Twenty Second Sunday of the Year

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

Parish Priest:  Fr Chris Hughes

 

Twenty Second Sunday of the Year

31st August 2014

 

Parish Mass Book  -  page  122

Preface and Eucharistic Prayer

Reconciliation II

 

 

Mass Times and Intentions

 

 

                                             6.30 pm  People of Parish

Sunday  31Aug                    10.00 am  John McCoy                     

                                                                                                         

Monday                             10.00 am  Eucharistic Service

Tuesday   10.00 am   Jack & Paul Watson

Wednesday       10.00 am  NBF

Thursday     10.00 am  Requiem Mass for Brain Healy

Friday          10.00 am Requiem Mass for Michael Goonan

                             Vigil 6.30   People of Parish

Sunday  7 Sept 10.00 am  Hugh and Isabel Brennan

 

Sacrament of Reconciliation

 

Saturday 5.45 pm - 6.15 pm

 

 

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

 

Friday 9.15 - 9.45 am

 

Please pray for:

 

 

· all who are sick,

 

· Brian Healy, Michael Goonan, Mary Rossin and all who have died recently,

 

· all whose anniversaries occur at this time. 

 

Finance …

 

 

Parish Offertory:     £311.63

CAFOD Emergency Appeal ( Gaza) £10.00

 

Welcome

I am conscious at this time of year of visitors to the parish who are on holiday.  If you are visiting us you are very welcome.  We hope you are having a pleasant time visiting the area.  Tea and coffee is served after 10.00 am on Sunday morning in the parish hall.  You will be very welcome to join us there.

 

Day of Prayer for Iraq

The Conference of Bishops of England and Wales have asked today will be a Day of Prayer for the crises in Iraq. We pray for a long lasting peace in the region and the end of al of violence  and persecution. CAFOD are holding an Emergency Appeal for this crisis and for the situations in Libya, Southern Sudan and Gaza

 

Parish Day of Recollection

The autumn day of recollection will be on Saturday 4th October  leaving at 9.15 am returning at 5.00 pm.  The theme of the day will be Creation and Spirituality. Please sign the sheet in the Narthex if you would like to take part in this day. 

 

Parish Council

The next meeting of the Parish Council will be on Monday September 8th at 7.00pm. Please contact me or any other member of the Council if you want any item to be discussed.

 

Open House

The Open House will resume on Tuesday  2nd of September at 6.00pm.  New members and new volunteers would be very welcome

 

Schools Return

Our prayer and best wishes to all pupils and staff of St Bede’s Primary and  St Benet’s High School as they begin a new academic year this week. We hope it is a blessed and fruitful year for all involved in the life of our schools. Particular best wishes and prayer to Miss Helen Hunt who begins  her new appointment as chaplain to both schools.

 

Christ in the World Group

The next meeting of the Group will be on Friday 5th September at 7.00pm. We will be exploring the lives of Saints who have inspired us.

 

Refugee & Asylum Seekers

There will be a collection next weekend for tins of food (not pork) for refugee and asylum seekers. Please leave in Narthex.

 

Journey of Faith Programme

The Journey of Faith Programme will resume on Wednesday September 24th . This year the sessions will be from 6.60-7.30pm. They will take place in the presbytery. John O’Neill has generously lead the programme over the last three years . John has asked not to lead the programme this year so it will be lead by yours truly! I would like to thanks John for the commitment and great knowledge he has brought to all of us involved in the Journey of Faith sessions over the last three years Parishioners have also asked if the course is available to those who are already Catholics. The answer is very much ‘yes’.

 

Youth Mission

 

We continue to say the youth prayer at the end of Mass.  Copies of the prayer are in the Narthex. 

 

Day of Recollection for Special Ministers

 A Day of Recollection is being held for all Eucharistic  Ministers in the Deanery on Saturday September 20th from 10.30am to 3.00pm at St Aidan R.C. Church, Ashington. The day will be lead by the Diocesan Coordinator for  Spiritual Formation Kathryn Turner. Please confirm you attendance by contacting St Aidan on 01670 812200

 

Deanery Mass For Healing

There will be a deanery Mass for Healing at St Pauls Church, Percy Street, Alnwick on Wednesday 17th September, at 7.00 pm  with anointing of the sick of laying on of hands.  There will be Exposition of the blessed sacrament with an opportunity of reconciliation before hand from 6.00 pm.

 

Spiritus

  is an Ecumenical  Festival of Spirituality and Prayer that will be taking place at Durham Cathedral this Saturday September  6th from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. There will be over thirty workshops available on different types of spirituality and prayer, with the opportunity to take part  in three of them. For more details go to:

http://www.spiritus-ne.co.uk/ or see a copy of the registration form in the narthex

 

Fostering Adoption in Northumberland

I have received information about events in Northumberland for anyone who would be interested to adopt or foster. For more information please contact me or contact the County Council for more information on 01670 626262 or at: www.northumberland.gov.uk/