21st September 2014 26TH Sunday of the Year

5th April 2015
EASTER SUNDAY
A parish in the Archdiocese of Cardiff – a Registered Charity No. 242380
Bridgend
Porthcawl
Mass Times
MARCH
Saturday
4th April
Easter Vigil
Sunday
5th April
Easter Day
Monday 6th
Octave of Easter
8.00 pm
10.30 am
Pyle: 9.00 am
11.00 am
6.00 pm
Tuesday 7th
Octave of Easter
9.30 am Mass
Church
10.00 am
Thomas McDonald
People of the Parish
Elizabeth Quinn (M Ricci)
People of the Parish
Teresa & Hannen Short
Sheila Evans RIP (IF)
Service of Word & Andrew Morgan RO{ (MLM)
9.30 am Mass
Communion
Wednesday
th
9.30 am Mass
Julia Kent
9.30 am Mass
10.00 am
10.00 am-6.00 pm
Adoration
Service of Word &
Communion
Rita Catt RIP (D & TM)
Ernest Tucker (MT)
1.30 pm
10.00 am
Octave of Easter
8
Thursday 9th
Friday 10th
Saturday 11th
Sunday
12th APRIL
Octave of Easter
Octave of Easter
Octave of Easter
2nd Sunday of
Easter
Funeral Mass for
Maureen Whiskerd
Service of Word &
Communion
Vigil Mass
4.30 pm
6.00 pm
11.00am
6.00 pm
10.00 am
Sacrament of Reconciliation
th
4/5 April
Vigil D Hooper/S Lee/A Davies/T Hodgkiss
I W Evans/D Bolton
J Jones/M McAweney
11/12 th April
Helga Clarke
Good health Gethin family (R.I.M)
People of the Parish
Saturday 11.30 -12.00 pm
Speak with Rick
C Argent/D Morgan
A Stephens/I Ford
J Jurado/A Williams
Eucharistic Minister to Hospital
5th April
G Pearson
th
12 April
D Gaffney
IF A RELATIVE IS A PATIENT AT THE PRINCESS OF WALES HOSPITAL PLEASE
ADVISE FR TIM MCGRATH ON 01656 733282
Parish team:
Monsignor R Reardon
reardon.robert@rcadc.org
Rev. Dr Philip Mangha n
philip.ma nghan@hotma il.co.uk
People of the Parish
Lesley Thompson (A& P Stokes)
Contact deta ils:
The Presbytery
39 Ewenny Roa d,
Bridgend CF31 3HS
 01656 652034
St Mary’s Primary School
Llangewydd Rd, Bridgend.
 01656 815560
Head : Mr L Watkins
Serves the Parishes of Bridgend,
Pyle and Porthcawl
Archbishop McGrath
Catholic High School
Brackla.  01656 815500
Head: Mrs A Keller
Serves the Deanery of Bridgend
Finance Gift Aid forms, etc
Paul Kearns
 01656 648210
Hall Bookings Sarah Lee
 slee1981@hotmail.com
Parish secretary:
Mrs C Edwards
4 Wyndham Crescent
 01656 657384
chris.stmarys@tisca li.co.uk
COLLECTIONS:
Gift Aid:
Loose
Saturday
£410.60
£707.11
Teams : Counters:
Cleaning:
HYMNS
Sunday
BOOKLET THIS WEEKEND
2
7
COMMISION OF EXTRA ORDINARY MINISTERS OF COMMUNION
16 new extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist are being commissioned the weekend of the 11th/12th April (low
Sunday) ready for the introduction of Communion under Both Kinds at all Masses that weekend
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION 2015
Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation for those young people, aged 13-14 years (Year 8) and above, from
the parishes of St Mary's , St Roberts, St Mary and St Patrick's, Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Joseph of
Arimathea wishing to be confirmed as follows:
Monday 18th May 2015: Registration meeting in St Mary's Church Hall at 7pm. Candidates and Guardians to
attend - please bring copy of Baptismal Certificate with you and if possible your sponsor's details (this needs to be a
practising Catholic who has been confirmed).
Saturday 6th June 2015: Preparation Day in Our Lady Star of the Sea, Porthcawl from 10am - 4.30pm concluding
with Vigil Mass at 4.30pm
Saturday 20th June 2015: Preparation Day in Our Lady Star of the Sea, Porthcawl from 10am - 4.30pm concluding
with Vigil Mass at 4.30pm
CANDIDATES MUST ATTEND BOTH PREPARATION DAYS IF THEY WISH TO BE CONFIRMED.
CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT WITH ARCHBISHOP GEORGE STACK:
FRIDAY 3RD JULY AT 7pm in St Mary's Catholic Church for candidates from St Mary's, St Joseph of Arimathea and
Our Lady Star of the Sea –
Practice session with candidates and sponsors at 6pm in St Mary's Church on Tuesday 30 June.
Sunday 5th July at 11am in Our Lady and St Patricks Catholic Church for candidates from St
Roberts and Our Lady and St Patricks - Practice session to be confirmed.
REGARDING TESCO VOUCHER SCHEME
Tesco have decided as part of their restructuring programme to stop supplying discounted vouchers with immediate
effect.
This means for us as a parish that after many years we will no longer be selling any vouchers. For those who pay by
standing order please can you cancel the payments and I will arrange refunds where necessary.
The scheme has been a huge success and helped pay a significant part of the debt on the new church.
Fr Bob would like to thank all those who have contributed over the years. Special thanks to Mr John Gordon who set
the scheme up originally and ran single handed for a considerable time.
If any body does have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Steve Hammond.
FRIENDS OF ST. MARY’S R.C. CHURCH
EASTER DRAW - THANK YOU
Thank you to everyone who supported our Easter Draw. The winners were selected by computer
after the morning Mass last Sunday and a list is posted on the notice board in the narthe x. As all
the prizes were generously donated the amount raised was £450. Thank you all and a Happy
Easter.
PARKING ON THE FORECOURT
There are just six parking places on the forecourt at St. Mary’s; please leave them for those who are elderly or
disabled with mobility problems.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PROGRAMME 2014 - 2015
The next session for the children will be on Saturday 18th April at 10.30 a.m. in the hall. As their
First Holy Communion day gets closer the children need our prayer support; could you be a
PRAYER PARTNER by making a commitment to say a daily prayer for one of the children? If you
can please put your name in the space below one of the photographs of the children whi ch are on
display in the church.
Children, don’t forget to collect your footprints every week when you come to Sunday Mass.