Sunday 10th December 2017
Diocese of Northampton / Registered Charity No: 234091
Bishop / Rt Rev Peter Doyle
Pastoral Area of St Luke / Corby, Kettering, Oundle, Thrapston, B. Latimer, Rothwell, Raunds, Desb’ro
Dean / Canon John Koenig
Safeguarding / Joan Currie (Tel No. 07854 123636)
Parish Secretary / Maggie Cleary (Kay Priest on Thursdays)
Parish Office Hours / Monday – Friday 09:15 am – 12:30 pm
KetteringGeneralHospital / If you know of a Catholic in hospital please ring: 01536 512497
Our Lady’s CatholicPrimary School / (St Luke’s Academy) Headteacher: Mrs Maire Hayes: 01536 203805
Our Lady’s Catholic Social Club (KK) / 01536 264753
Parish Website / ourladyofwalsinghamcorby.org
Over 50’s Club / Tuesday afternoon in the Club
Fr Gerard Byrne / St Brendan’s Church: 01536 202879
“Cross Stitch” Knitting Group / Fridays 10:30-12:30 pm.
“O.L.Y.” / Our Lady’s Youth meet monthly on Saturday mornings.
Weekend Mass Times in Corby
Saturday Vigil Mass Times
St Brendan’s: 6:00 pm
Our Lady’s 6:30 pm
Sunday Mass Times
Our Lady’s 10:15 am
St Patrick’s: 9:00 am
St Brendan’s: 11:00 am
St John Ogilvie: 5:00 pm
St Joseph’s (Polish) 11:00 am
4:00 pm
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Schools’ Carol Service
Last week it was a joy to welcome children and staff of local schools as we hosted their carol service: children from LodgePark and MalcolmArnoldAcademiesand Greenfield, Bringhurst and RockinghamRoadPrimary Schools all took part. Next week is the turn of our own school, 1.30pm on Wednesday 20th December. / Collection last week:
£
Gift Aid Envelopes 584.74
Loose Cash 526.35
£1,111.09
Thank you for your ongoing generosity
Bishop’s Video
Many thanks to all who helped us to show
the DVD last week as Bishop Peter
kick-started Advent for us with his introduction of the Year of Prayer and Vocations. It was a well-produced film, giving us an insight of what might lie ahead for us in 2018
Baptism.
Welcome to Bartosz Jankowski
who was baptised today.
Blessings to his family.
Extra Mass: Seagrave House:
11am on Tuesday / Sunday 10.15 am
Readers Today:
Sophie & Peter C
Next Week:
Jim & Oscar
Eucharistic Ministers Today:
Jane & Renee
Next Week:
Margaret K & Pat
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Devotions
Wednesday & Thursday only
08:00 am - Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament
08:45 am - Benediction
09:00 am - Rosary
09:30 am - Mass
NB No Mass at St John Ogilvie
this Friday
Advance Notice
Saturday 23rd December
2pm-4pm Church Open for Adoration and Confessions (three priests)
6.30pm Vigil Mass (Advent IV)
Sunday, 24th December:
10:15 am Mass at Our Lady’s (Advent IV)
4:00 pm First Mass of Christmas at Our Lady’s
(With Children’s Nativity)
NBPlease note, no Advent Sunday IV Mass at St John Ogilvie’s
6:00 pm Christmas Vigil Mass at St John Ogilvie’s
8:30 pm Christmas Vigil Mass at Our Lady’s
Monday, 25th December:
08:30 am Christmas Dawn Mass at St John Ogilvie’s
10:00 am Christmas Day Mass at Our Lady’s / First Reconciliation.Please remember our parish little ones (over seventy of them) who are to experience God’s healing hand of mercy and forgiveness for the first time this Thursday evening 5:00-7:00 pm. For the rest os us, Advent Reconciliation (Confession) is available here on Saturday, 23rd December, 2:00-4:00 pm with Adoration (three priests) and at St Brendan’s on Monday, 18th December at 7:00 pm (four priests). Confession is the best preparation for Christmas.
With Our Busy Period Coming Up Please ensure that you park with consideration for our neighbours, and especially do not obstruct their driveways. T.Y.
Giving Tree
Thank you for your phenomenal support this year.
New Complimentary Missals have arrived for all our Mass Readers. Please pick up yours from the sacristy today so that you can prepare your readings in advance. New Readers welcome to be added to the rota. / For Those With Addictions: We work closely with supportgroups and agencies. Please ask us for contact information.
Repository. All the Christmas Cards have been sold. We still have 2018 Calendars, Diaries, Cribs and lovely Christmas items. Take a look. / Our Lady’s School Fete
Come along on the afternoon on Monday, 18th December for all yours favourite stalls and for some festive fun. / May They Rest In Peace
Wiktoria Kraka, aged 18, whose Requiem Mass is on Thursday at 10:30 am.
Margaret McMahon, aged 79, late of Rutherglen Road, whose Requiem Mass is on Friday at 09:30 am, coming into church on Thursday at 8:00 pm.
Movie News Looking to go to the Cinema over Christmas? Parishioners have recommended “The Star” (U) and “Wonder” (PG) as uplifting family films. / Parish Raffle Today Only. Please buy a Raffle Ticket after Mass today, for our Christmas Raffle. The Draw will take place after the Sunday Mass.
Exciting News. OurNew Paid Position:Catholic Youth Worker forCorby. Interviews are to be held this week!
Ten Out of Ten for “The Entertainer”, the new toy shop in the town centre,for their Christmas window display. It features a full-size cardboard Nativity scene saying “ Pictured here in The First Nativity we remember the reason for the season – the birth of Jesus.” Well done!
Masses and Services This Week
Saturday / 6:30 pm / Ina Murphy RIP/ Jeanette Savage RIP / 2nd Sunday of Advent
Sunday / 10:15 am / Hugh and Matthew Hackett A / Francis Laabgharte
Monday / 10:00 am / James & Margaret McCahill RIP / St Damasus I
Tuesday / 08:30 am / Chris Lally RIP /Agnes Gallagher int / Our Lady of Guadalupe
11:00 am / Seagrave House - Jean Kelly RIP
Wednesday / 09:30 am / William Currie RIP / Michael John Quinlan RIP / St Lucy
Thursday / 09:30 am / Laurie McCahill RIP / Maureen Kitson RIP / St John of the Cross
10:30 am / Requiem Mass for Wiktoria Kraka RIP
Friday / 09:30 am / Requiem Mass for Margaret McMahon RIP / Feria
Saturday / 5:30-6:10 pm / Confessions
6:30 pm / John Connachie (A) / Catherine Fullerton RIP (B’day)
Sunday / 10:15 am / Tina Hamill RIP / Mary & Pat Fitzpatrick RIP / 3rd Sunday of Advent
May God Bless Us All, Fr Michael and Fr Wilson