Stewardship Social & Fundraising

Bereaved and in need of support? If you are bereaved and would 2020 Diaries are now available in St. Mary’s at £2.50 each. like company and a friendly chat, the Bereavement Support Group are here to help. See contact details on the posters in our St. Mary’s 200 Club: 15.12.119. No. 159 V. Meddick. churches, or phone the parish office for further details Annual subscriptions are now overdue.

Newport Food Bank - Many thanks to all who donated items. Christmas Lunch on Christmas Day - If you are on your own, or know Please keep them coming into the box at St. Mary’s. Thanks for someone who is, why not come along and enjoy some company. There your continued support for Newport Foodbank, good quality toiletries would be greatly appreciated as treats for the users. is no charge and we can arrange transport. Phone Jan 01633678789 or Phil 07813459743 for details. Lunchbags for the Homeless – our turn for this wonderful initiative has come around again. Following the superb Congratulations and thanks to the Little Voices of St Michael's on response last time we will be distributing the empty bags the their amazing concert last week; their beautiful voices are the true weekend of 21st/22nd December. Please fill the bags and sound of Christmas. Also many thanks for their generous donation indicate what type of sandwich has been provided (only bought of £100 towards the St Michael's Building Fund. sandwiches please). The bags will be collected in on the

28th/29th December for distribution through the Eden Gate St Michael's Christmas raffle draw will take place on Sunday 22nd Sunday Munch Club. after Mass in the hall. All welcome for free tea and biscuits.

The next meeting of the St. David’s SVP conference will be on St. David Lewis : A big thank you to the organizers of the Christmas th Tuesday 7 January 2020 at 5:15pm in the sacristy. Raffle Draw and the tea and cake sale after Mass. th The SVP Christmas Party will be on Saturday 11 January 2020 Congratulations to the winners of the Raffle. Please bring your 2:30pm - 7:30pm at the Maesglas Community Centre. Coach poinsettias to the church by the 21st December. leaving Highfield Road at 2pm. Tickets available from SVP members. St. Anne's Community send every good wish to all in All Saints: SVP would like to thank all parishioners of Ss. Julius, Priests, Deacons, and all our people for a happy Christmas and Aaron and David's, St Julius the Martyr and St Gabriel's who have every blessing for the New Year. contributed items to the Bettws Food Bank this year. 31 bags of food were donated in December making a record total of 329 A big thank you to all who helped with Santa's visit. It was good bags in 2019. Thank you also to those on our rota who have so many went to the hall including Fr. Roman! It raised £330. made sure that all this food is delivered regularly and promptly to the Food Bank. The volunteers there wish to express their Firstly, many thanks to the generous donors who contributed gratitude for our continued support. Please remember our £100 to Eden Gate to support their great work with and for January deadline for food is the weekend 24/25th January. homeless people. Owing to a change in arrangements for the provision of Lunch Caerleon SVP wishes to thank all members of Ss. Julius, Aaron Bags by Eden Gate, we would be grateful if the All Saints donors and David who made up lunch bags for the Sunday Munch Club (apart from St. Mary's) could place the food in a bag of their at Eden Gate for 15th December. Members delivered the choice. This food will be distributed to homeless people by the required 22 packed lunches and also assisted with the Pride in Pill organisation. supervision, distribution and making teas and coffees for 43 The arrangements for St. Mary's are unchanged so the same guests. brown paper bags will be used. Next SVP meeting is after Mass on Wednesday, Jan 8th at SS Thank you for your generosity - John and Pam Haywood (Tel. Julius, Aaron and David 668990)

Prayer & Worship Other News

St. David Lewis Prayer Group resumes on Tuesday 7th January Welsh Province Yearbook 2020 – The 2020 Yearbook is now available at £3.20 for normally bound and £4.20 for ring-bound. 2020

St. Anne’s Tuesday Devotions & Tuesday Clubs resumes on

Tuesday 7th January. St. Gabriel’s Prayer group resumes on 15th January 2020, thereafter on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month. 7.30pm. If you are interested in joining, please leave your details with the parish office.

St. Paul’s Missal for 2020 are now available at £5.95, in St. Mary’s Piety shop or give your order to one of the clergy after Mass.

