Mass and Distribution of Ashes 12.10pm and 7.30pm

Station Masses

St Wilfrid's Friday 2 March 12.10pm

St George's Tuesday 13 March 9.30am

St Aelred's Wednesday 28 March 9.00am

Stations of the Cross

Wednesdays and Fridays 11.30am

Lenten Lunches

Fridays after 12.10pm Mass

EDUCATION SUNDAY Today is a national day of prayer and celebration for everyone in the world of education - that includes us all. We are shaped by many forces over which we have no control. We have little choice about our physical natural or the families and societies that we are born into. All of these powers help to shape us - both our inner and outer identity -and help to make us the people we are now. But we are not just fixed and unchanging. Each day we face choices and possibilities.

FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATION Theme 'Giving'

Parents Meeting Thursday 22 February 7.30pm

Children's Gathering : Saturday 24 February 10.00am - 11.30am

Parish Celebration Sunday 25 February 11.00am

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION Anyone who would like to be Confirmed and who will be over l4 years of age on 1st July 07 is invited to get in touch with Canon Michael before Lent begins on Wednesday 21 February.

MARRIAGE PREPARATION All people planning to be married at St Wilfrid's are invited to a one day preparation course ran by Marriage Care at St Bede's Pastoral Centre. The 2007 dates are: Saturdays 23 June, 7 July and 3 November. Application forms available from Canon Michael.

PHASE II of the Church Refurbishment. Next week you will see a change to the Church. The altar rails will be removed and taken for adaptation to form new kneelers for the Sacred Heart Chapel. The stonemasons are already working on the new altar and this will be put in place shortly after Easter along with the new lectern and presidential chair.

HOLY HOUR for priests and laity takes here at St Wilfrid's on Tues 6 Feb. 2-3pm All welcome.

LENTEN LUNCHES If you could help on one of the Fridays of Lent please put your name on the list in the porch.

POLISH MASS Please note that with effect from Sunday 4 February the venue for the Polish Mass will be English Martyrs Church, Dalton Terrace. The time remains unchanged - 13.30pm

Niedziela: g.1300-Sakrament Pojednania; g. 13.30-MszaSwietq

DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 25 May - 1 June 07. Booking forms for the flight from Durham Tees Valley are now available from Canon Michael. If you know of any sick person who would like to make the pilgrimage please inform Canon Michael. A coach will be going from York to Lourdes also, for details please ring Anita Murray on 635954 as soon as possible.

THE BETTER HOUR - A Bicentenary Service in commemoration of William Wilberforce takes place on Sunday 25 February, 2.00pm at York Minster. All welcome

ON THE EDGE? Being a Christian in the 21st Century. An evening with Fr Richard Rohr OFM, 8pm Saturday 2 June at St Michael-le-Belfrey. £5 on the door for non-conference delegates. Please see notice board for further details. The weekend conference is now fully booked.

ST VALENTINE'S DAY Fundraising dinner, Wednesday 14 February at The Bar Convent, 7.30pm. Tables set for eight - cost £30 per person. Please see notice for further details.

FINANCE Gift Aid £211.90 Loose Plate £602.15 Thank you