PARISH OF SAINT AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO POPE FRANCIS’ NOVEMBER INTENTIONS Universal: Dialogue That we may be open to personal encounters Woodland Road, St. Austell PL25 4RA with all, even those whose convictions differ from our own. Telephone: 01726 73838 Evangelisation: Pastors That Pastors of the Church, with profound Email: [email protected] love for their flocks, may accompany them and enliven their hope. Website: www.augustineofhippo.org.uk MASS INTENTIONS Parish Priest Parish Deacon Sat 21st Nov - Ivo Whittington RIP (Lyn Whittington’s intention). Sun 22nd Fr. Peter Morgan Rev. John Sanders Nov, 8.30am - Geoff Penn RIP (Pam Murray’s intention). Tues 24th Nov - [email protected] Tel: 01726 74911 Robert Wescomb RIP (Gerry Goode’s intention). Sat 28th Nov - Margaret & Thomas Brannigan RIP (Lyn Whittington’s intention). Sun 29th Nov, 10.30am - There is usually someone in the parish office to receive calls on weekday mornings. Deacon John & Jenny Sanders (The Catechists’ intention). REQUIESCAT IN PACE THIRTY-FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (Yr B) Please pray for the repose of the soul of Paul Longthorp who died this week and Sunday 22nd November 2015 whose Requiem Mass is this coming Friday 27th November at 10.30am. Please remember in your prayers Paul’s wife, Cynthia and his family at this difficult CHRIST THE KING time. TIMES OF MASSES & SERVICES APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEA - Christmas Presents Christmas gift bags are going to be made up for the seamen here this coming Saturday 21st Nov. 6.00 p.m. (Ivo Whittington RIP) Friday 27th November after morning Mass. We are appealing please for gifts Sunday 22nd Nov. 8.30 a.m. (Geoff Penn RIP) of: toiletries, socks, knitted hats, fingerless gloves, sweets, chocolate, and also 10.30 a.m. (The Parish) unwanted rosaries. Thank you in advance! Please leave any contributions in the Tuesday 24th Nov.. 7.00 p.m. St. Andrew Dung-Lac, Priest Narthex next to the food baskets, clearly marked for the Apostleship of the Sea/ (Robert Wescomb RIP) Ann Bassett (Parish contact). For more details please contact Ann on 01726

Wednesday 25th Nov. 10.30 a.m. No Exposition 61211. Thursday 26th Nov. 12.05 p.m. (The Faithful Departed) WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER Friday 27th Nov. 10.30 a.m. Requiem Mass - Paul Longthorp You are warmly invited to the Preparation Meeting at Mount Charles Methodist Church this Friday 27th November at 1.30pm, introducing the 2016 (Margaret & Thomas Brannigan RIP) Saturday 28th Nov. 6.00 p.m. service which the women of Cuba have prepared. This will be an opportunity to Sunday 29th Nov. 8.30 a.m. (The Parish) see the order of service for 2016, hear some of the music and learn about the 10.30 a.m. (Deacon John & Jenny Sanders) Biblical background. The theme of next year’s service is ‘ Receive Children — Receive Me’ - SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION based on Mark 10: 13 16. If you would like to go to this event,

Saturday 5.15 p.m. - 5.45 p.m. please could you contact Janet Regan on 01726 815532. Thank you ROSARY PAR DISTRICT CHURCHES TOGETHER Friday 10.00 a.m. Advent Meditation: Sunday 29th November, 6pm at St. Blaise Church. The ORDINARIATE MASSES worship will be led by Fr Paul Spreadbridge and Garth Wright (a lay reader at Sunday 5.30 p.m. & Wednesday 7.00 p.m. the Good Shepherd Church) will lead the Meditation. All are very welcome. JUSTICE AND PEACE GROUP Next meeting: Wednesday 2nd December at 6.00pm in St. Monica’s room.

