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, Vincent Coleman, Dorothy Tantrum, Josie Burgess, Fr Vincent Royles, Molly Crowther, Arthur Price, Rest in Peace, Andrew Milward, Please pray for our parish seminarian Simon Baker, St Augustine’s are replacing the windows with double glazing starting on January 5th. With the decorating and other interior works we need to raise £25,000 altogether, which would be £20K if it is all Gift Aided! Thank you to St Thomas More design & tech department for a magnificent Totaliser! So far we have reached £5268.00 banked, and with another £1000 very generously given over Christmas. The container for the windows materials is now delivered and the truck will arrive between 8.30am and 9am on Monday 5th Jan, first day of term. Decorating of the Sanctuary is complete so that it is bright and clean for Christmas. Many thanks for all who have cleaned church after it. This new year is our 80th anniversary of the foundation of the parish beginning with the anniversary of the first mass back in Christmas 1934. Old photographs and recollections of St Augustine’s? Please contact Yvonne Beeston Planning Meeting for St Augustine’s was helpful, programme of events coming soon Interested in Becoming a Catholic or Exploring the Faith? Journey in Faith , at St Gregory’s Thursdays 7.30pm , resuming January 8th Baptism Preparation Please try to book baptisms at least two months in advance, by talking to one of the clergy and filling in a form. We have just had two preparation sessions, next ones in February. Christmas Crib. Many thanks for new volunteers at St Filumena’s and those setting up our cribs at St Augustine’s and St Mary’s. Crib collections at each church for Fr Hudsons’ Society Red Boxes, APF Mission Appeals Later in the year we will have the priest giving the Red Box mission appeal, but many thanks to those who collect regularly. We have sent off £1539.00 from Meir and Cresswell together, of which £470.40 was from St Mary’s. Congratulations on the birth of William Albert Cann to Sarah and Tom, and to all the Halliday family 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) 01538 722378 28th December 2014 Feast of the Holy Family Parish Offertory for last weekend: Meir: £313.12 of which £110.00 was Gift Aided Caverswall: £367.51 of which £243.00 was Gift Aided Cresswell: £164.62 of which £122.50 was Gift Aided You are always welcome to stay for Tea or Coffee after Sunday masses at our churches Thank you to all who are decorating and cleaning our Churches for Christmas this week Thank you for all the generous Christmas Offerings and gifts. Fr David St Stephen’s Day mass was a chance for us to show our appreciation for our Altar Servers. Congratulations to those who received medals, and Adam Williamson receiving his Silver Medal Many thanks for all the cards & greetings and your generous gifts and the Christmas Collections. Fr David St Augustine’s 50/50 November draw 1st P Burgess, 2nd S Kitson, 3rd S Oakley So please see Elaine Borthwick if you would like to join the draw 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 Fr Hudson’s Society, 3 Parishes Afternoon Club, ‘Young at Heart’ th Next meeting a Memory Afternoon on 18 January. Please bring along an old photo to share. We will also welcome Yvonne Beeston who is bringing her collection of photos and recollections about the life of St Augustine’s. Rome Pilgrimage, February 2015 you can still join our pilgrimage to Rome, 15th-20th 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) Bible Study, Thursday evenings in New Year (3 weeks off over Christmas) 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 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! Youth Group for our Parishes, at St Augustine’s, in new term, Mondays at 6.30pm Cleaners for St Augustine’s. More help still needed Friday mornings at about 9 a.m. Call Mary Owen on 07791 590987 if you need more information Marthe Robin and Foyer de Charite retreats. See article in latest Catholic Today. A short day of Recollection “Encounter Marthe Robin”, St Mary’s Cresswell, Saturday 31st Jan beginning with 10am mass Next retreat 12th-18th April at Pantasaph Please book with Fr David, and for other retreats see www.foyers.org.uk Calendar for the week of 28th December 2014, Octave of Christmas Feast of the Holy Family St Augustine’s, Sandon Rd, Meir Saturday 27th Monday 29th Vigil Mass 6.00pm for John & Jean Jewell RIP 9.00am Funeral Mass for Andrew Milward Snr Tuesday 30th 9.30am for John Hoban RIP Thursday 1st Jan. 2015 Mary Mother of God 9.30am Mass of the Day Friday 2 nd for the People of our Parishes St Basil & St Gregory Nazianzen 6.00pm Exposition 7.00pm for Mary, Aubrey & Peter Chetwin RIP 6.00pm for Sean Maloney RIP on his birthday Saturday 3rd Confessions: before Saturday evening mass, 5.15 - 5.40pm St Filumena’s, Caverswall Sunday 28th Holy Family 9.00am for Sheila Sheehan RIP Monday 29th 9.15am Word & Holy Communion th Tuesday 30 9.15am Word & Holy Communion st Wednesday 31 9.15am Word & Holy Communion st Thursday 1 January Mary Mother of God Friday 2nd St Basil & St Gregory Nazianzen 9.15am Word & Holy Communion rd Saturday 3 Holy Name of Jesus 9.00am Adoration, 9.30am Word & Holy Communion Sunday 4th Epiphany of the Lord 9.00am for the People of St Filumena’s Confessions Sunday mornings, 8.20am-8.40am St. Mary’s, Cresswell Sunday 28th Holy Family 11.00am for the People of the Parishes Wednesday 31st 8.00am for Tom Campbell RIP st Thursday 1 January Mary Mother of God 11.00am Saturday 3rd 10.00am private intention 1.00pm Wedding, Pete and Catherine th Sunday 4 Epiphany of the Lord 11.00am for the People of the Parishes Confessions at St Mary’s, usually after Saturday morning mass Fr David’s usual Day Off is Wednesday
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