Parish News
Twenty Eight Sunday in Ordinary Time,
Year B, Prisoners Sunday
14th October 2018
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for the 28th Sunday of the Year
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FEAST OF ST. CEDD
will be celebrated in the parish
on Sunday 28th October at the 11.00am.
International Mass
followed by International Lunch.
As is usual there will be one bidding prayer prayed in different languages.
If you would like to participate please put your name on the list in the porch
and take a copy of the prayer.
We also need international dishes. The dishes must be named and labelled with contents. Please can you let us know what you intend bringing to the Celebration, please put your name & telephone number on the list in porch or contact Mark Butcher 07984169087.
PARISH PILGRIMAGE BY CAR TO ST. PETER’S CHAPEL BUILT BY ST. CEDD, BRADWELL ON SEA NEXT SATURDAY 20TH OCTOBER leaving St. Cedd’s Church at 9.30am.
- There will NOT be any 10.00am Mass here but Mass will be said in the Chapel at Bradwell at 12 noon. If you wish to go but do not have a lift, or have a spare seat in your car put your name and telephone on the list in the Porch.
- How to get there? (Click here)
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WE REMEMBER THIS MONTH ESPECIALLY IN OUR PRAYERS:
- Those in our community who are sick and housebound: The patients at Goodmayes and King George Hospitals, Gerry McCarthy, Kathleen McCann, Bridie Whoriskey, Patrick Moriarty, Judith Innis, Edita Thomas, Derek Allan, Gloria Remedios, Catherine King, Patrick Shanahan, Noreen Devey, Liam Robertson (age 6 years).
- Give eternal rest to all those who have recently died: Bertram Moses, Jimmy Brady, Dermot Byrne,
- Those whose anniversary occur around this time: Ian Sheridan, Margaret and Patrick O’Haire.
ROSARY PRAYER: During the month of October, which in a special way is dedicated to Our Lady of Rosary, the rosary prayer will be said in the church after the morning Mass.
SYMPATHY: We offer our sympathy and the support of our prayers to the Family of BERTRAM CHARLES MOSES who died on 2nd October. Funeral mass on Friday 19th October at 10 am. May he rest in peace!
NEW ALTAR SERVERS TRAINING starts next Friday 19th October at 5 pm in the Chapel.
QUIZ NIGHT NEXT SATURDAY 20TH OCTOBER AT 7.00PM. We are hosting to raise funds towards the CHRISTMS BAZAAR. The price will be £6 per ticket and the club will be open to purchase both alcoholic and non-
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS & READERS OF THE WORD: Please complete consent form agreeing for the rota to appear on the website and notice board and return to parish office. Copies in the sacristy.
PARISH A.G.M. next Sunday 21st October at 12.15, in the lower hall.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION 2018/19: Those candidates who applied in September please return your forms by 28th October.
TODAY COFFEE/TEA/BISCUITS served in lower hall after 11 am Mass.
DON’T FORGET THE REFUGEES Box in the chapel for small packs of orange juice, basmati rice, tea bags, cornflakes, coffee, jam and will be taken up in offertory procession at the 11.00am Mass.
THANK YOU for your collection last week amounting to £1034.65 (£537.82 loose, £643.30 envelopes), £584.83 for Cafod and for your continuing support of the La Salette Mission in Ukraine & Madagascar.
RETIRING COLLECTION today for Prisoners Sunday. Next week for World Mission A.P.F.
MISSION ENVELOPES: If you wish to give to La Salette Missions in Ukraine & Madagascar there are special envelopes available from the porch. You can place your contribution in the weekly offertory collection.
GIFT AID the tax paid on the money you give in the church collection each week can be refunded to our parish. All you need is to make a gift aid declaration and you will be advised of your gift aid number and receive some envelopes. Please leave your name and address in the collection bag or at the presbytery.
SOCIAL DANCING CLASSES in lower hall from 8 p.m. learn to jive, waltz, quick step, Line dancing and much more. Adults £7, OAP £5. For further information contact Josie 07815989345
ST. CEDD’S CATHOLIC CLUB LTD:
Music From 9pm Every Sunday: 14th October – Finbarr Black., 21st October -
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PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES with Fr. Andrew Headon 4th to 8th December. For more information contact Siobhan at Parker Travel ltd. 07932 634589
8 DAYS PILGRIMAGE TO GREECE. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ST. PAUL THROUGH GREECE 18-
- St Paul was on of Christian Missionaries and the first to bring Christianity to Europe and spent most of his Christian life traveling over thousands of miles by land and sea. Many of these journeys were taken in the ancient land of Greece. St Paul was born in Tarsus in what is modern-
day Turkey and after his conversion in Damascus he became one of the most notable missionaries. He preached to the people throughout Turkey and Greece between AD47 and 57.
- We will visit Kavala, Philippi, Thessalonica with Cathedral of St Demetrius, Meteora Monasteries, Kalambaka, Delphi, Corinth and Athens.
- The cost is £1095 per person on two sharing, half board basis, return flight and all transfers and transport. Deposit of £300 is required by 16th November.
- For full itinerary and booking forms contact Fr Mariusz at Our Lady of La Salette tel no 01708552897
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GIFT AID BRIEFLY EXPLAINED….
Gift Aid is a method, approved by HMRC, of substantially increasing the value of your offerings. Our Parish, as a registered charity, can reclaim from the Government an extra 25 pence for every pound you give.
For example, if your donation was £5.00 per week, the Parish would be able to claim an extra £65.00 on top of the £ 260 you would have contributed (52 weeks X £5), making your contribution to be £ 325.00 at absolutely no cost to you. At the end of the financial year, the Gift Aid organiser will send you a letter with details of your donation and how much additional amount the Parish would have gained from your valuable support.
The amounts you give is strictly confidential.
- Your donations do not need to be a fixed commitment, it can vary from week to week
- You give whatever you feel you can afford
- You can stop and restart whenever you can
- Gift Aid can be applied to all your donations whether regular or occasional
Anyone whose donations to the Church are made out of taxed income can complete a Gift Aid Declaration which can be obtained from the Gift Aid Organiser. Please note, anyone in the following categories who are resident in the UK can Gift Aid if they are
- Working and paying income tax
- A Self-
employed taxpayer. - Retired and paying income tax on a pension
Please remember every gift whether large or small is greatly valued. Thank you
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‘Working together to Evangelise Our Diocese. Advent 2017’,
the first formal proposal for the renewal
and restructuring of our diocese
Output from the Parish Meeting
on the Proposed Diocesan Restructuring
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Parish of Saint Cedd, Goodmayes
