Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham Registered Charity No 234216 Latest on Church Repairs Stage 2. The re-lining of the guttering is completed. Pointing will be done before the scaffolding comes down. John the Evangelist & St Martin de Porres St 31 George Street, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9RG 0121 440 3025 Youth Appeal Parish Priest: Monday January 19th 2015 Don Bosco House, Coventry Rd. Coleshill B463EA Jan 2015 Sat 17 Mass Time We are looking for parishioners with a heart for young people who have a passion to help us develop youth ministry in the Archdiocese of Birmingham! We are looking to appoint Development Workers in Staffordshire and Oxfordshire! Plus a Programme Director and Programme Leader for Alton Castle. These are paid employment positions! If you are looking for; a new challenge, the chance to work with a creative, faith filled team with flexible working hours, then please come along to one of our open evenings to find out more!! Come along for 30 minutes between 6pm - 8pm on either; Fr Dominic Innamorati SCJ Deacon: www.ssjohnandmartin.org.uk [email protected] Michael McKearney Readings Cycle Sun B. Weekdays 2. Second Sunday of the Year 10.00 St Anthony Parish Sun 18 10.00 Second Sunday of the Year Irene Donahue Mon 19 9.30 St Wulstan Triona Joyce. Tue 20 9.30 Feria at St Martins John Cocoran. Wed 21 9.30 St Agnes John Corcoran. Thu 22 9.15 Feria at Ss John and Monica Una Bolger. Fri 23 9.30 Feria Special Intention Sat 24 Sun 25 10.00 St Fancis de Sales Parish 10.00 Third Sunday of the Year Joseph Sierla Confessions Saturday 10.15-10.30 & by request Please pray for those who are sick:, Majella McAtavey, Harry Walkley, Pat Flaherty, Paul Keene, Sr Stella, Lynn Callaghan, Brian Reaney. Bridget Graham. David Mishra. Please pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time: ..... Peter Lynch. Winifred Wheatley. Patrick Graham. Hughie heavey. Kate Gatesby. Mrs Kraska. Ellen Farrell. Thomas Rodgers. Winifred Shaler. Fr Clement Burrett. Patrick Horny. Freda King. Nnicholas O’Brien. Catherine Jones. Barbra Stewart. Charles Hamill. Timothy Finnegan. Clive Green. Thomas McTern. Nancy Briggs. Geoffrey Moorey. Love your neighbour as yourself Please take this newsletter home to read You are invited to refreshments in the Hall after the Sunday Mass Journey in Faith on 7.00pm Wed. in the Presbytery. Subject;Sacrament of Reconciliation Our Lady's Society: We would like to thank everyone who supported our Christmas Brunch. We made over £200 for our Pilgrimage Fund for sick people to go to Lourdes. This is not possible without your generous help and it really makes it worthwhile. We look forward to seeing you all at our next Brunch on Sunday, 25th. January. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins today . We shall be having a preacher from the Wesleyan Holiness Church. We welcome Pastor James Richards. Our Deacon, Mick McKearney, will be preaching at St Pauls. Please remember this Octave in your prayers for Christians to work together. It ends on 25th January the feast of the Conversion of St Paul. Christian Unity The Lord prayed before he died for unity among his followers. We must do all we can to bring this about. In Balsall Heath there has been an active group of Christians from Churches Together for very many years. Our unity is seen in a number of projects such as the ongoing work of Anawim reclaiming women from the streets and helping their children who are at risk. Other works are Christian Aid collections, united carol singing outside Lidl’s, the Lenten meetings at St Paul’s Centre, a procession on Good Friday carrying the Cross. This week Mick McKearney is preaching at St Paul’s. Also Ministers meet monthly for prayers and planning usually in our presbytery. We also belong to Churches Together in Moseley where our representative is Simon Poole. This group is not so active as Balsall Heath. They send out Christmas cards from the Churches to houses in Moseley. As a result of our efforts and achievements towards Christian Unity. We have been able to form an interfaith groups in Moseley. This would have been unheard of 20 years ago. No doubt it is an answer to prayer from prayers for Christian Unity. Fr Dominic who attends these meetings when he can would like to see more people representing our Parish in Churches Together and in Interfaith. See him if you can help. The importance of Christians working and acting together cannot be over-estimated in bearing witness to Jesus Christ and his values in this secular world and especially in this area. Please take this newsletter home to read You are invited to refreshments in the Hall after the Sunday Mass