Twenty eighth Sunday of the Year

Twenty eighth Sunday of the Year

14th October 2012

 

Parish Mass Book   -  page 143

 

Mass Times and Intentions

 

                                          6.30 pm  Vigil People of Parish

Sunday  14thOct                 11.00 am  Bob Quinn

                                                                                   

Monday                      10.00 am  Eucharistic Service

Tuesday                     10.00 am  In Thanksgiving

Wednesday                10.00 am  Fred Devine

Thursday                    10.00 am  Ronnie Dodds

Friday                         10.00 am  Bob Quinn

 

Sunday  21st Oct               6.30 pm  Vigil Angela Maguire

     20th Anniversary Mass            11.00 am  People of Parish

   

   Sacrament of Reconciliation     

Saturday 5.45 pm - 6.15 pm

and at any time upon request 

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

Friday 9.30 –10.00 am

 

 Please pray for

· all who are sick,

· Fr Eddie Gibbons, Stepehen Craggs,Mary Ferguson and all who have died recently,

 

· all whose anniversaries occur at this time.   

 

RCIA  -  Journey of Faith programme starts next Thursday 18th October at 7.00 pm to 8.15 pm.  As we begin the Year of Faith this is an excellent opportunity, especially for those who have never attended a journey of faith programme to learn and reflect on their faith.  John O’Neil will begin each session with a teaching element and I will finish each session with a reflection  on John’s input on what this means on living out the Christian faith.  If there is anyone or you know of anyone who has expressed an interest in knowing more about the Catholic faith please invite them to this. Please note change of day. At least till Christmas , Journey of Faith will now be taking place on Thursdays. Apologies for any inconvenience with this late change

 

Day of Recollection  on Saturday 27th October at Alnmouth Friary The bus will leave at 9.15 am and return for 4.45 pm.  Please sign list as soon as possible to enable us to arrange transport.  The cost of the day is £15.  The theme of the day is following Christ.

 

Anniversary Mass  Next Sunday we will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the opening of our beautiful church.  Of course, we are not simply celebrating a building but we are celebrating our community  The Mass for the day will be the Anniversary of the Dedication of a Church.  After Mass there will be a social and then the architect Vincente Stienlet and the sculptor Fenwick Lawson will speak to us about the church. If you know of people who are no longer living in the parish please bring this day to their attention, especially those who have been baptised, married, or families of those buried from the church during the past twenty years.  At the anniversary Mass we hope to distribute the invitations for the mission to those who kindly volunteered to distribute them  throughout the parish.  We have seventeen volunteers so far which is great but any further offers would be much appreciated.

 

The parish social group are arranging food after the Mass , further contributions would be most appreciated.  If you would like to offer some food for the social after the anniversary Mass could you please contact Margaret Lacy on 01670 827171 or Pat Gales 01670 821471.

 

Fr Eddie Gibbons RIP  I have written to Fr John Gibbons, former curate in the parish, to pass on our prayers and support at the sad news of the death of his brother, Fr Eddie.  Fr Eddie was a priest in this deanery when he was Parish Priest at St Paul’s, Cramlington.

 

 

Preparation for Mission

 

The preparation day that took place on Saturday 15th September was very worthwhile and I am very grateful to all those who took part and

who contributed so generously in preparing for the mission week.  The focus of the week will still be celebrating the vocations of us all and of our shared calling to follow Christ from our baptism.  However, it was decided that instead of looking at different callings we have the mission will focus on the significance of baptism and how we this is lived out in our parish community.  So, the first three nights will explore the different symbols used in baptism:  water, oil, light and the white garment and how they inform our understanding of Christ and our discipleship of Him.  The fourth night will explore the different gifts and ministries in the parish community.  The fifth night will focus on priesthood and the Sunday celebration will involve the young people of the parish and the schools.  The notice board in the Narthex will keep you informed about the mission.

One of the groups who are preparing the liturgies for the mission will be meeting on Tuesday at 7.30 pm.  If you would like to take part in the mission liturgies you are very welcome to come to this meeting at the Presbytery.

 

Year of Faith

 

What are you doing for the Year of Faith. The Diocesan Evangelisation Team invites us to join them on a local pilgrimages to honour our northern saints and martyrs who brought the faith to us.

St Hilda, 17th November St Mary’s Church, Hartlepool at 10.00 am

St Robert of Newminster, 26th Jan 2013 at Oldgate Morpeth, 10.00 am

Ss Wilfrid & Oswald, 6th April 2013, Hexham Abbey, 10.00 am

Ss Benet Biscop & Bede, St Paul’s Church Jarrow, 15th May , 10.00 am

Ss Cuthbert & Aidan, 13th July 2013, Holy Island, to be announced

Ss Cuthbert & Bede 22nd September 2013, Palace Green at 1.00 pm.

 

Traidcraft Cards and gifts

 

Catalogues are now available for orders  -  with names and telephone number please  - to Val O’Callaghan, 822131 or left at church.  Please return catalogues for circulation to others.

