NEWS & VIEWS

RESTORATION OF THE CHALICE The chalice, containing the precious blood of Christ, having been taken out of use at the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020 is again being presented to communicants. The Church teaches that receiving communion in one kind only - the consecrated bread - is perfectly acceptable; you should not feel compelled to take the chalice. Please do not intinct (dip) the host in the chalice.

REGULAR FINANCIAL GIVING It makes our administrative burden much, much lighter and running costs lower if your giving to the church could be regular and by our new planned giving scheme. This scheme gives you total control over how much you give and when, and you can change/cancel it at any time online or by phone. You don’t even need to deal with your bank! Please would you consider joining this scheme? – it would really be a big help to us! Please take a flyer from the back of church, which gives simple instructions about how to join up, or follow this link for more information: tinyurl.com/parish-giving

BARBARA IGGULDEN, RIP The Funeral Requiem for Barbara will be in St Mary’s at 10.30am on Tuesday 28 June followed by committal at noon at Forest Park, Hainault. On a date in July to be confirmed, Barbara’s ashes will be interred with those of her husband Steve in Buckingham Rd cemetery, very close to the churchyard. Please continue to pray for Jonathan, Barbara’s son. Jesu mercy, Mary pray.

LIVE STREAMING OF SERVICES our regular weekday Masses will be live streamed again from this week, as well as Sunday Parish Masses and Evening Prayer. The address to ‘tune in’ is tinyurl.com/smgivideo (or find us on Facebook). We have a better internet connection now and are optimistic that previous technical problems will not beset us! 

VICARAGE GARDEN PARTY 2pm Saturday 30 July Tickets will be available from Emma Jeffery after Mass next Sunday for the Garden Party hosted by Fr Gareth, Daina and Milly at the Vicarage. Please pay for your tickets in cash and get them early to avoid disappointment! Tickets are £6 in advance for adults and children’s tickets are free. Price includes Pimm’s, soft drinks and strawberries.

INTERCESSION

OF YOUR CHARITY, PLEASE PRAY FOR

the sick, distressed and bereaved

John & Joan Cassidy, Richard Holland, Lucy Ball, Amberly Crediton, Charlotte Carney, Christine Taylor, Nik, Kathy Valentine, Fr Jacob, Margaret Harding, Daniel Drake, Suzanne Spencer, Avelle Pugh, the Noory family, Karala Singham, Kate Lovesey, Bernard Street, Mel Taylor, Marian Semple, Julia & Steve, Fr Christopher, Joe Calvert, Siroos Ashyar, Eric Holgate; Denis Deasey, Malcolm Avery

the recently departed

Barbara Iggulden

those whose anniversaries of death fall this week

Sunday

Elsie Hammond

Monday

Annie Smith, Laurence Wagg, Lesley Taylor

Thursday

Charlie Lacey, Joyce Parris

Saturday

Gladys Hoskin, Hilda Jones

please pray for

peace in Ukraine

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