St Ann's

We Wish You All A Very Happy Divine Mercy Sunday!

Happy Easter! We are delighted and thank God in celebrating Easter. St. Ann’s parish thanks all members and visitors for your support, good wishes, cards and gifts. We wish all the blessings of the Risen Christ and a joyful Celebration of Easter! May the joy of the Risen Christ reign in your hearts and in your homes, bless & protect you today and always.

Catechism of the Catholic Church

638 "We bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers, this day he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus."⁴⁸⁹ The Resurrection of Jesus is the crowning truth of our faith in Christ, a faith believed and lived as the central truth by the first Christian community; handed on as fundamental by Tradition; established by the documents of the New Testament; and preached as an essential part of the Paschal mystery along with the cross:

Christ is risen from the dead!
Dying, he conquered death;
To the dead, he has given life.

The empty tomb

640 "Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen."⁴⁹³ The first element we encounter in the framework of the Easter events is the empty tomb. In itself it is not a direct proof of Resurrection; the absence of Christ's body from the tomb could be explained otherwise.⁴⁹⁴ Nonetheless the empty tomb was still an essential sign for all. Its discovery by the disciples was the first step toward recognizing the very fact of the Resurrection. This was the case, first with the holy women, and then with Peter.⁴⁹⁵ The disciple "whom Jesus loved" affirmed that when he entered the empty tomb and discovered "the linen cloths lying there", "he saw and believed".⁴⁹⁶ This suggests that he realized from the empty tomb's condition that the absence of Jesus' body could not have been of human doing and that Jesus had not simply returned to earthly life as had been the case with Lazarus.⁴⁹⁷

Twofold Paschal mystery 654

654 The Paschal mystery has two aspects:

by his death, Christ liberates us from sin;
by his Resurrection, he opens for us the way to a new life.

This new life is above all justification that reinstates us in God's grace, "so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life."⁵²⁶ Justification consists in both victory over the death caused by sin and a new participation in grace.⁵²⁷ It brings about filial adoption so that men become Christ's brethren, as Jesus himself called his disciples after his Resurrection: "Go and tell my brethren."⁵²⁸ We are brethren not by nature, but by the gift of grace, because that adoptive filiation gains us a real share in the life of the only Son, which was fully revealed in his Resurrection.

Important Notices

OPENING OF ST. ANN’S CHURCH.

Saturday - Mass 10:00am, Vigil Mass 6:00pm

Sunday – Mass 10:30am

Monday to Friday - Mass 10:00am

If you are coming to St. Ann's Parish, please read the following important instructions:
- Face coverings are mandatory in Places of Worship. Parishioners and visitors who are attending our parish must wear a face covering unless they are exempt from doing so (for a list of exemptions, see the Government’s guidance: <https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/face-coverings-when-to-wear-one-and-how-to-make-your-own/face-coverings-when-to-wear-one-and-how-to-make-your-own>.
- Please be aware that hygiene/social-distancing measures remain in place. Maintain social distancing at all times.

Entry to the church is by the main door of the church nearest to Kingston Hill.
Exit from the church is by the side door nearest to the car park.
To help us keep the church sanitised, please bring with you a cloth and cleaning agent, and carefully wipe surfaces that you have touched before leaving. Otherwise, sanitising wipes are available for your use at the back of the church. Please throw wipes away in the bin by the exit as you leave.
Toilet facilities are not available.
Please make a donation to help cover our costs in the box as you leave the church or via the different ways explained on our website.
When arriving at and leaving the church please do not congregate in the forecourt or at the car park.
On entering the church there will be instructions about hand-sanitisation and kindly use hand gel.
Please observe the one-way system around the church and respect the personal space of others so that everyone feels safe.
We are also obliged to record the contact details of those who come to the church with the time and date and keep those records for 21 days, in order to comply with government guidance for their “Test and Trace” service.
An NHS Test and Trace Form can be completed at home and handed to stewards on arrival at St. Ann’s Parish. Please print the following section:

Name:

Mobile number:

Email:

Other phone number

Postal address:

DATE AND TIME:

Mass Intentions for week commencing 11^th April 2021

Sat 10^th	10:00am 6:00pm	Vigil of Second Sunday of Easter	Privite Intention People of the Parish
Sun 11^th	10:30am	Divine Mercy Sunday	Gino & Raymond's Intention
Mon 12^th	10:00am	Feria	Clergy & Religious RIP
Tue 13^th	10:00am	St Martin	Jane Flower
Wed 14^th	10:00am	Feria	Dante Silva
Thur 15^th	10:00am	Feria	Gloriana & Rosa's Intention
Fri 16^th	10:00am	Feria	Sherley's Intention
Sat 17^th	10:00am 6:00 pm	Vigil of Third Sunday of Easter	Ronald and Lucie's Intention People of the Parish
Sun 18^th	10:30 am	Third Sunday of Easter	Alvaro Maccioni

Please find the QR Code Poster of the Test and Trace App for St. Ann’s RC Parish in the Porch. The government introduced a new Test and Trace App on 24th September. Parishioners who downloaded this App on their mobile phone and registered with their QR code can register their attendance at a particular place. Should a person receive a positive Covid test the App will be used to contact other attendees and provide them with necessary instructions. The use of this system is not compulsory for churches; however, it is strongly recommended.

