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Current as at January 2010 Parish Directory
Our Lady of Mount Carmel & St. George 45 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 6DS Tel: 020 8363 2569 Fax: 020 8342 0159 Email: enfield @ rcdow.org.uk Website: www.olsg.org
Mass Times: Our Lady of Mount Carmel & St. George
Our Lady of Walsingham & the Forty English Martyrs,
NB: OLSG - Our Lady of Mount Carmel & St George OLW - Our Lady of Walsingham PC - Parish Centre of Our Lady of Mount Carmel & St George
Sacramental Preparation as
follows:
For any enquiry about Sacramental preparation or catechesis
for children over 5 years, and of young people, and to best help you,
please complete an ‘Enquiry for Preparation’ form,
obtainable from the Presbytery. The Catechetical
Co-ordinator will contact you. There is also a catechetics notice board in
the church Porch of OLSG. Baptism of Children of 5 years & over , baptism of these older children, and the preparation needed beforehand, is arranged individually. Children’s Liturgy (ongoing preparation), for children aged 3-6 years and 7-10 years, there is on-going catechesis during the Liturgy of the Word at the 9.15am Mass. Help is always welcome and to receive training to volunteer (rota-basis), please contact Sybil Lee.
First Reconciliation / First Communion Preparation
, for children aged 7 years and over. Meeting
for September intake is in April. Confirmation, for young
people aged 13 years and over. Meeting for September intake is in
April. Special Need Support , children and adults are prepared according to their particular need. Adult Preparation for Baptism, Confirmation and
Eucharist
, Enquiries regarding Marriage or Vocations to the
Priesthood
, Anointing of the Sick and Confession , the priests of the
Parish are always available to celebrate these sacraments in people’s
homes if requested. Hospital Visits , If you are going into Chase Farm
Hospital, please contact Fr. Fred De L’Orme, RC Hospital Chaplain (0772
305 2033) or inform one of the Parish Clergy. On Sundays ministers
take Holy Communion from Mass to those in Chase Farm Hospital who have
requested it. Also on Thursdays’ a group of Eucharistic Ministers,
led by Sr. Grace of the HFC, take Holy Communion to the Hospital.
Schools: St. George’s RC Primary School, Gordon Road, Enfield, EN2 0QA. Tel: 020 8363 3729 Headteacher: Mrs. Patricia Alder St. Anne’s Catholic High School for Girls, 11-19yrs. (Lower Site): 50 London Road, Enfield, EN1 6EL. Tel: 020 8366 0514 (Upper Site): Oakthorpe Road, London N13 5TY. Tel: 020 8886 2165 Headteacher: Mrs. Cheryl Byamukama St. Ignatius College for Boys, 11-19yrs. Turkey Street, Enfield, EN1 4NP. Tel: 01992 717835 Headmaster: Mr. John-Paul Morrison Parish Ministries, Groups, Organisations (A-Z Directory):
Altar Servers, OLSG: , James Gallagher, Kelly Coutinho and Chandra Woollard. OLW: Derry Moloney. A.P.F., (Association for the Propagation of the Faith) is the official Catholic charity that guarantees support to all 1,069 overseas mission dioceses in the world. To have a red box or for more information contact our Local Secretary, Margaret MacAninch. Bereavement Group, meets alternate Tuesdays in the Presbytery at 2.00 pm. Contact: Sister Mary James. Bereavement Visiting Group, aims to be available to support any parishioner who has been bereaved. Home visits are made by arrangement with total privacy guaranteed. Contact: Yvonne De Souza or Michael Blundell via the Presbytery. Beavers , (see Scouts). Bingo, alternate Tuesdays in the PC (term time), run by St George’s School Association, raising funds for the school. From 7.30 pm. Fun night with prizes for family and friends. New volunteers welcome. Contact: Florence Viret by e-mail Florence_viret @ yahoo.com . Bookshop (Repository), open Saturday after 9.30 am Mass; before & after 7.00 pm Mass; Sundays before & after each Mass. Contact: Tâmara Jones via the Presbytery. Brownies,
For girls aged 7-10yrs from 6.30-8.00 pm (term time). CAFOD, is the official Catholic overseas development and relief agency in England and Wales and part of the Caritas Int’l Federation. It works in over 50 countries regardless of faith, for social justice and an end to poverty. For more details on volunteering or helping to promote Fast Days in the Parish, contact: Tony Sheen e-mail tsheen @ cafod.org.uk Charity Committee , incorporating TWIN (Third World in Need), and Enfield and Brookfield Together - Sierra Leone Appeal. The committee is responsible for allocating an annual budget, approved by the Parish Priest and Parish Finance Committee, to charitable causes home and abroad. It comprises of volunteer parishioners who meet 4/5 times per year. New applications from parishioners for funding charities or good causes are welcome. Contact: Gus Carroll (Admin Secretary), Sam Davies (Chairman) via the Presbytery. (Also see TWIN.) Children’s Week , Annual event organised for one week in the summer at OLW. Details published in the Parish Newsletter nearer the time. Contact: Kathryn McLaughlin or Gill Conway. Church Cleaning, a voluntary group meets every Wednesday morning. Christmas Lunch, organised by volunteers for those who are elderly and would otherwise be alone on Christmas Day. Contact: Chandra Woollard leaving details via the Presbytery. Church Gardens, Contact: Anne Touhy and Kevin McHugh via Presbytery. Coffee Club , after 9.15 am Mass on Sunday in the PC. All donations for Fr. Pio De Mattia in the Congo to help with poor children. All welcome, including new helpers. Contact: Michael & Elizabeth Donnelly. Committee of Our Lady of Walsingham, contact: Chairman David Hilliard, Secretary Paul Tanner. Cubs , (see Scouts). Easter Youth Activity Week, for school years 6-10. Fun days out. Advertised through the Newsletter around Feb/March each year. Ecumenical (Local Groups of Churches),
contacts: Eucharistic
Ministers, assist the priests as necessary in giving Holy
Communion in church and some also/or in taking it to the sick. Each
year new ministers are trained and commissioned. If you would like to be
considered for this ministry, please leave contact details for Fr Richard.
