PARISH OF THE HOLY GHOST & ST. MICHAEL (S.

PETHERTON)
73, Higher Kingston Yeovil Somerset BA21 4AR 01935 423549 Website: E-mail: rcyeovil@aol.com Website: www.rc-churchyeovil.org
Clifton Catholic Diocesan Trustees Registered Charity No. 233977

This parish is served by the Missionaries of St Francis de Sales (MSFS) Clergy: Fr. Martin Griffin MSFS, Fr. A. J. Blackford MSFS, and Fr. Saji Mathew MSFS THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR - (YEAR- B) Priestly & Religious Vocations (MSFS) 6.00pm Phyllis Daley, RIP (Miss R. Hawkey) 9.00am The People of the Parish (MSFS) 10.30 am 04.30pm Polish Mass th Monday 20 August 10.00am Brigid Fox, RIP (The Hatherway Family) st Tuesday 21 August 10.00am Barbara Wheatley (Mrs M. Fuller) nd Wednesday 22 August 10.00am Father George OSullivan (MSFS) rd Thursday 23 August 10.00am Mary & William Histon, RIP (Miss P. Histon) ADORATION & BENEDICTION 6.00pm th Friday 24 August Private Intentions 10.00am th Saturday 25 August Priestly & Religious Vocations (MSFS) 10.00am Vigil Mass E. Bailey, RIP (Mrs L. Hatherway) 6.00pm th Sister Joan Mahoney (Miss R Hawkey & Miss P Histon) SUNDAY 26 August 9.00am The People of the Parish (MSFS) 10.30am Polish Mass 4.30pm
SAT. 18th August SUNDAY 19th August SOUTH PETHERTON

Sister Joan Mahoney will be celebrating her Golden Jubilee on Wednesday 29th August. Please remember her in your prayers. Many congratulations to Sr. Joan and wishing her Gods manifold blessings on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee! PIETY STALL: The Piety Stall will be open on the first Sunday of each month after the 9.00am and 10.30am Mass. DAY WITH MARY: There will be a day with Mary in Downside Abbey, Stratto-on-the Fosse, th Somerset on Saturday 25 August. This day will begin at 10.00am with Entry Procession and will conclude at 5.30pm. This will be a day of instruction, devotion and intercession based on the message given at Fatima in 1917. Please see the notice board for further details. th DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES: Bishop Declan will lead this pilgrimage from the 24 to st 31 August, 2012. For more information, please see notices. MARIAN HALL BOOKING: should be made through Mr. Alan Cousins Tel: 862552 CHILDRENS LITURGY: Childrens Liturgy will be on Sunday at 9.00am Mass. YOUTH - 2000: A five-day youth festival for Catholics aged 14-35 (as well as families) to come rd th and experience God in a new and inspiring way. The event runs from 23 - 27 August 2012.
SISTER JOAN MAHONEY: STATEMENT BY BISHOP DECLAN LANG ON VIOLENCE IN SYRIA:

"Over the past sixteen months, the people of Syria - whether in Aleppo or in many other parts of this historical country - are suffering from the awful violence that is being inflicted upon them on a daily basis."My thoughts are with each and every one of them as they struggle with great courage and fortitude for their dignity and basic freedoms. I pray today that they will succeed in building up a society of equal citizens in which all Syrians of all backgrounds will enjoy a future marked with reconciliation and plurality and where they will rid themselves from all forms of sectarianism."Declan Lang Bishop of Clifton and Chairman of the International Affairs Dept of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.
HOME MISSION SUNDAY:

Sunday. 19 August Thursday 23rd August th Sunday 26 August

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9.00am 10.00am 9.00am

Pat Hamon, RIP (Mr & Mrs Vertannes) Ellen & Bernard Tierney, RIP( Mrs P. Baggesen) Ellen & Bernard Tierney, RIP( Mrs P. Baggesen)

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sat 9.15 to 9.45 am; 3.30 to 4.30pm; 5.15 to 5.45pm Please Note: The Rosary is said before the Weekday Masses, please feel free to join in IMPORTANT NOTICE: Baptisms by appointment; Marriages - 6 months notice is required. SICK: If you are sick, housebound or in hospital, or know of someone who is, then please inform the clergy. COLLECTION: Last Sundays collection amounted to 474.54 Many thanks for your continued generosity and financial support. Thanks also to those who contribute by gift aid. CHOIR PRACTICE: For the 10.30am Mass is at 9.30.am in the Marian Hall. New members very welcome. An organist is required to play once a month, can you oblige? YEAR OF FAITH: Pope Benedict XVI declared that a "Year of Faith" will begin on October 11, 2012 and conclude on November 24, 2013. October 11, 2012, the first day of the Year of Faith, is the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of Vatican II and also the twentieth anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church."The 'door of faith' (Acts14:27) is always open for us, ushering us into the life of communion with God and offering entry into his Church. During the Year of Faith, Catholics are asked to study and reflect on the documents of Vatican II and the catechism so that they may deepen their knowledge of the faith.

Home Mission Sunday is the day in the Church's calendar when the Catholic community in England and Wales is invited to pray for, celebrate and support the work of evangelisation in England and Wales. It falls this year on 16 September and the theme is Confident in Faith. Home Mission Sunday 2012 is intimately connected to the opening of the Year of Faith which will commence just over three weeks after Home Mission Sunday on 11 October. The Rt Rev Kieran Conry, Chair of the Bishops' Conference Department for Evangelisation and Catechesis highlights the scriptural grounding to the day: "One of the purposes of the Year is to invite baptised Catholics to rediscover and be more confident in their faith. This is what St. Peter demonstrates so powerfully in the Gospel for Home Mission Sunday, proclaiming 'You are the Christ' Mark 8: 27-35. The more confidence we have in Jesus Christ as Our Lord and Saviour, the more ready and equipped we are to share the treasure of our Catholic Faith." st nd 50/50 CLUB WINNERS FOR AUGUST: 1 Prize Sheila Welsky (74), 2 Prize Roger Bodnarchuk rd (27), 3 Prize Paul Teer (47). Many congratulations. Thanks a lot for your support. MASS TIMES CHANGE: Bishop Declan has granted permission for the Mass Time Changes to take place. We shall begin on Sunday, 30th September 2012. YEOVI: Saturday Vigil Mass 6.00pm, Sunday 10.00am and 11.30am. SOUTH PETHERTON: Sunday 8.30am. CENTENARY YEAR PILGRIMAGE TO GLASTONBURY: This will take place on Saturday, th September 29 2012. Assemble10.20am at St. Marys Catholic Church, Magdalene Street, Glastonbury, BA6 9EJ for pre-Mass walk to the TOR Mass at midday in the Abbey. The chief Celebrant will be Fr David Charlesworth, OSB Abbot of Buckfast. Please see the notice board

for further details.

MIKE FENN: Mike is having a Gap Year in which he will be working with the Sion Community as part of a youth mission team. This is a most worthwhile form of evangelisation, but funding is necessary. There will be a Second Collection this weekend to help Mike in this valuable apostolate with youth..