RECLAIM OF GIFT AID BOXES

The Gift Aid boxes numbered 2,13,21,29 and 30which weretaken by mistakestill need to be returned. Please will those who have these numbers kindly return them to Fr John and you will be given the correct box – thank you.

POLAND PILGRIMAGE

Hopefully, by now everyone who is going on the pilgrimage to Poland, has returned the necessary information regarding the flights and should have received the revised confirmation and invoice. Please make a note in your diaries that there will be a meeting for everyone on Saturday 16th June at 2.00pm at Flitwick.

MARRIAGE CARE VOLUNTEERS

Marriage Care Milton Keynes has been active in our parish over the past 20 years, delivering Marriage Preparation courses to couples engaged to be married, or offering Counselling support when needed. We are actively seeking to recruit volunteers to join our team, especially for facilitating Marriage preparation courses. If you would like to know more, please drop by for a chat and tea/coffee and cake, on Saturday 3rd February, between 1.00pm and4.00pm at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church Meeting Room, Sycamore Avenue, Bletchley MK2 2JE.

THE CALL to be a DEACON in the DIOCESE of NORTHAMPTON

This is an invitation to men aged 35 -60 who may feel that they have been called by God to serve his people as an Ordained minister in the church as a Permanent Deacon. To find out what this entails, please speak to Fr John or Deacon Tony and ‘Come and See’ at our Enquirers day on Saturday February 17th between 10.00am and 12 noon at Christ the King Church, Milton Keynes.

MUSIC FOR LENT: Sunday 4th March

The local choir, The LinsdaleSingers, are performing “Music For Lent” in church on Sunday 4th March at 4.00pm. This short concert will be followed by tea and cakes in the Parish Hall. Tickets for the concert, which includes refreshments, are £6, at the door, and all proceeds are kindly being donated to Sacred Heart Fundraising. As this is also part of the Oxjam week, there will be a retiring collection for the work of Oxfam. Please pick up a leaflet at the back of church, or see the poster on the board for further details.

CAFOD SUPPORTERS EVENT – ALL WELCOME

Come and hear about CAFOD’s work in Zimbabwe, our Lent focus country. Deborah Purfield, CAFOD Coordinator, will also share her amazing experiences from her recent visit to El Salvador.Saturday 3rd February, 10.15am to 2.30pm – St Mary’s Catholic Church Hall, Aspley Hill, Woburn Sands MK17 8NN.Coffee and tea served from 10.00am, with a shared lunch from 1.30pm.Please book a place: ring 01844 274724 or email

THE VINE

Copies of the February issue of the Diocesan newspaper, “The Vine”, are available at the back of church.

Sacred Heart, Leighton Buzzard

5 Beaudesert LU7 1HZ

Fr John Danford, Tel: 01525 372321

Deacon Tony Falcon, Tel: 07519 179612

Email:

website: www.sacredheartlb.org.uk

4thSunday, Year B

28thJanuary 2018

Saturday / 27th / Confessions
Mass / 5.30 to 6pm
6.15pm / Tom Glennon RIP
Sunday / 28th / 4thin Ordinary Time / Mass / 11.00am / Teresa Penn RIP
Monday / 29th / Feria / Mass / 9.30am / Mary McGregor RIP
Tuesday / 30th / Feria / Com Service / 9.30am
Thursday / 1st / Feria / Mass / 9.30am / J Cunningham Snr anniv
& Mike Terleckyj RIP
Friday / 2nd / Presentation of the Lord / Com Service / 9.30am
Saturday / 3rd / Exposition
Confessions
Mass / 10-10.30am
5.30 to 6pm
6.15pm / Antonio Avolaanniv
Sunday / 4th / 5thin Ordinary Time / Mass / 11.00am / Maggie Philmore RIP

PARISH LIBRARY

The Parish Library is open this weekend at the back of church.

HOMELESS SUNDAY: 28th January

The Black Horse night shelter benefits greatly from the generosity of the people of Leighton Buzzard, showing respect and compassion to those without a home. The shelter is manned almost entirely by awonderful team of volunteers, many of whom are from Sacred Heart. They are in need of a few more volunteers to help out once a month on a Saturday or Sundayevening, plus they are in desperate need of people to do sleepovers (10.00pm-8.00am).Please contact the project or volunteer or further information, or talk to one of the existing volunteers after Mass today.

SACRED HEART SINGERS

Sacred Heart Singers will resume this week on Monday, 29thJanuary, at 7.30pm.

BIBLE STUDY GROUP

The next meeting of the Bible Study Group isthis Friday, 2nd February, at 3.30pm in the Parish Hall. All welcome.