Appealing to the faithful to not allow this season of grace to pass in vain, Pope Francis says that if, “the Lent of the Son of God ‘was an entry into the desert of creation to make it become again that garden of communion with God” that it was before the original sin, Christians today are invited “to embody the paschal mystery more deeply and concretely in their personal, family and social lives, above all by fasting, prayer and almsgiving.”
Fasting, the Pope says, means turning away from the temptation to “devour” everything to satisfy our voracity.
Prayer teaches us to abandon idolatry and the hoarding everything for ourselves in the illusory belief that we can secure a future that does not belong to us.
If we follow this journey, he said it “is possible to rediscover the joy of God’s plan for creation and for each of us, which is to love him, our brothers and sisters, and the entire world, and to find in this love our true happiness”.

They are looking for a Midday Supervisor. For further details phone 020 8642 2025 or email recruitment@stphils.org.uk. See poster in the porch.

We keep in our prayer’s Despina D’Emanuele and David O’Connor who died recently. David’s Requiem Mass is on Tuesday 2nd April at 10.00am. May they rest in peace.

If anyone would like to donate towards the new Albs, please see Canon Michael.

Saturday 13th April – We are now well into the Holy Season of Lent which is rich in blessings for all of us. May the Good Lord bless all your spiritual efforts in these days to come? For all involved in ministry in our life of our parish we invite you to a day of Recollection
10am Holy Mass – For your intentions.
10.40am Tea & Coffee in the parish centre.
10.40am - 11am Sacrament of Confession.
11.30am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Spiritual Reflection.
12.30pm – 1.30pm Lunch.
1.30pm Talk and Benediction.
2.30pm Day concludes – Sacrament of Confession until 3.00pm. Adoration continues.