 

Schools coming to Mass  Years 5 and 6 of St Bede’s will join us for Mass on Thursday at 10.00 am.   Years 10 & 9  of St Benet’s High school will also be having Mass in the Church this Thursday at 11.20am and 1.25pm respectively

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Twenty seventh Sunday of the Year

Twenty seventh Sunday of the Year

7th October 2012 

Parish Mass Book   -  page 140

 

Mass Times and Intentions

 

                                         6.30 pm  Vigil John & Elizabeth Peace

Sunday  7thOct                 11.00 am  People of Parish

                                                                                            

Monday                      10.00 am  Eucharistic Service

Tuesday                     10.00 am  Francis Reid McAlroy

Wednesday                10.00 am  Bridget Milner

Thursday                    10.00 am  Robert & Mary Keddy

Friday                         10.00 am  Ellen Raisbeck

 

                                    6.30 pm  Vigil People of Parish

Sunday  14thOct              11.00 am  Bob Quinn

 

Sacrament of Reconciliation 

Saturday 5.45 pm - 6.15 pm

and at any time upon request

 

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

 

Friday 9.30 –10.00 am

 

 Please pray for 

· all who are sick, 

· all who have died recently, 

· all whose anniversaries occur at this time. 

 

 

Year of Faith

 

The Year of Faith is being launched at a special Diocesan Mass on 11th October in St Benet’s, Sunderland at 7.00 pm.  This will be a Mass of Celebration and Thanksgiving for our faith during which I shall distribute lapel crosses to representatives from each parish which they will bring back to their own parish for distribution in a simple ceremony.  By wearing a lapel cross we are making a statement of faith.  From earliest times the cross has been a sign of Christian identity and it would mean as a diocese we would be giving common witness to our faith as followers of Christ  -  a gesture worth making.   There is ample parking or the nearest metro station is Stadium of Light. 

 

RCIA  -  Journey of Faith

 

The RCIA course meets a number of needs in the Parish.  It is the main instruction of those who wish to become Catholic.  We see those course members being baptised or received into the Church at the Easter Vigil.  It offers the opportunity for those already in the Church to join the course and assist, by prayer, encouragement, sharing and support, those who are to be brought into the Church

The RCIA is also a very good formation course for those who are already Catholic.  It offers opportunities to immerse oneself more deeply in the scriptures, the sacraments, theology and morality.  In it we make connections between the teaching and experience of the Church and our own lives.  Much of this reflection is private but some is shared appropriately within the group.   All is aimed at a better understanding to enable a deeper relationship with God. As we are about to embark on the Year of Faith from 11th October this will be an excellent opportunity to deepen our own understanding and living out our faith. 

If you are interested in joining the group in any of the above roles please see Fr Chris or John O’Neill. 

We will be meeting on Wednesday evenings from 17th October  till Easter 2013

 

Refugees & Asylum Seekers

 

There will be a collection today for tins of food and meat (not pork).  Please leave your donations in the Narthex.  Further donations on the first Sunday of the month.

 

First Holy Communion 

The first liturgy ‘Enrolment or First Holy Communion’ will take place at 11.00 am Mass today . 

Day of Recollection  on Sunday 28th October. Further details later.

 

Preparation for Mission  

The preparation day that took place on Saturday 15th September was very worthwhile and I am very grateful to all those who took part and who contributed so generously in preparing for the mission week.  The focus of the week will still be celebrating the vocations of us all and of our shared calling to follow Christ from our baptism.  However, it was decided that instead of looking at different callings we have the mission will focus on the significance of baptism and how we this is lived out in our parish community.  So, the first three nights will explore the different symbols used in baptism:  water, oil, light and the white garment and how they inform our understanding of Christ and our discipleship of Him.  The fourth night will explore the different gifts and ministries in the parish community.  The fifth night will focus on priesthood and the Sunday celebration will involve the young people of the parish and the schools.  The notice board in the Narthex will keep you informed about the mission.  

In preparation for the mission I would like invitations sent to all families on the parish roll.  Volunteers will be needed to deliver these so if you could deliver invitations around your local street that would be most appreciated.  Thank to all those who have signed up already. he invitations will be formally given to volunteers at the Mass to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the church. 

Vatican II  - Celebrating 50 years of Second Vatican Council

In celebrating Second Vatican Council there is to be a series of talks looking at the Council, its major documents and their impact on the Church today.  The first talk is on 11th October, A Council is called, Background to Vatican  -  Fr Sean Hall and Malcolm Gregor at St Robert Newminster School, Washington, 7.30 to 9.00 pm.

Catholic Youth Ministry Conference 2012  when a document ‘Without You we’re Youthless - “Called to a Noble Adventure” which sets out a vision for youth ministry in England and Wales will be launched on Saturday 13th October 10,30 am to 3.30 pm at Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead.

 

CAFOD Harvest Fast Day 

 

 

Please leave any offerings you wish to make in the baskets in the Narthex today.  If you didn’t get a CAFOD envelope last week please pick one up from the Narthex and return your donation next weekend. 

 

Christ in the World Group

The group will be meeting this week at 7.00pm in the presbytery. I am delighted to say that Dr Marcus Pound from Durham University had offered to  share one of his areas of research which is about the relationship to psychology to Christianity. I hope many of you as possible can take this opportunity to hear the insights of a specialist in this field

 

 

 

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