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Saint Thomas More Catholic Parish Church, Towcester
PARISH PRIEST: The Rev. Dr. B.C.P. Killeen, 1 Meeting Lane, Towcester, NN12 6JX
Tel: (01604) 768483 & (01327) 359151
PARISH WEBSITE: www.saint-thomas-more.com
[Northampton General Hospital - Please tell the Cathedral staff if you or a relative are going in - Tel: (01604) 714556]
Sunday 18th January 2015 - 2nd Sunday of the Year
Sat. 17
Sun. 18
Mon. 19
Wed. 21
Thur. 22
Fri. 23
Sat. 24
Sun. 25
4.45pm-5.15pm
5.30pm
10am-10.45am
11am
After Mass
9.30am
9.30am
7.45pm
9.30am
12 noon
4.45pm-5.15pm
5.30pm
11am
After Mass
(B)
Confessions & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Vigil Mass (Int: Robin Vane RIP)
First Communion Class
Mass (Int: Eileen Bohane RIP)
Refreshments in the Lombard Room
Mass Feria (Int: People of the Parishes)
Mass St. Agnes (Int: The Copsey family)
Choir Practice
Mass Feria (Int: Private Intention)
Retired Persons’ Mass at Riverside Centre (Int: Raymond Gray RIP)
Confessions & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Vigil Mass for the 3rd Sunday of the Year (Int: Arthur Ash RIP)
Mass (Int: People of the Parishes)
Refreshments in the Lombard Room
REPOSITORY & LIBRARY - In the Lombard Room. Cards & small gifts available.
REFRESHMENTS AFTER 11AM MASS - To help, please sign up on list. Proceeds go to local work of our SVP.
FIRST COMMUNIONS - Class this Sunday (18th) from 10am to 10.45am.
CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP - Meeting at Hunsbury this Monday (19th), 7.30pm-9pm. All welcome!
A CELEBRATION OF ECUMENISM - To mark 50 years after the Second Vatican Council there will be a special
service at Northampton Cathedral this Wednesday (21st) at 7.30pm to celebrate half a century of ecumenical
endeavour. Bishop Peter will lead the service and Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham will preach.
SVP RETIRED PARISHIONERS’ MASS & PARTY - At the Riverside Centre next Saturday (24th) at 12 noon.
Although you are most welcome just to turn up it does help to know roughly how many people to expect. If you
are intending to come please could you let me or a member of the SVP know. If you are at Mass on Sunday
mornings the SVP can usually be found providing refreshments after the Mass. Also, please could you let us know
of anyone new who may wish to be invited to the Mass & party. Finally, transport can be provided for those who
need it - again just let me or a member of the SVP know. Thanks!
INSPIRED YOUTH GROUP - For all of secondary school age. Meeting at Hunsbury next Sunday (25th), 5pm-7pm.
FOLK GROUP - The Folk Group will be playing at the 11am Mass on Sundays: Feb 8 th, Mar 8th, Apr 12th, May 10th,
June 14th, July 12th. Practices beforehand at 10am. All musicians & singers welcome!
CHOIR - Singing at the Sunday 11am Mass on: Jan 25 th, Feb 22nd, Mar 29th, [also the Triduum Apr 2nd to 4th], Apr
26th, May 17th, June 7th, June 28th. Practices before at 10.20am. Also, practices at 7.45pm on Thursdays: Jan 22nd;
Feb 12th & 19th; Mar 5th, 19th & 26th; Apr 16th & 23rd; May 7th, 14th & 28th; June 4th, 18th & 25th. All welcome!
MEDJUGORJE - Trip to Medjugorje from 29th April to 6th May 2015. Staying at Regina Mundi. Half-board £249
plus air-fare. Contact Anne-Marie Newton (01604) 858549.
PARISH PRAYER LINE - Please pray for those who are unwell, especially Christopher Browne, Michael Ingram,
Duncan Robinson, Mirek Pindelsky, Helen Betts, Bridget O’Dwyer, Alison McClements, Sue Fortune, Daniel
Souster, Ray Lindsay, Mgr. Anthony Bickerstaffe, Margaret Steele, Bet Rodwell, Rebecca Breese, Angela Tilley,
Julia Beagley, Sam Boothby, Gail Comerford, Francis Steele, Trevor Hopkins, Bob Jones, Lizzie Jones, Pat
Landergan, Joanne Adams, Mike Scott, Mike Day, Tony Lochmullar, Myra Gannon Dwyer, Margaret Griffiths,
Ginfranco Cataldi, Anne Howard, Margery Burnett, Alice Neate, Catherine Dickinson, Maurice Roll, Mike
Greenhalgh, Mary Mahony, Mo Pennicott, Jadwiga Rudzińska and Rev. Paul Knight. ALSO, we pray for those
who have died, in particular Barbara Redhead, David Foster, Robin Vane, Gaye Holohan and Eileen Bohane.
