20th January 2008 - 2nd Sunday of the Year

SUNDAY MASS		Saturday 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 at St Margaret Clitherow Shrine
SACRAMENT OF		Saturday10.40am - 12 noon
RECONCILIATION
EXPOSITION OF THE		Thursday 9.00am - 11.45am
BLESSED SACRAMENT
MORNING PRAYER		Monday - Friday 8.45am
ROSARY		Tuesday - Friday 11.45am
NOVENA TO OUR LADY		Wednesday 12.40pm
OF PERPETUAL HELP

OUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR Madeleine and her family, Virginia, Lucy, Baby Laurie, Father Peter Coleman, Bob Stay, Margaret O'Riorden, Dorothy Watson, Maureen Davis, Carolyn Campbell, Beryl Ives, Mr & Mrs Lynch, Gail Kilmartin, Joan Conway, Lucy Wilson, Wilf Craig, Kate Audrey Penaranda, Anne Saunders, Brett Clarson, Derek Piercy, David Allen, Anne McDermott, Jean Geary, Joan Wilkinson, Bernadette Leach, Mel Richardson, Andrew Carr, Eleshia Monohan, and those who are ill or house-bound and all who care for them; all who have died recently and those whose anniversaries occur at this time.

MASS INTENTIONS RECEIVED: Baby Laurie, Nino Rolf Buenconsejo, Joel ike Buenconsejo, Evelyn Armstrong, Pat Johns, Peggy Goulding, In Thanksgiving, Buddy Madrid, Pauline Carroll, Baby Lucca.

EDUCATION SUNDAY: Today is a national day of prayer and celebration for everyone involved in the world of education. For more than 100 years there has been an annual recognition of Education Sunday in England and Wales.

BISHOP TERENCE PATRICK DRAINEY will receive Episcopal Ordination on Friday 25 January 2008. As this is an invitation only celebration, the new Bishop will be here in York to celebrate Mass at St Aelred's on Tuesday 29 January at 7.00pm. All welcome.

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY 18 - 25 January. This is a special time of prayer for unity among the Christian Churches. Please take time to pray and reflect upon the broken body of Christ, The Church.

BAPTISM PREPARATION: If you have a child for Baptism our next course takes place on Saturdays 2, 9, 16 February, 2.0pm-3.30pm in the Upper Room. Please contact Canon Michael to book a place.

FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATION Theme: 'Caring'

Parish Celebration : Sunday 20 January 11.00am

THE CONFIRMATION GROUP has its first meeting of 2008 on Thurs 7 Feb. at 7.30pm in the Upper Room. The Catechists meet on Wednesday 30 January at 7pm in the Rectory.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) - The first meeting of 2008 takes place on Tuesday 15 January at 7.30pm in the Upper Room. The Retreat Day in preparation for the Rite of Election takes place on Saturday 26 January at All Saints Lower School, Nunnery Lane.

THE RITE OF ELECTION for all those coming into full communion with the Church, takes place on Sunday 10 February (1st Sunday of Lent) at 3.00pm in St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough. If you would like a seat on the coach please put your name on the list in the porch - £5.

MARRIAGE PREPARATION: Courses for 2008 are Saturdays, 19 January, 26 April, 14 June and 8 November. All take place at St Bede's Pastoral Centre, Blossom Street. Application forms available from Canon Michael.

MINISTERS OF THE WORD: We meet at 8.00pm on Wednesdays in the Upper Room. I encourage all readers to attend and anyone else who would like to come.

THE WORD OF GOD IN LENT Saturday 9 February, 10.30am - 12.30pm for the York

Parishes at St Aelred's Hall, Fifth Avenue. The session will be led by Jane Cook. £3.00.

ALTAR SERVERS PRACTICE on Saturday 2 February from 12 noon - 1.00pm and also on Saturdays 8 March and 22 March.

FAIR TRADE CLOTHING SALE Fri 25 & Sat 26 Jan. St Helen's Church. See poster.

FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT PREVIEW at St Lawrence's Church Hall, Lawrence Street, Saturday 9 February, 10.00am - 12.30pm.

POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS ACTION WEEK: 26 January - 3 February 2008.

Support local action on Sunday 27 January, 3.00pm at Central Methodist Church, St Saviourgate. Theme 'Opening Doors : Opening Hearts'.

TAIZCOMMON PRAYER York Minster, Sunday 27 January at 6.30pm - an opportunity to take part in Ecumenical Prayer and Chant.

WALSINGHAM ASSOCIATION - Wednesday 23 January, 12.30pm at St George's.

NEWMAN ASSOC: Mon. 21 Jan. 7.15pm at St Bede's. Speaker: Father Bill East.

YORK CARMELITE SPIRITUALITY GROUP: The 2008 programme can be seen on the noticeboard in the porch. The next meeting is on Sat. 26 Jan. at the home of the Corpus Christi Carmelite Sisters at 110 Lawrence Street. For further details tel. Johan on 411521.

QUIZ NIGHT in aid of HCPT. Sat. 26 Jan. 8 - 10.30pm at English Martyrs Hall. £2.00.

FINANCE: Gift Aid £161.50 Loose Plate £541.50 December SO £2094.00