Diary for the w/c Sunday 5th August 2007

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday
9:30 am Summer Time Family Mass
Monday
Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord
Tuesday
Saint Sixtus II and Companions
Saint Cajetan
Wednesday
Saint Domonic
10:30 am Coffee Club after 10 o'clock Mass
Friday
Feast Of Saint Lawrence
Saturday
Saint Clare
Sunday
9:30 am Summer Time Family Mass

No Mums'n'Toddlers, Bible, Prayer or Folk Groups during the summer holidays.

Summer Frisson 2007 Humourous Gleanings From Various Sources

Origins of the Internet

An old shepherd with a crooked staff stood at a pulpit and said, 'It came to pass that the trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot.' And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed she had been called Amazon Com. And she said unto Abraham, 'Why dost thou travel with thy goods when thou canst trade without leaving thy tent?' And Abraham looked at her as though she were several saddles short of a camel load, but simply said, 'How, dear?' 'I will place drums in all the towns and between all the towns to send messages saying what thou hast for sale

Further Humourous Gleanings

What my mother Taught me

My mother taught me to APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside - I've just finished cleaning."

My mother taught me RELIGION
"You'd better pray that comes out of the carpet."

My mother taught me LOGIC
"Because I said so, that's why

Your Prayers Are Asked For

Our Sick

Fathers Barry Angus and Chris Cutler. Also Brian Ward, Leonard Moore, Bunny Moret, Joan & Byron Carlton, Grace Wylie, Shirley Scott, Irene Clifford, Raymond Sweeney, Alphonse Silva, Bill Jones, Maureen Hall, John Harrington, Mary Buckley, Jan Barwis, Barbara Fernandez, John Meade, Linda Bennett, Mary Kerrigan, Wanda Juchniewicz, Mary Geraghty and Micheal Manning, as well as for Bishop Michael Evans

Last Sunday

Attendance was 298 and the Offertory came to £384.98, compared with £391.60 on the same Sunday last year. Many thanks.

Congratulations to

Jaspar John Whelton, of Farmington Avenue, Sutton, who was baptized a brothe rof Jesus Christ at Saint Margaret's last Saturday 28th July. Also Congratulations to Reece Michael Fraser-Langley of Park Hill Road, Wallington, who was baptized a brother of Jesus Christ at Saint Margaret's last Sunday, 29th July. Congratulations, too, to their parents and their godparents.

Pope Benedict's Missionary Intention For August

That the Church in China may bear witness to ever greater inner cohesion & may manifest her effective and visible communication with Peter's successor.

A Proverb for our Times

My Auntie Marge has been ill for so long now, that we've changer her name to 'I can't Believe She's Not Better'.

[Jeff Green]