MASSES INTENTIONS

SATURDAY: 18th February.
6.30pm (Sunday Vigil) In Thanksgiving for a Happy Marriage
SUNDAY: 19th February. 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
10.00am: (Sung Mass) Brenda Taverner RIP
11.30am: Parishioners
MONDAY: 20th February. Weekday in Ordinary Time
10.00am: Tom Madigan RIP
TUESDAY: 21st February: St Peter Damian, Bishop & Doctor
10.00am: Michael Madigan RIP
WEDNESDAY: 22nd February. ASH WEDNESDAY: FASTING AND ABSTINENCE FROM MEAT
10.00am: Mass & Imposition of Ashes: William McGrath RIP
6.30pm: Mass & Imposition of Ashes
THURSDAY: 23rd February. Thursday after Ash Wednesday
10.00am:
FRIDAY: 24th February. Friday after Ash Wednesday
11.00-11.45 am: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
11.30am: Stations of the Cross
12.00 noon:
SATURDAY: 25th February. Saturday after Ash Wednesday
9.00am: Stations of the Cross
9.30am: Bishop Joseph Cleary RIP
6.00pm: Stations of the Cross
6.30pm (Sunday Vigil) Frances Stapleton RIP
SUNDAY: 26th February. First Sunday in Lent
10.00am (Sung Mass) Bishop Joseph Cleary RIP
11.30am: Parishioners

MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION AT SUNDAY MASSES
10.00am: Mary Smith, Emmanuel Bastian
Next week: Bro Rafal, Bro Stephen
11.30am: David Lashford

READERS AT SUNDAY MASSES
6.30pm Saturday: This week: Verna Doyle
Next week: Tony Mear
10.00am Sunday: This week: Rachel Blount
Next week: Jane Luxton
11.30am This week: Emma Flanagan, David Lashford
Next week: Jude Joseph Gubral

COUNTING TEAMS:
This week: Mr & Mrs Wynn, Father Kazimierz
Next week: Keith Wycherley, Emmanuel Bastian

COLLECTIONS LAST SUNDAY:
Offertory: Covenants: £97.50 Loose: £114.46
Church Maintenance: Covenants: £66.10............Loose: £254.57
Flowers: £20.00 St. Anthony's Statue Renovation Fund: £20.00
Thank you for your very generous contributions

SECOND COLLECTIONS:
This week: Church Maintenance Next week: Church Maintenance

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING WHO ARE SICK OR HOUSEBOUND: Leon Stefek (Father Kazimierz's Father), David Deller, Bridget Ryan, Bridget Keane, Gerard Lawlor, Kathleen Reynolds, Molly Ball, Tim Shee, Vona Smout, Iris Duncan, Pat Burton, Peter Blackwell, Keith Basudev, Ken and Hazel Harris, Bridget Lawrence, Anil Basudev, June Randles, Colleen Nicholas, Ann Proffitt, Floss Jenkins, Sister Kay, Frances Page, Frances Butler, Mrs MacDonald, Marie Matthews, Sister Dominic, Mary Landers, David Lashford, Maureen Osawe, Philip Hughes, Pat Nicholls and all those who are physically or mentally handicapped.

ANNIVERSARIES: Bishop Joseph Cleary, our Parish Priest for 40 years, 1951-91; Fr. John Collins, Parish Priest of St Teresa's 1946-50: George & Kitty Ball, Ida Schirinzi.

RECENTLY DIED: Please remember in your prayers BRENDA TAVERNER. May her soul and the souls of the faithful departed, rest in peace. Amen.

CONFESSIONS:
Friday 11.00 - 11.45am Saturday: 10.00am - 10.30am
AND BY REQUEST

ROSARY
Mon. - Thurs.: following 10.00am Mass.
Sat.: following 9.30am Mass. Sunday at 5.00pm

VOCATIONS: THIS WEEK WE ARE ASKED TO PRAY FOR: Simon Baker, Christopher Yule & Tomas Zuna, studying for the priesthood at Oscott. A special prayer also for Craig Fullard, of St Joseph's Parish, & Roger Raven who were ordained Deacons on 14th February. We have been praying for them for almost six years and their next step, please God, will be the Priesthood.

CHILDREN'S LITURGY takes place every Sunday at the 10.00am Mass.

COME AND JOIN OUR TUESDAY CLUB - in the hall, 1.30pm until 3.30pm. Everyone welcome.

GENTLE KEEP-FIT in our hall every Tuesday, 11.00am until 12 noon. If you wish to join, just turn up, you will be made very welcome.

40 DAYS FOR LIFE campaign runs from February 22nd until April 1st. It is the largest ever international pro-life event. For 40 days we gather to pray outside the Calthorpe Abortion Clinic in Birmingham. We are not there to judge, we are there to pray peacefully to bring an end to the tragedy of abortion in England. Please go to our website www.40daysforlife.com/birmingham-uk and sign up to our "Vigil Schedule" or call Isabel on 07773501721. YOU can help save lives!

WELCOME to Deacon Paweł (Paul) Bielak OSPPE who will be with us for pastoral practice until 6th May, 2012.

THE HOLY SEASON OF LENT is a time for meditation and reflection preparing for the Easter Mystery. The liturgy is quietened: we do not say or sing the ‘Glory to God' nor the ‘Alleluia': these we ‘save up' to sing with all the more joy at Easter. The Mass vestments and the tabernacle curtains are now purple, but it is the Royal Purple of Kings. No flowers adorn the altar: the organ is restrained, and is used only to accompany singing.

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION please note that if you wish to be an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion you are asked to attend a Lenten recollection and talk.
We will be holding these sessions jointly with the EMHC's from St. Teresa's, St. Joseph's, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, and SS Peter & Paul's Parishes at our Church on Tuesday 20th March (7.00 - 9.30 p.m.) and Saturday 24th March (11.30a.m. - 2.30 p.m.); EMHC's should attend one of these sessions, which will include a Holy Hour in church, and a talk and discussion in the church hall. (Those attending the Saturday session should bring a packed lunch). Further details will be available nearer the time.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS: will be recited throughout Lent at 11.30am on Friday and at 9.00am & 6.00pm on Saturday.

ASH WEDNESDAY is a day of FASTING AND ABSTINENCE from meat. The law of FASTING applies to all who have reached their majority (that is 18 years of age) until their 59th birthday. ABSTINENCE from meat is binding on all who have reached the age of 14.

PRAYER FROM ASH WEDNESDAY: Lord, bless these ashes by which we show that we are dust. Pardon our sins and keep us faithful to the discipline of Lent, for you do not want sinners to die, but to live with the risen Christ, who reigns with you for ever. Amen

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