Bulletin - 20th May 2018

Post date: May 25, 2018 8:41:46 AM

PARISH REGISTER – If you have changed or have a new mobile telephone number or email address please complete a Parish Register Form available at the back of church and hand to Fr. Harriott. Thank You

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.

OFFERTORIES – This figure does not include Direct Debit payments

WORLD COMMUNICATION DAY COLLECTION - £139.30 – Many thanks for your generosity

A retiring collection will be taken this week (20^th May 2018) for the Lay Training Fund, this will remain open until 17^th June.

20^th May 2018 Readers – B. Simpson & J. Coulson Ems – A. Hall, J. Craigie & B. Wareing

Teas - First Holy Communions

27^th May 2018 Readers – C. Dobson & J. Craigie Ems – S. Hall, M. Mills & Z. G-Johnson

Teas - Monica & Tommy

FIRST HOLY COMMUNIONS – Please remember in your prayers all St. John's Children making their First Holy Communion today and our Partnership children making theirs in the coming weeks ahead.

PARTNERSHIP DAY OF REFLECTION – Saturday 9^th June at the Sacred Heart, North Gosforth. Please see additional information on the Notice board. Please add your name to the list at the back of church. The list must be sent today.

BAPTISM – Please remember in your prayers Bonnie Aoife Armstrong who will be baptised today 20^th May.

COFFEE AFTERNOONS – The next two Coffee Afternoons will be on Thurs 14^th June & 12^th July 2018 at 1.30pm. These are open to ALL, not just parishioners, Please come along and invite a friend and/or your neighbour.

GARDENERS – Two of our gardeners have retired because of ill health. We are desperate for two replacements, can anyone spare a couple of hours, it doesn't have to be every week.

Contact Frank Swindle 07799 425610 or Jim MacFarlane 01670 714792. Thank You

ADDITIONAL NOTICES – Please see notice board for the Apostleship of the Sea Pilgrimage to Holy Island Saturday 2^nd June; and Ushaw Flower Festival 12^th-17^th June,

ADDITIONAL PARISH & DIOCESAN INFORMATION - can be obtained from the Parish website https://sites.google.com/site/stjohnsannitsford. Anyone experiencing problems accessing the site, please

contact Jerry Laidler on 07801 452372

YPC would like to say a huge THANK YOU for all your wonderful support with the cake sale and raffle held last Sunday (13^th May). Thanks also to all those who baked and donated the most delicious cakes and scones!

The raffle, cake sale and refreshments combined raised £165.85!!!!

The money raised will go towards YPC’s chosen charity’s, update to follow…

Raffle Numbers

1^st Prize Bottle of Prosecco Green Ticket No 128

2^nd Prize M & S Chocolates Orange Ticket No 145

3^rd Prize Bottle of Wine Orange Ticket No 485

4^th Prize Mint Chocolates Orange Ticket No 242

Please let Sharon, Kim or Michelle know if you have a winning ticket!

YPC Family Fun Day Planning Meeting Wednesday 30^th May 2018 2pm

We would like to invite all children to come and meet in the Church Hall at 2pm on Wednesday 30^th May. We will be discussing the Fun Day stalls, prizes, who can help on the day and to run through any other ideas the children may have.

We would like the children to design a poster advertising the Fun Day so we can start advertising the event in the local area. Sweets and Refreshments will be supplied!

Family Fun Day Meeting Sunday 3^rd June 2018 10.30am

The next planning meeting will be held in the hall on Sunday 3^rd June after Mass. If you can attend or you are able to give help in any way on the day of the Fun Day it would be greatly appreciated. There are lots of fun stalls, events etc. planned and it should be a fantastic day!

The more help we have the more fun we will have! Thank you!

Please can we appeal for Tombola donations no matter how big or small, please leave these in the box labelled ‘Tombola’ in the porch, please do not confuse this with the Refugee Project Box.

Thank you for your continued support.

YPC Fathers Day Craft Afternoon Saturday 16^th June 2018 2pm-4pm

All children are invited to join us in the Chruch Hall for a fun filled afternoon. We will be working together to make special gifts in prepartion for Fathers Day, there will be juice and hot dogs available.This will be a fun and relaxed afteroon, we hope you can make it- children can be dropped off and collected for the times above, we hope to see you there!

Please contact Sharon (07904958570) Michelle or Kim if you would like any more information

Family Fun Day

Sunday 8^th July 2018 2pm-5pm

Fancy Dress Competition

Cake Stall Raffle Tombola

Refreshments Coconut Shy

Bouncy Castle Hoopla Ice Cream Van

Various Stalls Family Games

Sweet Stall

And Lots More!!