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13th September 2009 - 24th Sunday of the Year OUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR Chris Byrne, Peter Sutherland, Jack Watt, Joan Wilkinson, Jean Willis, Mary Empson, Maggie Stuart, Sabrina Murko, Tania Kirby, Jaroslav Zigo, Emilo Gallo, Helen Bashal, Sharon Clarke, Wendy Rayne-Davis, Patrick Reardon, Ann Stuart, Michael Novak, Lily Trowsdale, Jean Brittenden, Ian McMonagle, Brigitte Black, Mikey Davitt, Sister Theresa Arrowsmith, Andrew Ridley, Ruby Yap, Declan Garnett, Matthew Curran, Stephen Dyson Taylor, Baby Laurie, Emma Gascoigne, Joan Conway, Wilf Craig, Anne Saunders, Brett Clarson, Derek Piercy, David Allen, Anne McDermott, Jean Geary, Bernadette Leach, Mel Richardson, Eleshia Monohan, and those who are ill or house-bound and all who care for them; all who died recently and those whose anniversaries occur at this time.
MASS INTENTIONS RECEIVED: Holy Souls, Helen Elliott, Jessica Snowden, In Thanksgiving, Ethel Fletcher, Special Intention, Terry Cooper, Iain Benn, Michael Fitzgerald, Gascoigne Family and Kerry, Rosa Fazio-Paladini
RACIAL JUSTICE SUNDAY -The Changing Face of Britain and Ireland. This year's theme Who do you say I am? Let us encourage one another in seeking to become a more racially just church and society. Let us celebrate belonging to the One Race, the Human Race. WELCOME to Ethan Caisley and Sophie-Hamilton, who will be baptised into the Christian community today. Congratulations to both families. CONGRATULATIONS to Leigh Beveridge and Stephen Moore and Tania Heppell and Mark Lyons who were married here this weekend. WELCOMING PEOPLE INTO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: Our meetings for those people inquiring about becoming Catholic start on Tuesday 22nd September, 7.30pm in the Upper Room. If you know of anyone who might be interested please bring them along. BAPTISM PREPARATION: If you have a child for Baptism you are invited to take part in a two session preparation course on Saturdays 19th September and 26th September, 2-3pm in the Upper Room. Please let Canon Michael know if you wish to attend. FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATION: We have our parents meeting on the theme of 'Celebrating' on Thursday 24 September, 7.30pm in the Upper Room. CONFIRMATION PREPARATION: A meeting took place with our eight candidates and their parents on Thursday last. The young people are full of enthusiasm and looking forward to receiving the Holy Spirit next year. Further information will be available in the coming weeks. ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD: Mark Reilly was ordained yesterday (Saturday) in Brentwood Cathedral. We congratulate him and promise our prayerful support. RCIA 'BECOMING THE BODY OF CHRIST': Dr. Sheila O'Dea will be leading a day for all interested in evangelisation on Saturday 26 September, 10.30am - 3.30pm at All Saints Lower School, Nunnery Lane. Please bring a packed lunch. Suggested donation £5. CROSSING THE THRESHOLD - a day for all involved in catechesis in the parish, Sat.24 Oct., 10.30am - 4pm. Please book in by email to adultformation@dioceseofmiddlesbrough.co.uk or ring 01642 350505. CAFOD: 'Make a Wave for Climate Justice' in York, Saturday 24 October, 10.30am - 11.30am. Gather at Dean's Yard behind the Minster to make a chain around the Minster. Volunteers needed as stewards and to help with teas. Contact our parish CAFOD representative, Jo England on 625316. 'THE PARISH AS A WELCOMING FAMILY' : A day led by Caroline Dollard, Saturday 19 September, 10.00am - 4.00pm at St Aelred's School, Fifth Avenue. A RETIRING COLLECTION will be taken next weekend for the Retired Priests Welfare Fund. THE PILOT PROJECT, which St Wilfrid's congregation donated towards in February to help in a training project in Peru, was successfully completed in April. For further information please see noticeboard in the porch or www.iac-es.org/peru.htlm YORK WALSINGHAM ASSOCIATION - meeting Wed. 16 Sep. 12.30pm at English Martyrs. CARECENT at Central Methodist Church, serving those who are homeless, unemployed or disadvantaged is looking for people to volunteer either as a regular commitment of one morning per week or fortnight to join one of their day teams or to join the relief rota. For further details please see notice on board in church porch or contact Jane Segaran carecent@hotmail.co.uk or tel.624244. FINANCE: Gift Aid £151.00 Loose Plate £716.98 Buildings Fund £70.16 July Standing Orders £2882.90 August Standing Orders £2611.70
ST THERESE LISIEUX - a time of grace for England and Wales. We are very privileged in York to have the relics in the Minster for her feast day. The relics will arrive at the Minster at 6pm on Thursday 1st October. The Minster will be open for veneration of the relics through the night and services will be held on the hour. The relics leave the Minster at 12noon on Friday 2nd. Confessions will be heard here at St Wilfrid's from 7pm on Thursday to 11am on Friday. Can you please help with the stewarding of St Wilfrid's during the night? Please see list in the Church porch.
ST WILFRID: This year marks the 13th centenary since the death of St Wilfrid. As he is the patron of our Church it is proposed to celebrate his feast day this year with special solemnity on Monday 12 October 2009 at 7pm and afterwards at the Guildhall. A finger buffet is to be served at the Guildhall and your help is needed to provide the food - please sign up in the porch today.
WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS and thanks for joining in our Celebration. We hope you enjoy your time in York. Young children are most welcome to join in the Children's Liturgy at the 11am Mass. It helps the parish if tax-paying visitors would use the small white Gift Aid envelope (found at the back of Church) for any offerings you wish to make.
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