PRAYER REMEMBRANCES Your prayers are asked for the sick and the housebound: especially Grace Kelly, Nichola Broad, Barbara Chrzanowska, Michael James, Angela Cowell, Fr Martin Riley, Sheila Chater, Fr John Wright, Winifred Flannery and Dominic Pagett (Monica Burns’ brother who is gravely ill); and all those who are in hospital, the Hospice or local nursing homes, and for all who receive Holy Communion at home. Please pray for all who have died, and for all those who grieve for them. We also remember all those anniversaries occur about this time. whose Our prayerful congratulations go out to Chase Silcox, Janis Dzerkalis, Edijs Rieksts and Elisha Datta, who were baptised recently. ALTAR SERVERS Would you like to serve on the Altar or are you already an Altar Server? If you answer yes then please come along to the church on Saturday, 18th October at 9am for a short training session, followed by the opportunity to serve at the 10am Mass. Any person who has received the Sacrament of Holy Communion can serve on the Altar. Biscuits and drinks will be served after the 10am Mass. MONEY MATTERS Thank you for last Sunday’s Collection of £1,015.70. Offertory 150 CLUB This weekend, the CAFOD group will be collecting advance payments for the next 20 week session of the Club. Please note that cheques should be made payable to St. Patrick’s Church. New members will be very welcome. VISIT OF THE PAPAL NUNCIO On the 31st of this month the Nuncio is coming to visit our Diocese. He will be addressing the clergy in our Lady’s Church, Stockport. Please remember a prayer for the visit that it may be fruitful. PARISH NOVEMBER LIST During the month of November each of the Masses will be offered for those whose names are included in our Parish November List and Book of Remembrance. If you would like family members and friends to be included, please list them on the blue forms in the porch and return them by posting them in the gold box in the porch. In addition, names of family members only will be included in our Parish Memorial Book. If you are able to supply dates of death, they will be listed on those dates and be remembered by name in prayer on each anniversary. BRJ MASS OF REMEMBRANCE On Tuesday, 11th November BRJ College will host its annual Mass of Remembrance at 7.00pm. Past and present pupils, parents and staff are all welcome to attend. PARISH SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE At 7pm in church on Thursday, 13th November we shall remember all parishioners who have died over the last twelve months, and your family and friends. All parishioners are welcome to come and join in this very special annual Service. FRIENDS OF MYANGA This week we banked £109.70 for Myanga: £30.00 donated to the Floral Demonstration; £44.70 Red Bucket; £30 Donation and £5.00 Donation. Thank you to Parishioners who continually donate to the Red Bucket and to the Parishioners who have made anonymous donations. It is very much appreciated by us all and Sister Marion sends her personal thanks to all at St Patrick’s for their continued support to the Mission in Myanga. YELLOW RIBBON UK Today is Prisoners’ Sunday. Yellow Ribbon UK is a charity working with exoffenders in the community and we are looking to recruit mentors who will volunteer some time in the week to talk with clients who just need a ‘helping hand’ to get their lives back on track. If you think that you could give time (it can be as little as an hour a week or as much as you can afford to give) and have the ability to mentor, then please contact: Rita Wilkinson on 01952 878592. www.yellowribbonuk.org.uk. Free Training will be given. LOVING TELFORD WEEK The 17 -21st November 2014 is ‘Prison Week’ and also nominated ‘Loving Telford Week’ of 24x7 Prayer. th The programme for Loving Telford events will be available very shortly. Meanwhile it would be encouraging if prayers for this important event could start now, please. GRANDPARENTS’ MASS Canon Michael Gannon VG will be celebrating (the 3rd) Diocesan Mass in celebration of Grandparents this Saturday, 18th October at Our Lady and the Apostles Church, Stockport, SK38BQ. The Mass is at 2pm and it would be wonderful to see as many grandparents and families as possible gathering to celebrate either their own vocation as grandparents, or praying for their grandparents. Tea/coffee and cake are available after the celebration of Holy Mass. CASH4COINS - SVP Thank you for all the coins and notes donated to date, we are still collecting all foreign coins and banknotes, any old British and Irish money And even obsolete currency! e.g. pre-Euro currency. MINNIE VINNIES St Patrick’s School Minnie Vinnies are the junior section of the Saint Vincent De Paul Society. This weekend and next the collection box is available in the porch for food and toiletry items donated for the Telford Foodbank. LOST AT ELLESMERE A denim jacket was left behind following the Ellesmere day out. It is in the presbytery. Please let Father Alban know if it is yours and you would like it back. EXTRA-ORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION We apologise for having to change the rota for those serving at 6:15 Mass. Copies of the new rota are available from the i-point for those who serve at that Mass. CWL MEETING The Catholic Women’s League will meet on Tuesday, 21st October at 7pm in the Meeting Room. The guest speaker will be Maria Jones of the Midlands Air Ambulance. All welcome. KNIT AND NATTER Please join us in a new group being set up for people who would like to knit or crochet items for the Operation Shoebox appeal. We will trial three meetings during October and November with a view to continuing throughout the year if there is enough support. Meetings will be on 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month from 6:30 to 8:30pm. The first meeting will be on 27th October and second meeting will be 10th and third on 24th November. You do not have to be an expert as some support will be available. Bring your own needles, hooks and wool; some small amounts of wool will be available if needed. MONTHLY PUBLICATIONS October editions of