ST JOHN VIANNEY CHURCH

West Green
4 Vincent Road, London N15 3QH
Parish Office Tel No: 020-8888-5518 E-mail: westgreen@rcdow.org.uk
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(SJV Parish Centre 020-8888-5518)

14th /15th April 2017 - EASTER OCTAVE -THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD
Dear Parishioners,

Many people say: life is about experiences. Im fortunate to have had some amazing life experiences.
Thirteen summers ago, I worked and travelled around America. During my travels I went surfing, sand-
dune buggying, white-water-rafting, hiked mountains, explored the Grand Canyon, stayed in a cowboy
ranch, and even did a sky-dive and a bungee jump (in the same day!). However, none of these experiences
compares to the experience of the risen Jesus Christ in my life.

I - like all of you, I imagine - have been through difficulties. The times I placed my trust in him during these
difficulties, I experienced his amazing risen power. However, it wasnt easy to trust him during those times.
I suppose it was a bit like doing a bungee jump and sky dive. There are fewer things more unnatural than
sticking your head outside a plane at 30,000 feet, or leaning your body over the edge of a platform 173 feet
above a swimming pool with your feet bound. I did these things not because I had a previous experience of
it working, but because other people had done it before and
survived to tell me how amazing it was.

I suppose its the same as experiencing the risen Jesus.

Trusting him does not feel natural. It is very scary, but
amazing. Once I had experienced the risen Jesus, I no longer
wanted to seek the experiences the world and my
contemporaries sought: money, fame, a nice car, the perfect
relationship, the perfect job, exciting holidays. I wanted to
tell other people about Jesus Christ, and the amazing things
he can do in their lives too.

Jesus resurrection happened 2000 years ago. But Jesus is

still alive! He is in heaven constantly willing everyone to
experience his power to rise from every possible human situation: bereavement, illness, financial
problems, marriage difficulties, problems with studies at school, psychological problems, addictions, anger,
jealousy, hopelessness. Jesus raises up everyone who surrenders their lives to him.
Catholic Christian faith is an amazing experience of Jesus as a personal saviour. It involves making the same
leaps of faith that sticking our heads out of a plane, and leaning our body weight over a high platform
involves. Instead of planes and tall buildings, this faith experience could be finding new and creative ways
to express love to our loved ones, forgiving people at home, work or school, making more time to pray,
joining a bible prayer group in the parish, doing some voluntary work, giving more money to the Church for
her mission to evangelise, or to a charity. This new way of life might be scary, but life is about experiences.
Why not experience the risen Jesus Christ in a new and deeper way?

I pray you experience, even more so, the power of Jesus resurrection today and throughout the whole of
the Easter season, by asking him for help in your life, and by making a new personal commitment to follow
him. I invite you to become the risen Jesus to people by sharing the Good News of the power of his
resurrection that you have experienced to them this week.

