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
8th September 2013
Parish Mass Book 1303
Mass Times and Intentions
6.30 pm Vigil Nancy Riley
Sunday 8 Sept 10.00 am People of Parish
Monday 10.00 am Eucharistic Service
Tuesday 10.00 am Rev Dugald Macdougall
1.00pm Funeral Service for Joyce Fraser
Wednesday 10.00 am Fr Ed Wilkinson
Thursday 10.00 am Pat Gales
Friday 10.00 am Bob Quinn
6.30 pm Vigil Fr Brian Malia
Sunday 8 Sept 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,
· Joyce Fraser and all who have died recently,
· Bob Quinn and all whose anniversaries occur at this time.
Finance ...
Parish Offertory: £374.82
Many thanks
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.
First Holy Communion Programme 2013-14
There will be an introductory meeting for parents who wish their children to make their First Holy Communion next year this Thursday 12th September at 3.15pm at St Bede’s Primary School. If you have not already done so please inform me or Mrs Worrall in the school that you wish your child to take part.
Baptisms
Today we welcome Harmon Owen and Faith Taylor Wilson into God’s family in baptism. We are asked to pray for Harmon, Faith, their family, and all preparing for baptism.
Next Sunday we will have the baptism of Annie Riches during the 10.00am Mass
Journey of Faith
The journey of faith commences this week on Wednesday at 7.00pm. If you know of anyone whom you think would be interested please let them know. Please keep in your prayers those who beginning the Journey of Faith programme hoping to come into the Church next Easter. If you would like to take part in this year’s programme please sign on the list in the narthex. This will help with knowing how much photocopying is needed
Church Cleaning
We are low on Church cleaners, any volunteers would be most appreciated.
Day of Recollection
The annual parish Day of Recollection will be on Saturday October 12th, leaving at 9.15am and returning at 4.45pm. This year there will be reflections on John’ s Gospel. Cost £15. Please sign list in the narthex
Racial Justice Sunday
There will be a second collection today for Racial Justice Sunday Please use your white envelopes from your box. This year the Campaign for Racial Justice is remembering Martin Luther King’s famous ‘I have a dream’ speech made 50 years this year
Open House’s Second Birthday
Congratulations to Open House as it celebrates its second birthday on this Tuesday, There will be a Pie and Peas supper followed by entertainment with music and comedy. Parishioner are very welcome.
On September 24th Open House will be having a meal at Charlton’s in Cambois
Mass with St Benet Biscop Pupils
I am delighted to welcome pupils and staff from St Benet Biscop for Masses during the week. On Wednesday September 11th at 1.30 Years 7&8 will be having Mass presided by Fr Stephen Watson and then year 9 will be having Mass at 2.30pm. On Thursday 12 September at 1.30 and then at 2.30 I will respectively preside at Masses for years 10 & 11. Parishioners are very welcome to join us for these Masses. Any offer to help administer Holy Communion from the Special Ministers would be particularly welcome
Parish Council Meeting
At the parish council meeting on Monday evening the council discussed the following:
Explore the possibility of taking young parishioners to the next Papal World Youth Day which will be in Kracow in 2016
In seeking to reduce energy costs to explore if there could be another venue for week-day Masses during the winter months
In the light of the kind offer from the Anglican Parish of Choppington and Stakeford to celebrate a Catholic Mass in their Churches Fr Chris will explore the possibility of enquiring with other parts of the parish so that on a weekly basis during Lent there will be ‘Station Masses’ in the villages and outlying parts of the parish
Meeting with New Dean
Now that we a part of a new enlarged deanery with north Northumberland, we have a new Dean, who is Fr Ian Hoskins, Parish Priest of Longhorsley. I met with Fr Ian on August 28th. In the light of the Bishop’s announcement that the parish will be sharing a priest at some point and have one Mass at week-end, we discussed possible options. He was not in a position to offer any further clarity as to what will happen in the future but he was pleased that the parish was aware of that changes will happen and that the parish is seeking to take responsibility for various roles and ministries within the life of the parish. He was particularly impressed with the collage at the back of the Church that highlights what goes on in the parish and noted the importance of the parish having the only Catholic comprehensive in Northumberland
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