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Catholic Parish of St Mary & St Thomas More

2 Hallcourt Crescent, Cannock , WS11 0AB
Parish Priest: Fr Peter Weatherby tel: 07766 335591
Deacons : Rev Michael Vickery, Rev Paul Hender
10th February 2019 • Fifth Sunday of the Year Parish Sister: Sr Jacinta Mariette / Sr Sebastian
Welcome to everyone at Mass today, especially if you are Stafford Hospital Chaplaincy: 01782 676400
new to our church or haven't been to Mass for some time. New Cross & Cannock Hospital Chaplains: 01902 695098
Practising Catholics, clear in conscience that they are St Mary’s Centre (Meals and Functions) 01543 579364
properly prepared, may receive holy communion. Others priest@cannockcatholic.org & www.cannockcatholic.org
are invited to come forward for a blessing. If so, please Cafod Representative : Jo Burrowes
place your hand on your heart to indicate this to the priest, Safeguarding: Jo Burrowes & Ann Hinsley
deacon or minister. (Birmingham Diocesan Trust: Reg Charity No. 234216)

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Welcome to all those Church cleaners
10th February • 5th Sunday • Follow at our family mass needed - you only need
this Sunday. help once every six
Sat 9 5pm Bernie Lordan RIP (Anniversary)
Confirmation Mass. weeks. Please see Gill
Sun 10 8am Anne Costello (Sick)
Bishop David McGough Dockery.
10.30am Parish and People
will be with us on Support the
Mon 11 9.30am at Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford Tuesday when he Friendship Club! St.
Tue 12 1.30pm Funeral Mass for Christopher Morley celebrates the Mary's Friendship Club’s
confirmation of the Year application for project
7pm Confirmation Candidates 6 children of our parish funding to the Tesco
Wed 13 9.15am Mabel Dias RIP (School Mass) schools. Mass is at 7pm. Bags of Help Scheme
Thu 14 9:.5am Ray Wright RIP All welcome. will be put forward to a
1.45pm Holy Souls (at St Thomas More School) customer vote in the 4
Oberammergau
Fri 15 9.15am Frank Webb RIP local Tescos from 1
Passion Play &
Sat 16 10am Celia Hurdiss Intentions Pilgrimage 24th to March to 30 April. The
29th July 2020. stores are Heath Hayes,
17th February • 5th Sunday • Trust Download the brochure: and Hednesford
Sat 16 5pm John & Helen Prendergast bit.ly/2QVqx0U and Superstores, and Tesco
Sun 17 8am Annie Wright booking form: bit.ly/ Express at Great Wyrley
10.30am Tom & Brenda Murphy RIP 2DJI7Sn. Cost is £1179pp. and Stafford Road,
Cannock. There are
Celebration Service of three projects going
Saints & Holy Days Mon, Our Lady of Lourdes; Thurs, Ss Churches Together in
Cyril and Methodius forward. If successful
Great Haywood, we will get either £2,000
Children’s Liturgy Sun 10.30 Mass (except first Sunday) Cheslyn Hay and Upper or £1,000 depending on
Landywood at St Mary ‘s how the vote goes.
Exposition (Holy Hour) Saturdays 9am to 9.50am on Sunday 3rd March at People need to make a
Rosary 8.50am before Mass on Thursday and Friday; and 6pm. All welcome - purchase within store of
please give your any value and they will
Rosary with the intention of the Unborn
 support.
First Saturday of each month at 9.40am with the intentions receive one token per
Baby Bear Knitathon transaction.
of the unborn. Prayer cards will be available.
Monday 18th February, Monday Mass. Monday
Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturday (not first Saturday). 8am-8pm, Salem is Fr Peter’s rest day.
Methodist Church, There is usually a mass
Confessions usually Sat 9-9.50am, 10.30-11am, Cheslyn Hay.
4.30-4.50pm. at Our Lady of Lourdes,
Refreshments, raffle, Hednesford on Mondays
Baptism 10th February, Alfio Chatwood Baby Bear Stall and Vans at 9:30am, preceded by
Handcrafted Cards. exposition from 9am. In
Funeral 12th February, 1.30pm Christopher Morley
100 Club winners
 future we will advertise
Parish Income 3rd February £459 (£230 Gift Aid). Thank 11 Maureen Murphy, 17 this mass on the
you! Les Baker, 86 Sue newsletter. Please
Wayman. Thanks to all consider attending this
Second Collections 10 Feb Parish Development Fund; 24
members, and to mass. Our Lady’s will
Feb CTF retiring collection. A full list of second collections
Veronica who organises also be advertising our
can be found here: bit.ly/2LQNZKN
the draw. Wednesday mass, which
Diocesan Newsletter for February bit.ly/2I2azBZ is Fr Jeremy’s rest day.

