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Bidding prayers: M. Scammell

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON: Rejoice, Jerusalem! Be glad for her, you who love her; rejoice with her, you who mourned for her, and you will find contentment at her consoling breasts.
PSALM RESPONSE:
Taste and see that the Lord is good.
ACCLAMATION:
Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus!
I will leave this place and go to my father and say:
'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.'
Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus!
COMMUNION ANTIPHON:
My son, you should rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come back to life, he was lost and is found.

NEXT SUNDAY: FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT (C)

Readings:Isaiah 43: 16 – 21; Philippians 3: 8 – 14; John 8: 1 -11;
Readers: (Sat.) 6.00: M. Bunch; (Sun.) 8.00: P. Encarnacion;
10.00: C. Coady; 11.30: L. Edet & A. Nye; 6.00:K. Malley;

Bidding prayers: A. Scott

CHILDREN'S LITURGY:
This group is open to all children aged between 4 -9rs. Please ensure your child is signed in each week so that we have a correct register, should there be an emergency. Thank you for your continued support.
This week: Jenny, Sarah L, Georgina & Chantal.

LAMBETH ROAD CLOSURE:
London Underground will be working opposite the Cathedral which requires the closure of Lambeth Road, over a number of weekends. A poster is in the notice case at the back of the Cathedral underneath the Mass Intentions. The only parking available will be the disabled bays for people who have a blue badge. Other parking will have to be in the surrounding roads.

READERS:
The list for Readers for Holy Week is on the display board at the back of the Cathedral. Please contact Maureen Scammell as soon as possible if you are unable to read on the dates allocated to you.

FEASTS AND MEMORIAE:
Wednesday 17th March: St Patrick
Friday 19th March: St Joseph

STATIONS OF THE CROSS:
During Lent there will be Stations of the Cross every Sunday, in the Cathedral at 5pm.

R.I.P.
Please remember in your prayers, Michael Maher of Flaxman House who died recently. His body will be brought in to the Cathedral 4.30pm on Tuesday 16th March and the Funeral Mass will be 10am on Wednesday 17th March.

300 DRAW WINNERS:
Well done to the winners of the March 300 Draw:
1st Prize Rosina Bannon = £50: 2nd Prize Ursula Ney = £25:
3rd Prize Jerome Keily = £10: Cheques are on their way to you!
Next month’s draw is an Easter Special – with extra large prizes to be one as follows: 1st Prize £250: 2nd Prize £150: 3rd Prize £75
If you have not already bought a number, it is not too late to do so – just pick up a form at the back of the church. A number costs just £12 and is yours for the WHOLE YEAR. Your number will be entered in the 300 Draw every month, including the special prize draws at Easter and Christmas. So don’t delay – pick up a form today!

SUPERMARKET VOUCHERS:
It's that time of year again! Tesco and Sainsbury's are running their popular voucher schemes again. For each £10 you spend Tesco will give you a "Computers for Schools" voucher, and Sainsbury's an "Active Kids" voucher. You may have to ask checkout staff for these as they are not always offered. Please bring these vouchers in to us - last year you helped our primary school get much needed computer and sports equipment through collecting these vouchers.

CONCERTS:
We are delighted to welcome students from, Trinity College of Music, for a concert of music by, Bela Bartok, on Friday 19th March at 7.30, to include a performance of Bartok's piano concerto. The following week on Thursday 25th March starting at 7.00pm the Orpheus Choir and Orchestra will be performing Handel's Messiah. Tickets for both concerts will be available at the door.

MASS IN CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE:
Are you celebrating your 10th/25th/40th/50th/60th + wedding anniversary this year? If so, then you are invited to a Mass in celebration of the Sacrament of Matrimony at St George's Cathedral at 3pm, on June 12th. To receive your personal invitation, please give your names and contact details to one of the clergy.

AMIGO HALL:
This Sunday there will be tea and coffee at the rear of the Hall after the 10 & 11.30 Masses. The entrance to this will be through the South West door (near the Crucifix by the Baptistry). Also in this area, there are toilet facilities. We will continue with the second collection each week (if there is no diocesan collection), to raise the sum of £21,000 for the provision of toilets in the Amigo Hall.

LOURDES 2010:
Under the auspices of the Catholic Association, the Diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place from Friday 20th August to Friday 27th August 2010. The cost will be, by rail from: £660; by air from £710. Forms are available from Deacon Jim.

MASS WITH ANOINTING OF THE SICK:
On Saturday 20th March there will be a Mass at 12.30pm with Anointing of the sick. If you know someone who is not feeling well and need spiritual support please ask them to come along for the Mass, or if you, a relative, neighbour or a friend want to attend the Mass and receive the Anointing of the sick would you give the name(s) to the parish reception or Fr. John Biju

SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS

Lent is now half completed and our thoughts turn more and more
towards Easter. Our readings today, by tradition, reflect this joyful theme.
Rose-coloured vestments can be used – a mixture of the purple of Lent and the white of Easter.

JOSHUA 5:9-12. The people make the historic move from living in the desert after their exodus from Egypt, and arrive in the Promised Land. God has taken away their sin and humiliation of slavery and now they are a free and holy people.

PSALM 33. God has sent His loved ones free from sin and death: and so we should rejoice and be glad.

2 CORINTHIANS 5:17-21. We are reconciled to God in Jesus, and we look forward to the promised land, that is heaven.

LUKE 15:1-3,11-32. This famous parable illustrates God’s love for the sinner. We should not resent this mercy (like the older brother) but rather rejoice in it, for it has been shown to us also

Music List: 14 March 2010 – 4th Sunday in Lent

During Lent there are no organ voluntaries

Sunday Music

Sunday Scripture Readings

Next Sunday: See above for details

Readings: See above

Readers: See above

Bidding prayers: See above

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