Parish of the Sacred Heart and St Oswald Parish of the

Parish of the Sacred Heart and St Oswald
Fr Thomas J Walton: Parish Priest
The Presbytery (01733 322750)
Frances Swanson: Pastoral Assistant (01733 263534)
Angela Clark: Secretary (01733 322750)
FOR A PRIEST IN AN EMERGENCY if no reply from the Presbytery please ring 01733 562528 / 01733 370877
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)—Peace Day
Saturday 17
Sunday 18
1800 Mass (Jacqueline Cartwright RIP-anniv.)
1000 Mass (Jim Wilson RIP)
1200 Mass (School) (Slawek Kuczowicz)
Tuesday 20
Wednesday 21
S Agnes
Thursday 22
1800
0930
1000
0915
1130
1100
1100
1145
Friday 23
Saturday 24
Mass (Elenor Lunny RIP)
Rosary
Mass (Elenor Lunny RIP)
Mass (School) (People of the parish)
Mass (City Hospital)
Mass (Betty Barrett RIP)
Holy Hour with confessions
Benediction
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
Saturday 24 1700 Confessions until 1730
1740 Evening Prayer
1800 Mass (Caroline Hastings RIP)
Sunday 25
1000 Mass (Margherita & Harold Young RIP)
1200 Mass (School)(Joseph Whelan RIP-3rd anniv
Coffee & Tea are served after 1200 Mass at Sacred Heart
School on 3rd Sunday of the month
PLEASE PRAY FOR those who anniversaries occur at this
time: Felicity Leen, Kathleen Browne, John Piggott, Julia
Neill, Michael Norris, Daniel Bradley, Sidney Lee, Henry
Connaway, Olive Holland, John Sheehan, Ann Kiernan, Bryan
Gannon, Dennis Creed, Harley Harold, Martha Smith, George
Goodey, Stuart McEleny, Fr Stephen Reith, Austin Corbett,
Douglas Conlon, Helena Grooms, Ann Dunthorne, Crawford
Gonsalves, Jamie Hicks. May they rest in peace.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK: Teresa Ambroziak,
Shelagh Bradley, John Breen, Susan Butler, Patricia Cairus,
Bellina Casagrande, June Clay, Linda Cleary, Patricia Clifton,
Mary Clynch, Matthew Coen, John Cox, Cora Crawford, Jack
Dancy, Brian Dutton, Monica Dutton, Michael Fitzgerald,
Margaret Garford, Richard Grant, John Hadleigh, Gordon
Higginbotham, Emma Holmes, Christopher Joyce, Ritt
Ketland, Stephen Lawson, James Lipscombe, Florence Lowden,
Margaret Martin, Peter Murphy, Sylvia Norbury, Eileen
O’Sullivan, Susan Riseley, David Ritchie, Hanna Spragg,
Veronica Sutherland, Peter Tomkin, Philip Tomkin, Paul
Townsend, Beth Walker, Peter Walker, Maureen Waller,
Victoria Watts, Sylvia Zaluska.
DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER—This week we pray for
Revv Keith Tulloch, Thomas Goonan, Michael Simison,
Stephen Leeder, Anthony Webb and the parishioners of
Walsingham Parish and Fakenham.
PLEASE PRAY FOR those who have recently died: Roderic
Spooner RIP, Danny Cameron RIP and Kathleen Gilligan RIP.
May they rest in peace.
THE GREAT ADVENTURE-MATTHEW BIBLE STUDY
continues this Monday 19 January.
FAIRTRADE STALL is in operation this weekend.
PEACE SUNDAY is kept this weekend and there will be a
collection to support the work of Pax Christi.
THANK YOU for last week’s contribution:
Gift Aid Envelopes;
£201.61
Loose Plate & Envelopes;
£390.81
Standing Orders:
£552.00
Total:
£1144.42
Parish Development Fund
£958.58
CHRISTMAS GIFTS—As the Christmas season has come to
an end and as I am sure, you all had a wonderful holiday, there
will be some unwanted gifts, but of course what you may not
want someone else might. So bring them in to Sacred Heart &
St Oswald and then we will have a raffle with proceeds going
towards the New Sacristy.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2015—The preparation
programme continues on Saturday 24 January at 0930 in St
Oswald’s church. It is essential that children attend all
sessions, and parents attend as indicated on the programme.
WINNERS—Bonus Ball Saturday 10 January No 39 M
Compton £24.50.
