OLD FORGE CAFE BAKER’S AND HOST'S ROTA

Webmaster • July 26, 2026

OLDE FORGE CAFE BAKERS/PROVIDERS ROTA


JULY 2026

4: Lizzie

11: Maggie Bowes

18: Giannina

25: Chinwe


AUGUST 2026

1: Caroline

8: Kim

15: Vanessa

22: Chinwe

29: Soph



Please, if possible, could you provide enough cakes for the whole of each week.


Thank you to everybody who is helping to provide cakes. To avoid having too many cakes, Coral mentioned to me that non-perishable cakes can be safely stored in the Cafe for a short while. When it is your turn to provide a non-perishable cake, please bring your cake to the Cafe a few days before the date of your turn.


OLDE FORGE CAFE - HOSTS ROTA


JULY 2026

4: Ross, David

5: Jim, Patricia

7: Jenny, Collette

11: Phil, Mary

12: Regina, Patrick

14: Lorenza, Marian

18: Maggie, Simone

19: Emmanuala, Giannina

21: Gaberielle, Paul

25: Jenny, Lizzie

26: Lorenza, David

28: Marian, Ross


AUGUST 2026

1: Maggie Bowes, Giannina

2: Lizzie, Paul Mould

4: Collette, Gaberielle

8: Patricia, Mary

9: Maggie Bailey, Jim

11: Ross, Regina

15: Simone, Marian

16: Emmanuala, Lorenza

18: David, Maggie Bowes

22: Phil, Patrick

23: Giannina, Lizzie

25: Paul Mould, Collette

29: Jim, Gaberielle

30: Patricia, Maggie Bailey


Please note that for each of the above dates when the Cafe is open, one of the two Hosts has been trained in the use of the new coffee machine. Please would that trained person be the only person operating the machine and also please train the other person in its use. Many thanks.


Thank you to everybody who acts as a Host. If an unexpected emergency occurs on the date you are scheduled to be a Host, please don’t worry about the Cafe. No need to try to find someone to ‘stand in’ for you. There is no need whatsoever to ‘swop’ with someone! We are not a Business, having to stay open to make money! - we open when and if we can. We take this role of ‘Host’ as a Vocation from the Lord to be his Missionary and his Prophet. Actually, the Cafe has, at times, functioned well with just one Host.


The success of our Evangelisation Cafe depends on us. The more we speak to others of our Cafe, inviting them to visit us, the more successful it will be. Please invite members of your families, your friends, your neighbours and colleagues. Please check when it is your turn to be a Host (or a Baker!). Please see this role as a Calling, a Vocation from the Lord which you are generously telling the Lord you will do”. Thank you so much for your trust in the good Lord

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION ROTA

By Webmaster • July 26, 2026
July  25/26 5pm Simone; 9am Maggie; 11am Mary, Lisa, Jim(H) August 1/2: 5pm Paul Mould; 9.00am Jim;11.00am Paul Donovan, Giannina, Gaberielle(H) 8/9: 5pm Patricia; 9.00am Lesley;11.00am Regina, Patrick, Lizzie(H) 15/16 : 5pm Lorenza; 9.00am Simone; 11.00am Ross, David, Maggie(H) 22/23 : 5pm Marian; 9.00am Phil; 11.00am Angela, Phil, Margaret(H) 29/30: 5pm Simone; 9.00am Lesley;11.00am Mary, Jim, Thank you to our wonderful Ministers of the Eucharist who have accepted the Lord’s invitation to this awesome, sacred ministry, by their willingness to give up their own plans and convenience in order to do God’s will rather than their own. Let us pray for them because they too fight the same personal weaknesses we all have to fight against and they too have to fight the same temptations we all have to fight. God be with them.

WEEK DAY LECTORS

By WEBMASTER • July 26, 2026
Tue: Lizzie Wed: Paul  Fri: Collette

THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION - SUNDAY 7TH FEBRUARY 2027

By Webmaster • July 26, 2026
On Sunday 7th February 2027, Bishop Gerard will be joining us for our 10.30am holy Mass. During that holy Mass, Bishop Gerard will celebrate the great Sacrament of Confirmation for us. Please would anyone who has not yet received the Sacrament of Confirmation in her or his life, speak with me. This is a great opportunity to receive the gifts of God’s Holy Spirit in this Sacrament. The Holy Spirit comes upon us to give us gifts, like Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Gentleness, Self-Control, Perseverance, Wisdom, Generosity, Humility and Courage and many more. These are the gifts that we all need to live real, adult, mature lives of Faith in this world. We will shortly begin a series of meetings to help those who will be preparing to receive this Sacrament. Please let know in the next few weeks if you would like to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation on Sunday 7th February next year, when Bishop Gerard visits us.

