| This Sunday 9.00am David Murray (Anniv.) 11.00am Joseph Kendall (Anniv.) 6.00pm Tony Gill (Anniv.) | Next Sunday, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) 9.00am Sr Elizabeth Abbot RIP 11.00am Ellen Cullinane (Anniv.) 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.
Bank Holiday Monday 10.00am Fr Frank Gwinnett RIP
Tuesday 9.00am Service of Word & Holy Communion
Wednesday 9.00am Service of Word & Holy Communion
Thursday 7.00pm Elizabeth Garry RIP
Friday 9.00am Mgr Tom Gavin RIP
Saturday 9.00am Sheila Colby (Anniv.) followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions until 10.30am.
RIP – Henryk Cerowski, Mary Rose Harris, Rose Roach, Eugene Keogan, Hilary Horner, Fr Frank Gwinnett, May McCabe, Jack Simmons.
Anniversaries: Kevin Gavin, Michael Broderick, Anne Whitters, Mabel Fulham, Peter Hughes, Edward Spence, Nora Neary, Mr. Hopkins, John Moran, Gerald Harland, Ethel Carrington, Bill Berwick, Joseph Richards, Edna Barton, Patrick Carroll, Maureen Vaughan, Elia Gregory, Robert Harvey, Mick Muldoon, Emma Bowen, Bishop Francis Thomas, Lucy Beale, Alan Dawson, Sheila Colby, Anthony Gill, Frank Craven.
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, 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, Brenda Stokes, David Warr, Dawn Rawlings, Kathryn McSheridan, Joe Cluny, Maria Harrison,
Maurice Parsons, Jim Jones, Margaret Bowes, Jacqueline Godridge, Debbie O’Toole, Mary Tressler, Richard Griffiths, Ben Zurawil,
Heidi O'Neill, Catherine Porter, Audrey Bills.
Last Sunday’s Collection - £1043-60 Thank you very much.
Readings for next Sunday (23rd Sunday of the Year A): Ezekiel 33:7-9; Psalm 94; Romans 13:8-10; Matthew 18:15-20
Feasts of the Week – Monday Beheading of John the Baptist; Saturday SFeast of St Gregory the Great, Apostle of the English.
Tuesday Society – Re-commences on 13th September which will be the Society’s 20th year!
Extend group – Re-commences on 6th October.
RCIA (Journey in Faith) – the next programme of introductory sessions on the faith will take place at St John Vianney parish, Mount Nod, from this September. Maybe you could encourage a friend or family member to go and, if need be, offer to go with them to the talks and sessions that will be a gentle introduction to the truths of our Faith, and a good refresher for Catholics.
Readers Rota – Please collect a new rota from the sacristy after Mass
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. Please be assured that individuals and parish communities across the country, and indeed the English-speaking world are going to be adopting this revised translation in the coming weeks and months. It will have its moments of confusion, especially where people are used to certain responses. But it might also help us to appreciate the same Mass in a new way.
World Youth Day – Fr Timothy and 10 young people from our parish took part in this event, culminating in the Open-Air Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI, in Madrid, last Sunday. Thank you to all parishioners, family and friends for their support in helping our young people to make the trip. At the end of the final Mass, Pope Benedict announced that the next World Youth Day would be held in Rio di Janiero, Brazil, in 2013. For young adults who will be 18+ in the summer of 2013, this is the time to start considering the task of fundraising, but for the purpose of taking part in a most amazing, worldwide gathering of young Catholics.
The Wednesday Word – A new initiative being used to bring the Word of God into homes. www.wednesdayword.org.
Clergy Arrivals in Coventry - We pray for Fr Philip Gay as he prepares to come to our parish in the coming week. We pray also for the continuing work of Alton Castle Youth Retreat Centre, where he has served as Director for the past 6 years. There are other clergy arriving in our city and deanery. In addition to Fr David Gnosill who has been appointed Parish Priest of our partner parish of Corpus Christi, Fr George Bennett will take up his responsibility as Parish Priest of St Patrick’s in Wood End, whilst Fr Andrew Franklin continues to assist Canon Tom Farrell at Christ the King. Fr Paul Johnson leaves Christ the King to become Parish Priest of St Joseph’s, Warndon in Worcester. We thank Fr Paul for making available to us the Weekday Mass sheets in recent times.
St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School, Coventry – celebrates 40 years this September. The first event to celebrate this Birthday, will be a Thanksgiving Mass at St John Fisher Church, Tiverton Road, Wyken, at 7pm on Friday 9th September, followed by a Buffet. Anybody who has any links with the school, past or present is very welcome. Please let the school know if you can attend, to help with catering and numbers. But still just turn up if you can. Other events will be arranged during the coming year.
Sewing for All – an opportunity to learn or share sewing skills. Margaret Roper Room, 7pm – 8.30pm on the following dates.
20th Sept, 4th Oct, 11th Oct, 18th Oct. Come to any or all sessions. For further details, contact Annemarie on 07855 381950.
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 translation of the Mass which comes into effect this September.
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.
Diocesan Pilgrimage in Honour of the English Martyrs at Harvington Hall, nr. Kidderminster – Sunday 4th September.
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?
Stamps – Please bring used stamps to the box under the statue of St Thomas More, where they can be recycled for charity.
Thank you – As I celebrate my final Sunday Masses as Parish Priest here today, I would like to express my thanks to the parish community for all the blessings that I have received through my ministry here over the past 7 years. Taking over as Parish Priest from Mgr Tom Gavin and Fr Jonathan gave me a great insight into the richness of the life of the parish, and acknowledging Mgr Gavin’s commitment to the priesthood and the Church right to the end was very humbling. The partnerships that we have in our parish with neighbouring Catholic parishes, and with the Christians of the South Coventry Churches, are important in recognising that the way forward both as Catholics and as a wider Christian family is our links with others, and never trying to be self-sufficient in our church and our parish. Within this parish, there are too many individuals and groups to thank by name. But please accept my sincere thanks for your kindness and support to me, in so many ways. More especially thank you for all that you do for this parish, which is so often done selflessly and without praise or recognition. As I reflect on the sacramental and pastoral side of my work over these seven years, there are many people who have inspired me, who are now with God. It has also been a privilege to share in welcoming new lives to the parish. The priesthood is a wonderful vocation, and the Church as a place of welcome and belonging can be here for anybody who chooses it. I wish every blessing to the work of St Thomas More School and Bishop Ullathorne Schools, and am grateful for my involvement with them over these years. As I leave the parish, I ask you to continue to pray for me as I take up my responsibilities as Vicar General. And as you welcome Fr Philip to the parish, continue to be a people who live in the hope of the Resurrection; whose faith shows in joyfulness of spirit; who are a credible advert for the Good News of Jesus Christ! Fr Timothy.