Saints Francis & Therese Catholic Parish Church, Northampton
PARISH PRIEST: The Rev. Dr. B.C.P. Killeen, Ss. Francis & Therese Church, Overslade Close, East Hunsbury,
Northampton, NN4 0RZ
Tel: (01604) 768483
PARISH WEBSITE: www.ss-francis-and-therese.org.uk
PARISH SISTER: Sr. Margaret Walsh DHS
[Northampton General Hospital - Please tell the Cathedral staff if you or a relative are going in - Tel: (01604) 714556]
Sunday 18th January 2015 - 2nd Sunday of the Year
Sat. 17
Sun. 18
Mon. 19
Tue. 20
Thur. 22
Sat. 24
Sun. 25
9.30am
10am-10.30am
6.30pm-7pm
7pm
9.30am
After Mass
7.30pm-9pm
9.30am
9.30am
10am-10.30am
6.30pm-7pm
7pm
9.30am
After Mass
After Mass
5pm-7pm
(B)
Mass St. Anthony (Int: The Holy Souls)
Confessions
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Vigil Mass (Int: Kathleen Lennan RIP)
Mass (Int: James & Eileen Ryng RIP)
Refreshments in the O’Donnell Room
Charismatic Prayer Group - all welcome!
Mass Feria (Int: Mary & Maurice Fitzgibbon)
Mass Feria (Int: Eddie Nash RIP)
Confessions
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Vigil Mass for the 3rd Sunday of the Year (Int: Eddie Nash RIP)
Mass (Int: Thomas & Beatrice Mulhall RIP)
Refreshments in the O’Donnell Room
First Communion & Confirmation Classes [until 11.30am]
Inspired Youth Group - please see below!
NEXT SATURDAY 9.30am - Sorry but there will be no 9.30am Mass next Saturday (24 th). There will be
Confessions as usual.
REPOSITORY & LIBRARY - In the O’Donnell Room. Cards & small gifts available.
CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP - Meeting here this Monday (19th), 7.30pm-9pm. All welcome!
A CELEBRATION OF ECUMENISM - To mark 50 years after the Second Vatican Council there will be a special
service at Northampton Cathedral this Wednesday (21st) at 7.30pm to celebrate half a century of ecumenical
endeavour. Bishop Peter will lead the service and Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham will preach.
FIRST COMMUNIONS & CONFIRMATIONS - Classes next Sunday (25th) after Mass until 11.30am.
INSPIRED YOUTH GROUP - For all of secondary school age. Meeting here next Sunday (25th), 5pm-7pm.
SPIRITUS MUSIC GROUP - All musicians & singers welcome! Just see the musicians. Playing at the 9.30am
Mass on Sundays: Jan 18th, Feb 8th, Mar 15th, The Triduum (Apr 2nd-4th), Apr 5th (Easter Sunday), May 10th (First
Communion Mass), June 21st. Practices beforehand at 8.45am. Also, practices 7pm-8.30pm on the following
Tuesdays: Feb 3rd, Mar 10th, Mar 31st (7pm-9pm), May 5th, June 16th.
KEYBOARD PLAYER - If you are interested in sometimes playing at the 9.30am Mass see Alan (07756639199).
MEDJUGORJE - Trip to Medjugorje from 29th April to 6th May 2015. Staying at Regina Mundi. Half-board £249
plus air-fare. Contact Anne-Marie Newton (01604) 858549.
PARISH PRAYER LINE - Please pray for those who are unwell, especially David Lewis, Mark Metcalfe, Samuel
Dixon, Lawrence Eastbury, Yvonne Liddy, Sadie Hill, Elsie Robinson, Oli Roberts, Mary Baran, Francis Beatty,
Carmelina Fernandes, Michael Hogg, Julian Lee, Jacob Murphy, Emily Wheeler, Michael Robinson, Carol
Robinson, Louisa Crilly, Bernadette Eymard, Waldemar Alvarez, Dora Andreoli, Michael Moore, Richard
Mannion, Laura Martinez, Josephine Fordham, Michelle Clinton, Trinidad Terana, Joseph Nickson, John Knox,
Sean Willis, Pat Griffin, Tristan Dixon, John McQuillan, Dave Carson, Pam Garrett, Anne Smithson, Bernard
McDonnell, Reg Warwick, Kevin Daly, Richard Manton, Eileen Moon, Sister Margaret, Anne-Marie Campbell,
Mary Jones, Catherine Dickinson, Patricia Chisholm, José Fernandez, Cathy Coe, Tom Mulhall, Grigore Popan,
Luke Emery and Ann O’Neill. ALSO, we pray for those who have died, in particular Ruth Moskalyk, Diane
Tompkins, Skene McInnes, Pjeter Tuci, Joan Larkin, Kathleen Lennan, Eddie Nash, James & Eileen Ryng.