Easter Flowers

There will be a retiring collection this weekend towards the cost of flowers for the Church at Easter.

Penitential Service

This will be on Tuesday 7th April  at 7.30pm.  There will be no evening Mass this day.

Musician Wanted!

Fr Paul Smyth is seeking the services of a cellist.  If you know of anyone who can play the cello, please speak to Fr Paul.

Lent Lunches

Thank you to all who supported the five weeks of Lent Lunches, also the people who prepared the homemade soups and soda bread, some weeks we had seven different flavours of soup.  We raised a total of £771.31 for Sr Maria Holly’s schoolchildren.

Hymn Books

The new hymn books were blessed at the 10am Mass last Sunday and are now in use.  We ask you to take special care of them remembering to spare a prayer for the intention which is in the front of the book at the beginning of services. It is not too late to include an intention in a hymn book, just complete an envelope with the details and hand it into the parish office.

The Vocation Expo:  30th April—3rd May

Remember these dates for your diary. Come along and find out about the good things members of the Catholic Church  are involved in.  It might give you some ideas about  things you can do with your gifts and talents.

If you can offer accommodation to any religious who may be attending this event, please leave your details in the Parish Office.

Knights of St Columba

The monthly Committee/Council meeting will be on Monday 6th April at 8pm in the Upper Room.

The Annual Sponsored Walk in support of local charities will be on Sunday 10th May. Sponsor forms are available from the Parish Office—see details on poster in the side porch.

Botwell Community Day:  Saturday 13th June 2009

Grand Raffle

The First prize this year is again a new Ford KA retailing at approx. £8,200.00.  It is a wonderful prize and comes with a Free 3 months courtesy check and Free 12 month service and is taxed until 31st March 2010.  Being a very nippy car it boasts 44 mpg around town, only £35 per year road tax and is in Insurance Class 1. The KA is on display at the side entrance to the church.

2nd prize—£200.  3rd prize—£100

4th prize—Mobile Phone

5th prize—Kodak Picture Viewer

6th prize—DeLonghi Coffee maker

and many other prizes to numerous to mention.

Tickets are on sale at £1 a ticket or £5 a book.

Parish Readers

New rotas are available for collection from the Sacristy.

Friends of the Homeless

The Friends would like to thanks those kind parishioners who have left donations totalling £30.00 during the past week.

Botwell School:  Casual cleaners required to cover staff absences. 

Monday-Thursday 3.30—6.00pm

Friday 3.00—5.30pm.

If interested, please contact the school on 020 8573 2229 for an application form.

In Memoriam

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Cecilia James whose Requiem Mass will be on Tuesday at 10.00am and for Elizabeth Ralph whose Requiem Mass will be on Wednesday at 12.15pm. Please remember them and their families in your prayers.