St. Martin’s Catholic Primary School, Caversham, requires a highly motivated and enthusiastic KS2 Class Teacher for January 2015. Please contact Caroline Fraser on 01189 937 5544 or email: [email protected] Applications are welcomed from experienced teachers or NQT’s and will be considered upon receipt. See poster on Board 7 opposite Lady Chapel entrance TODAY - new edition is now available , along with prayer cards for the Year of Prayer, and CDs of the Rosary recorded by Bishop Philip & pupils of St. Peter’s, Bournemouth. One copy per family. Bishop Philip encourages us all to pray the Rosary this weekend in his Pastoral Letter, which will be read at all Masses today (some paper copies of Pastoral Letter are available in Advent Room). Bamenda Sunday is next Sunday 2nd November - every year we have a special collection to support projects driven by our friends in our twinned diocese of Bamenda, Cameroon. Please see a copy of the Bamenda newsletter next weekend to see how much your help is needed in our Social The Catholic churches of Reading will mark the Club NEXT Sunday 2 Nov., 10am-1pm. run-up to Advent this year with 2 evenings on All proceeds to Helen & Douglas House READING PASTORAL AREA 338 Wokingham Road, Earley, Reading RG6 7DA Tel.: 0118 966 3711 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.olop.org.uk Portsmouth Diocesan Trust, Registered Charity No. 246871 Priest: Fr. Emmanuel Odoemene Administrator: Jane O’Rourke Hall bookings: Margaret - 0118 987 5588 or [email protected] Your Church Office is open this week Tuesday - Friday, 9am-2pm 30th Sunday Ordinary Time Yr. A p. 80 26th October 2014 nd the theme of "LONGING FOR THE MESSIAH". The two sessions will explore the Advent Reading Catholic Youth Ministry Lectionary readings from the Book of the End of Year Report is now available Prophet Isaiah. All are welcome to these some copies are in Advent Room (on top shelf of wooden display cabinet) sessions which are interactive and will take place at 7.30pm on Wed. 19th November at English Martyrs in Reading, and on Join us in commemorating all deceased Wed. 26th November at St. John Bosco in CAFOD supporters who’ve touched our lives Woodley. Refreshments will be available. and made the world a better place, with Mass The facilitators will be Sabine Schwartz, Catholic Chaplain to the University; and Angela at 7pm on Tuesday 4th November at Our Lady & St. Anne, South View Avenue, Caversham Wills from English Martyrs. More information can be obtained from the St. John Bosco RG4 5AB. Please contact CAFOD Birmingham Parish Office: Tel. 0118 969 3423 or office - Tel. 01922 722944 or email email: [email protected] [email protected] for more details The Sacrament of RECONCILIATION may next be celebrated here on Friday 7th Nov. from 7pm, before Mass; or by appointment with Fr. Emmanuel Thought for the week At the heart of our world is a God who loves us unconditionally. Today’s Gospel reminds us that the only proper response to a loving God is to love Him with all our heart and to love our neighbour as ourselves. This in a nutshell is what Christianity is all about. That is why there is something terribly odd about the lives of those who claim to love God, but dispense themselves from all obligations towards their neighbour. Meanwhile there are those who seem to exhaust themselves in working for a better world, but never think of God or pray to Him. Jesus showed us how to live the total Gospel: how to love God and our neighbour as well. He didn’t say they were the same thing, but that we - who call ourselves Christians - can’t have one without the other. Psalm Response: I love you, Lord, my strength. Wishing all children & teachers a very happy Half Term break Psalm Response : We have our last count at today’s Masses. Thank you to all counters who have helped St. Dominic Savio Primary School Western Avenue, Woodley RG5 3BH Head Teacher: Mr. James Broadbridge Tel. 0118 969 3893 Co-ordinator for Youth Ministry: Jofi Alexander [email protected] See also readingcym.co.uk Emergency numbers for the Sacramental Ministry of a Priest - call your own priest first Christ the King, Whitley: Sat. 6.30pm; Sun. 10am ………………. Fr. Pat Madden 0118 931 4469 St. John Bosco, Woodley: Sat. 6.30pm; Sun. 10am ………………. Fr. Bonaventure 0118 969 3423 St. James: Sat. 6pm; Sun. 11am ………………….. Fr. John O’Shea 0118 957 4171 English Martyrs, Tilehurst: Sat. 6.30pm; Sun. 9.30am, 11.30am, 5pm Cn. Michael Dennehy 0118 957 2149 St. Joseph, Tilehurst: Sun. 8.30am & 10.30am Fr. George Lyons 0118 942 8632 St. William of York: Sun. 9am Our Lady & St. Anne, Cav’sham: Sat. 5.30pm; Sun. 10am & 6.30pm ….. Fr. Paul Martin 0118 947 1787 READING Sunday Mass Times: 4 On Remembrance Sunday 9th November