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1st August 2004 - 18th Sunday of the Year OUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR Stephen Dyson Taylor, Desmond Armstrong, Mary Snowden, Winifrid Melody, Brian Roberts, Derek Walker, James Kingston, John Beever, Jean Geary, Eileen Foran, Pam Lester, Reg Buckle, Kate Gills, Andrew Carr, Joan & Jim Wilkinson, David Watt, Eamonn Burke, Eleshia Monohan, Nan Brownlow and all who are ill, housebound or in hospital; Marguerite Humphreys, Pat Ellison and all who have died recently and those whose anniversaries occur at this time.
MASS INTENTIONS RECEIVED Joseph Thompson, Patrick Leneghan. Marguerite Humphreys, John Sherwood, Bob Hurley, Private Intention - SVP, Marjorie Ryan, Christopher Ryan, Trudie Berger, Margaret Fiorentini, Carmen Carabott, Anthony Carabott, Geraldine Kingston.
HOLIDAYS Canon Michael will be away from the parish 2 -27 August. The local priests will be celebrating the Masses here at St Wilfrid's. We are very blessed to have such generous priests in our Pastoral Area. CONGRATULATIONS to Mairead McLaughlin and Lewis Hanson who were baptised last week and Alwyn Joshua Towse who is being baptised today at the 11.00am Mass. WEDDING CONGRATULATIONS to Emily Corrigan and Daniel Mulholland and Angela Hurley and Duncan Poyser who were married here this weekend. INDIA PROJECT Our Parish Fast Day is next Friday, 6 August. The box for the proceeds of our fasting will be on the 'gifts' table next weekend. SCRIPTURE Our Wednesday evening meetings will resume on 1 September at 8pm. LOURDES FUNDRAISING DAY (to help York sick pilgrims to go to Lourdes) Friday 13 August at St Crux, l0am to 4pm. If you can help on the day please put your name on the list in the porch. Cakes scones, bric-a-brac, handicrafts will be welcome. If you have bric-a-brac please contact Liz Boyes, tel. 656497. A meeting in connection with this day takes place on Monday 2 August, 7.30pm in St Wilfrid's Sacristy. All welcome. RENOVATION OF EAVES GUTTERS The work is almost completed. The final cost is £17,084.21. This figure is slightly higher than the original costing due to the delay in starting the work and some essential repairs that came to light when the scaffolding was erected. The work on the tower will be carried out next year and hopefully the completion of the work on the ramp to bring it into line with the original HCC specifications. The re-ordering of the Sanctuary will also be completed in accordance with the specifications in due course. AUCTION OF PROMISES Friday 10 September at the Beechwood Close Hotel, Shipton Road. Please give your pledges now - forms available today.
CHRISTIANITY AND THE UNITY OF CREATION - exploring theology for pleasure. A course that runs over 3 terms on Wednesday evenings at St Bede's.
OUR LADY OF WALSINCHAM September 24 is now designated as the Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham. An appeal is being launched to help build a new church in the village of Walsinghum. The Cardinal has given his backing to this project and has written recently; We are extremely fortunate to have in our country the National Shrine of Walsingham, which has, for over 900 years, been the focus of Marian devotion in this country. A collection towards the new church will be taken the weekend after the feast day (26 September). MOUNT GRACE ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE Sunday 15 August led by Bishop John. Concelebrated Mass at 3pm. See poster for detail. YORK MOSQUE OPEN DAY today (Sunday). See poster in porch. All welcome. FINANCE Gift Aid £184.11 Loose Plate £591.87 Refurbishment £112.12
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