All Saints Parish Office, Parish Pastoral Team: 9 , Newport. Fr. Michael Doyle (Parish Priest) NP20 1TP. Fr. Robert James, Fr. Roman Kowalski, Telephone: 01633 265533 Fr. Peter McLaren, Hours: 9:00am – 3:00pm (Mon – Fri) Fr. Laurence Bryce, Administrator: Tracy Morgan Deacon Pasquale Cinotti, Email: [email protected] Deacon Rigo Logier Sr. Paul Gerard Chidgey website: allsaintsrcnewport.org.uk Treasurer: John Wysome Sr. Visitation O’Donoghue Email: [email protected] St. Anne, Oliphant Circle, Malpas, Newport NP20 6PF. Ss. Basil & Gwladys, Tregwilym Road, , NP10 9DW. St. David, Park Crescent, Maesglas, Newport, NP20 3AQ. St. David Lewis, Monnow Way, Bettws, Newport, NP20 7DX. St. Gabriel, Ringland Circle, Newport, NP19 9PQ. St. Julius the Martyr, Beaufort Road, St. Julian’s, Newport St. Julius, Aaron & David, High Street, Caerleon, NP18 1AG. St. Mary, Stow Hill, Newport, NP20 1TP St. Michael, Clarence Street, , Newport, NP20 2BZ.

4th Sunday of Advent (Cycle A) 22nd December 2019

CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE We wish the Parishioners of

Tuesday 24th December Wednesday 25th December All Saints Parish VIGIL MASSES MASSES ON CHRISTMAS DAY a very Holy, Happy and Peaceful 6.00pm – Family Mass Christmas and New Year. St. David Lewis, Bettws 9.00am St. Gabriel, Ringland Ss. Basil & Gwladys, Rogerstone St. Mary, Stow Hill St. Anne, Malpas Wherever you celebrate, we hope it will St. David, Maesglas be a season full of blessings. 7.00pm (Mszawj. Polskim) St. Julius the Martyr, Beaufort Rd. 9.30am Thank you for everything over the past 7.30pm St. Mary, Stow Hill year. Ss Julius, Aaron & David, Caerleon 10.00am Frs. Michael, Robert, Roman, Peter & 9.00pm St. Gabriel, Ringland Laurence and Deacons Pasquale & St. Mary, Stow Hill Rigo. 10.30am 9.30pm Ss. Basil & Gwladys, Rogerstone St. David, Maesglas (Ordinariate) (Mszawj. Polskim) St. Michael, Pillgwenlly

11.00pm 11.00am Ss. Basil & Gwladys, Rogerstone St. David, Maesglas (Ordinariate) NO EVENING MASS 11.30pm We wish all parishioners and Carols, St. Mary, Stow Hill visitors a happy, holy and MIDNIGHT Peaceful Christmas. MASS OF CHRISTMAS NIGHT The All Saints Pastoral Team St. Mary, Stow Hill

Pastoral Care of the Sick Emergency Sick calls: 07805 696474

Hospitals – Royal Gwent, St. Woolos & St. Cadoc’s Home Visits If you would like a sick visit at home or know somebody who If you know of anyone who is in hospital or about to go into hospital and would, you can now request a visit by calling the parish office; would like to receive holy communion, please ring the parish office leaving completing the ‘Request a Sick Visit’ form and handing it to a the persons’ name and ward details. member of the Pastoral Team. It is also possible to request a visit at home or in hospital by completing the ‘Request a Sick Visit’ form and handing it into the parish office or a member of the pastoral team. The form can also be completed online at http://allsaintsrcnewport.org.uk/sick/

This week’s Prayer & Liturgies

Saturday 21st St Mary 10.30am Sacrament of Reconciliation until 4:15pm. December 3.30pm Sacred Heart Devotions hour of Prayer.

Vigil Masses of Sunday St. Mary 4.30pm +Olindo Vellucci, +Michael McCann, +Mary & Michael Elliott, +Jamie Finch St. David Lewis 4.30pm Holy Rosary 5.00pm +Russell John Jenkins, +Virginia Rose, +Terence Rose St. Gabriel 5.00pm Sacrament of Reconciliation until 5.20pm 5.30pm +Maureen, Chris & Mary Kelly, +Steve Marsh, +Alexander & Agnes Corbett Ss. Basil & Gwladys 6.00pm Intention of Catherine Williams, Pat Brown and Lynne Jones, Intention of Anna Butler, Joseph O’Mahony Ss. Julius, Aaron & David 6.30pm +Joseph Keohane (Anniv.) Sunday 22nd St. Anne 9.00am +Peter Bracchi, Intention of Moria Mernagh, Joe, Maureen & December Tim Nichol, Robert & Yvonne (Christmas wishes) 4th Sunday of St. David 9.00am Msza w j. polskim Advent St. Mary 9.30am +Wayne & Ron Dobbs, +Kathleen White, +Raymond Jones, +Margaret Kroger, In Thanksgiving St. Gabriel 10.00am +Emma & John Christofferson, +Eddie Tarling St. Michael 10.45am Neighbours & Friends of Clarence Street, Audrey Bartlett St. David 11.00am +David Robinson, +Ann Monaghan St. Julius the Martyr 11.15am +Patrick Tobin Ss. Basil and Gwladys 11.30am Ordinariate Mass St. Mary 4.00pm Evening Prayer and Benediction 6.00pm +Deceased members of the O’Neil Family, +John Coghlan Monday 23rd St. Mary 9.30am Holy Rosary 10.00am Intention of Mattio Ionta, +Jamie Firth, Special Intention Tuesday 24th St. Mary 9.30am Holy Rosary 10.00am

FOR VIGIL MASSES PLEASE All Mass intentions Tuesday and Wednesday SEE FRONT OF are for the PEOPLE OF THE PARISH NEWSLETTER.

