Second Sunday of Lent

Second Sunday of Lent

1st March 2015

 

Parish Mass Book  -  page  251

Preface:  Transfiguration of the Lord

 Eucharistic Prayer II

 

                           Mass Times and Intentions

                                     6.30 pm  Vigil  People of Parish

Sunday  1 March          10.00 am  James Chadwick

                                                                                                                                              

Monday                       10.00 am  Eucharistic Service

Tuesday                      10.00 am        “                   “

Wednesday                 10.00 am        “                “

Thursday                     10.00 am        “                “

Friday                          10.00 am  Stations of the Cross

                                    12.45 pm  Funeral Service  - 

                                                            James Henry (Harry) Smith

                                      6.30 pm  Brian Geary

 

                                   6.30 pm  Vigil  Winifred Isherwood

Sunday  8 March            10.00 am  People of Parish

 

 

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

Friday 9.20 - 9.50 am

 

Sacrament of Reconciliation

 

Friday 6.00— 6.20 pm

 

Saturday 5.45 pm  -  6.15 pm

 

Please pray for:

 

 

· all who are sick,

 

· all who have died recently,

 

· all whose anniversaries occur at this time. 

 

LENT

 

We continue our annual Lenten journey .  Lent is an opportunity to renew and deepen our relationship with God and to discern hs call for us at the present time. During Lent the following will be taking place:

 

· Tuesday’s, (from 10th March).  The parish Mass will be in St Benet Biscop’s school chapel at 12.30 pm.

 

· Thursday’s Ecumenical Lenten lunches at here St Bede’s from 12 noon with prayer at 12.45 pm. 

 

· Friday’s Stations of the Cross at 10.00 am,   Confessions from 6.00 pm.  Mass at 6.30 pm.

 

· Day of Recollection at Alnmouth on Saturday 7th March, 9.15 am to 5.00 pm.  Please sign list in the Narthex.

 

· Penitential service, Sunday 29th March at 4.00 pm.

 

Lenten Lunches

 

My thanks to those who provided the soup on Thursday.  Volunteers to host and serve on Thursday lunchtimes will still be appreciated.

 

Rite of Election

 

This event at the Cathedral last Sunday was very moving and I know it was appreciated by our candidates.  Please continue to pray for our candidates:  Brian and Carol Gregory, Lee and Claire Jones and Scott Legge.  The next meeting is Wednesday 10th March at 6.30 pm.

Parish Confirmations

 

At the moment we have eight candidates for Confirmation The next session will be this Thursday at 7.45 pm.

 

CAFOD Family Fast Day was on Friday .  Envelopes are available in the Narthex.  As two years ago the UK government is matching pound for pound any donations CAFOD receives during this time up to three and a half million pounds.

 

Women’s World Day of Prayer

 

There are two prayer services taking place within the parish this Friday for Women’s World Day of Prayer:  Stakeford Methodist Church at 2.00 pm.  There will be a service led by Mary Cummings of St Andrew’s Cambois, and in the evening at Trinity Methodist Church in

 

Bedlington at 7.00 pm with guest speaker Marjorie Tait.

 

All are welcome, including men!. 

Annual Missionary Appeal

 

Next weekend we will have Fr Chris Amanze, a member of the Spiritans giving the annual missionary appeal.  Fr Chris is from Nigeria.

 

Parish email address

 

We are having problems getting to the parish email account.  At least for the time being. If you wish to contact me by email please use:  bedebedlington@live.co.uk

Refugee/Asylum Seekers

 

There will be a collection today for tins of food (not pork) for refugee and asylum seekers.  Please leave in Narthex.  Next collection first Sunday of the month.

 

St Bede’s School & St Benet’s School

 

This is an important time of new beginnings for both our schools.  Today St Benet’s High School along with St Paul’s First School and St Peter’s Middle School in Cramlington becomes part of the Pax Christi Academy. A new board of governors for St Bede’s school also comes into being today. Please pray for all staff, pupils, the new board of directors for the Academy and the new governing body of St Bede’s.

 

An Expression of Thanks

 

I have been informed that the social committee is unable to continue.  I would like to express my thanks all the members, especially Lawrie Clark, for the dedicated and important work they have done to develop the social life of the parish. It is much appreciated.

If anyone in the parish would like to arrange a social event please contact me.

 

Moving Forward In Hope

 

The next step of the process is for the diocese to give us a full list of the criteria on which the questionnaires will be based on.  We will have more information later this month.

