Fourth Sunday of Advent

18th December 2011

Parish Mass Book page  90

 

                        

Mass Times and Intentions

                                     6.30 pm  Vigil  People of Parish

      
Sunday 18 Dec           11.00 am Alan Fitzgerald                                                                        

Monday                      10.00 am  Eucharistic Service

Tuesday                   10.00 am  Molly, Owen & Patrick Ruddy

Wednesday              10.00 am  Private Intention

Thursday                 10.00 am  Christopher Wilkes

Friday                      10.00 am   Mina & Joe Doyle

 Saturday                  7.30 pm  Carols        

                                  8.00 pm  Vigil  First Mass of Christmas

CHRISTMAS DAY  10.00 am  People of Parish

Please pray for

· all who are sick,

· all who have died recently

· all whose anniversaries occur at this time. 

Finance ...

Parish Offertory:  £342.55

                                                                                                                                                        Many thanks

Advent  To help us to celebrate the Advent season and prepare for Christmas there will be a  penitential service today at 4.00 pm.

There will also be Penitential service at

     St Wilfrid’s, Blyth, 20th December, 7.00 pm

RCIA   -  Journey of Faith 

On Tuesday evening at 7.00 pm in the meeting room, “Why the shepherds didn’t meet the kings. “The infancy narrative of Luke.”

Church Open for Prayer and Reflection

I have been considering having the church open more often for people to use for prayer and reflection.   I appreciate that there are security issues.  As an experiment for the Fridays in Advent, the church will be open from 8.30 am to 1.00 pm.  Since the decorating of the church will be taking place from after Mass until around mid-day I can’t guarantee much silence in the church during that time.

Christmas Candles

The lighting of candles around the edge of the balcony for the first Mass of Christmas seems to be successful so we will be repeating it this year.  So if you would like to have a candle lit for someone in your family please fill in the form in the Narthex and place in the box.  Any donations made will be for St Cuthbert’s Care Side by Side project.

Decorating the Church

Could I please have volunteers to help decorate the church for our Christmas celebrations.  I propose that this takes place after Mass on Friday 23rd December.  Mince pies and hot drinks available to keep the worker’s going!

St Cuthbert’s Care

During Advent, instead of a special collection, the wall safes at the back of church are available for your donations.

Christmas Charities

At the Masses for Christmas there will be a retiring collection and the money will be divided between two charities;  the first is Christian Solidarity Worldwide, which supports persecuted Christians across the world. It was decided at the Christ in the World meeting that as well as seeking to raise money we would be asking the parish to sign a petition asking the Government to support Coptic Christians  in Egypt at this difficult time. Please see in the narthex  The second charity is the De Paul UK  which as the name suggests is part of the same spiritual family as the SVP.  De Paul UK provides accommodation and support to young homeless people. For more information regarding both these charities see: www.csw.org.uk  &   www.depauluk.org

Carol Singing in the Red Lion

The parish has been asked to sing carols in the Red Lion for their Charity Night on Thursday 22nd December from 6.00 to 7.00 pm.  Half the money raised will be for their nominated charity Cancer and Leukaemia in Children (CLIC), the other half will go to our own Open House project.  All are welcome to help with the carol singing. Mulled wine will be available.

Young Adults Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

Father Lawrence Jones is organising this pilgrimage to the Holy Land for young people aged 18 –35 from 27th February – 5th March 2012 and I am also looking forward to being with them and to take part in this pilgrimage.  The cost of the Pilgrimage is now , £600, with a £200 supplement for a single  room.    This includes flights,  half  board accommodation and  expertise of  a  Catholic  guide.  The pilgrimage  covers  Jerusalem,  Bethlehem,  the Dead Sea,  Nazareth, Mount Tabor,  the Sea  of  Galilee,  Capernaum,  the  Mount  of  Beatitudes  and  much  more.    For  more  information,  those interested  should  contact  Fr  Lawrence  Jones  on  01670  513  410  as  soon  as  possible  or  email  ljonesys@yahoo.co.uk

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Christmas Masses

                                 24th December:       Carols at 7.30 pm

                                                                  Vigil Mass 8.00 pm

                                 25th December:       Mass 10.00 am

                                 31st December:       Vigil Mass 6.30 pm

                                 1st January:             Mass 11.00 am

Third Sunday of Advent

ST BEDE’S BEDLINGTON

 Catholic Row, Bedlington, NE 22 6 HS  Tel: 01670 823258 

                  Email: bede57@googlemail.com                                     

  Parish Website:  www.saintbede.org.uk

Diocesan Website:  www.rcdhn.org.uk

11th December 2011

Parish Mass Book page  87

 

