Twentieth Sunday of the Year
19th August 2012
Parish Mass Book - page 120
Mass Times and Intentions
6.30 pm Vigil People of Parish
Sunday 19th August 11.00 am In Thanksgiving (MU)
Monday 10.00 am Eucharistic Service
Tuesday 10.00 am Joan Keddy
Wednesday 10.00 am John & Catherine McGinn
Thursday 10.00 am Lynne Robson
Friday 10.00 am Lona Rattigan
6.30 pm Vigil People of Parish
Sunday 26th August 11.00 am In Thanksgiving
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 5.45 pm - 6.15 pm
and at any time upon request
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Friday 9.30 –10.00 am
First Sunday of the Month 4.00-5.00 pm
Please pray for
· all who are sick,
· all who have died recently,
· all whose anniversaries occur at this time.
Preparation Day for Mission - 15thSeptember
The music team that will help our own musicians during the mission week of 2nd December to 9th December will be coming at the weekend of 15/16th September. The preparation day will be for all those who have kindly offered to take part in the mission liturgies. We will probably start the day with a liturgy that will reflect some of the themes of the mission and hopefully give people an indication of how the liturgies during the mission could look like, and then split up into different groups to work on their respective liturgies and the musicians will be on hand to advise in terms of music and any other features of the liturgies. Please contact me if you have any queries about this. The day will start with tea/coffee at 9.30 am, and the preparation day commence at 10.00 am and finish at 4.00 pm. The musicians will also be joining us for the weekend Masses.
20th Anniversary of the Church
On October 21st we will have a special Mass and social to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Church. I am pleased to say that the architect who designed the Church, Vincent Stienlet, has agreed to join us on the day and will speak to us about his thinking behind the design of the Church. I am also delighted that the sculptor Fenwick Lawson will also be present for the celebrations. It was Fenwick who created the Christ figure on the sanctuary, the ‘Star of David’ panel at the front, the stained glass window in honour of St Bede at the back and the sculpture of ‘Our Lady of Bedlington’. Fenwick will also speak to us and explain this thinking behind these four pieces of his work in our church.
The Matthew Project
As well as seeking continued contributions of food, the Matthew Project also need volunteers. There are two tasks that help is needed. One is to do two hours stints at supermarkets to help with in-store collections, asking people to buy certain foods while they do their shopping. The project is also starting a clothing bank and needs help to sort out and bag baby clothing and school uniforms. Please sign list in the narthex.
Treasure Hunt
Sunday 16th September at 2.00 pm leaving St Bede’s car park. We intend to finish at a mystery pub for tea. Cost is £5 per adult, (which is
towards cost of tea). children free, Please pay to social committee. If you are interested please add your names to the lists in Narthex. Numbers required by 26th August. Please see poster in Narthex for further details.
Church Hall
On your behalf I would like to express sincere thanks to Martin Gales who has worked incredibly hard to re polish the floor in the church hall.
I appreciate the process of sanding the floor and putting a number of layers of floor wax has taken up many hours. As you will see, he has done a wonderful job and the hall floor looks magnificent. Well done Martin, thank you.
St Bede’s F.C
The club had their first game on Wednesday evening against Morpeth Baptists. We were obviously playing with a spirit of ecumenical charity since the Morpeth Baptists won 8-2. As mentioned in the notices, 25 players are on the books of the team which is showing that the club is providing a great opportunity for young (ish) men to play. Thanks and respect to Dominic Molloy for his work and commitment to this new initiative
The club had their first game on Wednesday evening against Morpeth Baptists. We were obviously playing with a spirit of ecumenical charity since the Morpeth Baptists won 8-2. As mentioned in the notices, 25 players are on the books of the team which is showing that the club is providing a great opportunity for young (ish) men to play. Thanks and respect to Dominic Molloy for his work and commitment to this new initiative
The Year of Faith
Pope Benedict has called for a ‘Year of Faith ‘ starting on 11th October. The aim of the year is to deepen and strengthen people’s understanding of their faith. You will be hearing more about this on a Pastoral Letter from Bishop Seamus in September. There is a significant diocesan programme of which more details will be given later. This will include prayer services in every school and a number of talks in October and November exploring the major documents of the Second Vatican Council. Please look out for more details later.
The Universe and Catholic Times
There are complementary copies of the Universe and the Catholic Times. You are encouraged to take a copy and see if you would wish to take a copy on a regular basis. There will be more complementary copies next week.
Catholic Radio Station
From next month, September 16th, a Catholic Radio Station based in the UK will be giving live broadcasts. It will be known as ‘Heart Gives Unto Heart Catholic Digital Radio’ or ‘HGHU’ for short. I am afraid it will be only available to those who have a digital radio or have access to the internet. For more details please go to: www.hguh.co.uk
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