Good News!

Catholic Parish of St Mary & St Thomas More

2 Hallcourt Crescent, Cannock , WS11 0AB
Parish Priest: Fr Peter Weatherby tel: 07766 335591
Deacons : Rev Michael Vickery, Rev Paul Hender
4th November • 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Parish Sister: Sr Jacinta Mariette / Sr Sebastian
Welcome to everyone at Mass today, especially if you are Stafford Hospital Chaplaincy: 01782 676400
new to our church or haven't been to Mass for some time. New Cross & Cannock Hospital Chaplains: 01902 695098
Practising Catholics, clear in conscience that they are St Mary’s Centre (Meals and Functions) 01543 579364
properly prepared, may receive holy communion. Others priest@cannockcatholic.org & www.cannockcatholic.org
are invited to come forward for a blessing. If so, please Cafod Representative : Jo Burrowes
place your hand on your heart to indicate this to the priest, Safeguarding: Jo Burrowes & Ann Hinsley
deacon or minister. (Birmingham Diocesan Trust: Reg Charity No. 234216)

Masses, Intentions & other services
 Love the Lord your God …
Check mass intentions online at bit.ly/mass-intentions
Pastoral Letter
 Christmas Fair is very
4th November • 31st Sunday • Love This weekend Archbishop soon! Please bring in items
Sat 3 5pm Mary Bosworth RIP Bernard Longley addresses for the fair - sell raffle
Sun 4 8am Holy Souls the Archdiocesan tickets and make
10.30am Edith & Clem Brady RIP involvement in the donations for raffle prizes
Independent Inquiry into (list at the back of the
Mon 5 No Mass Child Sexual Abuse Church!) Thanks for
Tue 6 7pm Jean Golik RIP (IICSA). The letter is everything which has been
available here bit.ly/ brought to Church already
Wed 7 9:15am Mary Tarbuck RIP (School Mass)
2F3McCe. There is also a - lots of it!!! - please help
Thu 8 9:15am Shelagh Gleve RIP

recording on the diocesan to transfer some bags
1.45pm Holy Souls (at St Thomas More School)
website: over to the Centre after
Fri 9 9:15am Departed members of Friendship Group www.birminghamdiocese. mass this week.
Sat 10 10am People & Parish org.uk
 St. Thomas More
If you would like to speak Catholic Primary School
11th Nov • 32nd Sunday (Remembrance) • Gift to someone about in Great Wyrley will be
Sat 10 5pm Patricia Kilgallon (80th Birthday thanks) safeguarding and the holding an Open Day on
Sun 11 8am Sean Costello RIP Church’s work, please call Wednesday 7th November
10.30am The War Dead (Family Mass) 0121 230 6240.
 2018 for anyone who may
If you would like to speak be interested in a Nursery
Saints & Holy Days Friday, Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, to someone independent or Reception place for
Saturday, St Leo the Great of the Church you can September 2019 in our
Funerals Wed Nov 7th 12 noon Funeral of Mgr Paul Watson at contact the NSPCC on school. For further
St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham 0808 800 5000.
 information or to request
Children’s Liturgy Sunday at 10.30am Mass, Children’s Liturgy: Please pray with us for all an application form please
seeks volunteers. For more info contact Sue 01543 578542. victims of abuse, and for contact the school bursar
Exposition (Holy Hour) Saturdays 9am to 9.50am (not all those involved in the on 01922 666335.
Rosary 8.50am before Mass on Thursday and Friday work of this important Oberammergau Passion
Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturday Inquiry. Play & Pilgrimage 2020
Confessions Sat 9-9.50am, 10.30-11am, 4.30-4.50pm. Poppies which have been July 24th to 29th 2020. A
Parish Income 28th Oct £442 (£198 Gift Aid), Parish knitted by Emma trip is being organised see
Development Fund £51 Chapman, are available for the world famous Passion
Second collections: this weekend: 4th Nov Johnson Association sale at the back of the Play and visit shrines and
(Retired & Infirm Clergy), 11th Nov Carpet Fund. Church. All proceeds will churches in the Munich
go to the Royal British area. The price will be
Legion. £800-£1000 fully inclusive.
November is the Month of the Holy Souls.
Service of Celebration There will be a savings
Envelopes are available for the names of our loved ones. Saint Oscar Romero, 6 Nov scheme. Please let ?Fr
Offerings in envelopes for Holy Souls masses should be handed 7pm: St Joseph’s Peter know if you are
in the collection of direct to Fr Peter, not left in the box before Wolverhampton, WV1 interested.
the altar. 2QN. All welcome. The Projector is not
De Profundis is said at the end of every mass in November. Journey of Faith performing well at the
Remembrance Sunday is next weekend. The Sunday Mass is Thursday at 7pm in the moment! Please take
the family mass for the month. Centre. This week: St hymns sheets when
Blessing of Graves at Hednesford. Nov 11th at 2pm. Francis of Assisi. available.
Parish Memorial Mass for the Holy Souls Nov 24th 5pm