we will display Roses for Remembrance. If you would like to remember a loved one, please place their name on the list on Board 1 in Advent Room, and donate £1 for each name you write on the list. Please do this by the end of next Sunday 2nd November. Our flower ladies will then provide one rose for each name on the list All Saints Day is this year transferred to next Sunday 2nd November On Remembrance Sunday, 9th Nov., our Scouts group will lead Remembrance Parade at 11am Mass. Blessing of graves: Mays Lane - 2nd Nov., 12.30pm; Henley Road - 9th Nov., 3pm 1 ✞ Please keep in your prayers all those whose anniversaries occur this week: David Trinder (1995); Maurice Fahey (1975); Aloisy Karas (2002); Bernard McCloskey (1995); Lucienne Wakefield (1974); Enid Newman (2006); Patricia Hewitt (1981); Annie Wareham (1987); Mary Callaghan (1982); Kathleen Sergent (1995); Noreen Doyle (2011); Alvina Bossey (1982); and Joyce Darnell (2008). NO CUBS / BEAVERS / SCOUTS this week - HALF TERM. Back from Monday 3rd Nov. 11 am 5 pm NO CHILDREN’S LITURGY during Half Term - returns Sunday 9th November No Children’s Liturgy - HALF TERM Second collection at all Masses for Bamenda 12.30pm: Fr. E.: Blessing of Graves, Mays Lane Sunday 2nd Nov. NO MASS 9 am Sat. 1st 10 am 9.00: Adoration Friday 31st Oct. (p. 104) Mary Jennings RIP; Douglas Bowie RIP George Johnson RIP Moretti family members RIP All Saints Deceased of our parish Francis and other Ebola victims 10 am 9.30: Rosary Thurs. 30th Oct. 10 am 9.30: Rosary 5 pm Mon. 27 NO MASS 9.00: Adoration Tuesday 28th Oct. 10 am Wednes. 29th Oct. (p. 80) th Sunday 26th Oct. Sammy & Dominica and RCIA participants Jack Kirwan RIP Sadie Luyten RIP 2pm:Wednesday Club (D.B. Room) 8pm: 11am choir practice (Church) No Children’s Liturgy - HALF TERM 30 Sunday Maurice Fahey RIP Ordinary Time MASS INTENTION DIARY th DEDICATION TIME 9 am 11 am DATE MASS TIMES and PARISH DIARY 26th OCTOBER - 2nd NOVEMBER 2014 St. Simon & St. Jude 2 • Offertory collection 19th October: Envelopes £108.95 Loose cash £352.00 Standing Orders £547.00 your kind donations Total: £1007.95 • Second collection for Missio, for World Mission Sunday raised £506.76 Thank you very much for your contribution to last week’s World Mission Sunday collection. Your prayers and donations will help missionaries across the world Offertory Counters: The rota for continue to share the Gospel and carry out their work 2015 will be issued in a few weeks’ time at the service of the poor and vulnerable and it would be wonderful if we could add a few new names to the list of • Second collection NEXT Sunday 2nd November is our annual volunteer money counters. collection for Bamenda, our twinned diocese in Cameroon For more details or to volunteer please contact Clare Roper (0118 9265613). Reading Divine Mercy Circle Also would anybody on the next Holy Hour will be held at St. John the current rota who Bosco church NEXT Sunday 2nd November, wants to come off the 2.30pm. Hymns, reflections, with Exposition list for next year please tell Clare ASAP and Benediction. Refreshments afterwards. Thank you for All are most welcome Altar servers: new rota is now available; starts from Sunday 23rd November. ALL ALTAR SERVERS - please collect your named copy from Advent Room (under rota board). Parents - please take your child’s copy if they are not here We need more Ministers of Communion to volunteer to take Holy Communion to the housebound. It is important that those who are unable to come to church are still able to receive the Sacrament. If you can help and are willing to join the rota, please contact Jane in the church office ASAP On Sundays before 9am Mass: please wait for further news about this Fr. Emmanuel favours more education on this, especially in the light of Bishop Philip’s Pastoral Letter today. Watch this space REINSPIRED newsletters are now available in Advent Room My Day by Day: November edition now available in Advent Room, £1 per copy. Please leave money in the basket next to the books We are delighted to announce that we will have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament here in our church on the first Friday of each Month, from 10am to 7pm, followed by our evening Mass every first Friday starting on Friday 7th November. We need volunteers to be available here from 10am to 7pm in 1-hour slots; please sign up on sheet on Board 1 (Advent Room). For more information please contact Mel Noronha: 0118 9967208 or [email protected] We hope you will take this opportunity for extra prayer in the presence of our Lord Would all promoters please try to get all APF red boxes emptied by end of November and as soon as possible. Thank you 3
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