For a Message from the Government, please click this link: <https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november>.
Guidelines from the Bishops Conference of England and Wales: <https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/our-work/health-social-care/coronavirus-guidelines/four-week-lockdown-in-england/>.
For the Update on Covid-19 and the Vaccination from the Bishops Conference of England and Wales, please click here.

Live streaming of Masses and Services

Even though the church is now open, streaming of daily weekday Masses and weekend Masses will still continue to be available via Facebook and YouTube, and all previous Masses are archived in these channels:

YouTube: St Ann's RC Church Kingston Hill:
<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyb_uFxVSdr2Q9ElvGJONQ>.
Facebook: St Ann's RC Church Kingston Hill:
<https://www.facebook.com/St-Anns-RC-Church-Kingston-Hill-100834058346038>.
You may visit the following sites:
- The National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham’s live-streaming service at <https://www.churchservices.tv/walsingham/archive/recordings>.
- Several Parishes in the Archdiocese of Southwark live stream Mass: <http://www.stanns-kingstonhill.org.uk/docs/ASOUTHWARK.pdf> or <http://www.rcsouthwark.co.uk/>.
- Sacred Heart from Cork especially Fr. Tom’s reflection every evening at 7:00pm <https://www.mscmissions.ie/spirituality/sacred-heart-live-services/>.
- More live-streaming services can be found from the CBCEW website: <https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/our-work/health-social-care/coronavirus-guidelines/live-catholic-mass-online/>.

Parish Business

Please kindly read the letter to Parishioners and Friends of St. Ann’s Parish which can be found via this link.
For the Current Newsletter, please click here.
For home learning on the subject of our Catholic Faith in relation to Science and other fundamental issues, please click here. This facility is to be used in conjunction with our Diocesan Centre for Catholic Formation’s resources.
VOLUNTEERING & CHARITABLE WORK:
- We have previously brought your attention to the needs of our neighbours to whom we should respond by all the means open to us. I would like to thank specially all of you who are already volunteering to help the needy by providing company by telephone, by doing or delivering shopping and/or medicines. There is a continuing need to donate to the food banks and we would urge you to support Kingston Foodbank via their website at https://localgiving.org/charity/kingstonfoodbank/ or your local Foodbanks.
- At St. Ann’s Parish we are always grateful to hear from anyone who is willing to help us out, either remotely or in person, with our Masses or who would be willing to volunteer as a steward at the start of Mass or to oversee the church during other liturgies. Please do contact us and let us know if you would be willing to help or see Father Michael at the end of Mass.
To make Donations to St. Ann’s RC Parish:
- There will be an opportunity to give to the Parish through a static collection box or contactless machines as you arrive and leave the church.
- St. Ann’s Gift Aid Form: <http://www.stanns-kingstonhill.org.uk/docs/GiftAidMandate2018.pdf> and Standing Order Form: please click here.
- To donate to St. Ann’s Parish, please find bank details by clicking here.
- Donations towards the Church can be made via this link.

Current affairs

Statement from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales on the Publication of the IICSA Report

https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-on-the-publication-of-the-iicsa-report/>.

The Roman Catholic Church Investigation Report, November 2020. A report of the Inquiry Panel - Professor Alexis Jay OBE, Professor Sir Malcolm Evans KCMG OBE, Ivor Frank and Drusilla Sharpling CBE: <https://www.iicsa.org.uk/publications/investigation/roman-catholic-church>.

For the prayer by St. John Henry Newman recited daily by St Teresa of Calcutta and the Missionaries of Charity after Communion, click here.

For the Prayer Campaign to Conquer the Virus, click here.

SAFEGUARDING

If you are concerned about the welfare of a child or adult at risk, do not delay in contacting the police, using 999 if a child or adult is believed to be in immediate danger. It is the policy of the Catholic Church in England and Wales to report all allegations of abuse to statutory authorities, regardless of whether the abuse occurred recently or in the past, or whether the accused person is living or deceased: <https://www.csas.uk.net/contact-us/>.
If you are in any role within the Catholic Church in England and Wales, you must refer allegations directly to the safeguarding office for your diocese or religious congregation, or directly to the Police. If you are a member of the public, please refer allegations directly to the police and also to the safeguarding office in your diocese.
You can contact the Archdiocese of Southwark Safeguarding Office by telephoning 0207 261 1606 or via email at safeguardingoffice@rcaos.org.uk. The safeguarding representative for St. Ann’s parish is Mrs Anne King and she can be contacted via 02085468732 or <annedking@aol.com>.