Newsletter - St. Francis Xavier's Church

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
19 Broad Street, Hereford
HR4 9AP
Parish Priest
Telephone (01432) 273485
Dom MICHAEL EVANS
Email: admin@sfxhereford.org.uk
Website: www.sfxhereford.org.uk
Newsletter email:
editor@sfxhereford.org.uk
MASSES and INTENTIONS - Nov 2014
Day
Time
Date
Intention
Celebration
During Ordinary Time we are invited to pray for The Spread
of the Gospel, the Harvest, the fruits of Human Work and the
Reverent use of Creation; justice and peace in the World; all
victims of war; young people, prisoners and their families.
Readings for this week
Sunday
Year A
Psalter week
2
Extraordinary Ministers
of the Eucharist
Ministers of the Word
Angela Holmes
Helen Booth
Sat
22nd
10.30am
St Cecilia, Virgin and
Martyr
Mrs Kathleen
O’Shea
Sat
22nd
6.00pm
(Vigil) Christ the
King
Mrs S Stansbury
R.I.P.
Sun
23rd
8.00am
23rd
10.00am
Christ the King.
(Youth Sunday)
Dec. Rels. Sweeting
Sun
Sun
23rd
6.30pm
Dom Michael at Our Lady’s
Mon
24th
9.15am
St.Andrew Dung-Lac
Tue
25th
NO PUBLIC MASS
Wed
26th
1.00pm
Feria
Tom McCourt RIP
1st
Running of the Parish
£687.37
Thu
27th
9.15am
Feria
Dec’d. Rels.
Brennan family
2nd
Renovation
£325.11
Standing Orders
£339.75
The Parish
Mary Amor
8.00 am
Frances Hetterley
Mike Kennedy
10.00am
Thomas Kottuppallil
Children of the School
Vera McHale
Decs. Rels.
Hogan/O’Rorke
Feria
1.00pm
Fri
28th
6.30pm
Trad. Rite
Dec. Relatives
O’Sullivan family
Sat
29th
10.30am
Feria
Gerard & Jeanie
Livingstone RIP
Sat
29th
6.00pm
(Vigil) 1st Sunday of
Advent
Famiglia Berlini
Sun
30th
8.00am
1st Sunday of Advent
Alf & Moira Bird &
Audrey Tapley
Sun
30th
10.00am
Sun
30th
12.15pm
The Parish
Dom Antony (sick)
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions)
Saturday 11.00 am - 12.00 noon and at call
Lately Dead:
Monica Thompson
Sarah Stansbury
Jack Frayne
Eileen Scullion
Amanda Jones
Katherine Sarah Ann
Preece
Hilda Wood
John Masser
Phyllis Powell
Hilda Fuller
Mary Monica Norbury
Thomas (Tom)
McCourt
Jane Gennard
Offertory for Last Week - Thank you
28th
Trad. Rite
6.00 pm
Hilda Wood &
Brigid Gore RIP
Fri
Remembrance:
Peter McCutcheon
Please Pray For The Sick:
Joan Sheeran
Antoinette Perrot
Pat Morris
Pat Franklin
Canon Keane
Vince Hanna
Peter Gunter
Brian Daw
Jean Goldrick
Maureen Toner
Cynthia Barnett
Terry Goldrick
Winnie Doran
Flo Brown
Fr. Antony
Pat Clark
Alison Alder
Sheila Fawcett
Beryl Swain
Rhys Clement
Angela Rosier
Sonia Jones
Please let the office know if you wish to be added to the sick list
or feel that you no longer need to be included
Parish Mission - the theme for our Parish Mission, next Lent, is
"Renewing Faith, Spreading Joy". We also have a Mission
Prayer, so now is a good time to start praying for the success of
the mission - if you haven't already done so.
PARISH NOTICES
We welcome the Children of St. Francis Xaviers school
who will be assisting at the Liturgy at the 10 o’clock Mass.
Guild of St Anne Meeting 2.00pm Monday 24th November
in the Presbytery.
Christmas Fair 6th December Shirehall. Just 2 weeks to
go to the ‘Big Day’ please start to bring in items such as
‘Bric-a-Brac’, books cakes, bottles, anything ‘Red or Green’,
toys quality goods and clothing. You can either bring them
to the church and leave in the Sacristy or ring for collection
266435. Many thanks Pat Maclean. We especially need lots
of bottles. So far we have 30; we need 200!
Grand Draw Please return all monies and counterfoils to the
Church, Pat Maclean or any member of the PAC or take to
the Shirehall on the day.
POLISH Wypełnione kupony oraz pieniądze z ich sprzedaży
prosimy przekazać do Pat Maclean lub kogoś z Rady
Parafialnej (PAC), najpóżniej w dniu Kiermaszu (6 grudnia),
w Shirehall.
‘Walk with Me: A Journey of Prayer for Advent and
Christmastide 2014’ Copies of this pocket-size booklet of
prayers and reflections for Advent and Christmas 2014 are
now available.
Archbishop George Stack, Bishop Tom Burns and Bishop
Peter Brignall have written a forward for the booklet and
recommend it as an aid to prayer. This year ‘Walk With Me’
speaks of the kerygma, the message of God’s saving love. In
the introduction to the booklet we read, ‘The Christmas
kerygma reminds us of the true meaning of Christmas. God
sent his Son Jesus, born of the Virgin. Born in a stable,
wrapped in swaddling clothes. He died on the cross for us.
