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
During the Winter Season we are invited to pray for these
intentions: Peace on Earth; Christian Unity; victims of human
trafficking and those who work to combat it; the sick and those
who care for them; students and teachers; the unemployed.
Sat
Sat
31st
31st
10.30am
St. John Bosco
Wyn Setterfield RIP
6.00pm
(Vigil)4th SUNDAY
OF THE YEAR
Patrick Murphy
Sun
1st
Feb
8.00am
Sun
1st
10.00am
Sun
1st
11.30am
Sun
1st
Dom Michael at Our Lady's 6.30pm
Mon
9.15am
2nd
Barbara Dunleavy
(sick)
The Parish
Ryan Nowak
Baptism
Psalter week
3rd
NO PUBLIC MASS
Wed
4th
9.15am
SFX School Year 5
Wed
4th
1.00pm
FERIA
Ordinary rite
Dec. Rels.
Arscott/Dunn
Thu
5th
9.15am
St. Agatha
Sylvia Headon RIP
Fri
6th
1.00pm
St. Paul Miki and
Companions
Violet Cleary RIP
Fri
6th
6.30pm
Trad. Rite
EBC
Sat
7th
10.30am
Votive Memorial of
Our Lady
Margarita & Mary
Doverman
Sat
7th
6.00pm
(Vigil) 5th SUNDAY
OF THE YEAR
The Parish
Sun
8th
8.00am
Sun
8th
10.00am
J and S Schofield RIP
William & Sheila
Fawcett
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions)
Saturday 11.00 am - 12.00 noon and at call
Extraordinary
Ministers of the
Eucharist
Frances Hetterley
Barbara O’Sullivan
Angela Holmes
8.00am
Jane Gennard
Mike Kennedy
10.00am
Laura West
Stephen Booth
Michael Elliott-Smith
1st
Running of the Parish
£679.78
2nd
Renovation
£359.47
PARISH NOTICES
We welcome into God’s Family Ryan Nowak who
will be Baptised this Sunday at 11.30am.
Fair Trade Goods on Sale this weekend. A big thank
you to Pat Maclean who has faithfully carried out this
task on our behalf and for the poor of the world and
has now decided to stand down.
This weekend is Education Sunday. Please pray for
all those involved in spreading the Good News in our
schools and colleges
Our Parish still needs your help! We need Stewards,
people to sell Fair Trade Goods and Cleaners. Please
see if you can spare a little time each month. Please
contact the office 273485 for details. Thank you
Lately Dead:
John Teighe
Remembrance:
Mathew Evans
Quested
Jacqueline Ann Roe
Margarita Doverman
Billy McAleese
Patricia Chamberlain
Eileen Louise Pugh
Neva Jais
Maria Mecina
Donald John Wilson
Ann Meeker
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
Angela Rosier
Winnie Doran
Flo Brown
Fr. Antony
Pat Clark
Alison Alder
Sheila Fawcett
Sr Catherine Jackson OP
Carmel Gwinnett
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
Please pray for the Children of the Parish making
their first confession this Thursday 5th February.
PRAYER GROUP on Fridays at 10-11 am. at Petal’s
Place. All welcome. Please Ring 344218.
4
Ministers of the Word
Offertory for Last Week - Thank you
Tue
Rhys Clement
Year B
Wendy Winterburn
Peter Hall
PRESENTATION
OF THE LORD
(with Blessing of
Candles)
5th SUNDAY OF
THE YEAR
Sunday
6.00 pm
4th SUNDAY OF
THE YEAR
Annexe Refurbishment During work on the Annexe
there will be no access to the disabled W.C. Also
there will be no Lent Lunches this year.
Readings for this week
Archdiocese of Cardiff Charity no. 242380.
MASSES and INTENTIONS - Jan 2015
PARISH MISSION 14-29TH MARCH 2015
200 Club Winners for December 1st Nina Fish
£25: 2nd Andrew Ling £10; 3rd Mrs Dorothy
Knowles £5. Please collect your envelopes from the
Sacristy.
200 Club Subscriptions for 2015 are now due Please
make cheques of £12 payable to St Francis Xavier’s
Church 200 Club and leave for Paul and Brenda.
Many now pay by standing order. If you would like
to join them, speak to Paul or Brenda after Mass or
call Parish Office Mondays am only.
Would the following please collect their letter(s)
from the Sacristy - A Davis, T Gwinnett , Vera
Thompson, Richard Maloney, Ann McCourt,
Stephanie West, Ginny Thompson and Fr Richard.
Let us pray the Parish Mission will help us to
become more confident and joyful messengers
carrying the Good News to our families and
beyond!
The following was sent to Peter Fawcett from
his brother, Fr. Stephen Fawcett, whom many
of you know After having received your prayer
request for St Francis Xavier's Parish Mission, I
e-mailed all my 59 brother priests in the house
here. I have lost count of the responses promising
prayers for you. As you know, this is a house for
American priests, and they are, to a man, very
passionate about the power of shared prayer... So
count on our prayers. May God bless your parish
family; may Mary draw you all ever closer to her
Son, may St Michael protect you from the devil,
who won't like at all what you're doing, and may
St Francis Xavier renew in all of you the power
and beauty of your baptism. In Christ, Fr. Stephen.
Casa Santa Maria, Roma.
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.
Mission Car Parking Has anyone living in the
centre of the city a spare parking place that could
be used by the members of the Mission team? We
need to find 5 spaces for each of the two weeks,
ideally within a 10 minute walk to the Church.
Please contact Stephen Cleeve on 01432 851632,
or leave a message at the Parish Office.
Telephone Prayer Line Further details from Eileen
MacGregor (01432) 352915 or Meg Furber (01432)
264560.
Pilgrimage to France 25-29 May There will be a
meeting to sort out final details and have a social get
together on Friday 17th April in the Annexe at SFX
after the 6:30pm Mass. (Approx. 7:10). In the
meantime could everyone please send a cheque for
their outstanding balance, payable to St. Francis
Xavier’s Church, to the SFX office. Cheques should
arrive no later than Friday 20th March. Please mark
the envelope “France Pilgrimage.” The final total cost
is £300pp for adults and £150pp for children. (less
deposit if paid) Thank you. John and Mary Cook
850231.
OTHER NOTICES
Please pray for Br Augustine Primavesi who will
make his first vows as a Monk of Belmont this Sunday
1st Feb.
Churches Together in Hereford. CEILIDH Dancing
to Richard Glasspoole D J and Caller. Saturday 21st
March at St Nicholas Church, Barton Road. 7pm to
10pm Ploughman’s Supper Included Adults £6;
Children £3; Family ticket £15.
Welsh National Pilgrimage to Lourdes led by
Archbishop George Stack 25th July to 2nd August
2015. See notice in Narthex.
ACTA. A call to Action - See Poster in Narthex.
WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK
Mon 2nd Feb
7.00 pm
ACTA - CARDIFF
Mon 2nd Feb
2.00 pm
St Anne's Guild in Presbytery
Wed 4th Feb
7.00 pm
Deanery Advisory Council
Meeting at Our Lady’s
Thu 5th Feb
4.00 pm
First Confessions for Parish
Children
Fri 6th Feb
10am-11am
Prayer Group. Petal's Place
WHAT'S COMING UP
Mon 9th Feb
2.00 pm
St Anne's Guild in Presbytery
Fri 13th Feb
10am-11am
Prayer Group. Petal's Place
Wed 18th Feb
7.15pm
PAC meeting Presbytery
Thu 19th Feb
7.00pm
Poetry Group Presbytery
Fri 27th Feb
CAFOD Family Fast Day