Acts 2:42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
DIARY THIS WEEK
20.01 SUNDAY*
The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus & Epiphany II
0700 Morning Prayers
0830 Mass & homily
0930 Breaking fast
21.01 MONDAY
St Agnes of Rome, Virgin Martyr
0730 Morning Prayers
0830 Mass & homily
0930 Breaking fast
1800 Hub Volunteer’s Dinner – Donatello’s
22.01 TUESDAY
SS Vincent & Anastasius, Martyrs
0730 Morning Prayers
0830 Mass & homily
0930 Breaking fast
1730 Evening Prayers
23.01 WEDNESDAY
The Betrothal of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St Joseph
0730 Morning Prayers
0830 Mass & homily
0930 Breaking fast & Hub drop in
1730 Holy Hour, Exposition, Adoration & Benediction
1845 Fish Supper – Bardlseys
2000 Conference – “God made me to… love Him”
24.01 THURSDAY
St Timothy, Bishop of Ephesus, Martyr
0730 Morning Prayers
0830 Mass & homily
0930 Breaking fast
No Evening Prayers
25.01 FRIDAY
The Feast of the Conversion of St Paul
0730 Morning Prayers
0830 Mass & homily
0930 Breaking fast
No Evening Prayers
26.01 SATURDAY
St Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr
0730 Morning Prayers
0830 Mass & homily
0930 Breaking fast
No Evening Prayers
27.01 SUNDAY*
St John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople & Epiphany III
0730 Morning Prayers
0830 Mass & homily
* denotes holyday of obligation
NOTICES
PLEASE NOTE the NEW times of Morning and Evening Prayers now from 7.30am and 5.30pm. No Evening Prayers on Monday, Thursday, Friday nor Saturday this week. Holy Hour & Benediction will be as usual on Wednesday, followed by Fish Supper and Conference.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity takes place this week. Please of your charity pray for the unity of the Church universal and all those committed to Christ.
Main Photo: the moment of Benediction during Holy Hour, held every Wednesday from 5.30pm.
Hub Drop-in as usual this Wednesday from 0830-1300 volunteers always welcome to serve and greet our homeless guests. With the cold weather now upon us, donations of warm clothes, thermal socks and underwear, scarves and gloves etc are desperately needed.
Epiphany House Blessings: if you would like your home blessed with Epiphany water and your doorways chalked with the initials of the Magi in blessing for the new year, just let the clergy know!
Kamal Abdullah proudly displays his NVQ Level 2 Certificates in Catering gained through his apprenticeship with Cherubs Kitchen 2015-2018! A refugee from Somalia, Kamal came to the UK aged 16 separated from his siblings after witnessing their parents being murdered in the civil war, he was put into child care until he was 18. After a decade on the streets fending for himself illiterate, innumerate and suffering from PTSD, falling in and out of drug and alcohol addiction, he was referred to our apostolate, Cherubs Kitchen for a work experience placement. After six months of coaching by Fr Jerome he passed the minimum requirements for literacy and numeracy to begin the NVQ Apprenticeship and at Easter 2018 completed the course. However, due to a break in his learning through illness, it took sometime for the assessor’s to calculate Kamal’s final result. However, his certificates came through this month and we were delighted to discover he’d passed! Colin Reed (Barbara’s son) one of Cherubs volunteer chefs who had helped mentor Kamal, gave him his certificates.
Cherubs Kitchen an exciting new project is on the horizon for Cherubs in 2019 and a team of core volunteers are needed for a regular commitment from January to April to facilitate a new SWEP (Severe Weather Emergency Protocol) homeless night shelter to prepare and serve food on an ad hoc basis. IF you’re interested, please ring 07423 074517
Revive & Renew Conferences on Personal Holiness if you missed them or would like to hear them again are presented below via YouTube. The new series for Epiphanytide has already begun, on Wednesdays following Holy Hour and a dutch Fish Supper!
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