Together the Catholic parishes of Barnes, East Sheen, Ham, Kew, Mortlake, Putney, Richmond, Roehampton

and Wimbledon Common form Mortlake Deanery.

OUR LADY QUEEN OF HEAVEN PRIMARY SCHOOL

Victoria Drive, London SW19 6AD

Tel: 020 8788 7420

Head Teacher: Mrs Angela Pitcher B. Ed.; M.A.

www.ourladyqueenofheaven.wandsworth.sch.uk

Sunday 17th March 2019 live simply that others may simply live

Baptisms/Marriages by appointment only. Please see Fr. Philip Confessions: Saturday 9.30 am to 9.50 am & 5.30 pm to 5.50 pm, Sunday before Masses

PARISH VOUCHER SYSTEM

Those people who will require a school reference

when applying to a Catholic School need to participate

in this. By signing the vouchers the parish keeps a

record of your mass attendance which is referred to

when signing school reference forms.

*Struan House, 44 Augustus Road

This is a School Voucher Sunday

Contacts

Parish Priest : Fr. Philip de Freitas

Priest in Residence: Fr. David Peck

Parish Sister: Sr. Patricia O’Keefe FMM

Parish Secretary: Vicky Hellwig Office Hours: Wednesdays & Fridays 9am-2pm

Organist: Angela Rundle

15 Victoria Drive, London SW19 6AD Tel 020 8788 9603

Email wimbledoncommon@rcaos.org.uk

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL WHO ARE SICK INCLUDING:

Christopher Browne, Clifford Browne ,Peggy Frost, Marlize Gauci, Shirley Monaco, Jaime Molina, Jennifer Kirwin, Fr. David, Natalie Pell, Michael Hoskins, Colin

Smitherman, James Gledhill, Amanda Dearling, Florisa Di Valentino, Bernadette Marchetti, Nigel Pell, Roberto

Farina, Paul Gismondi, May Ranns, Jane Sullivan, Sr. Blanca, Bob Hutchins, Victoria Monaco,

Callum Jamieson, Tom Bailey, Liana Lloyd, Ann Bedding and Amanda Stockley

Please pray for all those who have died recently.

WEEKLY COLLECTIONS To meet our budget we need £1,600 each week

Sunday’s offering was £866.81 Standing Orders £250 Total £1,116.81

Thank you for your generosity

Saturday 16th March

Holy Souls People of the Parish

Sunday 17th March 2nd Sunday in Lent

The Doyle Family RIP Stations of the Cross Elizabeth & Michael Duane RIP

Monday 18th March St Cyril of Jerusalem

*Mass at Struan Convent No Mass

Tuesday 19th March St Joseph

*Mass at Struan Convent Elizabeth McDonagh Int

Wednesday 20th March

*Mass at Struan Convent Madge O’Reilly RIP

Thursday 21st March

*Mass at Struan Convent Marie Morton RIP

Friday 22nd March

*Mass at Struan Convent Mrs Hannalawe RIP

Saturday 23rd March

Tom Bailey Ints O’Reilly Family Ints

Sunday 24th March 3rd Sunday in Lent

People of the Parish Lenten Penitential Service Stations of the Cross Fernando Soto Osorio

Baptisms/Marriages by appointment only. Please see Fr. Philip Confessions: Saturday 9.30 am to 9.50 am & 5.30 pm to 5.50 pm, Sunday before Masses

Sunday 17th March 2019 live simply that others may simply live

Roman Catholic Diocese of Southwark, Registered Charity No. 1173050

THE CATHOLIC PARISH OF

Our Lady and Saint Peter WIMBLEDON COMMON

Website: www.ourladyandstpeterwimbledoncommon.org

Facebook: Our Lady and St Peter Church

Second Sunday in Lent Year C (The Transfiguration)

During the Transfiguration, Peter, James and John

gazed on the face of Jesus, they contemplated his

face. When we pray, we contemplate the face of

Jesus, not in light but we contemplate his words to us.

The Father spoke to Peter, James and John and said,

“This is my chosen Son; listen to him.” (Luke 9:35) In

prayer we listen to the words of Jesus because he is

the One who has the answer to our questions, the

solution to problems. He is the One whose words are

worthy of our listening, whose words help answer the

questions of humanity today and solve its problems.

Jesus’ words are a lamp for our feet and a light for our

path, as Ps 119:105 says. This is depicted graphically

with the appearance of Moses and Elijah talking to

Jesus during his Transfiguration. Moses represented

the Law and Elijah represented the prophets.

Everything in the Old Testament, represented by

Moses and Elijah, was leading to Jesus. The covenant

God made with Abraham in our first reading (Gen 15:5

-12, 17-19) also looks forward to Jesus. In Hebrew,

you do not say “make a covenant” but “cut a

covenant” because a covenant was made by cutting

animals in half and walking on the blood. It meant you

understood you would be like those animals if you

broke the covenant. That anticipates the covenant

God made with us in Jesus who was cut and bled for

us. Since God made the New Covenant with us in

Jesus when he was cut and bled, in prayer we listen to

Jesus’ words. His words are a lamp for our feet and a

light for our path.

