CAFOD 'Live Simply' ADVENT SERVICE Today (Sunday), 3.00pm here at St Wilfrid's, to celebrate the 40th 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.

BAPTISM Today we welcome into our community Sienna Chilton - congratulations to her and her 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.

CONGRATULATIONS to Bishop John on his 20 years as Bishop. Please remember to keep him and all our leaders in your prayers.

PARISH MINISTRIES Church Cleaning, Serving in the Shop, Welcoming people to Mass, Music, Cantor, Reader, Catechist, Serving tea and coffee after Sunday Mass, Flower arranging, etc. Please put your name on the list in the porch if you can help - new rotas out soon.

CRIB SERVICE - Thursday 2 December at 2pm. All children who wish to take an active part will be invited to do so. All welcome.

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.

ST WILFRID'S SCHOOL CAROL SERVICE here at St Wilfrid's Church on Monday 18 December at 7pm. All very welcome.

KING OF KINGS - story of the Nativity. Thursday 14 December at Kings Square. Performances at 1pm and 2pm. All welcome.

CHRISTMAS DRAW tickets are available today. Please take a few books and sell them to your friends and relations. Many thanks to those who have generously donated prizes already - please see list in the porch. The Draw takes place on Sunday 17 December after the 11am Mass.

2007 DIOCESAN YEAR BOOK - available from the Paper Stall - price £2.

THE RETIRING COLLECTION taken today is for flowers for the Church at Christmas and the weekend of 16/17 December is for the SVP Charities.

WALSINGHAM - Prayers and Reflections, Readings in the Upper Room by the author, John Rayne Davison Thursday 14 December at 7.00pm. All welcome.

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 any sick person who would like to make the pilgrimage please inform Canon Michael.

CATHOLIC SINGLES is an organisation which aims 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

ST BEDE'S PASTORAL CENTRE - Spring Programme may he seen on the noticeboard in the porch.

FINANCE Gift Aid £186 Loose Plate £598.46 Youth Service Collection £163.71