Parish Priest: Fr. Stephen Pimlott St. Joseph’s Reg. Charity No. 234216 182 Thimblemill Lane, Nechells, Birmingham B7 5HT

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Reg. Charity No. 234216

th Sunday 13 September 2015 Twenty-fourth Sunday of the Year

Today we pray for… Saturday 12th 12.30pm Catherine Scally ‐ at Sacred Heart Sunday 13th 10.00am John Lawrence ‐ Mass at Sacred Heart Church 12.00pm Joe & Frances McPhillips ‐ Mass at St Joseph’s Church Baptism of Taliyah Jade Scott Monday 14th 9.30 am Josie Fitzgerald ‐ Mass at St Joseph’s Church Tuesday 15th No Mass Weds 16th 9.30am Thanksgiving – Mass at St Joseph’s School Thursday 17th 10.00am People of the Parish – Mass at Sacred Heart Church Friday 18th 9.30am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament – at Sacred Heart 10.00am Mary Atherton ‐ Mass at Sacred Heart 11.45am Eucharistic Service – at St Joseph’s Church Saturday 19th 12.30pm Doris & Pat Browne ‐ Mass at Sacred Heart Sunday 20th 10.00am Michael Delaney ‐ Mass at Sacred Heart Church 12.00pm Joe Wall ‐ Mass at St Joseph’s Church

Parish Groups Feast/Saint Days th Wednesday 12pm AA Group Saturday 12 Most Holy Name of Mary th Friday 12pm ‘Come as you are’ Prayer Group Monday 14 The Exaltation of the Holy Cross 7.00pm (Last Friday of every month) Tuesday 15th Our Lady of Sorrows memorial Church Cleaning Wed 16th Ss Cornelius and 8.00pm Family Music Group Thursday 17th St Sunday (after Mass) Choir Rehearsal Saturday 19th St Januarius (new members always welcome!) St Theodore of Canterbury Friday(after 3 Saturday Mass) Credit Union

Sick of the Parish New RCIA Please remember in your prayers those The new RCIA is meeting on Thursdays at 6.30 pm at who are sick in our Parish, especially… Sacred Heart Presbytery. All welcome, especially Yvette Scandrett, Pete Rodway, Ellen O’Brien, people already Catholics. You will not only find it very Sarah Cummins, Bethany Kerr, Rose McLoughlin, helpful personally, but you will also help those

Shirley Davis, Christopher Brown, Teray McTerran, preparing for entry into the Catholic Church. Ring the Presbytery door bell, 85 Prestbury Road. Harry Murphy, Michael Duddy, Mary Freeman, Anne Doyle, Tony & Diane Donaghue, Mary Parsons, Violet, Leo O’Gorman, Kay Healy Racial Justice Sunday Today there will be a second collection for Racial St. Joseph’s ‘Come as You Are’ Prayer Group Justice. The theme for this RACIAL JUSTICE SUNDAY is would like to welcome you to come and pray with us The dignity of the Human Person. Please pray at our Friday meeting, between 12.00pm and earnestly for an end to racism and racial inequality. In 1.00pm. The Prayer meeting takes place at St. view of the Refugee crisis our Archbishop is asking us Joseph’s Church, with a Eucharistic Service to pray for the safety and long‐term wellbeing of beforehand at 11.45am if you wish to attend that too. migrant families and individuals is asking us to be We look forward to welcoming you. particularly generous in the second collection. Next Sunday is HOME MISSION SUNDAY It is themed: WWW.CHURCHSERVICES.TV PROCLAIM God’s Mercy. On this day we are encouraged This is the web address of a site that links you to churches, to pray for the work of evangelisation in England and mainly in Ireland, but some in UK, which have webcams. It Wales, remembering in our prayers especially those tells you the times of the Masses and so enables you to whom we know are distant from the life of . Please “attend” Mass on your computer. Of course, no substitute support the second collection which funds the bishops’ for being at Mass when you can, but a great help to people national work of evangelisation and the development of who are housebound. this year's Proclaim ’15: Building Missionary Parishes Deanery Visitation initiative. The collection also ensures that the Catholic The Opening meeting will be on Wednesday 30th Faith Centre is resourced to respond to those who have questions about the Catholic Faith. It is possible to donate September at 6.30 pm at St. Chad’s Cathedral. online at: www.catholicnews.org.uk/donations Parishioners from all the parishes in the Deanery are Commemorative prayer cards are available to take away. invited to this. Please keep the time free. Please support the work of Home Mission through your Bishop Robert Byrne will be in our parishes doing the prayers and generosity. For more information see: visitation on the weekend 7th/8th November. Please www.catholicnews.org.uk/hms15 put this date in your diary and try to make sure you God bless you and thank you. are here that weekend.

Christian Courtship in an Oversexed World 40 Days for Life by Fr. Tom Morrrow. This is an easy to read book which is The next 40 DAYS FOR LIFE starts on Wednesday 23rd highly recommended to anyone thinking they are called to September and runs until Sunday 1st November. marriage, but is also very instructive and helpful to people There is a special “Kick‐off” service at the Oratory on at all stages of life. Sunday 20th September at 2.30 pm. Parish Celebration Please also note that the Birmingham March for Life next After Mass today there will be a celebration with year will be on Saturday 14th May 2016. food and song Parish Gift Aid Baptism We desperately need more people to sign up for our Today Taliyah Jade Scott will be baptised at the Noon Gift Aid scheme. It doesn’t cost you any extra other Mass. Please pray for her and her parents Katie & than what you would normally put in the collection Anthony. each week. The Government gives the church tax back Home Mission Sunday on what you pay. The Gift Aid organisers are Yvonne Next Sunday, Home Mission Sunday, 20th September Daley and Beverly Francis. To contact them, please see the new music group will be playing at St. Joseph’s the bulletin board and there will be a Youth meeting after the Mass St Joseph’s New Organ (mid‐teens up). We have had to purchase a new organ since our old Frank & Caspar are seeking to raise some money for the one has packed up. I hope you like it. It cost £2,000 Children's hospital. If you would like to contribute and any contributions towards it would be gratefully towards it, please put the money in the basket at the back received. You should hear the new organ next week of Church Carer Vacancies Cake Sale The Sisters of St. Paul currently have two carer Next Sunday and the following Sunday there will be a cake vacancies. If you are possibly interested in these jobs, sale after the 10 am Mass at Sacred Heart and the 12 please see the notices at the back of the church. Noon Mass at St. Joseph’s. 2016 Legion of Mary nd We are all called to witness to the . One of the World Youth Day takes place between 19 July – 2 ways of doing this is through the Legion of Mary. To find August 2016 at Krakow in . Minimum age 17 at out more phone Peter McKernan on 07473 555002 or departure. Cardinal Wiseman school is organising a Shelia McKernan on 07821 419874 or Francis Prom on party. They will take people from 16 years old and it 07462 425452 or come to the meeting on Monday nights will be cheaper. Talk to Fr. Stephen or Sr. Catherine if at 7.30pm in the Presbytery. you might be interested.

Retrouvaille The Harbour Mix The next Retrouvaille weekend for couples who would like Erdington’s definitive open‐mic night. Local music, art to improve their marriages will be from 18th – 20th and poetry. Friday 18th December 19.30 ‐22.00 hrs at September at Hatfield, Herts. Further information at www.retrouvaille.org.uk St. Barnabas Church, High Street, Erdington, B23 6SY.