Mass Times and Intentions

                                     6.30 pm  Vigil  Liam Harper

SUNDAY  11 Dec       11.00 am  People of Parish

                                                                                                               

Monday         10.00 am  Eucharistic Service

Tuesday       10.00 am  Mary Naughton

Wednesday  10.00 am  Eucharistic Service

Thursday      10.00 am  Robert & Mary Keddy

Friday           10.00 am  Betty & Peter Quinn

                             

Saturday                      6.30 pm  Vigil  People of Parish

SUNDAY  18 Dec       11.00 am  Alan Fitzgerald

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

First Sunday of the Month 4.00-5.00 pm

Finance ...

Parish Offertory:  £393.46

                                                                                                                                                       Many thanks

                         

Advent  To help us to celebrate the Advent season and prepare for Christmas the following services will be taking place.

· Advent service, today (11th) at 4.00 pm

 

· Penitential service, 18th December at 4.00 pm

 

There will also be Penitential services at

· St Aidan’s, Ashington, 11th December, 4.00 pm

· St Paul’s, Cramlington, 13th December, 7.00 pm

· St Wilfrid’s, Blyth, 20th December, 7.00 pm

 

St Bede’s School

 

 

The whole school will be joining us for the end of term pre Christmas Mass on Thursday at 10.00 am.  All are welcome.

 

 

RCIA   -  Journey of Faith 

On Tuesday evening at 7.00 pm in the meeting room, for the last two sessions before we break for Christmas John O’Neill will be looking at: Why did the Wise Men never meet the shepherds? “The Infancy Narratives of Matthew and Luke”.

 

Church Open for Prayer and Reflection

 

 

I have been considering having the church open more often for people to use for prayer and reflection.   I appreciate that there are security issues.  As an experiment for the Fridays in Advent, the church will be open from 8.30 am to 1.00 pm.  I hope this will give people an opportunity, especially for parents and grandparents taking children to school to use the church when passing by.  The church should have people in it from 8.30 am until about mid-day.  I am looking for volunteers to be present in the church from 12 noon until 1.00 pm to ensure the church’s security.  Please sign the list in the Narthex if you can help.  Ideally, I’d like at least two people to be present.

Parish Council

 

 

The main bulk of the parish council was really to review what had been done in the past year.  The representatives of the various groups gave a brief summary of what has taken place and what they hope to do in 2012.  It reminded us that quite a lot has taken place over the past twelve months with promising signs of growth and development in the parish.  The one formal decision taken was I would enquire as to the possibility of ensuring that the security light in the car park either has a sensor or we have a switch for the light in the Narthex. The next meeting is 6th February. Full minutes of the meeting will be in the narthex next week-end

There will be a Carmelite meeting today at 2.00 pm.  All are welcome.

 

Christmas Candles

 

The lighting of candles around the edge of the balcony for the first Mass of Christmas seems to be successful so we will be repeating it this year.  So if you would like to have a candle lit for someone in your family please fill in the form in the Narthex and place in the box.  Any donations made will be for St Cuthbert’s Care Side by Side project.

 

St Cuthbert’s Care

 

During Advent, instead of a special collection, the wall safes at the back of church are available for your donations.

 

Reception of Communion

 

In a letter from Bishop Seamus he reminds us that in the general introduction of the Roman Missal we are expected to make some act of reverence before the reception of communion.  The Bishop’s Conference has asked that this be a small nod before coming up to receive holy communion.

 

Decorating the Church

 

Could I please have volunteers to help decorate the church for our Christmas celebrations.  I propose that this takes place after Mass on Friday 23rd December.  Mince pies and hot drinks available to keep the worker’s going!

 

Diocesan Carol Service

 

Candlelit carols, brass quintet, storytelling at St Joseph’s Church, Gateshead, on Thursday 15th December at 7.00 pm.

 

Carol Singing in the Red Lion

 

The parish has been asked to sing carols in the Red Lion for their Charity Night on Thursday 22nd December from 6.00 to 7.00 pm.  Half the money raised will be for their nominated charity Cancer and Leukaemia in Children (CLIC), the other half will go to our own Open House project.  All are welcome to help with the carol singing. Mulled wine will be available.

