SAINT JOHN FISHER PARISH
Parish Priest
Fr Robert Wright
Asst Priest: Fr Linh
Tiverton Road, Wyken, Coventry CV2 3DL
Tel: 02476 443459 : Fax: 02476 659554 / email: [email protected]
Permanent Deacon
Stephen Norman
Parish Schools: St John Fisher, Kineton Road, Coventry CV2 3NR, Tel: 02476 443333 : St Gregory’s, Harry Rose Road, Coventry CV2 5AT, Tel 02476 445900
Part of the Archdiocese of Birmingham: Registered Charity No 234216
Deanery website: www.coventry-catholicdeanery.org.uk
Today We Celebrate the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Cycle B: Page 594 new), Page 464 (old)
Responsorial Psalm: Praise the Lord who heals the broken hearted.
Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! I am the light of the world, says the Lord, anyone who follows me will have the light
of life. Alleluia
Lent begins 18th February
The celebrations of Mass and Mass intentions for the coming week:
Ash Wednesday
Sat
Sun
Mon
7th Feb
8th Feb
9th Feb
6.30pm
9.30am
11.30am
9.00am
11.00am
Tue 10th Feb
9.00am
Wed 11th Feb
Thur 12th Feb
Fri
13th Feb
Sat 14th Feb
9.00am
9.00am
9.00am
10.00am
6.30pm
Sun 15th Feb
9.30am
11.30am
Patrick Keane : Bessie Keane : Elizabeth Joyce
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Day of Prayer for the victims of Trafficking
Thomas Mullery : Jean Sullivan : Brother Martin Morris
Jim Wynne : Les Bradley : Special Intention (Linda & Alicia)
Special Intention (Eoin Sterio) : Maura Marron
Requiem Mass of Paul Hillen
COVENTRY DEANERY
Memorial of St Scholastica
MASS TIMES: Please take a
Esther McGrath : Dolores & John Whitham
card with the new Mass times
Memorial of St Agatha, Martyr
Jean Sullivan : Special Intention (Patrick Murray)
Special Intention (Michael Mannion) : Sheila McLaughlin
Holy Souls : John Brogan
Feast of St Cyril, Monk & St Methodius, Bishop, Patron of Europe
Intentions of Kath Hegarty
Second Collection
Intentions of McCann Family : Joe Morton : Davy McLeod
Next weekend for
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Pro Life Charities
Teresa Jones
Elizabeth Little : David O’Sullivan : Deceased Marron & Tully Families
Date
Time
Reader
Eucharistic Minister
Sat 7th Feb
Sun 8th Feb
6.30pm
9.30am
11.30am
6.30pm
9.30am
11.30am
Trevino Alfonso, Daniel Horsley
Bernadette Billane, Nigel McAuley
Elisa, Chris Edge
James Carroll, John Wells
Johan, Dona Bittaj
Linda Edge, Mary Ogilvie
Victoria Alfonso, Dennis Cremins, Suzanne Hughes
April Graham, Mary Malone, Carmel Murray
Anne Cable-Barnard, Cath McAnenny, Lynda Wells
Katie Pethullis, Steven Bruneau, Terry Breeze
Brid Conmy, Luise Ivens, Tony Wilson
Bernadette Norman, Mary Newsome, Alan Drakeford
Sat 14th Feb
Sun 15th Feb
Prayers have been requested for the sick of our parish community:
Exposition & Benediction
of the Blessed Sacrament:
Tuesday: 8.30am – 10.00am
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Sat: 9.30-9.50am & 6.00-6.20pm
Jackie Barry, Jackie McDonnell, Mrs Kerrigan, Mick
Thomas, Elaine McDougall, Kristian Metcalfe, Thomas Monaghan, Nicola Coyle, Karen, Trevor Gibson, Brett Metcalfe, Christopher, Claire Bewick,
Frank McCann, Karen Cave, Steven Kennedy, Mindi Devi, David Tuson, Liam Cullinane, Megan-Jane Smith, Cynthia Goddard, William Kennedy,
Mary Bradley, Christopher Browne, Leanne Devine, Stephen William, Sharon Lally, Margaret Buckley, Mary Simpkins, Mary Cremins, Patricia
Mulqueen-Wood, Marc Mulqueen-Wood, Elizabeth Calvert, Bailly Hill, Janet Foster, Eileen McHugh, Dot Breeze, Precious Kyla Maher, Bernadette
Norman, Mary McKeown, Cathy O’Toole, Mason Lee, Esther McGrath, Christopher Browne, Brian Haworth, Victoria Jewel (Breeze), Kirsty Coyle,
Gerry Mullery, Roderick Lomas, Sarah Reynolds, Isla Gibbs, Jane Marron, Barbara Penney, Marian Tuson, Eileen Cassidy, Lawrence O’Brien,
Caolan, Liam Connolly, Hugh McAteer, Margaret McWhirter, Garry Hole, Bridget Robinson, Mrs P Barry, Patsy Stokes, Mary McSharry, Michael
Ward, Ellen Mary Doyle, Derek Coyle, Michael Foster, Bethany Windmill, Khalid Adams, Sinead Hart, baby Eddie Bennett, Steve Winfield, Robin
Sarin, Maureen Bell, James Eneje, Ron Hamilton.