Peter, James and John saw Jesus in light. They got a

glimpse of the glory of Jesus’ resurrection in advance,

and also a glimpse of the goal of all our existence, to be

with the Father and Jesus in the light of heaven

overshadowed by the cloud of the Holy Spirit. When

we pray, we are in the vestibule of heaven. When we

pray, we are already touching heaven and we look for-

ward to even having our bodies changed and transfig-

ured in some way in heaven. In the second reading,

Paul wrote to the Philippians that Christ will transform

our lowly body to conform to his glorified body (Phil

3:21). Why, because, Paul says, our citizenship is in

heaven (Phil 3:20). You all have dual citizenship. You

have a British passport or a passport from your native

country, and you have a baptism certificate showing

your citizenship in heaven, and because of having citi-

zenship in heaven we look forward to our lowly bodies

being conformed to Christ’s glorified body. When we

pray, we are already touching heaven, entering the

vestibule of heaven and we see ourselves, our body

and our world from the point of view of a citizen of

heaven.

Peter, James and John went down the mountain

again to resume normal living down below in the plains

of Galilee. Like them, we resume normal living after our

prayer, but our contemplation of the words of Jesus

and his light take us through the day as we remember,

“it is good that we are here.”

Sunday 17th March 2019 live simply that others may simply live

Baptisms/Marriages by appointment only. Please see Fr. Philip Confessions: Saturday 9.30 am to 9.50 am & 5.30 pm to 5.50 pm, Sunday before Masses

PARISH NEWS

GIFT AID SCHEME

If you are a taxpayer, for every £1 you give to the parish, we can get another 25p.

Please speak to: John O’ Reilly 020 8947 3828

THE WINNERS OF LAST SUNDAY’S 200 CLUB

1 128 Maja Kozina

2 158 Angeline Gballou

Every Thursday

Our Lady’s Prayer Group, 7 – 8.30 pm

Every Friday

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Every Friday from 10.30am—8pm

Junior Legion of Mary meet every Sunday at 8.45am

and the Intermediates will meet after the

10am Mass at 11.15am (In Parish Room)

NOTICE BOARD

PILGRIMAGE TO POLAND in the Footsteps of Saint John Paul II,

7th-12th October 2019, price £780, includes flights, hotel accommodation and meals, guided tours.

The Deadline to pay the deposit is by 29th March so book now to ensure you get a place.

Please pick up an application form from Fr. Philip

LEGION OF MARY ACIES

Sunday 24th March at 2.45pm in the Church

This is for the active and auxiliary members,

the consecration takes place near to the feast of the

Annunciation (March 25th). It is a dedication to

Our Lady so that members can serve her better during

the following year and to remind them that she is their

Queen!

Stations of the Cross:

Every Sunday during Lent, 4pm

Lenten Penitential Service Sunday 24th March, 11.15am

LENTENT TALKS AND ADORATION

Please do join us for a series of

Lenten reflection talks given by three very learned Priests, followed by Adoration.

This is an opportunity to grow in your faith.

Thursday, 21st March 7-8pm Fr. Lawrence Richardson, Kelston Club, Balham

Fr. Lawrence Richardson is also a member of Opus Dei Prelature and is a renowned Retreat giver

and Spiritual Director.

Wednesday, 3rd April 7-8pm, Father Marcus Holden, Parish Priest, St Bede’s, Clapham

Fr. Marcus Holden Is a Catholic Apologist and Writer.

Confessions available during Adoration

THE BIG GIVE

The Passage is raising funds through the Big Give from

12 noon Tues 19th March – 12 noon Tues 26th March to

support its work with homeless people moving from

Street to Home. Double your Donation, Double your

impact. This is a matched giving scheme for online

donations. If someone (can be company, individual or

trust) gave £10 online matched giving of £10 would

bring the Gift up to £20 (and for individuals to £22.50

with Gift Aid with higher rate tax relief it may cost the

donor less than £10).

For more information ring Andrew Hollingsworth

020 75921856 andrew.h@passage.org.uk

Congratulations to the children preparing for their

First Communion who made their First Confession on

Saturday 16th March.

Please keep them in your prayers.

Sunday 17th March 2019 live simply that others may simply live

Baptisms/Marriages by appointment only. Please see Fr. Philip Confessions: Saturday 9.30 am to 9.50 am & 5.30 pm to 5.50 pm, Sunday before Masses

RITE OF ELECTION

At St George’s Cathedral.

For those preparing to receive the Sacraments

of Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist

this Easter.

Celebrated by Peter Smith,

Archbishop of Southwark.

ST PATRICK’S DANCE Held last Saturday. Thank you to Lorraine Smyth for organising and to all who came. It was a fun

evening and we managed to raise £555.