| NEXT SUNDAY: THIRTY SECOND SUNDAY OF THE YEAR A Sunday 6th November 9.00 a.m. John Walton Harrison (Anniv) 11.00 a.m. Leo Keenan (Anniv) 6.00 p.m. People of the Parish | Next Sunday’s Readings: 1st: Wisdom 6: 12-16 Psalm: 62
2nd: 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18
Gospel: Matthew 25: 1-13 |
THIS SUNDAY Coffee will be served in the MMR after both morning Masses The Parish Youth Group meets today from 4.15 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. in the Margaret Roper Room. Children Year 7 and upwards are welcome.
SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS Tuesday is a holy day of Obligation celebrating the power of the Holy Spirit shinning in the lives of the saints.
COMMEMORATION OF ALL SOULS On Wednesday we pray for all those souls who have gone before us in faith. As we remember the deceased of our families and parish we also pray for the Holy Souls in purgatory. In the month of November we are invited to pray for those who have gone before us in faith. |
| Last Sunday’s Collection: £1,104.15 Thank you. Next Sunday Second Collection for the Johnson Association. |
| NEXT SUNDAY: The children preparing for their First Holy Communion with their ‘extended families’ will present the liturgy at the 11.00am morning Mass. |
| RIP: Father Brendan Byrne, Deacon Louis Kelly, Ivor Rouzell, Robert McGhee, Joseph Ijoma, Vint Dunlop, Karl Seitz, Mary Tressler, Baby Ronan Coughlan. Anniversaries- Eileen Taylor, Fintan Conroy, Cele Oyamburu, Alan Stock, Sean O’Sullivan, Thomas McMillian, Chirstian Malian, Edward Hastings, Ona Smith, Tony Corcoran, Austin O’Reily, Annie Gallagher, Patrick Layler, Kathleen Glynn, Tom Connor, Ruth Brown, Eternal rest grant to them O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in Peace. Amen |
| Sick List: Please pray for Mary McKenzie, Noreen Thornhill, Jim Etheridge, Kim Green, Liz Skendrovic, Patricia Pickett, Michael Kerrigan, Patrick Galvin, Lucy Brennan, 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, Leah Brown, Nicola Tressler, Margaret Cash, Lorna Jesperson, Cath Meacham, Connie Harban, Deacon Tony Colby, Jack Garry, Mary, Help of Christains: Pray for us. |
PARISH MEETINGS Eucharistic Ministers Meeting for all ministers Tuesday, 1st November at 8.00 p.m. in the Margaret Roper Room.
Justice and Peace Group The next meeting of the Parish Group is on Wednesday 2nd November 2011 at 7.45 p.m. in the Margaret Roper Room. Everyone welcome.
Christmas Bazaar Planning meeting Wednesday 2nd November at 7.45 p.m. in the Blessed John Paul II Room. |
| QUICK PARISH ART PROJECT - Stars over Bethlehem: Everyone is invited to make a star so that we can create an image of the night sky over Bethlehem, communicating the joy, peace and hope we celebrate at Our Lords birth. You can print, sew, paint, glue even knit! Closing date is the 4th December and the work will be displayed in church from 11th December through to Epiphany. Please collect an information sheet from Debbie Colby after all masses today or call her on 76417180 for help with ideas or resources. |
| RCIA (Journey in Faith) – the programme continues on Thursdays at 7.45 p.m. at St John Vianney parish, Mount Nod. This Thursday ‘Getting the Most out of the Mass part 1’ All welcome. |
| Orders now being taken for Fr Timothy’s commemorative photo book at £35. Profits to Andrew Robinson Young People’s Trust. Sample in shop. The book is fast becoming a best seller! |
OTHER ACTIVITIES in MARGARET ROPER ROOM Parish Youth Group meets on the following dates: Sunday 30th Oct (today), 27th Nov, 11th Dec 4.15 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. Year 7 upwards
Extend Group- Gentle exercises sitting down to music for older people. Thurs 9.45 am Contact: Roy 7641 4887 Sign Language –Thursday evenings from 6.00 p.m. – 7.00 p.m. Contact: Pauline 07974 362714 |
| PARISH SHOP: Orders are now being taken for the new Sunday and Weekday missal with the new translation of the Mass. Charity Christmas Cards are available today Used Stamps: Collected at the back of the church. Food for the needy: Please leave at the back of church. |
| A new Cleaning Team is URGENTLY required for a rota for cleaning the Margaret Roper & Blessed John Paul II rooms. Hours to suit the team. Please contact Mandy Wooltorton Tel: 07968 370195 |
| Pilgrimages: Parish Pilgrimage to Rome, Assisi and Palazzola – planned for September/October 2012. All booking forms should have been submitted to Beatrice Upham by now. Information meeting to be held on Saturday 26th November 2.30 p.m. in the Margaret Roper Room. Diocesan/Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2012: Saturday, 2nd - Friday 9th June 2012. Flying from Stansted, Full board and travel. Approx cost £545. Please leave your name at the back of church or contact Tel: 024 7644 1436. |
| DATES FOR DIARY; The Induction ceremony for Fr. Philip will be celebrated on Wednesday 30th November at 7.00pm. |
“Pilgrims of truth, pilgrims of peace”, On 27th October 2011, religious leaders gathered, once again, in Assisi, to mark the 25th anniversary of the first such meeting in 1986, and to pledge, again, a shared commitment to peace and justice. Pope Benedict XVI has put this meeting under the motto of “pilgrims of truth, pilgrims of peace”, which recalls the search for truth and goodness that all human beings share. “God of Peace, as religious leaders gather in Assisi on their pilgrimage for peace, we ask you to make this meeting a blessed and fruitful one, and to grant all your children the will and the ability to live with each other in peace. We also pray for ourselves, that we may become messengers of this peace, in cooperation and solidarity with all our brothers and sisters in our own religion and others, of all beliefs and none. In a moment of silence, we pray for the gift of peace.”
