Our Lady of Grace & St Edward Chiswick

with St Dunstan Gunnersbury

020 8994 2877
chiswick@rcdow.org.uk

www.ourladyofgracechiswick.org
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4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Parish Team
Canon Anthony Dwyer
Fr. Andrew Chamiec
Sharon Bowden

Parish Priest
Assistant Priest
Administrator

At all Masses:

RESPONSES:

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SUNDAY MASS:

READINGS:

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NEXT SUNDAYS READINGS:

st
1 Reading:
Ecclesiasticus 3:2-6, 12-14
Psalm:
127:1-5 Response cf v 5
nd
2 Reading:
Colossians 3:12-21
Gospel:
Luke 2:22-40
All viewable at:
http://www.universalis.com/mass
LET US PRAY
For those who are sick: Mr Casciello, Claudio Boggi, Louise FitzGerald
Burden, Margaret Bones, Rita Hart, Peggy Dorey, Jean Mullaly, Marie
OKeeffe, Mrs OBrennon, Mr. Coleman, Marleny Perez, Jorge Jaramillo
Restrepo, Mary McDougal, Jean Harris, Peta Gerra, Mike Lynett, Rosa
Maria, Mike Lynch, Jaspal Sekhon, Cleta Andradi, Jean Graham,
Maureen Barlow, William Kennedy, Catherin Forsythe, Daphne Wilson,
Wiktorja Komsta, Cecil Pocock, Margaret Farrell, Betty OGrady, John
Jabronski, Dave Doubtfire, Willie Tully, Mary Theresa Neary, Ingrid
Thompson, Maureen Barlow
For those recently deceased: Mary Winifred Matthews, Irena Kowalska,
Lilly Higgins,
For those whose anniversaries are at this time: Tom Scanlon, Bal
Kudhail-Hudson, Tom Carney, Margaret & Peter Boyle, Bernadette
Kellett, Kennan Kelmendy,Barry McCall, Edgar Aquilina, Stephen
Rodgers
TH

THIS WEEK
Sat 20/12
6.30pm
Sun 21/12

8.30am
9.45am
10am
11am
12.15pm
6.30pm
Mon 22/12

SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Vigil Mass

(Gunnersbury)

Glory to God!
Above all else, this is what Christmas bids us to do: give glory to
God, for he is good, he is faithful, he is merciful. Today I voice
my hope that everyone will come to know the true face of God,
the Father who has given us Jesus. My hope is that everyone
will feel Gods closeness, live in his presence, love him and
adore him.
May each of us give glory to God above all by our lives, by lives
spent for love of him and of all our brothers and sisters.

Pope Francis

Canon Anthony & Father Andrew

wish you and your families every
blessing and peace at Christmas and in
the coming year.

Wed 24/12

ADVENT FERIA

10.00am
11-12noon
3pm-4pm
6.00pm
6.30pm
10.30pm
11.00pm

(CHRISTMAS
EVE)

Thur 25/12

THE NATIVITY
OF THE LORD

Fri 26/12

Anne McEllin
People of the Parish
Bal Kudhail-Hudson
Tom Carney
Margaret & Peter Boyle
Bernadette Kellett

RD
INT
ANN

Kennan Kelmendy
Confessions
Margaret Roberts

ANN

Mary & Michael Markovitch

Confessions
Margaret Roberts

RIP

People of the Parish

Confessions
Confessions
Carols
Christmas Family Mass
Carols
Midnight Mass

INT

ANN

ANN
ANN

RIP

ADVENT FERIA

10.00am
10.30am
12.30pm

8.30am
9.45am
11.00am
12.30pm

ANN

ADVENT FERIA

10.00am
10.30am
12.30pm
Tues 23/12

Tom Scanlon

th

4
SUNDAY
OF ADVENT

(CHRISTMAS
DAY)

RIP

People of the Parish

NO 6.30pm Mass

ST. STEPHEN

10.00am
12.30pm
Sat 27/12

ST. JOHN

10.00am
6.30pm

Vigil Mass

Charlotte Flynn
NO MASS

RD

Tim Tevlin
John Lawlor

ANN
ANN

No Confessions or Exposition Today

CHRISTMAS MASSES
Christmas Family Mass, Christmas Eve at
6.30pm, preceded by carols from 6.00pm.
Midnight Mass 11.00pm, (with carols from
10.30pm). 8.30am, 9.45am, 11.00am and
12.30pm. Please note there is no evening
Mass on Christmas Day.
CHRISTMAS FAMILY MASS
The Christmas Family Mass will take place
on Christmas Eve, at 6.30pm, with carols
from 6.00pm. Children, in reception class
and above, who would like to participate,
should come to the rehearsal this Sunday,
21st December, at 4.00pm in church.
PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS
An indispensable part of our preparation for
Christmas is celebrating the Sacrament of
Reconciliation, making sure that not just all
the practical arrangements are in order, but
that we are ready spiritually to celebrate the
coming feast. Confessions will be heard:
Monday & Tuesday 22nd/23rd December:
From 10.30am, Wednesday 24th December
(Christmas Eve) 11.00am -12 noon &
3.00pm 4.00pm.
ALTAR SERVERS
There is just one Mass on St Stephens Day,
December 26th, at 10.00am. As St Stephen is
the patron saint of Altar Servers a number of
new servers will be enrolled in the Guild of
St Stephen. We hope, very much, that many
of our altar servers will be present to renew
their promises and honour their patron saint.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Details of the Masses, and other events in
church, over Christmas will be found on the
Christmas card which is available today. If
you havent already done so please take one
home with you, and you might also think of
taking an additional one for someone you
know who no longer may actively practise
their faith.
CHRISTMAS OFFERING
The offering at all the Masses on Christmas
Day is your personal gift to the priests of the
parish. Envelopes for your contributions are
available. If you are away over Christmas
you may wish to leave your contribution at
the presbytery.
ADVENT COURSE
The last in the series of engaging Advent
Talks about the Mass called This is My
Body, a DVD based resource on the book by
Fr Ian Petit OSB takes place this Tuesday in
the Parish Centre and will start at 11.30am
and finish by 12.30pm. All are welcome!
REMEMBRANCE TREE
You are invited to place the names of your
deceased relatives and friends whom you
would like to remember during these days of
Advent
and
Christmastide
on
the
Remembrance Tree near the crib, which is
on St Edwards Altar.
FOOD BANK
Thank you to everyone for their support with
the last collection, with special thanks to
Liam and Eoin Murphy who helped out at the
last minute with the 6.30pm Saturday.
The collection amounted to 187.1 kg of food
and 665.04.

