Parish News
Nativity of St John the Baptist (B)
24th June 2018
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FAMILY PARISH MASS
at 11.00 a.m. on SUNDAY 15TH July 2018
followed by
PARISH BBQ in the priests’ garden.
KEEP FREE.
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WE PRAY THIS WEEK ESPECIALLY FOR:
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, John Heanue.
Give eternal rest to all those who have recently died: Patrick O’gorman, Michael Reilly ,Philomena Southall, Bridie Cowley, Joan Crowe, Peggy Mackie, Helene Greiner, Robert Dunphy, Anita Lynch.
Those whose anniversary occur around this time: Phil, Tom and Pat Maguire, William Lawford, Bridget Harrison, Molly and Patrick McCarron, Sheila O’Callaghan, Kathleen Daly.
COFFEES/TEAS/BISCUITS served in the lower hall after 11am Mass. All welcome.
FEAST OF SS PETER AND PAUL is celebrated on Friday 29th June and is a Holy Day of Obligation. Mass at 10am & 7.30pm. The Palmer Academy will be joining us for the 10.00am Mass.
THANK YOU very much for last week’s collection which amounted to £948.66 (envelopes £405.00 & loose £543.66), £131.48 for Day for Life and for your continuing support of the La Salette in Lanowice, Ukraine & Madagascar.
RETIRING COLLECTION next week for Peter’s pence.
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.
DO NOT FORGET THE REFUGEES:
Boxes in chapel for small packets of corn flakes, rice, orange juice, semi-
ST. CEDD’S CATHOLIC CLUB LTD:
Music from 9pm every Sunday: 24th June ‘Kevin Keyes’, 1st July ‘Finbarr Black’, 8th July ‘Dave White’, 15th July ‘Mary and New Counties’, 22nd July ‘Eugene Doonan’, 29th July ‘Ramblin Pete’.
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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