Good News!

Catholic Parish of St Mary & St Thomas More

2 Hallcourt Crescent, Cannock , WS11 0AB
Parish Priest: Fr Peter Weatherby tel: 07766 335591
Deacons : Rev Michael Vickery, Rev Paul Hender
24th November 2019 • Feast of Christ the King Parish Sister: Sr Jacinta Mariette 07488 369482
Welcome to everyone at Mass today, especially if you St Mary’s Music Group: rcmusicgroup.weebly.com
are new to our church or haven't been to Mass for Stafford Hospital Chaplaincy: 01782 676400
some time. Practising Catholics, clear in conscience New Cross & Cannock Hospital Chaplains: 01902 695098
that they are properly prepared, may receive holy St Mary’s Centre (Meals and Functions) 01543 579364
priest@cannockcatholic.org & www.cannockcatholic.org
communion. Others are invited to come forward for Cafod Representative : Jo Burrowes
a blessing. If so, please place your hand on your Safeguarding: Jo Burrowes & Ann Hinsley
heart to indicate this to the priest, deacon or minister. (Birmingham Diocesan Trust: Reg Charity No. 234216)

Masses, Intentions & other services You will be with me in paradise

Check mass intentions online at bit.ly/mass-intentions
Bishop David’s
24th November • Feast of Christ the King • Visitation Christmas Fair
Sat 23 5pm Patrick Kilgallon RIP NEXT WEEKEND Sat 30 Nov 12pm -
Sun 24 8am Holy Souls
SATURDAY 2pm Make sure you
10.30am Tom Murphy RIP
are there!
12pm Christmas Fair
Mon 25 9.30am Mass at Hednesford 1. Please return stubs
Tue 26 7pm Mitek Karasinski RIP 5pm Mass to celebrate and cash for draw
Wed 27 9.15am Mike Lordan RIP (School Mass in Church) the Redecoration of tickets as soon as
Thu 28 9.15am Neil Wilkinson RIP the Church. possible.
1.45pm Holy Souls (at St Thomas More School) 6pm Reception with 2. Bottles and Cakes
Fri 29 9.15am Maria Rowland RIP Refreshments in the still needed.
Sat 30 10am Parish & People Centre. All welcome.
3. The Santa
SUNDAY
1st December • 1st Sunday in Advent Experience - in the
Sat 30 5pm Tony Nunn RIP 8am Mass bar area of the Club
Sun 1 8am Departed Members of St Mary’s 10:30am Family Mass during the Fair: get
Friendship Club with the blessing of tickets for the children
10.30am John & Helen Prendergast RIP the Bambinelli (Baby now while there is still
Jesus’) time! Tickets from the
Apologies for some errors in mass intentions on last Centre £3-50.
week’s Newsletter. The weekend intentions for this 12.30pm Sunday
weekend had not been updated. Thanks to those who Lunch if you wish to Blessing of the
pointed this out. join Bishop David and Bambinelli: bring
other parishioners, the baby Jesus’s
Thanks for Fr Jeremy Howard and Fr Peter Stonier
please book at your from your own
who are saying the masses this weekend.
meal in the Centre. cribs to the
This weekend is Youth Sunday. Leaflets about the work Family Mass next
Spaces limited.
of the Diocesan Youth Service are available in Church. Sunday.
Saints & Holy Days Sat St Andrew the Apostle.
St Stephen’s Gospel Choir meet
Children’s Liturgy during Sunday 10.30am Mass every week in St Stephen’s church in
Rosary 8.50am before Mass on Thursday and Friday; Bideford Way and work hard to help
and first Saturday of each month 9.40am. raise money for funds for may good
Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturday (not first Saturday). causes. Members of the choir include
some of our own parishioners.
Confessions Saturdays 9-9.50am; 10.30-11am and 4.30pm
- 5pm. At other times on request. Two events are coming soon: the Christmas
Parish Income 17th November £429.46 (Gift Aid £181.10), Concert here in St Mary’s on 6 Dec at 7.30pm
Christmas Draw £125.95. Thank you! (donations to St Mary’s) and also the
Christmas Big Sing in St Stephen’s on 14 Dec at
Second Collections: This weekend: Catholic Youth
7.30pm (Tickets £5, funds raised to Donna Louise
Service, Dec 1st Parish Development Fund, Dec 8th
Foundation)
Christmas Flowers, [Please note the changes in the
collection days because of the Bishop’s visitation], Dec These will be splendid and uplifting celebrations of
15th Poor Parishes Fund. Full list here: bit.ly/2LQNZKN faith, joy, hope and the gift of Christ. Please support
The Sower - the Diocesan Magazine is available from the choir and its work. and a full church will also lift
Church, or you can download it here: bit.ly/2D63niV up the spirits of the choir members too!

