Parish News
Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time,
Year B,
Homeless Sunday
23rd September 2018
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WE REMEMBER THIS MONTH ESPECIALLY IN OUR PRAYERS:
- Those in our community who are sick and housebound: The patients at Goodmayes and King George Hospitals, Gerry McCarthy, Kathleen McCann, Bridie Whoriskey, Patrick Moriarty, Judith Innis, Edita Thomas, Derek Allan, Gloria Remedios, Catherine King, John Heanue, Patrick Shanahan;
- Give eternal rest to all those who have recently died: Jean Joseph, Michael Murphy, Caroline Van Bonnel;
- Those whose anniversary occur around this time: Brendan, Joe & Frank Ryan, Elizabeth Tang.
R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults):
Are you an adult non-
CONFIRMATION PROGRAMME 2018/2019:
The Confirmation programme will start in October. If you belong to St. Cedd’s Parish, are 14 at the beginning of the programme and would like to make your Confirmation you need to make an appointment to see Fr Marek in September to be enrolled.
FIRST COMMUNION PROGRAMME 2018/2019:
The first meeting will be on the first Wednesday in October. All applications must be made by the end of September. Please telephone the office 02085909026 to make an appointment. It is necessary to produce your child’s Baptismal certificate at the time of application.
NEW ALTAR SERVERS:
If you have made your First Communion and wish to start training as an altar server, please collect Registration Form from sacristy. Training will start in October.
THANK YOU for your collection last week amounting to £1174.18 (£552.08 loose £622.00 envelopes), £153.37 for Home Mission Sunday and for your continuing support of the La Salette Mission in Ukraine & Madagascar.
RETIRING COLLECTION TODAY is for Anchor House Homeless Families (Homeless Sunday).
MISSION ENVELOPES: If you wish to give to La Salette Missions in Ukraine & Madagascar there are special envelopes available from the porch. You can place your contribution in the weekly offertory collection.
GIFT AID the tax paid on the money you give in the church collection each week can be refunded to our parish. All you need is to make a gift aid declaration and you will be advised of your gift aid number and receive some envelopes. Please leave your name and address in the collection bag or at the presbytery.
DON’T FORGET THE REFUGEES: Box in the chapel for small packs of orange juice, basmati rice, tea bags, cornflakes, coffee, jam and will be taken up in offertory procession at the 11.00am Mass.
SOCIAL DANCING CLASSES resumes on Monday 17th September in lower hall from 8 p.m. learn to jive, waltz, quick step, Line dancing and much more. Adults £7, OAP £5. For further information contact Josie 07815989345
ST. CEDD’S CATHOLIC CLUB LTD:
Music From 9pm Every Sunday: 23rd September -
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GIFT AID BRIEFLY EXPLAINED….
Gift Aid is a method, approved by HMRC, of substantially increasing the value of your offerings. Our Parish, as a registered charity, can reclaim from the Government an extra 25 pence for every pound you give.
For example, if your donation was £5.00 per week, the Parish would be able to claim an extra £65.00 on top of the £ 260 you would have contributed (52 weeks X £5), making your contribution to be £ 325.00 at absolutely no cost to you. At the end of the financial year, the Gift Aid organiser will send you a letter with details of your donation and how much additional amount the Parish would have gained from your valuable support.
The amounts you give is strictly confidential.
- Your donations do not need to be a fixed commitment, it can vary from week to week
- You give whatever you feel you can afford
- You can stop and restart whenever you can
- Gift Aid can be applied to all your donations whether regular or occasional
Anyone whose donations to the Church are made out of taxed income can complete a Gift Aid Declaration which can be obtained from the Gift Aid Organiser. Please note, anyone in the following categories who are resident in the UK can Gift Aid if they are
- Working and paying income tax
- A Self-
employed taxpayer. - Retired and paying income tax on a pension
Please remember every gift whether large or small is greatly valued. Thank you
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‘Working together to Evangelise Our Diocese. Advent 2017’,
the first formal proposal for the renewal
and restructuring of our diocese
Output from the Parish Meeting
on the Proposed Diocesan Restructuring
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Parish of Saint Cedd, Goodmayes