ST MARY'S, SHIFNAL & ST JOSEPH'S, ALBRIGHTON
Parish Priest: Father John Pascoe. 01952 461626.
Office: St Mary's Presbytery, 24, Victoria Road, SHIFNAL, Shropshire TF11 8AE.
Home: “Rosa Mystica”, 33, Beech Drive, SHIFNAL, Shropshire TF11 8HJ.
Website: Registered Charity number:234025 ------WELCOME to HOLY MASS smsj741
THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT, 11th DECEMBER 2016.
Year A, PMB p 88, SM p 36, Prefaces PMB p 65-66, Eucharistic Prayer III.
Saturday 10th6.30pmVIGIL MASSSt Mary'sPro Populo.
Sunday 11th9.00amHOLY MASSSt Mary'sJohn & Anne Wilson+
10.30amFAMILY MASSSt Joseph's Vi Beech+
Monday 12th10.00amHoly MassSt Mary'sSSCF
Tuesday 13th10.00amHoly MassSt Joseph'sHarry Lowe+
Thursday 15th10.00amHoly MassSt Joseph'sPriest's Intention.
Friday 16th 5.30pmHoly MassSt Mary'sParish Sick List.
Saturday 17th6.30pmVIGIL MASSSt Mary'sMary Ellen Jordan+
Sunday 18th9.00amHOLY MASSSt Mary's
10.30amFAMILY MASSSt Joseph's
3.00pmHOLY BAPTISMSt Mary'sLenny David William Curtiss
CALENDAR, Ordinary Form. Monday, OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE; Tuesday, ST LUCY,V M; Wednesday, ST JOHN OF THE CROSS, P D; Friday, (abstinence);
NEXT SUNDAY: FOURTH IN ADVENT. Day of Prayer for Expectant Mothers.
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Psalm /Response:“COME, LORD, AND SAVE US.”
------COMMUNION ANTIPHON:“SAY TO THE FAINT OF HEART; BE STRONG AND DO NOT FEAR, BEHOLD, OUR GOD WILL COME, AND HE WILL SAVE US.”
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CHILDREN'S LITURGYat St Joseph's. Classes alongside Family Mass @ 10.30am, for all ages.
Catechist Co-ordinator & Parish Safeguarding Officer: Patricia Milhavy. 01902 372968.
THE ANGELUS is said at the end of the Friday Mass. Morning Prayer is said 15 minutes before each weekday Mass. CONFESSIONS are heard Saturdays 5.45pm-6.15pm at St Mary's & after any weekday Mass at St Joseph's. BAPTISMS, MASS INTENTIONS, HOUSE BLESSINGS, MARRIAGES and FUNERALS are to be arranged with Fr John. Fr John has Wednesday as a day off.
PARISH CHRISTMAS DINNER: December 11th 12.30pm for 1.00pm
Shifnal Golf Club. TF11 8QL . A good time will be had by all!
CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES: Please note VIGIL MASS, St Mary's 4.30pm
MASS DURING THE NIGHT: St Joseph's 9.00pm.With choir.
CHRISTMAS DAY: MASS 9.00am St Mary's and 10.30am St Joseph's.
Rosary Prayer Group. The last meeting for 2016 will be on Tuesday December 20th at the home of Christine Robinson Jasmine Cottage, The Grove. 7.30pm. One off nibblers welcome, see what we do!
OREMUS. Your daily prayers are asked for the SICK and HOUSEBOUND. Remembering especially Pat Tranter, Richard & Christine Marklew, Kath Donovan, Cathy Duffell, Mary Cole, Bernard Crank, Winifred Robinson, Judy Williams, Fran Harris, Fr Paul Chavasse, Kate Blake, Fr John Wright, Pat Wallace, Bill Bray, Hector Edwards, Marie Barnes, Ann Millward, Jean Bowden, Mary Irvine, Beryl Mound, Pauline Reddick, Kate Fletcher, Terry Walker, George Fenton, Henryka Stachowska, Fr David Cullen, Lawrence Painting, Clive Crook, Damian Donnelly, Tony Mason, Alison Hughes, Pauline Betts, Fr Bill Fitzgerald, Harold Peters, all home communicants and all those who have been commended to our prayers. A monthly Mass is said.
Please let Fr John know if anyone should be added to or taken off this list.
WEEKLY COLLECTIONS. NOVEMBER 26/27th Envelopes: £184.60 Loose Plate: £76.83 Average standing orders: £207.00 Overall Total: £468.43 Target: £500.00 per week.
SECOND COLLECTIONS. Two fantastic appeal results, many thanks.
1SHREWSBURY CLERGY EDUCATION FUND£336.90
2FR DAVID CULLEN'S ZAMBIAN PARISH. £830.00
3Donations for Christmas Flowers would be apprciated this weekend.
FESTAL FUN: This was a most happy occasion last Sunday, many thanks to Carol, Margaret, Joe and Doreen for their contributions.
COFFEE & CHAT.St Mary's Presbytery,FirstThursdays 10.00-12noon.
Next time: January 5th.
BANKING. THE DIOCESE OF SHREWSBURY has changed from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to LLOYDS BANK. All standing orders for our current account and the 200 Club should be automatically transferred. Please check your statements.
APF RED BOXES Linda Ward, St Joseph's; Doreen Mills, St Mary's. Please return boxes for emptying during DECEMBER. Thank you.
FUTURE EVENTS & NOTICES:
1CHURCHES TOGETHER:
SHIFNAL: CAROLS AT HATTON Friday 16th December 6.30pm for 7.00pm.
Tickets £10.00 from St Mary's or Sue Francis. 01952 402352
2RETREATS at Belmont Abbey,nr Hereford.2017 Information from Dom David Yates OSB,Retreats Secretary,Belmont Abbey,RuckleyLane,Hereford.
HR2 9RZ. 01432 374750
4 SCHOOL OF THE ANNUNCIATION, BUCKFAST ABBEY. Courses in the Catholic Faith, part time, online, and Summer Schools.
Telephone 01364 645660.
5HARVINGTON HALL nr KIDDERMINSTER. A Tudor, Elizabethan and Georgian stately home, owned by the Archdiocese of Birmingham. Beautifully restored in recent years, you can see the ingenious priest's holes and many historic Catholic artefacts. Excellent cafe. For opening times Wednesday to Saturday 'google!'
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BULLETINS, Local and Diocesan Church notices, are also available by email from Fr John, please indicate interest by sending request to the email address at the top of page one.