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FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Year A) Parish Clergy: 10th May 2020 Very Rev Canon Tom Farrell, Parish Priest [email protected] Dear Parishioners W Fr Michael Stack: [email protected] th This weekend we commemorate the 75 Anniversary of VE Day. We thank God for all the Deacons: Rev Pat Flanagan: [email protected] sacrifices made by so many to secure peace in Europe. We have flown the Union Flag Rev Gerry O’Reilly: [email protected] outside the Church over the weekend as a mark of respect. Thanks to the youth leaders Rev Tony Janew: [email protected] for organising the delivery of cream teas around the area on Friday to celebrate VE Day. Rev Joe Patterson: [email protected] Thank you for your continued support of our daily Mass and Rosary. We will continue as Rev Keith Millage: [email protected] usual with 9.30am Mass and 7.00pm Rosary. We will try to honour the requested Mass For information please email:[email protected]. One of our intentions, but as usual we will give priority to funeral masses if they occur on a particular youn ger parishioners has sung a lovely version of the “Prayer”. You day. We all know it is a difficult time for family mourners only to be allowed five people at can look it up on YouTube by typing in “Alice McKenna – The Prayer”. the graveside or the crematorium, so having this Mass allows the wider family to pay their Deacons and Eucharistic Ministers, please try to ring the people that respects. When we return to normal, we will have the option to have memorial masses for they normally visit on a regular basis. If you need the persons number, the deceased. There is also the new section on the website and newsletter entitled “Rest please email: [email protected]. in Peace”. This will allow you to look at a photo of the deceased whose funerals will be A number of people have asked about the Offertory collections. If you celebrated over the next week or so. It will be an alternative to the photographs on the wish to make a payment to the parish to help us through this time, funeral board at the back of the Church. These details will also be attached to the weekly you could email: [email protected] for our bank details. Or you newsletter along with perhaps a few words about the deceased. could just keep your weekly offerings to one side and hand them in We continue to get great numbers watching the services we are providing over the when the churches can be opened again. Or you could post us a webcam. We will continue to use the Spiritual Communion every day and the Spiritual cheque made payable to “Christ the King Parish”. Please don’t worry Confession on Saturday mornings. The hymns for Sunday morning mass will be “Alleluia about Gift Aid envelopes as we can make up the weeks when we are sing to Jesus" and "Praise my Soul the King of Heaven". You may have an old hymn book open again. Thanks for your generous support. with these in or you may wish to download from the internet. You can then join in the Our thanks to some very generous anonymous donors who have given singing and judge if your singing is better than ours. substantial amounts to help the parish activities. Please remember Our thanks to all who are supporting the various charitable works within the parish. Lots to look out for vulnerable neighbours and see if you can help them. of people are volunteering to help with the delivery of food, medicine and helping with Try to keep to a good routine and try to include some time for prayer shopping. The meal service from the parish centre is also very helpful to many and people and exercise. You can use the admin email to keep in contact, but you are generously supporting the Foodbank and food for the homeless through the parish can phone us at the Presbytery if anyone needs us in an emergency. WhatsApp Group. If you wish to volunteer to help the housebound and those in isolation, W hen churches are open again, we will have the Sacraments available as usual and will be there are a number of ways you can do this. Please see at the bottom able to honour all the Baptisms and Weddings that have had to be postponed. Likewise, of the page. we will make arrangements for First Communions and Confirmations to ensure that the Please continue to pray for those working for the National Health, children receive their Sacraments, although the dates may have to be changed. helping with the supply chain of goods needed by us all and those staff The leaders from the Youth Group are trying to keep in touch with the young people of the looking