LAMPS LIT AT SACRED HEART
LAMPS LIT AT OUR LADY’S SHRINE
This week for Intentions of Liz and Jackie
Next week for Mary O’Kane
This week for Jimmy, Sheila & Ray McClurg : Ints of O’Malley family
Next week for Intentions of Joe & Steve
LAMP LIT AT ST ANTHONY’S SHRINE
LAMP LIT AT ST JOSEPH’S SHRINE
This week for Les Bradley : Ints of O’Malley family This week for Jen, Leon and Harry
Next week for Thanksgiving (Sheila)
Next week for Phyllis & James Scanlon : Philip Duffy
CANDLES LIT AT
SHRINES
Candles available
in February. Each
candle costs £3.50
Tote Result: 1st February, nos 05 & 23, three winners, Mrs Barnard, Mrs B McDonnell & E Marron, each received £10.00.
Weekly Collection: last week £1245.98, thank you!! Second Collection: last week for Catholic Education Sunday raised £511.49.
Thank you for your generosity.
Please pray for the repose of the souls of those who have died recently, especially: Paul Hillen, Shane Patrick Hennedy,
Ann Ethel Rodger, Steven Edmonds and Elaine Martinez. Paul’s Requiem Mass will take place on Monday at 11.00am.
Shane’s Memorial Service will take place on Monday, 16th February at 10.00am. Ann’s Requiem Mass will take place on
Monday, 16th February, at 2.00pm. Elaine will be received into church on Thursday, 26th February at 6.00pm; her Requiem
Mass will take place on Friday, 27th February at 10.00am. Our thoughts, prayers and sympathy go out to all the families at
this sad time. Eternal Rest...
Dates for your Diary
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THIS Wednesday, 11 February
YOUTH GROUP meets at 6.30pm in Parish Centre.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION AND CONFIRMATION
for Children in Non Catholic Schools
If you have a child/ren at the age to receive these
sacraments (Year 3 for Holy Communion and Year 6 for
Confirmation), please fill in the form at the back of church
as soon as possible and hand it to Fr Linh or Fr Bob.
Saturday, 14th February for those who have filled in forms
Next Saturday at 10.30am will be our first meeting for
both parents and children in the church. After that the
candidates for both sacraments will have lessons every
Saturday morning at 9.00am in the church.
Dates:
Holy Communion: 7th June, Confirmation: 14th June
A CHARITY ‘VALENTINE’ CAKE SALE after all Masses
- 14th & 15th Feb. Any donations of cakes most welcome.
All proceeds to The Bridie Daly Tribute Fund. For more
info call Theresa Parker on 07825 000837, thank you.
LENTEN JOURNEY WITH SJF PARISH
18th February
LENT begins with Ash Wednesday
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Every Monday in Lent, from 23rd February at 7.00pm
Thursday, 19th February - LENTEN JOURNEY with SJF
You are invited to join our Parish Lenten Journey, every
Thursday evening, beginning on Thursday, 19th February.
Holy Mass at 7.00pm, followed by watching DVD series
‘Catholicism’ by Fr Robert Barron
‘Catholicism’ is a way to ‘discover the full meaning of the
Faith’ and a way to see ‘how our own experience of
human life fits into what God has graciously revealed to
us through his Body, the Church’
Let us give some time this Lent to reflect upon GOD’S
LOVE in our lives on these evenings.