PARISH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT—As work is
beginning on the Hall donations would be most welcome and
also ideas for Fund Raising. Ideas are good in themselves but
we need people to follow them through if they are to be
successful. We would be in a better position if we could raise
£30 to £50 thousand pounds by the summer. If you are
considering bequeathing to the church in the future why not
now and see the benefits of your contribution? We have now
received more donations, one of £500, one of £1000 and one
of £1500, for which we are very grateful. thank you.
PARISH PILGRIMAGE 2015—Our pilgrimage next year is
to Fatima. Flying from Manchester to Lisbon 4th May 2015
with 7 nights in Fatima, returning 11th May 2015. Cost is £665
per person sharing (single room supplement costs £150),
which includes travel insurance and a day excursion to Lisbon
with a visit to St Anthony’s Church. For further information
please see poster at back of Church/Hall. Anyone interested
please see Fr Tom for a booking form.
CONFIRMATION PROGRAMME 2015 commences on
Sunday 8th February 3pm-5pm in Sacred Heart School.
WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY—The
PE4 Churches will celebrate Christian Unity week with a
service this Sunday 18 January at 1500 at Paston All Saints
Church, PE4 6SN.
MASS IN PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL—The annual
Deanery Requiem Mass for Katharine of Aragon, who is
buried in the Cathedral, will be celebrated at 0830 on
Thursday 29 January in Peterborough Cathedral.
Thought for the week
Past failures are guideposts for
future successes
933 Lincoln Road, Walton, Peterborough, PE4 6AE —parish @sh-so.org—www.sh-so.org—Registered charity no. 278742
Sacred Heart School Hall, Tollgate, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 9XD (1200 Mass on Sundays)
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)—Peace Day
18th January 2015 – 6.00pm
ENTRANCE
706 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
COMMUNION
910 Christ be beside me
OFFERTORY
600 All that I am, all that I do
RECESSIONAL
355 I’ll sing a hymn to Mary
INVITING ALL YOUNG PEOPLE—The 6pm Mass at All Souls, Peterborough on Sunday 1st February will be a special regional
Mass for young people celebrated by Bishop Alan. There will be refreshments afterwards and a question and answer session where
young people can ask Bishop Alan anything! All young people welcome.
CAFOD WATER PROJECT PURCHASE OF 11TH WELL—For some years now it has become the custom as an extension of the
Mass ‘Go in peace to love and serve the Lord’ that we have encouraged the congregation to meet in the King’s Arms. Coffee, tea and
biscuits have been served by a dedicated team of volunteers and voluntary donations made have gone towards our CAFOD
Community Water Supply project. We have now raised enough funds to purchase a 11th Community Water Supply at a cost of £750
each. Thank you to all who have contributed and a special thank you to those who have encouraged us to stay after Mass by providing
refreshments. The King’s Arms is no longer available for use as building works have commenced for our Parish Development Project.
INVITATION—Bishop Alan Hopes invites you to join him in celebration of Our Lady of Lourdes at a Mass for the sick (including
the Sacrament of Anointing) on Saturday 7 February 2015 at 12 Noon in St John’s Cathedral, Norwich.
THE JOY OF THE GOSPEL — Preparing for the New Evangelisation 2015.—Nine Learning Together Days, Saturdays from
1100 to 1500 around the Diocese of East Anglia:
24 January: Fr Adrian Graffy will explore the Infancy Narratives in the Gospels. Venue: Parish Pastoral Centre, Exeter Road,
Newmarket.
7 March: Maurice Lynch will explore the Passion Narratives in the Gospels. Venue: The Parish Hall, Norwich Road, Wymondham .
9 May: Andrew Eburne will lead a workshop for people interested in starting to pray the Liturgy of the Hours-Sanctify the day!
Venue: The Conference Room, Poringland
If possible pre-register for particular days at: learning_together_2015@yahoo.com or you can just turn up on the day.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP COUPLES PREPARE FOR MARRIAGE—The Charity Marriage Care is a National
Relationship Support Service established in 1946 with over 50 centres in England & Wales. Peterborough Centre is currently
recruiting volunteers to present their Marriage Preparation Days. National training days are held over a weekend followed by a third
day. Two dates are presently planned for 2015 with the first taking place in the Midlands on 7 & 8 February followed by a third day
on Sat 21 February. The second will be held in Milton Keynes on 18 & 19 April followed by a third day on Sat. 9 May. Volunteers
will be invited to attend one of these weekends. Peterborough Marriage Preparation Days are held on Saturdays 9am-4pm at St Luke’s
Church, Orton Malborne in January, April, June, July and Sept/Oct. If you would like to hear more about these days please contact
Rosemary Gadsby, Head of Centre, on 01733 234694 or email peterborough.admin@marriagecare.org.
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