6Th December 2020
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SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Year B) Parish Clergy: 6th December 2020 Very Rev Canon Tom Farrell, Parish Priest [email protected] Dear Parishioner’s Fr Chris Yule: [email protected] We continue our Advent journey and planning our Christmas masses. We have some Deacons: Rev Pat Flanagan: [email protected] Rev Gerry O’Reilly: [email protected] ”Walk With Me” prayer books and calendars available at the back of church in addition to those sent home through the schools. With the change of regulations, we can now Rev Ton Janew: [email protected] Rev Joe Patterson: [email protected] offer public mass each day and will continue the livestream Rosary each evening. Please see the details of mass times on the grid below. Very importantly this week, Rev Keith Millage: [email protected] we will begin the booking arrangements for Christmas masses. We will open the church will be open throughout the Christmas season up to the bookings on Monday morning and ask that if possible, you use the Eventbrite booking Epiphany to make private visits. Remember also the Crib in the system. There are separate links for Christ the King and St Augustine’s and the details Broadgate if you are out shopping. There is a lovely blessing are on the parish website and in the box on the next page. If you are not confident ceremony if you haven’t seen it on the parish website. Thanks to with computers you could always ask another member of your family to book for you, Con McHugh and Alice Robinson for putting this together. but as a last resort you could always email the parish office or phone the parish office We will need lots of help to cope with these Christmas masses and on Tuesday or Wednesday between 12 noon and 2.00pm. We will start with a 2.00pm would ask people to volunteer as stewards. We need 4 Stewards mass at both Christ the King and St Augustine’s. There will also be a 4.00pm, 6.00pm per Christmas mass to help seat people safely. We won’t need and an 8.00pm mass at both churches, so 8 masses in total over Christmas Eve. There collectors as your offerings can be placed in the basket at the front, will also be a 9.00am Christmas morning mass at both Christ the King and St but stewarding will be vital. Please let us know what mass you Augustine’s. There will be a 10.30am Christmas morning mass at St Augustine’s and would be willing to help at. a 12 noon mass at Christ the King, so 4 Christmas morning masses. This means 12 Please remember that all over the Christmas period the masses choices! We will also have masses at 12 noon on the 3 days before Christmas Eve, will be broadcast as usual so if you feel safer at home, please Monday to Wednesday for those who want to avoid crowds and maybe feel the need continue to watch over the webcam. The Bishops have still given to be cautious. These will not be booked but will have the Christmas Liturgy and us permission to do this and this is valid as your Christmas duties. recorded carols. We will advertise the Christmas masses as widely as possible and it We will have Confessions every Saturday morning and Saturday would be helpful if you could let others know about these special arrangements so evening. It will not be possible to have a Penance Service safely that people do not just turn up without letting us know. It is important that we spread but hope the opportunity for Confessions over the next few weeks the crowd between the 12 masses on offer or that we make use of the three masses will help. We will also offer a Spiritual Act of Reconciliation at each Monday to Wednesday. The Crib will be up on Saturday 19th December for private of the Saturday morning masses. We will be sending out letters to devotion as we can’t have people crowding round the Crib after the masses. The all parishioners throughout the Coventry Deanery over the next week or so through the parishes and schools to let you know about Christ The King Church arrangements for Christmas. Clearly things will not be as normal Saturday 9.30am Brenda McDonald. 80th Birthday. and it is important that people co-operate with the arrangements 6.00pm Michael McNulty. Anniv. and make others aware of what to expect. Each parish will st st Second Sunday 9.00am Maureen Orton. 1 Ann. Eileen Fagan. 