Twenty first Sunday of the Year
23rd August 2015
Parish Mass Book - page 123
Preface Sunday I & Eucharistic Prayer II
Mass Times and Intentions
6.30 pm Vigil Christopher Wilkes
Sunday 23 Aug 10.00 am People of Parish
Monday 10.00 am John Elizabeth Hogg
Tuesday 10.00 am
Wednesday 10.00 am NBF
Thursday 10.00 am Mary Bell
Friday 10.00 am Michael Goonan
6.30 pm Vigil John Bradley
Sunday 30 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:
· all who are sick,
· all who have died recently,
· all whose anniversaries occur at this time.
Thank You
I am overwhelmed by the generosity, affirmation, gratitude, and best wishes that was expressed at my farewell ‘do’ last weekend. I have been profoundly touched and moved by the sheer scale of what I experienced on Saturday night. I would like to express my thanks to all who organised the event, clearly a huge amount of work has been spent in preparing for the event from organising the catering, collecting and organising the wonderful gifts I received and the beautiful liturgy that was prepared. The event last Saturday showed what as a parish you can create and organise with no involvement with the priest as long as he just turns up on the day! It was also very evident that a great deal of thought and care had gone into deciding what gifts to give me. The cover of the Rolling Stone magazine with Pope Francis was spot on. I will look forward to my first ever International Rugby game in March next year and the glass sculpture of the church window and the wonderful painting of the Christ figure on the sanctuary are beautiful gifts that will always be a moving reminder of my time here. I am also very grateful for your tremendous generosity in enabling me to fulfil a long-held wish to go to Burma. I am told the figure raised is over £1,000. It is times like these the words thank-you seems inadequate but please know that in saying 'thank you' to all for your kindness and generosity, it is profoundly and very sincerely meant. As I said on Saturday I will always be grateful to this parish since you gave me the confidence to be a parish priest. I will never forget this. My actual last weekend will be next week.
Changes in the Parish
Next weekend will be the last weekend with two Masses and from the following weekend, 5th September, the new arrangement will be in place. People’s preferences for Mass times are as following: 5.00 pm - 34 votes; 5.30 pm - 20 votes; 6.00 pm - 18 votes; and 6.30 pm - 46 votes. Therefore, in line with the most popular preference, Mass will be the Saturday vigil Mass at 6.30 pm.
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. On Monday evening there was a very useful meeting between the spirituality group, some members of the parish council, and the deanery evangelisation team. The 24 hour vigil is very much taking shape. The next meeting will be on 3rd September at 7.00 pm in the Church Hall. Along with the preparation team the young people from the parish and the deanery will also meet to prepare for the dramas they are going to lead. All young people are welcome to this.
World Youth Day
I am now aware of six young people who wish to take part World Youth Day. The deanery evangelisation team has also expressed an interested in being involved in World Youth Day. Paddie Denton will be arranging a meeting soon for all those interested.
A Request to Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist and Readers
Please check amended liturgy rota for duties in August and September. If you are not going to be able to take attend the vigil Mass once it is our only Mass at the weekend please notify me or the parish secretary as soon as possible so that we can draw up the new rotas. If I do not hear from you I will presume you will be able to attend the vigil Mass.
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.
The Joy of the Gospel— an Ecumenical Event
On Sunday 6th September at Durham Cathedral at 3.30 pm there will be an ecumenical event on the “Joy of the Gospel”, hosted by the Anglican Diocese of Durham and the RC Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. The Archbishop of Liverpool, Malcolm McMahon, and the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, will lead the celebration. The deanery is hoping to organise a bus for this event please sign the form in the Narthex if you are interested in attending this event.
Deanery Evangelisation Team
This group seeks to explore how we can witness to the Gospel in this area. Their next meeting will be here at St Bede’s on 19th September, starting at 12 noon to 3.30 pm. If you would like to support this group you are very welcome to do so.
Minsteracres
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
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