| This Sunday 9.00am Gerry Harland (Anniv.) 11.00am Elizabeth Garry RIP 6.00pm People of the Parish | Next Sunday, Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) 9.00am John Reddan (Anniv.) 11.00am Charles & Margaret Griffin RIP 6.00pm People of the Parish |
Masses This Week
Morning / Evening Prayer of the Church will be said 20 minutes before any weekday Mass or Eucharistic Service.
Monday 9.00am Service of Word & Holy Communion
6.55pm Reception into church of Mr Henryk Cerowski RIP 7.00pm Michael Brooks RIP
Tuesday 9.00am Funeral Mass for Mr Henryk Cerowski
Wednesday 9.00am Kyung-Joo-Kin-Ci RIP
Thursday 9.00am David Gormal (Anniv.)
Friday 9.00am Service of Word & Holy Communion
Saturday 9.00am Service of Word & Holy Communion followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 10am.
RIP – Henryk Cerowski, Mary Rose Harris, Elizabeth Garry, Bishop Michael Evans (East Anglia), Jimmy Moore.
Anniversaries: Daisy O’Flanagan, Mary Baker, Michael Crampsie, Charlie Quirke, Iris Gamble, Margaret O’Brien, Dick Deasy,
Annie Rogers, John Merrigan, Joseph Molloy, Jean Langeveld, Gerry Harland, Martin Brennan, Denis Doody, John Piazzon, Thomas Mellon, Jean Kinsella, Jaime Keggan, Leon Kinsella, Trudi Somers, Jack Gerrard, Ellen Hayward, Margaret Synnott.
Sick List – Please pray for Jane Dewsnap, Paul Bainbridge, Doris Lees, Larry Kelly, Anne Graham, Bridget McConnell, Maura Stone,
Tommy Wainwright, Catherine Shorney, Charmaine Cross, Michael Wilson, Helen Freeman, Dolores Heffernan, Lucy Sargent, Martine Sim,
Joseph Cooney, Alicia Clifford, Louis O’Brien, Baby Leah Brown, Nicola Tressler, Margaret Cash, Lorna Jesperson, Cath Meacham, Karl Seitz,
Connie Harban, Deacon Tony Colby, Jack Garry, Maureen Costello, Jacqueline Bailey, Ruth Waters, Mike Stanley, Krystyna Czaplejewicz,
Mary Smith, Lydia Bailey, Pat Miles, Jack Simmons, Brenda Stokes, Eugene Keogan, David Warr, Dawn Rawlings, Kathryn McSheridan,
Joe Cluny, Teresa Mellon, Maria Harrison, Maurice Parsons, Jim Jones, Margaret Bowes, Jacqueline Godridge, Debbie O’Toole, Mary Tressler, Richard Griffiths, Ben Zurawil, Heidi O'Neill, Catherine Porter.
Last Sunday’s Collection Main £1027-34 Thank you.
Today is known as the Day For Life. There will be a Second Collection at all Masses today. www.dayforlife.org
Readings for next Sunday (19th Sunday, Year A): 1 Kings 19:9; 11-13; Psalm 84; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:22-33
Feasts of the Week – Monday St Alphonsus Liguori; Thursday (4th August) St John Vianney; Saturday Transfiguration of the Lord
Feast of St John Vianney – Fr Jonathan and the parish of St John Vianney invites you to celebrate the Patronal Feast of St John Vianney this Thursday. Mass at St John Vianney Church, Bishopton Close, Mount Nod, is at 7.30pm. All welcome.
Tuesday Society – Now finished for the summer. Re-commences on 13th September which will be the Society’s 20th year!
Extend group – Normal service resumes this Thursday. 9.45am for 10.00am.
RCIA (Journey in Faith) – The term has now finished, and we thank God for the blessings of this year’s programme. For anybody you know who might be interested in knowing more about the Catholic Faith, the next programme of introductory sessions will take place at St John Vianney parish, Mount Nod, from this September. Now, before the summer, might be the time to give some serious consideration to family or friends who would like to find out more about the Catholic Faith. Maybe you could encourage them and, if need be, offer to come along with them to the talks and sessions that will be a gentle introduction to the truths of our Faith.
