Notices and Reports
Happy Christmas to everyone! The
priests of the parish, Fr Marcus, Fr
Stephen and Fr Andrew would like to
thank everyone for their kind
generosity over Christmas. ALso a big
thank you and well done to all those
who helped to organise our services,
those who beautified the churches,
visited the sick, served the altar, sang
in choirs and those who helped in so
many other ways. It was a very very
blessed Christmas with almost 1200 at
the ten masses across the three
centres in the parish.
This weekend the second collection will
also be towards the parish building fund
Christmas cards option - The following
would like to wish everyone a very blessed
Christmas but are not sending cards but
instead making a charitable donation: Fr
Marcus, Maureen Francis, Rena
Gathercole, Laura and Sid Wyness
No morning adoration/exposition from
24th-29th December and on 1st
January. Tuesdays continue as usual.
AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED - Thankyou to who took part in our family fast day
and raised money to help the poor and
suffering Christians in Iraq and Syria. We
have raised so far £1233.93. The fund will
remain open until the end of Christmas.
Crib offerings at St Augustineʼs will also go
to this fund.
Servers event on St Stephenʼs day
(boxing day). Well done to all our servers
especially those who received their
enrollment in the Guild of St Stephen:
Andrew, Jack and Mack
Ed Aid - Crib offerings this year at St
Ethelbertʼs will be given to the Deanery
charity Ed Aid (which supports schools in
the third world).
All our catechesis and classes are now
suspended over the holiday - 150 people
in the English language (and 50 in Polish)
have taken part in some form of child /adult
faith formation since September. Well done
to all! Classes resume in 5th January and
the Bible Course on 12th January.
Urgent Volunteer Cleaners Needed at
St Augustineʼs Church
If you feel able to help, either weekly,
fortnightly or occasionally, please sign the
form at the back of church. We hope to have
cleaning on Saturday mornings but if you
can come at another time please let us
know. The church desperately needs
cleaning and we need help. Cleaning the
house of God is an important and holy work.
We pray for the sick: N. Wall, K. Burton,
M.Marjoram, A. Fell, M. McVie, M. Green, E.
Smalley, M. Clark, D. Power, A. Shelts, J.
Ribet, D. Hall, T. Webster, M. Stanley, P.
Knowler, T. Bowell, M. Clarke, A. Coldwell,
V. Adsett, M. Dufau, P. Ryan; E. Evans, A.
Mauren, Baby Emily Pelling, H. Russell, J.
Easter, F. Coyle, S. McCann, P. Turner, M.
Whalley,
Dates for your Diary
21st December - Launch of new St Mildred DVD
31st December - New Year Mass at 11.30pm
6th January - The Epiphany
Responsorial Psalm:
I will sing for ever of
your love, O Lord.
Please remember that we need to
promote ‘Care Not Killing’ for our sick
and elderly. Say ‘No’ to Euthanasia.
Priests - Fr Marcus Holden, Fr Stephen Haylett, Fr Andrzej Blazkiewicz Deacon - Rev Peter Brown Parish
Assistants - Frank Vandervord; Safeguarding Officer - Kate Morgan; Parish Church, Office & Presbytery,
72 Hereson Rd, Ramsgate, CT11 7DS, 01843 592071 (Polish07719170818) [email protected];
St Mildred’s Priory, Minster Abbey, Minster, Ramsgate, CT12 4HF, 01843 821254; St Ethelbert’s School,
Dane Park Rd, Ramsgate, CT11 7LS, 01843 585555
Parish of Ramsgate and Minster
Feast of the Holy Family (B) 28th December, 2014
This Week
Sunday
- Feast of the Holy Family
Monday
- Feast of St Thomas Becket
Tuesday
- Adoration continues as
normal throughout the day
Wednesday
- New Year’s Eve Mass at
11.30pm with party
afterwards in Parish Room
Saturday
- Servers Practice at 9.30am
until 11am
Mass Times &
St Ethelbert’s:
9.30am - Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat
7.30pm - Thursday and
Friday
5.30pm - Saturday
10.00am and 12noon Sunday
St Augustine’s:
12noon - Daily;
8.30am and 12noon - Sunday
Minster Abbey:
9.00am - Mon-Sat. 10am Sun
12.00pm - Wed (St Mary’s)
Confessions: Thurs/Fri 12.30
(St Aug’s); Sat 10 & 5- 6pm (St
Parish Services and Information
MASSES
Time & Location
Intention
Feast
Sunday
28th December
5.30 pm (Sat) Eth
08.30am
Aug
10.00am
Eth
12noon (Polish) Eth
12noon(LatinEF)Aug
Mrs. B. Idehen RIP
Pro Populo
Ron Francis RIP
Holy
Family
(B)
Holy Souls
Holy Souls
Holy Souls
St Thomas
Becket
Holy Souls
Annelie & Eugene
Octave
9.30am (Latin EF)Eth
12noon
Aug
12noon
SM
11.30pm
Eth
Pelosi Intention
Seamus Sharp
NO MASS HERE TODAY
The the evangelisation of
Ramsgate
St
Sylvester
New
Year’s
Eve
Thursday
1st January
9.30am
12.00noon
7.30pm
Holy Souls
Holy Souls
Holy Souls
Mary,
Mother of
God
Friday
2nd January
12.00pm(OF Latin) Aug
7.30pm (Polish) Eth
Holy Souls
Sts Basil
and
Gregory
Saturday
3rd January
9.30am
12.00 noon
5.30pm
Anne, Michael Pitt-Payne and family
Holy Souls
Holy Name
of Jesus
Monday
29th December
9.30am
Eth
12.00pm
Aug
Tuesday
30th December
9.30am
12.00 noon
Eth
Aug
Wednesday
31st December
Sunday
4th January
08.30am
10.00am
12 (Polish)
12 (Latin EF)
Eth
Aug
Eth
Eth
Aug
Eth
Aug
Eth
Eth
Aug
St Augustine’s: open for visitors
10.00am-4.00pm every day.
Exposition/Adoration: At St Ethelbert’s
Mon-Fri 8.30-9.15am; Tues 10am-6pm
(Rosary from 9.10am); At St Augustine’s on
Thurs 12.30-1pm; At Minster Abbey
(8pm-8.45pm every day except Wed&Sun)
‘Mothers’ Prayers’ every 2nd Tues of the
month. ‘Padre Pio prayer group’ every 4th
Tues (both at 7pm in parish room).
Edward and Barbara Hardwick
Peter Bowditch RIP
Maggie Miles and family
Epiphany
Kay Lovett and family
House Rosary: Wednesday 31st December
3pm at 8 Regency Court, St Augustine’s Rd
Prayer candles: Steven Godden RIP, Pat
Wood (for two weeks)
Parish Surgery takes place in the parish room
at St Ethelbert’s on Friday 6pm-7.30pm.
Last Sunday: Mass numbers were 512
(Christmas c.1200). 1st collection: £788.03 2nd
collection: £374.42 The second collection this
week is for the parish building fund.