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15th February 2004 - 6th Sunday of the Year YOUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR Peter Smythe, Derek Walker, Father Gerald Hurst, John Beever, Jean Geary, Frank Keetley, Reg Buckle, Andrew Carr, Joan & Jim Wilkinson, David Watt, Eamonn Burke, Eleshia Monohan, Nan Brownlow and all who are ill, housebound or in hospital; Alan Flowers, Helen Santorsola, Mary Cahill and all who have died recently and those whose anniversaries occur at this time.
MASS INTENTIONS RECEIVED Father K Carrick, Moses Donnelly, Special Intention, Stan Warren, Ada Bently, Don Donnelly, Gabrielle Laurence, Anna Degenhardt, Mathais Degenhardt.
RITE OF ELECTION - Sunday 29 February at the Cathedral, Middlesbrough. A coach will be leaving from the Memorial Gardens at 1pm and returns approximately 5.30-6pm. Cost £5. Please come along and support Martha and Desmond and all from around the diocese who are preparing to join us. List at back of church-please sign up. FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATION Theme 'Sharing'. During the dialogue which opens the Eucharistic Prayer, we join with the celebrant in giving thanks for the love God shares with us as family. In this dialogue we are reminded of our close union with the priest and with one another as we thank the Father through Jesus. Children's Gathering : Saturday 21 February 10.00am Parish Celebration : Sunday 29 February 11.00am SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION A meeting for those who have applied for Confirmation and their parents takes place on Thursday 19 February, 7.30pm in the Upper Room. MARRIAGE PREPARATION St Bede's Pastoral Centre, Blossom Street - Sats 20 March, 3 July and 6 November. To book a place please call 789115 Monday -Friday. MANY THANKS to Madge Gell's family who donated half of the retiring collection at Madge's funeral to the Church -£151.40. Thanks are also due to the Darley Family who have donated a £1000 to the Church following Joan's funeral. DIOCESAN CATECHISTS COURSE : Six people from St Wilfrid's have completed the third catechist's course in our diocese- Next Saturday Angela Breffit, Joanna Keogh, John Knowles, Andrea Robinson, Judith and Bob Smeaton, along with 50 others, will be receiving their certificates from Bishop John at the Cathedral. We congratulate them all. AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED Rev. Brian Morgan, a deacon in our diocese, will be making an appeal for the above charity at all Masses next weekend. PROCESSION TO HOLY COMMUNION A suggestion from the Parish Forum - that communicants leave their benches row by row when going to receive Holy Communion at Mass. There is no need for everybody to stand and fill up the entire length of the centre aisles at the beginning of Holy Communion. DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 2004-28 May to 4 June by air from Teesside. Cost fill board £499 -£65 (depending on choice of hotel). Application forms available from the Sacristy or telephone Bowen Travel on 0121 327 5921. St Joseph's Parish is going by coach. Cost £345. Contact Pat Dowling on 655503. WALSINGHAM PILGRIMAGE 13-16 May. Ring 783304 or 706867 for details. SPUC PUBLIC MEETING 17 February, 7.30pm at St John's Ambulance HQ. Selby. FINANCE Gift Aid £111.40; Loose Plate £573.06; Refurbishment £216.70. Parish India Project £106.00
A GIFT TO THE CHURCH If your circumstances allow it, and after considering your family and friends please consider giving a legacy (a specified gift through your will) to help maintain St Wilfrid's Church for our future generations.
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. For every £1 you give, the Inland Revenue gives a further £0.28. Thank you for your help.
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