Wednesday 25th PLEASE SEE FRONT OF NEWSLETTER FOR MASS TIMES The Nativity

of our Lord

Thursday 26th St. Mary 9.30am Holy Rosary St. Stephen, 11.00am Altar Servers Mass 1st Martyr The Church will be closed after the morning Mass. Friday 27th St. Mary 9.30am Holy Rosary St. John, 10.00am Intention of Bridie Moulihan Apostle The Church will be closed after the morning Mass. Saturday 28th St. Mary 9.30am Holy Rosary The Holy 10.00am +John & +Josephine Hurley (Wed. Anniv.) Innocents, George Joseph Thengumpally, Holy Souls Martyrs Followed by the Sacrament of Reconciliation until 11:45am.

Vigil Mass of the Sunday

Saturday St. Mary 3.00pm Sacrament of Reconciliation until 4.15pm 4.30pm +Alice Short St. David Lewis 5.00pm Good Health of Madeleine Liston, +Bernadette Liston, The people of Bettws and the Community of St. David Lewis. St. Gabriel 5.00pm Sacrament of Reconciliation until 5.20pm 5.30pm +Steve Marsh Ss. Basil & Gwladys 6.00pm +Liliana & John Conti, Intentions of William Family, Intentions of Murphy Family, +Colin Williams, +Elizabeth & James O’Mahony. Ss. Julius, Aaron & David 6.30pm People of the Parish Sunday 29th St. Anne 9.00am Intention of Celia O’Keeffe, Paddy, Molly & Thomas Hayes, December Kitty Hayes, Ron MKit, Sr. Visitation The Holy Family St. David 9.00am Msza w.j.polskim St Mary 9.30am +Noel McDonagh, Niall, Niamh Tomkins, +Nick Jordan, +Mrs. Donnellah, Ellen Murphy (Speedy Recovery), Sr. Denise, Christine McCoy (B’day) St. Gabriel 10.00am Catherine & Kevin Mung St. Michael 10.45am Bella & Bill James, +Stan Burrows, Deceased members of Lester & Dermondy Family. St. David 11.00am Tommy & Mary Queen, +Liliana & John Conti, +Mrs. Donnellah St. Julius the Martyr 11.15am The Worrell Family St. Basil & Gwladys 11.30am Ordinariate Mass St. Mary 4.00pm Evening Prayer & Benediction St. Mary 6.00pm +John Coghlan, +John Clayton

What’s on this Week Prayer Requests

Monday 23rd Please pray for the repose of the souls of Malcolm John Armstead, Alice 10.30am: Line dancing at St. David Lewis. Short, and all who have died recently or whose anniversaries occur at this time. th Wednesday 25 Please also remember in your prayers, Eileen Johnston, Michael Bush, Baby Ronnie Gwyer, Rita Stokes, Mike Halford, Biddy Williams, Kitty It’s Christmas! Hayes, Mary Finnerty, Jean Middleton, Debbie Burnett (Reynish), Bruce

Reynish, Mary Richards, Reg Gough, Mary Roden, Terrence Rose, Peter Thursday 26th Okwusogu, Angela Parry (Pisani), Anne Reynolds, Sr. Denise, Gerald 11.00am: Altar Server’s Mass Walker, Jeanette Bassett, John Ryan, Pat Bowen, Daniel Gabriel, Monica Pugsley, James Routley, Catherine Wenegrieme, Tracey Williams, Sr. Brigid Cantwell, Sr. Justina and all the sick at home or in our hospitals, and all who care for them.

To add a request please contact the Parish Office. Dates for the Diary

Monday 30th December 10.00am – “Jesus Heals” – a healing ministry led by Fr. Jilto George CMI at St. Mary’s

Sunday 2nd February Presentation Party for parish volunteers – details to follow

‘In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things came to be, not one thing had its being but through him.’ John 1:1-3

Scripture Study Days, the Cornerstone, 10 am – 12 noon January 11th 2020 The Gospel of Matthew, Mrs. Sarah Beresford (The Catholic Bible School)