New Translation of the Mass – www.liturgyoffice.org.uk gives a comparison between what you say now and what you will say, from this September. Our Sunday homilies over recent Sundays have given some attention to the changes that will come in the words of the Mass. How many of the new responses are becoming familiar to you? Please take a sheet with the revised responses, today. If you can, spend a little time seeing what is the same and what is different. It will be very helpful to you in September, to start now.
Parish Pilgrimage to Rome, Assisi and Palazzola – planned for September / October 2012. Please sign up in the main entrance of the church today, if you would like to receive more information about this planned, one-week trip.
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Sunday 14th August – Those involved in planning liturgy and reading should note that Sunday 14th August will be the transferred Solemnity of the Assumption. The prayers and readings of that day will be those of 15th August in Missals. This takes the place of the Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Collection of Food & Personal Hygiene Items for Refugees – Tinned and long-life food items, or hygiene products. Also required if possible are: tea bags, jars of coffee, bags of sugar, and breakfast cereals. Please bring them to the box provided under the statue of St Thomas More, all the year round. Thank you for your response so far. Any amount you give is much appreciated.
Parish Shop – now stocking a range of books by Pope Benedict XVI, pictures and prayer cards marking the occasion of the Beatification of Pope John Paul II, and greeting cards for every occasion, and there is a simple and helpful booklet (priced £1-95) on the coming changes to the Missal and Sunday Mass. How are you preparing for this change?
Stepping Stones – We are now looking for parishioners who might be suitable to take on the work of: helping to set up, making drinks etc, from 1pm to 3pm on a Friday afternoon. It is hoped that if enough people are suitable, a team could be set up, and the burden not all fall on the same people. It is rewarding work which in a very simple way helps to support families of the parish.
Please consider this important work of our parish, and speak to Debbie Middleton, or to one of the clergy if you are interested.
World Youth Day in Madrid this August – Please pray for the young adults who will be representing our parish at this event, with Pope Benedict XVI, this summer: Josh Baker, Hannah Baker, Daniel Crilly, Steven Ehue, Stephanie Ehue, Joseph Lee, Katie McConnachie, Paul Mills, Molly Poole, Victoria Wooltorton. Thank you to parishioners and friends for the support you have given to the young people through fundraising ventures over the past 2 years, and to those who have baked cakes for Sunday cake sales. Thank you to the Parish Football Teams who have recently donated £100 towards the fundraising for World Youth Day.
World Youth Day Parish Mass – On the evening before the parish group departs for World Youth Day, there will be a Mass to which all parishioners are invited. Tuesday 9th August at 7pm. This will be a Mass of Commissioning and Thanksgiving.
Alton Castle – Looking for young people 18+ to be part of next year’s team. If you are interested, call 01538 703224.
Diocesan Pilgrimage in Honour of the English Martyrs at Harvington Hall, nr. Kidderminster – Sunday 4th September.
Rosary Rally at Grace Dieu Manor, Leicestershire – Sunday 21st August. Mass at 3pm followed by Marian devotions.
African Day Mass – St Elizabeth’s Church, Foleshill on Sunday 14th August at 2.30pm. All parishioners welcome.
Spark in the Park – August 2011 - an outreach for Coventry run by people from a number of churches. It is a week of outrageous fun for children, young people and their families. Activities will include loads of inflatables, football, craft activities, face painting, quizzes and gunge. It will take place in the Memorial Park from Monday 8th August to Friday 12th at 1.30 pm (till 4pm) and it's free. It has been a very popular attraction for the school holidays, in recent years, and for family and friends to enjoy.
Kairos WWT – This organisation in our city, supporting vulnerable women who need the companionship of volunteers who are ready to listen and non-judgemental, seeks your help. If you are willing to ‘Give something back’ and have skills or talents that you would like to offer to this worth project, please contact Nicola on 76 559550 or find out more at www.kairoswwt.org.
Parish Art Project – For those who offered artwork to the Sacraments project last Easter, there is an opportunity for you to retrieve your artwork if you wish, or you may leave it so that it can serve as an example for others engaging in future projects.
100 Club Winners for July – Mr & Mrs Cooper, Sonja P Kaur, Mrs Madia, Mrs Atkins, Christa Kelly and Marie Webb.
& for August – Mrs Green, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Raja, Mrs C Price, Mrs Darragh and Caroline McHugh. Congratulations.
Stamps – Please bring used stamps to the box under the statue of St Thomas More, where they can be recycled for charity.
