PLEASE Take the Newsletter to a Housebound Or Lapsed Catholic Neighbour R.C. PARISH OF

PLEASE take the newsletter to a housebound or lapsed Catholic neighbour We pray for those of our parish or known to us who are sick or in need of R.C. PARISH OF ST.THOMAS of HEREFORD, special prayers: Fr. Antony, Elizabeth Kerr, Mary Clement, Zofia Kunert, Brian & WEOBLEY and ST. BEDE, KINGTON Diane Watkins, David Syder, Norman Burrows, Ewa Micalczyk (pron. Eva Micalchik), Nora Ward, Yvonne Fowler & Margaret Neill., . We remember those Parish Priest: Dom Simon McGurk, of our parish, relatives and friends recently dead: Pat Tiernan, Winifred Johnson St.Thomas’ Presbytery, 20 Kington Rd. and Mary Bowker (aunt of Andrew Pace) any members of our Security Forces Weobley HR4 8QS. Tel. 01544.318 325 “A virgin will conceive and bear a son lately dead on active service. We remember the dead of our parish whose or at Belmont Abbey: 01432.374 721 and they will call him Emmanuel. anniversaries occur at this time: Lewis Joseph Grey (M.’61), Saun Cochrane and E-mail : [email protected] Tony Cochrane (M.),Joseph Graham (T), Alec Allen (T.2014), Ernest Gullen (F.’60), TODAY SPECIAL EMERGENCY or (personal) [email protected] Peggy Bonadies (Sa.2011). Finally , we pray for those parts of the world Hospital Chaplain: Fr. Matthew Carney CAFOD SECOND COLLECTION FOR suffering from war, terrorism and civil strife, famine, slavery and disease. We of Our Lady’s, Hereford, 01432.265177 ALEPPO remember refugees from hostile regimes and migrants seeking safe havens, or DEAN: FR. MATTHEW CARNEY being sent home. For anywhere ravaged by terrorism and especially for the cities PARISH WEBSITE of Mosul, Raqqa and Aleppo www.thomasandbede.com Contributions to it: 01544.340 681 4th WEEK OF ADVENT Yr.A COLLECTIONS: Kington £88.40p, Weobley £130.00. + St. Orders 290.78 RECONCILIATION (Confessions): Over Xmas only by private request. th th Dec.18 – Dec.24 2016 Those unable to receive Communion are welcome to come up for a blessing. Place your hands across your chest. FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT ------Global Warming & Climate Change WE WELCOME ALL VISITORS Your presence makes us holy TIP 13. Cover your saucepans while cooking. Doing so can save a lot of energy needed for preparing the dish. Even better are pressure-cookers and steamers. They can save 70%! Bid. Prayers (Weobley): R. Lord, hear us / Resp. Lord graciously hear us. NEW BENEDICTINE and ARCH-DIOCESAN YEAR BOOKS ARE now on YES, Children’s Liturgy TODAY sale .£3.50. A great read!

Sat. Dec. 18 MASS of 4rd SUNDAY OF ADVENT, Kington 6pm – the Parish RED BOXES If you have an AFP Red Box, please leave it at church this weekend or next so that Andy can empty it and return it for re-filling. Sun 19 MASS, Weobley, 11.00. - Mon 20 Eucharistic Service, 10.00 am. EMMAUS YOUTH The first meeting of this Deanery Youth Music Group will be Tue. 21 No Mass next Saturday, Dec.17th. 1.00-4.00. 17th. at Our Lady’s Parish Hall. All are warmly Wed. 22 MASS, Kington 10.30 invited to share praise, worship, Advent Liturgy and then a Christmas Party. Thur. 23 No Mass CHRISTMAS LITURGIES Fri. 24 MASS, Weobley, 4.00 – Feria. st Sat. 25 CHRISTMAS, Night Mass at WEOBLEY 9.00pm – Parish MASSES Christmas Eve, 1 . Mass of Christmas, Weobley 9.00pm. (No Kington 6.00 Mass that evening.) Sun Morning Mass at Kington, 9.00am. Christmas Day, Dawn Mass, Kington 9.00am. Day Mass, Weobley 11.00. at Weobley 11.00 am. NO Eucharistic service on Boxing day AND DON’T FORGET THE FOOD BANK. IMAGINE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT * 2 umbrellas (umbrellae?), one brown, one (ENOUGH, NICE) FOOD.... black, at back of the church in Kington. * One brown sweater left at Weobley after barbecue. * 1 grey/black check cap in pew at Weobley

The problem is how to turn this into effective action. Community Sponsorship is one way of doing this. Further information, see Fr. Simon.

. ------. ------CHRISTMAS LITURGIES ` YOUR FOOD BANK NEEDS YOU, Please be especially generous as MASSES Christmas Eve, 1st. Mass of Christmas approaches. Christmas, Weobley 9.00pm. IMAGINE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT (No Kington 6.00 Mass that evening.) FOOD Christmas Day, Dawn Mass, Kington 9.00am. Day Mass, Weobley 11.00am.

THE ART OF DYING WELL Website of the Bishops of England and Wales to help any in need. See www.artofdying well.org

1 call for every parish and religious community to take in one family. CSAN can help anyone wanting to provide a temporary home for a family

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------JOHN KEMBLE PILGRIMAGE fr.his birthplace nr.St Weonards, his lodgings at Treago Castle and Pembridge Castle, the Cwm recusant Jesuit seminary, his grave at Welsh Newton, Mass in the church.