1st March 2009 - 1st Sunday of Lent

SUNDAY MASS		Saturday 6.15pm; 8.30am and 11.00am
		Liturgy of the Word with Children 11.00am
WEEKDAY MASS		Monday 8.00am
		Tuesday - Friday 12.10pm
		Saturday 10.00am in St Margaret Clitherow Shrine
SACRAMENT OF		Saturday10.45 - 12 noon
RECONCILIATION
EXPOSITION OF THE		Thursday 9.00am - 10.30am
BLESSED SACRAMENT
STATION OF THE CROSS		Wednesday and Friday 11.30pm
MORNING PRAYER		Monday - Friday 8.45am
ROSARY		Tuesday and Thursday 11.45am
NOVENA TO OUR LADY		Wednesday 12.40pm
OF PERPETUAL HELP

OUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR John Shepherd, Mary Badere, Ann Stuart, Mary Clark, Lily Trowsdale, Jean Brittenden, Ian McMonagle, Brigitte Black, Maureen Pearson, Mikey Davitt, Sister Theresa Arrowsmith, Andrew Ridley, Ruby Yap, Declan Garnett, Matthew Curran, Anne Birkhill, Stephen Dyson Taylor, Baby Lucca, Baby Laurie, Margaret O'Riordan, Beryl Ives, Joan Conway, Lucy Wilson, Wilf Craig, Anne Saunders, Brett Clarson, Derek Piercy, David Allen, Anne McDermott, Jean Geary, Bernadette Leach, Mel Richardson, Eleshia Monohan, and those who are ill or house-bound and all who care for them, Christopher Goodall, Mary Clark, Marjorie Newby, John Beever, Mrs Doogue, Mrs Nallen, Dorothy Watson, and all who died recently and those whose anniversaries occur at this time.

MASS INTENTIONS RECEIVED: George and Dorothy Reeson, Ann Stuart, Mrs Vaughan, Kathleen Driscoll, Mrs Yeor, Mrs Clune, Peter Murphy, Special Intentions, Marjorie Newby, Baby Laurie, Emma Gascoigne, James Cole, Laura Twineham, Silvino Manacpo, John Beever, Molly Crawford, Sharon Clarke, Elizabeth Richardson, Mrs Doogue, Mrs Nallen, Mr Jackson.

L E N T

STATIONS OF THE CROSS   Wednesdays and Fridays 11.30am LENTEN LUNCHES   Fridays after 12.10pm Mass GOD IN THE MARKET PLACE   Wednesdays of Lent, 1.15pm - 2.00pm at All Saints, Pavement UNNAMED WOMEN OF THE GOSPELS   Fridays 6, 13, 20, 27 March, 10 - 11.30am in St George's Sacristy HELPS FOR THE LENTEN JOURNEY   Bible Alive £1.95   Walk With Me £1   Day by Day £1   A selection of CTS booklets including Stations of the Cross

RITE OF ELECTION: Today we travel with Tracy, Ronnie, Shannon, Sarah, Tania, Alan, Auriel and their families, Godparents and sponsors to the Cathedral where they will be welcomed by the Bishop. The coach leaves the Memorial Gardens at 1.15pm. At the 11.00am Mass today, the catechumens and candidates will be 'sent forth' from our community.

CAFOD LENT FAST DAY - Friday 6 March: Cafod envelopes are available today as you leave the church. Please share what you can with some of the poorest and most marginalised communities. Don't forget to fill in the Gift Aid details if you are a tax payer.

BAPTISM: We welcome into our community, Eloise Mae Kershaw and Olympia Pandora Dunn who were baptised last week. Congratulations to both families.

FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATION: 'Sharing'. We reflect on the action of Jesus in the story of the feeding of the 5,000 (John 6: 1-11). During the dialogue which opens the Eucharistic Prayer, we join with the priest in giving thanks for the love God shares with us as a family. In this dialogue we are reminded of our close union with the priest and with one another as we thank the Father through Jesus. When we share, we live the life of the Eucharist.

Parents Meeting : Thursday 12 March 7.30pm

Childrens Gathering : Saturday 14 March 10.00am -11.30pm

Parish Celebration : Sunday 15 March 11.00am

WHO DO YOU SAY I AM? Bishop Terry invites young people aged 13 - 30 years to meet with him during Lent on 3,10,17,24 March at English Martyrs Church. At the meetings you will be asked to concentrate on part of St Mark's Gospel and will be using a style of prayer called Lectio Divina.

SINGING PRACTICE: We gather again on the Mondays of Lent (starting 2 March) at 7.30pm in the Upper Room to prepare for our Lent and Holy Week Liturgies.

CELEBRATING FAMILY PROJECT -a three year programme being launched in our Diocese; Year 1 'Everybody's Welcome', Year 2 'Home is a Holy Place', Year 3 'Handing on the Faith'. An information evening will be held at English Martyrs on Wednesday 4 March, 7.00pm - 8.30pm.

MINISTERS OF WORD AND HOLY COMMUNION: If you are available for Holy Week and Easter ministry please put your name on the list in the porch.

MINISTERS OF THE WORD: We meet at 8.00pm on Wednesdays in the Upper Room. I encourage all readers to attend and anyone else who would like to come.

CHRISM MASS - Tuesday of Holy Week (7 April) at the Cathedral, Middlesbrough. Please put your name on the list in the porch as soon as possible if you would like to book a seat on the coach - £7. Numbers have to be sent to Middlesbrough for catering purposes and seating in the Cathedral.

WOMEN'S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER - Friday 6 March. The local services take place at York

Baptist Church, Priory Street at 2.00pm, and St Martin-le-Grand, Coney Street at 7.30pm.

WOMEN'S COMMISSION - Saturday 28 March at English Martyrs Hall. See poster.

UNDERSTANDING SALVATION: Wednesday 25 March, 7.30pm, St George's. See poster.

FINANCE: Gift Aid £104.50 Loose Plate £657.47 Thank you.

Diocese of Middlesbrough Registered Charity No. 233748