Sue Jameson • January 19, 2023
Catechism in a Year – Alternatively, Fr Mike’s newest venture is the Catechism in a year, which you can find at: https://ascensionpress.com/pages/catechisminayear and will also be available on other platforms.
CHANGE OF DATE Parish Social WINE CALL MY BLUFF Friday 23RD OCTOBER (for 18+) Bring Family and Friends! Adults £17.50, Students (18+) £12.50, Non-Drinkers £7.50 Raffle prizes gratefully received beforehand to Annette or on the night
Prayer for Deceased Clergy (September) Please pray for the repose of the souls of our departed brethren 26th Rev Michael V O’Donovan 1970 Rev J Augustine Forkin 1980 Rev Thomas O’Kane 1984 27th Rev Bernard Benson CF 1944 28th Rev Lawrence O’Meara 1965 30th Rev Francis Smith 1963
Saturday Sounds After Mass Now up and running. Contributions welcome. Do come through to the hall for refreshments and chat.
St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) Parish Awareness Who are we? What do we do? Where does the money you give us go? How can you help, even if only a little? Look at the display in the Parish Centre; Listen to the brief presentation at the end of both Masses - weekend of 19th /20th September; Accept a leaflet; and Come to a short meeting in the Parish Centre Thursday, 24 September 6.30pm (1 hour max). Please Support us… Join us… Pray for us… Ask and it will be given to you. Seek and you will find (Mt 7:7) [Mass at 6pm, Refreshments and Nibbles at the meeting afterwards]
Community Action Project (CAP) and Wakefield City of Sanctuary Donations of food or clothes via the collection box in the Narthex gratefully received. Your kindness is very much appreciated by both organisations
Lourdes Roadshow & Quiz Night plus Pie & Peas 7pm at St Austins Parish Centre on Saturday 3rd October . Info & tickets Phil Marshall 07766 148375
Challenge: Memorize the Creed by 26th/27th September! Alternatively there are coloured Order of Mass cards to purchase at £1, £2, or £3 – whatever you can give via the collection please. There will always be plain cards available in church
Invitation for names of baptized children in Year 3 and above from September. This sacrament is required for admission into the Holy Communion (Yr 4+) and Confirmation (Yr 6+) programmes
Our next meeting is on Wednesday 16th September at 11am in the chapel when we will be focusing on Praying through Life. Why not join us and enrich your spiritual life?
This magazine is being reinstituted in paper and online formats from September. (I suggested this in 2016!). If two or three people not currently holding a parish job would like to send in a couple of items each month, please make yourselves known. Gregory