1 Ann. advertise their times and booking arrangements and this will be of Advent Bridget Fernando. Dec’d and Peter Silva. Anniv. on parish newsletters, websites and through the Deanery website 6th December 2020 12 Noon Baby Charlie Ellis. Anniv. as well. Please make people aware of this as we can’t just have Monday 9.30am Siobhan Twistle’s Intentions. people turning up unexpectedly. Annie Wapples’ Intentions. Thanks to those who have supported the Foodbank and all Tuesday 9.30am Special Intention. (JM). donations have been gratefully received. The Foodbank, the Dily and Mick Gordon’s Intentions. Carrier s of Hope and the Youth Group are all involved in helping Maggie Rattigan’s Intentions. projects for those in need and all your donations will help these Wednesday 7.00am Adam Keane’s Intentions. good causes over the next few weeks. Thursday 9.30am Mairead McEnerney. Special Intention. There will be a mass on Thursday 17th December at 6.30pm for the Phillip Bowkett. 1st Anniv. young people of our parish. The young people who are in Year 7 Friday 9.30am Brenda McDonald. Birthday Intention. will receive a letter over the next week and the young people 7.00pm Fr McKiernan. 50th Anniv. already involved in the Youth Group will be informed via Saturday 9.30am Charlie Ward. Dec’d. WhatsApp. Any other young person that would like to attend, Edward, Bridie and Eddie Friel. Anniv. ple ase ask a parent to contact the parish office to book a place. This 6.00pm Sheila Johnston. Anniv. James Maher. Anniv. mass will be streamed online and it will just be the young people Third Sunday 9.00am Eithne, Sean, Francis & Elizabeth Gilleran. Ann. who will attend in person. of Advent 12 Noon Sheila Casey. Anniv. Thanks to all who have supported generously through the 13th December 2020 Jim, Benny and Paddy McGovern. Anniv. pandemic. We still have many of our same costs and we are grateful for any donations received. St Augustine’s Church We would like to receive into the Church those who had to be Sunday 10.30am Len Hatton. Anniv. Paddy Mills. Anniv. postponed at Easter. Could those people phone the office and we Mary Harnett. Month’s Mind. can arrange individual times for them in one of the masses leading Wednesday 9.30am Peter Donnelly. Dec’d. up to Christmas Sarah Folan’s Intentions. Just remember the extra 7.00am mass each Wednesday for Sunday 10.30am Bernard West. Anniv. Advent . God bless BOOKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS MASSES AT CHRIST THE KING AND ST AUGUSTINE’S (Please click on the link for which Church you wish to attend and this will bring you directly to the website. You will then be able to choose which mass you wish to attend on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day) CHRIST THE KING – CHRISTMAS MASSES: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/christmas-masses-at-christ-the-king-tickets-131336018567 ST AUGUSTINE’S – CHRISTMAS MASSES: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/christmas-masses-at-st-augustines-church-tickets-131340893147 OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST CARRIERS OF HOPE: It is our parishes turn during the first two weeks of Advent to collect food and toiletries. Any donations left in church will be delivered there. Many thanks as always for your generosity. FEEDING COVENTRY at Foleshill Community Centre would like to say a huge thank you for all the support received from the parish since March. Your generous donations have enabled us to feed 500-600 people per week, provide 168 free school meal packs in October half term, 200 breakfast packs every week in the summer holidays and 70 deliveries per week to vulnerable people during the height of the pandemic. Volunteers have come forward from CTK to help at the centre and make deliveries. Feeding Coventry are incredibly grateful for your support. If you would like to volunteer please contact Helen Needham on 07925 019330 or email [email protected]. If you would like to contribute food donations towards our Christmas appeal, please see below the wishlist of items we would most like to receive. Luxury Biscuits, Festive Chocolates, Cranberry Sauce, Packet Stuffing, Tinned Meat/Tuna, Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Squash, Jam, Peanut Butter, Chocolate Spread, Cereal, Tinned fruit and veg, UHT Milk, Pasta, Rice. CHRIST THE KING COMMUNIITY CENTRE. Unfortunately, due to the new COVID 19 restrictions the club will be CLOSED until further notice. Please keep an eye on the Newsletter, Facebook, Google Listings and www.ctkparishcentre.co.uk. VACANCY AT THE CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF BIRMINGHAM – Job title – Chief Operating Officer. Location: Birmingham. Contract tenure: Permanent, Full-time. Salary: £80,000to£90,000 p.a. Closing date for applications: 9am, Friday 18th December. If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this role with details on how to apply, please send an expression of interest and (optional but appreciated) a CV or professional profile in confidence to our consultant, Jenny Hills at: [email protected] COVENTRY PIONEER ASSOCIATION the Memorial Mass of Fr McKiernan will be on Friday 11th December at Christ the King at 7.00pm.