Day-by-Day, Bible Alive and the Magnificat are available for sale in the porch. THE MEDITATION GROUP The Group meets on Mondays, in the Meeting Room at 5.30pm for an hour. All are welcome to come and join them. OFFERTORY ENVELOPES We will soon be ordering boxes of Offertory Envelopes for the year 2015 - 2016. Like most things the cost has increased. If you no longer require a box of envelopes for next year, please can you let Fr. Alban or Ian Murdoch (415337) know. DIARY DATES October: 18th Altar Servers’ training day Grandparents’ Mass 27th Knit and natter November: 7th CAFOD Quiz Night 9th Festival of Remembrance @The Place 10th Knit and Natter 11th BRJ Mass of Remembrance 13th Parish Remembrance Service 23rd Appeal by Poor Clares of Ellesmere 24th Knit and Natter 30th Start of Advent December 1st 20th Civic Carol Service @ The Place Crib service and children’s party 28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FIRST READING (Isaiah 25:6-10) A reading from the prophet Isaiah On this mountain, the Lord of hosts will prepare for all peoples a banquet of rich food, a banquet of fine wines, of food rich and juicy, of fine strained wines. On this mountain he will remove the mourning veil covering all peoples, and the shroud enwrapping all nations, he will destroy Death for ever. The Lord will wipe away the tears from every cheek; he will take away his people’s shame everywhere on earth, for the Lord has said so. That day, it will be said: See, this is our God in whom we hoped for salvation; the Lord is the one in whom we hoped. We exult and we rejoice that he has saved us; for the hand of the Lord rests on this mountain. The word of the Lord. Response: Thanks be to God. RESPONSORIAL PSALM Response: Psalm 22 In the Lord's own house shall I dwell for ever and ever. 1 The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose. Near restful waters he leads me, to revive my drooping spirit. R/ 2 He guides me along the right path; he is true to his name. If I should walk in the valley of darkness no evil would I fear. You are there with your crook and your staff; with these you give me comfort. R/ 3 You have prepared a banquet for me in the sight of my foes. My head you have anointed with oil; my cup is overflowing. R/ 4 Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me all the days of my life. In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell for ever and ever. R/ SECOND READING (Philippians 4:12-14) A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Philippians I know how to be poor and I know how to be rich too. I have been through my initiation and now I am ready for anything anywhere: full stomach or empty stomach, poverty or plenty. There is nothing I cannot master with the help of the One who gives me strength. All the same, it was good of you to share with me in my hardships. In return my God will fulfil all your needs, in Christ Jesus, as lavishly as only God can. Glory to God, our Father, for ever and ever. Amen. ST PATRICK’S PARISH King Street, WELLINGTON, TF1 3AP Telephone: 01952 – 242423 Web: www.stpatrickstelford.com E-mail: [email protected] Newsletter items: [email protected] Parish Priest: Fr Alban Greenwood also resident Fr Wiktor Ostrowski (Polish Community) Tel: 07926 044405 The word of the Lord. Response: Thanks be to God. ALLELUIA VERSE Alleluia, alleluia! The Word was made flesh and lived among us; to all who did accept him he gave power to become children of God. Alleluia! THE GOSPEL 14) 12TH OCTOBER 2014 (Matthew 22:1- The Lord be with you. Response: And with your spirit. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew Response: Glory to you, O Lord. Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the people: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a feast for his son’s wedding. He sent his servants to call those who had been invited, but they would not come. Next he sent some more servants. ‘Tell those who have been invited,’ he said, ‘that I have my banquet all prepared, my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, everything is ready. Come to the wedding.’ But they were not interested: one went off to his farm, another to his business, and the rest seized his servants, maltreated them and killed them. The king was furious. He despatched his troops, destroyed those murderers and burnt their town. Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready; but as those who were invited proved to be unworthy, go to the crossroads in the town and invite everyone you can find to the wedding.’ So these servants went out on the roads and collected together everyone they could find, bad and good alike; and the wedding hall was filled with guests. “When the king came in to look at the guests he noticed one man who was not wearing a wedding garment, and said to him, ‘How did you get in here, my friend, without a wedding garment?’ And the man was silent. Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot and throw him out into the dark, where, there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.’ For many are called, but few are chosen.” The Gospel of the Lord. Response: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Sat 11th 18:15 Sick visited by SVP Sun 12th 08:45 Simon Hill 28th Sunday 11:00 Evelyn Sweeney in Ordinary Time 12:30 Baptism Prisoners’ Sunday 17:00 Mass in Polish Mon Ferial 09:15 Liturgy of the Word and Holy Communion Ferial 09:15 Dominic Pagett Tue 13th 14th Wed 15th St Teresa of Avila, Virgin & Doctor of the Church 09:15 Catherin Peiris Thur 16th St Margaret Mary Alacoque, Religious and Virgin 09:15 Bridget Mary O’Brien (Anniversary) Fri 17th St Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr 09:15 DRF Smith and Tomlinson Families Sat 18th Feast of St Luke the Evangelist & Physician 10:00 DeSilva and Perera Families 18:15 Sheila Chater 08:45 Parishioners 29th Sunday 11:00 Mary Dempsey in Ordinary Time 17:00 Mass in Polish Sun 19th Confessions heard after Saturday Masses; and upon request A Parish in the Blessed John Henry Newman Pastoral Area The Diocese of Shrewsbury is a Registered Charity (No. 234025)