Newsletter: 15th October 2023

Newsletter: 15th October 2023

Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

16.30 Confessions
17.30
VIGIL MASS

09.00 MASS
10.30 MASS
12.00 Baptisms

Father Brady’s Day Off

10.00 Mass

10.00 Mass
19.30 UCM Meeting

10.00 Mass

10.00  Mass

16.30 Confessions
17.30 VIGIL MASS

09.00 MASS
10.30 MASS
12.00 Baptisms

WORLD MISSION SUNDAY
Unfortunately due to some confusion no Missionary Priest will be appealing on World Mission Sunday 22nd October 2023. However the Missio collection WILL take place that weekend. Sorry for the Confusion. Please set aside money for this very worthy cause. There are Autumn editions of Mission Today available in the Atrium. This year the focus is on Kenya and the missionary work taking place in Kibera, the biggest urban ‘slum’ in Africa.

OUR CHRISTMAS FAIR
Saturday 25th November, 11am – 2p.m. There will be lots of stalls and craft activities for the children. We will be looking for helpers to make this a great team effort and raise money for the Church. A sign up list is now available in the atrium for willing volunteers. This week we are kindly asking for any good raffle prizes/ fancy goods. There are boxes in the Atrium to place items requested. Thank you for your donations.

U.C.M. MEETING
Wednesday 18th October 7.30p.m. We are having a demonstration of Christmas lights in a bottle by Julie Southworth at the UCM Meeting. Bring an empty clear bottle if you want to take part. All parishioners welcome. The UCM are asking for donations of teddy bears for their stall at the Christmas Fare, please could they be left in the Atrium. Thank you.

NOVEMBER DEAD ENVELOPES
Throughout the month of November the Church traditionally prays for the Holy Souls. Our beloved dead will be remembered at every Mass during November, so, if you have the names of anyone (or a list of names) who you wish to be remembered in prayer, there are specific envelopes available in the Atrium. Please return your envelopes by 31st October.

PARISH OFFICE OPEN TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY, 9AM UNTIL 12.00PM

BAPTISM CERTIFICATE COPIES REQUESTS
For those requesting copies of baptism certificates, the office can be contacted initially and the certificate can be collected at any of the weekend Masses. This is also to encourage people to come to Mass.

WEEKLY FOOD DONATIONS
Please continue to support this worthy cause by placing any items of food in the basket under the table in the atrium. Food donations are taken weekly by the U.C.M to the Trinity Food Bank.

CATHOLIC FAMILY CARE
Thank you from Ann Barrett for the £152.36 from the Parish and private donations of £277.66 raising a total of £430.00 for this worthy cause.

ST DUNSTAN’S AODS PRESENTS
‘Broadway Bucket List’ (Shows we’ll never stage, roles we’ll never play) 7.30pm 22nd – 25th November 2023. Theatre; St Dunstans Parish Centre, Kenyon Lane, Moston, M40 9JP. Tickets £15 Adult, £12.50 Child. Box Office: Box Office >

CARITAS REMEMBRANCE MASS
3pm on Thursday 2nd November 2023 Cornerstone Day Centre, 104B Denmark Road M15 6JS. Every year staff, volunteers, supporters and friends of Caritas gather to remember those who have died and pray for loved ones with a candle lit as their names are read out. A small buffet is also provided. If you wish to join the service please let Parish Office know.

MASS FOR VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD
Friday 20th October 7pm, St Edwards’s Spring Lane Lees OL4 5AJ. If you would like to pray for vocations to our diocese, we would love to see you there!

PLEASE NOTE MASS TIMES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DURING THE WEEK FOR FUNERALS OR UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE NEWSLETTER ON THIS WEBSITE AND NOTICEBOARD WILL BE UPDATED TO INFORM OF ANY CHANGES.

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STAY WITH US, LORD, ON OUR JOURNEY

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL

A wedding is a time of joy and of completion after long preparation, a time of love and of complete satisfaction. In Judaism at the time of Jesus, the coming of the Messiah is often compared to the joy of a wedding-feast. The marriage-feast at Cana must have been some party! At Mary’s request Jesus produced 900 litres of wine. The Letter to the Ephesians teaches that the love in a human wedding is only a foretaste of Christ’s love for his bride, the Church. In the story of the royal wedding in this Sunday’s Gospel, however, two things go drastically wrong. First, the original wedding guests refuse to come. Not only do they refuse, but they brutally maltreat the innocent messengers, and the king (who must represent God) ruthlessly burns down their city. Secondly, the man who has no wedding-garment is thrown out: a wedding-garment is a standard Jewish image for works of generosity expected of every faithful Jew. For us Christians too, the story constitutes a double warning. Are we alert and listening for God’s call? Do we rest secure in being called Christians and leave the challenging jobs to others?

BAPTISMS Please see Fr. Brady after Mass if you would like your child to be baptised. A baptismal certificate for one of the parents must be provided as evidence of baptism in a Roman Catholic Church before a baptism date can be given. We welcome parents and children and by attending Masses at the weekend on Saturday at 5.30pm, Sunday at 9.00am or 10.00am which fulfil the Sunday obligation. All Catholics are OBLIGED to celebrate Mass on EVERY Sunday.

SICK AND HOUSEBOUND If you know of anybody who would like Fr Brady to visit, could you please give him their name and address with postcode and a contact telephone number. Thank you.

MASS INTENTIONS AND NEWSLETTER INCLUSIONS The practice of requesting a Mass to be offered for loved ones, living or deceased, is a beautiful and wonderful part of our Catholic Tradition. Continuing this long-standing practice, you can remember someone who has died recently or many years ago. The Mass can also make beautiful gifts for any special occasion: birthdays, anniversaries, in thanksgiving for a prayer answered etc. You can offer an intention for anybody who is struggling with a serious illness or other difficulties of life. Please hand in any Mass Intentions and items for the bulletin before Thursday as the newsletter is printed on Friday Morning. There are Mass Intention Envelopes provided on the table in the Atrium. Please provide a contact number with Mass Intentions so that any discrepancies can be resolved. Thank you.

OUR LADY’S LAMP AND THE SANCTUARY LAMP These burn for seven days. Please place any intentions in an envelope with £5 in the Mass Offerings Box in the Atrium.

MASSES AND PRAYERS RECEIVED THIS WEEK

Lately Dead

David Smith, Margaret McDermott, Esther Mary Boles, Anthony Welsh.

Birthday Memory

Peggy Byrne

Other

A Special Intention
Special Intention for Family and Good Health

This week the Sanctuary Lamp burns for:

Those facing financial hardship.

This week Our Lady’s Lamp burns for:

Paul Casey.
Children preparing for their First Holy Communion.