St.

Mary's Church
40 Park Lane
Rothwell
Leeds
LS26 0ES Telephone 0113 2824453
Clergy Father Éamon McGeough
Web site https://october18th.wixsite.com/stmarysrothwell

Registered Charity no. 249404

MASS TIMES NDL (November Dead List)
Monday 28th October 11.00 a.m Mass

Tuesday 29th October 9.30 a.m Induction - Armley

10.00 a.m Mass (Bernard Nowell)

Wednesday 30th October 9.30 a.m Induction - Bramley

10.00 a.m Eucharistic Service

Thursday 31st October 10.00 a.m Eucharistic Service

Friday 1st November 10.00 a.m Mass Josie & David Neal
All Saints’ Day (Family & Friends) NDL
7.00 p.m Mass (Pro Pop)

Saturday 2nd November 10.00 a.m Mass (Pro Pop)

All Souls’ Day
6.00 p.m Vigil Mass (George Harrison) NDL

Sunday 3rd November 9.30 a.m Mass (Fawzia & Favid Matlub)
11.00 a.m Mass (Shearer & Teague Families (NDL)

Last week’s Collection Total £894. Many Thanks! Pews - Please try to leave the pews tidy after Mass

HALL HIRE Our hall is available for parishioners to use for their social events should you wish. Please contact the
hall manager (Steph Power) for details on 07729761340.

CONFIRMATION PREP DATE (For external students) Mass of enrolment . Saturdays 2nd /16th November (To
include short service of reconciliation) All @ St Mary’s Church @ 10.00 a.m.

DEFIBRILATION TRAINING There will be a refresher course on Saturday 9th November for anyone interested in
familiarising themselves with this potentially lifesaving equipment. 10.00 a.m Church hall.

CHURCH CLEANING Will those individuals who clean our beautiful church – please collect their copies of the rota
from the sacristy this weekend. Thank you.
NOVEMBER DEAD LIST Demand for masses was very high last year. Please therefore present your intentions
ASAP and I will endeavour to say mass on the day requested or the nearest available date thereafter.
ENVELOPES AT THE BACK OF CHURCH.

SAMARITAN’S PURSE OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD Leaflets are now available and are free, so please take
one. It will advise you what to can and cannot put in the shoeboxes. – Some of the regulations regarding this
have been changed, e.g. Toothpaste and sweets can no longer be included.
Shoeboxes are now ready for purchase at 50p/box. Please take what you need and put monies in collection
dish in the porch. Boxes will need to be filled and returned to church by mid-November. Date to be advised.

FOOD BANK Thank you to everyone who contributed to the food bank, helping the many in our community
who suffer from food poverty. If you don’t, as yet – perhaps one extra item in your weekly shop could be of
such help.

MOUNT ST JOSEPH’S CHRISTMAS FAYRE: All are welcome to attend on Saturday 16th November, 2pm to
4pm. Mount St Joseph’s, Shire Oak Road, Headingley, LS6 2DE.

VACANCY: Deputy Headteacher, Our Lady and St Brendan’s, Bradford. Information from Mrs N. Clancy.
NClancy@olsb.bradford.sch.uk. Closing date: 3rd December.

ADVENT DAY OF REFLECTION: led by Fr Dennis Cassidy – choose either Friday 6th or Saturday 7th December
2019 – “An Advent Journey to Christmas with St John Henry Newman”. Offerings £30 per person to include
morning coffee and homemade biscuits, a two course lunch and afternoon tea and cake. For further
information or to book a place please contact the Administrator on 01943 607287 or email:
briery@btconnect.com.

ADVENT PREACHED WEEKEND RETREAT: led by Fr Bernard Bickers – 13th-15th December 2019 – “Mark’s
Gospel: The Beginning of the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” For more information or to
book a place, please contact the Administrators on 01943 607287 or email: briery@btconnect.com.

ST BEDE’S AND ST JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC COLLEGE REMEMBRANCE DAY MASS: Friday 8th November
2019. We will gather together in the library at Ardor (the former St Bede’s site) at 10.30am. At 10.45am we
will gather at the War Memorial to pay our respects and to lay our Remembrance Day wreaths with the
playing of the Last Post. After Mass we invite you to join us for refreshments where our Sixth Form students
will welcome the opportunity to share time with you. Please email camos@sbsj.co.uk.

SYCAMORE INTRODUCTION EVENING: Sycamore is an informal course about Catholic faith and its relevance
which can be run in parishes, schools or other settings. The recently-updated sessions allow adults who are
unfamiliar or unengaged with Christianity a chance to ask important questions about faith in a welcoming
atmosphere and can be used as part of initial evangelisation, RCIA, or ongoing formation. Anyone interested
in learning more about the course, and how it could be used in their parish or school, is invited to an
Information Evening at Hinsley Hall from 6.30-8.30 on Thursday 14th October. To confirm a place or for
more information, please contact gregory.stacey@dioceseofleeds.org.uk.

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE POOR: Caritas Leeds are hosting a day of prayer, discussion and
presentations, with a particular focus on the service of victims of crime, prisoners ex-offenders and their
families. Saturday 16th November, 9.30am – 4pm.

SVP MORNING November 3rd after both masses.

ROTHWELL COMPETITIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL Saturday 2nd November 2019 2.30 p.m Rothwell Methodist
Church. Featuring Chris Irvin Concert Orchestra. An afternoon of easy listening orchestral pieces. Tickets £8
on the door.

APPLE FUND Thank You to all those people who supported the Apple fund. £106.65 was raised and donated
to Prostate cancer. – Josie Neal.