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3rd December 2006 - Advent Sunday OUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR Anne Spadone, Wilf Craig, Michael Wilks, Betty Price, Nan Thompson, Haley Yagiz, Anne Saunders, Mary Woolfson, Brendan Grogan, Michael Randall, Brett Clarson, Ted Askham, Derek Piercy, David Allen, Anne McDermott, Margot Edwards, Stephen Dyson Taylor, Mary Fisher, Jean Geary. Bernadette Leach, Andrew Carr, Joan Wilkinson, Eleshia Monohan, Staff and Patients of St Leonard's Hospice, York Hospital and all who are ill or house-bound; Dolores McCartney, Jamie Coady, Jim Thompson and all who have died recently and those whose anniversaries occur at this time.
MASS INTENTIONS RECIEVED Deceased of the Culkin Family and Friends, Joan Clemit, John Clemit, Dolores McCartney, David Simpson, Holy Souls, Jamie Coady, Deceased of York Hospital, Brendan Rogan.
CAFOD 'Live Simply' ADVENT SERVICE Sunday 10 December, 3.00pm here at St Wilfrid's, to celebrate the 40 anniversary of Pope Paul VI's Encyclical Populorum Progressio. Peace means far more than a precarious truce. Peace is the fruit of anxious daily care to see that everyone lives in justice as God intends. Make sure you get Christmas off to the right start. Join us for our Advent Service. All are welcome.
ADVENT DAY OF RECONCILIATION 10am-5pm on Saturday 16 December at St Wilfrid's. Priests from around York will be available to hear confessions all day - please see the list in the porch.
ALL SAINTS SCHOOL invites us to their Carol Service in York Minster on Monday 4 December at 7.30pm. They will be celebrating Advent and preparing for Christmas with readings, prayers, reflections and music and would be delighted if parishioners would join them on the night for a community celebration. Mince pies will be served at the service in the North transept of the Minster.
BAPTISM Last week we welcomed into our community Joseph and Jack Farrell - congratulations to them and their family. MINISTERS OF WORD AND HOLY COMMUNION If you are available for Christmas Ministry please put your name on the list in the Church Porch as soon as possible. FATHER TOM CUMMINS of the White Fathers, has written to thank you all for your generosity last weekend - a total of £1,643.65! WELCOME to Colin Flanagan, headteacher of St Wilfrid's School who will speak to us at the 11.00am Mass today. THANK YOU FROM OUAGADOUGOU: Nicky Thorne whom you so generously supported for his year in Africa writes from Burkina Faso, 'During the week I teach English, and teach the school caretakers to read and write. At the weekend I work on a tomato farm. Thank you again for all your support.' BISHOP JOHN celebrates 20 years as a Bishop on Friday 8 December. He invites all to join him for a Mass at the Cathedral at 7pm and refreshments afterwards. SATURDAY REFRESHMENTS Thanks to the people who work so hard serving refreshments month after month. Last week they raised £511.87 for parish funds making a total of £l378.05 this year. They are taking a well deserved rest until the last Saturday in March - 31st Thanks to you all. CHRISTMAS DRAW tickets are available today. Please take a few books and se them to your friends and relations. Many thanks to those who have generously donated prizes already - please see list in the porch. ST WILFRID'S SCHOOL CHRISTMAS FAYRE Sunday 10 Dec. 2-4.30pm in the school hall. Stalls, Tombola, Santa's Grotto, mulled wine and mince pies All welcome. The School Choir will be taking part in the St Leonard's Hospice Christmas Tree of Lights Service at York Railway Station today (Sunday). THE RETIRING COLLECTION taken today is to support the Youth Ministry in the Diocese. Next weekend it is for Flowers for the Church at Christmas and the weekend of 16/17 December is for the SVP Charities. FUNDRAISINC DAY in aid of the Corpus Christi Carmelite's Liberian Mission on Friday 8 December l0am-4pm at St Crux Church, DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 25 May - 1 June 07. Booking forms for the flight from Durham Tees Valley will be available shortly. If you know of any sick person who would like to make the pilgrimage please inform Canon Michael. CATHOLIC SINGLES is an organisation which alms to help practising catholics meet other catholics, It does this by providing an optional, strictly confidential service, sending members a monthly bulletin. Further information from tel. 0161 941 3498, email info@catholicsingles.org.uk CHRISTMAS CARDS diaries, calendars, etc. available from the stall in the porch. FINANCE: Gift Aid £31.48 Loose Plate £572.92
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