Please submit notices and items for publication to Fr Peter by hand, by text 07766 335591 or by email to priest@cannockcatholic.org

GN187 • 34th Sunday in Ordinary Time • 24th November 2019

24th November 2019 • Feast of Christ the King
Lawless, Cathryn, Katie
St Mary’s Centre 01543 579364 Please Pray … Bruce, Vincent Dockery,
Sunday Carvery 12-4pm £6.95 … The Holy Father's Hannah Newborough,
Wednesday Carvery 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 Prayer Intention: That a Peter Clamp, Ray Bishop,
Thursday 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 (OAP £4 each) spirit of dialogue, Audrey George, Geoff
Friday 5.30pm-8.30pm from 2 for £10 encounter and Tipping, Josie Riley, James
@cannockrcclub reconciliation emerge in B, Helen, Olive Brookes,
All functions catered for the Near East, where Frank Brooks, Lynne
diverse religious Causland, Sylvia Fawdrey.
communities share their
Senior Citizen’s Party at Cardinal Griffin is on lives together. The Holy Souls
Wednesday 18th December 2pm to 4pm. A variety of
entertainment and refreshments. Letters with reply … for the sick or …. for the recently
slips, are available in Church, or by download here: housebound: Maureen departed: Mitek
bit.ly/35hiSAP. Murphy, Mary Rowley, Karasinska, Don
Helen Pawłak, Kath McCulloch, Victor
Journey in Faith meeting Tuesday 26th November, Hughes, Peter Reilly.
Turner, Stella Skillen,
“The Power of Prayer”. Full programme: bit.ly/
Winifride Haynes, … for those with
2OY2sIw. All welcome!
Annette Mason, Doris anniversaries about this
Cafod World Gifts - an alternative idea for a Crabb, Joanne Jeavons, time: Dennis Iwenofu,
Christmas Gift: leaflets are available in Church. Read Nicola McCulloch, Celia 19th Joan Lakin, 20th Ben
about world gifts in action here: http://bit.ly/ Hurdiss, Dee Fellows, Thomas Houghton, 21st
2Ko3LNK Theresa Hadley, Fr Pat Lily (Elizabeth) White,
Farrelly, June Weatherby, 22nd Hannah Harris, John
Christmas is Coming! Priuyani Jacinta Tyrell, 23rd Tom Murphy,
Fernando, Sarah Hughes, 25th Margaret Vickery,
Choir Practice (for Christmas Eve). Everyone … for those in our parish Arthur Desorgher, 26th
welcome 6.30-7:15pm every Thursday in Church. receiving communion at Norman Kirton, Mike
Here is one we are learning: bit.ly/2D8ZQQY home: Gladys Chmieleski, Lordon, 27th Agnes
Wanda Sliwka, Gina Landon, Mary Tarbuck,
Christmas Fair Sat Nov 30th 12pm-2pm 28th Patrick Molloy..
Jaworski, Joan Pinson,
The Santa Experience from 12 noon on 30th Dan Lyonette, Mary Kirby,
November in St Mary’s Centre, £3-50 per child. Norah Perry, Peter Clamp, Thanksgivings
Lunch, gift and 1-2-1 meeting with Santa (. Don Hinton, Gerry … for the Canonisation of
Blessing of the Bambinelli at the Family Mass on Marriott, Billie Wyles, Cardinal Newman
Sunday December 1st (Advent Sunday) Maria Wacławski,
… for the extraordinary
Reconciliation Service with opportunity for Catherine Holloway,
healing of Trevor Green,
confession Dec 3rd at 6pm in Church. Bernard Deakin, Iris
formerly of this parish:
Robertson, Mary Casey.
Christmas Concert led by St Stephen’s Gospel read his amazing story of
Choir 7.30pm on Friday 6 December. ... for those undergoing or recent recovery from
Memorial Mass Saturday 7th December 5pm. recovering from cancer here: bit.ly/
Candles, Comfort and Joy. treatment or otherwise in 2X0yDsB
particular need of our
Carols by Candlelight in the Grotto of
prayers: Ann Sprigg, Pat
Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford Sun 22 Dec 5pm
Breeze, Emily Pritchard,
Christmas Masses Peter Garnett, Anthony
Christmas Eve 4pm, 6:30pm (Carols from 6pm)

Full rota is at bit.ly/cannockparishrota

Readers Ministers Readers Ministers Readers Ministers
ROTAS Sat 5pm Sat 5pm Sun 8am Sick Visiting Sun 10.30am Sun 10.30am Counters Cleaning Stole Washing

November C Bridges & D Bruce Team 2

24th Paul Doyle S & T Bullivant Margaret Tym D Gleve Tom Burrowes C Hunt Michael Seavers S & P Kilgallon Sheila
Christ the Morna Doyle P & C Wilson M Harris & Richard Playfair Julie Kennedy David Gleve Bullivant
G Dockery
King Amy Pritchard M Sargeant
Gail & David Eileen Clancy Team 3
December Françoise Javier Gonzalez-
Korzonek Shirley S & T Bullivant Pat Johnston M Powell M Jones Nancy
1st Gray Fritz
C Bridges Weatherby C Whitelaw Sister Jacinta S Nelson S Clancy Costello
Advent 1 Cath Hunt Wendy Owens
C Jackson A Pritchard G Dockery

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GN187 • 34th Sunday in Ordinary Time • 24th November 2019