12th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SUNDAY 21st JUNE 2009

MASS TIMES: INTENTIONS:

Saturday Vigil Mass: 7:15 p.m. Private Intention

Sunday: 9:15 a.m. Thomas Reginald Savage

11:00 a.m. Derrick Wyndham Jones

Monday: 9.15 a.m. Bernard Wilkinson

Tuesday: 9:15 a.m. Teresa Hind

Wednesday: 9:15 a.m. Mary Murdock

Thursday: 9:15 a.m. Delia Rooks

Friday: 9.15 a.m. Ian Whitcombe

Saturday: NO MORNING MASS

Saturday Vigil Mass: 7.15 p.m. Sylvia Moules

Sunday: 9.15 a.m. Nola Winn

11.00 a.m. The Parish

MORNING PRAYER:

9.00 a.m. in the Sacristy Office on weekdays – except Wednesdays.

BAPTISMS:

By appointment with Fr. Cooke. After speaking to Fr Cooke, it is important that parents contact Denise Lusk (01244 379742) who will arrange for members of our Baptism Team to discuss Baptism and the practical details.

ANNIVERSARIES:

Please remember in your prayers: Mary Newman, Agnes Blagg, Lena Williams, Christine Owens, Harold Jones, John Evans, Margaret Wall, Christopher Brian Joseph Hughes, Ambrose Bettridge, Kay O’Loughlin, Marie Mahoney, Josephine Cunningham, Amelia Lynn Horton, Kathleen Mary Freeman, Arthur Kirby, Ian Dominic Whitcombe, Winifred Pennell, Mary Bolland, Patrick John White, Philip Carr, Philip Lewis Gorr, Sydney Martell, Dennis Lace and Mary Ellen Rogers.

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.

COFFEE AFTER MASS:

Tea and coffee are served in the Hall after the Sunday morning Masses. All are welcome.

OFFERTORY, 6-7th JUNE:

Loose Plate: £507.05

Planned Giving: £519.65

Donations:

Hire of Hall £130.00

Thank you very much for your generous offerings.

PLANNED GIVING:

For the last few weeks I’ve written about Planned Giving through the weekly envelope scheme. Now we move on to the second method which is the Standing Order. This is where you instruct your bank to pay a regular monthly or quarterly payment directly into the parish bank account. This has advantages for the parish in that the payments continue even when the donor is away, for instance on holiday. And it has advantages for you in that you do not have to remember to fill your weekly envelope. The amount you give and the frequency is entirely up to you and is confidential. A special form is available should you wish to take up this method. If you would like to know more or would like to start a Standing Order, please contact David Savage on 380626.

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.

SVP:

The Coach for this years Outing to Southport on Wednesday 1st of July will be leaving the Church car park at 10.00 a.m. immediately after Mass.

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN UPTON:

This week we pray for:

The Residents of Cambridge Road, Devon Road and Werburgh Street

Our local Councillors and the work they do.

Our Parish Council and those involved with the Arradon twinning.

DIOCESAN MASS AT LIVERPOOL CATHEDRAL

SATURDAY JUNE 27th 2009:

All those who applied for tickets have been successful and are being contacted for distribution. The mass begins at noon but the Diocesan Office has requested everyone to be in their seats by 11.30am to "allow for a brief run through of the music for Mass". TRANSPORT is being arranged by the LPA Team for all participating parishes – coaches leave from St Columba’s car park promptly at 10.15 am. Drop off point in Liverpool will be in the vicinity of the entrance to the underground car park below the Cathedral. If people walk into the car park there is a Cathedral entrance at that level with stairs and a lift (the alternative is a lot of stairs to the main entrance). Admission is by ticket but in the Cathedral it is "sit where you want" - no reserved areas for particular parishes. Mass is expected to last between 1hr 20 Mins and 1hr 30 Mins. There is nowhere for the coaches to wait so the plan is to 'phone the drivers at the end of mass to get them back to pick up on the same stretch of road where we are dropped off. Everyone is requested to get back to the coaches promptly after mass. Thank you.

ST. WERBURGH’S & ST.COLUMBA’S SCHOOL SUMMER FAIR – PLANT STALL:

The PTA is preparing for the Annual Summer Fair on Saturday 4th July and would appreciate the help and generosity of any gardeners; as you are planting seeds, potting up and taking cuttings for your 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. For details, contact Lal Cook on 01244 317550.

“THE CHESTER CATHOLIC” - SUMMER ISSUE:

The Summer 2009 issue of “The Chester Catholic” will be published in mid-July. We welcome short articles of topical interest, around 200 words, deadline 26th June. Please contact Bernard Payne for further information: 01244 350323 or bernard.payne@tiscali.co.uk

FEAST OF THE WEEK – Ss FISHER & MORE:

Monday 22nd June is the Feast of Ss John Fisher and Thomas More, key figures in the struggle between Henry VIII and the Church over the issue of Henry’s divorce, the Act of Succession and the whole question of the supremacy in England of the Church and Pope. They were executed in 1535, and both canonised 400 years later, 1935.

PILGRIMAGE OF REPARATION AND CONSECRATION:

A Pilgrimage of Reparation and Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary will take place at the National Shrine of St Pio, Pantasaph, Holywell on Saturday July 25th. The theme of the Day is praying for Priests and vocations to the Priesthood and religious life. It begins at 10 a.m. with a welcome in the Pilgrims Hall, followed by Stations of the Cross, Adoration in the Church, The Rosary with the crowning of the statue. The Day concludes with Mass at 4.00 p.m.

Lunch will be at 1.15 p.m. and if attending you are requested to bring along a packed lunch, tea and coffee will be available.

LINDISFARNE and the NORTHERN SAINTS

Friday to Sunday 28th-30th August 2009:

This year’s trip to the North East includes visits to Ripon Cathedral, Brancepeth Castle and Church, Hexham Abbey and Raby Castle, as well as Mass on Holy Island. Accommodation at Ushaw is all en-suite. The cost of £240 includes all coach travel, accommodation, meals, entrance fees, donations and gratuities. Handbills and booking forms are available in both porches, and further details are available from Bill Baker telephone 01244 376701.

ST. THERESA’S PARISH GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS:

St. Theresa’s Parish celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. A programme of events is being organised, including a Barbeque on Saturday 11th July, 2 p.m. onwards in the URC Church Field, Saughall Road. More details on the posters. Tickets are £5 or £2 for children under 11. Phone: 01244 350323.

NEEDLES & PINS GROUP:

Next meeting on Wed. 24th June, 2pm - 4pm, in St Columba's Hall. Anyone who enjoys knitting, sewing etc. welcome. Bring your own work along, exchange tips and advice, enjoy a cuppa & a chat. Also a demonstration of how to make 'Faux Chenille' - not difficult and a very effective way of using up pieces of material. Tel Number: 380776

SPONSERED WALK FOR CAFOD:

Some of our recently confirmed young people are doing a sponsored walk in aid of CAFOD next week-end, they would appreciate extra sponsorship from members of our parish. If you would like to sponsor them please fill in the form located in the back porch of the church.

NEXT WEEK’S NEWSLETTER:

This will be compiled by Harry Sweeney

Tel: 01244 327462

Email: harrye_sweeneyYOUKNOWWHAThotmail.com

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.