St Mary's, Shifnal & St Joseph's, Albrighton
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ST MARY'S, SHIFNAL & ST JOSEPH'S, ALBRIGHTON Parish Priest: Father John Pascoe. 01952 461626. stmarys@fa therjohnpascoe.co.uk Office: St Mary's Presbytery, 24, Victoria Road, SHIFNAL, Shropshire TF11 8AE. Home: “Rosa Mystica”, 33, Beech Drive, SHIFNAL, Shropshire TF11 8HJ. Websites: www.albrightonshifnalcatholicchurch.wordpress.com www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A VERY WARM WELCOME HOLY MASS; smsj642 SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, 18th JANUARY 2015. Year B, PMB p 127, SM p 835, Prefaces PMB p 54-56, Eucharistic Prayer III. Saturday 17th 6.30pm VIGIL MASS St Mary's Unity of Christians Sunday 18th 9.00am HOLY MASS St Mary's Pro Populo. 10.30am FAMILY MASS St Joseph's Mike Cassano+ Monday 19th 10.00am Holy Mass St Mary's Parish Sick List Tuesday 20th 10.00am Holy Mass St Joseph's Pope's Intentions Thursday 22nd10.00am Holy Mass St Joseph's Belmont Abbey Community Friday 23rd 5.30pm Holy Mass St Mary's Revd Clive Budden+ Saturday 24th 6.30pm VIGIL MASS St Mary's Brian Hunter+ Sunday 25th 9.00am HOLY MASS St Mary's 10.30am FAMILY MASS St Joseph's CALENDAR: 18th to 25th WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY, see page 2. Ordinary Form. Wednesday, ST AGNES V M; Friday, (abstinence); Saturday, ST FRANCIS DE SALES B D. NEXT SUNDAY: THIRD IN ORDINARY TIME Year B --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Psalm /Response: “HERE I AM, LORD, I COME TO DO YOUR WILL.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMMUNION ANTIPHON: “YOU HAVE PREPARED A TABLE BEFORE ME; AND HOW PRECIOUS IS THE CHALICE THAT QUENCHES MY THIRST.” CHILDREN'S LITURGY at St Joseph's. Classes alongside Family Mass @ 10.30am, for all ages. Catechist Co-ordinator and Parish Safeguarding Officer: Patricia Milhavy. 01902 372968. THE ANGELUS is said at the end of the Friday Mass. Morning Prayer is said 15 minutes before each weekday Mass. CONFESSIONS are heard Saturdays 5.45pm-6.15pm at St Mary's and after any weekday Mass at St Joseph's. BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES and FUNERALS are to be arranged with Fr John. Fr John has Wednesday as a day off. OREMUS. Your daily prayers are asked for the SICK and HOUSEBOUND. Remembering especially Dorothy Cocker, Faye Hancock, Pat Tranter, Richard Marklew, Kath Donovan, Cathy Duffell, Bernadette Roberts, Liz Carter; Mary Cole, Nell Wall, Luke Herbert, Bernard Crank, Magdalena Finlan, Winifred Robinson, Fr Terry Tolan, Kate Fletcher, Judy Williams, Patricia Ng, Monique Boedt-Beerens, Paul Mahon, Fran Harris, Fr Paul Chavasse, Kate Blake, Fr Martin Riley, Anjuli Patel, Fr John Wright, Pat Wallace, Bill Bray, all home communicants and all those who have been commended to our prayers. A monthly Mass is said. Please let Fr John know if anyone should be added to or taken off this list. ST LUKE'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, NORTH EAST TELFORD TF2 7HG (OFSTED GOOD, 2014) DEPUTY HEADTEACHER REQUIRED FROM EASTER 2015 or earlier. Practising Catholic. Closing date 26th January 2015. Info; 01952 388223. THE ROSARY PRAYER GROUP: We will resume in early February. SHIFNAL MEN'S LINK; FRIDAY February 6th Haughton Hall. 7.15pm. Speaker: STEPHEN DREW, a former headteacher of Wrekin College who now leads a charity 'MEDIC MALAWI'. Information: Chris Blake, 01952 463171 or email [email protected] COFFEE & CHAT. Thursdays (except Half-term, Bank Holiday & August weeks.) 10.00am to 12.00noon at the Presbytery. All most welcome. APPEAL: PRIESTS' RETIREMENT FUND, SHREWSBURY DIOCESE. THIS WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 24th/25th. Gift aid envelopes are available. This is a very worthy cause which you have supported well in the past. Please be generous as ever. The Fund enables the Diocese to make sure that retired priests have an adequate income and housing needs are met. Thank you. OASIS. VOLUNTEERS are urgently required for 'Oasis', the 'Churches Together' shop in Shifnal. If you would like to help and can spare 2 hours once or twice a month, please see Norah or Sue or leave your name and 'phone number on the list at the back of St Mary's. WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTAN UNITY Short lunchtime Services will be held this week. Please support one or more if you can, Albrighton 12.15pm, Shifnal 12.00 noon. Monday 19th St Mary's Catholic Church, Shifnal and St Mary Magdalene CofE , Albrighton. Tuesday 20th St Joseph's Catholic Church, Albrighton and St Andrew's CofE Shifnal. Wednesday 21st Trinity Methodist Church, Shifnal and St Chad's CofE, Boningale. Thursday 22nd St Cuthbert's CofE, Donington and St Mary's CofE , Sheriffhales. Friday 23rd Albrighton Methodist Church and St Mary's CofE Sutton Maddock. The theme is “THE WELL IS DEEP”, based on the encounter of Jesus with the Samaritan woman at the well. (St John 4 vv 5 foll.) Also Sunday evening 25th 6.00pm UNITED SERVICE at the Chapel of Christ the King, RAF Cosford. All are welcome at all these acts of worship, please support. BULLETINS, Local and Diocesan Church notices, are also available by email from Fr John, please indicate interest by sending request to the email address at the top of page one. APPLE iPhone & iPad. If you have one of these, then there is an App giving the Divine Office, Mass Readings, Saints days, etc for everyday of the year. It is called 'Universalis'. RELIGIOUS EVENTS: 1 PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND. Bishop Mark is to lead a Diocesan Pilgrimage from the 19th to 26th October 2015. The theme is 'Contemplating Christ with Mary – a Journey through the Holy Land with the Rosary.' If you are interested there are booklets in each Church. Flights with Easyjet from Manchester Airport. £1395.00. 2 RETREATS at Belmont Abbey. Information from the Retreats Secretary, Belmont Abbey, Ruckley Lane, Hereford. HR2 9RZ New list in January. Email: [email protected] .