Sunday 30th November
First Sunday of Advent– Year A
NOTICES
Welcome Fr Francis Barnes who will be preaching and celebrating at the 10am Mass
Fr Francis is an old boy of the Holy Family and has spent his life as a White Father, mainly in Africa
CHRISTMAS FAIR: A huge Thank you to everyone who contributed to making Friday’s Christmas fair a huge success. We are all indebted to those who brought gifts, helped to set up, hosted stalls, helped to tidy away (all was cleared up by 9.50pm) and those who attended and spent so generously. We still have a few bargains at Black Friday We will share an initial figure raised in next week’s newsletter.
MISSION RED BOXES: Please can Red Box holders bring their boxes in for the December count this coming week. Please also make sure to collect a calendar from Bernardine Whatmough. Thank you.
OFFERTORY ENVELOPES: The latest sets of envelopes will be available this weekend. If anyone no longer needs a set, or needs a set for the first time, please contact John Whatmough either at church or on 336 4841. Alternatively, please give your details to Fr. Peter.
STANDING ORDERS AND GIFT AID: If anyone wishes to change to a Standing Order for their contributions or wishes to join the Gift Aid scheme, please contact either John Whatmough or Fr. Peter to be given the appropriate form. Only taxpayers can join the Gift Aid scheme.
CARITAS COFFEE MORNING: This Sunday, after Mass. The November development fund draw will also take place here.
GOSPEL JOY DISCUSSION GROUP: There will be no Gospel Joy group this Monday.
CLEANING &GARDENING GROUP: Tuesday & Saturday, after Mass. All welcome.
CAFOD COFFEE MORNING: Friday, after Mass.
CARITAS COLLECTIONS: These collections continue to be at the back of church. Many thanks for your continued generosity.
RCIA & SACRAMENTAL: Tuesday, 6pm. For 6.30pm start. For all the parents and children involved in this year’s programme and for those adults making their journey of Faith.
THE WORLD THIS WEEK
STAY AWAKE!
In each year of the three-year cycle, the Advent Sunday gospel-readings have the same pattern: the first is about the final Coming of Christ. The Second Coming, the accent is the same as in the Paul’s letter to the Romans (today’s second reading): we have a pressing and urgent need to take action without delay. The Second Coming will be sudden and unexpected, as when a thief breaks in at night, and no protective preparations have been made; it will also seem random and apparently without discernible cause, as when one person is taken, another left behind. We do not even know whether that final confrontation (when each of us is brought face to face with the awesome presence of God) will be a unique event for each of us at death, or whether it will be a group event, as is suggested by Matthew’s parable of the sheep and goats sent to right and left. There is no time in eternity, no waiting-room! It will not be as any human mind can envisage it.
Should we look look forward to or dread the final meeting with the Lord?
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Friday: 9.20- 9.45am
Saturday: 6pm to 6.20pm and at call
COLLECTIONS
15/16November: £345.23
Thank you as always for your generosity.
This week, Team A.
STEWARDS (22/23NOV)
Saturday: J Sweeney, J Whatmough, B Whatmough
Sunday: D Hibbert, C Timoney, B Rogers
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