ST BEDE’S BEDLINGTON
Catholic Row, Bedlington, NE 22 6 HS Tel: 01670 823258
Email: bede57@googlemail.com
Parish Website: www.saintbede.org.uk
Diocesan Website: www.rcdhn.org.uk
2nd September 2012
Parish Mass Book - page 126
Mass Times and Intentions
6.30 pm Vigil People of Parish
Sunday 2nd Sept 11.00 am Ted & Doreen Burke
Monday 10.00 am Walter Cox
Tuesday 10.00 am Eucharistic Service
Wednesday 10.00 am Fred Devine
Thursday 10.00 am Eileen Flynn
Friday 10.00 am Henry O’Donnell
6.30 pm Vigil Fred Devine
Sunday 9th Sept 11.00 am People of Parish
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,
· For Emily Upton and for all whose anniversaries occur at this time.
Finance ...
Parish Offertory: £312.69
Many thanks
Baptism
Today we welcome Jacob Paul Mullarkey into God’s family in baptism. We are asked to pray for Jacob, his family, and all preparing for baptism.
Preparation Day for Mission - Saturday 15thSeptember
In two weeks time t he 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. On Saturday September 16th there will be a 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. After this we will spend the rest of the morning reflecting on Baptism and preparing the liturgy for that Sacrament. After lunch we will split up into different groups to work on the other liturgies and the musicians and myself 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. Please bring a packed lunch. If you cannot make the day but would like to take part in the Mission please sign the list on the notice board in the narthex. The musicians will also be joining us for the weekend Masses.
Christ in the World
The next meeting of the group will be on Friday, (7th) at 7.00 pm. Tracey Atkinson has kindly volunteered to lead the discussion: 'Islam and its impact on today's society'. All are welcome.
Gift Aid
Letters (in alphabetical surname order) for anyone in the gift aid scheme are available in the Narthex Please take yours. Many thanks to all who contribute to the parish.
Refugees and Asylum Seekers
There will be a collection today for tins of food and meat (not pork). Please leave your donations in the Narthex. Further donations on the first Sunday of the month.
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. We will have a shared table. Lists will soon in the narthext for people to offer contributions for the celebration
Parish Council There will be a meeting of the Parish Council on Monday September 10th, 6.30 for 7.00pm Please contact me or the other members of the council if you would like an item to be on the agenda
Open House The Open House starts after a well earned August break on Tuesday 4th September at 6.00pm. If you would like to join as a volunteer please contact Barbara Fowler, Christine Priest or Lawrie Clark
New School Year I hope all staff and students of have had a good summer holiday. As our schools return this week I would like to wish all the staff and pupils of St Bede’s and St Benet Biscop’s a fruitful, successful and enjoyable academic year. I have been asked by Mr Todd to preside at a Mass which will be attended by the staff of both St Benet’s and St Bede’s school On Thursday, all of the St Bede’s will join us for Mass
I have already had a couple of people who have expressed a wish of being received in to the Church. If you know of anyone else who you think would be interested please ask them to contact me. The Journey of Faith programme will start in October
Research Project from Durham University
You may remember last year Dr Marcus Pound from Durham University Theology department interviewing some you of for his research work. Marcus will join us for the Masses this week-end. He will be looking for about twenty volunteers to fill in a questionnaire for his research.
Journey of Faith I have already had a couple of people who have expressed a wish of being received in to the Church. If you know of anyone else who you think would be interested please ask them to contact me. The Journey of Faith programme will start in October
Racial JusticeSunday
There will be a second collection next weekend for Racial Justice Sunday. There is a white ‘special collection’ envelope in your planned giving box. Thank you for your continued support. The theme for this year is : ‘Being an Inclusive Church not an Exclusive Club
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