6th October 2002 - 27th Sunday of the Year

SUNDAY MASS		Vigil 6.00pm; 9.00am and 11.00am
		Liturgy of the Word with Children 11.00am
WEEKDAY MASS		Monday - Friday 9.00am & 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 Stephen Langan, Michael Novak, David Watt, Jennie Carlson, Bridie Hepton, Stephen Dyson Taylor, Mark Devlin, Shirley Lodge, Helen Arthur, Ann Green, James McGuaran, Eileen Dobbs, Pat Meehan, Eamonn Burke, Eleshia Monohan, Brian Calpin, Sheila Harrison and all who are ill, housebound or in hospital; Patricia Allen, Mary Sharp and all who have died recently and those whose anniversaries occur at this time.

MASS INTENTIONS RECEIVED: Wilf Pennington, Special Intention, Mark Devlin, anne McGarr, Margaret Granger, Walter Dratley, Brian Calpin, Fiona.

WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS and thanks for joining in our Celebration. We hope you enjoy your time in York. If you are a UK tax payer and wish to help our Church, please put your donation in one of the small white Gift Aid envelopes that are on the table in the porch. For every £1 you give, the government gives us back a further £0.28. Thank you for your help.

CAFOD HARVEST FAST DAY 'Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality'. The proceeds of our fasting last Friday will be collected in as we leave Mass today. If you pay tax and wish to make your donation tax-efficient, please fill in the form, tear it off and place it in the collection envelope with your donation.

THE GOSPEL CHALLENGE : 18 - 20 October 2002. An invitation to all members of the parish who would like to come and reflect on the Gospel and its impact on us today. Booking forms available from the porch today. Closing date Sunday 6 October.

PARISH FORUM Today 3.30pm in the Upper Room. All welcome.

LITURGY PREPARATION for November takes place on Thursday 8 October, 7 - 8pm in the Upper Room. All welcome.

FEAST OF ST WILFRID - Sat 12 Oct we celebrate the patron of our Church. He played a prominent part in building up the Church here in the 7th century.

HOUSE GROUP Friday 11 October, 8pm at 1 St Barnabas Close, Leeman Road. Meditative Reading from St John's Gospel. All welcome.

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) If you are interested in becoming a Catholic or if you know of someone who may be interested, our meetings start on Tuesday 15 October at 7.30pm in the Upper Room. Inquiries - 624767.

FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATION: The first meeting for parents takes place on Wednesday 16 October at 7.30pm in the Upper Room.

DAY OF REFLECTION Tuesday 8 Oct 10.30am - 3.30pm at St Aelred's Centre led by Rev. Nigel Bavidge. All welcome. See noticeboard for further info.

FUNDRAISING MEETING Monday 14 October, 7.30pm in Upper Room - looking towards events for 2003. All welcome.

150th ANNIVERSARY of SVP in York. Concelebrated Mass at St George's Church on Wednesday 9 October at 7pm. All Welcome.

CELEBRATING LITURGIES - Ongoing Formation at 7.30pm at St Margaret Clitherow, Haxby on 8 October. - last one of this series. See poster for details.

YOUNG PEOPLE 13+ are invited by Bishop John to a meeting with him at English Martyrs Hall on Thursday 24 October, 7.00 - 9.00pm.

ASCENT: First meeting here at St Wilfrid's - Wed 30 October 12.45 - 3.00pm.

ALL SAINTS SCHOOL, Nunnery Lane. Opening Evening for Sixth Year primary school parents interested in 11+ entry 2003 on Tuesday 22 October at 7.00pm. An opportunity to meet staff and pupils and to see displays of work.

TRADE JUSTICE MOVEMENT: Public meeting at Friends Meeting House on Friday 11 Oct at 7.30pm. Please see notice for further details. All welcome.

ST GEORGE'S DINNER DANCE - Friday 22 November, Ebor Suite, York Racecourse. £19.50 per head. List for names in porch.

COLLECTIONS: 22 Sep. Gift Aid : £117.50; Loose Plate : £535.04 29 Sep. Gift Aid : £70.50 Loose Plate : £623.43