Good News!

Catholic Parish of St Mary & St Thomas More

2 Hallcourt Crescent, Cannock , WS11 0AB,
Parish Priest: Fr Peter Weatherby tel: 07766 335591
24th September 2017 25th Sunday of Year A Deacons : Rev Michael Vickery, Rev Paul Hender
Welcome to everyone at Mass today, especially if you are Parish Sister: Sisters Sebastian & Callista (temporary)
new to our church or haven't been to Mass for some time. New Cross & Cannock Hospital Chaplains: 01902 695098
Practising Catholics, clear in conscience that they are St Marys Centre (Meals and Functions) 01543 579364
properly prepared, may receive holy communion. Others priest@cannockcatholic.org & www.cannockcatholic.org
are invited to come forward for a blessing. If so, please Cafod Representative : Jo Burrowes
place your hand on your heart to indicate this to the priest, Safeguarding: Jo Burrowes & Ann Hinsley
deacon or minister. (Birmingham Diocesan Trust: Reg Charity No. 234216)

Masses, Intentions & other services

Check mass intentions online at bit.ly/mass-intentions The Alpha Course
24th September 2017 25th Sunday Generous The first meeting of our Alpha Course will take place
Sat 23 5pm Joan Rudge RIP on October 3rd at 7.30pm at the Centenary Hall,
Sun 24 8am Irene & Bert Owen RIP Uxbridge Road, Hednesford and will conclude no later
10.30am Patricia Dunn RIP than 9pm. The evenings begin with refreshments,
followed by a video talk and discussion. Everyone is
Tue 26 7pm Joan Rudge RIP welcome, especially those who want to find out more
Wed 27 9.15am Fr David Mellor RIP (School Mass) about the Catholic Faith. The Alpha Course will run up
Thu 28 9.15am Shelagh Gleve RIP
to Christmas, and there will be other short courses after
1.45pm Holy Souls (at St Thomas More School)
Christmas leading up to Easter. It would be helpful for
Fri 29 9.15am John Breeze RIP
Sat 30 10 am Parish and People planning if those who might be coming - and anyone
would like to help either with the refreshments or as a
1st October 2017 26th Sunday Change chair for the small discussion groups could put your
Sat 30 5pm Thanks for Faith and Friends (NPP) name on the list at the back of the Church.
Sun 1st 8am Shirley Buckler RIP There will be a meeting for volunteers on Saturday
10.30am Willi Shaefer RIP September 29th at Hednesford at 2pm.

Saints Days 26th Ss Cosmas and Damian, 27th St Invitation postcards are available in Church: please
Vincent de Paul; 28th St Wenceslas; 29th Ss Michael, take cards to hand out to friends, family, anyone who
Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels; St Jerome. might be interested.
Prayer Group Friday 2.30pm For more information see cannockcatholic.org/alpha.
Baptisms: 24th 12pm Sophie Louise Wilson
Childrens liturgy during the Sunday 10.30am Mass.
Funerals Masses: None this week Friendship Club

Exposition Saturday 9am-9.50am. 1. Boundary Mill Outing November 6th 10 Please let
Rosary 9am before Mass on Thursday and Friday Gail Korzonek know by 30th October with money please.
Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturday 2. Panto December 19th Staord Theatre Robin Hood,
Confessions Saturday 9-9.50am; 10.30-11am, 4:30-5pm. 2pm start. Cost only 15, including coach and ticket
Second & Retiring Collections: This Weekend Fr included. Places must be booked and paid for by 1st
Hudsons Care; 1st October Clergy Training Fund October.
(retiring); 8th Cafod, 15th St Barnabas Society. For more information please call Gail (01543 898156) .
(Dates are Sundays and include Saturday mass).
Parish Income 17th September: Collection 541 (Gift Cafod Harvest Fast Day is Fr Hudsons Care annual
Aid 281) Collection for Catholic Evangelisation 250 on Friday 13th October. collection is at masses this
(Gift Aid 102) . Thank you! Envelopes are available at weekend. Father Hudsons
the back of the Church. provides Catholic social care
Fund Raising & Social Events Women's World in the Archdiocese of
Fund Raising Committee 2nd October 7pm Day of Prayer. Birmingham, supporting
Christmas Bazaar 2nd December Volunteers are vulnerable people young
needed to help and old. Special envelopes
to organise the are available. Please give
Canon David Mellor RIP. We are sorry to hear to death generously.
annual service. There
of Fr David Mellor, parish priest of Brownhills and Dean
will be a meeting in the next Bible Alive for October is
of Licheld Deanery after a long illness. Please pray for
few weeks. If you are now available. Please see Fr
his soul, and for his wife Janet (chair of governors of
interested in helping, please Peter
Cardinal Grin), and for all who mourn his loss. May his
contact Sue on 01543 578542
rest in peace.

