SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD,,SUNDAY, 1st JANUARY 2012.

SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD

SUNDAY, 1st JANUARY 2012.

MASS TIMES: INTENTIONS:

Saturday Vigil Mass: 7.15 p.m. Malcolm Worrall

Sunday: 9.15 a.m. Patrick Regan

11:00 a.m. The Parish

Monday 9.15 a.m. Ada Laura Savage

Tuesday: 9.15 a.m. Michael & Mary

Mitchell

Wednesday: 9:15 a.m. Emily & Bill Burton

Thursday: 9:15 a.m. Chris Malone R.I.P.

Friday: 9.15 a.m. Rebecca Humphreys

Saturday: 9.15 a.m. Elizabeth & John

Woolnough

Saturday Vigil Mass 7.15 p.m. Catherine & George

Lavender

Sunday The Epiphany 9.15 a.m. Michael Kiernan

11.00 a.m. The Parish

BAPTISMS:

By appointment with Fr. Cooke. After speaking to Fr Cooke, it is important that parentscontactour Baptism Co-ordinator, Ann Siddall (01244 371787) who will arrange for members of our Baptism Team to discuss Baptism and the practical details.

MORNING PRAYER:

9.00 a.m. in the Sacristy Office, except on Wednesday, when Novena prayers are held at 9.15 a.m. before Mass commences.

ANNIVERSARIES:

Please remember in your prayers: Teresa Bettridge, Veronica Howard, Thomas Wall, Chris Speed, Patrick Peter Wilson, Jane O’Hord, Kevin Connolly, Patrick Joseph Regan, John Ibell, Margaret Winterbottom, Eileen Josephine Donoughue, Ada Laura Savage, Harold Sweeney, Lawrence Stevens, Margaret Johnson, Francis Joseph Burk, Christopher Garner, Ester Rose Parker, Susan Sweeney, Martin McKenna (Jnr), Agnes Morris, Mary Upton, Robert Henry (Harry) Barton, Les Christian, John Lloyd Hughes, Hilary Makinson, Alf Humphreys, Mary McCowne, Colin Blyth, John Hughes, Gerard McGlown and Helen Cadden.

LATELY DEAD:

Please pray for the soul of George Bowyer who died recently and that his friends and relations be comforted in their grief.

CONFESSIONS:

Confessions are heard every Saturday after morning Mass, and in the evening from 6.45 p.m. – 7.10 p.m.

OFFERTORY:

Father Cooke thanks everyone for their generous offerings and prayers at the Christmas Masses and wishes all parishioners a Happy and Peaceful 2012.

COFFEE AFTER MASS:

Tea and coffee is served in the Hall after both the

Sunday morning Masses.All welcome!

CRIB FIGURES:

The new crib figures have been bought in memory of Peter Anthony Burton.

CHRISTINGLE APPEAL:

The white envelopes are still available in both porches for anyone who wishes to support the OAKS appeal for the children of Bo in Sierra Leone. Your envelopes can be returned in the normal collection baskets or given to Pauline Payne. Margaret Jarret, the director of the OAKS charity, has recently returned from a visit to the school and reports that the number of children aged 5-16 receiving education is now up to 340. She sends her grateful thanks in a letter on the Third World notice board.

UPTON CHURCHES PRAYER DIARY:

This week we pray for:

• The residents of Woodlea Ave., Cornwall Road and Aldford Road.
• All Age Family Worship, Messy Church, Junior Church and Children’s Liturgy.
• All children who attend our churches each Sunday and their leaders.

CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

RE INSPECTION:

The recent Diocesan inspection of the Catholic High School confirmed that the school is ‘an outstanding Catholic School and highly effective in providing Catholic education.’ The complete report is available at the back of church and parishioners are very welcome to take a copy.

John Murray-Headteacher

PASTORAL COUNCIL:

The next meeting of the Pastoral Council will be held on Monday 9th January at 7.30 p.m.

PARISH BUILDINGS COMMITTEE MEETING 28/11/11:

We were delighted to welcome new member Brian Forrest. We have had an extension fitted to the lectern microphone to make reading easier. It would be helpful to let Readers know if you can (or can’t!) hear them. We have arranged for an engineer to visit to attend to a couple of the heaters which are a little noisy. We are still seeking advice from a variety of quarters about the church floor. A number of minor works for the improvement of the hall are in hand including buying more chairs. The completion of a number of small items of church maintenance was reported on. Individual replies will be sent to parishioners who had raised specific matters for the committees’ consideration.

pauline.rourke; leech2000

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY 2012:

The annual Week of Prayer takes place from Wednesday 18th to Wednesday 25th January. The theme for 2012 is “we will all be changed”. This comes to us from the churches in Poland, who have reflected upon their own experience as a nation, and how they have been changed and transformed by the many upheavals of their history, and sustained by their faith.

Please do your best to support the following local events:

• Prayer service each evening (except Sunday 22nd) in the Kempe Room, Holy Ascension Parish Church from 6.30 to 7.00 p.m. These services are led in turns by members from the three Upton churches.
• Friendship Lunch on Thursday 19th, 12 noon to 1.00 p.m. at Upton URC, Heath Road. All proceeds will go to the Hospice of the Good Shepherd.
• Joint Service on Sunday 22nd in Chester Cathedral, starting at 3.30 p.m. The preacher will be Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor, who was Archbishop of Westminster from 2000 to 2009. Music will be provided by the Cathedral Choir and the Choir of St. Nicholas Catholic High School, Hartford. All are welcome at the service.

NEW SUNDAY MISSALS:

The first orders of the Sunday have been taken and a total of £306 has been put in the parish accounts for payment. There are still 2 to be collected and a further order has been sent for.
Hopefully these should not take so long in coming.
We have been reliably informed the New Daily Missalwill be available about the end of February and will be distributed in the order we were asked for them.

Thank you for your patience and continued support.

CONGRATULATIONS
To Carmen Garcia-Diaz and John Gornall, enrolled in St Columba’s branch of the Guild of St Stephen for Altar Servers, at Mass on the Feast of St Stephen. The Guild exists to give support and encouragement to Servers generally.

Our Altar Servers take an important part in our Liturgy and we thank them for their service.

If you know of any boy or girl who has made their First Holy Communion and is interested in becoming a Server for St Columba’s, please would you let Fr Russell or Lawrence know.

S.V.P:

There will be no collection in January. Thank you all for your continued support during 2011.

CHRISTMAS CRIB OFFERINGS:

As customary, the Christmas Crib offerings are for the benefit of the Diocesan Catholic Children’s Society. Envelopes are available if you would like to Gift Aid your donation.

You can see more about the Society’s work at www.cathchildsoc.org.uk

NEXT WEEK’S NEWSLETTER:

This will be compiled by Harry Sweeney

Tel: 01244 327462.

E-mail: harrye_sweeney

Items for inclusion can also be left in the blue folder in the Sacristy. Please ensure that all items are in place by 9.00 a.m. on Thursday.

It would be helpful to include a telephone contact number in case the editor needs to get in touch.

This Newsletter and earlier issues may also be seen on

the Parish website: www.stcolumbachester.org.uk

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