat 19 April 8.30pm Reading 1 Lorenza; Reading 3 Lisa; Reading 5 Lizzie; Reading 7 Paul New Testament Reading/Bidding Prayers Jim Sun 20 April 9.00am 1st Reading Gerry; 2nd Reading/Bidding Prayers Collette 11.00am 1st Reading Chinwe; 2nd Reading/Bidding Prayers Patricia

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER

By Webmaster • March 30, 2025
We are drawing near to the most important week in the year for all Christians. Please plan your time around the invitation of our Saviour to put him first before everything else, especially during Holy Week. Here are the times you will need to know: Palm Sunday 12/13 April : The normal times of our weekly 3 Sunday holy Masses - 5pm, 9.00am, 11.00am Tuesday of Holy Week 15 April : Penance Service and individual Reconciliation 6.00pm Mass of the Chrism in the Cathedral 16 April : 11.30am Please join me. We can travel together MAUNDY THURSDAY 17 April : 8.00pm Holy Mass of the Lord’s Supper and ‘Watching’ at the Altar of Repose until midnight GOOD FRIDAY 18 April: Ecumenical Walk of Witness 11.45am Liturgy of the Passion 3.00pm Stations of the Cross: 6.00pm HOLY SATURDAY/ EASTER 19 April : Easter Vigil and first holy Mass of Easter 8.30pm EASTER SUNDAY 20 April: Ecumenical outside Dawn Service - around 5.30am 2nd holy Mass of Easter 9.00am 3rd holy Mass of Easter 11.00am

BAKERS FOR THE CAFÉ

By Webmaster • March 30, 2025
Thank you so much to everyone who bakes cakes or provides cakes for our Cafe. If you are not yet actively involved in our parish, this would be an excellent way of doing so. I could tell you all about it. Our Cafe is presently open on Tuesdays from 10.30am until 12.00midday, on Wednesdays from 12.15pm until 1.15pm, on Saturdays from 11.00am until 12.30pm and on Sundays following 11.00am holy Mass until 1.30pm. Thank you to our Gardening Group who have kindly offered to provide cakes for Tuesday and Wednesday, each week. That means we only need cakes for Saturdays and Sundays each week. Thank you to the wonderful folks who already provide us with cakes. Please join them. Let me know. Many thanks.

BRIEF RECOLLECTION FOR ALL OUR EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS IN PREPARATION FOR THE RENEWAL OF THEIR SACRED MINISTRY

By Webmaster • March 30, 2025
May I ask all our Eucharistic Ministers to please join me on Saturday 12th April from 10.00am until 11.45am for a short period of prayer and reflection on this very sacred ministry. Please may I invite these women and men, chosen by the Lord, to renew their acceptance of this priceless, awesome role, on the evening of Maundy Thursday, during the holy Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Please join me in our church for half an hour of silent prayer before the Blessed Sacrament at 10.00am and then from 10.30 in our Cafe for a time of reflection together.

WEEK DAY LECTORS

By WEBMASTER • March 30, 2025
Thu 3rd Apr: John Fri 4th Apr: David

DIOCESAN JUBILEE - Saturday 7th June at The Friars, Aylesford, 10am - 5pm

By Webmaster • March 30, 2025
Please pop that date in your diary and come to the Jubilee celebrations on the 7th June . We are celebrating the 175th anniversary of the creation of the diocese of Southwark and the 60th anniversary of Southwark becoming an Archdiocese, following centuries of being unable to publicly live out our Catholic Faith. The celebrations at The Friars will feature Music, Teaching, Prayer, Fellowship and will conclude with holy Mass.

ECUMENICAL ADULT FAITH FORMATION MEETINGS FOR LENT

By Webmaster • March 30, 2025
I have invited our friends from other Christian Churches in Sanderstead to join us for our next Adult Formation meetings during the Season of Lent. Each meeting is at our usual time of 12.00midday for 1 hour. The themes of this series of meetings will be: 22 March Prayer and how to pray led by Fr Malachy 29 March Fasting, led by Mrs Leck 12 April Almsgiving, led by Rev Graham

STATIONS OF THE CROSS DURING LENT – FRIDAYS AT 6.00PM

By Webmaster • March 30, 2025
A traditional devotion during Lent is to meditate on the final hours of Jesus. The ‘Stations of the Cross’ are a blessed way of doing this. Each Friday we will use a different set of meditations to reflect together on the enormous love of the Lord for us. Please do come and pray this beautiful prayer with me.

LITURGY OF THE WORD FOR CHILDREN

By Webmaster • March 30, 2025
DURING THE 11.00AM HOLY MASS I am hoping that soon we will be able to offer our children attending Primary schools, an opportunity to celebrate the first part of the 11.00am Sunday holy Mass in their own special way, with the help of our Catechists. The children will be invited at the beginning of the 11.00am Sunday holy Mass, to join the Catechists in the sacristy of the church. There, they will be able to do interesting things like drawing and colouring pictures that illustrate the Gospel Reading of holy Mass as well as much more too, like games and generally having fun while learning about their Faith. Then, at the Offertory of the Mass, they will leave the sacristy with their Catechists, and come into the main body of the church, to show me and the congregation the beautiful work they have done. We will adorn the church with their pictures. After that, they return to their families in the church for the second and final part of the holy Mass. This will be far better for the children than just being at the back of the church playing games and being bored with what is happening. The Liturgy of the Word for Children will be much more suited to their needs and help them to know the holy Mass and God’s Word far better. Please note that this will be for all our Primary school children. I believe the children will really enjoy what we will be offering them. Dear Parents, please let me know the names and ages of your children so that we can begin to prepare this time for them during every 11.00am Sunday holy Mass.

WELCOMERS

By Webmaster • March 23, 2025
Before ‘Covid’ struck. We had a wonderful group of individuals whose ministry was to be in the porch of the church and there to greet and welcome people arriving to celebrate the Sunday holy Masses. I hope we can revive that ministry. Please let me know if you could do this. All it means is to arrive in the church a little early. Please note that this will be a ministry only for people who are not yet actively involved in our parish.
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