1st December 2002 - 1st Sunday of Advent

SUNDAY MASS		Vigil 6.00pm; 9.00am and 11.00am
		Liturgy of the Word with Children 11.00am
WEEKDAY MASS		Monday - Thursday 9am and 12.10pm
		Saturday 10.00am St M Clitherow Shrine
SACRAMENT OF		Saturday 10.30am - 12 noon
RECONCILIATION		(at other times on request)
EUCRARISTIC DEVOTION		Thursday 9.30am - 11.30am
MORNING PRAYER		Monday - Friday 8.45am
ROSARY		Monday - Friday 11.45am

YOUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR Joy McFarling, Joan Wilkinson, David Watt, Mark Devlin, Jennie Carlson, Bridie Hepton, Stephen Dyson Taylor, Father John Treacy, Helen Arthur, Tim Peters (seminarian), James McGuaran, Pat Meehan, Eamonn Burke, Eleshia Monohan, Brian Calpin, Sheila Harrison and all who are ill, housebound or in hospital; Margaret Thorne and all who have died recently and those whose anniversaries occur at this time.

MASS INTENTIONS RECEIVED: Edith and Thomas Culkin and relatives, Margaret and Thomas Myers, Leonardo Haber, David Simpson, Trudie Berger, Margaret Thorne, Eric Elliott.

FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATION: Theme 'Forgiving'. The children have been looking at the story of Zacchaeus and focusing on the Penetential Rite withing the Mass. Today at the 11am Mass we pray especially for the children.

ADVENT REFLECTION: You are invited to an afternoon led by Sr Cecilia, IBVM today (Sunday) 2-6pm in the Upper Room. A donation of £5 is requested to cover expenses.

BAPTISM CONGRATULATIONS : We welcome Kerensa Faith Tereszczak and her brother Tristan Benedict, Phoebe Elizabeth Rylatt and Anna Tighe into our parish community. Please keep all these new members and their families in your prayers.

BISHOP JOHN meets with the young people (13+) of the Central Vicariate at English Martyrs on Thursday 5 December, 7-9pm.

PRIESTS TRAINING FUND : A retiring collection will be taken next weekend to help finance our four Diocesan students.

ALTAR SERVERS: If you would like to serve at Mass please get in touch with Canon Michael.

PARABLE OF THE TALENTS: The parish is offering you £10 to use in any fruitful way for the benefit of the Church Refurbishment Fund.See Eileen Sparks

OTHER WAYS OF USING YOUR TALENTS - Church Cleaning, Serving on the Shop, Welcoming people to Mass, Liturgy of the Word with Children, Serving Tea & Coffee after Sunday Masses, Flower Arranging, Procession with the Gifts etc. Please see list in the porch if you can help in any area.

ASCENT (an International movement for Christians of 50 years plus). The next meeting of the City Centre Group is Wednesday 29 January, 12.45 - 3pm in the Upper Room. Those people who would like to attend the Christmas Lunch on Tuesday 14 January at the Jacobean, are asked to please ring the rectory to put their names on the list.

HOUSE GROUP : Friday 6 December, 8pm at 1 St Barnabas Close, Leeman Rd.

50TH DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES (23 - 30 May 2003) : If you, or anyone you know, wish to travel with the Diocese as sick pilgrims please see notice on board in porch or ring the rectory for further details.

ADVENT CELEBRATION of the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the York Pastoral Area takes place on Saturday 21 December, 2.30pm here at St Wilfrid's. The Priests of the Pastoral Area will be available to hear Confessions

SINGING PRACTICE - Monday 7-8pm in the Upper Room. All welcome.

DIOCESAN CATECHISTS COURSE 2003/4 - a part-time course, over four terms. More information and application forms from the Rectory.

CHRISTMAS DRAW - tickets available today. We are appealing for prizes - Please see list in porch and take some tickets home to sell.