EAST HENDRED CATHOLIC PARISH St Mary’s East Hendred St Patrick’s East Ilsley Fr. Tom Taaffe EpV Fr. Terence FitzPatrick OSB stmaryseasthendred@fsmail.net www.catholichendredandilsley.org.uk Week Commencing Sunday 2nd November 2008 Sunday Cycle A Weekday Cycle 2
ALL SAINTS SUNDAY MASSES: St. Mary’s, East Hendred 9.30am Cecilia Anne Dearlove (FM) St. Patrick’s, East Ilsley 11.15 am WEEKDAY MASSES Wednesday 12.15pm St Mary’s East Hendred Charles Eyston (FM) Friday 8.30am St Amands Chapel, Hendred House Agnes Gardner (FM) Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament takes place every Friday between 3 and 4 pm. in St. Amand’s Chapel, Hendred House. Anniversaries., Francis Connolly,Charles Eyston, Emma Castle, Elizabeth Hunt, May they rest in the peace of the Risen Lord Last weeks total weekly offering was £ of which % was Gift Aided. Thank you GATHERING TOGETHER IN CHRIST
A group of us will be meeting on Thursday 6th November to practise lectio divina, using the Bible to help us pray. We shall be concentrating on a passage in the seventh chapter of Mark’s Gospel. Everyone is welcome and those wishing to come are encouraged to read prayerfully this chapter at least once before the meeting. We meet in the parish rooms at 7.30 p.m. For information contact Denis Smith, 01235 765564. FIRST HOLY COMMUNION If your child is 7 years old and would like to make their first Holy Communion next year please contact Catherine Eckold 01235 833483. The programme will begin in the new year. ROSARY GROUP
The next meeting will be Tuesday 4th November at 7pm in St. Amands Chapel. All welcome. A DAY OF REFLECTION A day of Prayer and Reflection at Abingdon Parish Centre, on Saturday 29thNovember 10.am to 5pm Contact Fr. Tom by 6th November to reserve a place. 01235 520375. Cost for the day £5 SACRAMENT OF THE SICK
This will take place at St Patricks on Sunday 23rd November during the 11.15am Mass. NEW PASTORAL WEBSITE Please could we have a volunteer from each parish who would interested in the next phase of setting up the website, providing advice on the design element of the site. There will be commitment to attend meetings a few times between now and Christmas. Contact the St Mary’s email address if you are interested in representing our
parish. CHRISTIANS ENGAGING IN A SECULAR SOCIETY A one day forum to address this challenge is open to all at Park Place Pastoral Centre, Wickham, Hants, PO17 5HA on Saturday 22nd November 2008 10.00 – 15.30 There is no cost, a finger buffet lunch will be provided, but booking is essential by 7th November for catering purposes. Please contact Mairead Boyce by phone, 01367 242494, or email: boycemairead@aol.com . SECOND COLLECTION There will be a second collection after Mass today for Bamenda. CHRISTMAS CATALOGUES These charity catalogues for cards and gifts are starting to appear and are placed by the church door. APF RED BOXES The money collected in September and October amounted to £486.27, making a total of £953.33 for the whole year. Thank you, box holders and promoters. Mary Wiley 01235 850451 RIDE AND STRIDE
All sponsor money needs to be given to Louise Mollo (01235 868205) by 3rd November. Cheques made payable to OHCT Ride & Stride. Thank you. HEALING MASS Wed. 12th November at 7pm St Edmund's Church, Abingdon (corner of Radley Rd & Oxford Rd) After Mass there will be a time of Praise & Worship, and the opportunity to receive Prayer Ministry. All welcome! More details from 01235-528528 REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
After Mass at St Mary’s next Sunday, 9th November there will be the annual Memorial Service at the East Hendred War Memorial starting at 11am. JUSTICE AND PEACE RETREAT WORTH ABBEY 14 - 16 November Led by Fr Paul Fleetwood and Jane Ozanne, the theme is Prophets of our Time and is an opportunity to look at the lives of some of the men and women of our day, including Dorothy Day and Franz Jagerstatter, who can inspire us in our work for the Kingdom. Further details are on the Open Cloister Programme on the Worth Abbey website www.worthabbey.net