ROTA FOR LECTORS – AUGUST 2026

By Webmaster • July 26, 2026
AUGUST 1/2: 5pm Lisa; 9.00am Mike;11.00am Mutsa 8/9: 5pm Chris; 9.00am Gerry; 11.00 Lorenza 15/16: 5pm Collette; 9.00am Chris; 11.00am Jim 22/23: 5pm Mike; 9.00am Lizzie; 11.00am Paul Donovan 29/30: Maggie; 9.00am David

AI THREAT

By Webmaster • July 26, 2026
I would like to make you aware of a new type of scam that is now targeting individuals within our parish communities through WhatsApp. Cyber criminals are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to create convincing videos, voice messages and written communications while impersonating members of the clergy. Their aim is to deceive unsuspecting individuals into believing they are communicating with a priest, bishop, or other Parish representative before requesting money or donations. • Never assume that a WhatsApp message or video is genuine simply because it appears to come from a member of the clergy. • Never send money, gift cards or bank details in response to unsolicited requests received via WhatsApp or other messaging platforms. • Always verify the identity of the sender by contacting the priest or parish directly using a known telephone number or official email address before responding to any request. • Report any suspicious messages and the phone numbers to Action Fraud https://www.reportfraud.police.uk/.

Please renew your Gift Aid and Planned Giving

By Webmaster • July 26, 2026
Please renew or sign up for Gift Aid. Thank you to everyone who has already done so. Please use the QR you will find on this Newsletter. Any difficulties, please let me know. Gift Aid enables us to claim an extra 2 5p for every £1 you give, at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your generosity in support of your parish. 

HOLY MASS ON TUESDAY

By Webmaster • July 26, 2026
Following the notice in the Newsletter asking you to let me know what time yu think is best for us to celebrate holy Mass on Tuesdays, there does not seem to be a reason why we should have holy Mass in the early Evening. So, we will return to having holy Mass on Tuesdays, in the Mornings, at the usual time of 9.30am preceded 9.00am by Morning Prayer and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.

TIMES OF SUNDAY HOLY MASS

By Webmaster • July 26, 2026
We now know that there is no obligation on any parish within the Archdiocese of Southwark to lose a Sunday holy Mass. The Archbishop and his Advisors are simply suggesting that some parishes may wish to reduce their number of Sunday holy Masses during the Summer months. Some of our local parishes are taking this option. My feeling though is that since there is now no obligation upon us to reduce our Sunday holy Mass schedule, we simply continue with our normal three Sunday holy Masses - i.e our Sunday Vigil holy Mass on Saturdays at 5.00pm and then two holy Masses on Sundays at 9.00am and 11.00am. I know this will please some of the members of our parish. I will continue to do my best to celebrate three Sunday holy Masses for you, for as long as I can. So, our Sunday holy Mass times will be as normal next weekend and going forward into the future.  May I ask everyone, in return, to please offer to become a Host in our Olde Forge Evangelisation Cafe which would be a great help. In fact, it would be very helpful indeed if someone offered to help us to manage the Cafe, to handle the day to day practical arrangements. Please let me know if you would do this.

THANK YOU

By Webmaster • July 20, 2026
Benedict for helping to update our parish website Marian for her kindness  All our Hosts and all the Bakers/Providers for our Olde Forge Evangelisation Café

HOLY MASS INTENTION/STIPEND

By Webmaster • July 19, 2026
An Intention for holy Mass is a specific prayer, often for a particular person or purpose, that a priest offers during the celebration of a holy Mass. It is the best way that we have to unite our lives, our hopes, our fears, our joys and our sorrows with the Lord Jesus. It is the best way possible, because every time holy Mass takes place, the Lord’s Death and Resurrection also takes place. A holy Mass Intention is a prayer asking that the Lord’s victory over sin and death be applied to the Intention. The Intention can be for those who are still living in this world or for those who have left this world. Anyone, of course, may request a holy Mass - In Thanksgiving, for a Birthday, for someone who has died, on the occasion of a special Anniversary, for someone who is unwell or for any other intention that we believe the good Lord wishes to hear and possibly to give us. Every holy Mass is the making present of the Lord offering his saving love to everyone, so every holy Mass is for everyone! However, sometimes we have specific Intentions that we may wish to mention to the Lord. A ‘Stipend’ or Offering for the holy Mass is not a fee! It is not ‘the cost of a holy Mass’! The holy Mass is so sacred, so full of the Lord’s presence and saving power that it is priceless! In fact, the Stipend is only a gesture of gratitude and care for the priest who celebrates the holy Mass for you. It is a way for supporting our priests who, although they do not receive salaries, still need personal funds to meet their own ‘costs of living.’ The Stipend suggested by the Archdiocese of Southwark Finance Committee is a minimum of £10 for each holy Mass. Of course, anyone who can’t afford a Stipend should still request a holy Mass Intention and I’m sure every priest would always be more than happy to celebrate holy Mass for someone in that situation.  Here in our parish, please use the holy Mass Intention envelopes which you will find in the porch of the church. Please write the details of the Intention, a preferred date if required, enclose the Stipend, and let me have it directly or post it through the presbytery letterbox.