Please submit notices and items for publication to Fr Peter by hand, by text 07766 335591 or by email to priest@cannockcatholic.org
10th February 2019 • Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Please Pray … and Breeda Hinton, Gerry

St Mary’s Centre 01543 579364 Marriott, Billie Wyles,
Sunday Carvery 12-4pm £6.95 … the confirmation
Wednesday Carvery 5.30-8pm 2 for £10
Maria Wacławski,
candidates to be Catherine Holloway,
Thursday 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 (OAP £4 each)
Friday 5.30pm-8.30pm from 2 for £10
confirmed on Tuesday, Bernard Deakin, Iris
@cannockrcclub and those preparing for Robertson, Mary Casey.
All functions catered for first holy communion and
... for those undergoing or
reception into the Church
recovering from treatment
2nd March CYMFED Flame Congress at Wembley Arena. … The Holy Father's Prayer or otherwise in particular
This is for young people from 14-30. £39pp Intention: For a generous
need of our prayers: Keith
8-10th March Monastic Experience Weekend, Quarr welcome of the victims of Davies, Anne Costello,
Abbey. Contact Brother Duncan Smith human trafficking, John Morris, Vincent
novicemaster@quarr.org enforced prostitution and Dockery, Peter Garnett,
8th-13th September - Pilgrimage to Fatima, based in violence. Hannah Newborough,
Fatima for 4 nights. Package price £651 pp based on two … for all those who are Peter Clamp, Kevin
sharing. Further details from Fr Cecil, 0121 4768983/ 07944 persecuted for their faith, O’Mahony, Ray Bishop,
707591 or email mneillis174@gmail.com especially for Christians in Audrey George, Mitek
Nigeria Karasinska, Geoff Tipping,
Fundraising at St Mary’s in 2019 … for our country, the Fred Houghton, Josie
government and all Riley, James B, Helen,
More details here: bit.ly/2019frcal
involved in the difficult Michelle & Chris Bell, Fr
March discussions and Neil Bayliss, Deacon Louis
100 Club recruits for a new year, £25 per number negotiations which have Livesey
29th 7.30pm Little Jimmy in Centre come about after the The Holy Souls
referendum to leave the
April European Union: that …. for the recently
7th 6pm-8pm New Life Sale at New Life there may be wisdom and departed: Christopher
a concern for all in society, Morley
May especially the most … for the soul of Tony
19th 8.30am-12pm Coffee Morning, Tombola & Plant Sale Nunn (birthday
vulnerable
June … for the sick or remembrance on Feb 16th)
Double your £1 - collect £1 in June return by August housebound: Brendan … for those with
Shannon, Don McCulloch, anniversaries about this
October Mary Rowley, Helen time: 11 Arthur William
11th 7.30pm Quiz Night in the Centre £3 per person Hunt, Mary Sander; 12
Pawłak, Kath Turner,
November Stella Skillen, Winifride Harold Goode, Sarah Fox;
30th 12-2pm Christmas Fair in the Centre Haynes, Annette Mason, 14 Ray Wright, Agnes
Doris Crabb, Joanne Mary Rotchell, Bernie
Jeavons, Nicola Lordan, Frank Webb; 15
McCulloch, Celia Hurdiss, Maeve Synnott; 17, Robert
Journey in Faith Dee Fellows, David Holt, Heaton, Igmedio Arquiza
Deepen your knowledge of the faith. Theresa Hadley, Dr Peter
This course is suitable for all adults who wish to Hayward, Fr Pat Farrelly,
Thanksgivings
know more about the Catholic faith, and June Weatherby. … for Sr Jacinta, back with
especially anyone who is thinking of becoming a us after her Christmas
… for those in our parish
break in Nigeria.
Catholic. receiving communion at
Tuesdays 7.30pm at Centenary Hall, home: Mary Kirby, Norah
Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford Perry, Peter Clamp, Don
Full rota is at bit.ly/cannockparishrota

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ROTAS Sat 5pm Sat 5pm Sun 8am Sick Visiting Sun 10.30am Sun 10.30am
Counters Stole Washing

D Bruce, C P & C Garnett Team 2

Jo Burrowes & E. Clancy, 

Feb 10th Josie Morris Hunt Michael A & R Hinsley Margaret
Schools S & P Kilgallon
Sunday 5 Clare Jackson Teresa Smith Burrowes G. Dockery Harris
R Cranney G Dockery
M Sargeant

Callum Pearce S Clancy, E Team 3

Sister A & R Hinsley Michael
Feb 17th David Sargeant, M. Jones, S Margaret
Shirley D&M P & C Wilson Colman Seavers
Sunday 6 Korzonek Amy Pritchard David Gleve Clancy Harris
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