Canon Paul Cummins The Presbytery, Radway, , EX10 8TW 01395 513340 Church of The Most Precious Blood Retired Priest: Fr Patrick Kilgarriff Exeter Hospital Chaplain: Canon John Deeny 01392 272815 [email protected] www.churchofthemostpreciousblood SIXTH WEEK OF EASTER C PSALTER 2 sidmouth.co.uk

@SidmthRCParish Saturday 5:30pm Vigil Mass Sunday 10:30am Sixth Sunday of Easter People of the Parish Monday 10:00am Memorial Mass of St Athanasius Tuesday 6:00pm Feast of St Philip and St James the Apostles Rita Bradley RIP Wednesday 10:00am Feast of the English Martyrs Agnes Evans RIP Thursday 9:00am Memorial Mass of St Jane Rodgers RIP Friday 10:00am Easter Weekday Mass

Confessions After weekday Mass or by appointment

Let us keep in our prayers those who are sick and housebound in our parish including Margaret Perrigo, Joyce Long, Connie Loebell, Mary Wallace, Steven & Anne Rampersad, Peggy Smith, Rebecca Warren-Heys, Kay Evans, Joyce Prankard, Clifford Brown, Christopher Brown, Eileen Brown, Margaret & Ted Ford, Suzanne Hosker, George Mullen, Catherine Whister, Sister Bernadette and Bernie Coleman.

Welcome to all our visitors. We hope you have a lovely stay in Sidmouth. Please join us in the hall after Sunday Mass where sherry, coffee, tea and biscuits will be served to celebrate the month of Mary. For children there will be ice-cream sodas and a special Children’s Cookie Corner.

This week’s Sunday Service is being broadcast by BBC radio from Our Lady and St Patrick’s school in Teignmouth. Featuring Fr Mark Skelton, the head teacher Sarah Baretto,and seven children from year six talking about why and how they pray. Follow this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03qt7ly If you can, please tune in.

KNIT AND NATTER. This Tuesday 3rd May 2 – 4pm, in the Presbytery Meeting Room. (Meetings on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month.) Come and spend the afternoon with us, bring your knitting or something else to do or just simply enjoy some tea and cake (all free). Any queries, phone Jill McGauley on 01395 512745.

Did you know that St Richard Reynolds (whose Memorial day is on Thursday) is thought to have come from Pinhoe in Exeter and Things to pray for this week was a Brigettine monk of Syon Abbey on the Thames. He suffered martyrdom with the at Tyburn on 4th May 1535 for Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions for refusing to take the oath of royal supremacy under Henry VIII. May 2016 Universal Intention: Respect for women. Spring Fayre Saturday 7th May 10am - 12.30 Items are needed That in every country of the world, for the following stalls: Fancy Goods, Nearly New, Cakes, Bottles, women may be honoured and respected Bric-a-Brac and books. We also need prizes for the HCPT raffle and that their essential contribution to please. The items can be taken to the hall on Wednesday 4th May society may be highly esteemed. between 2 and 4 pm and on Friday 7th May between 10.30am and 4pm. Thank you for your donations. Missionary Intention: Holy Rosary That families, communities and groups Hanging Baskets Should anyone have any empty hanging may pray the Holy Rosary for baskets they would like refilled I shall be doing this as a means evangelisation and for peace. of raising funds for the Plant Stall at the Spring Fayre and I am much cheaper than Otter Nurseries or Sidmouth Garden Centre! Janice

Buckfast Abbey Saturday 7th May The next in Fr Christopher’s series of Quiet Days for 2016 takes place in the Violet Evelyn Hall in Southgate. The theme of this day is‘ Meeting ourselves in the parable of the Prodigal Son’. The day will run from 10.00am to 3.00pm and includes refreshments and a light lunch. As well as the talk and instruction by Fr Christopher, there is the opportunity for some group discussion, individual quiet time, Mass and Confession (if desired). Please pick up a form from the porch or from the parish office to book yourself a place.

Brass For Greece Sidmouth Gospel Choir and the Exeter Fellowship Band will be performing at Friars Walk, Exeter next Saturday 7th May at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 are available by calling 01884 821653. Also available on the door. See the poster in the porch for more details.

Sidmouth Acoustic Session next Sunday 8th May 7.30pm at St Teresa’s Hall, Connaught Road. Featuring Kirsty Bromley and Simon Dumpleton plus the McSmiths! Tickets £8 in advance from WeGotTickets.com and Paragon Books, High Street Sidmouth or £10 on the door.

Kite Flying at Pentecost Sunday 15th May from 12 noon onwards. Celebrate the Church’s birthday with Kite Flying and a very large chocolate cake! All local churches, schools, friends and visitors are invited to join us on the green area above Jacobs Ladder Beach, adjacent to Peak Hill. See poster in the church porch for more details, or contact Jill McGauley on 01395 512745.

Christian Aid Week United Service Sunday 15th May ‘All Saints’ at 6pm. Christian aid week commences on Sunday 15th May with a united service led by Martin Nicholls who was a Christian Aid worker in the South West. He has also travelled widely in the Middle East and in Ghana. All welcome

AFP red mission boxes Could those who have an APF red mission box please leave it in the sacristy for counting, the last day for boxes will be next Sunday (8th May). Thank you Marian

Monday Rosary before Mass – starts at 9:35am Mothers Prayer Group 10:30am in the Presbytery Tuesday Fortnightly prayer group at Fr Paddy’s 7pm Thursday Marian Prayer Group in St Teresa’s Hall 7–8pm Friday Choir Practice in the church from 5pm Saturday On the last Saturday of the month choir practice is usually at 11am in the church

Next Weekend (7th/8th May) 5:30pm Vigil 10:30am Readings Reader 1 Diane Key Siona Ac 1:1-11 Reader 2 Sheila Gardner Paul Blay Eph 1:17-23 Ciborium Peter McGauley Gwen Larter Eucharistic Chalice Alan Herbert Tanya Trevena Angie Walsh Alan Herbert Welcomers Judith Banks Eileen Church Linda Mills Philippa Crouch

Cleaners Victoria & Maria Bridges-Galvez Counters on 2nd Linda & Paul Blay Flowers Cicely Cook Hall Refreshments Peter & Jill McGauley

Last week’s collections Gift Aid £227.50 Cash £264.35 Collection for the Ukraine £320.92 Newsletter Naomi 513340 Hall Bookings Gwen & John Larter 579773 or email: [email protected] Parish Safeguarding Representatives Una Cunningham 577391, Cathy Gunnell 519302 & Ann Murphy 07779986217 Sidmouth Parish is part of Plymouth R.C.Diocese: Reg charity No. 213227