CHILDREN’S CATECHISM ST BLAISE TOWN CAROL SERVICE Catechism ends with a Christmas Party for all catechism groups on Wednesday Sunday 13th December, 6.00pm at St. Blaise Church. 2nd December, 4.30pm - 6.00pm. Anyone who would like to join the Parish of Par choir in the singing of some VIGIL IN SUPPORT OF THE HOMELESS Christmas songs at this service is most welcome to go to their rehearsals on St. Petroc’s Society, together with FOSTAH (Friends of St. Austell Homeless) Wednesdays 25th November and 2nd December at 7.30pm at the Church of will be holding their Annual Vigil in support of homeless people here at St. the Good Shepherd, Par. Augustine’s Church from 10.00pm until midnight on Friday 4th December, COLD WEATHER PROVISION following their Carol Service in . All are invited to drop in for some or all As the coldest time of the year approaches St. Petroc’s is making plans to run a of the time. Winter Night Shelter at its centre in Truro during December and January. As THE CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE - Branch Social this will not meet the needs of all those who will be sleeping rough the churches ‘Founder’s Day’ at Most Holy Trinity Church, on Saturday 5th are working in partnership with St. Petroc’s to open an additional temporary December , commencing with Mass at 9.30am. For more details please see the shelter in . This project will need a lot of volunteers who will be poster on the noticeboard in the porch. It is hoped that as many members of the offered full training and support by St. Petroc’s staff and travel expense will be CWL as possible will support this event. If you are able to go please sign your provided. If anyone in the parish is interested in volunteering and would like name on the list in the porch. Thank you. more information about what is involved please contact Andrew Yates: 01872 274351 or email: [email protected] or Corinna Langford at St. - SAFEGUARDING BASIC AWARENESS TRAINING Petroc’s: 01872 264153, email: [email protected]. Further Saturday 5th December, 10.00am - 2.00pm, at Our Lady of All Nations Parish details and application forms are also available from the Parish Office. Hall, 15 Trevu Road, Camborne, TR14 7AE. This training is aimed at all volunteers working with or coming into contact SICK AND HOUSEBOUND Please remember in your prayers those in the parish who are sick or housebound, with children or vulnerable persons within the Deanery of Cornwall. If you wish especially: Pauline Abdey, Joy & Fred Abraham, Sheila Alleyn, Sylvia Austin, to attend this training please contact Ewa Taylor : 01209 218291, or Andrew Marcella Beer, Maura Bennett, James & Margaret Clapp, Mary Coupe, Milena Kings at the Safeguarding Office: 01364 645434. You can also contact Andrew Danielli, Trevona Delany, Mary Dineen, Sue Dugmore, Mark Eustice, Helen Gibson, by email: [email protected] Teresita Hill, Joan Insley, John Jones, Cynthia Longthorp, Carmen Matthews, Sarah AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED McGivern, Sarah Mitchell, Mary O’Brien, Ian Parkinson, Valerie Parkinson, June - Aid to the Church in Need is an international charity that helps persecuted and Parsons, Pamela Platt, Connie Pope, Edwina Porter Duncan, Tony Shortall, Jenny oppressed Christians around the world, through prayer, information and action. Stears, Amanda Stickney, Pauline Whitford, Sally Wilson. The crisis facing Christians in Syria continues to worsen as persecution reaches COLLECTIONS - Thank you unprecedented levels. During the weekend of 5th/6th December Elizabeth The parish collection total below does not include Standing Orders which average at

McMahon will giving an appeal on behalf of the Christians in Syria and there £333 per week. Cheques should be made payable to: PRCDTR St. Austell Parish. Parish Collection: £642.27; Candles: £27.19; ; Connect 2 Ethiopia Jar: £27.19; will be a retiring collection after all masses. Coffee: £9.10. HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY If members of the parish are going into hospital or are admitted as an Parish Safeguarding Representatives emergency, it is important that you inform the Karen Waters - Tel: 01726 842372 “You have made us for yourself, hospital chaplaincy service or a member of the Pat Whitehouse - Tel: 01726 814415 O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.” hospital staff if you wish to receive the sacraments or Diocesan Safeguarding Office (St Augustine of Hippo) a pastoral visit from a Catholic Priest. If you or Tel: 01364 645430 someone on your behalf can let Fr. Peter know or contact the Parish Office, we will make sure this St Augustine’s Parish is part of Plymouth R.C. Diocese – Registered Charity No. 213227 happens.