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.