21st March 2004 - 4th Sunday of Lent

SUNDAY MASS		Vigil 6.15pm; 8.30am and 11.00am
		Liturgy of the Word with Children 11.00am
WEEKDAY MASS		Monday 9am; Tuesday - Friday 12.10pm
		Friday 7.30am & 12.10pm
		Saturday 10.00am St Margaret Clitherow Shrine
SERVICE OF WORD		Monday 12.10pm
AND COMMUNION
MORNING PRAYER		Monday - Friday 8.45am
STATIONS OF THE CROSS		Wednesday & Friday 11.30am
SACRAMENT OF		Saturday 10.30am - 12 noon
RECONCILIATION		(at other times on request)
EUCRARISTIC DEVOTION		Thursday 9.00am -11.30am
ROSARY		Monday - Friday 11.45am

YOUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR Peter Smythe, Derek Walker, Fr Gerald Hurst, Nigel Hornby, Johm Beever, Jean Geary, Frank Keetley, Reg Buckle, Kate Gills, Andrew Carr, Joan & Jim Wilkinson, David Watt, Eamonn Burke, Eleshia Monohan, Nan Brownlow and all who are ill, housebound or in hospital; Lydia Purcell, John Cullinon, David Rowlands, Albert (husband of Anne) and all who have died recently and those whose anniversaries occur at this time.

MASS INTENTIONS RECEIVED: Margaret Neville, The Griffith Family, Father Zabludowski, David Rowlands, John Cullinon, Thomas Conroy, Ebubechukwu, Uzoaru, Margaret, Teresa, Donatus and those who died in the Spain bombings, Christine Wade.

Mother's Day We honour and congratulate the mothers of this community on this Mother's Day, and pray for those who have died.

Please see our Lenten Mass Times

FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATION 'Forgiving'

Parish Celebration: Sunday 28 March 11.00am

The Eucharist helps us to forgive and to seek forgiveness, and to grow in love with God and one another. The Eucharist itself is a sacrament of reconciliation, a celebration of our oneness with God and with one another. Before offering our gift at the altar, we participate in a Penitential Rite at the beginning of Mass. We pause to reflect on our failures to love. Then we proclaim our need for forgiveness and for reconciliation by responding Lord, have mercy to the invocations spoken by the priest.

LENTEN PENITENTIAL SERVICE for the Pastoral Area will take place here at St Wilfrid's on Saturday 3 April at 2.30pm. A number of priests will be here to celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation.

MINISTERS OF COMMUNION - Prayer and meeting, Thursday 25 March 8.00pm.

MINISTERS OF WORD AND COMMUNION - please pick up your rotas from the annexe. Also would you please enter your name on the lists in the porch for the services for which you are available at Easter.

EASTER FLOWERS a retiring collection will be taken next weekend.

PARISH FINANCE: Thanks to all who support the parish by weekly/monthly giving through Standing Order or the envelope system. As we come towards the end of the tax year, you may consider increasing your contribution to the Church. If you are not already committed to the parish in this way and would like to be, please fill in one of the forms in the porch and hand it to me or post it through the Rectory letter box.

THANKS to all who worked so hard to make St Patrick's Day Mass for Peace such a wonderful celebration. Donations of £87 were received for the Refurbishment Fund.

REFRESHMENTS will be served next Saturday (and every last Saturday of the month) from 10.30am to 2.30pm. Delicious sandwiches, rolls, cakes etc. Please come along and meet up with your friends. If you could bake a cake for this once a month event it would be much appreciated.

YORK NIGHTSTOP provides safe emergency accommodation for vulnerable young people 16-25 years. Volunteer hosts and drivers are needed. Please telephone 652043.

FINANCE: Gift Aid £223.95 Loose Plate £542.06 Refurbishment £156.78 Lenten Lunch £83.90