Wishing you abundant Easter blessings,

Fr Damian
 THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY IN
LAST SUNDAYS COLLECTIONS
HOLY WEEK MASS TIMES
SAT 15th SUN 16th APRIL
Easter Vigil 7.30pm
Easter Sunday 9 & 11am
CATECHETICAL PROGRAMMES
All the Catechetical activities take place in
the Parish Hall. Any enquiries please contact
Sr. Devy on 07403 784463
RCIA - RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION
OF ADULTS:
Let us continue to pray for our Candidates
during their journey of faith and welcome
them to our Easter Vigil Mass at 7.30pm,
where they will be received fully into the
Church.
SATURDAY MORNING RELIGIOUS
INSTRUCTION
Next Session: 22nd April, 10am-11.15am
followed by Mass on
Sunday 23rd April at 11am.
CHANGE IN THE PROGRAMME:
The Religious Instruction programme
for 2017-2018 will be held on
SUNDAYS 9.30am - 10.45am.
FIRST COMMUNION PROGRAMME
Theme 8 - Sat. 22nd April, 10am
in the Hume Hall
Leaders Meeting: Sat. 22nd April
(after session) in the Hume Hall
Church 11am Mass - Sunday 23rd.
CONFIRMATION PROGRAMME
Theme 8 - Sat. 22nd April, from 3.30pm in
the Hume Hall, followed by 6pm Mass.
This is a combined session with parents
and all parents are invited to come.
THE CELEBRATION OF BAPTISM
If you would like to have your child baptised
on the 13th May 17 or later, the next
sessions will be on Monday, 8th & 22nd 17.
Please contact the Parish Office to book
your place on the course.
EPIC: A JOURNEY THROUGH CHURCH
HISTORY
Join us either on Tuesdays (7.30-9.00pm)
or Wednesdays (10.00-11.30am) in the
Jubilee Hall. Next Sessions:
Weak Leaders and Schism Part I
on 18th and 19th April 2017.
PARISH PLANNING GIVING & GIFT AID
OFFERTORY ENVELOPES for 2017-2018
ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION.
We thank all those who support our parish
through the weekly offertory, loose change,
envelopes and Standing Orders. Today and
over the next weekend a member of the
Finance Committee will be available to sign
up any parishioners who wish to make their
contribution by envelopes or standing order
and new parishioners who wish to sign up
for envelopes.
If you are using envelopes and not on Gift
Aid please consider putting your offertory
in Gift Aid.
If you pay UK tax you can join the Gift Aid
Scheme and the Church as a registered
charity, will claim the tax back on your
offertory contributions increasing this gift
by 25p for each 1 given, if your annual
income tax is more that the tax we will
reclaim.
If you no longer pay tax please contact
Germaine. Thank You!
Over the past few years several parishioners
did not collect their box of envelopes.
Could you please confirm whether you still
want to support your parish by using
offertory envelopes.
Today, we have over a 100 boxes still to be
collected.
CARDINALS LENTEN APPEAL
For those who wish to contribute to the
Cardinals Lenten Appeal. Please use the
envelopes provided. Thank you.
 FUN-D-RAISING EVENTS
TEAS /COFFEE
In the Parish Hall after (Sun.) 9am and
11am Masses
ST. JOHN VIANNEY FILM NIGHT
Showing The Miracles of Our Lady of
Fatima takes place on
Thursday 20th April at 7pm in the Parish
Hall.
The next Film Night showing
The Colditz story
takes place on Sunday 30th April at 5pm in
the parish Hall.
All welcome.
COME AND SEE - BECOMING A
PERMANENT DEACON.
Men wanting to know more about the
permanent diaconate are invited to come to
a two hour meeting at Ealing Abbey Parish
Centre, Charlbury Grove, W5 2DY on
Saturday 29th April from 10am to noon. No
booking needed. Wives welcome. Contact
details: Deacon Adrian Cullen 07961
594725 or
Deacon Anthony Clark 07545 373548.
PILGRIMAGE TO FATIMA
Fr Damian will be leading St. Peters
Catholic Church, Hatfield, Herts on a
Pilgrimage to Fatima
From Saturday 21st October to Thursday
26th October.
If you would like to come, please speak to Fr
Damian for an itinerary, and a booking form.
Price: 699 per person.
Deposit of 200.00.
Places are limited and on a first-come, first-
served basis.
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN PALMERS
GREEN AND WINCHMORE HILL are
holding a worship and prayer service for the
Enfield Refugees Welcome Project.
All Welcome. 7:30pm, Wednesday the 19th
of April at St Monicas Palmers Green.
PARISH OUTREACH
SOUP RUN the next Soup Run on
Sat. 22nd April Group C
"AWAKE LONDON A Catholic Bible
Convention and Healing Service Led by
Anointing Fire Ministry, UK
(www.sehionuk.org/www.sehion.net) on
Saturday 22nd April from 2pm to 6pm in St
Francis de Sales Catholic Church,
Tottenham, N17 8AG. There will be Holy
Mass, Praise and Worship, Preaching the
Word of God, Eucharistic Adoration and
separate sessions for children. Free Car
Parking available. All welcome.
FOLK MASS WORKSHOP
At St. Mellitus Catholic Church on Saturday
29th April from 2- 4 pm.
An opportunity to learn a number of new
hymns that may not be found in the regular
hymn books, and scripture based specially
for folk Mass.
For more information contact, Cecil by
calling, 07588 110 038 or email,
ccssquared@hotmail.
ST IGNATIUS PARISH 10 MILE
SPONSORED WALK on 23 April at 11am.
Starting at St Ignatius Church, Stamford Hill
and walking along the River Lea.
All funds raised go to CARIS Haringey, who
helps homeless families.
Contact Pauline Daly for sponsor forms on
020 8808 1268.
TO ALL PARISHIONERS
HAVE A BLESSED EASTER
FROM
THE PARISH TEAM
 Entrance Antiphon
I have risen, and I am with you still, alleluia. THIS WEEK WE PRAY FOR
You have laid your hand upon me, alleluia.
Too wonderful for me, this knowledge, alleluia, The repose of the soul:
alleluia. Joseph Folan
Martin Kilmartin
First reading Latchmine Dookie
Acts 10:34, 37-43
Mohan Dookie
Psalm 117 Sr Catherine Buckley, OLA
This day was made by the Lord: we rejoice and are Jane Donegan
glad. Keith Cormican
Bobby Massiah
Second reading
Colossians 3:1-4 RIP
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia! RIP Anniversary:
Christ, our passover, has been sacrificed: Policarpio David
let us celebrate the feast then, in the Lord.
Alleluia! Special Intentions:
Rebecca Ononogbo & Family
Gospel The Miller Family
John 20:1-9 Yvonne Joseph & Family
Communion Antiphon Harry Smyth
Christ our Passover has been sacrificed, alleluia; Bertie Riley
Gioconda Lopez
therefore let us keep the feast with the unleavened
bread
of purity and truth, alleluia, alleluia. Easter Blessing
Fatchna Joan OCallaghan
Helen Shine
MASS & SERVICE TIMES
For the sick and those in our parish
Mass 9:15am Frank Fox, John & Kathy ORouke, Nellie
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, OShea, Sherry Arul, Pauline & John
Friday, Saturday Mooney, Rita Mongelard,
Sarah Namagambe, Val Eaves,
(Sat.) 6pm; Yvonne Joseph,
Sunday: 9:00am and 11:00am
NAMES NOT LISTED ABOVE,
Sacrament of Reconciliation: ARE LISTED IN OUR BOOK OF INTENTIONS.
Saturday: from 9:45 am 10:15am

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

PARISH TEAM Tues to Fri 10am-12noon, 1pm-4pm
Fr. Joe Ryan, Parish Priest
Fr Damian Ryan, Assistant Priest To make an appointment
Sr. Devy Pranadjaja, Parish Sister Phone: 0208 888 5518 or email
Germaine Ng Ying, Parish Adm/Secretary westgreen@rcdow.org.uk
We cannot guarantee to have anyone available outside
of these hours.