SUNDAY 29TH JANUARY 2023

 


Sunday January 29th, 2023

 

FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

 VIGIL MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat. 28th Jan.) (John William Wrigley RIP)

 

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Pro Populo)

X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass

 

MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am

(Work of the SVP – 30th Anniversary)

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 an Anglican Bishop, Rose Hudson-Wilkin, from the Church of England.

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MONDAY, January 30th Feria

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (John McDermottroe & Brian Donlan)

 

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

 

TUESDAY, January 31st St John Bosco

NO MASS TODAY

 

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

 

WEDNESDAY, February 1st - Feria  

REQUIEM MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am

for Mario Sambucci RIP

(There will be no refreshments in the hall after Mass)

 

THURSDAY, February 2nd

THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Private intention)

Your candles will be blessed with a procession

 

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

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

 

FRIDAY, February 3rd – St Laurence of Canterbury 

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Fr Francis Gaterre RIP)

There will be a Blessing of the Throats at this Mass

 

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

 X OLHoC Choir Practice (OLHoC Hall): 6.00pm

  

SATURDAY, February 4th – Votive of The Blessed Virgin Mary

MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am (John McDermottroe & Brian Donlan)

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


Next Sunday: February 5th, 2023

FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

2nd collection: Racial Justice Sunday

MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Saturday) (Pro Populo)


MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Margaret Sinclair RIP)

 Refreshments in the Hall after Mass


MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am (John McDermottroe & Brian Donlan)

Children’s Liturgy Session during Mass

X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass 

 

X KEEP THE DATE IN YOUR DIARY: SATURDAY 11TH FEBRUARY 2023 – CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD DAY FOR THE SICK WITH OUR LADY OF LOURDES: when all are welcome to this special 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.

 

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

X CHURCHES TOGETHER FOLKESTONE JOINT SERVICE is tonight, 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 NEXT WEEK’S SECOND COLLECTION is for Racial Justice Sunday supporting our work to promote racial justice in our schools and parishes. 

X SECOND COLLECTION DATES IN 2023 – please be advised of some of the second collections coming up in February. 

5 February – Racial Justice Sunday

12 February – SMA (Liberia Mission) Appeal

19 February – Parish Building Fund 

X UCM MEETING is now on Wednesday 8th February.

X COLLECTION – a total of £770.91 was raised at last week’s cash collection.  

In addition, the second collection for the Building Fund raised £412.12 and the coffee mornings raised £125.33, which makes £307.83 so far this year across all our coffee morning activity. Thank you for your generosity. 

X PARISH SECRETARY LEAVING AND NEW BEGINNINGS – Dylan will officially be leaving the post of our Parish Secretary this Friday, 3rd February. Don’t worry, you will still see him about the parish volunteering with some administration and general tasks. Dylan has agreed to continue and will help out in the office, along with the Sara Adams, until a new person is in post. 

The Parish Secretary vacancy is for 4 hours per day, 10.00am to 2.00pm, on Monday and Friday (pay is currently NMW of £9.50 per hour). If you are interested and want to know more, please talk to Fr Alex. 

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X VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THREE ASPECTS OF PARISH LIFE: our Parish Finance and Property Committee (FPC) is responsible for three key aspects of Parish life: 

·         Finance, Accounts & HR,

·         Halls Management & Operations and

·         Buildings & Maintenance (Parish Estate) Management. 

We are currently looking for additional willing Parishioner Volunteers to join each of the above Teams. By bringing ideas, knowledge and experience or just pure enthusiasm, we have a much better prospect of raising and managing desperately needed funds and completing the required works our Parish Churches and Buildings require over the coming months and years. 

If you have an interest in, or experience to offer, or would just like to be involved and help shape the future of the Parish, please make yourself known to either of the FPC Co Chairs (John Devine on johndevine56@outlook.com  or 07860 457492, or Andre Kleinman on 07980 579339 andrejlkleinman@gmail.com). 

X PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OR THOSE IN HOSPITAL OR RECOVERING at this time including John McDermottroe, Margaret Wooley & Lilian Orfila. 

X CONNECT CLUB – Monday 6th February in St Joseph’s Hall 2.00pm to 4.00pm and weekly every Monday from 13th February 9.45am-12.00 noon at the Beacon Plus Community Cafe in OLHoC Hall.

X SVP CELEBRATION MASS  The 1st inaugural meeting was held on 19th January 1993 so this year is the 30th Anniversary of the Parish SVP. The Conference was started after a Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes and John Wrigley was the first Conference President. We remember past members and friends. Please join us in the hall after the 11.00am Sunday Mass this Sunday. 29th January, for tea and cake to celebrate. 

X REQUIEM MASS We pray for repose of the souls of Mario Sambucci and Leslie Armstrong. 

The Requiem Mass of Mario Sambucci will be celebrated on Wednesday 1st February at 11.00am and all are welcome to attend. 

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: Isabella Brooker, Nuala Lieghio (29th Jan); Sister Martina [Winifred Parsons], Michael Galvin, Margery Ridler, Rafaela Morris (30th Jan). Dorothy O’Clee, Denise Del Signore (1st Feb); Rosemary Cocking, Jeannie Flavin, Charles Newman, Cora Thornely, Margaret Harrison (2nd Feb); Jeanne Russell-Maguire, Leslie Eede, Wlada Studzinski (3rd Feb); Thomas Horsfall; Sister Beatrice [Hawkins], George Vincent, Patrick Eccles, Irene Murphy, Kathleen Jones (4th Feb), Sister Jordana [Paula Pohl], Thomas Terrell (5th Feb). 

X READERS - Sunday 29th January

6.00pm – Monica A. and Anne G.

9.00am – Earl M. and Annie H.

11.00am – Patrick D. and Gerardine M.

 

Next Sunday 5th February

6.00pm (Saturday) – Monica A. and Dylan J.

9.00am – Annie H. and Glyn H.

11.00am – Nathan M. and Caroline N.

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