SUNDAY 22ND JANUARY 2023

 


Sunday January 22nd, 2023

 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

2nd collection: Parish Building Fund

 

VIGIL MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat. 21st Jan.) (Pro Populo)

 

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Fr Ed Hartley RIP)

X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass

 

MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am (Stephen & Agnes Ng RIP)

Children’s Liturgy Session during Mass

X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass

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MONDAY, January 23rd Feria

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Deacon James Burleigh RIP)

 X Beacon+ Community Café (OLHoC): 9.30am to 2.30pm

 

TUESDAY, January 24th St Francis de Sales

NO MASS TODAY

 X Beacon+ Community Café (OLHoC): 9.30am to 2.30pm

 

WEDNESDAY, January 25th  

THE CONVERSION OF ST PAUL THE APOSTLE

MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am (Helena Davis RIP)

X Refreshments in the hall after Mass

 

THURSDAY, January 26th - SS Timothy & Titus

FUNERAL MASS of Anna Fitzgerald Clark (OLHoC): 11.00am

followed by

cremation at Hawkinge Crematorium 12.30pm

 X Beacon+ Community Café (OLHoC): 9.30am to 2.30pm

 

Parish Open Office with Fr Alex -no appointment necessary - 4pm to 7pm

 

FRIDAY, January 27th Feria

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Mary Pensotti RIP)

 

X Beacon+ Community Café (OLHoC): 9.30am to 2.30pm

 

X OLHoC Choir Practice (OLHoC Hall): 6.00pm

 

X Parish Representative Group (St Joseph’s Hall): 7.00pm

 

SATURDAY, January 28th - St Thomas Aquinas

MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am (Cameron Beart RIP)

Confessions & Exposition (OLHoC): 11.00am to 12 noon

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 Next Sunday: January 29th, 2023

FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

2nd collection: Parish Building Fund

 

MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Saturday)

(John William Wrigley RIP)

 

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Pro Populo)

X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass

 

MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am

(The work of the Parish SVP)

Children’s Liturgy Session during Mass

X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass

 

Folkestone Churches Together Joint Service (South Kent Community Church): 6.00pm

Preacher is Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin (CofE)  

X SATURDAY 11TH FEBRUARY 2023 – CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD DAY FOR THE SICK WITH OUR LADY OF LOURDES: all are welcome to this parish pilgrimage day. 

Our parish will mark our annual celebration of our Lady of Lourdes, World Day of Prayer for the Sick with: 

10.00 am       Rosary followed by

Mass with the anointing of the sick

 

11.00 am       Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament for adoration, during which the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available for all those who wish to go to confession.

 

12.00 noon     Celebration of the Stations of the Cross

 

2.00 pm        Fr Garry will share his missionary experience in Liberia with us. This year marks his 50th anniversary as a priest as his pilgrimage now concludes.

 

Fr Garry will then be preaching at all the Weekend Masses of 11th/12th February. 

X THIS WEEK’S SECOND COLLECTION IS FOR THE PARISH BUILDING FUND as we seek to support the rising costs of heating the church and to raise money for works at both churches and halls in our parish.

X SECOND COLLECTION DATES IN 2023 – please be advised of some of the second collections taking place in our parish during 2023.

5 February – Racial Justice Sunday

19 February – Parish Building Fund

5 March – CaFOD Lent Fast

19 March – Parish Building Fund

7 April – Holy See (Holy Places of Palestine)

16 April – Parish Building Fund 

X COLLECTION – a total of £814.14 was raised at last week’s cash collection. 

In addition, the second collection for the SPUC White Flower Appeal 2023 raised £208.09 and we are pleased to report that the Christmas Crib Collection for Friends of the Holy Land raised a total of £77.54 and the coffee mornings have raised £182.50 so far this year. Thank you for your generosity.

X REQUIEM MASS We pray for repose of the souls of Anna Fitzgerald Clark and Mario Sambucci.

The Requiem Mass for Ann Fitzgerald Clark will be celebrated at 11.00am on Thursday 26th January which is open to all parishioners to attend.

The Requiem Mass of Mario Sambucci will be celebrated on Wednesday 1st February at 11.00am.

X CHURCHES TOGETHER FOLKESTONE JOINT SERVICE will be on Sunday 29th January at South Kent Community Church, The Cornerstone Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone CT20 2QR (by Folkestone Central station) at 6.00pm.  As always in Folkestone, it’s a privilege to meet together, worship together and hear God’s word.

X PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE SICK OR IN HOSPITAL OR RECOVERING AT HOME at this time including John McDermottroe, Margaret Wooley and Lilian Orfila.

X ST EDMUND’S NEEDS YOU! - The governance committee of our deanery secondary school is looking for new members!  Our school is judged good by Ofsted and is expanding, with some exciting initiatives in the pipeline!

We’re looking for practising Catholics from our local parishes to help us grow!  You’ll be part of a small, friendly committed team of volunteers who meet about six times a year, know and love their school but are not afraid to challenge where appropriate.  We’ll nurture you and help you feel at home.  All you need is common sense and a bit of time to give! 

Come and be part of the St Edmund’s family!  

Find out more about us at www.st-edmunds.com and contact Sally Vickers at the school on 01304 201551 or svickers@st-edmunds.com

X PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS of those who have died recently and for all those whose anniversaries fall at this time, including amongst them: Arthur Young, Frances Wilson, Irene Pilkington, Charles Brooker, Veronica Carney (22nd Jan); Catherine Miles, John O’Connor, Ina Richards (23rd Jan); Mary Scott, John Davies, William Kearney (24th Jan); Francis Gallagher, Joseph Misquita, Francis Creane, Margaret Couzens, Rae Charles, Helena Adkins, Sidney Adkins, Georgina Stratford (25th Jan); Howard Stone, Dorothy Martin, John Hawkridge, Ursula Stutchbury (26th Jan); Juliana Cirsan (27th Jan); David Frantzeskou, Jeanne Ashton, Shirley O’Brien (28th Jan); Isabella Brooker, Nuala Lieghio (29th Jan). 

X SVP CELEBRATION MASS  is next Sunday at 11.00am. The 1st inaugural meeting was held on 19th January 1993 so this year is the 30th Anniversary of the Parish SVP. 

X READERS

Sunday 22nd January

9.00am – John P. and Judy D.

11.00am – Hugh B. and Bernie P.

 

Next Sunday 29th January

6.00pm (Saturday) – Monica A. and Ann G.

9.00am – Earl M. and Annie H.

11.00am – Patrick D. and Gerardine M.

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