Bulletin - 20th November 2016

Post date: Nov 17, 2016 11:58:56 PM

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 -

A retiring collection will be taken today for Catholic Youth. A small amount of envelopes are available at the back of church if you wish to Gift Aid your donation.

The collection for Clergy Training will close this weekend.

Sunday 20^th Nov. Readers – G. Killen & H. Buglass EM's – Z. G-Johnson, S. Hall & J. Craigie

Hall Teas – Kathleen & Kevin Dawson

Sunday 27^th Nov. Readers – K. Dawson & V. Rooker EM's – M. Mills, A. McInulty & J. Coulson

Hall Teas – Monica & Tommy Mills

BAPTISM – Please remember in your prayers, Freya Kate Gaffney who will be baptised this week.

YOUTH SUNDAY – Today is Youth Sunday, we celebrate the gift of young people in our Church and renew our commitment to encourage and support them. Please pray for the young people in our parish and in the diocese, and for those who work with them. Please give generously in today's retiring collection.

EVENING CHRONICLE “WISH TOKENS FOR CHARITY” - Janet Memola will be collecting these over the next few months for the Air Ambulance.

COFFEE AFTERNOONS – The next two Coffee Afternoons will be Thursday 8^th December 2016 and

12^th January 2017 at 1.30pm. These are open to ALL, not just parishioners, Please come along.

ADDITIONAL NOTICES – Please see the back of this Newsletter and the Notice Board for “Diocesan E-Newsletter Nov”. and “The Weavings”, both are available electronically via the Parish Website.

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

FTiH – Update on Proposal Submission

We have meet with our partnership representatives and are on course to complete the proposal for submission on Sunday 27^th November. Once the proposal has been finalised by all representatives it will be presented and displayed at the back of church and also on St. John’s website/social media. It very much reflects the feedback you have all so kindly provided and allowed us to create a blueprint for how we can work together going forward.

St. John’s Youth Council:

Today, Sunday 20^th November 2016 is National Youth Sunday: Celebrating God’s Mercy

It is Pope Francis wish that we not only seek Mercy, but also give Mercy and it is appropriate that this year’s Youth Sunday theme is “He is Mercy”.

Today, we will be celebrating our young and some of StJohns Youth Council will be leading us in prayer during our family mass.

Also, after mass there will be a raffle and cake sale in the hall to raise funds for youth and family activities over the next year – so please feel free to bring a few cakes to sell.

Your support, as always, is very much appreciated.

St. John’s Youth Council + WE WILL REMEMBER THEM + Falling Poppies +

Thank you all for your support.

After the ceremony at the gravesides and the releasing of the 28 red balloons, the poppy wreaths were taken by some of the children and laid at the Cenotaph in Cramlington Village. They all did us very proud.

A short video of the blessing and releasing of the balloons is on St. John’s website/social media.

For website click on ‘‘StJohns Youth Council’ page.

Events for You … Please get involved if you have time

Sunday 27th November - Northumberland Deanery Workshop at 12:30pm - St. Aidan’s, Ashington

We NEED YOUR HELP (as always :) - All are invited – families too as this ‘activity’ is for all ages and we really would like to make it a family affair. Your task – if you should accept it - will be to assemble a large number of small gifts to be blessed & distributed at the Christmas Masses in our deanery.

Remember ‘Many hands make light work’ so please come along if you can and help us continue building our communities and reaching out to all.

The afternoon will include a time of prayer and as we reflect on forming new parish partnerships, it’s also a chance to meet people from other local parishes. If sou can, please also bring something for a shared food table.

Friday 9th December - Torchlight Procession at 7pm - St. Mary's Church, Hexham

In honour of Our Blessed Lady Immaculate and thanksgiving for the Jubilee Year of Mercy, this popular event will be led by Bishop Seamus Cunningham. We will meet at the bandstand in the park adjacent to Hexham Abbey which will be decorated with festive lights to pray the Rosary and sing hymns in honour of Our Lady.

We will then process with candles to St. Mary’s for a homily and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

A Collection will be taken in aid of the Diocesan Hospitalité of Our Lady of Lourdes. Refreshments will be provided.

Sunday 18th December - St. John’s Family Christmas Party 7.30pm - 11pm - Seghill Club

Shared Table, Disco, karaoke and lots of fun – miss it, miss out J Tickets will be on sale from 27th November.

£8 family (2 adults + 3 children) or £2 person – This is a StJohn YPC initiative so your support would be great J

Saturday 26^th November - Christmas Fair 11am -3.00pm - St. Bede’s, Bedlington – Great start to Christmas J

Also of interest will be …

Saturday 10th December - Hope on the Horizon – An Advent Day of Reflection between 10am-4pm - The Sacred Heart and St. Cuthbert, Amble - Led by the spirituality department it will be ‘… a place to pray, and space to be …’

If you have or know of an event/activity, please let us know so we can publicise.