TAKEHOMENEWS SUNDAY 29 MARCH 2026
- RCDOW Burnt Oak
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Jesus Triumphantly Enters Jerusalem...
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, the most sacred time in the Church’s year. Jesus triumphantly enters Jerusalem. As we carry palms and join the procession, we symbolically follow Christ to Calvary, uniting ourselves with his passion in the hope of sharing in his resurrection.
In this Sunday’s Gospel, we hear Jesus being mocked because he couldn’t save himself from being consumed by his love for us. “He saved others; he cannot save himself”, they said. But Jesus says that “All this has taken place that the Scriptures might be fulfilled.”
His entry on a donkey fulfils Zechariah's (9:9) prophecy, “Rejoice daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king comes to you; victorious and riding on a donkey…” Our king arrives humbly to suffer for our sake. Shockingly, the crowd that welcomed Jesus with hosannas will soon cry, “Crucify him!” This stark contrast reminds us of the weakness of the human heart, capable of both praise and betrayal.
In humility, Jesus accepts suffering for our sake. “He emptied himself and submitted to death on a cross…..but God raised him high”, as St. Paul tells us in his letter to the Philippians.
As we begin this Holy Week, we walk with Jesus, carrying our crosses and laying down, for him, our lives, and not mere palm branches.
Lord, may this week renew our gratitude and trust in the truth that sufferings, borne with God, lead to Easter Glory. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Happy Holy Week.
Fr Chinedu
CONFESSIONS DURING HOLY WEEK
Holy Week: Monday to Wednesday after morning mass: 9:40 am to 10:40 am
Holy Thursday 10:30-11:30 Holy Saturday 10:30-11:30
GOOD FRIDAY
Is a day of fast and abstinence, there will a second collection for Holy Places.
EASTER MONDAY
Mass at 10am
THE APRIL 2026 COFFEE MORNING
Will be on Easter Sunday as a result we plan to sell containers of baked items outside of the church instead of in the hall. Drinks will not be available.
NEW OFFERTORY ENVELOPES
New Offertory envelopes will be available after Masses this weekend. One of the Stewards/Priests will be available to hand you your box from the presbytery lobby. We are not allowed to put the boxes on display in the church because of data protection. If there is not a set available for you please fill out a request form and we will have a set ready for you on the following weekend.
Many thanks for your generosity which has helped us through some difficult times.
GIFT AID
We thank all parishioners who are paying by direct debit or envelopes and have signed a Gift Aid Declaration. We ask any parishioner who is a tax payer and donating through the loose plate to please consider donating instead by direct debit or envelope.
Any parishioner who has stopped being a tax payer should inform the office if they were previously a gift aider here.
RAFFLE TICKETS
Get ready for the chance to win prizes in our 2026 Summer Raffle, which will be drawn at the Summer Fayre on 5th July 2026. Only £1 per ticket. Available after masses from 5th April.
ANNUAL MASS OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
Westminster Cathedral, Saturday 23 May 2026 at 2:30pm.
The Archbishop is inviting to this Mass all couples in the Diocese, who are celebrating their 5th 10th, 25th, 30th, 40th, 50th and 60th (and every year over 60) wedding anniversary of Catholic marriage in 2026. If you are celebrating an anniversary, please give your parish office the following details: husband and wife’s names, wedding date, your full postal address and email (or telephone number, if no email). Please advise Susan in the office before Thursday 16 April 2026.
DIVINE MERCY PILGRIMAGE TO AYLESFORD PRIORY
On Saturday 11 April led by Marian Fathers as a Preparation for Divine Mercy Sunday. The coach will leave Ealing Broadway station at 730 am and depart from Aylesford at 5 pm.Please call Millie on WhatsApp 07957594646 if you would like to join us.
BAPTISM PREPARATION
The next preparation session for parents who wish to have their baby baptised is on Sunday, 3rd May at 4pm in the church.
WEDDINGS AT THE ANNUNCIATION CHURCH
Please contact us at least six months before the wedding. This amount of time is required to process all the paperwork involved and for you to attend a marriage preparation course.
E SCOOTERS
Are not to be parked in the church. They are a trip hazard in an indoor setting and could restrict emergency egress.
MISSIO BOXES
Please pick up your red box from the sacristy. The next box count will be in May.
RECENTLY DECEASED
Mrs. Sheila Casey (née Leahy), of Totteridge, North London, and formerly of Mount Collins, County Limerick, Ireland. May her soul and the souls of all the departed rest in peace.
HOLY WEEK SERVICES
Mass Monday - Thursday 9am
8.00 pm: Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper
GOOD FRIDAY
11.30 am: STATIONS OF THE CROSS FOR FAMILIES
3.00 pm: SERVICE OF THE PASSION
HOLY SATURDAY
NO MORNING MASS
8.30 pm: EASTER VIGIL
EASTER SUNDAY
9.00 am:
10.30 am:
12.00 Noon:
EASTER MONDAY
10.00 AM.