| This Sunday 9.00am Elizabeth Garry RIP 11.00am Tony Gill RIP 6.00pm Heather Harris RIP | Next Sunday, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) 9.00am Ints of Ben & Judy Freeman (Golden Wedding) 11.00am Thomas Ward (Anniv.) 6.00pm Ints of Karl Seitz (sick) |
Services of Word & Holy Communion 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
Tuesday 9.00am Service of Word & Holy Communion
Wednesday 9.00am Service of Word & Holy Communion
Thursday 7.00pm Service of Word & Holy Communion
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, Jimmy Moore, Rose Roach, Eugene Keogan, Hilary Horner.
Anniversaries: Philip Fitzpatrick, Catherie Hawthorne, John Waters, Valerie Johnson, Mary Murray, Douglas Moore, Josie Zaparanuik, Margaret Rooney, Elizabeth Storey, John Smith, Michael O’Sullivan, John Mullally, William Fellows, Winifred McDonald, Teresa Rainbow, Richard Eccles, Jim Keegan, Teresa Niro, Margaret Magennis, Mary O’Callaghan, Brendan Kenny, Patrica Daines, Helen Wright.
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, 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.
Today is the Transferred Solemnity of the Assumption into Heaven of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It would be a Holyday of Obligation, and for those which remain on their date, they are transferred to the Sunday if they fall on a Saturday or Monday.
Welcome Back to Fr Paul Kim, a Jesuit Priest from Oxford, studying at the University of Warwick, who celebrates Masses today.
Last Sunday’s Collection £1106-27. Thank you very much.
Readings for next Sunday (21st Sunday of the Year A): Isaiah 22:19-23, Psalm 137; Romans 11:33-36; Matthew 16:13-20.
Feasts of the Week – Saturday St Bernard, Abbot.
Tuesday Society – Now finished for the summer. Re-commences on 13th September which will be the Society’s 20th year!
Extend group – this Thursday. 9.45am for 10.00am, Margaret Roper Room. Gentle, seated exercise to music.
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.
African Day Mass – St Elizabeth’s Church, Foleshill today (14th August) at 2.30pm. All parishioners welcome. A celebration of the many African countries and cultures represented in our city today. The Mass will be followed by a celebration of food and music.
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.
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.
The Wednesday Word – A new initiative being used to bring the Word of God into homes. www.wednesdayword.org.
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 variety of resources now available to help you understand and come to know the changes to the Missal and Sunday Mass. How are you preparing for this change?
Please take a free sheet from the church porch with all changes given; or buy a wallet-sized card from the shop, to keep with you.
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– Please pray for the young adults who are representing our parish at this event, with Pope Benedict XVI, at the moment: 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. The theme for this World Youth Day is: Planted and built up in Jesus Christ, firm in faith. The Patron Saints associated with this event are: Blessed John Paul II, St Ignatius of Loyola, St Teresa of Avila, St Francis Xavier, and St Rose of Lima. Pray that this event, which will engage about a million young adults from around the world, will be a special moment of faith, and a memory and influence that will last a lifetime. Pray also for the Holy Father, making another pastoral visit, and witnessing as an apostle.
The Pope in Madrid – For those who wish to follow the Pope’s trip to Spain from the middle of this week to the culmination of the World Youth Day celebrations, next Sunday morning, EWTN – a free channel on Sky gives good coverage. Channel 589.
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.
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.
Diocesan Justice & Peace Assembly – Saturday 15th October, at St Peter’s School, Whitefields Road, Solihull. The theme of this year’s assembly will be: Becoming a Just Church. Cost £7 (Concessions £5). Could you represent our parish at this event?
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.
