24th February 2008 - 3rd Sunday of Lent

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		Tuesday 9.00am - 11.45am
BLESSED SACRAMENT
STATIONS OF THE CROSS		Wednesday and Friday 11.30am
MORNING PRAYER		Monday - Friday 8.45am
ROSARY		Tuesday - Thursday 11.45am
NOVENA TO OUR LADY		Wednesday 12.40pm
OF PERPETUAL HELP

OUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR Stephen Dyson Taylor, Philip and Mary Banbury, Madeleine and her family, Virginia, Lucy, Baby Laurie, Father Peter Coleman, Bob Stay, Margaret O'Riorden, 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; Pat Johns, Harry McClusker, Chris Houseman, Brendan Marshall and all who have died recently and those whose anniversaries occur at this time.

MASS INTENTIONS RECEIVED: Molly Crawford, Chris Houseman, Elizabeth Conroy, Special Intention, Pat Johns, Harry McClusker, Chelsey May Smith, Holy Souls.

LENT

Day of Reconciliation (Confessions) - Saturday 8 March 10.00am - 4.00pm

Station Mass: Wednesday 27 February - 7.00pm at St George's

Stations of the Cross - Wednesdays and Fridays 11.30am

Lenten Lunches - Fridays after 12.10pm Mass

Helps for the Lenten Journey - Day by Day £1 Bible Alive £1.95

RT REV TERENCE PATRICK DRAINEY our new Bishop will be visiting York from Tuesday to Thursday of this week. We look forward to welcoming him here at St Wilfrid's on Thursday for the 12.10pm Mass. All very welcome. He is also visiting St Wilfrid's School in the afternoon.

FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATION : Today at our 11.00am Mass the children celebrate the theme 'Giving' which focuses on the Procession with the Gifts and the preparation of the altar.

Our next theme is 'Sharing'

Parents Meeting : Thursday 28 February 7.30pm in the Upper Room

Children's Gathering : Saturday 1 March (First Reconciliation)

Parish Celebration : Sunday 2 March 11.00am Mass

CONFIRMATION PREPARATION: Our young people meet again on Thursday 6 March at 7.30pm in the Upper Room.

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

CHRISM MASS - Tuesday 18 March, 12 noon at St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough. Please put your name on the list in the porch if you would like to book a seat on the coach.

REFRESHMENTS after 11.00am Mass today - proceeds go towards funding our two representatives (Olga and Megan) going to World Youth Day in Sydney.

ASCENT - for people in their middle and later years, meet on Wednesday next (27 February) at 12.45pm in the Upper Room. All very welcome.

PARISH FINANCE: Thanks to those who responded to last weeks appeal to go on regular giving to the Church. Copies of last week'

ST PATRICK'S DAY this year will be celebrated here at St Wilfrid's with Mass on Friday 14 March at 12.10pm and afterwards refreshments and music in the Upper Room.. All welcome. Because the 17th falls within Holy Week the feast is brought forward this year.

ST PATRICK'S NIGHT CELEBRATION - Saturday 15 March at St Aelred's School, Fifth Avenue. Tickets £5 from Irene Shanks. Please see poster for further details.

A DAY WITH CAFOD - Saturday 8 March, 10am - 4pm at SS Leonard & Mary Church, Malton.

MINISTERS OF THE WORD: We meet at 8.00pm on Wednesdays in the Upper Room.

MINISTERS OF WORD AND COMMUNION: If you are available for Holy Week and Easter ministry please put your name on the list in the porch.

ALTAR SERVERS PRACTICE 12 noon - 1.00pm on Saturday 22 March.

WOMEN'S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER, Friday 7 March. 'God's Wisdom Provides New Understanding' at Central Methodist Church, St Saviourgate at 2pm.

YORK - A FAITHFUL CITY: The Bishop of Selby will lead these sessions on the Mondays of Lent at All Saints, Pavement, 12.15 - 1.00pm. All very welcome.

YOUTH PRAYER GROUP every Monday after the 7.30pm Mass at English Martyrs.

CEILIDH NIGHT in aid of Mencap, Sat. 1 Mar. 7pm at New Earswick Folk Hall with Celtic Blend - a quiz, raffle, Irish bingo, auction, bar. £6 includes supper. 0781 4574307.

GODSPELL, Mon. 24 - Sat. 29 March at the Futurist Theatre, Scarborough. See poster.

FINANCE: Gift Aid £131 L. Plate £674.31 Lent Friday Fast £956.29 Lenten Lunch £64