 

   

Second Sunday of Advent

4th December 2011

Parish Mass Book page 85

Mass Times and Intentions

6.30 pm Vigil People of Parish
SUNDAY 4 Dec 11.00 am Nancy Watson

Monday 10.00 am Eucharistic Service
Tuesday 10.00 am Hannah Patterson
Wednesday 10.00 am Teresa Hodgson
Thursday 10.00 am Dorothy, Owen Tomlinson
Friday 10.00 am Patrick Maley / Patrick Rutter

6.30 pm Vigil Liam Harper
SUNDAY 11Dec 11.00 am People of Parish

Please pray for

all who are sick,

all who have died recently

Dorothy Tomlinson, Hannah Patterson and all whose anniversaries occur at this time.

Finance ...

Parish Offertory: £421.37
Priests Training Fund final total: £272.83
Many thanks

Advent To help us to celebrate the Advent season and prepare for Christmas the following services will be taking place.

Holy Hour 4th December at 4.00 pm

Advent service, 11th December at 4.00 pm

Penitential service, 18th December at 4.00 pm

There will also be Penitential services at

St Aidan’s, Ashington, 11th December, 4.00 pm

St Paul’s, Cramlington, 13th December, 7.00 pm

St Wilfrid’s, Blyth, 20th December, 7.00 pm

RCIA - Journey of Faith
On Tuesday evening at 7.00 pm in the meeting room - Creation, Sin and Salvation

Parish Council
There will be a meeting of the parish council on Monday (5th) at 7.00 pm. If there are any items you would like to be discussed please inform me or any member of the parish council.

Christ in the World group
The next meeting of the group will be Friday (9th) at 7.00 pm. The main topic for discussion is ‘The persecution of Christians across the World’.

Reception of Communion
In a letter from Bishop Seamus he reminds us that in the general introduction of the Roman Missal we are expected to make some act of reverence before the reception of communion. The Bishop’s Conference has asked that this be a small nod before coming up to receive holy communion.

Christmas Candles
The lighting of candles around the edge of the balcony for the first Mass of Christmas seems to be successful so we will be repeating it this year. So if you would like to have a candle lit for someone in your family please fill in the form in the Narthex and place in the box. Any donations made will be for St Cuthbert’s Care Side by Side project.

St Cuthbert’s Care
During Advent, instead of a special collection, the wall safes at the back of church are available for your donations.

Matthew Project
This is a project being started by members of the Bedlington Christian Fellowship (the Coffin Chapel). This project will be working with statutory and voluntary agencies to provide basic food stuffs for those who need it. The project was launched on Friday by Ian Lavery MP and I am delighted to say the parish was represented by Lawrie Clark, Peter and Barbara Fowler and Moira Quinn. Just as other churches in Bedlington have worked with us in opening the Open House project I would like the parish to work as best we can with this important initiative. Peter and Barbara Fowler have kindly volunteered to be responsible for collecting and distributing food stuffs. Non perishable goods such as jam, sugar, tea and coffee, rice, pasta and any tinned items would be acceptable. I am aware of our commitment to the refugee project where we are requested to provide specifically tinned meat, therefore, contributions to the Matthew project should not affect our particular contributions to the refugee project. (Collection today for refugees and asylum seekers and first Sunday of every month)

Parish Ceildh
There will be a parish Ceilidh, next Saturday at 7.30 pm. Tickets - £5 There will be a shared table. If interested in buying a ticket please contact Lawrie Clark (H) 01670820528, (M) 07764348367.

Church Open for Prayer and Reflection
I have been considering having the church open more often for people to use for prayer and reflection. I appreciate that there are security issues. As an experiment for the Fridays in Advent, the church will be open from 8.30 am to 1.00 pm. I hope this will give people an opportunity, especially for parents and grandparents taking children to school to use the church when passing by. The church should have people in it from 8.30 am until about mid-day. I am looking for volunteers to be present in the church from 12 noon until 1.00 pm to ensure the church’s security. Please sign the list in the Narthex if you can help. Ideally I’d like at least two people to be present.

Traidcraft
Many thanks to all who ordered Traidcraft goods and cards. The total of £619.59 is almost double last years figure.

Carmelites Meeting next Sunday at 2.00 pm. All are welcome.

There will be a Blood Transfusion session in the hall on Wednesday.