Bulletin - 23rd July 2017

Post date: Jul 22, 2017 9:31:21 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

GIFT AID - £5678 Recovered from the government relating to parishioner's Gift Aid declarations 2016/17.

Many Thanks.

The Annual Gift Aid statements can be collected from the back of church, please save postage by collecting yours. Thank You.

23^rd July 2017 Readers – C. Gibbs & J. Craigie Ems – J. Kingston, an other & B. Wareing

Teas – Rob & Barbara Wareing

30^th July 2017 Readers – C. Dobson & J. Coulson Ems – A. Hall, j. Craigie & Z. G-Johnson

Teas – Heather & Peter Farrier

BAPTISM – Please remember in your prayers Jack David Hutchinson who will be baptised on Sat. 22nd July 2017.

GARDENERS – An Urgent appeal for anyone who can spare some time to maintain the gardens in their excellent condition. We are short of helpers which is putting a strain on the few that we have.

It does not have to be every week if you can't manage that. Please give your name to Frank Swindle 07779 425610

COFFEE AFTERNOONS – The next two Coffee Afternoons will be Thursday 10^th August and 14^th Sept 2017 at 1.30pm. These are open to ALL, not just parishioners, Please come along and invite a friend and/or your neighbour.

CAR PARKING – Can we request that cars are parked within the lines of the external car park. Additional spaces and the footpath are being blocked by not parking correctly. Thank you for your co-operation.

SURVEY ON YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR LIVES – In October 2018, the Synod of Bishops will gather in Rome to consider the issue of "Young People, Fath and Vocational Discernment.

The Bishops of England and Wales would like to hear from young people and those in regular contact with them.

Survey of young people aged 13-29 https://www.survymonkey.co.uk/r/parish-youth-poll

Survey of those with regular contact with young people https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/cymfed-yourview

NAME THE DUCK - £35 raised towards the Youth CAFOD Project. The Winner was Harry Dunne (Jessica) and the name of the duck was Jemima

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

A BIG THANK YOU!

A Big Thank You to you ALL from the J&P Refugee Project organisers.

During a recent visit to the Deaf Centre in Newcastle where the J&P refugee project is co-ordinated from, a number of organisers heartily thank St. John the Baptist parishioners for their generosity and excellent selection of items – especially hygiene products such as shampoo, toothpaste and toothbrushes etc – all of which were urgently needed. So thank you all for supporting St. John’s Youth Council in making this happen – it is making a difference to those brothers and sisters most in need. Further information is at the back of church

"A person who thinks only about building walls ... and not building bridges is not Christian."

Pope Francis, February 2016

Winning Raffle tickets Numbers from Family Fun Day Garden Party:

Date for Your Diary - Sacred Heart supporting MacMillan Nurses

Friday September 29^th MacMillan Nurses’ national ‘Big Coffee Morning’ to be held in Sacred Heart parish hall at 10.30am

Partnership Update – Your Seaton Delaval Partnership

The Partnership Finance Group has been created to work under the Partnership Development Group (PDG), which is the main body to oversee our joint work in the area. Each parish will keep its existing system, but the partnership will also have a joint account to allow some resources to be shared. This will also apply to any admin help we employ. The PDG met on Thursday 13^th July at Annitsford, to form a spirituality network (with people from all parishes), to share ideas & schemes to aid prayer-life, youth work and the helping of people at home/in care. Since some people who work in parishes could not come, it was decided to reform it as a smaller, more focused working-party and organise some events for Sept/Oct with two reps from each parish, plus clergy. They met on Monday 17^th July and have planned a Partnership Mass to be held at Our Lady and St. Joseph, New Hartley at 7pm on Friday 22^nd September with the theme of ‘Our Sacred Journey’ followed by wine and cheese in the memorial hall across the road. On Saturday 7^th October, we will have a ‘Harvest Festival Mass’ at 11am at Sacred Herat, Gosforth – more details to follow.