THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
SUNDAY – 7th JUNE 2009
MASS TIMES: INTENTIONS:
Saturday Vigil Mass: 7.15 p.m. Michael McShane
Sunday: 9:15 a.m. Jason Monet
11.00 a.m. The Parish
Monday: 9.15 a.m. Jim Whitcombe
Tuesday: 11.00 a.m. REQUIEM –
Bernard Wilkinson
Wednesday: 10.45 a.m. REQUIEM –
Teresa Hinde
Thursday: 9:15 a.m. Chris Doran
Friday: 9.15 a.m. Ida Benedicta Trundle
Saturday: 9.15 a.m. Matthew Baker
Saturday Vigil Mass: 7.15 p.m. Hugh Middleton
Sunday: 9.15 a.m. James Vincent Kerra
11.00 a.m. The Parish
MORNING PRAYER:
9.00 a.m in the Sacristy Office on weekdays – not Tuesday or Wednsday this week.
BAPTISMS:
By appointment with Fr. Cooke. After speaking to Fr Cooke, it is important that parents contact our Baptism Co-ordinator, Ann Siddall (01244 371787) who will arrange for members of our Baptism Team to discuss Baptism and the practical details.
RECENTLY DEAD:
We remember in our prayers Bernard Wilkinson and Teresa Hinde, two much respected and regarded parishioners who died last week.
ANNIVERSARIES:
Please remember in your prayers: Nippy Coogan, Helen Maria Madden, Berti (Ian) McClellan, Catherine Lavelle, David Morgan, Harry Underwood, Maureen Jamieson, John Cunningham, Mary Austin, Roy Anthony Duckers, Cyril Wilkes, Monica (Mary) Callow, Brian Harrison, Eileen Agnes Lunt, Doris Scott, Mary McGonagle, James Whitcombe, Michael Mitchell, Edward Rogers, Thomas McGreavy, Mary O’Loughlin, Bernard McNicholas, Matthew Baker, Charles Francis Evans, Christopher Johnson, Winifred Roche, Maureen Mair, Percy John Tobin, Dieta Fairclough, George Shaw, Clare Walker.
CONFESSIONS:
Confessions are heard every Saturday after morning Mass, and before the Vigil Mass on Saturday evenings, from 6.45 p.m. to 7.10 p.m.
OFFERTORY, 30-31st MAY:
Loose Plate: £484.61
Planned Giving: £551.68
Average Weekly Standing Orders: £562.00
Thank you very much for your generous offerings.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS / READERS ROTA:
Your new Rota is now ready for collection in the front porch on the small table. If Carol Galvin has your e-mail address, the rota will be sent to you.
S.V.P. COLLECTION:
The monthly S.V.P. collection is taken this weekend. We sincerely thank you all for your support.
COFFEE AFTER MASS:
Tea and coffee are served in the Hall after the
Sunday morning Masses. All are welcome.
The Traidcraft Stall is operating in the Hall after both Sunday morning Masses this weekend. If you are interested in joining the rota of helpers to run this stall, please see Helen Connor in the Hall this Sunday morning, or contact her on 01244 317381.
PLANNED GIVING:
The scheme does exactly what it says. It allows you to plan methodically what you give to the Parish. There are two main methods; the first is to use a set of envelopes, one envelope for each Sunday, into which you can place your weekly donation, cash or cheques, at any time during the week before putting it in the Sunday collection. The envelopes are individually numbered and your identity and the amount you give is confidential. There is no commitment to give particular amounts each week or even to give every week; it’s entirely up to you. I will write about the second method, Standing Orders, in a couple of weeks. If you would like to know more, please contact David Savage on 01244 380626.
ST. COLUMBA PASTORAL COUNCIL:
The Parish Pastoral Council meets this Monday evening, 8th June, at 7.30 p.m. in the Church Office.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION THANKSGIVING MASS:
The 11.00 a.m. Mass next Sunday, 14th June is our Parish Celebration for the 30 children who made their First Holy Communion with their families in May. The Parish Celebration Mass is for the children, their families, friends and parishioners. The children will prepare the Liturgy, and they will sit together on the central benches in front of the Altar.
