CATHOLIC PARISH OF OUR LADY,
STOWMARKET
www.ourladys-stowmarket.co.uk
R.C. Diocese of East Anglia: Registered Charity No. 278742
Parish Newsletter for the Week beginning Sunday, 4th October 2009
27TH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Sunday Readings of Year B; Weekday Readings of Year I;
Divine Office: Psalter Week 3
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Welcome to Mass of the 27 th Sunday of the Year. We give thanks for the Harvest and there is a RETIRING COLLECTION for CAFOD following the Harvest Fast Day on Friday. Spare envelopes are available at the back of the church in case you’ve forgotten yours. If you are a taxpayer, please Gift Aid your donation, being careful to fill in all the details on the envelope.
NATIONAL MASS COUNT
The annual count starts this Sunday and continues for all the Sundays of October. Heads of adults and children will be counted at the Offertory.
DURING THIS WEEK:
THE SCRIPTURE PRAYER GROUP
Meeting at1.30 pm on Tuesday in the Parish Centre.
CAFOD SUPPORT GROUP MEETING
The CAFOD GROUP meets on Tuesday at 7.15 pm in the Centre.
A FUTURE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR PARISH
Mary Robinson will host the meeting, which she announced at Mass last Sunday, for anyone who would like to contribute to the future of our children, at 7.30 pm on Thursday, 8 th October in the Parish Centre. “Do come!” says Mary.
THIS WEEK’S MASS AND SERVICE TIMES
Please note that Mass will be celebrated at 8.00 a.m. from Tuesday to Saturday this week (early on Tuesday because of the Visit of St Therese’s Relics to Walsingham later in the day, on Thursday because of the Council of Priests’ Meeting at Poringland and on Saturday because of the Day of Recollection at Clare). There’ll be no Exposition on Thursday morning and no confessions on Saturday morning.
DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER:
Please pray for the Parishes of St James and St Mark, Ipswich.
MASS FOR THE SICK AND HOUSEBOUND
Sunday 18 October 2009 at 3pm . All are welcome. Tea will be served after Mass. Offers of help with transport and/or providing food for the afternoon tea would be welcomed. Please be in contact with Frances on 01449 613265 or Marguerite Frost on 01449 774393.
HELP NEEDED FOR THIS YEAR’S POPPY APPEAL
The Royal British Legion is looking for helpers in Stowmarket for this year's Poppy Appeal, leading up to October 24 and until November 8. Just a few hours of your time would be invaluable. We are hoping people will come forward to help distribute tins to shops and businesses in the town centre, man the supermarkets and the station when commuters arrive, deliver tins around Stowmarket and help with their collection afterwards, plus drivers. Please contact RBL Community Fundraiser Clare Baldwin on 01394 387986 or email cbaldwin@britishlegion.org.uk
ST LOUIS CATHOLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL OPEN DAY
St Louis Catholic Middle School , Bury St Edmunds, are holding their Open Day on Wednesday 21 st October. Everyone is welcome to visit the school and meet staff and children. Please call in anytime between 9.30 – 11.00 am and 7.00 - 9.00 pm. There will be a welcome and introduction by the Headteacher at 9.30 am and 7.00 pm. We look forward to seeing you.
RED BOXES FOR MISSIO (FORMERLY THE A.P.F.)
Many thanks to everyone who has brought in a red mission box. If you haven’t yet done so, please bring in your mission box to be emptied and counted as soon as possible. Please make sure your name is on it.
PREPARING FOR OUR AUTUMN BAZAAR ON 7 TH NOVEMBER
Here are the dates for the distribution of carrier bags after each Mass for donation of items for the Bazaar:
3rd/4th October Groceries
10th/11th October Bric-a-brac (no electrical goods, please: we cannot accept them
because we cannot legally sell them)
17th/18th October Toys/DVDs/CDs
Many thanks. Marion & David Ryan.
WORLD YOUTH DAY 2011 LAUNCH, SUNDAY 4TH OCTOBER
Come to Newmarket Catholic Church, 1.00pm – 4.30 pm on 4 th October to find out about World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid. Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Michael. For young people age 14+ (need to be 16+ by summer 2011) and adults interested in coming as leaders. Please bring a packed lunch.
GUIDE FOR READERS
Readers are asked to collect their copies of the Guide for Readers for the October-December period from the rack in the porch at Our Lady’s Church.
CLARE PRIORY DAY OF RECOLLECTION
Please put your name on the list in the porch (back of church at Woolpit) if you are coming to the Day of Recollection at Clare Priory on Saturday, 10 th October. The Day it is open to anyone in the parish who would like to join us though Extraordinary Ministers of Communion and Readers are especially encouraged to attend. You will need to arrange your own transport and bring a packed lunch though soup and hot drinks will be provided by the Priory. Copies of the programme for the day are available at the back of the church.
SENIORS SOCIAL AFTERNOON MARK 2
Because of the visit of the Relics of St Therese to Walsingham on Tuesday and Wednesday, John Tomlinson has postponed the Social Afternoon for Seniors proposed for Tuesday afternoon until Tuesday November 3 rd from 2 – 4pm. Apologies for any inconvenience this change may cause.
