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PARISHES OF
SS MARY & JOHN AND ST TERESA OF THE INFANT JESUS
PARISH SICK LIST:
Please pray for the following who are sick or housebound:
Parish Clergy:
Fr. Paweł Bielak (Parish Priest),
Fr. Przemek Sobczak and Bro Rafał Smaga.
Fr. Dawid Piskorz (Parish Priest of St Patrick’s)
Leon Stefek (Fr Kazimierz’s Father), David Deller, Bridget Ryan, Bridget Keane, Gerard Lawlor, Kathleen
Reynolds, Molly Ball, Tim Shee, Peter Blackwell, Keith Basudev, Ken and Hazel Harris, Bridget Lawrence,
Anil Basudev, June Randles, Colleen Nicholas, Ann Proffitt, Sr Kay, Frances Butler, Dorothy MacDonald,
Marie Matthews, Sr Dominic, Mary Landers, David Lashford, Maureen Osawe, Pat Nicholls, Geoffrey Stirling,
Patricia Hubbard, David Prosser, Audrey Baker, Jan & Al Wynn, Peggy Bowers, Dulcie Butcher, Eileen
McGrath, Philip Bunn.
- all from The Order of St Paul the First Hermit (OSPPE)
Address for correspondence:
The Presbytery, Snow Hill, Wolverhampton. WV2 4AD – tel. 01902 421 676
e-mail: [email protected]; www.ssmaryandjohn.co.uk; www.steresa.co.uk
SS Mary and John
H O L Y M A S S E S A N D
M A S S
St Teresa
I N T E N T I O N S :
Saturday: 1st November.
18.30 (Sunday Vigil): Annie Hanrahan RIP
17.00 (Sunday Vigil):Patrick McCormick RIP
SUNDAY: 2nd November. SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS [A]
10.00 (Sung Mass): Karol Smaga RIP
11.30: Shelley Colley RIP
10.00: Holy Souls
10.00: Holy Souls
9.00 (Sung Mass): Pat & Reg Dean RIP
Monday: 3rd November. Commemoration of the Faithful Departed
No Mass
Tuesday: 4th November. St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop
No Mass
th
Wednesday: 5 November. Feria in Ordinary Time
10.00: Holy Souls
11.00: Mary Rose RIP
Thursday:
6th
November. Feria in Ordinary Time
10.00: Holy Souls
No Mass
th
Friday: 7 November. Feria in Ordinary Time/St. Willibrord, Bishop/First Friday
17.00:
12.00 noon: Holy Souls
Saturday:
8th
November. Feria in Ordinary Time/Our Lady on Saturday
9.30: Holy Souls
12.00: Mass at Beacon Hill Cemetery
18.30 (Sunday Vigil): Fr. Kaz’s Intentions
17.00 (Sunday Vigil): Ben Price RIP
Sunday: 9th November. FEAST OF THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA/Remembrance Sunday
9.00 (Sung Mass): Edmund Nowak RIP
10.00 (Sung Mass): Parishioners
11.30: Joan Mary Hanrahan RIP
CONFESSIONS:
Friday: 11.00-11.45; Saturday: 10.00-10.30
Saturday: 16.15-16.45
And by Request
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT AND ROSARY
Rosary: Monday – Thursday: following 10.00 Mass,
Saturday: following 9.30 Mass
Exposition and Rosary: Friday 11.00-11.45; Sunday 17.00
Exposition and Divine Mercy Chaplet:
First Sunday of the Month at 17.00
Vespers (in polish) followed by Exposition:
Wednesday 19.00-20.00
Exposition: First Friday of the Month – after 17.00 Mass
COLLECTIONS LAST SUNDAY:
Offertory: Covenants: £93.50
Loose: £249.27 Offertory: Covenants: £97.00
Loose: £81.19
Second Collection – Church maintenance:
Second Collection – Church maintenance:
Covenants: £67.00
Loose: £221.67
Covenants: £37.00
Loose: £28.19
Flowers: £0.00
Flowers: £8.46
Thank you for your generous contributions
SS Mary & John’s – last Saturday: No. 3, which was won by Mary Turner.
St Teresa’s – last Wednesday: No. 18, which was won by Sheila Hill.
NOISE IN THE CHURCH: Please talk only to God before Mass,
let God talk to you during Mass and talk to one another after Mass
outside the church.
PLEASE
SWITCH YOUR MOBILE OFF
IN CHURCH !
Patrick O’Connor, Margaret Davies, Phyllis Coen, Frances Page, Mary Cole, Pat Burton, Josie Hickens, Alex
Blunt, Ann Lynch, Pauline Lewis, Michael Hawley, Edna Peek, Margaret Rushbury, Anthony Hughes, George
Dillon, Mrs. Clifford, Tony Johnson, Stephen Bould, Irene Boyle, Teresa Hale, Alice Barratt, Joan Martin,
Charlie Maber.
