NEWSLETTER: 4th/ 5th
July 2009
PARISH PRIEST: Monsignor Gerald Moorcraft, The Presbytery
DEACONS: Richard Carr (347623), Sean Duffy (343705)
Brian Stoker (290553)
Parish Secretary: Polly Sklenar
8.00
am Elizabeth Williams
10.00
am For The
People of The Parish.
MONDAY 10.00
am Service of Word & Holy
Communion Feria
TUESDAY 10.00 am Anna O’Reilly. St Camillus
WEDNESDAY 9.00 am
THURSDAY 10.00 am Requiem Mass for Tony Collins. Our Lady
of
FRIDAY Feria
SATURDAY 10.15 am Service of Word & Holy Communion Our Lady
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HOLY DAY MASSES at 9.00 am and 8.00 pm: Baptisms/Marriages by Arrangement; Confessions
on Saturday during Exposition at 5.30 pm and at any time at call; Parent &
Toddlers Group – Tuesdays 10 a.m., Catechism Club – Tuesdays 4.00 pm.; Bible
Study – Thursdays 7.30 pm (Sept – July) in the Clubroom. Rosary
each Saturday after service of Word and Holy Communion.
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ANNIVERSARIES. Please pray for Peter Coudert, Edwin Hickey, Alice Cecilia Adamson, Harold
Blackmore and Terence Phillips.
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ROTAS FOR NEXT WEEK – 18th/19th July 2009
Mass Sidesmen Eucharistic
Ministers.
Readers
6.30 pm Krzysia Gossage Thea Van Dam & Craig
Smith &
& Marie Pennell. Richard
Carr. Robert Duigan.
8.00 am Sandi & Brian Jennifer
Wright & Anne Bowe
&
Janes. Betty
Cresswell. Martin
Champion.
10.00 am Liz Duffy & Therese John
& Sue Rhona Carr &
Daly.
Offertory – Paul Kennedy, Flowers – Sandi Janes & Joanna Knox Coffee –
Angela Bailey & Monica White, Church
Cleaning – Pat Roberts & Celia Sparkes. (commencing 19th July)
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THE YEAR OF THE PRIEST
Pope Benedict has called for a Year of
Prayer for all the priests of the
Church – invoking especially the intercession of the Cure’ d’Ars.
There is a prayer card available – please use it and keep it with you as we
shall use both prayer’s for priests and for vocations to the priesthood at the
Mass from this week-end. The year of Prayer began on the Solemnity of the
Sacred Heart so we are a little late in begining, put it down to my human frailty and to the hot weather.
Thank you again for your love and support over the past thirty years. I could
not have survived without you. During my time at Bishop’s House I have tried
hard, often without success, to save a priest from leaving the ministry. I do
not know how much further time is left for me as your priest – but obviously at
the age of 73 the ministry does not get any easier. Thank you for all you do to
keep me going.
THE PARISH DEACONS as you know I, your priest, renews his
commitment to the priestly life in the Diocese of Northampton on Maundy
Thursday. Your Deacons, Brian, Richard and Sean were to renew theirs on 29th
June. This could not happen this year and I have asked them to renew their
commitment on the 11th July at the 6.30pm Mass.
CONFIRMATION Just a reminder that the first meeting for
those wishing to be confirmed is on Monday 6th July at 7.30pm in Ker
Anna. If you are an adult and have not been confirmed please join us, if you
are a parent of a young person who will go into year 6 in September, or older, and you would like them to be confirmed please bring
them with you to this meeting.
MILL HOUSE MISSIONARIES There are still several Mission Today brown envelopes in the Narthex, If you are a box
holder please check to see if there is a brown envelope with your name on
waiting for collection, thank you.
PARISH PARTY AND CRICKET DAY SUNDAY 12th JULY The parish day draws near and if you are coming either to
watch or play, please complete a green form (supplies in the Narthex) and leave
it in the box provided. This is a good opportunity to have a lovely day out
with other parishioners in a great location – picnic lunch, cricket tea and
barbecue.
PETITION As you leave Mass today would you
consider signing a petition asking the Government not to carry out their plan
to set up “clinics” in all secondary schools, so that girls under sixteen can
be referred for abortions without their parents knowledge.
OUR CHURCH a.m. OPENING will finish for the
summer break on Friday 10th July and will start again on Monday 7th
September. Thank you to those of you who are on the ‘open church’ rota.
ST. TERESA’S DEVELOPMENT DRAW Congratulations to
the winner’s of June’s monthly Draw. 1st Prize to
Ingrid Gardner and 2nd Prize to Sandra Reid, well done.
SEA SUNDAY Next week is Sea Sunday, when the Church
remembers all who live and work at sea. The Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) is the official maritime welfare agency of the
Catholic Church in
MONEY, MONEY.
Offertory £670.00, Retiring Collection £45.52 for Day
for Life, thank you. This week
end’s retiring collection will be for Sea Sunday. CAFOD £4.00.
God Bless your support and generosity for your Church.
Love and prayers,