PARISH OFFICE
The Parish Office will be closed from the
afternoon of Christmas Eve until Monday 5th
January.
NEXT FOODBANK COLLECTION 3rd/4th JANUARY
Please help people in crisis by donating items
listed below Tinned meat, fish, fruit, small jars of coffee,
tinned rice pudding/sponge pudding, long life
milk/juice, cereal, biscuits and toiletries.
Thank you so much.
WESTMINSTER YEAR BOOK
The new Westminster Year Book is now on
sale in the Repository or from the Parish
Office, weekdays, price 4.50.
BEREAVEMENT GROUP
The next Bereavement Group Meeting takes
place on Tuesday 6th January in Room 1 of
the Catholic Centre, Dukes Ave at 8.00pm. If
you would like more information or would
like a home visit, please contact the Parish
Office on 020 8994-2877.
ST. EDWARDS CLUB
The next meeting takes place after Christmas
on Monday19th January 2015 in the Parish
Centre, Dukes Ave.
TODDLER GROUP
The Toddler group has now finished until the
New Year. The first session back will be
Friday January 9th. Thank you so much for
all the support we have received. Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all.
TEA & COFFEE
Tuesday Mornings
After Mass until 11.30am
St. Edwards Room.
Everyone welcome!
SUMMER FAIR
The Summer Fair might seem to be but a
distant memory but finally the accounts have
been completed and it is good to be able to
report that 11,449.16 was raised. This is a
great sum of money which reflects the hard
work of the organising committee, as well as
the generosity of so many other people too.
The Summer Fair is a happy and enjoyable
day for our parish, and one that benefits the
charities we support which this year were:
Acton Homeless Concern, Cedars Youth
Centre, Hounslow Extra Club, Mulberry
Centre and Wormwood Scrubs Disabled
Riding School. So thank you everyone who
worked so hard, and gave their support to this
event.
A PRE-CHRISTMAS MEDITATION
FOR CHRISTMAS - An ecumenical
meditation, especially for anyone for whom
the Christmas period is, for any reason,
not an entirely happy prospect and who
would welcome support and encouragement,
will be held at Christ Church, Turnham
Green, W4 5DT at 4.30 pm on 21 December.
It will be led by Ben Bowmaker of
Meditation, the World Community for
Christian Meditation, and has been arranged
under the auspices of Chiswick Churches for
Justice and Peace. All welcome.

GUNNERSBURY NOTES
MASSES THIS WEEK
Monday to Wednesday, and Friday and
Saturday Mass at 9.30am.
Christmas Day Mass at 10.00am. Please
note there is no Vigil Mass on Christmas Eve
SUNDAYS 28th December & January 4th.
Mass will be celebrated at the usual time of
10.00am. Apologies for the mistake on the
Christmas leaflet
CHRISTMAS APPEAL:
PLEASE DONATE RAIN
JACKETS/SHOES/BLANKETS/FOOD
FOR THE 1500 REFUGEES IN CALAIS
The Comboni Sisters Group are collecting
these items - as well as toiletries/warm
clothes/drinks - to take over personally to the
Refugees' camp in Calais on Saturday 27th
December. Please, please sort out everything
you can spare and contact Ginette Lytton
BEFORE Christmas Eve:
ginettelytton@googlemail.com
or phone: 07538 941113
See: http://www.laubergedesmigrants.fr/
THE
CATHOLIC
CHILDRENS
SOCIETY
The
Catholic
Childrens
Society
(Westminster) are collaborating with the
Brandenburg Choral Festival to raise money
for the work of CCS. Three a cappella acts
are lined up to entertain you while you enjoy
a beverage from the very reasonably priced
bar. The concert will take place at 8pm on
Wednesday the 28th of January and Tickets
are 12. To book, please call 0208 969 5305.
The concert is being held in a TOP SECRET
LOCATION in Central London that will be
revealed to you when you buy your
ticket(s).
THE REPOSITORY
Will be closed From 23rd December until
Sunday 4th January. Anne & Eddie wish all
parishioners a very Happy Christmas &
peaceful New Year.
Chiswick Liturgy Info 9.45am Mass.
Responsorial Psalm
I will glorify the Lord, I will glorify the Lord
Glorify, glorify, glorify the Lord
Gospel Acclamation 72 verse 4
Collections for Last Weekend
Chiswick:
4326.64
Gunnersbury:
206.75
MANY THANKS FOR YOUR
GENEROSITY
CHURCH CLEANING ROTA This week
the Tuesday Cleaning Group will be
cleaning the Church