St Joseph’s newsletter

St Joseph’s
newsletter
Burton Road Derby DE1 1TJ T: 01332 343777 M: 07771 965 935
Sunday 26th October 2014 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
Mass next weekend – All Saints & All Souls
Next Sunday (2nd November) the Church celebrates the
Feast of All Saints (transferred from 1st November). The
commemoration of All Souls will then be celebrated on
Monday, 3rd November, (transferred from the usual date of
2nd November).
Our prayers for those who have died remind us of the
love that continues to bind us together both now and in
eternity. As always in St Joseph’s in November we pray as a parish for those
who have died.
Please complete the names of those you wish to pray for on the envelopes
in the church porch and hand in to the presbytery. These names will then be
placed on the altar for the month of November.
William Higgins, RIP
William will be received into the church on
Monday at 5.00pm and the Funeral Mass is on
Tuesday at 10.00am. May he rest in peace.
Childrens’ Liturgy
We hope this will resume on 16th November.
Lorraine Hay is unable to continue taking major
responsibility for this – sincere thanks for her
hugely significant work in the past few years.
For the future, new teams will be formed. With
a view to this, we invite all young people (Year
7 and above) who are interested in helping to
attend a meeting after the 10.15am Mass on
Sunday, 9th November.
This is clearly an important development and,
even if you are a little nervous about volunteering,
give it a try!
Contacting the Parish Priest:
I will be available to meet with parishioners with
no appointment on Wednesday, 29th October
from 4 - 6pm. (note change of time) This time also
includes time for confession. (best to phone in
advance to let me know when you are coming at
other times.) Fr John
Mass Count
Today, as every Sunday in October, the number of
people at Mass is counted. This is for the official
national statistics.
Smile Please!
Imelda, a parishioner
and photographer,
will be available to
take photos, single or
small family groups
(max 5) this weekend.
Saturday 25th Oct.
at 5.00 - 6.30pm and
Sunday 26th Oct.
after 10.15am Mass.
A small donation of
£4 is requested plus
the price of the photo
which will be a small
amount. All profits go
to the Sick & Retired
Priests Fund.
Please come along
and support us – bring
Granny, Grandad,
Aunts and Uncles
– and have a lovely
Christmas Photo.
Our prayers for those who are unwell:
Alex & Joanne, Angela, Audrey, Richard Ashmore, Mr Baggins, Pat Donaldson,
Anne Eames, Tasha & Dylan Fisher, Paul Henchcliffe, Sarah Lowndes, Elizabeth
McCord, Leo Macdonald, Ellen McElroy, John McCrea, Caul McGuinness,
John Madden, Carla Maffei, Michael Manghan, Donald Massey, Alfredo
Matangga, Victoria Merritt, George & Sue O’Connor, Geoffrey Prichard,
Rosemary & Brendan, Michael Sellers
Those who have died recently:
David (also known as Vince) Jones, William Higgins
Anniversaries that occur at this time:
David Morris, Canon James Beel, Leslie Litting, Alan Elliott, Dave Green,
Jenny Gilligan
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SERVICES THIS WEEK
Saturday
25th Oct.
6.00pm
6.30pm
Confessions
Iwan Parasyn, RIP
Sunday
26th Oct.
8.45am
10.15am
Gaston Cao, RIP
Jenny Gilligan, RIP
Monday
27th Oct.
8.30am
9.00am
Exposition
Sean Temple, RIP
Tuesday
28th Oct.
10.00am
Funeral Mass for
William Higgins, RIP
Wed.
29th Oct.
9.00am
Alan Sabu Mathew
Friday
31st Oct
8.30am
9.00am
Exposition
Holy Souls
Saturday
1st Nov.
6.00pm
6.30pm
Confessions
James McManamon, RIP
Sunday
2nd Nov.
8.45am
10.15am
Mac & Daisy Fredrix, RIP
Carmine Parlato, RIP
World Mission Sunday
The second collection last week raised £299.19 for
this important work in the Church. Many thanks.
African Sung Mass: at St George’s Church, Derby
DE23 8SZ next Sunday, 2nd November, at
2.00pm. See leaflets in church porch for more info.
The Irish Rambling House Variety Concert
back by popular demand (music, song, dance
and story-telling) will appear at the Derby Irish
Centre, Becket Street, on Sunday, 2nd November
Admittance £10. Concert starts at 8.00pm. To book
tickets contact 07941621488 or Derby Irish Centre
(Organised by Derby St Patrick’s Day Committee)
Rosmini Centre Ratcliffe:
Saturday 8th November. “Martin Luther King”,
Nick Walsh, Head of RE at Ratcliffe College; 11.00 to
2.00 pm; shared lunch.
Saturday 22nd November. Afternoon Retreat
3.00-7.00pm; reflection theme “Eucharist”.
Sunday 7th December. Retreat Day given by Fr.
John Daley IC. 10.30 am to 4.00 pm; lunch included.
Call 01509 813078 or email rosminicentreinfo@
gmail.come. Donations appreciated to cover costs.
