RIP: Please pray for those who have died recently and all whose anniversaries occur at this
time. May they rest in peace.
Let us pray for pray for our sick priests, parishioners, family and friends including Mary Lynch,
Peggy Wilson, Barbara Fitzpatrick, Ann & Colin Evans, Tina Mulligan, Mrs Staunton, Arthur
Cooke, Maura Stone, John Knight, Kevin McNamara, Eugene Gallagher, Brian McGonnigle,
Abraham Doherty, Bob Jones, Myles Hastings, Pat O’Neill, Mabel, Muriel Finn, Laurence Sullivan,
Ann Lennie, Ryan Green, Anne O’Sullivan, Mary Sullivan, Kelsie-Sky Cutting, Sheila Cutting, Betty
Buggle, Jim Ward, baby Max, Sean Kelly, Shirley Woolston, Harrison O’Leary, George Lawlor,
Alan Barry, Cathy Wanczycki, Nora Heavey, Pat Cahill, Marion Morris, Ann Bullock, Mary
Graham, Jenny Forbes Smith, Eileen Jackson, Mary Maloney, Sylvia Barrow, Philomena Alonge,
David Nesbitt, Tony Carey, Pamela Phillips, Dan Harty, Paul Evans, Diane McGee, Paul DaPonte,
Lillo Rahill, Gerard McCann, Tina Carey, Margaret Walker, Cliff Jones, Rose Williams, Catherine
Shorney Cynthia Goddard, Michael Hill, Paul Wooding, Brian Hassett, Eddie Sheehan, Sheila
Williamson, Sheila Lewis, Rebecca Power, Kay Frost, Archie Kelly, Ruth Chandler, Dave & Eva
Barratt, Anthony Quinn, Grace Harrison and Charles Addison.
WEEKLY DIARY
SUNDAY: Tea and Coffee after 10.30am Mass come and meet fellow parishioners
MONDAY: Mother and Toddler Group 9.30am - 11.30am
MONDAY: Parish Youth Group 6.30pm - 8.30pm
TUESDAY: Journey in Faith Group 7.45pm - 9.00pm
WEDNESDAY: Extend exercise group after 9.00am Mass in Parish Hall
WEDNESDAY: Choir Rehearsal 6.45pm - 8.00pm
St. John Vianney Catholic Parish Coventry
Vianney House
1 Bishopton Close
Coventry
CV5 7GW
www.st-john-vianney.org.uk
[email protected]
Parish Priest
Rev Fr Jonathan Veasey
(024) 7646 6332
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
Sunday 1st March 2015
Liturgy this Week
Saturday 28th
Sunday 1st
Monday 2nd
Tuesday 3rd
Vigil Mass 6.00pm
Confessions 7.00pm
Marian Baylis
(Tony)
Mass 10.30am
Stations of the Cross 6.00pm
Peter & Kevin
Folan (Anna &
Family)
FEAST OF ST CHAD
Liturgy of Word & Eucharist
8.30am Stations of the Cross
LENT FERIA
9.00am
Mass 7.00pm
6.00pm-7.00pm Holy Hour
LENT FERIA
Wednesday 4th
Thursday 5th
Friday 6th
Saturday 7th
Mass 7.30pm
LENT FERIA
Mass 9.00am
LENT FERIA
Mass 9.00am
Private Intention
(Nora)
Patrick Mullen
(Anniversary)
Hilda Allen
(Jim & Val)
Joan Coulstock
8.30am Stations of the Cross
Eddie Flannelly
Mass 10.00am
THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT
Saturday 7th
The Parish is part of the Archdiocese of Birmingham Registered Charity Number 234216
Sunday 8th
Vigil Mass 6.00pm
Confessions 7.00pm
Mass 10.30am
Stations of the Cross 6.00pm
Elaine Slater
(SJV Governors)
Pat Hoban
Dear Parishioners,
Today we begin the second full week of our Season of Lent. We continue our works of
prayer, fasting and almsgiving as we strive to be renewed in our lives of faith. The
second collection today is for the CAFOD Fast Day that took place on Friday. Thank you
for bringing to this collection all that you were able to save through your fasting. All
that we give will make a tremendous difference to the lives of some of the poorest
people on the face of the earth.
