Fourth Sunday of Advent Year B

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Dear parishioners and friends, REJOICE, height that is too lofty For human thought to ascend; Rejoice, depth that is too profound For angels’ eyes to fathom. Rejoice, for you are the throne of the King; Rejoice, for you hold him Who sustains everything. ALLELUIA! The Akathist Hymn is a profound, devotional poem, which sings the praises of the Holy Mother and Ever-Virgin Mary. It was composed in the city of Constantinople, "the city of the Virgin," by St. Romanos the Melodist, in the year of our Lord 556. Mgr Jim Christmas Kergyma ‘God sent his son Jesus, born of the Virgin. Born in a stable, wrapped in swaddling clothes. He died on the cross for us. Raised from the dead he sent the Holy Spirit To be with us always.’   Every blessing for Christmas and the New Year to parishioners and visitors from Mgr Jim, Fr Francis, Sr Maureen, and Rachel.   NOLLAIG SHONA JOYEUX NOEL BUON NATALE  FELIZ NAVIDAD FROHE WEIHNACHTEN ELIZ NATAL WESOIYCH SWIAT I'd Miilad Said Oua Sana Saida Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo Saint Dan Fai Lok Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan Glaedelig Jul Froehliche Weihnachten    Natalizie Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia Boas Festas Nollaig Chridheil Huibh God Jul Maligayang Pasko Nadolig Llawen, e kE ku odunu iye'dun Christmas Masses Sat 23rd & Sun 24th     4th Sunday of Advent     Saturday Vigil 6.00pm Mass 9.30am Mass 11.00am Mass   Sun 24th     CHRISTMAS EVE  6.00pm First Mass of Christmas 8.30pm Carols 9.00pm Christmas Mass during the night—Midnight Mass   Mon 25th     CHRISTMAS DAY 9.00am Mass of the Dawn 10.30am Mass of the Day 12.00 Noon Solemn Sung Mass Full schedule can be found here Christmas Clergy Offerings The Christmas and Easter collections (offerings) make up 80% of the priests’ annual income. Envelopes will be available this week  at the back of the Church for you to make your offering.  Thank you for your generosity. Crib Offerings This Christmas our crib offering will be donated to the Catholic Children’s society and the FHL Holy land appeal to support their work with disadvantaged children and families. This will help provide mental health services, family support and emergency grants for vulnerable children in the Diocese. 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] Pauline Books and Media The Sisters of the Pauline run their shop in the repository at Our Lady of Victories Church from Tuesday to Friday and Sunday from 9am to1pm. The contact number is 07561456074.  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]