Notices
Please see the Church Bulletin and Porch notice boards
for further notices of events and dedications in our parish.
CLERGY TRAINING FUND: collection open for contributions
until 25th November.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: (Confession) is available
after Mass on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and at other times
by appointment.
EXPOSITION & ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: this
Friday, in the meeting room between the end of Mass and 6pm. Please add
your name to the list in the Church porch to ensure there is always someone
in attendance.
SCRIPTURE CLASS: will resume on Wednesday evenings at 7pm
in the Parish Centre. It is open to Catholics who wish to extend and deepen
their knowledge of their faith and to non-Catholics who wish to explore
the catholic faith. All are welcome.
ST JOHN XX111 PARISH - WW1 POPPY MEMORIAL: will be displayed
in Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Penshaw between 4th & 18th November
at the following times:
Monday, Wednesday & Friday (2.00pm - 4.00pm)
Tuesday & Thursday (5.00pm - 7.00pm)
Saturday & Sunday (10.00am - 12noon)
YOUTH SUNDAY: is celebrated on 25th November. To prepare
for Youth Sunday, all
children and young people are invited to a meeting after Mass in the Parish
Centre meeting room on Sunday 11th November. For further details contact
either Margaret Nelson on 5847030 or Kath Cowell on 5843534. We look forward
to seeing you there!
LOAVES & FISHES: there will be a collection this weekend
in support of the local food bank. Thank you for your support!
SINGERS & MUSICIANS: our Partnership has organised
a workshop for anyone involved in Music Ministry or anyone who would like
to be involved. The workshop will be led by Jo Boyce, a renowned composer
and leader of liturgical music, and it is to take place at the Youth Village
from the evening of Friday 16th November until mid-afternoon on Saturday
17th November. More information and booking forms are available in the porch.
HOUGHTON CHURCHES TOGETHER: our next Prayer Breakfast is
at Houghton Methodist Church on Saturday, 17th November 2018 at 8.00am.
All are welcome.
200 CLUB: Subs are due for Jan-Jun (£6) for those people
who pay for 6mths, if anyone would like to pay for the whole year it would
be appreciated, as it makes collection easier. Payments will be collected
after Masses weeks ending 10th/11th, 17th/18th, Sunday 25th November and
at the coffee morning on Friday 30th November. Alternatively, please place
your subs into a sealed envelope, clearly marked ‘200 Club’ with your name,
and leave it with the ladies on the Piety stall. One number is currently
available , if anyone would like to join they should contact Anne Wilson
5842042 asap. Anyone wanting to cancel their number should also contact
Anne ASAP , so that the number can be resold. Remember you have to be' in
it to win it' and it is a fun way to raise funds for the parish with the
added bonus of possibly winning £75, £50 or £25 every month. Thank you.
HEXHAM & NEWCASTLE JUSTICE AND PEACE REFUGEE PROJECT:
Thank you for your continued and increasing support for the Diocesan refugee
project. So far this year 1080 bags of sugar have been donated by our parish
as well as 558 tins of various foodstuffs (meat, baked beans, tinned tomatoes,
tuna, fruit), teabags and 164 bags of rice. In addition, cash donations
totalling £705, toothpaste, shampoo and other toiletries have all been gratefully
received. This is an excellent response to help displaced people in desperate
need and every single donation is important. The number of people using
the services of the refugee project continues to increase (an extra 90 people
in October alone) and with thanks for what has been done so far we ask that
you please continue to be
generous.
INFORMATION SESSIONS ON THE PERMANENT DIACONATE
The permanent diaconate is well-established in our Diocese now, and the
Deacons come from all walks of life and live out their ministry in a variety
of ways. The Council of Deacons is running a series of information evenings
across the Diocese, to offer an opportunity to come along and find out more
about the diaconate. The Council of Deacons is sure that the Holy Spirit
is calling forward men to the diaconate. The information evenings will offer
an overview of the four-year formation period, insight from current deacons
as to how they live out their ministry, and offer a chance to ask questions.
Anyone interested to know more is invited to come along to one of the sessions.
Wives of those interested in the diaconate are welcome to attend. The next
information evenings are as follows:
• Wednesday 21st November 7.00 pm
English Martyrs & SS Peter and Paul, Redhill Road, Stockton-on-Tees,
TS19 9BY.
• Thursday 22nd November 7:00 pm
St Michael’s, Durham Road, Houghton-le-Spring, DH5 8NF
(in the meeting room).
If you are unable to attend any of these evenings, but are still interested
in
knowing more about the permanent diaconate, please look at the Diocesan
website:
http://www.rcdhn.org.uk/vocdeacon/vocdeaconabout.php
FLAME: the National Catholic Youth Congress, takes place
at Wembley Arena on 2nd March 2019. Booking forms are out this month in
partnerships and secondary schools and it is hoped that coaches will leave
from pick-up points in every area. The cost will be £40 per person which
includes coach travel and Wembley ticket. Further information from YMT on
01207 592244 or admin@ymt.org
SHOEBOX APPEAL: thanks to all who took part. 99 shoeboxes
were collected from the school to be distributed to disadvantaged children
around the world this Christmas!
St. Michael’s Cleaning - Group 4 - P & B Common, D
Harrison
