HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH

Dousland Road, Yelverton, PL20 6AZ Parochial Administrator : Fr Louis Rieunier Tel. 01822 853171 email: [email protected] Website: www.holycrossyelverton.org.uk

WEEK COMMENCING 6 th APRIL 2014 Fifth Sunday of Lent

Masses today: 9.00 Parish & People; 10.30 Alphonus O’Driscoll RIP [Eucharistic Prayer: IV; Preface - 5 th Sunday of Lent]

Stations of the Cross & Benediction at 4pm today.

Masses during the week: Mon 6.30pm Tues 10am (The Rosary will be said from 9.40am) Wed 10am Thurs 10am (Intention: Ronald Sinfield RIP) Fri. 7pm (followed by Holy Hour with Exposition) Sat. 10am

Confessions: after the 10am Mass on Saturday and on request.

Today: Lent 2014

Welcome to any visitors to the Parish CAFOD Lenten Fast Day Your donation can be collected after Mass today or you can put your Please pray for the sick and/or housebound including envelope in the collection plate. Don’t forget to fill out Joan Reid, Margaret Douglas, Irene Cussen, John the ‘Gift Aid’ form if you are a British tax payer! Don’t Scott, Margaret Phelps and Elia Fleet. worry if you have not brought your donation this week, your CAFOD Fast Day envelope can be put in the Please pray for Fr Michael Howard who is gravely ill collection basket any time during lent. There are spare in in hospital. envelopes at the back of the church.

No Children’s Liturgy today : due to School holidays. Credo (a forum for those wanting to deepen their (There will be a special session next Sunday due to the faith and spiritual life in the Catholic Church through length of the Readings) prayer, discussion and community) is privileged to be able to welcome Bishop Mark O'Toole on April 13th , Easter cards are available £4.50 a pack or 50p each. Palm Sunday. He will give a talk and then lead us in There will be an Easter Egg raffle on Easter a time of prayer. This is a great opportunity to meet Sunday…squares £1 are on sale today. (Donations of our new Bishop and hear his reflections in the lead up Eggs gratefully received) to the Triduum.We would like to invite members of your parish (age 18-40) to join us at 7pm in the New Gift Aid envelopes for 2014 - 2015 are in the Cathedral Centre, Plymouth Cathedral. pigeon holes in the side porch.

Easter preparations: Catholic South West – New edition available (price 50p) Flowers: There is an opportunity over the next few The Vatican Past & Present – A Year with Pope weeks, after Sunday Masses, to contribute money Francis: A New Vision for the Church . This edition towards the Easter church flower decorations. contains a range of interesting articles covering the first There is a box provided at the back of church year of his pontificate (price £3.50). To Visitors/Holiday Makers: If you would like to ‘Gift Cleaning ! Anyone available to help with the Spring Aid’ your giving there are some blue ‘Gift Aid’ cleaning of Holy Cross before the Easter envelopes on the table at the back of the church. celebrations is most welcome. The plan is that on Please ensure that you complete all the details in pen Tues. 8th April, Wed.9th and Thurs. 10th April and sign the form. between 2 - 3 pm we will be busy with our mops etc. and any extra hands would be greatfully received. Please contact Sue Savage or Jilly Hemmings for more information. Clear Voices 2014: A festival of Theology Easter Service Times th th 27 - 29 June at Buckfast Abbey. Bookings are now Wed 16 th April Chrism Mass at 5pm i n the open for the second Clear Voices festival of theology, featuring a great array of world-class speakers travelling Cathedral to us from Australia, Canada, the USA, Kenya and th Ireland, together with nationally acclaimed speakers from Thursday 17 April Maundy Thursday here in the UK including our own diocese. 7pm Mass with Washing of feet. Join us for one, two or three days and choose Please sign down on the list. seminars according to your interests. There are 50

th seminar choices on a huge variety of subjects – Friday 18 April Good Friday something for everyone. 11am Youth led Stations of the Cross For information and to book go to: 3pm The Celebration of the Lord’s Passion http://www.plymouth-diocese.org.uk/clearvoices You can book online, download a booking form or collect Saturday 19 th April Holy Saturday one from church. Please call Debbie or Sancha on 01364 10.00: Office of Readings & Morning Prayer 645390 with any queries. 8.30pm Easter Vigil service Fliers with more details and booking forms are available at the back of the church. Sunday 20 th April Easter Sunday Masses at 9am & 10.30am Requests:

Other dates: Readers: We are in need of more Readers at the 9am Mass on Sundays. If you would like to be Plant sale: Sunday 13 th April after both Masses. considered please contact Fr Louis. Proceeds to church funds.

SPUC - Pro-Life Chains 26th April 11am - 1pm Exeter Hospital? If you are being admitted to hospital, or know Street (Near Dunelm Mills) of someone who is, please inform the hospital Please join us in this peaceful witness to the lives of 8 chaplaincy. Contact Simon Fletcher for Derriford million babies who have been aborted since the passing Hospital on 0845-1558172 and Sr. Margaret Mary for of the Abortion Act, 1967. We will be part of a national Mount Gould Hospital on 01752-768183. chain of witness on that day. Abortion is never a solution, because in an abortion, a baby dies and a mother cries. The organisers of the Tavistock Foodbank thank the There is always another way. Further info: Christine parishioners of Holy Cross for their continued support of Hudson: 01752 224018 their ongoing work. For the time being, they advise us that no further gifts of pasta, tinned tomatoes or baked Diocesan Youth Pilgrimage to Lourdes : 23-31 May beans are required. However they would still be 2014. Led by Bishop Mark. Price £433 (travel by grateful to receive donations of UHT milk, small bags coach). For details, contact: Jacqueline Mantello 01803 of sugar/cereals, pot noodles and tinned fish/meat as 328916 [email protected] these are in shorter supply.

Notices Plymouth Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes : 23-30 Mass Intentions : If you wish to request a Mass May 2014. Under the leadership of Bishop Mark. For intention, please jot down a few details on the slips details, contact the Pilgrimage Director: Sue King 01752 provided and place in the accompanying envelope which 224414 [email protected] can be found on the newsletter table. Please hand to Fr Plymouth Diocese Catechetical Summer Camps : Louis, leave it in the sacristy or put it through the At Grangehurst, Buckfast Abbey Presbytery letter box. Mass intention cards are also th available in the Sacristy, if needed Senior for Years 7-10 27 July - 1 August

St Petroc's th 27 July - 1 August The Bonus Ball winners on 29 March were Nigel & for Years 11 and 12 Polly Hoskin with ball number 29. They won £25. There Junior 1: for Years 3-6 3 August - 8 August were 47 subscribers that night so £22 went to church Junior 2: for Years 3-6 10 August - 15 August funds. Details and forms are now available from Fr Louis. Website can be viewed. www.pdsummercamps.org.uk

Editor: Sue Walsh (Tel: 01822 854118 or email: [email protected] (All items for the newsletter by noon on a Wednesday please) The Parish Safeguarding Representatives are Sue Walsh & Mike Green

The Pope’s Intentions for April The Pope's universal prayer intention is “that governments may foster the protection of creation and the just distribution of natural resources.”

His prayer intention for evangelization is “that the Risen Lord may fill with hope the hearts of those who are being tested by pain and sickness.”