Holy Apostles Catholic Church WELCOME, AKWBA, BIENVENUE, BENVENUTO, FEILOAKI FIEFIA, BEMVINDA, AKWBA SWAGTH, NNOO, CEAD MILE FAILTE BOYEYE BOLAMU, MABUHAY, MARHABA, SELAMAT DATANG, VANAKKAM, WILLKOMMEN BIEN VINI, MIRE SEVIN, WITAJCIE
2 Welcome to Holy Apostles Church and parish a thriving, vibrant community in Pimlico. We hope you ll join us and bring your own unique gifts and experience. Lay people of all ages and nationalities, married and single, with children and without, play a prominent part, as you will see from our welcome section. So, whatever you do, wherever you are from, whatever your walk of life has been, we invite you to share worship and fellowship with us. Enjoy a real sense of belonging to a community, right in the heart of London. A wide variety of people attend our community s lively Family Mass on Sundays at 10:30am. If you want a more reflective experience, the Saturday evening 6pm Mass is on more traditional lines, with organ music, established hymns and incense. The 9am Sunday Mass is quieter still, with just a few hymns. We are a warm and active community. There are many different projects, groups, and activities welcoming all from the youngest to the oldest. Fr Pat encourages and expects lay people to take their full responsibility in the parish. There is plenty for you to do if you want to; or you may prefer just to join the community for Sunday Mass, or sit and meditate and pray. Just choose how you want to fit in. Please come and see for yourself!
3 Church of the Holy Apostles The Priests House 47 Cumberland Street LONDON SW1V 4LY Tel: 020 7834 6965 Fax: 020 7821 8609 email: pimlico@rcdow.org.uk website: www.holyapostlespimlico.org Dear reader, As parish priest I greet you and I extend to you a warm welcome on behalf of the Catholic community of Holy Apostles parish here in Pimlico in central London. Maybe you have lived here for some time. Maybe you have just moved here from another part of London, the UK or from abroad. Whichever, I warmly welcome you. I wish you blessings, prosperity and happiness in your new home and I invite you to join our parish community. Our parish family is made up of people whose families have lived in this part of London for generations, of people from all parts of the UK, and many of us are from all other parts of the world. It makes for a very interesting mix of people each with their own gifts, customs and cultures. But what we all have in common is our Catholic faith. Now, don t let me saying that, frighten you off. There are some whose faith is very strong. Others whose faith is up and down, others who come and go and hang on by the skin of their teeth but all of us are searching for God and seeking to know Him better. Please join us. There s a place for everyone. If I can be of service to you personally, please don t hesitate to call me or email me and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Again, welcome to our parish! Yours devotedly Canon Pat Browne Parish Priest
4 Our Parish Community Holy Apostles Catholic Church Winchester Street, Pimlico Weekday Masses usually 9:30am Weekend Masses 6pm Saturday (Vigil) Sunday 9am, 10.30am Family Mass 12.30pm Sunday in Spanish (except August) Confessions Saturday 10.30am or by arrangement Priests House Holy Apostles Presbytery 47 Cumberland Street, Pimlico London SW1V 4LY Tel 020 7834 6965 pimlico@rcdow.org.uk Parish Priest Canon Pat Browne Mobile 07988 441 691 patbrowne@rcdow.org.uk Parish Sister Sr Louise Callan DC Mobile: 07786743 810 Parish Pastoral Coordinator JudyAnn Masters Office: 020 7630-5696 judyannmasters@rcdow.org.uk Priests in Residence Fr. Patrick Thawale from Malawi Fr Gary Walsh (Albanian Chaplain)
5 Chaplaincies Spanish Chaplaincy holds Mass at 12:30 pm on Sundays except the month of August. Contact: Fr. Ernesto Ataries 020 7729 8815 Albanian Chaplaincy holds Mass at 3 pm once a fortnight on Sundays. Contact: Fr. Gary Walsh 020 7834 1428 Holy Apostles Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) Membership Representation Canon Pat Browne Sr. Louise Callan JudyAnn Masters Tom Au Maura Castello Robby Parks Jane Williams Joanne Harper Angela Hickey Laura Evans-Vogel Lilian Peter Katy Peters/Rita Zemaitis Eileen Sheedy Perpetua Staples Theresa Wyatt Freddy Maes Simone Pinto Sofia Ribeiro Eric Le Calvez * Parish Priest * Parish Sister, Sick and Elderly Housebound * Parish Pastoral Coordinator * Folk Group Rep. * Cleaners Rep. * Confirmation Catechists Rep. * Ambulance Rep., * Meeters Greeters and Ushers Rep. * Ascent Group Rep. and Repository * Pimlico Playgroup * Children s Liturgy Rep., Co-Secretary * Kenya Reps. * Drama Rep. * Flowers Rep. * St.Vincent de Paul Society Rep. * Monday Club Rep. * Co-Secretary * Youth Group Rep. * Social Committee Coordinator Elected Members Elizabetta Bertone Fleur Brennan Carlos Cuzume Cynthia Francis Judith Larkin Heather Miller Victor Osunde * Eagles (School Year 6--Year 9 Ministry) * Justice and Peace * Chair * Vice Chair, Social Co-Committee, Eagles * Health and Safety, SouthWest Fest *Legacy to Peace Appointed Ian Millar Jan Bidaud Manlio Trovato * Finance Committee * Hall Manager *IT
