Parish Priest Abbot Paul Stonham Tel: 01432 - 374718 Email: [email protected] www.belmontparish.org.uk

Parish Deacon Rev Deacon Eddie Wyman Tel: 01432 – 263575

My dear friends in Christ, 31st Week in Ordinary Time

The month of November, which begins 1st November 2020 today with All and continues tomorrow with All Souls, is traditionally dedicated to praying for Sunday ALL SAINTS the faithful departed. Each day Mass will be Parish Mass 8.30am & 11.00am offered by one of the monks for all those on the

November Dead Lists. These are placed on the Memorial Altar, where we are celebrating our Monday All Souls Parish Masses while restrictions are in place. May Live streamed Mass 12 noon on the their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed Monastery website through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen. Tuesday St Martin de Porres, Religious At present only a few regulars are coming Parish Mass 10.15am to Confession. Until Christmas I will be available most days to hear confessions and at practically Wednesday St Charles Borromeo, Bishop any time that suits you. Just ask and it can be arranged. Nothing is impossible. Thursday Deceased Relatives & Benefactors

I would like to thank those who replied to Friday St Illtud, Abbot my request for ideas about Christmas. Your ideas Parish Mass 10.15am are excellent and we will do what we can to put some of them into practice. I would also like to Saturday Our Lady reiterate my heartfelt thanks to our volunteers, Parish Mass 4.00pm (Vigil Mass) who acting as stewards in a highly efficient and professional way, continue to enable us to Sunday 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time celebrate Mass in the safest possible way. I would Parish Mass 8.30am & 11.00am also like to thank those who have recently offered their services as stewards. Fr Augustine will be getting in touch with you to organise this. Mass Intentions for 31st Week 2020

In the Spring we spoke blithely about Sunday 8.30am Anna & George Schmidt RIP everything being back to normal by the Autumn. 11.00am Wood RIP It’s quite clear now that we’ll be lucky if things are Monday 8.00am People of the Parish back to whatever normal will be in future by Tuesday 10.15am Maria Fahoum RIP Easter. We’re living through a particularly Wednesday 8am Brownswood Family dangerous and volatile period. I pray constantly Thursday 8.00am Brownlee Family for your safety and good health. I hope you read Friday 10.15am Roger Maund-Powell RIP my daily message published on our parish website and Facebook page. It’s the one way I have of Abbot Nicholas Wetz keeping in touch. Please feel free to ring me or We pray for Abbot Nicholas who will receive the write at any time. I’m always available. Abbatial Blessing as Abbot of Downside this coming Saturday, November 7th. May the good God bless, Lord bless him and bestow on him all grace and wisdom to fulfil his abbatial ministry. Fr Paul

HOSPITAL CHAPLAIN: Fr Patrick Lobo is the Catholic Chaplain. He is alone is allowed to visit the sick in hospital. His mobile number is 07922323603.

CONFESSIONS: If you wish to go to Confession at any time, please contact Fr Paul.

SICK: Pray for Dom Alexander George, Dame Catherine Wybourne, Alvarez, Shirley Brymer, Denise Ellis, Jennifer Hackman, Kathleen Hanna, Edmund Hayes, Seamus Hayes, Robin Hayward, Marion Luscombe, Peter McGovern, Edward Probert, Margaret Campbell & Caroline Wood.

POOR CLARES: Sr is now the Superior of the Monastery at Much Birch.

ANNIVERSARIES: Pray for the repose of the souls of Mabel Cope, Rowland Hanson, David Wood, Dom Laurence Beer, David Cook, Francis Holtom, Sarah Jones, Edward Medlicott, Mary Ballinger, Gladys Corr, Violet Morrissey, Ann Walsh, Ralph Hughes, Very Revd Dom Hugh Menken and Ada Whiting.

PARISH COLLECTION: Following Government guidelines and at the request of the Bishops’ Conference, our Parishioners who use Collection Envelopes and those who make their offerings in cash are kindly asked, if possible, to take out a Banker’s Order and complete a Gift Aid form, if you are a taxpayer. All information is treated with confidence according to the Data Protection Act. Forms can be requested by email or telephone from Jacqui Ramage-Smith ([email protected] 01432 261354 or 07817017281) or you can ask for a printed version. If you have any difficulty with this, please Jacqui will happy to explain things to you .

SAFEGUARDING

 Belmont Abbey General Trust – Designated Safeguarding Leads Paul Nickholds & Lucy Zammit TEL: 01568 616150 E-MAIL: [email protected]

 Parish of St And All Angels, Belmont – Safeguarding Representative Gabrielle Stanley TEL: 07939 472059 E-MAIL: [email protected]

Notice: During this uncertain time community is more important than ever, especially for people who are shielding. Wyldwood Arts have created The Meeting Post, a free intergenerational newspaper full of fun, engaging activities and ways to keep in touch, including a pen pal scheme. If you are interested, please get in touch with Rose Sales [email protected] or 07891538074

Saint of the Week – St Martin de Porres

“When St Martin de Porres became a Dominican lay , he soon became a one- man charity agency in the city of . This dark skinned in his black and white habit traveled the streets of a cruel and indifferent city, to bring healing and compassion to the Indian outcast, the abandoned slave, and the forgotten child. During the day St. Martin was a man of action, during the night he was a man of prayer, a mystic. For more than 40 years he literally lived out his calling as “Father of the Poor.”

OUR AIM IS TO SAVE LIVES IN THIS WORLD AS WELL AS IN THE NEXT.