Feast of Christ the King - Sunday 25 th November 2012 St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Harrogate Sunday 25 th November 2012 6:30pm Saturday (Vigil) Intention : November Dead List Readers : Barbara Fay 8.00am Sunday Mass Intention : People of the Parish Readers : Mark Gargan 11.00am Sunday Mass Intention : Dorothy Chambers Readers : Mark Smith & Frank Naughton Readers at Mass - next week Saturday (Vigil) : Warren Considine Sunday 8.00am : John Warren Sunday 11.00am: Sean Sibley & Anne Roberts th Monday 26 November 2012 Devotion Feast: | Intention: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament before each No Mass Mass. Rosary recited after each Mass. Confessions Tuesday 27 th November 2012 Feast: | 5.30pm – 6.00pm Intention: November Dead List Saturday evening or by appointment. 9:30am Mass Marriage and Baptism th By appointment and after preparation. Marriages Wednesday 28 November 2012 require a minimum of 6 month notice. Feast: Intention: November Dead List Please remember in your prayers 9:30am Mass Those who are sick: Nellie Byrne, Agnes Connell, Mary Devaney, Marian Bowers, John Hough, Nancy Dewar, Thursday 29 th November 2012 Nancy Naughton, Brian and Brenda Chaddock, Mary HM Wetherby YOI McDonald, Joyce Dillon, Teresa McBride, Cath Mussett, Sam Guilfoyle, Mike Stanley, Barry Littlewood, Philomena Farrell, Helen Wilkinson , th Friday 30 November 2012 Stephen Craddock. Cynthia Farr, John Berger, Lilly Feast: St Andrew, Apostle Allison, Paul Mills, Haydon Carruthers, Jenny Roberts, Intention: November Dead List Father Paddy Waldron, Maria Walsh. Mae Grace, 9:30am Mass Elizabeth Tyszka. Rebecca McDonald, Bridgid Self, Bishop David Konstant. Parish Priest: Rev. Father Neil Byrne 281 Skipton Road | Harrogate HG1 3HD | Tel: (01423) 504124 | E-mail: [email protected] Parish Website: www.stjosephsharrogate.org.uk | Diocese of Leeds: Registered Charity No.249404 Today ––– The Feast of Christ the King which also Farewell Collection for Archbishop Roche - I do marks the end of the Church’s current Liturgical appreciate that the economic climate is difficult. year. It is also National Youth Sunday. There It has been our custom to organise a farewell will be the annual retiring collection at all collection for the former Bishops of Leeds when Masses this weekend for the Diocesan Youth their active ministry of governing the Diocese has Service. come to an end. This happened when Bishop Wheeler and Bishop Konstant retired from office. Parking --- St Joseph’s School improvement work Following this custom a collection will take place has now started. Parking places in the school now that Archbishop Roche has left the Diocese playground are now very limited. Please to take up his new appointment in Rome. This consider ‘car sharing’ during these building collection will take place over the weekend of works; please be patient and considerate with one 111ststst /2/2/2 ndndnd December at all Masses. Please try and another when parking! contribute if you are able to. Parish Christmas Carol ServiceService: This year’s Carol Journey In Faith (RCIA) - Want to learn more Service and Readings will be held on Sunday 16 th about the Catholic Faith? Know someone who December at 6:30pm. All welcome. does? Have you been thinking of becoming a Catholic, but not yet made a religious Christmas Spirit SquaresSquares. Once again this year commitment of your own? Involved in the Parish the return of the Squares will be on sale. It is but never taken the step towards being in Full hoped that parishioners may wish to donate a Communion with the Catholic Church? Classes bottle of Spirits towards the raffle which will be ththth start on Thursday 229999 November at 7pm in ththee held just before Christmas. Any donations and Parish Hall. bottles can be left at church or the Presbytery. Governor Vacancies: St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School has a vacancy for a Foundation Advent Retreat Day - There will be the annual Governor. The Governors work as a team, in diocesan Advent retreat day at the Chaplaincy of close cooperation with the head teacher and all Leeds Trinity University College on 1st December the staff. Foundation Governors take on the from 10am to 4pm. This retreat is open to anyone additional, and special, responsibility of who would like an opportunity for prayer and safeguarding the Catholic nature of their school reflection as Advent approaches. and the education it provides. Meetings take place approximately 2-3 times a term in the Children’s Nativity: - We will be rehearsing our evenings. It is also helpful if you can get into the Children's Liturgy Nativity on 2nd December and school during the daytime on occasions but not each week during Children's Liturgy. If you are essential. If you are enthusiastic, committed coming to Mass on Christmas Eve and would like and have an interest in education please contact your child to be involved in the Nativity, please Father Neil if you are interested in taking on this could they attend these practices. worthwhile role. The Neapolitan Christmas Crib – As you may First Holy Communion 2013 – There will be a have noticed in the entrance of the Church lobby short meeting on Sunday 16 th December after the (by Our Lady) a crib is being assembled, as we 11 am Mass for all parents wishing for their did last year. The origins of the Neapolitan crib child to receive First Holy Communion. dates back to 1223 when St Francis of Assisi gave life to the ancient religious play of the Nativity, First Holy Communion CatechistCatechist. Please meet in by carrying it for the first time near Greccio the Parish meeting room on 16 th December after woods. To this day the Neapolitan people, as a the 11 o’clock Mass. tradition, like to make the crib which must be ready for display by December 8 th , the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, and taken down St Joseph’s Rosary Rose is a prayer group for after the Feast of the Epiphany. Tradition also parents who wish to meet together and pray for states that a donation box be placed near the crib their children. The group meets each week and for the faithful to make a donation to a children’s are inviting new members to join them. If you charity. are interested please contact Sylwia Cwiklinska - [email protected] for further information Last Week’s Collection: Loose: £287.86 – Envelopes: £481.61 = Total: £769.47 – S/O £1825 200 Club Winners: 1st Prize: (42) M Oakes - 2nd Prize: (90) J Berger – 3rd Prize: (4) T Carmody .