6 Staff at Holy Apostles Church Our parish priest, Canon Pat Browne, presides over and animates our community. Fr. Pat is the first priest ever to be appointed Roman Catholic Duty Priest to Parliament. Additionally, he is on call as Chaplain for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. Born in Co Meath in Ireland, the son of a postman, Pat Browne was ordained a priest in 1974 for the Westminster diocese. He began his ministry in Edmonton, and later moved to Westminster Cathedral. Parishioners appreciate his great singing voice and feel for liturgy he studied singing at the College of Music in Dublin while a seminarian at All Hallows College. At Westminster Cathedral he was part of the liturgical team and Cantor. When Pope John Paul II visited Britain in 1982, he was chosen to sing the Gospel at the Mass in the Cathedral and he did so again at the Vatican in 1988 when Pope Paul II beatified English and Welsh Martyrs. In 1985 Fr Pat became private secretary to the Cardinal Archbishop, Basil Hume. He keeps a photograph of the late Cardinal on his desk. In 1990 he took over the parish at Kentish Town, where he was said by the congregation to have worked wonders. As always, he lent his inspired touch to the liturgy, while people noted his ability to spot and bring on lay talent. He came to Pimlico as parish priest of Holy Apostles in 2001. Our parish sister is Sr Louise Callan, who is especially dedicated to the care of deprived and deaf children, the sick and the elderly. Born, like Fr Pat, in Ireland, her formation was as a Daughter of Charity in Dublin, but her work since then has been in England and Scotland. She provides a constant dedicated presence, unobtrusive but active, always there. Please make yourselves known to me, she says. Supporting both Fr Pat and Sr Louise, is JudyAnn Masters our Parish Pastoral Coordinator. She was born in California and comes to us via Hawaii. Now a British citizen, she has a MA in Pastoral Theology from Heythrop College, U of L, and has spent 25+ years in private practice as a counsellor and spiritual director. JudyAnn provides practical and spiritual support to our community s ministries and programmes. She has an open door policy. Our Hall manager, Jan Bidaud, deals with all the bookings and Hall related business. You can hire our parish hall at very reasonable rates for meetings and celebrations. Jan also looks after the building and house. M- 07717 5666 05 janbidaud@rcdow.org.uk
7 The Sacristans, Pat and Maureen Kehoe, prepare the church for liturgical celebrations including Mass, Morning and Evening Prayer and the Adoration of the blessed Sacrament. There are numerous other duties including looking after the candles and shrines in church. In Residence at Priest House Fr Pat keeps open house in the presbytery, which has a family feel. Presently, Fr Antonio Santos Marizane from Bulawayo Archdiocese, Zimbabwe is in residence. He is at School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) working on his doctorate. He often helps Fr Pat with priestly duties, and readily joins in our community s socials. He will be with us 3+ years. Currently he is away doing research in Zimbabwe and will return in July. Fr Patrick Thawale, a priest from Lilongwe Diocese Malawi, is on sabbatical leave thanks to Canon Pat for the hospitality. He has been a rector of Blessed Bakanja AMECEA College, Nairobi, for the past six years. During these years he was also a part-time Theology Lecturer at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Hekima Jesuit College and Tangaza College, Nairobi, Kenya. A fulltime resident is Fr Gary Walsh, Canadian born. Formerly chaplain to Mother Teresa s Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, he spent ten years subsequently in their founder s native country of Albania, then the only officially atheist state in the world. Fr Gary now uses Holy Apostles as his base from which to carry on his ministry to the Albanian community in Britain. Priest House 47 Cumberland St. Pimlico, London SW1V 4LY
