Next week’s second collection is taken to support the work of the Catholic Church to promote racial justice in our schools, parishes and wider society.
This is the last week for Crib Offerings
This is the last week that the crib will be on display as it will be removed after 2nd February, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas). We will be donating our crib offering to The Catholic Children’s Society’s Southwark Crisis Fund which helps families in our Archdiocese who are facing a crisis in their lives. There are Gift Aid envelopes on the newsletter table.
Big Church Clean – Wednesday 4th February From 2.30pm
If you are available, please do come along as we will be removing the last of the Christmas trimmings and giving the church a spruce up. If you are able to help take down the decorations and clean the church please let Thereza know. Thank you.
A Message From Fr. Jose – 18th January
Fr. Jose – Parish Priest
Dear family members and friends: “Behold the lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world.” The celebrant raises the Holy Eucharist and repeats this verse in every Holy Mass. John the Baptist introduced Jesus to the world saying this. The Jews had the custom of burdening the lamb with their sins on Yom Kippur and send them into the wilderness to be killed by some wild animals. Here Jesus is the one who carries all the sins and shed His blood in order to save the world. Jesus is the one who is to die for us to take away our sins. Let us go to Him in full faith and be baptised with the Holy Spirit in order to become children of God. Amen.
A Message From Fr. Jose – 11th January
Fr. Jose – Parish Priest
Dear family members and friends: Today we especially remember the Baptism of the Lord. As John the Baptist was reluctant to baptise Jesus, He said, “Let it be so now, thus it is fitting for us to fulfil all righteousness.” The baptism of Jesus was also an occasion to reveal himself to the mankind, as we go through the three things happened at the time of His baptism: The heavens were opened, the Spirit of God descended like a dove and a voice from heaven saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” All these three things happen during our baptism also. Let us be aware of the great place we have with baptism and let us also try to fulfil all righteousness in our Christian life. Amen.
St. Simon Stock Catholic Church 
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