Please submit notices and items for publication to Fr Peter by hand, by text 07766 335591 or by email to priest@cannockcatholic.org
4th November• 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

St Mary’s Centre 01543 579364 St Mary’s Centre - our Parish Community Centre
Sunday Carvery 12-4pm £6.95 and Social Club invites your insights and
Wednesday Carvery 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 opinions as it prepares to make a major bid for
Thursday 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 (OAP £4 each) funding. Please collect the a questionnaire from
Friday 5.30pm-8.30pm from 2 for £10 the back of the Church, or complete it online at
ALL FUNCTIONS CATERED FOR
bit.ly/cannocksurvey
Please Pray … ... for those undergoing or
recovering from treatment or
Coming Soon … … The Holy Father's Prayer otherwise in particular need

Intention: That the language of our prayers: Fr Paul
November 8th The Baby Bear Project is of love and dialogue may Chamberlain, Peter Garnett,
holding a fashion show at Salem Church Cheslyn always prevail over the Hannah Newborough, Peter
Hay to raise funds. Poster is here: bit.ly/2njwrvj language of conflict. Clamp, Kevin O’Mahony,
… for all those who are Tom Murphy, LeeAnn Lister,
Nov 24th Christmas Fair 12 noon till 2pm persecuted for their faith, Ray Bishop, Audrey George,
that they will be given Mitek Karasinska, Geoff
Dec 1st Advent Retreat - more info soon.
courage and hope to Tipping, Fred Houghton,
Dec 2nd 4.30pm Advent Light celebration 
 persevere Josie Riley, James B, Helen,
at Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford. … for all victims of abuse, Edna Mooney, Michelle &
and for all those involved in Chris Bell
Dec 9th 6.30pm Christmas Concert at St
Mary’s - St Stephen’s Gospel Choir
the work of the Independent The Holy Souls
Inquiry into Child Sexual
Abuse (IICSA) …. for the departed
Christmas Services souls of our
… for the sick or
Christmas Eve 4pm Nativity Mass; 6pm Carols, housebound: Mary Kirby, parish and our
Don McCulloch, Mary families
6.30pm Mass of Christmas Night
Rowley, Helen Pawłak, Kath … for those who
Christmas Day 10am Mass of Christmas Day Turner, Stella Skillen, have died recently:
Winifride Haynes, Annette Fr Paul Watson, Ian
Advance Notice: Friday 29th March 2019 Little
Mason, Doris Crabb, Joanne Gibson, Alan Jones, Marie
Jimmy in the Centre. Jeavons, Bob Evans, Nicola Mallen
McCulloch, Celia Hurdiss, … for those with
Traidcraft was founded to promote fair trade but is Dee Fellows, David Holt, anniversaries about this
running into difficulties following recent poor Theresa Hadley, Dr Peter time: 5th Kieran Clancy, 6th
trading figures. The Tradecraft Board proposes to Hayward, Fr Pat Farrelly, Edith Brady, Sybil Meg
cease trading at the end of the year unless a solution June Weatherby. Linegar, 7th Philip Bore, 8th
can be found. That solution is improved sales now George Taylor, Bernard Rose,
… for those in our parish
and in the run up to Christmas. You can order Kenneth William Rotchell,
receiving communion at
online at : traidcraft.co.uk catalogues available 11th Simfrosa Arquiza, and
home: Tom Murphy, Norah
soon.
Perry, Peter Clamp, Don and Edmund Palmer
Breeda Hinton, Gerry
Christmas Bazaar Marriott, Billie Wyles, Maria Thanksgivings
Wacławski, Catherine … for the birth of Jackson
24th November 12pm till 2pm Holloway, Bernard Deakin, Avery (yet another great-
Please bring bottles (alcohol) and quality items for Iris Robertson, Mary Casey, grandchild for Shirley and Fr
prizes as soon as possible, and cakes nearer the day. Christine Rogers. Peter!)
Raffle Tickets now available.
Donations for Raffle Prizes (see list) welcome now.
Full rota is at bit.ly/cannockparishrota

Readers Ministers Readers Ministers
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 Cleaning

ROTAS Sat 5pm Sat 5pm Sun 8am Sick Visiting Sun 10.30am Sun 10.30am
Counters Stole Washing

D Gleve, S
Justine Lomas P & C Garnett Team 6
November Pat Wilson Weatherby Shirley M. Powell, 

M Sargeant Clare Jackson A Gaughan S & T Bullivant Sheila Bullivant
4th Doug Bruce Jo Burrowes & Weatherby S. Nelson
M Harris G Dockery
Sunday 31 R Cranney

November Sheila Bullivant Eileen Clancy, D Gleve, S Team 1

Colman Julie Kennedy Michael Weatherby G. Keeling, 
 David Gleve
11th D Bruce & C Hunt Schools Sheila Bullivant
Whitelaw Pat Johnston, Burrowes E Sargeant, C. Bridges Peter Garnet
Sunday 32
Teresa Smith AN Other. I Savage
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