8 Holy Apostles Parish Profile is a quick reference guide to ministries and programmes that are available in our parish community. We welcome you to take part and meet new friends. There is literally something for everyone. A contact person(s) is provided for your convenience. Many of the ministries and programmes also make a commitment comment, giving you a good idea of the involvement time each one requires. Check us out! If you see something that appeals to you, please do give them a call. Get involved! Ascent Group: The Ascent Movement is an International Christian Organisation for lay people in their middle and late years (50+). It s intention and purpose is to help members grow in their spiritual life; to foster friendships and to encourage members to take their full part, as best they can, in the church and civil life. Commitment: We meet on the 1 st Tuesday monthly for about 75 minutes. Contact: Sr. Louise 020 7222 6485 or Angela Hickey 020 7834 1418
9 Altar Servers: Children can join after their First Holy Communion. A great way to start involvement in the liturgy and community. Boys and girls welcome. Commitment: Children help on a regular monthly rota. Contact: Fr Pat Browne 020 7834 6965 patbrowne@rcdow.org.uk Ambulance: The ambulance is the parish minibus which brings our elderly people and those with disabilities to Mass on Saturday night and Sunday morning. We always need drivers and helpers, who are given full training. The ambulance provides an important link between the generations in the parish and is a great source of historical anecdotes. Commitment: A driver and two helpers go out with each ambulance, roughly on a six-weekly rota. Contact: Jane Williams 07704904655 janejcw1@aol.com Children s Liturgy: During the 10.30 Mass young children have their own liturgy which follows the readings of the week and introduces them in a fun way to the Catholic faith. If you re new to the parish, it is a good opportunity to meet other parents with children of the same age. Commitment: Eight to twelve week rota, training and opportunity to meet other liturgists. Contact: Lilian Peter 07984 160 967/020 7834 1068 johnlilian@hotmail.com or Joyce Wright 07951 900380 joycewright78@btinternet.com Church cleaners: Come and help clean the church on Saturday morning as a preparation for the celebration of weekly Mass. No experience needed just lots of enthusiasm and elbow grease. Commitment: Regular on a 4 week rota basis. Contact: Maura Costello 020 7834 9670 or Anne Castle 020 7828 6462 Confirmation: If you re in Year 10 or older and ready to make an adult commitment to your faith, you ll find a lively and enthusiastic group of young Christians looking at how they can grow in faith. The group explores and discusses issues of faith. Candidates spend a weekend on retreat. It is an intensive 6 week course in October and November each year. Contact: Fr Pat Browne 020 7834 6965 patbrowne@rcdow.org.uk or JudyAnn Masters 020 7834 6965 judyannmasters@rcdow.org.uk Commitment: Six-week course runs all day Saturdays, including two
weekend retreats. Full participation is mandatory. 10 Drama Group: Fancy strutting your stuff on the stage? The drama group was founded in 1987 and presents two or three productions a year in a wide variety of styles from variety and pantomime to adaptations of famous dramas and Passion plays. There s a part for everyone, however big or small your talent on stage, backstage or front of house. Commitment: Full on when the productions are under way. Contact: Eileen Sheedy 020 7834-8053 or Colin Lavender 07766 704 337 Eagles: The Eagles are a budding new ministry geared for young people from Year 6 through Year 9. The monthly meetings are a dynamic combination of relevant faith sharing for this age bracket and fun activities. Starting September 2011. Commitment: A few hours once a month. Contact: Elisabetta Bertone 07955 014 729 berto592@aol.com or Cynthia Francis 07931 108 809 francis_cynthia@hotmail.com Eucharistic Ministers: Parishioners from young adults upwards assist in the distribution of Holy Communion at Mass and to the sick of the parish. You process in with the priest, altar servers and readers at the beginning of Mass. Full training given. Commitment: Varies on a monthly rota. Contact: Giulia Fabbricotti 07720 133 605 gfabbric@onetel.com First Holy Communion: Our First Holy Communion class is a contemporary course designed to engage young minds in the foundations of our Faith. Commitment: We have nine monthly sessions for both parents and children--that last for an hour. Contact: Fr. Pat 02078346965 patbrowne@rcdow.org.uk or Monika Manser 020 7233 5364 monika.manser@btconnect.com Flower Arranging: Do you have a flair for flowers? Come and join the group that arranges the floral decoration of the church on the altar and through the nave. Commitment: An hour once a month on a rota. Contact: Freddy Maes 020 7834 7529 and Perpetua Staples 020 7603 1037