With my prayers and best wishes,
Fr. Jonathan
STATIONS OF THE CROSS: As part of our Lenten journey there will be Stations of the
Cross each Sunday evening at 6pm and then on some weekday mornings at 8.30am.
ROSARY AT OUR LADY OF COVENTRY: Each Friday during Lent at 1.40pm at the
statue in the Priory Gardens a great act of witness to the faith.
JOURNEY IN FAITH: This Tuesday evening at 7.45pm in the presbytery. We will be
considering the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
SPONSOR RIO: Thank you to everybody who donated to the collection for Deborah
Bell, Joe Cawley and Tom Morris three of our younger parishioners who will be
traveling to Brazil to work in a poor parish mission outside of the City of Rio. Over £700
was raised. Joe will be taking part in the Coventry Half Marathon today alongside Maria
Bracken and Fr. Mark Crisp for this event. Thank you for sponsoring Joe.
DEANERY VISITATION: The closing meeting of the Deanery Visitation will take place
on 11th March with Mass at 7pm and a feedback from the bishops and delegates of the
Archbishop who visited the parishes. Fr. Jonathan would be grateful if some of our
parishioners could attend this Mass please.
PARISH WEB-SITE: A further reminder to parish groups to submit a brief description
about their activity / ministry as soon as possible for the web-site. We would also like to
include individual faith stories form parishioners. Another great act of witness! Please
contact Johanne Leeming the Parish Secretary or Fr. Jonathan if you are able to submit
something. Have you liked the parish Facebook page? We now have 198 likes –only 2
more and its 200!
WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER: The service takes place at St. James church tile
Hill Lane on Friday 6th March at 7.30pm. Please see the poster in the porch.
THE CHURCH: For quite a long time we have spoken of some major re-ordering and
decoration for our church building. The diocesan art and architecture committee have
recently visited the church and hopefully will submit some drawing for us to consider.
When these are available they will be explained and displayed for everybody to see and
discuss. Your feedback will be important. The plans will include the rehousing of the
font to a permanent position, a new marble altar coming from a redundant diocesan
church and a new lectern and celebrant’s chair.
FOOD BANK: Renewed thanks to everybody who is supporting the local Food bank by
bringing tinned and non-perishable items for the box in church.
THANK YOU: To all those who supported the Irish Night organised by the Parish Youth
Group to raise funds for our Parish Pre-school. The fantastic sum of £1,633.29 was
raised of which £300 has been donated to the young people of the parish to support
their work in Brazil in the summer.
STORAGE SPACE: We have received one kind offer of storage space for books which
will be sent out to or sold to support the Krizevac project in Malawi.
SJV PRE-SCHOOL: The Pre-School will shortly be allocating places for September
2015. Children are welcome from the age of 2 years. There may be some extended
provision available for children in their pre-school year. For more information please
call into pre-school or contact them on 76695329
DATES FOR THE DIARY: 2nd March: Parish Pastoral Council, 10th March: First
Confessions, 11th March: Closing meeting of Deanery Visitation. 8-9 May: First Holy
Communion, 15-17th May: SJV school 50th Anniversary celebrations, 28th June:
Sacrament of Confirmation.
VOUCHERS FOR SCHOOLS: Please save any vouchers for schools from the
supermarkets and bring them to the box in the porch to give to our parish school.
CARITAS RETREAT DAY: The Diocesan Caritas is offering a special Retreat Day for
anybody engaged in social outreach work on behalf of the Church. It will take place on
Saturday 21st March at Oscott College from 10.30 – 4.30pm. See the poster in the porch
for booking information.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: Beginning on Tuesday there will be a
weekly Holy Hour from 6.00pm-7.00pm. The idea is that people can come for as much
or as little as they want. The prayer will be mainly silent giving people the chance to
pray before our Eucharistic Lord.
FR. JONATHAN’S DIARY: Monday: Parish Pastoral Council Meeting; Tuesday: RE
subject leaders Meeting in Evesham and in Bicester; Wednesday: Meeting with Chairs
of Multi Academy Companies, Mass for Birmingham Schools at Holy Family Church
Small Heath; Thursday: RE subject leaders Meeting Walsall, Mass for the launch of the
Holy Spirit Multi Academy Company Bedworth; Friday: Local Authority Meeting.