 

 

 

 

 

First Sundayof Lent

First Sunday of Lent

22nd February 2015

 

Parish Mass Book  -  page  148

 

                              Mass Times and Intentions

                                     6.30 pm  Vigil  People of Parish

Sunday  22 Feb            10.00 am  Dec mem Cairns family     

                                                                                                                                           

Monday                      10.00 am  Eucharistic Service

Tuesday                     11.45 am  Requiem  -  Betty Nicholson

Wednesday                10.00 am  Molly Ruddy

Thursday                    10.00 am  Private Intention

Friday                         10.00 am  Requiem Mass for Colin Rainey

                                     6.30 pm  Martin & Katie Doherty

 

                                  6.30 pm  Vigil  People of Parish

Sunday  1 March           10.00 am  James Chadwick

 

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

Friday 9.20 - 9.50 am 

Sacrament of Reconciliation

 

Friday 6.00— 6.20 pm

 

Saturday 5.45 pm - 6.15 pm

 

Please pray for:

 

 

· all who are sick,

 

· Colin Rainey and all who have died recently,

 

· Molly Ruddy and all whose anniversaries occur at this time. 

 

Moving Forward In Hope

 

My thanks to all who were able to be present last weekend and hear Fr Jim O’Keefe explain the process.  Fr Jim enjoyed being with us and sensed that people were being attentive and listening to what he was saying.  The fact that there will be just 50 priests working in the diocese in 15 years time indicated the scale of the change that will need to take place.  I share his view that this is an opportunity for us to deepen our discipleship, and as a diocese and as a parish, to flourish as a Christian community of faith.  It is worth keeping in mind those five key words that he mentioned:  Prayer, Discipleship, Viable, Flourishing, Diocese.  We will say the prayer for this process at the end of each Mass at the weekend Masses.  Copies of the prayer are in the Narthex.

 

I would also like to express my thanks to the young people who stayed behind the 10.00 am Mass to talk to Fr Jim.  He said he was excited and found it exciting in what they had to say.  I am very grateful to the great witness  they give.

 

LENT

We continue our annual Lenten journey which began on Wednesday.  Lent is an opportunity to renew and deepen our relationship with God and to discern his call for us at the present time. During Lent the following will be taking place:

 

· Tuesday’s, (from 10th March).  The parish Mass will be in St Benet Biscop’s school chapel at 12.30 pm.

 

· Thursday’s Ecumenical Lenten lunches at here St Bede’s from 12 noon with prayer at 12.45 pm. 

 

· Friday’s Stations of the Cross at 10.00 am,   Confessions from 6.00 pm.  Mass at 6.30 pm.

 

· Day of Recollection at Alnmouth on Saturday 7th March, 9.15 am to 5.00 pm.  Please sign list in the Narthex.

 

· Penitential service, Sunday 29th March at 4.00 pm.

 

Lenten Lunches

My thanks to those who provided the soup on Thursday.  Volunteers to host and serve on Thursday lunchtimes will still be appreciated.

 

Journey of Faith on Wednesday at 6.30 pm we will be looking at the sacrament of the Mass. On Sunday our candidates will be taking part in  

 

The Rite of Election at the Cathedral.  Please continue to pray for them as they prepare to join us at Easter.

Christ in the World Group  will next meet on Friday 13th March when we will continue to explore how key themes in Catholic social teaching are relevant for the general election in May.

 

Parish email address

We are having problems getting to the parish email account.  At least for the time being. If you wish to contact me by email please use:  bedebedlington@live.co.uk

Parish Confirmations

At the moment we have eight candidates for Confirmation There will be a session this Thursday  There will also be a session for parents on the same evening. 

 

CAFOD Family Fast Day is on Friday .  Envelopes are available in the Narthex.

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. 

 

Matthew Project

Giving to those in need is part of our Lenten practices as well as our contributions to CAFOD and St Cuthbert’s Care.  Donations of food to our local food bank would also be an appropriate way to fulfil our Lenten responsibilities

 

St Bede’s School & St Benet’s School

This is an important time of new beginnings for both our schools.  On 1st March St Benet’s High School along with St Paul’s First School and St Peter’s Middle School in Cramlington will become part of the Pax Christi Academy .  We pray for all the schools involved in this new stage of their School’s lives.  As mentioned last week Mr Damian Groark has been appointed as Headteacher for St Bede’s School on a permanent basis. The Pax Christi Academy will be run by a board of directors with local governing bodies for each school.  St Bede’s will be governed by a separate governing body.  I will be a member of both the board of directors for the Academy and St Bede’s governing body.