Twentieth Sunday of the Year

Twentieth Sunday of the Year

18th August 2013

 

Parish Mass Book  124

 

 

                                    Mass Times and Intentions

 

 

                                              6.30 pm  Vigil  Christopher Wilkes

Sunday 18 Aug                 10.00 am   People of Parish                                                                                                                                                                          

Monday                              10.00 am  Eucharistic Service

Tuesday                             10.00 am  Ken Arkell

Wednesday                                   10.00 am  John & Sarah Sutherland

Thursday                            10.00 am  Bridget Doherty

Friday                                 10.00 am  John & Catherine McGinn

 

                                             6.30 pm  Vigil  Henry O’Donnell

Sunday 25 Aug                  10.00 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

 

Please pray for:

 

 

· all who are sick,

 

· all who have died recently,

 

· Arthur Kingston, Catherine McGinn, Christopher Wilkes, and all whose anniversaries occur at this time. 

 

 

Warm Welcome to Visitors

 

On behalf of the parish I would like to extend a warm welcome to  any visitors who have joined us for our Masses this weekend.  We hope you feel at home with us while you are away on holiday.  If you are here for the 10.00 am Mass please know that tea/coffee is available in the hall afterwards and you would be very welcome to join us and please feel free to introduce yourself to Fr Chris who is the parish priest.

 

Baptism

 

Today we welcome Rosalia Buglass into God’s family in baptism.  We are asked to pray for Rosalia, her family, and all preparing for baptism.

 

Journey of Faith

 

The journey of faith programme will be starting again in the autumn. If you know of anyone who would like to  become a Catholic could you please let them know about this programme and ask them to contact me. The programme will be led by our parishioner Mr John O’Neill, he will say a few words about the programme at the end of Masses on the weekend of 31st August/1st September.  We hope to start the programme on Wednesday 11th September at 7.00 pm with the sessions taking place on a Wednesday evening.

 

Taking Communion to the sick and housebound

 

My thanks to those special ministers who have volunteered to take holy communion to the sick and housebound.  You will soon receive a note informing which people I would like you to visit.  For those who have not done this before I am happy to go through the service of administering communion to parishioners at home.  I will be available after Masses on the weekend of 24/25th August to go through the rite but happy to arrange another time if you are away that weekend.

 

Annual Ecumenical Advent Service

 

This annual service takes place on the first Sunday of Advent which this year will be 1st December at 4.00 pm.  This year the carol service will be hosted by our parish.  This means it will be our responsibility to prepare a service though we will be able to use the talents and gifts of other members of churches together.  I think this is an opportunity, as we did in the mission last year, to be creative and imaginative in celebrating this service. I would like to have an initial meeting for anyone who would be  interested to be involved on Saturday 7th September