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9th February 2003 - 5th Sunday of the Year YOUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR Andrew Carr, Joy McFarling, Joan & Jim Wilkinson, George Brown, David Watt, Anne Mitchell, Mark Devlin, Jennie Carlson, Stephen Dyson Taylor, Father John Treacy, Helen Arthur, James McGuaran, Pat Meehan, Eamonn Burke, Eleshia Monohan, Sheila Harrison and all who are ill, housebound or in hospital; Joe Daniel and all whe have died recently and those whose anniversaries occur at this time
MASS INTENTIONS RECEIVED: Fred Lobski, Trudie Berger, Eliza Ellison, Gerald Brady, John Lavery, Mollie Duffy, Father Dominic Crillie, Sabina Barry, Matthias Degenhardt.
RITE OF WELCOME: We are privileged today to welcome Emma, Julie, Nick, Celeste, Philip and Martha into our community. This a step towards their full initiation into the Church. Please keep all who are on this journey in your prayers. COMMUNION PREPARATION Theme 'Caring'. Next Sunday our 11am Mass is the celebration of this theme. By our example of caring about and helping those in need, our children learn to express their compassion and care for those who are sick, hurt, sad, lonely, homeless, hungry, finding difficulty in doing school work etc. PARISH FORUM : Today (Sunday) 3.30pm - 5pm in the Upper Room. All welcome. LITURGY PREPARATION for the Easter Vigil will be on Thursday 13 February; Maundy Thursday and Good Friday on Thurs 20 Feb both at 7.00pm. All welcome. PARISH SOCIAL EVENING Friday 21 February, 7-9pm in the Upper Room. Please bring some food for the shared supper and let's enjoy each others company. New parishioners and families especially welcome. CHEESE AND WINE EVENING Friday 28 February, 7pm in the Rectory. Tickets on sale today at £2 - including glass of wine. Proceeds to Church Refurbishment Fund. HOUSE GROUP : Friday 28 February, 8pm at 1 St Barnabas Close, Leeman Road. PARISH FINANCE: Today there is a Report of our Parish Finances available in the porch. You will notice that our surplus income amounts to only £2,111.09 for 2002. Could you help by regular giving through Bankers Order or envelope? If you are already a regular giver perhaps this is the time to consider increasing your contribution - especially if you have not increased it in recent years. WELCOMERS - a meeting for all who do this important ministry takes place on Monday 17 February at 8.00pm in the Upper Room. HUNDRED CLUB : Congratulations to our February winners - no. 65 Terence and Rita Cullan £80; no. 73 Maureen Bean £48; no. 57 Elaine Langan £32. FR JOHN TREACY is to celebrate his 90th birthday on Tuesday 18 February with concelebrated Mass at St Joseph's at 2pm followed by a reception in the Parish Hall. All very welcome. LOURDES 2003: The fiftieth Middlesbrough Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes by air from Teesside, Friday 23 - Friday 30 May. This is a very special week in the life of our diocese - maybe you are thinking of coming. Booking forms from Rectory. MARGARET CLITHEROW SAINT OF YORK - a talk by John Rayne-Davis, author of this book, Wednesday 19 February, 7.30pm in the Upper Room. WOMEN'S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER - Friday 7 March. The Central Service for the City is here at St Wilfrid's at 2pm. Theme 'Holy Spirit, Fill Us' prepared by the women of Lebanon. Speaker - Major Westlake of the Salvation Army. All welcome. WOMEN IN SCRIPTURE Saturday 22 February 11am - 4pm at English Martyrs Hall. The day will be led by Rev. Nick King S.J. Please see poster for further details. JUSTICE AND PEACE GROUP next meeting - Monday 10 February at 7.30pm at St Bede's Pastoral Centre, 21 Blossom Street. Two speakers from York Racial Equality Network (YREN). All welcome. Further details on noticeboard. MALAWI landscapes, agriculture and wildlife - illustrated talk by Dr David Stead on Wednesday 12 February at 7.30pm at the Friends Meeting House, Friargate. Organised by York Jubilee Debt Campaign. All welcome. COLLECTIONS: Gift Aid : £117.00; Loose Plate : £470.49 Refurbishment Fund : £153.96 Priests' Retirement Fund : £570.00
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