Please pray for those who are sick: Patricia Buckley, Lance Goodwin, Ursula Grocott, Kathleen Smith, Aubrey Atkinson, Hollie Tomkinson, Caroline Lovatt, Cekeera Grocott, June Poulter, Olivia Killeen, Frederick & Kathleen Blaize, Kate Parton, Gillian Bould, Holly Owen, Joanne Jones, Roger Lakin, Shane Brouard, John Gibbons, Tiffany Porter, Alan Hambleton Sarah Stevenson, Barrie Harrington, Dorothy Swift, Josie Coates, Arthur Rushton, Neville Mountford, Mrs. Burton, Edigio Coronato, Jean Dawson, Michele Yon, Claire Coker, Dorothy Vasey, Ashley Morris, Julie Hunt, Gerrard Pepper, Molly Blurton, Margaret Smith, Betty Walton, Jeremy Burslem, Margaret Stones, Mavis Mayfield, David Molloy, Angela Barry, Maureen , Olive Farrall RIP Ken Farrall Anniversaries: Jack Devaney, Peggy Cibbons, Albert Foulkes, John Barber, MaryAnn Fairbanks Please pray for our parish seminarian Simon Baker St Augustine’s are replacing the windows with double glazing that should help to keep in some more warmth. The diocese have given their approval to the plans, and are about to let us spend that muchmoney. We will be having a push with fundraising over the next year in the build up to our 80th anniversary in 2015, beginning with the anniversary of the first mass back in Christmas 1934. There are 20 windows of various sizes down the sides of the church, including the gallery and the sanctuary and we are grateful for donations. Many thanks for £1000 last week which is more than enough for one, and remember if you gift aid we get a further 20% for the parish St Augustine’s Christmas Fayre This is now set for Saturday 22nd November, starting at 1pm, and probably running until about 3.30pm. We really need people to get involved with the planning of this and to begin to look ahead into the next year and organise activities for our 80th year. Please start talking to people about ideas and getting others involved to help, and we will meet on Friday 17th after the evening mass at St Augustine’s to make some clearer plans. LIFE SHOP in Hanley Always needing offers of things to sell, and offers of assistance If you would like more information, please contact Annemarie Hawley on 01782 215200/07958568257. SVP Shop in Hanley, St Vincent’s in Piccadily, all goods welcome for resale including electrical items Coming soon…..in our school hall at St Filumena’s St Filumena’s History Talk by Fr David, and Talk on St Filumena by Fr Julian Booth, This Tuesday 14th October, 7.00pm Chinese Night: November 9th 7:30 p.m. The Arch, Newcastle Tickets £17.50 If you wish to attend please contact Gabrielle: 07764245344, or book with a table leader Can you organize a table to bring together friends and family? Interested in Becoming a Catholic or Exploring the Faith? Journey in Faith , at St Gregory’s Thursdays 7.30pm Youth Group at St Augustine’s, Monday at 6.30pm The Catholic Parishes of St Augustine’s Meir St Filumena’s Caverswall & St Mary’s Cresswell St Augustine’s, (for Parish Office) 146 Sandon Road, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF St Filumena’s, Blythe Bridge Road, Caverswall, ST11 9EA St Mary’s, Cresswell Old Lane, Cresswell, ST11 9RF Website: www.augustineandmary.org.uk or www.stfilumena.org.uk Parish Priest: Fr David Hartley Deacon: Rev Trevor Borthwick Tel: 01782 313734 Parish Office Mob: 07765 931126 email: [email protected] Tel: 01782 388416 Mob: 07961 347180 email: [email protected] or [email protected] Deacon: Rev Peter Bowyer Tel: 01782 393892 email [email protected] Administration and Social Events: Gabrielle Halliday 07764 245344 Safeguarding representatives: Barbara Kitson 07796 337075 (St Augustine’s & St Mary’s) Fiona Richardson 07580 551894 (St Filumena’s) St. Augustine’s School: St. Filumena’s School: 01782 319504 01782 392367 St Thomas’s School, Tean (for Cresswell parish) 01538722378 12th October 2014 28th Sunday of the year Parish Offertory for last weekend, Meir: £391.95 of which £174.00 was Gift Aided Caverswall: £254.94 of which £143.20 was Gift Aided Cresswell: £246.12 of which £180.00 was Gift Aided Second collection, CAFOD Harvest Collection St Augustine’s £128.47, St Filumena’s £149.47 St Mary’s £100.82 You are always welcome to stay for Tea or Coffee after Sunday masses at our churches St Filumena’s DEO GRATIAS Festival of