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In the Old Testament Reading, Naaman the Syrian Gentile is cleansed of his leprosy by immersing himself seven times in the River Jordan, as instructed by the prophet Elisha. Thereby he is converted to believe in the one true God, the God of Israel, to whom alone will he offer sacrificial worship in the future. He gives thanks to Elisha.
St Paul tells his disciple Timothy that he is imprisoned because of his witness to Jesus Christ, descendant of David and risen from the dead. He is happy to endure this so that his converts may obtain the salvation of eternal glory with Christ. He says, ‘If we endure, we will also reign with him.’
In the Gospel Jesus responds to the plea of ten lepers, ‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us,’ by healing them. Only one of them, (and he a foreign Samaritan,) returned to give thanks. As Jesus said, ‘Were not ten cleansed, but where are the nine?’ He tells the Samaritan that his faith has made him well.
Times of Mass and Devotions for the Week beginning Sunday 12th October 2025
Saturday 9.30 am Mass
St John XXIII 6.00 pm First Mass of Sunday followed by Confessions
Sunday 12th October 8.30 am Mass
28th Sunday of the year 10.00 am Family Mass
11.30am Solemn Mass followed by Procession
and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
6.30 pm Mass
Monday 6.00pm Mass followed by Adoration and Benediction
St Edward the Confessor until 7pm
Tuesday 6.00 pm Mass followed by Rosary
Feria (Wk 28, Yr1)
Wednesday 6.00 pm Mass followed by Rosary
St Teresa of Jesus
Thursday 9.00 am Mass followed by Rosary
St Margaret Mary
Friday 9.00 am Mass followed by Divine Mercy Prayers
St Ignatius of Antioch
Saturday 9.30 am Mass
St Luke 6.00 pm First Mass of Sunday followed by Confessions
Sunday 19th October 8.30 am Mass
29th Sunday of the year 10.00 am Family Mass
11.30am Solemn Mass followed by Procession
and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
6.30 pm Mass
Announcements This Week
IMPORTANT: Please note that our phone line is not working. Please call us on 020 7603 0814
Music at 11.30 am Solemn Mass Today: Bernabei, G - Missa VIII. Motet: Peeters - Ave verum corpus.
Music at 10.00 am Family Mass: There is now a button on the parish website, which allows parishioners to listen to and practice the Sunday hymns ahead of time.
October is the month of the Holy Rosary The rosary is always recited in church after the Tuesday 6.00 pm Mass and the Thursday 9.00 am Mass. Additionally in October it will be recited after the 6.00 pm Mass on Wednesdays 15th & 22nd. There is a display of icon pictures of the mysteries on the porch noticeboard.
There will be a collection of non-perishable foodstuffs for the Hammersmith & Fulham Foodbank next weekend of 18th/19th October. They are also short of toiletries, shower gel, deodorant and toothpaste. Please bring your gifts with you to Mass that weekend only, and place in the special box in the porch.
SUNDAY EVENING MASS AND YOUNG ADULTS
We are delighted to see the growing number of young people attending our 6:30 pm Sunday Mass! After listening to your feedback and receiving offers to help with music at this liturgy, we have decided making this Mass more youth-friendly through Christian music led by young volunteers. Please join us for the next Mass with Music on Sunday, 19 October, featuring live contemporary worship. All young people and young adults are warmly invited—and those who wish can meet at the pub afterwards for fellowship. The Mass is also of course open to people of all ages!
Holy Trinity Glass Door Women’s Night Shelter
We are running the women’s night shelter for Glass Door in the Parish Centre every Tuesday from 11 November until Easter. Each week we welcome up to 30 or 35 guests, serve hot drinks and a 3-course meal and clear up afterwards including washing up the dishes. Volunteers arrive at 6.30 and finish by 9.30. As it is a women’s only hostel it means that we need mainly women to help with guest facing roles, there are roles for male volunteers behind the scenes. We are looking for approximately 9 or 10 volunteers each week. If you cannot volunteer on the night, you may provide homemade puddings or cakes for the dessert table plus fruit and cheese, herbal/fruit teas and fresh fruit juice. Contact Heather Alston, hja@rawspace.co.uk or WhatsApp on 07966233581 if you would like to get involved. And if you have friends who are interested in volunteering, do please pass this on.
Sr Hannah Dwyer, former Headteacher of Larmenier & Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, was a much-loved member of our parish community who made an enormous impact on so many. There will be a Mass of Thanksgiving in memory of her life and work. Past pupils, parents/carers, staff, governors and friends of the school are warmly invited to attend.
