Announcements This Week

IMPORTANT: Please note that our permanent phone number is: 020 7603 0814

Music at 11.30 am Solemn Mass Today: Hassler - Missa Dixit Maria Motet: Victoria - Ne Timeas Maria

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.

Today at the 10.00am Family Mass we celebrate what is called a 'Scrutiny' for the adult members of our Parish RCIA Group, ‘The Elect’, who are receiving the sacraments of Christian initiation at the Easter Vigil. The Church says that the Scrutiny 'is intended to uncover and heal anything that is weak or sinful in the hearts of the elect, and then strengthen all that is upright, strong and good.'

Today Passiontide begins. The crosses and statues in the church are now veiled in purple. The crosses are unveiled on Good Friday, and the statues in time for Easter.

Today: Collection of Non-Perishable Foodstuffs for our Hammersmith & Fulham Foodbank . Long life juice, jams and spreads are especially needed. Please brings your items to Church by 6.30 pm, as they will then be packed up ready for collection by the Foodbank on Monday morning.

The Holy Week and Easter Service Times leaflet is available to take away, and also contains the times for Confessions before Easter. These are on an almost daily basis. Please note there in no 6.30 pm Evening Mass on Easter Sunday. We strongly encourage everyone who can, to come to the Easter Vigil during the Holy Night, on Holy Saturday at 9.00 pm.

Easter Offertory Envelopes are available from the back of church, and can be returned at any time from now on in the collection basket or put through the secure presbytery letterbox. This especially applies If you will be away throughout the school holidays. Many thanks!

Wednesday this week is the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. Mass is at 6.00 pm. There will also be a First Mass of the Annunciation on Tuesday at 6.00 pm.

Thursday this week, Mass is at 9.30am, not 9.00am as it is attended by St Mary’s School.

Stations of the Cross this week on Wednesday at 6.30 pm, after 6.00 pm Mass, and on Friday at 9.35 am, after 9.00 am Mass. Rosary after Thursday 9.00 am Mass. Divine Mercy prayers at end of Friday 9.00 am Mass, before Stations.

HOLY WEEK

Next Sunday is Palm Sunday, the opening of Holy Week.

Palms will be blessed at all Masses to celebrate our Lord's

triumphal entry into Jerusalem. At 10.00 am Family Mass

there is a procession with children around the inside of the church. There is an outdoor procession at 11.30, beginning in the courtyard of Larmenier Sacred Heart School, so please on arrival at church collect a palm and a service leaflet from the porch, and then go through the school gate to the right of the presbytery into the school grounds, in time for the blessing and procession of palms which starts at 11.30 am.

Parish Readers: There are still some vacant slots on the Extra Volunteer Readers’ Rota for Holy Week. Please offer if you can by signing the rota in the sacristy.

Good Friday Family Stations of the Cross 11am. Children or parents who would like to read a prayer-let Therese know.

Take a 'This is Holy Week Poster' and display in your window from next Saturday, 29^th  March. This is a good act of witness!

Our Parish Safeguarding Representative, Laurice Sanderson writes…

After several years undertaking the Parish Safeguarding Role, I will be standing down at the end of May. I have found the role to be interesting and varied. At times challenging, it has been mainly enjoyable! I have engaged with parishioners whom I barely knew, getting to know them in a less formal way and hope to pass on the baton to someone (or more than one person!) who will get as much enjoyment from the role as I have, ensuring the safeguarding of our children and vulnerable adults in church activities. Would you like to know more, are you interested in this very interesting role and would you like more information? If so, please contact me by email:  brookgreensg@safeguardrcdow.org.uk

St Joseph’s Society is an independent charity that owns and runs 31 almshouses next door to Holy Trinity. The charity provides independent living in a peaceful and supportive haven for elderly Roman Catholics of limited means.  St Joseph's is seeking committed volunteers to join the Trustee Board. We welcome applicants with experience in charity governance, finance, property, or pastoral care. If you are interested in becoming a Trustee or for further information, please contact Joanna Whitaker, Almshouse Manager on 020 7603 9817 stjosephssociety@yahoo.co.uk

Thank you to everyone who gave so generously to the night shelter. Guests will receive vouchers for Superdrug and Primark to help them buy toiletries and clothing.

Diocesan Lent Appeal (‘Lenten Alms’)

This appeal supports four main areas if need in our diocese: Youth & Evangelisation, Social Action, Education, Marriage and Family Life. A magazine ‘Mosaic’ at the back of church describes some projects which have been funded by last year’s Lent Appeal. Giving envelopes can be taken from the back of the church, and returned to us any time during Lent or at the end of Lent. There will be a collection for this purpose at the offertory of the Mass of the Last Supper on Maundy Thursday.

Annual Mass of Thanksgiving for Matrimony at Westminster Cathedral, Saturday 23rd May 2026 at 2:30pm. For couples in the Diocese celebrating their 5th, 10th, 25th, 30th, 40th, 50th and 60th (and any year over 60) wedding anniversary of Catholic marriage. Please email us husband and wife’s names, wedding date, years married, address, email (or phone number, if no email). We forward this information to the Diocesan Marriage & Family Life office, who in due course will send you the Cardinal's invitation

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.

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. 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!

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.

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.

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.

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.