Friday, 13th March - St Patrick Buffet Dance
15th
Sunday,
March
St Patrick Breakfast – served after 9.30am Mass
Saturday, 16th May
10.30am SJF school First Holy Communions
Saturday, 6th June
10.30am SJF school First Holy Communions
Sunday, 7th June
11.30am St Gregory school First Holy Communions
Sunday, 14th June
9.30am St Gregory's school Sacrament of Confirmation
12.30pm St John Fisher school Sacrament of Confirmation
Thursday, 25th June
7.00pm St John Fisher school Sacrament of Confirmation
More Youth Group dates for your diary: Wednesdays,
6.30 – 8.00pm in parish centre, unless otherwise stated
25th Feb, 11th March (don’t forget to wear your Ireland football/
rugby shirt), 25th March, 4-5th July
It’s A Knockout
Letters will be ready by the end of February.
THANK YOU to all SJF Parishioners for your prayers and
Mass cards for Sheila McLaughlin. A Mass of gratitude will
be offered. Thank you, Margaret, Paul, Gerard & families
St Bernadette’s Trust Annual Lourdes Pilgrimage 2015
Easter Monday, 6th April – Friday, 10th April.
Cost: £540 per person, insurance £26, single room £104.
Hotel Beau Site – 4 nights full board. Financial assistance
may be available to disabled or sick pilgrims. Includes
coaches to/from airport and transfers in Lourdes.
LIMITED PLACES - Bookings now being taken on a ‘First
Come, First Served’ basis. Please contact: Paul O’Donnell,
7 Ullswater Road, Coventry or call him on 07971 453113.
APF: MILL HILL (Little Red Boxes) THANK YOU & APPEAL
Thank you to all parishioners who already support this
wonderful organisation through the Red Boxes. If you have
not yet thought of doing so, perhaps this thank you and
appeal might persuade you to think about doing so. Please
see poster for more details. Missionary talk: 21st/22nd March.
The Birmingham Lourdes Hospitalite have raised funds to
help support people who are sick or have disabilities and
wish to travel on the Birmingham Lourdes Diocesan
Pilgrimage in May 2015. If you know of any parish member
who may benefit from a grant of up to £350.00 towards the
pilgrimage fee, please contact Fr Bob before 15th February.
Maths Private Tutoring Booster lessons, fully qualified
teacher. Call Mrs A Beech on 02476 622521 / 07905064474
PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK & HOUSEBOUND
If you, or someone you know, is in hospital and would like us
to visit them, or would like Holy Communion at home, please
see one of the clergy or contact us on 76443459.
USED POSTAGE STAMPS FOR MYTON HOSPICE
Stamp donations can be left in Sacristy or see the Priests.
Other Dates for you Diary
Sunday afternoon 22nd February 2015
ACTA – A Call to Action - a time for dialogue. Living out a
Catholic Identity in a Multi-faith Society. Tea/coffee from
1.00pm, talk starts at 2.00pm. Venue: Birmingham University Catholic Chaplaincy, Newman House, Harrison’s Road,
Edgbaston, B’ham B15 3QR. See poster for more details.
Christ the King Boxing Club is now accepting new members
The Boxing Club meets each week at St Augustine’s Sport
Centre. Members have to be aged between 9 years and 18.
Further details available from Brendan Malone on 07950
690122 and Colm Doherty on 07814 882236.
THE CATENIAN ROSARY GROUP - APPEAL
Since 2009 the group have been sending Rosaries to
Aboriginals in Australia and to Missions in the 3rd World
Countries of Africa. The work has now spread to islands in
the Pacific. To date we estimate to have dispatched 135,000
Rosaries but many more are needed. In our experience,
Catholics have unused Rosaries hidden away in cupboards
and drawers. Could you help this appeal by hunting for
Rosaries in your home and among family and friends.
Rosaries can be sent to: Michael Blackburn, 164 Green
Park Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX3 0SP. Queries to:
01422 352559 / 07967140542 or email: [email protected]
LIGHT REFLECTION - A Spoonful of Honey
Daily Growth:
Little seeds we plant today
May grow into a flower
But kindly deeds we do today
Will blossom by the hour
God Bless,