VISIT OF THE RELICS OF ST THERESE OF LISIEUX
Copies of the full programme for the visit of the Relics of St Therese to Walsingham on Tuesday 6 th and Wednesday 7 th October are available at the back of the church.
SCHOOL VACANCIES
St Benet’s Catholic Primary School, Beccles , Suffolk require a Deputy Headteacher, Jan. 2010. Further details available on Diocesan Website www.catholiceastanglia.org or contact School Tel: 01502 712012 or email ad.stbenets.p@talk21.com. See full advertisement on the notice board.
SACRED HEART SCHOOL, SWAFFHAM require a Head of Maths. For more info. see Diocesan Website or contact School: 01760 721330, Email: info@sacredheartschool.co.uk See poster for details.
EVENING PRAYER AND TUESDAY EVENING MASS
Evening Prayer of the Church is now regularly said before the 6.30 pm Mass on Tuesdays, beginning at 6.15 pm (remember that there’s no evening Mass on Tuesday this week).
A NEW PUBLICATION FROM THE UNIVERSE:
JUSTICE – social issues: A Catholic Perspective.
A new magazine, every two months, £3.50 per copy. Please put money in the Papers box.
CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
EAST ANGLIA CONFERENCE: The Changing Face of Britain
Saturday, 3 rd October at St John Fisher Catholic High School, Peterborough, 10.00 am – 4.00 pm. Further information on poster or from Sister Mary Clare, All Souls Church, Geneva Street, Peterborough PE1 2RS or parishoffice@stpeterandallsouls.org.uk
JUSTICE & PEACE DAY OF RECOLLECTION
The Diocesan J & P Group has organised a Day of Recollection for Saturday 17 th October at the Margaret Beaufort Institute in Cambridge with the theme of Migrants: How can we “Welcome the Stranger”? Details are on the poster; the Keynote Speaker will be Canon Nicholas Sagovsky, Canon Theologian of Westminster Abbey. To register, contact Bernard Shaw, Commission Secretary, on 01223 240207 or bshaw98uk@yahoo.co.uk
LAST SUNDAY’S COLLECTIONS:
Woolpit £173, Stowmarket: £422.
Thank you for your generous support of the Parish.
ELECTIONS TO THE PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
Are there any further nominations ot the PPC? We still have some vacancies on the Pastoral Council to be filled. Nomination papers are available at the back of the church, together with the box where completed forms should be placed.
MASSES THIS WEEK: TWENTY- SEVENTH OF THE YEAR
Saturday 6.00 pm (St Mary’s, Woolpit), Private Intention
Sunday 8.30 am, Thanksgiving & Petition (Munson); 10.15 am, Parish
Monday – Feria: NO MASS TODAY
Tuesday – St Bruno: 8.00 am, Grifon RIP (Munson)
W ednesday – Our Lady of the Rosary : 8.00 am, Ana Hunt R.I.P.
Thursday – Feria: 8.00 am, Dee ’s Intention (O’Sullivan)
Friday – Feria : 8.00 am, Private Intention
Saturday – St Paulinus: 8.00 am, Private Intention
6.00 pm (St Mary’s, Woolpit): Private Intention
SUNDAY – TWENTY- EIGHTH OF THE YEAR:
8.30 am, Parish 10.15 am, Michael Munson’s Intentions
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: on call.
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT THIS WEEK:
Friday 2 – 4 pm with Benediction at 3.45 pm.
SICK AND HOUSEBOUND Bishop Michael Evans, Amanda Arrowsmith,
Joe Balfe, Eva Bernsanetti, Gwen Boyle, Joan Cage, Michael Chilvers, Bridget Conlon, Betty Cytacki, Doreen Davies, Elaine Devlin, Evelyn Donohoe, Tony Duggan, Charles Egerton, John and Diana Emeney, Bob and Marra Emmett, Joe Flinter, Helen Forbester, Ian Forbester, Ann Foster, Kathleen French, Louis Gillespie, Roy Hayward, Frank Hewitt, Ann Hewlett, Angela Hurst, John Laney, Samuel McCoy-Dudman, Terrence Mizzi, Lydia Monai, Bryan Moore-Smith, Catherine Neuman, Ellen O’Sullivan, Ivy Parish, Barbara Phillips, Lily Preston, Molly Punchard, Charles Quinn,Moira Reeve, Veronica Ritzema, Josephine Scrivener, Vicki Simler, Andrew Simler, Ettie Smith, Betty Stephenson, Pat Tierney, John Tomlinson, Melanie Vickers, Mandy Wall, Jack & Sylvia Weston, Anne Wilce, Yvonne Wood, Margaret Yates.
ANNIVERSARIES OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED:
Helen McSweeney, Bridget Hipperson, Clare Kemp, Jack Hennessey, Peggy Packham and George Martin R.I.P.
PARISH INFORMATION:
Parish Priest: Rev. David Finegan: Tel: 01449-612946
E-mail: ourlady.stowmarket@btinternet.com
The Presbytery, 29 Lockington Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 1BQ
P.P.C. Chairman: Mr. Peter Durbin Tel: 01359-240668
Centre Bookings: Mrs. Diane Wilson: Tel: 01449-672527
By e-mail: dianewilson@mypostoffice.co.uk
Marriage Care: Tel: 0800-389-3801 (Ipswich and Colchester Centre)
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