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, Annie Hodgson, Joe Donkin, Olive Atkinson, George Gallagher, Susan Parker, Ethel Fagan, Denise Calvert, & Marie Moore. Also please pray for Jimmy McAuliffe, Vincent Render, Canon Wilfred Fee and Fr Aidan Pickering who died during the week.
Please remember in your prayers the following priests of the diocese whose anniversaries occur during the week:
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Monday 8 January: |
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Tuesday 9 January: |
Canon Joseph Kinleside (1966), Canon Austin Forkin (1966), Rev John Lofthouse (1981) |
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Wednesday 10 January: |
Rev Hugh Lavery (1995) |
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Thursday 11 January: |
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Friday 12 January: |
Rev Robert Gowland (1973) |
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Saturday 13 January: |
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CYCLE OF PRAYER - ADVENT & CHRISTMAS
During Advent and Christmastide we are asked to pray for these intentions:
Openness to the Word of God, Migrants and Refugees; Expectant Mothers.
CHRISTIAN UNITY
An Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity begins 18th January and ends 25th January.
WHITE FLOWER APPEAL
This weekend there will be a retiring collection for the White Flower Appeal.
JOURNEY IN FAITH
Our Journey in Faith begins again on Thursday 11th January at 7pm and will continue through January and conclude on 1st February. Please join us especially if you are interested in Baptism or First Communion. All are welcome.
THANK YOU
Thank you for the individual, generous donation to CAFOD of £200 given to us over the Christmas holidays.
CHILD PROTECTION & VULNERABLE ADULTS FORMS
Any parishioner who has received, but not yet returned the Child Protection Forms must return then urgently to Diane English. If you have misplaced your form please see Diane any weekday morning in the Parish House as a matter of urgency.
ANGELUS LUNCH CLUB
Our New Year Lunch is on Wednesday January 10th (Don’t forget your present for the Lucky Dip!)
Our Christmas outing to The Wild Fowl Park was a great success. We enjoyed an excellent lunch in festive surroundings, beautiful winter scenery and jolly good company including the Flamingos!
We are very grateful to the Committee of the Social Centre for their thoughtfulness and generosity in supplying a Christmas gift for each of our members.
MILL HILL MISSIONS
Once again we start another year for the Red Boxes. A grand total of £4,594.89 was sent to Mill Hill from St Joseph’s Parish in 2006. Another good year– thank you all very much. The collectors will be calling in the next few weeks to empty the boxes. We wish all our box holders and collectors a very happy, healthy and peaceful New Year.
WOMENS AGLOW
The next Womens Aglow meeting will be on Wednesday 17th January 2007. The speaker is Beryl Plumpton. Meal & coffee £5.50. For further information ring Bernadette on (.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Today: Epiphany of the Lord
Friday:
5pm Indian Prayer Group
Saturday:
2pm El Shaddai
5pm Prayer Group
Next Saturday & Sunday: 2nd Sunday of the Year
Rotas week ending 13th/14th January 2007
Eucharistic Ministers
6.30pm K Jackson, G McHugh, E Murphy, A Naisby, K Thompson
9.30am K Bulmer, L Conroy, P Cunningham, B L Dale, W Duncan
Readers
6.30pm H Potts, J Ritchie
9.30am J Shaju, G Ward
Welcome Teams
6.30pm D English & M Rego
9.30am C Robinson & C Elliott
Planned Giving
Team 3 : J Foster etc.
Last weeks offerings
Envelopes £553.55, plate £263.53
Church Cleaning
Team 3 : A Earl etc
Children’s Liturgy
J Harrison, D Catcheside, S Thomas, T Dale
Coffee Morning
R Reay, D Catcheside, G McDermont
Newsletter Folding
M McQuillan
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