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20th May 2007 - The Ascension of the Lord OUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR Madeleine and her family, Bishop John, Beryl Ives, Patricia Hogarth, Molly Popplewell. Mary Bignell, Gail Kilmartin, Joan Conway, David Watt, Barbara Jones, Nora Norman. Russell Jones, Lucy Wilson, Anne Spadone, Wilf Craig, Kate Audrey Penaranda, Haley Yagiz, Anne Saunders, Mary Woolfson, Brenda Rogan, Michael Randall, Brett Clarson, Ted Askham, Derek Piercy, David Allen, Anne McDermott, Margot Edwards, Jean Geary, Joan Wilkinson, Bernadette Leach, Andrew Carr, Eleshia Monohan, Staff and Patients of St Leonard's Hospice and York Hospital and all who are ill or house-bound; Barrie O'Neill, Ellen Connolly and all who have died recently and those whose anniversaries occur at this time.
MASS INTENTIONS RECEIVED William Grange, John McGinty, Bishop John Crowley, Ellen Connolly, Sister Paul, Michael Devlin, Patricia Boston
COMMUNICATIONS SUNDAY A retiring collection will be taken today to raise funds to support the bishops media office, the Catholic Communications Network (CCN) and to assist in developing an understanding of the role it plays in providing a Catholic voice in the press. BAPTISM CONGRATULATIONS to Tessa Francesca Coyle who was baptised last weekend and to Alice Turpin and Isaac Benjamin Thomas Moore who will be baptised today. BAPTISM PREPARATION If you have a child for Baptism a one session course will take place on Saturday 16 June 2-3.30pm in the Upper Room. Please speak to Canon Michael if attending. FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATION Theme 'Receiving' Catechists Meeting Wednesday 23 May 7.00pm Parents Meeting Thursday 24 May 7.30pm Children's Gathering Saturday 9 June 10-11.30am First Communion Day Sunday 10 June 11.00am CONFIRMATION PREPARATION The young people meet on Thursday 7 June at 7.30pm. WORK ON THE SANCTUARY - began last week and will continue over the next few weeks. Weekday Mass will be celebrated at the usual times at the Sacred Heart Chapel. The Church will remain open for private prayer as usual. Thanks to all who came to clean the Church on Saturday - we will need many helpers again for the next few Saturdays. MISSION APPEAL Next weekend we welcome Fr Tom McNamara who will be making an appeal on behalf of the SMA Fathers. REFRESHMENTS Due to the work on the Sanctuary and the car park occupied by machinery, Saturday Refreshments will be cancelled for this month. A CEILIDH will be held on Saturday 16 June in St Wilfrid's School Hall. Our compere will be Ellie Fiorentini of Radio York, music by Celtic Blend, singer Padraig Wallace, Irish Dancing by children of the Riley School of Dancing. Tickets £5 available from Church porch. Please come along and enjoy the evening. MASS IN ST MARY'S ABBEY Museum Gardens on Saturday 23 June at 2.30pm in honour of Our Lady ofWadsingham. If the day is wet the Mass will be held in St Wilfrids. DISCERNMENT WEEKENDS at Ushaw College, Durham. Is God calling you to Priesthood? 1-3 June: 5-7 October; 1-3 February 2008. For further details please contact The President of Ushaw College, tel. 0191 373 8501. email: terry.drainey@ushaw.ac.uk EXPLORING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH A series of video talks at English Martyrs Church Hall on Thursdays 24 May and 7, 14, 21 June ... all at 8pm. Please see poster for further details. DIOCESAN YOUTH SERVICE - Discussion Evenings for 18-30 year olds. Monday 4 June, 7pm at University Chaplaincy; Thursday 28 June, 7pm at English Martyrs, Please see poster for details. ARE YOU A MINORITY ETHNIC PERSON IN YORK? - come to a conference on Wednesday 6 June, 1pm-4.30pm, Priory Street Centre. 15 Priory Street. See poster for further details. GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER - Pentecost Sunday, 27 May. York Minster at 7.30pm. All welcome. LIVING THEOLOGY DAY - Saturday 16 June, 10- 4.15pm at English Martyrs, York VINCENTIAN VOLUNTEERS A positive opportunity for young people to undertake interesting charity work or one year, living in community with fellow volunteers. Accommodation and living expenses provided. Volunteer year starts in September. If you would like to know more, contact Sr Pauline Gaughan. 0151 261 0225; email: director@vincentvols.freeserve.co.uk website:www.vincentianvolunteers.org SEASONS OF LOVE - a seasonal song and dance spectacular presented by St Aelred's Players, 20-23 June at Joseph Rowntree Theatre. Further details on notice board in porch. WALSINGHAM ASSOCIATION - Wednesday 23 May at St George's Church. Mass 12.30pm. FINANCE: Gift Aid £196; Loose Plate £626.20; Darfur & Chad Emergency Appeal £558.73
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