CONFIRMATION 2019
If you are aged 11 to 15, School Years 7-10, please collect a signing up sheetfor Confirmation from Theresa, and return as soon as possible. The next Confirmation course is planned to start this year in May, to extend over a year, with meetings about once a month - but only if sufficient candidates come forward.
SVP NATIONAL RAFFLE
Tickets for the St Vincent de Paul National Raffle will be available after Mass today.
PASSOVER MEAL: Saturday 17th March
Programmes (tickets), costing £10.00, for our annual Passover Meal,are on sale after Mass today. There are a limited number of places for this very popular evening, which gives a Christian slant to the original Jewish Passover meal.
SACRED HEART SINGERS: meet on Monday this week, 26th February, at 7.30pm.
BIBLE STUDY GROUP: meet this Friday, 2nd March, at 3.30pm in the Parish Hall.
OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL PRAYER GROUP
The Prayer Group of Our Lady of Good Counsel would like to invite you to join us for Adoration, Rosary and Novena on Saturday 3rd March,at 10 o’clock. Our Patron for the month will be Saint Joseph.
ANNE McGLINCHEY RIP
Anne McGlinchey sadly passed away last Monday in Milton Keynes General Hospital. Anne, along with her husband Mal, was a great support at Sacred Heart over many years. She wore a number of “hats”, including Sacristan, Flower Arranger, and member of the UCM. Her Requiem Mass will take place here on Friday 9th March at 11.00am. May she rest in peace.
MUSIC FOR LENT: Sunday 4th March
The local choir, the LinsdaleSingers, are performing “Music For Lent” in church next 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 take a leaflet from the back, or see the poster on the board for further details.
LEIGHTON LINSLADE CHURCHES LENT COURSE
The meetings continue for this year’s Ecumenical Lent Course, exploring our faith journey through Mark’s gospel. For more details please see the poster and signing up forms at the back of church, or contact Tricia Humber on LB 381184, or email:
100 CLUB FEBRUARY DRAW
Congratulations to this month’s lucky winners:
No 42: £75 – Tim & Ann Moynihan
No 2: £25 – Anna Burke
DIOCESAN YEAR OF PRAYER AND VOCATION
30 venues across the Diocese are offering Mass, Rosary and Exposition for vocations, seminarians and priests in our Diocese. Please see the list on the notice board.
CARER NEEDED FOR CHILD WITH DISABILITIES
We are looking for a carer for our daughter (minimum 8 hours a month on Saturdays and during school holidays, at £8.56 per hour – local Council rate). No qualification necessary, but you need to be kind, caring, patient, flexible, reliable and happy to join a family environment. A sense of fun would help, too! If you are over 18, please call 07581 067412 for more information.
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
2ndSunday of Lent, Year B
25thFebruary2018
Saturday / 24th / ConfessionsMass / 5.30 to 6pm
6.15pm / Iris Michael RIP &
Amy Brumwellanniv
Sunday / 25th / 2ndof Lent / Mass / 11.00am / Ellen Grealisanniv
John & Ellen Egan RIP
Monday / 26th / Feria / Morn Prayer
Com Service / 9.00am
9.30am
Tuesday / 27th / Feria / Com Service / 9.30am
Friday / 2nd / Feria / Com Service
Stations / 9.30am
7.30pm
Saturday / 3rd / Exposition
Confessions
Mass / 10-10.30am
5.30 to 6pm
6.15pm / Giovanni D’Angelicoanniv
Sunday / 4th / 3rdof Lent / Mass / 11.00am / Margaret Axten RIP
WELCOME, FR PETER
We give a warm welcome to Fr Peter Maher, who will be covering the Masses for methis weekend.
CAFOD LENT COLLECTION
There is a second collection this weekend for CAFOD. Friday was CAFOD Fast Day, and envelopes are still available on the entrance table. Please give as generously as you can: the UK Government have promised to double your donation, up to a total of
£5 million.
PARISH LIBRARY
The Parish Library is open this weekend at the back of church.
CHILDREN’S LENT CALENDARS
The liturgy grouphave some lovely Lent Calendars to give to the children. They are clearly laid out, but children will benefit greatly from parents’ guidance, so that full advantage can be taken of this beautiful way of walking and praying through the days and weeks of Lent, into the glories of Easter.
SPIRITUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR LENT AT SACRED HEART
Monday mornings– Morning Prayer at 9.00am
Friday evenings – Stations of the Crossat 7.30pm
THE VINE: Copies of the March issue are available at the back of church.