Weekly Diary

1st December- 8th December 2024	First Week of Advent
First Sunday of Advent 1^stDecember Jr 33:14-16 1Th 3:12-4:2 Lk 21:25-28,34-36 9.00am Mass Norah Donnelly RIP 11.00am Mass John King OBE 6.00pm Mass People of the parish Exit Collection :SCJ Missions	Dear Brothers & Sisters, Advent begins today: Fr.Jan Nowotnik who led our parish reflection on Synod in February will speak to us at all masses, and will happily chat with people after masses in the parish hall. On Advent Thursdays we’ll have evening reflections in the Friary lounge on Pope Francis’ new message on the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Dilexit Nos. Fr. Austin will share over 3 Thursdays the Pope’s message for church & world. For Pope Francis this devotion is key in reaching a world that’s very successful in technology but has lost its heart. St.Francis Xavier (Tuesday) a Jesuit, was a close friend of Ignatius the founder. He began missions in many eastern countries including India, Sri Lanka & Japan, and is deservedly popular there. St.John Damascene (Wednesday) was a quiet monk in 8^th century Palestine who became a popular preacher & theologian defending the honour given to Our Lady as well as the use of pictures & statues as aids to prayer. He was the first theologian to try to understand Islam….. a century after its birth. St.Nicholas (the original Santa Claus) is celebrated on Friday. He was a 4^th century bishop of Patara (Turkey) who (according to legend) secretly supported a poor family who could not afford to pay for their daughter’s wedding. St.Ambrose (Saturday) was bishop of Milan after the Roman Empire became Christian. A top civil servant before his conversion he wrestled with the moral issues facing the church after the change in status from an underground protest movement to a body with civic duties. Bible Sunday December 8: next Sunday we ask Readers to renew their commitment. The Immaculate Conception feast is deferred to Monday December 9.
Monday 2^ndDecember Is 2:1-5 Mt 8:5-11 07.30 Mass Pauline Crouch 10.15 John M (recovery)
Tuesday 3^rdDecember St.Francis Xavier Is 11:1-10 Lk 10:21-24 10.15 Mass Communion Service 7.00 –8.00pm Adoration Blessed Sacrament
Wednesday 4^th December St.John of Damascus Is 25:6-10 Mt 15:29-37 7.30 Mass– Francis & Nora McGreal RIP 10.15 Mass Margaret Hughes 11.00 Prayer Group (in day chapel)
Thursday 5^thDecember 1Co 9:16-19,22-23 Mt 9:35-38 7.30 Mass Peter & Adrian Walford 10.15 Mass Karen Hudson 11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament 7.30 Advent reflection (Friary Lounge)
Friday 6^thDecember (First Friday) St.Nicholas Is 29:17-24 Mt 9:27-31 7.30 Mass– Jemma Crouch 10.15 Mass Peggy & Patrick Smythe 11.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament
Saturday 7^thDecember St.Ambrose Is 30:19-21,23-26 Mt 9:35-10:1,6-8 9.30 Confessions 10.15 Mass Linda Kenward RIP
Second Sunday of Advent 8^thDecember Ba 5:1-9 Ph 1:3-6,8-11 Lk 3:1-6 9.00am Mass Una & Kevin Bolger RIP 11.00am Mass Norman Foster RIP 6.00pm Mass People of the parish Exit Collection .Poor Parishes Fund

1st December- 8th December 2024

First Week of Advent

First Sunday of Advent 1^stDecember

Jr 33:14-16 1Th 3:12-4:2 Lk 21:25-28,34-36

9.00am Mass Norah Donnelly RIP

11.00am Mass John King OBE

6.00pm Mass People of the parish

Exit Collection :SCJ Missions

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

Advent begins today: Fr.Jan Nowotnik who led our parish reflection on Synod in February will speak to us at all masses, and will happily chat with people after masses in the parish hall.

On Advent Thursdays we’ll have evening reflections in the Friary lounge on Pope Francis’ new message on the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Dilexit Nos. Fr. Austin will share over 3 Thursdays the Pope’s message for church & world. For Pope Francis this devotion is key in reaching a world that’s very successful in technology but has lost its heart.

St.Francis Xavier (Tuesday) a Jesuit, was a close friend of Ignatius the founder. He began missions in many eastern countries including India, Sri Lanka & Japan, and is deservedly popular there.

St.John Damascene (Wednesday) was a quiet monk in 8^th century Palestine who became a popular preacher & theologian defending the honour given to Our Lady as well as the use of pictures & statues as aids to prayer. He was the first theologian to try to understand Islam….. a century after its birth.

St.Nicholas (the original Santa Claus) is celebrated on Friday. He was a 4^th century bishop of Patara (Turkey) who (according to legend) secretly supported a poor family who could not afford to pay for their daughter’s wedding.

St.Ambrose (Saturday) was bishop of Milan after the Roman Empire became Christian. A top civil servant before his conversion he wrestled with the moral issues facing the church after the change in status from an underground protest movement to a body with civic duties.

Bible Sunday December 8: next Sunday we ask Readers to renew their commitment. The Immaculate Conception feast is deferred to Monday December 9.

Monday 2^ndDecember

Is 2:1-5 Mt 8:5-11

07.30 Mass Pauline Crouch

10.15 John M (recovery)

Tuesday 3^rdDecember

St.Francis Xavier

Is 11:1-10 Lk 10:21-24

10.15 Mass Communion Service

7.00 –8.00pm Adoration Blessed Sacrament

Wednesday 4^th December

St.John of Damascus

Is 25:6-10 Mt 15:29-37

7.30 Mass– Francis & Nora McGreal RIP

10.15 Mass Margaret Hughes

11.00 Prayer Group (in day chapel)

Thursday 5^thDecember

1Co 9:16-19,22-23 Mt 9:35-38

7.30 Mass Peter & Adrian Walford

10.15 Mass Karen Hudson

11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament

7.30 Advent reflection (Friary Lounge)

Friday 6^thDecember (First Friday)

St.Nicholas

Is 29:17-24 Mt 9:27-31

7.30 Mass– Jemma Crouch

10.15 Mass Peggy & Patrick Smythe

11.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament

Saturday 7^thDecember

St.Ambrose

Is 30:19-21,23-26 Mt 9:35-10:1,6-8

9.30 Confessions

10.15 Mass Linda Kenward RIP

Second Sunday of Advent 8^thDecember

Ba 5:1-9 Ph 1:3-6,8-11 Lk 3:1-6

9.00am Mass Una & Kevin Bolger RIP

11.00am Mass Norman Foster RIP

6.00pm Mass People of the parish

Exit Collection .Poor Parishes Fund