 This day of commemoration of those killed in wars and conflict falls on Sunday 11 November 2018.
The date also marks the 100th anniversary of the Armistice which ended the Great War, as the First World War was known. The Armistice was signed at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. Our 11:30 Mass on 11 November will be attended by our uniformed groups, who will pay tribute to our war dead, with the Plainchant Choir providing fitting solemn music. John Byrne will be representing our parish in laying a wreath at Streatham War Memorial at the Service of Remembrance which commences at 10:30 the same morning The Polyphony Choir is seeking an organist of grade six or above, with a desire to improve. Good sight-reading would be an advantage; patience with note bashing, and a good sense of humour would be invaluable!
Most importantly, the ability to fulfil a commitment to two Tuesday evening rehearsals (20:00 to 21:30) each month, and 11:30 Masses on first Sundays (not August) plus Christ the King (11:30), Christmas Carol Concert (14:30), Christmas Midnight (23:30), Maundy Thursday (20:00), Good Friday (15:00) and Easter Vigil (20:30). The stipend is negotiable according to experience. Practice time on the instrument is available by agreement. The Choir would welcome anyone interested in filling the position to go along and meet them all. You would be welcome to spend a couple of Tuesdays with them without commitment. This well renowned choir, which is an integral part of parish life, will celebrate its 50th year in 2019, and enjoys a happy social aspect to its work. You will become part of a great and happy team! Please contact our Director of Music, Tony Price on 020 8647 4435 or [email protected] for further information on this opportunity. The programme for our children's 2019 First Holy Communion preparation, their parents' participation, and the Masses that everything culminates in is now available to be consulted HERE.
 Barts Seniors are delighted to be supporting the Alzheimer's Society's Jog on Dementia - please do give generously. A large selection of videos from Adoremus 2018 in Liverpool may be found on YouTube by searching for "Adoremus 2018" (including the speech marks).
 The launch of Father Innocent's latest book on 8 September was a very successful event, by all accounts, and one that is noted on our Website HERE.
Details of how to purchase the book may also be found. ..... will not be fully manned from Friday 14 September 2018 to Friday 28 September 2018 inclusive. Please be patient if expecting a reply from an email. If you need to speak to either Father Deo or
Father Innocent, please call and, if necessary leave a message on their answerphones. Please listen carefully to the phone menu, from which you may select either or any priest. Never fear; not far!! You'll find it under 'Parish Activities'>'Events' at the top of this page!   ..... falls, as always, on Friday 24 August.
St. Bartholomew is our parish patron. Mass at 07:30 will be said as the monthly Ellis Foundation Mass, in remembrance of Frances Elizabeth Ellis who founded the building of the church we worship in. Mass at 10:00 will be a Requiem Mass for Filippo Rodio. The feast of The Assumption falls on 15 August, and is a Holy Day of Obligation.
Masses will be at 07:00, 10:00 and 20:00. As August is a quiet month, we have a number of Masses available for intentions next week 6-10 August 2018, for most 10:00 Masses, whilst all Masses next weekend, 10 & 11 August 2018, are currently available.
If you would like to have a Mass said, please get in touch with the Parish Office as soon as possible, preferably by using the Contact Form on this Web Site. Please note that availability could change at any time. Please note that our new email address is [email protected]
This follows on from GDPR, making for more secure communication around our Archdiocese.  Our Over 55s Tea Club has undergone a change of name. In future it will be known as Barts Seniors Tea Club.
Do have a look at their Web page - a wonderful, popular, and friendly group with a huge range of activities to enjoy and participate in! For security reasons, will all those who have sets of keys for the hall kindly return them to the Parish Office urgently. Some changes have been made, and you will not be able to enter the hall until you have done this.
 Our Over55’s Group are supporting Alzheimer’s Cupcake Day, and throughout June will be raising money for the Alzheimer’s Society. Please consider contributing to their endeavours by way of their JustGiving page HERE.
They will be holding a Cupcake Sale in the hall after the 10:00 Mass on Friday 29 June - please do go along and support them.
Practices for First Holy Communion Masses will take place as follows, in every case from 18:00 to 19:30:
Wednesday 6 June (practice for Mass of 10 June) Wednesday 13 June (practice for Mass of 17 June) Wednesday 20 June (practice for Mass of 23 June) New European Union General Data Protection Legislation comes into force on Friday 25 May 2018. This will have a great impact upon us all. We are obliged to know who has access to all personal information held in the parish, what information is held, and in which format/s. Many of you volunteer for the parish, or have done so in the past. Therefore you might keep personal information at home or work, in a file and/or on a PC, phone, laptop or other device.
Please let either me or the Parish Office know if this applies, or might apply, to you, so that I can inform you what as to what you may need to do, going forward. Thanks to all who have responded so far. Members of the clergy and the PPC, the Parish Secretary and our MC, have attended training sessions on GDPR. Things will become clearer over the next few weeks. The Archbishop encourages us all to help implement these changes, and I thank you in advance for your co-operation. Severe penalties may be imposed for non-compliance. |
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