11 Folk Group Choir: Want to help lead the singing at the 10.30 Family Mass on Sundays? We welcome all enthusiastic singers and musicians. Rehearsals take place every Friday at 7.30 pm. Commitment: You ll be very welcome as often as you can make it! Contact: Fr Pat 020 7834 6965 or Tom Au 07957 838421tom@aumail.org Hospitality: tea and coffee It s fun to help out serving tea and coffee after 10.30 Mass on Sunday. A great informal way of getting to put names to faces in the parish. Commitment: Half an hour before Mass and an hour afterwards once a month on a rota basis. Contact: Joyce Wright 07951 900 380 joycewright78@btinternet.com IT: Do you know your way around a computer? Could you be part of our parish IT team, maintaining the website and keeping the database up to date? Contact: Manlio Trovato 020 7233 9783 manlio_trovato@talk21.com Justice and Peace: Christ has no body but yours; No hands, no feet on earth but yours; Yours are the eyes through which He looks compassion on this world. Christ has no body now on earth but yours. St Theresa of Avila We are a FairTrade Parish, support Cafod and have a number of ministries and memberships that support Catholic Social Teaching including Saint Vincent de Paul Society, London Citizens, and the Kenya Project. To find out more about how you can do action prayer. Commitment: Varies from just the infrequent few hours to more your choice! Contact: Fleur Brennan 020 7821-9936 fleur.brennan@lineone.net Kenya Project: Want to make a difference in the developing world? Our parish is twinned with a parish in Turkana, in the north of Kenya. Apart from supporting them through regular contributions from the parish budget, we also raise funds through events such as wine tasting, quiz nights, dances etc to help them in the wide range of activities they undertake, nutrition centres to making peace with neighbouring tribes. Commitment: Monthly meetings and help with events. Contact: Katy Peters 020 7828 9600 katypeters@hotmail.co.uk and Rita Zemaitis 07789 868 456 team@projectturkana.org
12 Liturgical Art: We help to make the inner environment of the church a place that is welcoming to everyone and inspirational for prayer. We do anything from banners to lectern cloths to altar decorations, and more. Use your artistic flair to help create a spiritual atmosphere for our community. Commitment: Varies. Decorating church interior for 1-2 hours on a Saturday at the change of the liturgical seasons, approximately 5-6 times a year. Contact: Ken Sciacaluga 020 7834-3201 ksciacaluga@gmail.com London Citizens, Citizens UK: London Citizens is a powerful grassroots organisation working with local people for local people. The goal is social, economic and environmental justice. This is one of our parish s outlets for Catholic Social Teaching. See more at: http://www.londoncitizens.org.uk Commitment: The level depends up to you, as there is always a variety of events going on. Contact: Austen Ivereigh 07905 224 860 austen@austeni.org or Theresa Wyatt 020 7976 5958 terry.wyatt9@btopenworld.com Marriage Course: Getting married in the next 12 months? Whether in the UK or abroad, you will need to do a pre-marriage course. Holy Apostles runs one twice yearly. Check the weekly parish newsletter or email Pimlico@rcdow.org.uk for the next course and for registration details. Commitment: Three weekly sessions, for two hours. Contact: Fr Pat Browne 020 7834 6965 or Eric and Sophie Le Calvez 020 7976 6909 lecalvez@btinternet.com Meeters Greeters and Ushers: Be the first smiling face to greet parishioners as they come through the doors for Mass. You ll need to be able to answer all sorts of questions everything from where the loos are, how to get a hymn book or who to speak to about a particular problem. Your duties include distribution of newsletters Commitment: On a rota, approx. 20 or so minutes before and after mass. Contact: Monika Kettelhut 020 7233 5364 monika.manser@btconnect.com and Judith Larkin 07766 825156 judith.larkin@o2.co.uk Monday Club: A regular weekly meeting place for the elderly of the parish who get together every Monday between 2-4pm for tea, cakes, bingo and fun. Commitment: Help in setting up. Contact: Freddy Maes 020 7834 7529 marymaes89@yahoo.co.uk
