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Second Sunday of the Year

Divine office week 4

Masses for week beginning 15th January 2012

Sat

6.30pm

 

Sun

10am

 

Mon

9am

Eucharistic Service

Tue

9am

Eucharistic Service

Wed

9am

Eucharistic Service

Thu

9am

Eucharistic Service

Fri

9am

Eucharistic Service

Sat

 

 

 

 

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament – Weekdays 8am-10pm. Coord for January: Eileen.

 

Mass

Eucharistic Ministers

Readers

Prayers

Sat

Dolores Omand  Grace Buck  Julie Boothman  Maggie Atkinson 

Pat Hudson  Kevin Murphy 

Margaret Needham 

Sun

Michael Gilhooly  Barbara Arblaster  Sue Brockett  Hilda Sparks 

Martin Sloan  Jane Braithwaite 

Fran Varley 

 

Please pray for those who have died recently, those who are sick, especially Barbara Pearson,

Margaret Rafferty, Sam Guilfoyle, Ann Jensen, Chris Platts, Margaret Coleman, Len McLaughlin, Zoe McGrath, Marie O'Brien, Mabel Bennett, Irene Dowle and Fr Patrick Waldron, those in the Hospital and those whose anniversaries occur about now.

 

 

Our Most Senior Parishioner is 100 years old this week!

Mavis Kinchin will celebrate her 100th birthday at Belmont House on Saturday 21st January.

Fr Jim and all Parishioners wish her all the very best!

 

Charismatic Renewal - Prayer group Wednesday evenings 7pm. All welcome. For more information ring Dolores  or Maureen .

 

Last week’s collection: Gift Aid: £431; Planned: £111; Loose: £182; Total £724.  Poor Missions: £213. Many thanks. 

 

First Holy CommunionSat 28th Jan: 9.30-10.45am. Revision Session for First Reconciliation. All the children and catechists in the hall.

 

Mothers’ Prayers Friday 20th January – Hilda Sparks 886673. 

 

SVP – Next meeting 6.30pm on Tuesday 7th February in the Parish Room.

 

Church Rotas - Please note, if you are on one of the church rotas (as a Minister, Reader, Church Cleaner, Childrens’ Liturgist or Coffee Provider, and have recently changed your e-mail address, you will not have received a copy of the new 2012 rotas, distributed on 21st December.  To receive your copy please let John (shoes@johncornforth.fsnet.co.uk) know your new e-mail address – thank you.

 

Medjugorje Pilgrimage from Leeds 13th May – 20th 2012. Medjugorje Youth Festival from Leeds 1st August –8th. All very welcome. Each trip is £534, includes flights, coach transfers and 7 nights half board. For more information please contact Katherine Baylis 01423 734828.      

 

   

Church Unity Week

15-21 January

Praying Together

 

We are invited to pray with our fellow Christians in neighbouring Churches during the week of prayer for Christian Unity.  These sessions which begin at 9.10 am will be followed by breakfast.

 

Monday 16 Jan          St Andrews, Starbeck

Tuesday 17 Jan         Woodlands Methodist

Wednesday 18 Jan     Christ Church

Thursday 19 Jan        Starbeck Methodist Church

Friday 20 Jan            St Aelred’s Church

 

 

This Week's Birthdays:

Emma Bliss

Matthew Featherstone

Leo Pycock

Helena Chester

Theo Kelly

Agi Simanandarajah

Ella Slater

 

Please keep all our children

in your prayers

 

Ways of Praying - This day will offer the opportunity to reflect on the meaning of prayer, to experience different ways of praying and to explore methods of leading others in prayer. All welcome. Saturday 4th February 2012, 9.30am - 3.30 pm at Leeds Trinity University College Chaplaincy, Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 5HD. To book please contact Mrs Janine Garnett on 0113 261 8040 or janine.garnett@dioceseofleeds.org.uk.

 

Coffee – Jim White & Co invite you to tea/coffee in the Hall after 10am Mass on Sunday.

 

 

A Starter Course for Catechists at Hinsley Hall - Saturdays 3rd, 17th, 31st March 2012.  Diocese of Leeds training for new and existing catechists, leaders of the Liturgy of the Word with children and anyone interested in catechesis.  Mrs Janine Garnett ( 0113 261 8040 or janine.garnett@dioceseofleeds.org.uk.

 

St Aelreds Remembrance Book in the Adoration Chapel - If you would like to have a name put in the parish remembrance book please fill in a form (found in Remembrance Book Tray at the back of church in library) and forward to Father Jim or Tony Buck with a nominal fee of £15.00 for each entry to help pay for calligraphy. The pages of the book are turned each month as an act of remembrance for those who died in that month.

 

Important Dates:

Tuesday 7  February - SVP Meeting

Thursday 9 February - Parish Council Meeting

Ash Wednesday - February 22nd

 

Time For Adoration?  If you would like an hour a week on the rota for a month's trial please contact Eileen (548872) - the hours from 11am–1pm and 2-5pm on Thursday are especially difficult to fill.  Or you might consider being on the supply list, which would also help.

 

Parish Notice Board – Before posting information on the notice board, please condense it as much as possible (by reducing or trimming away blank spaces) in order to leave room for other people’s promotions.  Thank you.

 

A Prayer

 

Create in me a clean heart, washed with your mercy and strengthened by your love, helping me move beyond whatever keeps me from union with you.

Create a clean heart in me, God.  Dust off the unmindful activity that constantly collects there. 

De-clutter my heart from harsh judgments and negativity.  Wash away my resistance to working through difficult relationships.  Rinse away the various obstacles I hide behind, blocking me from a growing sense of intimacy with you.  Remove whatever keeps me from following in your compassionate footsteps.