ST WILFRID’S
SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES
Sat 6:15pm
8:30am
10:30am
12:00pm
6:00pm
6:30pm
Vigil Mass
Quiet Mass
Family Mass
Liturgy of the Word
for Children
Sung Latin Mass EF
Sung Vespers
Benediction
WEEKDAY SERVICE TIMES
Monday 29th December
St Thomas of Canterbury
No Mass at 8am. Mass at 12.10pm
Tuesday 30th December
Christmas Octave Day Six
Mass at 12:10pm
Wednesday 31st December
Christmas Octave Day Seven
Mass at 12:10pm
Thursday 1st January
Solemnity of the Mother of God
Mass at 12:10pm
Friday 2nd January
St Stephen
Mass at 12:10pm
Saturday 3rd January
Feria
Mass at 10:00am at
St Margaret Clitherow’s Shrine
Mass at 12.10pm in Church
CONFESSIONS
Twenty minutes before Mass and
Saturdays from 10:45am - 12:00
PRAYERS AND DEVOTIONS
Rosary: Monday to Saturday after
the 12:10 Mass
Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament:
Mon - Sat from 11:30am to 12:00
Thu from after Mass until 2pm
YORK
SUNDAY 28th DECEMBER 2014
FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY
Sunday Readings: Year B
Weekday Readings: Year 1
Divine Office Week 1
YOUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR…
Ken Whitehead, Kathleen Benn, Bridget Whitaker, Tamara Madej, Muriel Snape, Rachel McHale,
Sharon Gray, Connie van Donck, Ann Bamford, Anne Preston, Gordon Whittaker, Fr Gerry Hurst,
Joe Hudson, Veronica Chadwick, Maureen Pearson, Jennifer Cairns, Joan Wilkinson, Anne Walsh,
Marilyn Johnson, Chris Smith, Frances Cole, Elaine Brighton, Diane Lyons, Elsie Lyon, Tom Massey
and Franca Tomasini-Snowdon; for the ill and their carers; for all who died recently and for all those
with anniversaries at this time.
THANK YOU
The Fathers and Brother Adam would like to thank you all for the cards, gifts and very generous
Christmas Clergy Offering and to wish everyone continued blessings of the Christmas season and a
very Happy New Year.
CHRISTMAS TIME CHANGES FOR MASS AND CHURCH OPENING
Church will close after the 12 noon Mass this Sunday, 28th December and there will be no Vespers
or Benediction. There will be no 8am Mass on Monday, 29th December but there will be a 12.10pm
Mass as usual. There will be a Mass with Hymns and Carols at 12.10pm on New Year’s Day the
Solemnity of Our Lady, Mother of God. Again the church will open for Mass but otherwise will be
closed all day and there will be no Exposition or Confessions.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD
There will be no Children’s Liturgy of the Word at the 10.30am Mass on Sunday 28th December or
Sunday 4th January. We begin again on Sunday, 11th January.
REGULAR MEETINGS AND GROUPS - FULL DETAILS ON THE WEBSITE
These groups will begin meeting again in the New Year. More details can be found on the website.
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Evangelium/RCIA for those interested in the Catholic Faith. Wednesday at 7pm in the
Upper Room. EVERY WEEK
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SVP for helping those with various difficulties especially loneliness or material deprivation.
Please see Angela Breffitt or Fr Richard if you would like to get involved. EVERY WEEK
•
Legion of Mary for the spiritual formation in the spirit of Our Lady and practical and
spiritual help to others. Tuesday at 2pm in the Upper Room. EVERY WEEK
•
Young Adults’ Group (17-30) for prayer, growth in the faith, and social activities. Second
and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7pm in the Upper Room. EVERY FORTNIGHT
•
Theology on Tap a group meeting for a meal, a drink, a talk and discussion of faith and
religion. First Tuesdays at 7pm in the Royal Oak, Goodramgate. EVERY MONTH
•
Ascent a group for older people meets in the Upper Room at 12.45pm on the last
Wednesday each month. EVERY MONTH
•
Mass and Divine Mercy Devotions on the second of every month (if not a Sunday) at 2pm.
EVERY MONTH
•
York Aquinas Reading Group to discover and discuss the teaching of St Thomas. Upper
Room at 7.30pm on the third Friday of each month. EVERY MONTH
COLLECTIONS, GIFT AID AND STANDING ORDERS
20th/21st December. Loose Plate: £540.01; Gift Aid £157; Total £697.01. Thank you very much.
GIFT AID FOR VISITORS
Welcome to our visitors. If you make a donation we can claim back the tax on it if you use one of
the white envelopes provided at the back of the church. Thank you.
THE SICK IN HOSPITAL
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena: Please let Fr Richard know if you, or someone in your family, is going into hospital. The rules of
Wednesday after the Rosary
confidentiality make it hard for the Chaplain to find Catholic patients, but we can make sure that
READINGS AT MASS NEXT WEEK
Isa 60:1-6; Eph 3:2-3,5-6; Matt 2:1-12
ORATORY CLERGY
Fr Richard Duffield Parish Priest
Fr Nicholas Edmonds-Smith
Br Adam Fairbairn
OTHER PRIESTS IN THE PARISH
Fr David Standen P-in-C, St Joseph’s
Fr Mark Drew
Pastoral Assistant: Ciarán O’Connell
contact is made and that you or your loved one is visited while they are there. Alternatively contact
the Chaplain directly, Fr Pat O’Keeffe, 01904 428492, or the York Hospital Chaplaincy 01904
725579. Remember - many hospitals do not inform chaplains when Catholics come in so you have
to make the first move; if you are doing it on another’s behalf be sure to have their consent.
MASS INTENTIONS
Intentions for each Mass are now posted on a notice in the Church porch. Having a Mass said is a
good way of praying for your loved ones and supporting the Church.
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