cookies, biscuits and sweets, Sunday 28th October 2018

1 Pastoral Visiting Skills A course has been set up by the diocese to provide some training in pastoral visiting skills; two evenings and one saturday morning in April. It will take place at St Martin s. If you are interested please speak to Fr Simon. PARISH OFFICE QUIET DAY Please observe the Parish Office quiet day EVERY Wednesday. Do not disturb! We need your help: Fairtrade volunteers need 3 or 4 committed helpers on the monthly stall after Sunday Masses. Duties include setting up, selling and packing away. If you are interested please contact Diane May on 01895 635677. saturday 21st April, The Prayer Support Group are spending this day at Burnham Abbey in Taplow, Maidenhead, for a day of prayer and enquiry.

2 If you are interested in coming too, please contact me. Deirdre Davis 020 8429 1291 or email Social Media Photos: Please can we ask that no photos or videos are uploaded onto personal Social Media sites. A new policy will be available from May. Annunciation Mass , Monday 9th April. There will be a Pop-up choir led by Mervyn. If you would like to sing please come to the Bec room for a pre-Mass rehearsal which will start promptly at Parish Office will be closed from Friday 6th - Monday 16th April. Lewis Owens would like to express his sincere gratitude to everyone who supported him (financially and spiritually) on his recent charity run from Ruislip to Canterbury.

3 He is enormously grateful to you all and the final total reached was over 10,000. Fr Simon thanks all those who kindly contributed to the Easter Gift. Outlookers Charity Lunch: Wednesday 9th May, Tickets are now available from Maureen Tinsey. 9th April, Sung Mass - Annunciation to Our Lady. 24th April, - APCM. 28th April, - Nightfire Youth Vigil. 9th May, - Outlookers Charity Lunch. 9th May, - Confirmation. 21st-26th May - Parish Pilgrimage to Rome. 9th June - Historical Church Tour and supper. 30th June, - Ordination of James White as a Deacon. Sunday 8th April 2018 2nd Sunday of Easter Psalter Week 2 Please replace your kneeler after Mass.

4 Thank you. NOTICES: Important Dates for your Diary: Sunday : Sung Mass Readings: Acts 4:32-35 1 John 5:1-6 John 20:19-31 Mass Setting: Dom Gregory Murray Hymns: NEH: 106, 173, 104 & 125 Psalm Response: Give thanks for the Lord for he is good, for his love has no end Preacher: Maureen Tinsey Record of Family Worship If you wish your child to be considered for a school place in a local Church School, you must ensure you sign the Record of Family Worship Forms available in Church. The clergy wish to give as much support as possible to any applications. Parents must provide evidence they have worshiped at S Martin s for the length of time required by the school s admissions criteria.

5 Make sure you check the school s website for details. It is the responsibility of parents to fulfil the School s admission criteria. Sunday : Mass Readings: Acts 4:32-35 John 20:19-31 Preacher: Maureen Tinsey Supporting the Foodbank Please support our Food Bank Depot in the Church. When you go shopping, buy one extra item to support families in our borough who are struggling. NB: Please check the "Use By" date on your donation. saturday : Vigil Mass Readings: Acts 4:32-35 John 20:19-31 Preacher: Maureen Tinsey BWI Bags of Help Our project (Developing Spaces for Developing Minds) along with the other two successful projects in our region will go forward to a vote in Tesco stores where their customers will decide the outcome by voting for their favourite project each time they shop.

6 The voting consists of putting a token into the box labelled with name of the school and our project title. It is sometimes necessary to ASK for a token as they are not always offered! Voting will take place from Thursday 1st March - Monday 30th April 2018. Sunday : Sung Mass with Holy Baptism Readings: Acts 4:32-35 John 20:19-31 Mass Setting: Dom Gregory Murray Hymns: CHE: 247, 728, 928, 58, 37 & 32 Preacher: Fr Simon 55/75 The Meeting of Parishioners and Annual Parochial Church Meeting will take place on Tuesday 24th April in the Church Hall. Nomination forms for the elections of 2 Churchwardens, 15 PCC members, 1 Deanery Synod member, existing & new Sidespeople are at the back of church.

7 PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME ON THE FORMS. Packs containing the agenda, accounts and other information will be available nearer the time. Please watch out for these and collect your copy. If you have any queries please contact Linda Gibson PCC Secretary or the Parish Office. Nomination lists will close after Mass on Sunday 22nd April. Please will all nominees take an information pack from beside the nomination papers. Sound System A new T Loop System has been installed. Please ensure your hearing aid is switched to the correct setting. Sunday 15th April 2018 3rd Sunday of Easter ( saturday ) Vigil Mass Mass Sung Mass Sung Mass Readings: Acts 3:13-15,17-19 1 John 2:1-5 Luke 24:35-48 Baptism Enquiries should in the first instance be referred to the Parish Office.

8 Lost Property is kept in the Parish Office. Safeguarding Officer: Judith Kaplan - 01895 672619 Our Parish Clergy: Fr Simon: 01895 633040 Fr Jack: 01895 677980 Fr Ken: 07909 970545 Fr John: 07711 635199 Acts 4:32-35 We catch a glimpse of the way the first Christians lived as a community - worshiping, sharing their resources and giving generously 1 John 5:1-6 Christians are children of God. We show our love for God by obeying his commandments. John 20:19-31 When he touched the wounds of the Risen Jesus, Thomas doubt was turned to faith.

9 Today s Readings: Please pray for: The Sick: The Recently Departed: Anniversaries of Death: 7th Wendy Luddington Dorothy Davies 8th Mary Hamer 9th Rose Tan Joe Birch 10th Joan Matthews Nellie Green Leslie Stevens Leonard Pettitt 11th Ellen Green Raymond Miles Beryl Houghton 12th Bob Jones Hollie Saunders (Innocent) Gareth Elford Lawrence Coulthurst Colin Neville The Additional Curates Society. USPG. The Tackling Homelessness Together Project. Olivia Gray & Theodore Godsal who are to be Baptised today. Barbara Green Bill Toms Brian Dunleavy Jimmy Park Flo Dolling Alexandra Evans Phyllis Cook Danny Lamb Harriet Jane Hand Eileen Bowlt Fred Geard Anne Pigram Carole Broom Reg Kemp Roy Bewley Elise Page Ann Flack Nicola Didd Jan Rollands Pete Dyer Tracy Fern David Picton Debbie Gilder Barbara Gell Norma May TODAY Mass: Tea & coffee will be served in the Church Hall after Mass.

10 Mass: Self-Service Cr che in the Bell Tower. Tea, coffee and squash will be served in the Church Hall after Mass. Mass: Self-service Cr che in the Bell Tower. Drinks will be available at the back of S Michael s Chapel. Do join us there. Monday The Annunciation of the Lord 9th April Morning Prayer Mass Sung Mass, Preacher: Fr Simon Tuesday 10th April Morning Prayer Mass Evening Prayer PCC Meeting Wednesday S Stanislaus 11th April Morning Prayer Evening Prayer Mass Bell Ringing Practice Thursday 12th April Morning Prayer Mass (tea & coffee after Mass)