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, Joe Donkin, Olive Atkinson, George & Nora Gallagher, Ethel Fagan, Denise Calvert, Ken Hutchinson, Andrea Saward and Martyn Buckley. Also remember in your prayers Martin Walton who died last Week.
Please remember in your prayers the following priests of the diocese whose anniversaries occur during the week:
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Sunday 15 April: |
Rev Paul Harrison (1994) |
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Monday 16 April: |
Rev William Meagher (1963) |
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Tuesday 17 April: |
Rev James Kenny (1977), Rev Arthur Wills (1983), Rev James McKenny (1994) |
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Wednesday 18 April: |
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Thursday 19 April: |
Rev Christopher Rice (1995) |
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Friday 20 April: |
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Saturday 21 April: |
Rev Francis Rice (1997) |
THE CYCLE OF PRAYER - EASTERTIDE
During Easter, we are asked to pray for these intentions:
New Members of the Church; Vocations; The Right Use of the Media; the Church; Human Work.
FAIR TRADE
Our new fair trade stall is open this weekend. we. also have some new fruit and nut mixes on sale this month. Why not try them and let us know what
they are like. Over the last 12 months you have bought over £4,500 worth of Traidcraft goods. Well done.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
At 3pm today we are hosting the Royal Hospital Chaplaincy's annual Memorial Service for Babies. This is for relatives who have lost a child but all are welcome.
WELCOME BACK
Fr. Jude is returning to St Joseph’s this week he will be here from Monday to Friday and will come back to celebrate Mass on the 28th & 29th April.
SICK & RETIRED PRIESTS
Next weekend there will be a retiring collection for the sick &- retired priests of the diocese. The fund remains open until 6th May for individual and group donations.
MILL HILL MISSIONS
Next weekend Fr. Frank Graham will be celebrating Mass with us and making an appeal for more of us to take a Red Mission Box.
The zealators who collect the money from the Red Mission Boxes will be calling during the month of April to empty them. Once again many thanks to everyone who has a Mission Box and all our collectors. Hopefully the next time they collect they will either have to collect from more homes and/or we will have more zealators.
ANGELUS LUNCH CLUB
Our next lunch (and 92nd Birthday celebration) is on Wednesday, 18th April. To help with catering, please let us know if you are NOT able to come.
WALKIN' HOPE-'Love one Another', 28 & 29th APRIL
This year the conference is earlier to avoid clashing with exam times. The main speaker is Fr Stan Fortuna from the Bronx in New York. Bishop Kevin is also joining us, he had heard the conference was so good last year that he didn't want to miss out. We have also had a word with S.A.F.C and they have kindly moved Sunderland's home game to Friday evening so all you footy fans can come along. The Parish is again providing a free bus from St Josephs to Blackfriars on Saturday and Sunday. Please pick up a registration form and sign your name on the list at the back of church if you would like free travel. Both forms are available for the until next week.
AFRICAN MASS
The next African Mass is being celebrated on Sunday, 29th April at 2pm in St. Joseph's Gateshead.. Fr. Jude will be leading the celebration. There is a liturgy practice for this Mass on Monday, 23rd April at 6pm in St. Joseph's Parish Centre, Gateshead. Refreshments are available after the Sunday Mass. All are welcome.
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS FOR PARISH CENTENARY
Sunday 6th May -1p.m.
A Murder-Mystery performed by Dreambox Theatre Company for children up to about 13 years.- Party afterwards! - It's FREE, a generous gift from the Parish to help celebrate our centenary. Please sign up at the back of church as soon as possible, numbers are limited due to space. Parents are asked to come along and help out and to provide a shared table.
Sat 19th May - 11a.m.
Mass for sick and elderly; lunch will be served after Mass in the Social Centre.
Fri 28th September
Concert in church with the Cobweb Orchestra and Music Makers.
Thurs 11th -14th October
Parish Flower Festival to finish off our year long celebrations ending on Sunday 14th October at 3pm with Centenary Mass. Bishop Kevin will be the main celebrant.
Centenary Window collection to date is £869.15.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Today: 2nd Sunday of Easter
3pm Memorial Service for Babies
Tuesday:
7pm Prayer Group
Friday:
5pm Indian Prayer Group
Saturday:
2pm El Shaddai
6pm Prayer Group
Next Saturday & Sunday: 3rd Sunday of Easter
Rotas week ending 21st Apr/22nd Apr 2007
Eucharistic Ministers
Vigil K Thompson, P Tuckwell, J G Watson, S Watson, P Young
9.30am P Cunningham, B L Dale, W Duncan, J Foster, J Harrison
Readers
Vigil N Shattock, I Thompson
9.30am A Judges, J MacDonald
Welcome Teams
Vigil J Javilagon
9.30am C Robinson, C Elliott
Planned Giving:
Team 5: W Duncan etc.
Last weeks offerings:
Envelopes £694.70, plate £359.57
Retiring Collection for the Holy Places: £215.80
Church Cleaning:
Team 5: S Thomas etc.
Children's Liturgy:
L Conroy, M Liddle, D Catcheside, S Thomas
Coffee Morning:
C Thompson, M Liddle, M Willott
Newsletter Folding:
J Bowey
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