Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Happy Fathers Day Dear parishioners and friends,  “Life requires a lot of patience and trust. You can’t plant an acorn today and expect to sit in the shade of an oak tree tomorrow”.   The same is true in the life of faith. We all want results now. Yet some things can’t be rushed.  To grow in maturity is the work of a lifetime. To build good relationships also takes time and patience.  To overcome one’s sins and weakness’ takes time.  We can learn a lot from nature.  Things take time to grow. They take time to ripen.  All the seasons have to be experienced and are needed.   Jesus before his public ministry spent 30 years at Nazareth.  He lived out his humanity quietly, maturing, growing in understanding.   The parable of the seed growing (Mark 4:1-34), shows us there is a mighty power at work for us and in us.    Our call is to sow the seed. Farmers will tell you, even with climate change, that if we do the right thing, the harvest will come.  We need to be patient, prudent and trust. Mgr Jim Congratulations To the families of Emilia and Lourdes, and Charles and Olivia, who were baptised on Saturday 8th June. We welcome these new sons and daughters of God to our community. To Wim, Paola, Vivian and Alfonso who were commissioned as Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (Eucharistic Ministers) on Sunday 9th June. Their role is primarily to assist with the distribution of Holy Communion at Mass. We give thanks for your generosity in accepting this ministry. Anthony (Tony) McLoughlin RIP The funeral of Anthony (Tony) McLoughlin will take place on Wednesday 26th June at 10.30 am. Please note that there will be no 10 am Mass on that day. Fatherhood; A Gift To Our world The original focus of Father’s Day, had a religious focus on celebrating           fathers and fatherhood. This is where we need to begin our own reflection on what it means to be entrusted with the life of another, whether the connection is biological, adoptive or those to whom we have taken on the mantle of              fatherhood.  Being a father is not simply a word, it is a lived experience, a  process filled with sacrifice, self-discovery and moments of grace. A father-figure is one who makes a positive and constructive difference to a person’s life. Do we need to recognise this about selves, or to notice where we have received the gift of fatherhood on the journey? Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage and Family Life Coordinator for the Diocese of Westminster For full text visit: https://rcdow.org.uk/marriage-and-family-life/news/fatherhood-a-gift-to-our-world/  Happy Feast Day to all Fathers and to our spiritual Fathers here at OLV.   Day for Life 'The Lord is my shepherd - Compassion and Hope at the end of life' This Sunday 16 June 2024 we celebrate the Day for Life. This year, the focus is compassion and hope at the end of life as well as the reasons why the Church opposes the proposal to introduce assisted suicide or euthanasia. The Bishops' Conference has a dedicated section of their website on this  topic, which can be found here: https://www.cbcew.org.uk/day-for-life/ General Election General Election Hustings will take place on Wednesday 26 June at 7 pm here at Our Lady of Victories Parish Centre. Booking is essential at: [email protected] or contact 07593 306023. It’s your chance to hear and question the candidates for the constituency of Kensington & Bayswater. Episcopal Ordination June 18 Ordination Mass: Westminster Cathedral June 18th  at 12.00 noon. Tickets for the parishioners who requested them are available from the parish office. We have no more of this allocation. It is possible to attend without a ticket. Those with tickets will be seated together in one section of the Cathedral. You should arrive by 11.15am. Parish celebrations: The new Bishop will celebrate the 10.30am and 12.00Noon Parish Masses on Sunday 23rd June. There will be refreshments after both Masses. If you would like to help contact the parish office. Registration for the Sacraments of First Confession and First Holy Communion Parents of children who will be in Year 3 in a Catholic School in September, and who REGULARLY attend Mass here in our parish, should contact Sister Maureen McNamara for registration. A copy of their child’s Baptism Certificate will be required. Children attending non-Catholic schools join a pre-Sacramental class for a year when they are in Year 2 prior to the year when they will be part of the First Communion programme (Year 3). These families must also be parishioners attending Mass here regularly. Registration contact is Sister Maureen McNamara and a copy of the Baptism certificate is also required. Final date for registration is 7th July. Pauline Books and Media The bookshop will be open from 9.30am to 12.30pm on Sundays The contact number is 07561 456074 FHL Summer Garden Party The West London Committee of Friends of the Holy Land cordially invites you to A Party in the Garden at Saint Michael and All Angels Church, Bath Road, Chiswick, W4 1TT on Friday 5th July from 6.00pm to 10.00pm. Tickets: £30 To buy tickets contact [email protected] or [email protected] Young Married Couples Group Are you a young married couple seeking to build friendships and desiring to connect with other young married couples? Well, a young married couples group is present in our parish. The purpose of the group is to offer support and foster friendship and connection among the many young married couples present in our parish. The ideal age range of the group is under 40. The group meets every month to socialize and foster communion and support. Among the different activities offered are meals together, trips out, games nights and social exercises. If you’re interested in attending, please email Steve and Annie Caprio at [email protected]. You can also join our Whatsapp group using the QR code below: Young Adult Group This is a group for people in their 20s and 30s and aims to build a community in the parish. More events will be coming soon. If there are any questions, please send us an email at: [email protected] or join our WhatsApp group using the QR code:  Welcome to all our Parishioners If you are new to the parish, please come and say hello and complete the new parishioner registration form which can be found on our website:  https://www.ourladyofvictories.net/parish-registrationfinancial-support.html Here you can also find further information on all our parish activities. Leaving a Legacy In the last year, the parish has received a number of legacies from parishioners who have remembered the work of the parish in their wills. Please pray for the repose of the souls of those parishioners. They will be remembered in our annual donors Mass. Please consider remembering the parish in your will. See the leaflets at the back of the Church or call 0207 798 9375 or email [email protected] OLOV LATEST NEWS GIFT AID DONATIONS:   Dear Parishioners:   We have worked with our colleagues in the Parish Support Team towards procedures for processing the Gift Aid from contactless donations through the Dona provider. When signing a Gift Aid declaration on the device, you will also be asked if you would like your previous contactless donations to be Gift Aided.  Further, as entering a Gift Aid declaration on the device can take a couple of minutes, we want to help reduce the amount of time you may spend on the device, and reduce the queue for it. Leaflets have been created and placed at the back of the church and on the notice board. These contain a QR code that will enable you to use your smartphone to make your Gift Aid declaration. You can also access the Dona portal and leave your donation by simply scanning the underneath QR code: You can also donate securely by debit or credit card by clicking on the button created at the section end.   Weekly Mass Schedule Monday to Friday - 10.00 am Saturday - 6.00 pm Sunday - 9.00 am, 10.30 am, 12.00 pm and 6.00 pm.    ALL OUR MASSES ARE LIVE-STREAMED FROM OUR WEBSITE.    Eucharistic Adoration and Confession On Wednesday's, after the 10am Mass, there is Eucharistic Adoration. This is an opportunity to spend some time in prayer before the exposed Blessed Sacrament. During that time a priest will also be available for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Adoration concludes at Noon with the prayer of the Angelus. Confessions are also available every Saturday from 5 pm to 5.45 pm.   Please do keep an eye on the website: www.ourladyofvictories.net which will be updated weekly.  Mgr Jim Curry & Fr Francis   Our Lady of Victories 16 Abingdon Road London W8 6AF 020 7937 4778  [email protected]