ST JOSEPH’S PARISH – NOTICES
Parish Priest: Fr John Trenchard T: 01332 343777 Mobile: 07771 965 935
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E: [email protected]
Parish Pastoral Council
Following decisions made by the previous PPC last spring there is now a
new Parish Pastoral Council which met for the first time on 8th October. The
following parishioners (with the group they represent) are now members of
the PPC:
• Joachim Barnett (Finance Committee)
• Cathie Bishop (Church cleaning)
• Tracey Churchill (Headteacher, St Joseph’s School)
• Kathleen Elliott (Catechetics)
• Deirdre Fleming (Parish Centre Committee)
• Eileen Fleming (Readers)
• Michael Furey (Altar servers),
• Margaret Harper (Eucharistic Ministers)
• Liz Haynes (RCIA)
• Julia Lammond (musicians)
• Ann Larkins (Flower arrangers)
• Brian Martin (Maintenance Committee)
• Irene Murphy (Youth Club)
• Jo Palfreyman (First Holy Communion)
• Sabu Mathew (St Thomas Catholic Community)
• Nicola Rollinson (Catechetics)
• Angela Swift (Safeguarding)
Deirdre Fleming was agreed as Chair and Joachim Barnett as Vice-chair.
Many of the PPC members undertake a variety of tasks. My thanks to all of
the above to kindly agreeing to be part of the PPC: and thanks to those who
have done this work in the past few years so successfully.
At its first meeting PPC members introduced ourselves to each other and
looked briefly at the strengths and weaknesses of St Joseph’s Parish. It was
also proposed that there should be a “suggestion box”, as in past years, in
which parishioners can submit ideas for improvement. We will take this
proposal forward as soon as possible.
International Mass on Sunday, 23rd November
at 10.15am. Chris Ejiofor or Fr John will be in
touch with various groups to prepare for this
event which is on the feast of Christ the King.
Families and Faith - Diocesan Day
on Saturday, 22nd November at Christ the
King Voluntary Academy, Darlton Drive, Arnold,
Nottingham, NG5 7JZ. The guest speaker is
Bishop John Sherrington, who will be focusing
his talk on the issues raised by the current Synod
of Bishops in Rome. The workshops during the
day are focussed on helping today’s families with
resources available.
There are some application forms for the Day in
the church porch, together with a list of options
for the Workshop choices. If you are interested in
going do please complete the forms as soon as
possible and return to Fr John. There is a payment
of £12 for each person attending the Day but
please return the competed form to Fr John and St
Joseph’s Parish will make the necessary payment.
The deadline for sending the completed forms
to the Diocese is 5th November – so do please
complete asap. Any queries, contact Fr John.
Faith in Families
Boxes: The total
for the recent box
collection is £340
bringing our total
to £593 for the year.
Many thanks to all
who contributed.
Please remember to
collect emptied boxes
from the ‘newspaper
table’ in the porch.
Repository
There are now
Christmas Cards,
Calendars and
Diaries on sale in the
Repository (open
between the morning
Masses every Sunday).
Further job vacancies
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Our Parish Ministry Lists
Counters: Margaret Smith, John Smith
Cleaning: Team 1
Readers: Tony Yore (6.30pm), Kieran Mullin
(8.45am), John Dziunka 10.15am)
Coffee Morning: St Jo’s Tinies to Tots
(plus cakes & raffle)
St Jo’s Tinies to Tots, would like to thank
everyone for their support last Sunday. We raised
£57.90 from the cakes and £21.30 from the raffle.
This is fantastic. We will be selling cakes after
the 10.15 am Mass today and will also be having
another raffle. We look forward to seeing you
there.
The group starts on the 14th of January, if you
are interested in joining us please e-mail us at
[email protected], call 01332609203
or look for information about the group on
facebook.
Red Mission Box Holders Please return them
to Fr John. Would all new red box holders please
make sure that your name is on the box. Thanks.
Vacancy at CAFOD Diocesan Office
Do you have a strong interest in global justice
and international development? Are you able to
support a growing team of volunteers working
in partnership with CAFOD within parish and
school communities within our Diocese? CAFOD
is seeking to recruit a Diocesan Officer with strong
communication & IT skills and a willingness to
travel throughout the diocese, to be based in the
CAFOD Nottingham Office at The Briars, Crich,
Derbyshire.
For further details and an application form for this
part time post, go to the CAFOD web page : www.
cafod.org.uk/jobs Closing date 6th November.
CAFOD gifts for purchase for Christmas available
in the church porch. Please take a free booklet and
see what is available.
Calendar 2015 from Divine Word Missionaries,
Roscommon, £1 - please put money in Cash Box
in porch or direct to Fr John
PARISH OFFERINGS
Envelopes £538.96
Loose £ 437.38
Total paid into our Parish Account £976.34
In addition, standing orders through the Bank
equal about £160 per week.
Many thanks.
* Please let Fr John have items for the weekly newsletter by Thursday