13 Open Door Meal: Christianity in action with the Anglicans of St James the Less. Two Thursdays a month, volunteers prepare, serve and eat a hot meal with local homeless people. Many other sorts of help is provided to the homeless during the evening, including haircuts, counselling, prayer groups. Come and butter bread, chop veg, wash up and meet other like-minded volunteers. Contact: Priest House 020 7834-6965 pimlico@rcdow.org.uk Parish Pastoral Council: The PPC works with our parish priest to represent and develop our parish community. Members are either elected, representatives of parish organisations or appointed by the parish priest. Commitment: Six meetings a year for approximately 90 minutes and often an additional project. Contact: Fr Pat Browne 020 7834 6965 or Carlos Cuzume (Chair) 07712 897 542 ccuzme@msn.com Pimlico Playtots: The playgroup is open to anyone living in the neighbourhood. Mums and toddlers meet each Tuesday morning from 10.15 to 12 noon for fun and frolics in the church hall. Commitment: Any regular help appreciated. Contact: Laura Evans Vogel 07984 142 82 58 laura@london-baby.com RCIA (Rite for Christian Initiation of Adults): An adult group for those wishing to learn more about the Catholic faith. For those preparing for Baptism, reception into the Church, Confirmation, or just wanting to come and see what it is all about. Contact: Fr Pat 020 7834 6965 patbrowne@rcdow.org.uk Readers: We have a wide pool of readers who read at the weekday and Sunday Masses. If you have a clear, audible voice and would like to help with this important ministry we need you! Commitment: Important that you show up for your turn prepared. Monthly rota frequency varies from mass to mass. Contact: Cynthia Francis 07931 108 809 francis_cynthia@hotmail.com Repository: We offer a variety of reading material, religious items, rosaries, bibles, greeting cards, newspapers etc. For sale before weekend masses in the church porch.
14 Commitment: Set-up 40 minutes before mass and selling for approx. 25 minutes after mass. Contact: Angela Hickey 020 7834 1418 or Maura Costello 020 7834 9670 Rosary Group: We meet to say the rosary in the Lady Chapel after the 10am Mass every weekday. Contact: Anne Castle 020 7834 1418 or Maura Costello 020 7834 9670 Small Faith Groups (House Groups): The small faith groups meet twice yearly for six weeks usually in a member s home for about an hour. We reflect on Scripture and discuss Christian practice in contemporary society, helped by a booklet prepared by the diocese. It s also a great way to meet and get to know other parishioners. Commitment: An hour a week for six weeks, twice a year. Contact: JudyAnn Masters 020 7834 6965 judyannmasters@rcdow.org.uk or Angela Hickey 07983 892 844 Social Committee: We do quiz nights, dances, dinners, BBQs and more. If you like to plan parties and social events, please come and join us. Commitment: Planning meetings and/or help on the day of the event. Contact: Eric Le Calvez 020 7976 6909 lecalvez@btinternet.com or Cynthia Francis 07931 108 809 francis_cynthia@hotmail.com St Vincent de Paul Society The St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) befriends and visits people in need - the sick, lonely, prisoners and addicts. We meet once a fortnight on a Monday evening in the Yellow Room. Commitment: Most members visit one or two people on a regular basis. Contact: Theresa Wyatt 07960 444 497 terry.wyatt8@btopenworld.com or Bernadette Duffy 020 7630 7157 Union of Catholic Mothers A support group for Catholic mothers. Come along, have a cup of tea and meet new people with similar interests. Commitment: Monthly meetings. Contact: Nicol Dyness 0777 458 1159 nicoldyness@aol.com
15 Youth Ministry This budding ministry is for post Confirmation teens. We engage in a variety of fun activities and also do some fundraising and ministries. Commitment: Varies. Core group leaders are with the teens quarterly. Others are welcome on a more casual basis. It s a very rewarding ministry! Contact: JudyAnn Masters 020 7834-6965 judyannmasters@rcdow.org.uk SURNAME:... Family Members Names and Children s DOB:............ ADDRESS:...... OCCUPATION(s):... Telephone:...Mobile:... Email(s):...... Ministries Groups Programmes More Information Please (please tick) Ascent Group RCIA Altar Servers Repository Ambulance Rosary Group Baptism Preparation Small Faith Groups Children s Liturgy Social committee Church Cleaners St Vincent de Paul Society Confirmation Union of Catholic Mothers Drama Group Youth Group Eucharistic Ministers Pre Marriage Course First Holy Communion Pimlico Playtots Flower arranging Parish Pastoral Council Folk group choir Open Door Meal
