Our Lady of Peace Parish, Newbridge Meetings & Information With Sacred Heart, Pontllanfraith & Ss. Anthony & Clare, Risca Saint of the Week SVP S. Frances of Rome The next SVP meeting will take place in the hall in Risca on th Monday March 4 at 2.30pm. Frances was born to wealthy parents and when Parish Clergy Faith Exploration Day Ss. Anthony & Our Lady of The Sacred Heart, Fr. Kevin Paine - The Presbytery, Ashfield Road, she was 11years old declared she wanted to be a We will meet at 11.00am on 28th February.. We will be looking at the Nun. However, when she was 12, her parents Sundays C Clare, Peace, Pontllanfraith Newbridge. NP11 4RB Gospel of Luke. forced her to marry – the marriage lasted 40 Risca Newbridge Weekdays 1 Tel: 01495 243304 - Mobile: 07980 23.69 36 Prayer Group years partly because he was frequently away at Fr. Kevin’s email: [email protected] Evening Prayer in Risca on a Tuesday evening at 6.00pm war. Sunshine Club Parish email: [email protected] During a time of flood and famine, she turned Meet every other Monday at 6.30pm in the Hall in Risca. Come Sunday 3rd 11.15am 9.15am 5.00pm (Sat.) Parish Deacon her estate into a hospital, and distributed food 8th Sunday in Jean Daniels Parish Family John Mortimer along and check those pounds!! and clothing to the poor. She was described as Ordinary Time Rev Patrick Maloney - Tel: 01495 75.66.95 Senior Citizens being remarkable for her humility and patience, th Rosary 10.30am Monday 4 e-mail: [email protected] We meet in the Hall in Pontllanfraith every Tuesday from 1.15pm to and having the gift of miracles. St. Casimir 11.00am Private Int. Parish Website - ourladyofpeace.co.uk 3.30pm. You are more than welcome to turn up for a chat, a cup of She became the patron of car drivers because Tuesday 5th 6.00pm Evening Prayer tea, and a game of bingo. For more information, please contact when she went to pick herbs for the medicines or 6.30pm Denise Robert. get fire wood, an Angel would light the way, Private Int. Child Protection keeping her safe from hazards. Lent Begins! Please pray for… The LCPR – ‘Local Child Protection Rep. for these parishes is Some months after her death they exhumed her (There will be the blessing and imposition of ashes at each Mass on Ash Wednesday. All those who receive the Sacrament at home, those Mrs Imelda Mortimer. Should you need to contact her the body and found it to be still intact. When they reburied her this is the date that became her Weds. 6th 9.30am Exposition 1.30pm 6.30pm who are in any need and especially for: number is: 07773 649460 feast day. ASH WEDNESDAY 10.00am The Parish Maria Rossi Norah Pritchard, Stuart Coe, Jackie Heather, Christians Together Kathleen Russell, Valerie Griffin, and Ken Randall. th Dennis Daley The next meeting will be held on Saturday March 2nd Feast Day 9 March th If you would like to place someone on the list for Thursday 7 10.00am – Rosary in Golden Grove at 10.00am. Patron : Car drivers and Widows Com: Sts. Perpetua 10.30am prayers; please check they are willing for their name to Justice and Peace & Felicity appear here and forward their na.me to us. Friday 8th 10.00am Exposition The next meeting TBA Com: St. John of 10.30am Parish IT Pilgrimages

God Holy Souls TBA Oberamagau Saturday 9th 10.00am Collection 24/02/19 Planning is underway for a visit to Oberamagau in 2020 to see Com: St. Francis of Peace Rome Parish £ 604.08 the Passion Play! Details of the Oberammergau Passion Play in th Sept 2020 are available – please ask for information. Sunday 10 11.15am 9.15am 5.00pm (Sat.) PAC Meeting! 1st Sunday of Lent Parish Family Catherine Tom Downey & Nancy Walsingham Hughes There will be a meeting of the PAC (Parish Advisory Council) on Tuesday, 20th March after the Mass in Risca. The 2019 Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham th This will be the first meeting for some time so would reps. please do will be from Monday,14 October to Thursday 17th October. As Lent Begins! Please do consider this for next year. Have a chat with some of The date of the CAFOD Family Fast Day will be Friday, 15th March. Coming Soon! your best to attend or make sure your apologies are given. ALSO those who have been before. No prices for next year as yet, but Envelopes and information will be available soon. Risca Church Hall at 7.15pm enquiries are welcome now. Walk With Me. We need another TWO reps. From Sacred Heart/ Our Lady of Peace. We are in contact with the Shrine for this Year’s booking and These are available now. A good little booklet for daily reflection and prayers Is this for you? Could you suggest a name? At Ss. Anthony & Clare, Risca. forms and costs will soon be available! through Lent. Still only £1.00 each! Mass at 6.30 pm followed by - Soup Lunches Will be on Fridays after Mass; there will also be a discussion during lunch. Pancakes after Mass on Tuesday, 5th March!! Social & Fundraising Committee Our Lady of Peace Ready to start Lent on Ash Wednesday, 6th March 2019 This group has agreed to co-ordinate Social and Fund Raising Stations of the Cross Thursdays! Will be on Thursday after Mass in Our Lady of Peace and on Fridays in the events in the Parish. Representatives of each church will be made We are trying some alterations to the times at Our Lady of other churches know so that ideas, suggestions can be forwarded to them or through a ‘Suggestion Box’ in the church. Suggestions may also Peace on Thursdays. We will be saying the Rosary at 10.00am Also be made by email to: [email protected] followed by Mass at 10.30am. There will be an evening session through Lent for an hour from 7.00pm on This group does not ‘DO’ the fund raising for the Parish, we are We will then have time for a cup of tea before we start the Faith Wednesday at Our Lady of Peace in Newbridge. This will be centered 200 Club Exploration meeting. Payments for February are now due. Please put your all responsible for that! around ‘Spiritual Reflection’. This group will co-ordinate events so that there are no clashes, We will try this pattern for a while and may ‘tweak’ the day a little payment in an envelope with your name on it and hand it as seems appropriate. events too close together, etc.. Lenten Station Mass in to your collectors. Many thanks. This week, Feb. 28th, there will be Faith Exploration after Mass. The North Deanery Station Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday If you are planning an event, please check with the 10th April at 7pm in St Alban’s Church, . representatives that the date is available BEFORE advertising!

Reconciliation Next Meeting Deanery Reconciliation Services will be in the following places: Food Banks A meeting will take place in Our Lady of Peace in Newbridge on th One Mass Only! on Monday 1st April at 7pm. Thank you to all those who help with this. Friday, 8 March at 7.00pm. Many thanks. For those who would like to help but are not sure what items are Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe St David’s, on Monday 15th April at 7.00pm needed a list has been prepared with needed goods. Please Sunday November 24th 2019 ++++++++++++ take one and ask any questions you have. Thought for the Week 11.00am Please take one of the Lent ‘Origami’ leaflets as a guide to events Think before you ink. Our Lady of Peace Newbridge throught Lent leading to Easter. Followed by bring & share refreshments in the side Chapel.