Bulletin - 26th March 2017

Post date: Mar 24, 2017 10:21:16 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

Family Fast £551.81 YPC CAFOD WELL FUND - £231

CAFOD EMERGENCY APPEAL – A retiring collection will be taken today.

26^th Mar. 2017 Readers – Youth Readers Ems – V. Rooker, B. Wareing & A. Hall

Teas – Kathleen & Kevin Dawson

2^nd Apr. 2017 Readers – J. Coulson & C. Dobson Ems – J. Craigie, Z. G-Johnson & S. Hall

Teas – Monica & Tommy Mills

MOTHERING SUNDAY TODAY – The Youth/Children of the Partnership will be taking part in the Mass as Readers and taking the Offertory procession.

FTiH PARTNERSHIP – A Partnership Mass at 7pm. followed by a social evening at 8pm will be held at the Sacred Heart Parish Hall, North Gosforth this Friday 31^st March 2017 Please see the poster in the porch.

COFFEE AFTERNOONS – The next two Coffee Afternoons will be on Thurs. 20^th April and Thurs. 11^th May 2017.

at 1.30pm. These are open to ALL, not just parishioners, Please come along and invite a friend and/or your neighbour.

FUTURE EVENTS – These are detailed on the back of the Newsletter and the porch noticeboard.

TAX CHANGES 2017, DOES IT AFFECT YOUR GIFT AID STATUS – From April 2017 the personal Income Tax allowance will increase to £11500 per annum and the first £1000 of interest recieved from banks, building societies etc., as well as £5000 dividend income will be exempt from tax (for basic rate tax payers).

This is great news for some of us, but makes it important that those of us who are in the Gift Aid Scheme should check that we still be a taxpayer from April 2017.

If you will then no longer be a taxpayer, you will then be unable to remain in the Gift Aid Scheme and should advise the Diocese accordingly. Anyone unsure of their situation should contact Derek Harrison (Parish Gift Aid Organiser) either by tel. 01670 715271 or email derek.harrison1949@hotmail.com All queries will be treated confidentially.

PLANNED GIVING/GIFT AID – Your envelopes are available for collection at the back of church. Envelopes have been provided this year for those paying by Direct Debit, to include special collection envelopes.

We hope to modify the boxes next year. If you live near to someone who has not collected their box, please can you help and deliver them.

Anyone requiring a box of envelopes, please speak to Gerry Killen or Derek Harrison

EASTER CAKE RAFFLE – Raffle tickets for a cake donated by Symphonyin Sugar will be sold today and next Sunday, with the Draw after Mass on Sunday 9^th April, proceeds for flowers on the Easter Altar.

USHAW COLLEGE – Please see noticeboard for details of arranged events.

DIOCESAN LOURDES PILGRIMAGE 2017 - 28^th July-4^th August. Please see noticeboard for additional information.

ADDITIONAL PARISH & DIOCESAN INFORMATION- can be obtained from the Parish website https://sites.google.com/site/stjohnsannitsford. Any problems with the site, please contact Jerry Laidler 07801 452372.

St. Patrick’s Night Ceilidh - A BIG THANK YOU

To all of you who came along and supported this event and made it a great success. We hope you enjoyed meeting new people across your partnership.

We would also like to thank the businesses who supported and made this event possible by their kind donations:

• 1. The Benedictine Catholic club for providing an excellent venue,

  2. Veeam software for their kind gift of £100 Amazon voucher,

  3. Blue Reef Aquarium for their Family Membership and family day passes

  4. Danielle Park for her generous ‘Forever Living’ gifts

  5. And of course the excellent and rather fabulous children of the Irish Dancing School, Marshall Academy.

     1. Again, a huge thank you - #GodBless+

     2. Family Mass Today for Mothering Sunday …

     3. Today is Mothering Sunday and to celebrate mothers and all they do for our church, the children will be leading us in the Mass today.

     4. We also give thanks to all the children involved who have made this a special occasion for our parish. Special mention and thanks go to the children and families from Sacred Heart parish for coming to celebrate and partake in our Mother’s Day Mass. To you all, it is appreciated and strengthens the bonds we know the Holy Spirit will forge between our youth.

     5. During our Mass we will be blessing a small gift of a bookmark for each Mother, Grandmother and guardian to take away. As you leave church today, please take one with you from the children.

     6. We will also be blessing ‘packs of seeds’ for your family to take away. Please feel free to grow on your windowsills or in StJohns YPC allotment – simply turn up and plant in the raised bed J

     7. The seed packs will also be handed out by the children as you leave church today.

     8. Coin-It-In Cans for CAFOD - At the back of church are the last remaining cans for anyone to take away and put SMALL change in. Our hope is to encourage children and families to give something small to StJohns YPC appeal to raise £750 for a community water supply in a village in Africa that CAFOD support.s

     9. Red Poppy Seeds Appeal – If you happen to have some spare packets of red poppy seeds then StJohns YPC would love to have them for a WWI & WWII initiative they’re hoping to plan – details to follow J

     10. An Invitation from Sacred Heart – Our New Partnership Member :)

     11. Partnership Social Evening at Sacred Heart - open to all parishioners of all ages within the partnership and chance again to get to know each other in an informal setting – and Sacred Heart will supply the beverages & nibbles J

     12. This will be held on Friday 31st March at Sacred Heart Parish Hall starting with Mass at 7pm at Sacred Heart (PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO Mass at St. John’s on Friday 31st)

     13. List at back of church so please provide your name and contact details.

     15. Know of any community focused event/activity, then please let us know and we will try our best to publicise.