Bulletin - 5th February 2017

Post date: Feb 02, 2017 4:11:24 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 - This figure does not include Direct Debit payments

An appeal will be made next week (Sunday 12^th February) on behalf of LEPRA

FTiH DECISION PRESENTATION - 9^th February 2017 at the Lancastrian Suite, Lancaster Road, Dunston, Gateshead NE11 9JR. Any parishioner attending who has a spare seat in their car, or anyone requiring a lift, please add their name and telephone number to the list at the back of church. There is a map on the noticeboard giving directions to the Lancastrian suite (please do not remove).

PARISH COUNCIL – The next meeting of the Parish Council will take place in the Presbytery Dining Room on Sunday 19^th February 2017 following the 9.30am Mass. Anyone wishing to have anything discussed, please pass it on to any of the Parish Councillors, see the list on the Noticeboard.

The minutes of the last meeting held 4^th December 2016 are displayed on the notice board for anyone who did not recieve an electronic copy via the parish email system.

DIOCESAN NEWSLETTER – The February edition is displayed on the Noticeboard

LOURDES – Kathleen & Kevin Dawson will be in Lourdes for the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, petitions will be collected today.

2017 NORTHERN CATHOLIC CALENDARS – Are on sale at the back of church Price £2.50

GARDEN PARTY 2017 – Thanks to all interested parishioners who attended the meeting and put their suggestions forward. A further meeting is arranged ton the 12^th February 2017

CLEARANCE OF THE SACRISTY – Angie & Janet Memola thank everyone who helped to clear and tidy up.

MASS INTENTIONS – Mass intention requests are not too far in advance, for Mass Intention offerings, please use the envelopes at the back of church and please give a telephone number just in case the date requested is not available.

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

StJohns Youth Council Events– CAFOD Fundraising:

StJohns YPC will this year be hoping to raise money for a Community Water Supply for a village that CAFOD support in Africa so they can have clean, safe water. Providing them with their own materials & training to build and maintain boreholes, pumps and water tanks.

We hope to raise £750 by the end of the year.

To kick start this fund raising effort, the youth council are asking for any

EMPTY & CLEAN BEER CANS.

(Ahem – empty is optionalJ) we need about 30-40 as part of this initiative to collect ‘money in a beer can’.

All clean empties please give to Kathryn --- All full ones to Jerry & Gerry J #GodBless+

UPDATE Garden Party 2017 – We have moved the garden party to be on the 9^th of July. The reason is that Tony Turner advised as part of the confirmation programme the candidates are having a trip to Holy Island on the 1^st and suggested that it may be nice if we combine our parish trips with that day. We have therefore moved our trip to coincide with this date and therefore moved the Garden Party to Sunday 9^th July 2017.

What is also great is that this is the same day that CAFOD will be doing their Holy Island Pilgrimage.

Last years 'Lampedusa Cross' cross one was great so it would be nice to hook up and offer people an opportunity to take part in some of the services CAFOD will be arranging.

That said, the parish trip is in the same vein as last year - family focused but allowing people to do their own thing.

The meeting on Sunday 12^th Feb will be to look at the ideas presented and allocate responsibilities – we need people to help in the logistics and on the day, otherwise we won’t be able to do all that has been suggested.

The intention of the Garden Party is not to be a fund raiser but to bring communities together in the grounds of St. Johns for an afternoon of family fun with any surplus money that is raised on the day going to CAFOD.

St. Patrick’s Night Ceilidh for All the Community - Friday 17^th March @7:30pm:

To celebrate our new partnerships and bring communities together and raise money for CAFOD, St. Johns Youth Council are organising a Ceilidh with live band on Friday 17th March at the Benedictine club at 7:30pm.

Tickets £3 per adult £1 Children - shared table - All will be welcome, especially families.

+ Tickets will be on sale mid-February +

Further Announcements & Events:

Galilee Talks - Saturday 4th February 2017 at 11 am at St. Mary's, Hexham

“If the Jesus of the Gospel, who befriended tax collectors and prostitutes, returned today, what message would we have for lap dancers and people on zero hours contracts – and their employers?”

The fourth in this year’s series of Galilee Talks is due to take place on Saturday 4th February and will be delivered by Max Winthrop, who, as well as being one of St. Mary’s parishioners, is an employment lawyer, being senior partner and head of the employment department at the Newcastle firm of Short Richardson and Forth LLP.

He is a member of the Employment Law Committee of the Law Society of England and Wales, and of the Executive Committee of the Industrial Law Society.

Free admission (Donations requested) Refreshments available from 10.30 am + All are welcome

St. Pauls’ RACE NIGHT - Benedictine Thursday 16th February. Tickets £3 including light supper of Pie & Peas. Starts 7.30. Tickets from Terry Robson or email webmaster@stpauls-rc.co.uk.

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