Bulletin - 12th OCTOBER 2014 ...

Post date: Oct 14, 2014 6:36:50 PM

NEW PARISHIONERS - If you are a new member of the parish, would you please make yourself known to Fr. Harriott or a member of the Parish Council and complete a form available at the back of church.

TYLA HODKINSON and his family would like to thank everyone for their generous sponsorship of his recent charity walk for North East Children's Cancer Research. An amazing £250 approximately was raised.

WW1 COMMEMORATIONS – This week we commemorate the 100^th Anniversary of the death of Thomas Pollard

(18^th October 1914) the first parishioner from St. John's to be killed in the First War.

PRISONER'S SUNDAY - We are requested to support the important work carried out by ‘Prison Advice & Care Trust’ (PACT), A second collection is requested for Sunday 12th October. For more information please visit www.prisonadvise.org.uk. Because the CAFOD Fast Day Collection has been left open until this weekend, The Prisoner's Sunday Collection will be taken next weekend 18/19^th October.

CAFOD HARVEST FAST DAY FRIDAY 3^rd OCTOBER – There is enough food in the world to feed us all, yet one in eight of our poor brothers and sisters still don't have enough to eat. A retiring collection will be taken this weekend for those who missed last weekend.

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS – We are asked to pray for the Synod to be held 5- 21 October 2014 to treat the topic “The Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the Context of Evangelization”.

COFFEE AFTERNOONS – The Parish Council have considered a suggestion to hold a regular coffee afternoon (Weekly/Fortnightly/Monthly) for the lonely of the Parish. Can you mention this to the housebound and those who find it difficult to get to Mass. A list is at the back of church for those wishing to attend, to help with organising and if possible, providing transport.

MASS TO CELEBRATE THE 75^th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL BOARD OF CATHOLIC WOMEN

Celebrated by Bishop Seamus Cunningham

St. Hilda's Diocesan Resource Centre, West Road, Newcastle NE15 7PY

Thursday 16^th October 2014

Contact Pat Kennedy to register at pat.kennedy@diocesehn.org.uk or telephone 0191 2433313

MASS OFFERINGS – Mass offerings (Intentions) are not too far in advance now. Please use the envelopes available at the back of church. If you want a mass offered on a specific date, please give your telephone number on the envelope just in case your required date is not available.

MINSTERACRES RETREAT CENTRE – A new programme for 2014/15 is available, please visit their website www.minsteracres.org email info@minsteracres.org or tel. 01434 673248 for more information.

ALL SOULS DAY MASS – Please see the invite on the back of this Newsletter to remember especially parishioners who have died this year and to invite their family or friends to our special Mass.