Sunday 12th April
Second Sunday of Easter
NOTICES
Please continue to pray for those baptised, received and
or confirmed at the Vigil on Easter Eve and those on the sacramental Programme
THANK TO THOSE WHO CAME AND HELPED WITH THR MAINTENANCE DAY YESTERDAY: A great deal was achieved; places are now a lot cleaner and tidier inside and out. Everyone worked so hard and those who came left with full stomachs, well done.
GOSPEL JOY DISCUSSION GROUP: Monday, 2-3pm. "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb."
CLEANING & GARDENING GROUP: Tuesday, after Mass. All invited to support.
CAFOD COFFEE MORNING: Friday, after Mass. All welcome.
MUSIC NIGHT: Friday 24thApril, 7pm. Join us for a night of live music, fun and entertainment. With performances by The Footnotes and The Ukulele Band. Signing up list for food is available at the back of church.
MISSIO RED BOX APPEAL: We have just received a letter from Missio informing the parish that a total of £2,403.29 was raised by the Red Box supporters in 2025. This amount includes donations made directly to Missio. Many thanks to everyone who has contributed. If anybody wishes to become a Red Box holder, please contact either Bernardine or John Whatmough.
CARITAS COLLECTIONS: These collections continue at the back of church. Many thanks for your continued generosity.
TABLETOP SALE May 9th Tables available £10 each, also refreshments and plants, pictures on sale. Spread the word please.
THE WORLD THIS WEEK
THE WORLD THIS WEEK
Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has shone a light on some uncomfortable truths about the UK government’s energy strategy, in particular its reliance on imported gas. Nevertheless, to start drilling for new oil and gas in Britain’s northern waters would be folly.
Families who have faced fuel poverty since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 have been hit by the highest-ever recorded monthly jump in petrol and diesel prices. Reform UK claims that granting licences for Jackdaw and Rosebank, oil and gas fields north of Scotland’s coasts, would stop bills from soaring. This is simply not true. The price UK consumers pay for oil and gas is set by the international market, regardless of where it is extracted from. The amount that could be squeezed out of the North Sea, a declining basin that will soon be used up, is a greasy drop in the ocean relative to global production, and there is no chance of any savings trickling into people’s energy bills. If the UK were fully powered by renewables, however, it would save households hundreds of pounds a year on average. The motive for extraction is not the common good, but profit for companies and their investors, which also fund Reform.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Friday: 9.20- 9.45am
Saturday: 6pm to 6.20pm and at call
COLLECTIONS
4/5 March: £569.70
Thank you as always for your generosity.
This week, Team A.
STEWARDS (11/12APR)
Saturday Sweeney, J Whatmough, B Whatmough
Sunday: D Hibbert, C Timoney, B Rogers
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