TAKEHOMENEWS SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2026
With Wisdom We Patiently Wait.
This Sunday’s readings invite us to be ready and to wait in prayer with wisdom for the divine visitation. Since we need wisdom for Christian waiting, today’s first reading invites us to incline our ears to divine wisdom, which reveals herself to anyone who seeks her with a pure heart. (Wisdom 1:4). Jesus is God’s Wisdom (Corinthians 1:24), for whom our souls are thirsting as today’s responsorial psalm prays.
As we slowly approach the end of the Church's liturgical year and gently advance towards Advent, we are to remember that Jesus is the Wisdom who comes and whom we readily await. It is by inclining our hearts to God’s word that we await him and emulate the five virgins who, in today’s Gospel, took their lamps with enough oil in the flask for their waiting.
The image of oil symbolises God’s anointing, seal, power, and the Holy Spirit, whose presence we nourish and yield to through prayer, charitable works and by inclining our hearts to God’s words. We may not know the hour of our divine visitation. But having known God’s love, which has loved us so patiently, with patient endurance and confident hope, we await his coming. May the Lord help us to incline our hearts to Wisdom so that we may learn to patiently await and thus recognise our time of divine visitation when and in whatever way it presents. We make our prayers through Christ our Lord. Amen
Happy Remembrance Sunday
Fr Chinedu
SPONSERED SANCTUARY LAMP INTENTIONS
"Keep a flame burning." (Exodus 27:20)
PAT FENNESSY R.I.P. 2ND ANNIVersary & O’joseph family intentions
TODAY IS REMEMBERANCE SUNDAY
We will remember all those who have lost their lives at war by having a 2-minute silence during the Mass.
MONTHLY CHILDREN’S MASS
The next Children’s Mass will take place on Sunday 22nd November (World Youth Sunday) at 10:30am. Children in school years 3 to 10 inclusive who would like to support the liturgy by welcoming the congregation to Mass, singing with the choir, reading, or bringing the gifts to the altar can sign-up by giving their name and their parent/carer’s contact details in at the Repository after Mass. The deadline for registering to take part in the November Children’s Mass is 12 Noon on Sunday 15th November.
ALL SAINTS KENTON
Warmly invites you to an Inclusive Mass on Saturday 28 November 2026 at 6:30 pm, celebrated by Fr. Hector Gutierrez, followed by light refreshments.
Everyone is most welcome, particularly those with additional needs, together with their families, friends and carers.
NEXT WEEKEND
There will be a second collection for Sick & Retired Priests, also members of the finance team will be speaking about Legacy giving.
LEGACY GIVING
Thank you for considering making a legacy gift in your Will in favour of our Parish, Church of the Annunciation Burnt Oak. To find out more about the difference a legacy gift can make, please take a leaflet from the church porch or visit rcdow.org.uk/gifts-in-will
MONTH OF THE HOLY SOULS
November, the month of the Holy Souls is approaching. The Memorial Book for you to enter names of those you wish to be remembered is on a table near the statues on the left side of the church. There is no need to enter names you have already entered in previous years. Alternatively, you can put the names on a piece of paper and put it in one of the envelopes at the back of the church. They will be placed in a box in front of the altar during November Masses together with the Memorial Book. Several Masses will be offered during the month of November for the Holy Souls. All Souls Day is on Monday 2nd November. There will be a Bereavement Mass on Saturday 21stNovember at 3pm to which everybody is invited.
WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL INTERFAITH GROUP
Will meet in the Hinsley Room, Morpeth Terrace on Wednesday Nov 18 from 1.30 to 3. We will discuss Pope Leo XIV's encyclical Magnifica humanitas.
Refreshments will be served and all are welcome.
MISSIO BOXES
Please return your boxes by Tuesday 24 November, for banking. Thank you.
BAPTISM PREPARATION
The next preparation session for parents who wish to have their baby baptised is Sunday, 3rd January at 4pm in the church.
FIRST COMMUNION PROGRAMME 2027
Application forms for parents who wish their child to receive First Holy Communion next year are available at the back of the church. Children should be in Year 3 or above. Please return the form to the presbytery by 6th December 2026. Payment and baptism certificate must be enclosed with the form. Sessions for parents and the children will start in January.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION 2027
We warmly invite young people in Year 10 who wish to prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation to collect an application form from the table at the back of the church. Completed application forms should be returned by Sunday, 20th December 2026 to one of the priests. The Confirmation Programme will begin with a meeting for parents on Wednesday, 20th January 2027 at 7.30 pm in the Canon Smyth Parish Centre
Please keep all our Confirmation candidates and their families in your prayers as they prepare to take this important step in their journey of faith.
SAYING GOODBYE SERVICE
On the 29th November at 3pm in Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, we will be hosting one of our Saying Goodbye Services and as this is a local service we wanted to share this information with you.
So who is the service for?
Anyone who has either personally lost a baby at any stage of pregnancy, at birth, or in early years, or who has been affected by family members' or friends' loss. Whether the loss was recent or 80 years ago, everyone is welcome to attend. We have also extended the services, and gladly welcome anyone who is grieving the fact that they haven't had children. This may be due to circumstance, infertility, or for other reasons - but all are welcome. Babies and children are also invited to come with their families, as the Saying Goodbye service is truly a family event for all. To read more on the charity, please see the Saying Goodbye website, which you can find at: www.sayinggoodbye.org
Diocese of Westminster Registered Charity No: 233699
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