Please submit notices and items for publication to Fr Peter by hand, by text 07766 335591 or by email to priest@cannockcatholic.org
24th September 2017 25th Sunday of Year A Please Pray
generous & grateful ... for those undergoing or
recovering from treatment:
These two words are familiar in our Catholic schools as Mitek Karasinska, Emma
part of what is called the Pupil Prole: qualities which Chapman (Anderson),
are the goals of Catholic education for all students, and The Holy Father's Prayer Gemma Biddle, Stella, Rev
indeed for the whole of humanity. Intention for the Month of Laurence Walsh, Carol
September 2017 is for Garnett, Cath Hunt, Ray
The values or virtues come from Jesuit education and
Parishes: That our parishes, Bishop, Ruth Wright, Pat
ultimately from the spiritual tradition of St Ignatius, the
animated by a missionary Molloy, Betty Murphy,
founder of the Jesuits.
spirit, may be places where Christopher Cooper, Sheila
This pair of values - generous and grateful - are faith is communicated and Houghton, Tom Erangey, Pat
especially relevant to the Gospel this weekend. They are charity is seen Wilson and John Wilson
also basic in the teaching St Ignatius.
for Persecuted Christians: for the sick or
The starting point for Ignatius is always gratitude an in September, please pray for housebound: Kath Turner,
attitude of mind that habitually notices daily blessings Tin and his family from Stella Skillen, Annette
and the good things that happen to us, giving our lives Myanmar after they were Mason, Doris Crabb, Jean
meaning and enjoyment, and sometimes pause for forced from their home by Golik, Joanne Jeavons, Bob
thought and a nudge to put things right. The end point Buddhist Monks when they Evans, Nicola McCulloch,
of Ignatian spirituality is generosity the impulse to became Christians. Celia Hurdiss, Dee Fellows,
give and not to count the cost, to serve without reward,
for all victims of terrorist David Holt, Theresa Hadley,
to have big hearts and great minds, to be men and
attacks Dr Peter Hayward, Fr Pat
women for others.
for all those aected by Farrelly, Cath Rockey
St Marys Centre 01543 579364 the extreme weather all over for those who have
Sunday Carvery 12-3pm 6.95 the world, and for all those died recently: Canon David
Wednesday Carvery 5.30-8pm 2 for 10 who come to their assistance Mellor (Brownhills), Willi
Thursday OAP Special: 12-2pm 4.00 (5.95 non oaps)
Saturday Menu 4-8pm 2 for 9 for the preparations for Schaefer
the Alpha Course, and for for those with
Please ring the Centre (01543 579364) to book
those intending to join in the anniversaries about this
ALL FUNCTIONS CATERED FOR.
course time: (date comes rst): 25th
for the success of the Patrick Gill; 26th Alfred
Gift Aid: thank you to all make any donations to the
those who Gift Aid. If you Church please use these parish mission at St Josephs White; 1st Hilda Faireld.
& St Etheldredas, Rugeley May they rest in peace.
make payments by envelopes (or write your
standing order, we do also envelope number on any (concludes this weekend) Please add anniversaries of
provide you with a set of envelope) so that we can for Ed Sargeant and your loved ones to the
Memorial Book in Church.
envelopes which you can reclaim the tax you have Martyn Porter beginning
Please let Fr Peter know if
use as and when you wish. paid. training for the Permanent you wish to add any
If you are a GiftAider and Diaconate petitions or thanksgivings
onto this prayer list.
for those receiving
Parish Groups Friendship Club communion at home: Don Thanksgivings
alternate Mondays at 12pm in and Breeda Hinton, Don
the Centre. for Alices return to good
Prayer Group McCulloch, Gerry Marriott, health!
Contact: Gail Korzonek
Every Friday Lilian Handley, Thomas 95th Birthday of Jean
at 2.30pm in Church Union of Catholic Erangey, Billie Wyles, Maria Golik!
Contact: Richard Pilmore Mothers Wacawski, Catherine
2nd Thursday of each month For Steven and Hayley, who
Alpha Course Holloway, Bernard Deakin, got married on 9th.
1pm in the Centre.
Begins October 3rd at Mary Casey, Iris Robertson
Contact: Ann Hinsley
Hednesford.
Please enter swaps on the rota in Church
Readers Ministers Readers Ministers Readers Ministers Cleaning Stole
ROTAS Sat 5.15pm Sat 5.15pm Sun 8am Sick Visiting Sun 10.30am Sun 10.30am
Counters
Washing

September Paul Doyle C Bridges & S D Bruce, C Hunt Team 2

S & T Bullivant Clancy Martyn Porter E. Clancy, Carol
24th Shirley Margaret Tym C Whitelaw S & P Kilgallon
P & C Wilson M Harris & Amy Doug Bruce G. Dockery Garnett
Sunday 25 Weatherby M Sargeant G Dockery
Pritchard
Gail & David S Weatherby & D Team 3
Franoise Michael
October 1st Korzonek Gleve Justine Lomas Eileen Clancy, Julie Kennedy M. Jones
Gray Brent Smith Seavers Pat Seery
Sunday 26 C Bridges, C C Whitelaw &/or Wendy Owens Pat Johnston, Sr Maria S Clancy
Cath Hunt David Gleve
Jackson M Sargeant G Dockery

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