THIS SUNDAY WE KEEP THE DAY FOR LIFE Day for Life – the day in the Church’s year dedicated to celebrating the dignity of life will this year call upon young people in particular to protect and cherish life from conception to natural death. For more information visit: . There will be second collection in our parish to support this Day for Life. Proceeds of the collection will go to The Anscombe Bioethics Centre and other pro-life related activities supported by the Catholic Church in England and Wales. Explanation and prayer cards are available in each church.
FIRST RECONCILIATION AND FIRST HOLY COMMUNION ALSO CONFIRMATION FOR THOSE NOT AT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS We hope to have groups ready to begin in September. To that end we need the names of those who come to mass regularly here who wish, with their parents’ support, to be prepared for the sacraments. If there is a need then we will try to see that preparation is given. PLEASE GIVE ALL NAMES, ADDRESSES AND PHONE CONTACTS TO FATHER KEVIN OR FATHER DAVID BY THIS SUNDAY, thank you.
AFTERNOON TEA A big thank you goes to all who supported or helped in any way to make this a most enjoyable afternoon. £305.00 will go towards our charities.
HYMN BOOKS AT ST FRANCIS’ CHURCH Application forms are available at St Francis’ Church and £5 will sponsor a book. Last day for applications is today.
For further news from the Parish, please consult the Pasrish Newsletter (see below).
Members will be holding their AGM on Tuesday 29 July at 10.30 am in the Parish Centre. The meeting will be open to any parishioners who wish to attend. Contact M. Sexton 855 930.
A Foyer de Charité Retreat will be held at the Franciscan Friary, Pantasaph, North Wales from Sunday 10 (6pm) – Saturday 16 August (2pm). The theme is God’s Plan for the Fullness of Time, and the preacher will be Mgr. Keith Barltrop, with help from Foyer members and past retreatants. For more or to book a place, contact Mgr. Barltrop: 07879 953 953.
The members of the CWL will be travelling to Bath for their summer outing this year. The coach will depart St Francis’ car park on Tuesday, 12 August at 8.30 am. All parishioners are welcome to join the CWL for the day out. Please sign the list in the narthex where there is more information. The cost will be £18.
There will be a meeting for people with learning disabilities and carers on Sun 15 Sept 11am – 12 and every 3rd Sunday in the month. See poster in the narthex.
This year’s Rally will be led by Father Anselm Stark OCSO. It will take place on Sunday, 24 August beginning with mass at 3.00pm. After a break for refreshments, events continue at 5.00pm with Marian and Eucharistic Devotions - See poster in St Francis’ narthex.
The eighth Holy Land Pilgrimage, which is being led by Bishop William Kenney this year, with Canon Mervyn Tower as the Spiritual Leader, takes place from 2–11 September 2014. The pilgrimage includes visits to many principal Holy Sites in Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth and Galilee and opportunities to meet with the local Christian communities. Please note: The deadline for booking forms and the deposit of £300 per person has been extended to Friday 6 June 2014. There are still some places available. Details...
The eighth Holy Land Pilgrimage, which is being led by Bishop William Kenney this year, with Canon Mervyn Tower as the Spiritual Leader, takes place from 2–11 September 2014. The pilgrimage includes visits to many principal Holy Sites in Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth and Galilee and opportunities to meet with the local Christian communities. Please note: The deadline for booking forms and the deposit of £300 per person has been extended to Friday 6 June 2014. There are still some places available. Details...
The eighth Holy Land Pilgrimage, which is being led by Bishop William Kenney this year, with Canon Mervyn Tower as the Spiritual Leader, takes place from 2–11 September 2014. The pilgrimage includes visits to many principal Holy Sites in Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth and Galilee and opportunities to meet with the local Christian communities. Please note: The deadline for booking forms and the deposit of £300 per person has been extended to Friday 6 June 2014. There are still some places available. Details...
This parish event is held on Mondays 2.00pm - 4.00pm in the Parish Centre. Activities include Craft Corner, Bridge, Whist, Scrabble and Rummikub. New members always welcome. For further information please contact M. Tenney 512339 or D. Owen 855012.
The next meeting will be on Monday 28 July at 7.30 pm at Bullimore Grove. At the meeting we will pray: that we will do as God asks of us: act justly, love tenderly and walk humbly with our God! (Micah 6:8) Please join with us in this prayer. No meetings now until early September. L. P. Whiteman. (854 148)
THIS SUNDAY WE KEEP THE DAY FOR LIFE 