ANNIVERSARIES:
Eternal Rest Grant, O Lord, Unto:
Mgr Bertam Gould, Fr Tony Brisland, St. Brigid, Will. Lewis, Lisa Percival, John Sharratt, Joyce Quinton,
Margaret Kenny, James White, Frances Deller, Antonia Vernava, Bela Levay, Stanley Jones, Joan Hadley,
Thos. Wood, Angelo Luxton, James Webb, John Bedward, Agnes Bates, Bert Nicholls, Dr. Pat Carroll, Lilian
Woodsby, Florence Hickman, Marg. Morris, Mary Gilbert, Gladys Fallon, Margaret Mead, William Corcoran,
Walter Fleming, Laurence Byrne, Gladys Perry, Ruby McDonald Susan Maloney, Margaret Barratt, Mary Lewis,
John Cox, Alan Pumpford, Harry Bates, Maria Edwards Mrs. Withers, Mrs. K. Dockery, Monica Parker, Sister
Mary Daly, Ben Price, John Blakemore all whose anniversaries occur around this time.
Week 45
RECENTLY DIED
Please remember in your prayers Sam Davies. He will be received into Holy Trinity Church, Bilston, on Monday
10th November at 4 pm. His Requiem Mass will take place on Tuesday 11th November at 10 am, followed by burial
at Hall Green Cemetery. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY at SS Mary & John’s takes place every Sunday, at the 10.00am Mass.
REFRESHMENTS IN THE HALL at SS Mary & John’s after the 10 am Mass on Sunday.
GENTLE KEEP-FIT in SS Mary & John’s Parish Hall every Tuesday, 11.00 until 12 noon.
CRAFT CLASSES Fortnightly in SS Mary & John’s Parish Hall from 6 – 8 pm. Cost £6 per person.
THE SECOND COLLECTION today is for the Johnson Association (Retired & infirm clergy)
FATHER PAWEL invites you all to tea and biscuits in the hall after the 12 noon Mass on Friday (First Friday).
THE NOVENA OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP is prayed every Wednesday at St. Teresa’s after the 11 am Mass. During
the Novena, Petitions and General Intentions are read out. Anyone unable to attend this Mass but who would like a Petition
read out please complete a Petition Slip, from the back of the church, and give it to one of the priests.
THE EXPRESS & STAR has joined with Homeserve, issuing tokens in the paper each day for people to collect and save
towards a share of £30,000 for worthy causes. If you buy the paper, please collect the tokens (available each day until 3 rd
Nov.) and hand them in to one of the priests or to Margaret. The more tokens we collect, the bigger our share of the prize
fund. More details at expressandstar.com
THE MASS FOR THE DEAD and the blessing of the graves will take place at Beacon Hill Cemetery on 8th November at 12 noon.
BLESSING OF THE GRAVES will take place at Bushbury Cemetery on Saturday 8th November at 2 pm, at Penn Cemetery on
Saturday 15th November at 1pm and at Danescourt Cemetery on Saturday 15th November at 2 pm.
MASSES FOR THE HOLY SOULS IN NOVEMBER If you wish your deceased relatives and friends to be remembered in the Masses
for the Holy Souls during November, please take one of the envelopes for this purpose from the back of the church and return
it with their names and your donation to one of the priests or Brother Rafal. The envelopes will be placed by the altar during
November. Please be sure to hand the envelope in. DO NOT LEAVE IT AT THE BACK OF THE CHURCH.
CHRISTMAS FAIR – 22nd NOVEMBER 2014 We will be very grateful for any items you may wish to donate, good quality items
please. We particularly require bottles and fancy goods for the tombola. We will be very grateful for any help offered. St.
Teresa’s would also be grateful for donations of small chocolate bars. Thank you all. Donations may be left at the back of the
church or given to one of the priests.
A CHRISTMAS FAIR meeting will take place on Thursday 6th November in SS Mary & John's Parish Hall at 7 pm. If you are
willing to help, or have any ideas, please come along to this meeting.
THE GOOD SHEPHERD MINISTRY is seeking to recruit a part-time support worker to assist them in their ministry to the
homeless and poor in Wolverhampton. If you are interested please contact one of the Priests for a job description.
THE PARISH OF CHRIST THE KING, COVENTRY, is organising two trips to MEDJUGORIE in June and October next year. Each
trip will be for 7 days costing £260 per person sharing, inclusive of hotel, airport transfers and guides. Air fares and insurance
are not included. Please see the poster at the back of the church for more details.
FEAST OF THE WEEK
More information about the saints can be found on www.universalis.com in the About Today section.
Today we celebrate the feast of all the unknown saints who are now in heaven. The Church reminds us that sanctity is within
everyone’s reach. Through the Communion of Saints we can help each other.
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