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Brook Green
Date: Wednesday 12th November 2025, 6.00 p.m.
Please scan this QR code to inform the school if you are able to attend
The Stewards at Sunday 10.00 am Family Mass do a great job in welcoming parishioners as they arrive, providing them with the necessary books, helping them find a seat, and answering their questions. We are grateful to them and to Erica their Co-ordinator. We would love to recruit some further volunteers to join the team – the more we have the less often each one would need to be on the rota. Please let the parish office know if you can help in this way.
Recruiting for our 10M Mass Choir: become part of our vibrant and sociable community of singers who lead the Sunday 10am Mass and other liturgies and perform regularly in concert. No choral experience required. Contact Laurence for details: familymasschoirhtbg@gmail.com.
Parents seeking a Certificate of Catholic Practice in connection with Secondary School applications, please contact Anja in the Parish Office who will send you a Priest Information Form to complete.
Please do not enquire about Primary School applications until after Half Term. This is because the closing date for secondary school applications in very much earlier than primary!
St Mary’s Primary School Applications are now open for Reception places at for September 2026 via the E-Admissions portal: https://www.eadmissions.org.uk/ The deadline is 15 January 2026. See poster in the porch.
Confirmation 2025/2026
If you are in year 9 or above, you are invited to apply to join the Confirmation course in 2025/26. The course will start in the autumn and applications are accepted till the end of October. Please fill out the form via this online link:
Paper copies are available after Mass from now. Once we receive your application, you will be invited to attend a meeting with a couple of catechists from the catechist team.
Need a gift for someone who has everything? Why not book a Mass for their intentions? Masses can be booked in the parish office where you will also receive a beautiful card. Recommended donation £10.
Please pray for the repose of the soul of our faithful parishioner Irene Macneil, who died, following cancer surgery. She served the parish with a generous spirit in so many ways over a long period of years – as a past leader of Family Mass music, as a present Eucharistic Minister, and in the finances of the parish in a variety of ways, for many years facilitating the planned giving envelopes and gift aid, and still as leader of those who counted and recorded collections. She was a person of strong faith, with a loving family, and was a dear friend and encourager of many of our parishioners. We extend our sincere sympathies to her family. May she rest in peace.
Funeral of Irene Macneil:
Reception of her body into church: Wednesday 29th Oct at 7pm.
Funeral Mass: Thursday 30th October at 11.30am, followed by a reception in the parish centre. May she rest in peace.
Do you want to become a Catholic or as an adult, receive the Sacrament of Confirmation? Please contact Therese (if you haven’t done so already) to arrange a meeting with her. She can be contacted via email at brookgrencat@rcdow.org.uk or you can speak to her after the 10am or 11.30 am Mass on a Sunday.
Cardinal Vaughan School invites Senior Citizens to their annual Christmas Tea Dance on Friday 5th December 4-6pm. Transport provided, if needed, 10 places available. If interested please contact the parish office by 10th November.
Church Roof Repairs
Repairs were carried out in August to make the roofs watertight. The cost was £53,000 and any donations would be welcomed.
Major Repairs to the stonework of the Tower and Spire of the Church are urgently needed. Protective scaffolding has been erected and a detailed programme of the works required is being drawn up.
Two new illustrated booklets are available as a kind of guide to our Church building here at Holy Trinity: 'The Stained Glass Windows of the Church', and 'The Church Carvings and Paintings.' Researched and written by our parishioner Christopher Road, augmenting the Parish History he has also written: 'Little Rome – The Story of Holy Trinity Brook Green'. The booklets are £5 each, and the Parish History is £12.50. They can be purchased during office hours from the Parish Office. You can also purchase a PDF version of the two booklets by emailing the parish office.
Holy Trinity Cine Club: for children in Year 7 to Year 9, and Year 10 to 12 on a Friday evening once a month. Quality ‘surprise’ movie followed by discussion and pizza. All are welcome, suggested donation of £5 towards running costs. Contact cineclubbg@gmail.com. See poster in the church porch. The cine club will be back after the school holidays in September.
SACRAMENTS
Preparation for the Sacrament of Baptism: If you have a child for Baptism under 5 years old please email us for an application form. You will be contacted once the form has been received. A copy of one of the Catholic parents’ baptism certificate will be required. Baptisms can only take place on Saturdays at 11am.