FEAST OF THE WEEK – ST. COLUMBA:
Tuesday 9th June is our Parish Patronal Feast of St. Columba. We are familiar with his story but can always rejoice at its re-telling. Born in Donegal in 521 into a royal family, he trained as a monk and founded a number of monasteries in different parts of Ireland. He went into voluntary exile from Ireland in 565, supposedly in repentance for his part in a violent, bloodletting disagreement over possession and copying of sacred manuscripts. With 12 companions he sailed for Scotland, setting up a new monastery on the island of Iona. From the base of Iona, St. Columba and his followers and successors had enormous influence on the course Christian history throughout Scotland, and in north-eastern England through the foundation of Lindisfarne. He died in 597, the same year as the arrival of St. Augustine to the Kentish shore
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN UPTON:
This week we pray for:
• The Residents of Ormonde Road, Newton Hall Drive and Beechway.
• For the staff and patients of the Hospice of the Good Shepherd and the local support groups..
• For those who are terminally ill and those who care for them..
BUILDING CONFIDENT PARENTS:
A 6-week programme for parents of teenagers will begins this week, on Monday, 8th June from 7.30 p.m. to 9.15 p.m. in St. Werburgh’s & St. Columba’s Catholic Primary School. The purpose of the programme is to help us find our own ways of enjoying our children more whilst also being more effective as parents. The course will be very positive in its nature and anyone attending should not feel or think of themselves as bad or failing parents; in fact, quite the reverse. For further information contact Clara Donnelly 0151 691 2811 or e-mail cc.donn@talktalk.net
DIOCESAN MASS FOR THE YEAR OF ST PAUL:
METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL OF CHRIST THE KING, LIVERPOOL:
If you signed up for a ticket for this special Mass, to be celebrated by Bishop Brian on Saturday 27th June, you have been successful. Names have been submitted to the Curial Office and tickets are awaited. You will be notified of travel arrangements in due course.
READERS:
A Day of Recollection with Fr. Geoff O’Grady has been organised for existing Readers on Saturday, 31st October 2009 at St. Columba’s. Please make every effort to attend. Further details will be posted on the front and back Porches as soon as available.
MUSICAL “EXTRAVAGANZA” IN AID OF CAFOD:
To be held on Friday, 19th June at St. Theresa’s Parish Centre, Blacon Avenue, 7.30 p.m. start. This promises to be a very entertaining evening, featuring myriad local vocal and instrumental talent, with plenty of opportunity for audience participation! Tickets £5.00 to include refreshments. Bar available. Please book your tickets in advance to help catering arrangements: 01244 350323.
ST. WERBURGH’S & ST.COLUMBA’S SCHOOL SUMMER FAIR – PLANT STALL:
The PTA is starting to prepare for the Annual Summer Fair on Saturday 4th July and would appreciate the help and generosity of any gardeners in the parish; as you are planting seeds, potting up and taking cuttings for your own garden, we would be very grateful if you could spare a plant or two for the Plant Stall. Also, if you have any empty plant pots you no longer require, we will gladly take them off your hands! Empty pots can be dropped off at school any time, and any plants you can donate may be delivered to school on the day of the Fair. Please contact Lal Cook on 01244 317550 for any enquiries.
CATHOLIC CHILDREN’S SOCIETY –
SPRING COLLECTION:
Please leave your box at the back of Church to be emptied. The box will be returned the following week. If you are a tax payer and would like to gift aid your donation, please put a note in your box and we will contact you with the forms. Please ensure your full contact details are on the box. Many thanks. Anne Mosquera (tel: 340243) & Millie Bradshaw (tel: 315938).
VINCENTIAN VOLUNTEERS:
A positive opportunity for young people to have a challenging experience in service to vulnerable people, and living in a community with other likeminded volunteers. Accommodation and living expense provided. Volunteer year is 09/2009 – 07/2010. Contact Sr. Barbara Quilty DC at 0161 2269561 or 0161 2099156,
barbaraquilty@hotmail.co.uk www.vincentianvolunteers.org
NEXT WEEK’S NEWSLETTER:
This will be compiled by Brian Webster
Tel: 01244 851026
Email brianrobertGUESSWHATGOESHEREjoycewebster.freeserve.co.uk
Items for inclusion can also be left in the blue folder in the Sacristy. Please ensure that all items are in place by 9.00 a.m. on Thursday. Please include a phone number in case of queries.
Please take your Newsletter home with you to use during the coming week.