Flowers and Crafts was a very enjoyable and worthwhile event in every way, and well done to all the hard work which has raised £1835.00 for the bells fund, plus other money from refreshments and the Concert Preparation for children to receive Confirmation, or First Holy Communion, who are NOT in Catholic schools. Please contact the clergy or Gabrielle Halliday, Saturday mornings, 9.30am Fr Hudson’s Society, 3 Parishes Afternoon Club, ‘Young at Heart’ Next meeting 21st October. Also, can anyone lend us a Bingo kit in case we want to play it sometimes? And any other table top board games, dominoes etc? For offers of this help and any other offers of help including transport, please call Matt Ford, on 07587034299 St Augustine’s half and half draw for October 1st Vicky McGowan 2nd S. Brundrett, 3rd I Redfern St Filumena’s Tote, Many thanks to all who support St.Filumena's Tote. Please see Fiona Richardson or Anthony Williamson if you are wanting to join the Tote for the next twelve months, with your name and multiples of £12 for the year from September onwards Rome Pilgrimage, February 2015 you can still join our pilgrimage to Rome, 15 -20 February in half term week, 5 nights/6 days, including Assisi for a day. Mass in St Peter’s, Papal Audience on Wednesday, etc. Please give your names to Fr David or talk to him if you are just interested £749.00 (£200 deposit soon to secure booking) th th Bible Study, Thursday evenings at St Augustine’s, 7.30pm Cleaners for St Augustine’s. Many thanks for a few offers of help Friday mornings at about 9 a.m. Call Mary Owen on 07791 590987 if you need more information Rosary, usually first Fridays 2pm 7, Combe Drive, Meir Heath, Prayer group meets alternate Tuesdays, 2pm in Forsbrook See Sylvia Wright or Deacon Peter for details Retreats for the year 2014 with the Foyers de Charite. Fr David is involved with these originally French communities, and three retreats in English were organised this year. Please talk to Fr David about booking and more details about the last of these in the autumn half term. October 26th-Nov 1st at Tressaint in Brittany, to be preached by Fr David & Fr Tom Dubois Mass Intentions One diary for mass intentions is kept in the office at St Augustine’s , so please hand in offerings in envelopes with offering and clear information about which church, names and intentions, your name and contact number, and preferred dates, so that they can get to the diary Mass stipend usually £10 For Sundays we are usually booking about 6 weeks in advance! Combined Schools Mass, at St Gregory’s, This Thursday, 7/00pm St Mary’s fundraising, Sunday 26th October, Cake Stall before and after mass Wednesday 29th October, Afternoon Tea The Sound Loop at St Mary’s cost £1725 and was zero rated for VAT The additional amplifier and speakers were fitted, including the scaffolding, and did incur VAT, costing £2073 in total, so altogether £3798 is the total we are working towards An impressive total of £2056 raised so far, but more on its way Calendar for the week of 12th October 2014, Ordinary time week 28 St Augustine’s, Sandon Rd, Meir th Saturday 11 5.30pm Baptism Tuesday 14th 6.00pm for a private intention 9.30am for Margaret Mary Smith RIP Vigil Mass Wednesday Thursday 16th 9.25am for Peter Chetwin RIP & followed by coffee 7.30pm Bible Study 6.00pm EXPOSITION of the Blessed Sacrament 7.00pm for Gordon Ellis RIP Friday 17th Saturday 18 Followed by planning meeting 6.00pm for intns of Meakin family th Confessions: before Saturday evening mass, 5.15 - 5.40pm St Filumena’s, Caverswall Sunday 12th 9.00am for the people of the parishes Monday 13th Tuesday 14th Wednesday 15th 9.15am for Pauline Pye RIP Thursday 16th no services Tuesday – Friday this week here Friday 17th Saturday 18th 9.00am Exposition, & 9.30am Holy Communion Sunday 19th 9.00am for the People of the Parishes Confessions Sunday mornings, 8.20am-8.40am St. Mary’s, Cresswell Sunday 12th 11.00am Wednesday 15th St Theresa of Avila Saturday 18th St Luke Sunday 19th for George Bradford RIP 4.00pm Baptism 8.00am for Dorothea Toplass RIP 10.00am for a private intention 11.00am for Tony & Gail Cotterill, 50th wedding anniversary Confessions at St Mary’s, 10.30 am after Saturday morning mass Fr David’s usual day off each week is Wednesday