to the 100th Anniversary of our Church
Paxton Terrace
Millfield
Sunderland
SR4 6HP
England
+44 (0)191 567 4574
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to the 100th Anniversary of our Church
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Paxton Terrace Millfield Sunderland SR4 6HP England +44 (0)191 567 4574 |
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| Fr. Gordon Ryan M.A., B.D. | Fr. Cuthbert Rand S.T.D., Ph. L. ( in residence) | ||
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Please pray for all the sick in the hospital and in our parish including:
Barbara Wall, Kitty Stubbs, Bertha Appleton, Flo Mullen, Jimmy Carson, Emily Kearney, Christine McDonald, Dennis Lynch, Alison Bayliss, Annie Hodgson, Joe Donkin, Olive Atkinson, George Gallagher, Susan Parker, Ethel Fagan and Denise Calvert.
Please remember in your prayers the following priests of the diocese whose anniversaries occur during the week:
Sunday 15 October: Rev Owen Brady (1957), Rev Brian Bennett (1964)
Monday 16 October:
Tuesday 17 October:
Wednesday 18 October:
Thursday 19 October: Rev Godfrey Bryce (1997)
Friday 20 October: Rev Stephen Stack (1974)
Saturday 21 October:
CYCLE OF PRAYER Ordinary Time - AUTUMN
During Ordinary Time from September to Advent, we are asked to pray for these intentions:
The Spread of the Gospel; the Fruits of Human Work, and the Reverent Use of Creation; Justice and Peace in the World; All Victims of War; Young People; Prisoners and their Families.
MISSION SUNDAY
Next Sunday 22nd October, is a day of Special Prayer for the Evangelisation of the World. A retiring collection will be taken for the Missions.
CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
Celebrating 100 Years in the life of St Joseph’s : photographs are needed to make displays of the past 100 years. We need your help! Our first display will focus on Sport in Church and School; so dig out your old photos and share them with the parish. They will be copied and returned promptly. Please contact Ann on (, or speak to Monica Horn, Jack Foster, or Diane English. Future displays will be about weddings, processions, parish groups, holidays etc. It can’t be done without your help, so get looking! Many thanks in anticipation.
WHAT WAS HAPPENING 100 YEARS AGO
October 14th 1906 was a Sunday and it was the 19th Sunday after Pentecost and the maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Feasts during the week were St Teresa, St Hedwig , St Luke and St Peter of Alcantara.
Special Notices
Catechism on Sundays at 2pm. Instruction and Benediction at 2.30pm. At 6.30pm there was October Devotions, Sermon and Benediction. Baptisms and Churchings were at 3pm on Sunday and 7.30am on Friday. Rosary and Benediction was celebrated at 7.30pm on Friday. October Devotions were every morning during holy Mass!
The 14th October being the 2nd Sunday of the month was general communion for women. The following week 21st there was Exposition and a procession in the evening.
The sick included Fr O’Brien, James Walsh, Patrick Curran, John Moore, and Patrick McGuiness. The lately dead were Fr Hughes, Isabel Crowe, Bridget McKenna, and Thomas Power. Anniversaries were for Bernard and Patrick Dorian and Edward English.
There were 2 Masses each day, Sunday to Friday and one on Saturday.
The Banns of Marriage were read for John Mahoney of Kimberley Street, and Mary C Swain of Thirlwell Terrace, Southwick.
In Wingate there was a massive explosion at Wingate Colliery which led to the deaths of 26 miners. The youngest was just 20 and the oldest 67. The average age of the dead was 51. We must remember that National Insurance Pensions were not introduced until 1910. We should remember those who died in this disaster and their families in our prayers.
On 8th October the ‘permanent wave’ was demonstrated to fellow hairdressers by Karl Ludwig Nessler.
In 1906 Upton Sinclair wrote ‘The Jungle’ about the state of the stock yards and food processing in America and the treatment of the workers. This book about social justice led to the reform of the food inspection laws in the USA.
Frederick Hopkins an English biochemist concluded that vitamins were an essential part of the diet and that the lack of them led to scurvy and rickets.
CENTENARY MEMORIAL WINDOW
This week in your newsletter there are envelopes for donations towards the new window in the Baptistry, which will mark the centenary of our church. You can return your envelope in the offertory basket.
MEMORIAL MASS
Our Memorial Mass for all those from our parish who have died during the year, will be celebrated on Saturday 4th November at 6.30pm. The names of the deceased will be read out and candles lit in their memory. If you have anyone close to you who has died during the last year and you would like them remembered at this Mass please ring Cath Kaley (() or Kathleen Dale (()
JOURNEY IN FAITH
Our Journey in Faith begins again on Thursdays 2nd 9th, 16th & 23rd November at 9am and 7pm for parents with children for Baptism and 1st Holy Communion. All are welcome. Would parents please contact us first.
SOCIAL EVENING
A social evening is planned for Jack Flaws and Pat Lang on Thursday 9th November at the South Hylton Workingmen’s Club. All proceeds will go to CAFOD. See Beattie, Iris or Maria Potts for your tickets at £3 each.
WOMENS AGLOW
Womens Aglow is an interdenominational organisation in 200 countries worldwide. It’s a network of women stretching out to others who need God’s healing touch. Our next meeting will take place in the upstairs room of the Chesters on Wednesday 18th October at 7.15pm. There will be a meal and coffee at a cost of £5.50, our speaker is Lesley Beatty form Hope Church Hendon. For further details ring Bernadette on (
INDIAN RETREAT
Next weekend we welcome Father Augustine Mundackatt. He has preached in many countries including Malaysia, Kenya, and Uganda. Fr Augustine has also preached in China where many Christians have been persecuted. In Seoul the capital of Korea 3,000 people attended the retreat.
He is speaking at a service on Saturday afternoon at 2pm. Then he will lead a healing service after the vigil Mass around 7.45pm. Fr Augustine speaks excellent English we hope you will make him very welcome and support his ministry.
FAIR TRADE
Our Fair Trade Stall sold £448.70 last week—Well done!
PARISH CHRISTMAS CARD
A Parish Christmas Card will be on sale in the repository very soon. There will be no other Christmas Cards on sale in church. The money raised will go to our centenary projects.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Today: 28th Sunday of the Year
We begin our centenary year celebration at the Vigil Mass. Cheese & Wine Evening afterwards.
Friday:
7.00pm Indian Prayer Group
Saturday:
2pm El Shaddai
5pm Prayer Group
Next Saturday & Sunday: 29th Sunday of the Year
Mission Sunday, retiring collection.
Indian Retreat
Rotas week ending 21st/22nd October
Eucharistic Ministers
6.30pm P Tuckwell, G Watson, T Wilkinson, A Naisby, K Thompson
9.30am M Horn, K Hounslow, J Lennox, M Otterburn, M Walton
Readers
6.30pm D English, A Davison
9.30am J C Jackson, J Jackson-Carter
Welcome Teams
6.30pm E Emmett & L Tucknutt
9.30am J & M Horn
Planned Giving:
Team 3 : J Foster etc.,
Last weeks offerings:
Envelopes £850.24, Plate £274.86 Family Fast £726.30
Church Cleaning:
Team 2: D Catcheside etc
Children's Liturgy:
J Harrison, J McDonald, M Liddle, D Catcheside
Coffee Morning:
K Macrae, B Hambleton, S Atkinson
Newsletter Folding:
J Farrelly
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