Twice a year there are afternoons of recollection in Advent and Lent.
Faith Sharing Groups, Diocesan Programme for spiritual renewal of Parishes. To know more and/or be part of a group, contact: Vince Bucknell e-mail vince.bucknell @ btopenworld.com . First Friday of each month, Exposition of Blessed Sacrament and day of Eucharistic Adoration 9.30-7.30 pm. Please commit to spend 30 mins. with the Lord by adding your name to the watching list in the porch or by contacting Kathy Carroll. Gift Aid , a form may be signed by which the Parish may reclaim tax on any gift you make to the Parish. Contact: Marianne Mancini or collect a form from Presbytery. HCPT Pilgrimage Trust, takes children from the Parish and locally with learning difficulties and/or disabilities to Lourdes at Easter. For enquiries regarding a child that might benefit, or volunteering as a helper or to get involved in raising funds for children’s fares, contact: Matt Connolly mconnolly @ finchleycatholic.org.uk Irish Music Classes , ‘Feith an Cheoil!’ for children aged 7 and over in the PC on Tuesdays 4-6.30 pm (term time). Contact: Eilish. Justice & Peace
Group, Meets
monthly on Thursday as advertised in the Newsletter from 8.15-10 pm.
Works in the Parish and with other local Christians and community groups
to raise awareness on justice and peace issues. Contact: Tony
Sheen e-mail thesheens @
tiscali.co.uk Katimavik, meetings take place approximately twice yearly for shared prayer, reflections, song and Mass. Contact: Denise Sheen e-mail thesheens @ tiscali.co.uk . Knights of St. Columba , meet every second Monday of the month at 8.00 pm in OLW. Contact: Mike Malone. Meet a Need with Christian Care, links people who offer help with those who need it on behalf of the Local Ecumenical Partnership of Enfield Town and Forty Hill Churches of which we are one. Anyone wishing to volunteer or those who need assistance e.g. housebound, elderly, help with shopping etc, or simply want to talk to someone can tel the office based in St Paul’s Centre, 102 Church Street, EN2 6AR (8363 9929), 10-4 pm Mon-Fri. Mothers &
Toddlers, offers coffee morning for parents to socialise
whilst toddlers are prepared for playgroups with stories and
puzzles. Mount Carmel Ladies’ Group , meets 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at 7.45 pm in the PC. All ladies welcome for mainly social activities as well as supporting Parish functions. Contact: Wendy Franklin, Sheila Feord and Janet Bradshaw. Mount Carmel Parish Centre, can be hired by parishioners when available for private parties etc. Leave a message for the Bookings Secretary via the Presbytery. Licensed bar is open on Sundays after the 12 noon & 6.30 pm Masses, run by volunteer parishioners (rota-basis). All welcome. Mount Carmel Pre-School , provides a wide range of organised activities for pre-school children (ages 2 1/2 upwards) on Mon., Tues. & Fri. 9.30-12 noon (term time) in the PC. Contact: Miriam Fernandez, leave contact details via the Presbytery. Music /Choir Groups:
Newsletter, prepared weekly by volunteers (rota-basis). Material for publication needs to be received at the Presbytery by 12 noon Wednesday. Padre Pio Prayer Group , pray weekly at OLW on Thursday after 10.00 am Mass. Contact: Peggy Getling. Readers at Mass, training is provided for those interested who have a clear speaking voice and would like to read at Sunday Masses and other occasions. Please leave contact details via the presbytery: Maria Mitchell (OLSG) and Hilary Walls (OLW). Afternoons of recollection are arranged twice a year in Advent and Lent.
Sacristans , (OLSG): Peter Howarth. Scout Groups for 13th
Enfield as follows: Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVP), members are dedicated to visiting the sick, lonely and house-bound either at home or in hospital to minister to their spiritual and material needs. Meets alternate Tuesdays, 8.00 pm in the Presbytery. Contact: Fintan Gallagher or Gene Mancini leaving details via the Presbytery. Special Needs Support Group , to provide social and spiritual support for all those with special needs and their families. Meetings are advertised in the Parish Newsletter. There are also Saturday Clubs for Special Needs. The monthly meeting venues are advertised on the Catechetics Notice Board in the Porch of OLSG. For both contact Molly Mortimer. St George’s Parish Football, for children in St George’s School from Reception to Year 3. Weekly session (term time) run by parents of the children. Contact Frances Clohessy franclohessy2001 @ yahoo.co.uk . Third World In Need (TWIN), Since 1975, the Parish Charity has helped with needy third world projects and parishes, relying on voluntary donations either directly or in church boxes and is represented on the Charity Committee. Contact Ian Berry or Mike Donnelly. (See also Charity Committee.) TOPP—UPS , run twice a month in the PC, serving snacks and light lunches. All proceeds to the Nightingale Community Hospice Trust (NCHT). All welcome. Contact: Sylvia Woollard. Vocations Prayer Group , meets 1.30 pm, second Wednesday every month in the Presbytery. Contact Virginia Morgan. Welcome Group, organises a regular welcome occasion for new parishioners, normally twice yearly. If you would like to be invited to the next occasion, or you are already a parishioner and would like to be part of the welcome group, please leave your details via the Presbytery. Youth Club, for School Year 8 meet on second Friday of the month. For School Year 7 meet on third Friday of the month. Contact leaving message via the Presbytery. Both meet (term time), 7.30-9 pm in the PC. Version: January 2010
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