Raised from the dead he sent the Holy Spirit to be with us
always.’‘Walk With Me’ costs £1, copies will be on sale at
the back of the Church soon.
Parish Mission Prayer
Loving God, Creator and Giver of all things,
bless our Parish Mission.
Send Your Spirit to renew our faith and
help us spread the joy of the salvation
that Your Son wrought for us.
Grant us Your grace, that we may serve our community,
glorify You, and be sanctified ourselves.
We ask all this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Our Lady, Cause of our Joy, pray for us.
St. Francis Xavier, pray for us.
St. John Kemble, pray for us.
MESSAGE FROM ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S SCHOOL ADMISSIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 2015. We will be having
the second open day session on Wednesday 26th November at
9.30 am. Prospective parents for September 2015 are welcome
to attend there is no need to book.
Mrs Sarah Stansbury Mrs Stansbury’s family would like to
thank everyone who attended her Requiem Mass, and particularly
the choir for their beautiful singing. It was a very moving and
prayerful occasion.
Annexe Refurbishment During work on the roof of the Annexe
there will be no access to the disabled W.C.
ALTAR SERVERS – TRAINING SESSION Sunday 23rd
November Immediately after 10:00am Mass for Approx 1 hour.
In addition to routine training the opportunity is going to be taken
to assess the present position regarding the match between
servers’ heights and the length of albs.
TESCO VOUCHERS Josephine Spencer is unable to continue
this fund-raising activity into 2015, so we are looking for a new
Organiser to build up this activity. Jo can tell you more or you
can contact Paul Williams or Father Michael.
Telephone Prayer Line Further details from Eileen MacGregor
(01432) 352915 or Meg Furber (01432) 264560.
CUSHIONS FOR PEWS The Friends of SFX have very kindly
donated money to buy the lovely pew cushions which are now
in use in church and if anyone, individually, as a family or as part
of a parish group, would like to make a donation towards
additional cushions, that would be wonderful! The cost of each
cushions: Central pews - £99 per cushion. Side pews - £87 per
cushion. For further details or to make a donation speak to Fr.
Michael or ring the parish office. Thank you.
Prayer and Bible Study Group Friday, 10-11am Petal’s
Place. Ring 344218.
Last Week (34th) in Ordinary Time II – Monday 24thSaturday 29th November 2014 All this week the First
Weekday Mass Readings are from The Book of Revelations
(Apocalypse) and, again, we are presented with vivid
symbolism. We begin with the famed 144,000 elders singing
a hymn that has the sound of the ocean and roar of thunder but
with the lyrical melody of harps. Our ears are alerted — our
hearts are touched. (Consider war memorial services last week
also). As in last week’s readings, Father Daley’s book has
guided us as to how strongly our senses move our hearts and
help us to look deeply into ourselves — sight, touch, memory,
taste, colour, listening. We pondered and learned so much
during our study.
This week’s Gospel Readings (Luke) are inspiring — what
God has in store for his faithful followers. ‘You will be hated
by all men on account of my name, but not a hair of your head
will be lost. Your endurance will win you your lives.’
Please don’t forget to read Saturday’s Responsorial Psalm —
‘Marana tha! Come, Lord Jesus!’
OTHER NOTICES
Churches Together in Hereford Will be meeting in All Saints
Church on Tuesday, 25th November at 7.30. We are delighted
to welcome some of the members of Close House who will
start the meeting with a mixed media preview of their original
work, THE STORY OF MARY AND JOE. Produced with
‘Film, Song and Attitude’ it is a Nativity story with a difference
and we hope that you will give it your support. It will be
followed by a short AGM.
The Catholic Medical Association (Cardiff branch) will be
holding its next meeting on Wednesday December 3rd, 7.30pm
at Cardiff University Catholic Chaplaincy 62 Park Place. See
Notice in Narthex.
Film Night for Advent ‘THE MISSION’ Sunday 30th
November at 6.00pm at St. Mary’s Lugwardine. Free
Admission Tea/Coffee. ALL WELCOME! The story of the
conflict between slave-traders and Jesuits during the
colonisation of South America by Spain and Portugal. (PG
rated film). See insert in newsletter for more information.
HOLY MASS at TINTERN ABBEY Saturday 6th December
2014 at 10am followed in Tintern Village Hall by 11.30am
Refreshments 12noon Talk by Fr Thomas Dunton CSJ. See
notice in Narthex.
WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK
Sat 22nd Nov
7.30pm
Neath Male Voice Choir
Mon 24th Nov
2.00pm
St. Annes Guild Meeting. Library.
Mon 24th Nov
12.00 noon
Lunch Club Parish Library
Wed 26th Nov
9.30am
SFX School admissions open day
Thu 27th Nov
4.00pm
First Communion Class
Sun 30th Nov
6.00pm
Film Night St. Mary’s School
First Communion Classes. Class this week - Nov. 27th at 4.00pm.
Confirmation 2015: There will be a meeting on Wednesday 3rd
December for all those in Year 9 and above who are seeking
Confirmation, with their parents. The meeting will be in the
Parish Room at Our Lady's Belmont Road, and will start at
7.00pm. Carola Morton.
WHAT'S COMING UP
Mon 1st Dec
2.00pm
St. Annes Guild Meeting. Library.
Mon 1st Dec
12.00 noon
Lunch Club Parish Library
Wed 3rd Dec
7.00pm
Confirmation Meeting Our Lady’s
Sat 6th Dec
11.00am
Christmas Fair. Shire Hall.