NEWSLETTER SUNDAY 30th Mar 2008

Please pray for all the sick in the hospital and in our parish including:

Kitty Stubbs, Bertha Appleton, Flo Mullen, Christopher Brown, Jimmy Carson, Christine McDonald, Dennis Lynch, Joe Donkin, Olive Atkinson, Nora Gallagher, Ethel Fagan, Denise Calvert, Ken Hutchinson, Andrea Saward, Paul Tulloch, Jan Buckley, Lucy Mole, James Chapman, and Brian McBain.



 

Please remember in your prayers the following priests of the diocese whose anniversaries occur during the week:

Sunday 30 March	Provost Alfred Chadwick (1962)
Monday 31 March
Tuesday 01 April	Rev Francis Duffy (1960)
Wednesday 02 April	Rev John Duggan (1966), Rev Joseph Connolly (1992),   Pope John Paul II (2005)
Thursday 03 April
Friday 04 April
Saturday 05 April

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.

SICK AND RETIRED PRIESTS

There  is a Retiring Collection next weekend for Sick and Retired Priests.  The Collection remains open until 2nd April.

MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR BABIES
Today we are hosting the Royal Hospital's Annual Memorial Service for Babies. If you have been affected by the loss of a baby or know someone who has come along to the service. All are welcome. There are refreshments afterwards in the Social Centre.
 

JUSTICE AND PEACE
The next meeting will take place in the Parish Centre after 9.30a.m. Mass today.

MILL HILL MISSIONS
During the month of April the Collectors will be ,calling to empty the red Mission Boxes. Thank you to all our box holders and collectors.

AFRICAN MASS
There will be an African Mass in St. Joseph's Church Gateshead this weekend on Sunday 30th March at 2:00 p.m. This is an opportunity for Africans in our community to celebrate Mass together and then to socialise in the Centre afterwards. Everyone is welcome. The Metro stops just outside of St. Joseph's church at the Gateshead Interchange.

BEREAVEMENT GROUP
The Bereavement Group are holding a coffee evening on Monday 31st March at 7.00pm in St. Joseph's social centre. The evening will begin with a short liturgy led by Jimmy Youll. If you are feeling bereaved in any way you will be most welcome. Please ring  Ian Thompson ( or Kathleen Dale ( if you require transport.

RAINBOWS 21ST BIRTHDAY - 31st MARCH

Our Rainbows group are celebrating their 21st Birthday on Monday, 31st March from 6.30 8.3Op.m. in Parish Social Centre.
They are Fund Raising for Brownies/Rainbows. All are welcome. Refreshments are available. There is going to be Bingo, Raffles, an Auction, and prizes galore. Lots of fun to be had. Please come along and support us.

Thank You.
 

DEANERY FORUM
The next meeting of the Deanery Forum is on Tuesday 1st April at 7.30 p.m. It is to be held in the Quiet Room of the Social Centre. All are welcome.

FAIR TRADE
Next weekend our Fair Trade is open again for business, so bring a little extra money with you now that Lent is over and treat yourself to some of the
goodies we have to offer.
 

JOURNEY IN FAITH
Our next Journey in Faith starts on Tuesday 22nd April and continues for the following three Tuesdays. The course is for all preparing for a baptism or for a wedding. All are welcome.

DIOCESAN EDUCATION SERVICE
Please read the posters on the notice board advertising events, courses and study days of interest to all arranged by the Diocesan Education Service.
The Diocesan Day of Reflection at Us haw on 10th May led by Rev. Timothy Radcliffe OP.
If you are interested in attending any of these events, you may contact the Education Service directly on ( or emailI office@edurcdhn.org.uk

EASTERTIME
The 50 days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost are celebrated in joyful exultation as one feast day, or better as one ·Great Sunday" (Athanasius)
Fifty days are a seventh of the year so the season is one long Lord's Day, the "Great Sunday". Fifty days are a week of weeks plus a day a symbol of eternity. And so we keep Eastertime ·playing heaven," living as if God's reign had already come. Christians-both newly baptised and the long baptised-are to live in the wedding feast of heaven and earth, like a honeymoon, no fasting, no mourning, endlessly singing our Alleluias.

POLISH MASS  

Mass in Polish will be celebrated at 4 pm on the 4th Sunday of every month in St. Benet’s Church Sunderland.  Confessions before at 3.30 pm.  Refreshments after Mass in the Parish Hall.

MORE EXTRACTS FROM CHURCH BULLETINS

22 members were present at the church meeting held at the home of Mrs. Marsha Crutchfield last evening. Mrs. Crutchfield and Mrs. Rankin sang a duet, The Lord Knows Why.

A song concert was hell at the Methodist church Wednesday.

Today's Sermon: HOW MUCH CAN A MAN DRINK? with hymns from a full choir.

Hymn 47: "Hark! an awful voice is sounding"

On a church bulletin during the minister's illness: GOD IS GOOD Dr. Hargreaves is better.

The 1997 Spring Council Retreat will be hell May 10 and 11.

Weight Watchers will meet at 7 p.m. please use large double door at the side entrance.

Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale: It is a good chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands.

Next Thursday, there will be tryouts for the choir. Need all the help they can get.

 

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Today: 2nd Sunday of Easter

3.00p.m.  Memorial Service for Babies

Monday:

7.00p.m. Bereavement Group Liturgy

Tuesday:

7.30p.m. Deanery Forum in Quiet Room

Wednesday:

6.30p.m. Benediction and Novena

Friday:

7.00p.m. Indian Prayer Group

Saturday:

1.00p.m. El Shaddai

5.00p.m. Prayer Group

Sunday: 3rd Sunday of Easter

 

Rotas week ending 5th/6th Apr 2008