Nineteenth Sunday of the Year
9th August 2015
Parish Mass Book - page 117
Preface for Sunday IV & Eucharistic Prayer III
Mass Times and Intentions
6.30 pm Vigil James Chadwick
Sunday 9 Aug 10.00 am People of Parish
Monday 10.00 am Eucharistic Service
Tuesday 10.00 am “ “
Wednesday 10.00 am Denis & Joe O’Callaghan
11.30 am Funeral Service - Mary Bell
Thursday 10.00 am John & Sarah Sutherland
Friday 10.00 am Sr Carmel Wragg
6.30 pm Vigil Martin & Katie Doherty
Sunday 16 Aug 10.00 am People of Parish
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Friday 9.20 - 9.50 am
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 5.45 pm
Please pray for:
· Gerry Allison, Susan Burrell and all who are sick,
· Mary Bell (Kelly) and all who have died recently,
· all whose anniversaries occur at this time.
Changes in the Parish
For those of you who have not heard or were not at St Bede’s last weekend I want you to know that at a meeting on 30th July the Episcopal Vicar, Fr Stephen Watson, and the Dean, Fr Ian Hoskins, informed a meeting of the parish that the Bishop had decided that as from September we will only have one Mass at a weekend and this will be on a Saturday night.
I appreciate that not having a Mass on a Sunday morning will be difficult for many of you and we will have to give some thought as to how the elderly can be taken to Mass especially in the winter months and also provision for children’s liturgy.
At the Masses some people were exploring whether some form of worship could take place on a Sunday morning. I appreciate that ultimately that this is for Father Peter to decide but I do not wish to dampen creativity and enthusiasm at this stage, therefore, at this stage some form of Sunday worship might be possible. Please keep thinking and praying.
I would just like to repeat what I said at the weekend and stated in the bulletin The Moving Forward Together in Hope process is still important and worth giving our attention. Firstly, the process is about enabling us to be a stronger parish which is an important opportunity for you as a parish. The questionnaire also gives you the opportunity to express what we think should be the way forward. We have been told that the process will be open and transparent so although no one can guarantee that there will be changes from what is announced at least in this case the parish can put forward its views and suggestions regarding working in collaboration with other parts of the deanery. Secondly, I can see how this is another challenge to the parish but the changes announced must not prevent us from seeing the great number of gifts, talents , blessings and strengths this community has and how working together through prayer and reflection we can be strong community bearing witness to Christ within and beyond our community
Prayer Vigil - Moving Forward Together in Hope - MFTH
The 24 Hour prayer vigil will take place on 2nd/3rd October. Please see sheet with list of roles that will be needed and possible content for the 24 hours. Please support members of the Prayer and Worship group as they prepare to lead you in this event. At a recent meeting with members of the spirituality group, some of the parish council and Kathryn Turner, who is the head of the diocesan spirituality department, there was a very fruitful discussion which pencilled in different types of prayer and worship for the whole 24 hours. We will look a the story of salvation from Creation to Pentecost,
starting at 3.00 pm on 2nd October finishing, we hope, with Mass at 2.00 pm on October 3rd. The primary school and the young people will also be involved. There is a meeting planned with the prayer and worship group, members of the parish council, and the deanery evangelisation team on Monday 10th August at 7.00 pm in the Presbytery. There is a further meeting planned for Wednesday 16th September at 7.00 pm
World Youth Day
Four people have said they wish to take part in World Youth Day. I need to know any more names by the end of this month. My thanks to Paddie Denton, and the Leeds diocese for willing to take 16 to 18 year olds.
Farewell Social for Fr Chris
This is taking place after vigil Mass on Saturday 15th August. If you would like to contribute food for this occasion please sign the list in the Narthex. Obviously all are welcome. The planning group would appreciate people informing them as soon as possible as to whether they are attending. There are forms in the Narthex about this event please fill them this weekend.
Trip to York
St Paul’s & Holy Family Church social group, Choppington are having a coach trip to York on Friday the 28th August. Cost is £13. Further details on poster in Narthex.
Minsteracres Rosary Rally: Saturday 15th August, noon to 4.00 pm
Parish retreat: Take part as one of a group, or come along by yourself and join in with others. Friday 4 - Sunday 6 September and Friday 11 Sunday 13 September
Individually guided retreat led by David Williams CP and Anne McCarthy RSCJ, Sunday 6 – Friday 11 September
The Passion of Jesus – a source of hope for today: A theological seminar for clergy, religious and laity, presented by men and women of the Passionist tradition. Monday 14 – Friday 18 September
Inside and Outside
A local group for Churches Together are meeting on 12th August at 7.30 pm at Bedlington Christian Fellowship (Coffin Chapel) to discuss as to how our Churches Together can respond to the needs of people who have come out of prison. At this meeting Paul Hobbs a former Anglican chaplain at HMP Northumberland and now director of the Shirley Trust which seeks to help people when they come out of prison will address the meeting.
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