Advent:  Attendance at some if not all of the  weekday Masses should be high on your priority list. The Parish Community Reconciliation Service is on Sunday 18th at 3 pm but  individual confessions are also heard every Saturday between 10.30—11.00 am. Our  increasingly popular Carol Service  with the Medway Brass Ensemble is on Saturday 17th at 6 pm followed by mulled wine and mince pies. You still have time to join any of the Advent Preparation groups.  Help required also for the decoration of the church for Christmas on Friday 16th December  after the 10.30 am Mass please.

Second Collection:   Second Collection next weekend towards the cost of flowers and decorations for the church  this Christmas.

Posada:    The Posada is a lovely way to welcome Mary & Joseph into our homes, and is also a nice opportunity to meet with other members of the parish. A tradition with its origins in Spain and Mexico, it is an enactment of Mary and Joseph's search for lodgings in Bethlehem in the days before Jesus' birth. The forms for this year's Posada are now in the porch. If you would like be involved please choose a date to host the figures of Mary and Joseph and enter your details. This tradition can be enjoyed by adults and children alike, and has been welcomed into our homes for the last 2 years. This year the Posada starts on Thursday 1st December and the figures are returned to Church in time for Mass on Christmas Eve, at 6 pm hopefully having made a rich and varied journey throughout the community in between!

St Francis : Christmas Fayre - Sunday 4^th December 2011 11.30am - 2.30pm at St Francis Catholic Primary School Whyteleafe Road, Caterham Bring the family and share some Christmas spirit over a mince pie and glass of mulled wine! Children’s craft rooms, gingerbread decorating, Santa’s Grotto, Tombola, Grand Prize Raffle plus many stalls and delicious food to try! Come along after Mass for  a  fun family afternoon!! 

Healing Mass: Mass of healing with Benediction this Friday at 10.00 am.

Baptism:   Lilia Sparks will be baptised next Sunday.

Festive Fireworks:  Saturday 10th December at The John Fisher School Pavilion, Plough Lane, Purley. Please join us for a pre-Christmas professional pyrotechnic display to music, preceded by Carols sung by the school choir with local primary school choirs. Gates open 5.30pm, choirs sing at 6.15, fireworks start at 7pm. Also licensed bar, food, mulled wine and 'mini Christmas market'. Tickets available in advance at 'Early Bird' price of :  Adults £5, Children £4, Family ticket £15.

New Years Lunch 2012   The New Year lunch is being held on Saturday 14th January in the Centenary hall. To reserve a place, please ring Cathy 01883 343581. If you would like to volunteer to help in any way—to serve or cook, even for an hour or two, let Cathy know. This is seriously under threat of being cancelled due to lack of response to Cathy’s appeal.

Parish Youth Club   The youth club runs on the 1st Friday of every month from 6.30 - 8pm during term time.  It is held in the Centenary Hall and is open to children from Yr3+.  Outdoor games are weather permitting.  Please note that the next session is 2nd December.  For further information please visit the Parish website - www.sacred-heart.co.uk or call Dee Hall on 07751 881210.    

Christmas Eve  9 pm Mass Choir  Rehearsal for this following the 10.30 am Mass on Sundays.

Christmas day Lunch at the Brunton Centre 2011 Once again, Caterham and District Churches Together will be organising the Christmas Day Lunch from 12 noon until 4pm If you would like to attend as a guest or if you are able to offer some time (no matter how much) to help out on the day, please let us know. We are particularly short of helpers from 9.30 -10.30am to help lay tables, and between 14.30 to 16.30 help pack ‘goodie bags’ for guests to take home, and final clearing up. We are also asking people to donate gifts and mince pies. Gifts should be approximately £5 in value and CLEARLY labelled as for a man or woman. Collection point for mince pies and gifts: Sue Hooper 76,Campbell Road,Caterham.Tel.01883 342650. For further information please contact St.Mary’s Caterham on 01883 330 961 or Maureen Edmonds on 01883 341131 or by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Social Committee Meeting  The next Parish Social committee meeting is on  Monday December 12th at 7.30 pm in the Parish Office. Top of the agenda is a repeat of the Hispanic Night for Spring of 2012. All welcome.

Feast  Wednesday is the Feast of St Andrew and Saturday is a day of special prayer for Migrants and Refugees.

Tour of the church.  There will be a tour of the church with the RCIA group - next Wednesday, 30th November at 8p.m.  Meet in the Bar Lounge.  All are welcome.'

For rent:  A nice family home owned by a family from the parish is now available for rent in Whyteleafe. Please contact

Jean Douglas 07988 021897.

Children’s Parties:   Please make a note in your diary. Children’s party on Sunday 18th December following from the 10.30 am Mass and another one on January 8th.(Epiphany Party—£2) following the 10.30 am Mass.  See poster on the porch.

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