11th February 2007 - 6th Sunday of the Year

SUNDAY MASS		Vigil 6.15pm; 8.30am and 11.00am
		Liturgy of the Word with Children 11.00am
WEEKDAY MASS		Monday 8.00am
		Tuesday - Friday 12.10pm
		Saturday 10am in St Margaret Clitherow Shrine
SACRAMENT OF		Saturday 10.40am - 12 noon
RECONCILIATION
EXPOSITION OF THE		Thursday 9.00am - 11.30am
BLESSED SACRAMENT
MORNING PRAYER		Monday - Friday 8.45am
ROSARY		Tuesday - Friday 11.45am
NOVENA TO OUR LADY
OF PERPETUAL HELP		Wednesday 12.40pm

OUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR Beryl Ives, Patricia Hogarth, Mary Bignell, Father Bill East, Barbara Jones, Russell Jones, Les Fawcett, Sue Magson, Lucy Wilson, Anne Spadone, Wilf Craig, Michael Wilks, Kate Audrey Penaranda, Nan Thompson, Haley Yagiz, Anne Saunders, Mary Woolfson, Brenda Rogan, Michael Randall, Brett Carson, Ted Askham, Derek Piercy, David Allen, Anne McDermott, Mm-got 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; Jack Gargan, Florence Cofield, and all who have died recently those whose anniversaries occur at this time and those who are grieving.

MASS INTENTIONS RECEIVED Special Intentions, Jack Gargan, In Thanksgiving, Anne Clark, Frances Coleman, Bishop John and all priests of our Diocese, St Wilfrid's Parish, All preparing for the Sacraments, Fred Lobski, Dorothy Simpson.

L E N T

Ash Wednesday 21 February A day of fast and abstinence    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 An extra Mass will be celebrated on Wednesdays at 7.30pm

FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATION: Theme 'Giving'

Catechists Meeting Wed 14 Feb 7.00pm

Children's Gathering Sat 24 Feb 10am

Parents Meeting Thurs 22 Feb 7.30pm

Parish Celebration Sun 25 Feb 11am

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION: Anyone who would like to be Confirmed and who will be over l4 years of age on l 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 run 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.

RITE OF ELECTION: Sunday 25 February at 3pm in the Cathedral. If you would like a seat on the coach please put your name on the list in the porch. Adults £5. Children free.

BISHOP JOHN: Due to illness our Bishop will be away from the Diocese for three months. Please keep him in your prayers. A copy of his letter is available for everyone in the porch today.

PARISH FORUM: Sunday 18 February, 3.30pm - 5.00pm in the Upper Room. All welcome. Any items for the agenda to be handed in by Friday 16 please.

LENTEN LUNCHES: lf you could help on one of the Fridays of Lent by providing soup and rolls and tea and coffee, please put your name on the list in the porch.

PHASE II of the Church Refurbishment. The altar rails have now been 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 ambo and presidential chair. The work on the stone steps will also take place at this time.

DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES: 25 May - 1 June 07. Booking forms for the flight from Durham Tees Valley are now available from Canon Michael.

CHRISM MASS - Tuesday 3 April at the Cathedral, Middlesbrough. A coach will be going from York picking up at St Aelred's 9.15am, Memorial Gardens 9.30am and Our Lady's, Acomb 9.45am. lf you would like to book a seat please put your name on the list in the porch. Cost £7.

WOMEN'S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER - Friday 2 March. Central Service at 2.00pm at St Martin-le-Grand, Coney Street. Prepared by the women of Paraguay. All welcome.

WOMEN'S COMMISSION: Saturday 3 March, 11.00am - 2.00pm at English Martyrs Hall.

IRISH NIGHT - Friday 9 March at the Crescent Working Men's Club, 7.30pm - midnight. Live music and buffet. Admission £5. Proceeds to The Canon Mortell Memorial Fund.

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 21 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 thither details. The weekend conference is now fully booked.

ST VALENTINE'S DAY Fundraising dinner, Wed. 14 Feb. at The Bar Convent. See notice.

YORK PHILHARMONIC Male Voice Choir, Fri. 30 March 7.30pm at English Martyrs Church,

FINANCE

Gift Aid £143.00

Loose Plate £703.63

January Standing Orders £1669.00

Buildings Fund £88.03

CHAS £1,397.12 Many thanks