19 June 2011
The Most Holy Trinity
First Holy Communion
We offer our prayerful congratulations to: Andrew, Isabella, Christopher, Libby, Viktoria and Christy. Grateful thanks to their parents and teachers, Catechists Pat Keith & Tina Barber, and to all who have helped them. May the little ones always remain close to Jesus.
Confirmation
Final class & rehearsal: Tuesday at 4.45-5.30pm in the Sacristy.
Confirmation is at St Aelred's at 7pm on Thursday 30 June.
Summer Fair
Next Saturday 25 June, at 2pm.
Do come along and help make it a success. There will be all the usual stalls, and we would be grateful if you could gather in as much as possible for the stalls, but please no clothes. If you can help please contact Hilary Topham or Mary Luker. We appeal especially for people to bake, and for raffle, tombola and hamper prizes. Lists for stallholders, raffle prizes and cakes on the table at the back of church.
We appeal for some men to put out the tables after 10am Mass on the Saturday, and to help put them away after 3.30pm in the afternoon.
Meeting for Stallholders Sunday 19 June after 9.30am Mass - at the back of Church.
Grand Summer Fair Draw - first prize £100, and 20 other prizes. Tickets available £1 a book. Please take some with you to sell to your neighbours and friends. Please return money & counterfoils to the Presbytery, or to Pat Dowling.
Don Derrett Runs...
On 31 July, in the York 10k Run on behalf of the Alzheimer Society
and on 18 September, in the Great North Run on behalf of the Jenny Ruth Workshop (for adults with learning disabilities, gaining work experience).
Sponsor forms for the charities are on the table at the back of church.
CAFOD Just One World: Pilgrimage Mass at Whitby Abbey
CAFOD Middlesbrough invites everyone to come along to welcome the pilgrims who will have completed the whole of the route from Osmotherley to Whitby, at our final Mass at the historic nave of Whitby Abbey on Saturday 2 July at 2.30pm. Canon John Lumley will be celebrating the Mass, and we will also be welcomed by one of our Rwandan colleagues, Simon Nsabyeza, who woks for CAFOD as a counsellor among the survivors of the Rwandan genocide. English Heritage have very kindly agreed to admit free entry to the site for the Mass, as long as people are wearing the CAFOD badge. You can get your badges by contacting us here at CAFOD Middlesbrough, 54 Blossom St, York. Please let us know you are coming, and why not bring along a picnic and make a day of it. We hope to see you there.
Are you a Catholic Teacher: Nurturing Future Leaders Programme
Have you the potential to be a leader now or in the future in a Diocesan school? We are looking for candidates to commence the next programme from September 2011. For more details contact educationadmin@dioceseofmiddlesbrough.co.uk. Poster on Notice Board.
St Bede's Strawberry Tea
Sunday 19 June. There will be a short AGM at 2.30pm for the Friends of St Bede's, followed by a short liturgy in the chapel. The Strawberry Tea begins from 3.15pm to 5pm. This is open to all, all we ask is that you let us know as soon as possible if you will be attending, to make sure there are plenty of strawberries. www.stbedes.org.uk or www.cjengland.org.
Annual Postgate Rally
Sunday 3 July, with concelebrated Mass at 3pm, main celebrant Rt Rev Terence Patrick Drainey.
Annual Postgate Walk Ugthorpe to Egton Bridge at 12 noon, registration at St Anne's Church Hall from 11.15am.
Please see posters on notice board.
Diocesan Choirs' Festival
Saturday 2 July, at St Joseph's Church, Pickering. 10.30am- 4.30pm, ending with a Festival Mass at 4pm. Booking is essential - please see poster. Bring packed lunch.
Offertory (12 June)
Pledge & loose plate £553.24. Thank you.
Hundred Club (12 June)
There are a few numbers
available; if you are interested please ring Teresa Caddy.
Cost £1
per week; first prize £40, second prize £10.
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1st Prize |
No 86 |
Jeanne Maloney |
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2nd Prize |
No 74 |
Sheila Barker |
Feasts of the Week
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Mon 20 June |
St Alban |
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Tue 21 June |
St Aloysius Gonzaga |
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Wed 22 June |
Ss John Fisher & Thomas Moore |
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Thur 23 June |
St Etheldreda (Audrey) |
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Fri 24 June |
The Birthday of St John the Baptist |