Twenty ninth Sunday of the Year

Twenty ninth Sunday of the Year

19th October 2014

 

Parish Mass Book  -  page  143

Preface of Sunday VIII

Eucharistic Prayer II

 

                                        Mass Times and Intentions

                                           6.30 pm  Vigil  People of Parish

Sunday  19th Oct                      10.00 am   NBF                                                                                                                                                                                            

Monday                             10.00 am  Eucharistic Service

Tuesday                            10.00 am  Private Intention

Wednesday                         10.00 am  NBF

Thursday                           10.00 am  In Thanksgiving

Friday                                10.00 am  Special Intention (KM)

 

                                            6.30 pm  Vigil  Frankie Monaghan

Sunday  26th Oct                      10.00 am   People of Parish

 

Rosary  -  Monday  to  Thursday  -  9.40 am

 

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

 

Friday 9.15 - 9.45 am

 

Sacrament of Reconciliation

 

Saturday 5.45 pm - 6.15 pm

 

Please pray for:

 

 

· all who are sick,

 

· all who died recently,

 

· all whose anniversaries occur at this time. 

 

 

Mission Sunday

This weekend we pray for the missionary work of the church throughout the world.  We especially remember the work of Missio (formerly APF of the red boxes).  Pope Francis reminds us that we are all called to be missionaries of God’s love.  A retiring collection will be taken.  There are envelopes in Narthex for those who wish to gift aid their donation.

 

Journey of Faith Programme

The Journey of Faith Programme continues Wednesday at 6.30 pm in the Presbytery.   The topic is “God and the story of people”.

 

October —  a month for Our Lady

October is one of the months  we seek to have a devotion to our Blessed Lady.  The rosary will be said before all weekday Masses apart from Friday and on Sunday’s one of the hymns will be devoted to Our Lady. 

 

The Carmelites  will meet today in the Parish Hall at 2.00 pm. All are welcome.

 

St Bede’s School Harvest Celebration

St Bede’s school will be having their harvest celebration on Thursday  at 2.00 pm in church.  All are welcome.

 

Parish Fayre

This to take place on Saturday 22nd November, 1.00 to 4.00 pm.  Donations for tombola, the raffle and cake stalls  will be appreciated.  Help to provide teas and coffees during the afternoon will also be appreciated.

 

Gift Aid

There are still some letters remaining from the diocese for all who gift aid their offertory donations.  Please take your letter today from the Narthex.

Liturgy Rotas

The new liturgy rotas commence today.  If you are involved in the liturgy please take a copy from the Narthex today.

Dates for Diary

 

· The annual commemoration for those who have died in the parish over the last  year will be on Friday 14th November at 7.00 pm.

 

· The annual Mass for Anointing for the Sick and Housebound will be on Wednesday 3rd December at 1.00pm

 

There will be a special collection next weekend for the  Clergy Training Fund which will remain open for several weeks.  Please use the white envelopes from your boxes to gift aid your donation.

 

Our Schools; St Bede’s Primary and St Benet Biscop High School

It is a time of change in our schools. On December 1^st St. Benet’s along with St Paul’s First School and St Peter’s Middle School in Cramlington will form the Pax Christi Multi-Academy Trust (PCMAT). This should not affect the day to day life of the school but it is hoped that as an Academy the Head Teachers and Board of Directors of PCMAT will have more autonomy is deciding what is best for the schools. At this stage St Bede’s Primary school is not joining PCMAT, although it is hoped that it will be able to do so in the not so distant future.

 

The Governing body have decided that the time is right for St Bede’s to no longer have an executive head-teachers .  Last Thursday, the governing body appointed Mr Damian Groark as the substantive head-teacher for St Bede’s Primary school on a fixed-term contract. Mr Groark will come to St Bede’s with over 13 years of experience of being a successful head teacher of two catholic primary schools in County Durham. Mr Groark will take up his post in mid-November.

 

As parish priest I am aware and very grateful to the hard work and commitment Mr Todd and Mrs Penny have given as Executive Heads when they have also had responsibility for being head teachers of their respective schools. I have written to Mr Groark promising prayers and best wishes and that the parish will wish to work closely with the school as closely as possible.. Please keep all the members of the families St Bede’s and PCMAT in your prayers at this time of change

 

Christ in the World Group

The next meeting will be on Friday  7th November.. We will show the film ‘Of Gods and Men’ and then have a brief discussion about the film. The film relates the full story of Seven Trappist Monks who lived and were martyred in Algeria in 1994. It is very powerful yet beautiful film.

Synod for Marriage and Family.

During October we pray for the Synod that will be taking place this month on marriage and family.  The Synod will be our parish intention during Exposition  on a Friday morning.

 

Appeal for a Cleaner

I have been approached by a family  in the parish to ask for someone to work three hours a week to do some light cleaning work . If you think you would be interested please contact me.