after children of essential workers in our schools. Parish by running a Virtual Youth Group. You will find all of the details on the Parish The Casements Gaelic Club are organising collections for the Website and there is also a closed Facebook Page that young people can ask to join. Foodbank on the car park on Saturday and Sunday from 11am – 5.00pm. All donations welcome as the Foodbank was broken into and had lots of food stolen. Christ The King Church We are hoping to begin work on the lift in the Parish Centre now that Saturday 9.30am Anthony Tierney. Anniv. the club is empty. Also, we hope to have sorted out some of the James Austin’s Intentions. recording problems with the website and we will be recording Sunday Fifth Sunday Maureen Orton. Birthday Memorial. Mass in case people want to watch it later or for people abroad who of Easter – 9.30am Bridie Moroney. Anniv. are on a different timescale. 10th May 2020 Special Intention. W e have three more funerals this week and I will be attending Bishop Monday 9.30am Marie Htherton. Anniv. Bill Hetherton. Anniv. Leo’s funeral in Northampton. This will be webcammed at 12.30pm Kevin Hughes and May Norton. Anniv. from Northampton Cathedral. There is also a 5.00pm Vigil Mass at St Tuesday 9.30am James O’Flanagan. Anniv. Pa Gibbons. Anniv. Chad’s on Monday said by the Archbishop and again available on Wednesday 9.30am Karen Pollard. RIP. webcam. For one more week we have left on the Pastoral Letter and Thursday 9.30am Stella Griffiths. RIP. the letter from the Archbishops. Feast of St Matthias 11.00am Dermot McKirdy. RIP. You may have heard me announce that Fr Michael is much improved. Friday 9.30am Patrick Higgins. RIP. He has spoken to me a couple of times this week and has been moved Saturday 9.30am Peter and Mary McDaniel. Anniv. from Critical Care. Please continue to pray for him and all those Ann Boyle. Birthday Memorial. affected by the Coronavirus. God Bless Michael McDermott. Anniv. Brendan and Brea O’Connor. Anniv. Sixth Sunday Hugh Fitzmaurice. Anniv. Betty Tierney. Anniv. This week we pray for those recently deceased of Easter – 9.30am Thomas Gwynn. Anniv. Mary Farrell. Anniv. Karen Pollard, Stella Griffiths, Patrick Higgins, th th 17 May 2020 Helen and Tony Blanche – 40 Wedd. Anniv. Dermot McKirdy, Margaret Sweeney, , Bishop Leo McCartie, St Augustine’s Church – NO SERVICES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE May they rest in peace OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST FOODBANK URGENT APPEAL Unfortunately the Foleshill Foodbank had a break in during week. All food, their safe and phones were stolen. Kindly the Roger Casements GAA Club have arranged a donation drop off which will be operating from Christ the King car park on Saturday and Sunday from 11am – 5pm. Items needed: sanitary products, bleach, washing up liquid, tins of meat, fish, coffee, sugar, cereal, pasta, rice and any other non-perishable foods. ONLINE RETREAT “COME ALL YOU WHO THIRST” on 29/30/31st May. Amazing prayer, worship and services lined up for you and some very exciting speakers and musicians booked. You are welcome to contact Justine Gaffney on 07551096269 if you have any questions, need help with using Zoom etc. Eventbrite link for registration https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/come-all-who-thirst-tickets-100837991146 ECUMENICAL SERVICE – “CITY PRAISE AND PRAYER” ONLINE If you missed this service or wish to view it again, it is still available on YouTube using this link: City Praise and Prayer YouTube Channel. VIRTUAL YOUTH GROUP The leaders from the Youth Group are trying to keep in touch with the young people of the Parish by running a Virtual Youth Group. You will find all of the details on the Parish Website and there is also a closed Facebook Page that young people can ask to join. We will upload a different session each week with games, challenges, fun and most importantly our usual weekly youth prayer and reflection. For more information email [email protected]. Consent form for parents: https://forms.gle/QTmzart2YGuHThu68. Youth Group Session One - Link to video / video https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo-lJHclXy0RYpGx4AkNSxg. FOOD BANK Food is still urgently needed. Items for the Foodbank may be donated at Morrisons on the Holyhead, Tesco at the Ricoh and Sainsburys, Canley. Items may also be taken to the central Food Bank Distribution Centre at Progress Way, CV3 2NT. Donations of money made be made through Coventry Food Bank website which has a Donate button in the top right corner of its opening page.