Fund raising Hospitality: tea and coffee I.T Kenya Project 16 Monday Club Meeters, Greeters and Ushers London Citizens Liturgical Art Submit Catholic Schools in the Pimlico/Victoria area Our Parish Primary School Westminster Cathedral RC Primary School Bessborough Place, Pimlico London SW1V 3SE tel: 020 7641 5915 fax: 020 7641 6384 Headteacher: Mrs Linda Vassallo office.westminster-cathedral.westminster@lgfl.net www.westminstercathedralprimary.org.uk Other primary schools in the area www.stvincentdepaul.ik.org St Vincent de Paul RC School Morpeth Terrace, Westminster London SW1P 3EP tel: 020 7641 5990 fax: 020 7641 5901 office.st-vincent-de-paul.westminster@lgfl.net St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chelsea Cadogan Street, London SW3 2QT tel: 020 7589 2438 fax: 020 7581 9489 info@stjosephs.rbkc.sch.uk
17 Secondary Schools St Thomas More Language College, Chelsea (Mixed) Cadogan Street, Chelsea London SW3 2QS tel: 020 7589 9734 fax: 020 7823 7868 info@stm.rbkc.sch.uk www.st-thomasmore.kensington-chelsea.sch.uk St George s (Maida Vale) RC School (Mixed) Lanark Road, Maida Vale London W9 1RB tel: 020 7328 0904 fax: 020 7624 6083 office@stgeorgesrc.org www.stgeorgesrc.org The London Oratory School (Boys) Seagrave Road London SW6 1RX tel: 020 7385 0102 fax: 020 7381 7676 registrar@los.ac www.london-oratory.org mail@cvms.co.uk www.cvms.co.uk Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School (Boys) 89 Addison Road London W14 8BZ tel: 020 7603 8478 fax: 020 7602 3124 Salesian College (Boys) Surrey Lane, Battersea London SW11 3PB tel:020 7228 2857 fax: 020 7223 4921 www.salesiancollege.co.uk
18 Sacred Heart High School (Girls) 212 Hammersmith Road London W6 7DG tel: 020 8748 7600 fax: 020 8748 0392 ccarpenter@sacredh.lbhf.sch.uk www.sacredhearthighschool.org.uk La Retraite RC Girls School Atkins Road, Clapham Park London SW12 0AB tel: 020 8673 5644 fax: 020 8675 8577 www.laretraiteclaphamschool.co.uk Notre Dame RC Girls School 118 St George's Road London SEl 6EX tel: 020 7261 1121 fax: 020 7620 2922 admin@notredame.southwark.sch.uk www.notredame.southwark.sch.uk Sion-Manning Roman Catholic Girls School St Charles Square, North Kensington London W10 6EL tel: 020 8969 7111 fax: 020 8969 5119 info@sion-manning.com www.sion-manning.kensington-chelsea.sch.uk Catholic Sixth Form colleges St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College 74 St Charles Square, North Kensington London W10 6EY tel: 020 8968 7755 fax: 020 8968 1061 pos@stcharles.ac.uk www.stcharles.ac.uk St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road London SW12 8EN
19 tel: 020 8772 6000 fax: 020 8772 6099 enquiries@sfx.ac.uk Giving Holy Apostles is a generous parish. That s good, because it enables us to undertake a lot of commitments in the local parish community, the wider community and in our sister parish in Kenya. You can help support us with a regular offertory donation. You may choose just to put money in the collection plate at weekly Mass. If you are a taxpayer, we benefit more if you can gift aid it. We can then claim an additional 20p from the taxman for every pound you give us. You can gift aid your contribution in two ways. First, having decided on what you want to commit, you can insert your regular weekly donation into a special gift aid envelope (a box of them can be obtained from the parish office) and put it in the collection. Secondly, best of all, if you have a bank account, you can make out a standing order. Best of all because a standing order cuts down the paperwork we have to do, including opening, counting and collating the amount in each envelope, and also allows us to plan more efficiently to meet the needs of the parish as we know what funds are coming in. People sometimes hesitate to take this course because they like to contribute to the collection when it comes round, but you can always still do that by just putting in an additional coin or two. You will find Gift Aid and Bankers Order forms below... Kathleen Griffin, Lilian Peter and John Wilkins authors of Version I Welcome Pack
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