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
6th October 2019 • 27th Sunday Parish Sister: Sr Jacinta Mariette 07488 369482
Welcome to everyone at Mass today, especially if you St Mary’s Music Group: rcmusicgroup.weebly.com
are new to our church or haven't been to Mass for Stafford Hospital Chaplaincy: 01782 676400
some time. Practising Catholics, clear in conscience New Cross & Cannock Hospital Chaplains: 01902 695098
that they are properly prepared, may receive holy St Mary’s Centre (Meals and Functions) 01543 579364
priest@cannockcatholic.org & www.cannockcatholic.org
communion. Others are invited to come forward for Cafod Representative : Jo Burrowes
a blessing. If so, please place your hand on your Safeguarding: Jo Burrowes & Ann Hinsley
heart to indicate this to the priest, deacon or minister. (Birmingham Diocesan Trust: Reg Charity No. 234216)

Masses, Intentions & other services
 Lord, increase our faith

Check mass intentions online at bit.ly/mass-intentions
Deanery Mass October New Life Sale on 22
🄲 Centre ⓢ St Mary’s School; 
 6th 2pm to prepare for September 2019 raised
the canonisation of £905 for the parish. An
🄻 Our Lady of Lourdes Sacristy 🇹 St Thomas More School
Blessed John Henry excellent result!! Many
6th October • 27th Sunday • Faith Newman at St Dominic’s thanks to Carol Garnett
Church in Stone. and her dedicated
Sat 5 ⓢ 5pm Mabel Dias & Violet Peiris RIP Refreshments will be helpers who made this
Sun 6 ⓢ 8am Monica Thompson (Intentions) available before and after event such a great
ⓢ 10.30am Breeda Hinton RIP the Mass.. success!
Journey in Faith October 11th 7.30pm
Mon 7 🄻 9.30am Mass at Hednesford continues on Tuesdays Quiz Night in the
Tue 8 🄲 7pm Thanks and for souls of parents 7.30pm in the Centre. Centre Tickets £2.50 each
Wed 9 ⓢ 9.15am Fr David Mellor RIP (School Mass) Find out more about the Teams of up to four
Faith. This week we persons. Bar will be
Thu 10 🄲 9.15am Betty Murphy RIP discuss “A Good who open.
🇹 1.45pm Holy Souls (St Thomas More School) Speaks”. All welcome! November 30th
Fri 11 🄲 9.15am Sarah Hughes int (get well) Visit to Singers Hill Saturday 12pm -2pm
Synagogue, Christmas Fair Good
Sat 12 🄲 10am Parish & People Birmingham 2.30 pm quality items for sale on
13th October• 28th Sunday • Thankfulness Sun October 27th Cost stalls welcome now,
Sat 12 ⓢ 5pm Terry Groves RIP £3.50. Fr. Jeremy from along with the usual
Hednesford has arranged items for prizes. Draw
Sun 13 ⓢ 8am Pat & Kath Gill RIP a visit to see this historic tickets available now.
ⓢ 10.30 Ray & Grace Bishop (Thanks) and beautiful synagogue Please collect books to
and also learn more sell!
Saints & Holy Days Mon Our Lady of the Rosary, Wed Bl about Jewish life and Union of Catholic
John Henry Newman, Thu St Paulinus of York, Fri Blessed worship. Lifts can be Mothers.
William Howard/St John XXIII, Sat St Wilfred arranged – some cars will Congratulations to Sheila
Baptisms 13th October Rocco Ray Slazyk be leaving Hednesford at Bullivant and Rebecca
1.30 pm. The synagogue Hinsley who became
Children’s Liturgy during Sunday 10.30 Mass
is a 10 minute walk from members of the Union of
Rosary 8.50am before Mass on Thursday and Friday; and New St Station. The train Catholic Mothers on
first Saturday of each month. leaving Rugeley Town at Tuesday 1st October
Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturday (not first Saturday). 12.44, Hednesford at 12.51
Weekday masses at
Confessions Saturdays 🄲 before and after 10am Mass ⓢ and Cannock at 12.54 will Our Lady of Lourdes
4.30pm - 5pm. At other times on request. get you into New St at
Hednesford are now
Funerals Don McCulloch Fri 11th October 12.15pm at 13.33. You are welcome to
celebrated in the
Bushbury Crematorium. (Mass to follow when Church meet us there. The
Sacristy. Enter through
reopens). Address is Singers Hill
the door opposite the
Synagogue, Ellis St.,
Parish Income 29th September £380.55 (Gift Aid £195.65). Presbytery.
Birmingham. B1 1HL. Get
Thank you! Thanks to everyone for
in touch with Fr. Jeremy
Second Collections: This weekend: Cafod, 13th Oct if you would like to go or your continuing support
Development Fund, 20th Oct APF - World Misson Day A get more information – of the Foodbank. Please
full list of second collections is here: bit.ly/2LQNZKN olol.hednesford@gmail.c keep the donations
APF Boxes will be emptied in October. Please bring your om 01543 422576. coming while we are in
red boxes to Church. the school.

Please submit notices and items for publication to Fr Peter by hand, by text 07766 335591 or by email to priest@cannockcatholic.org

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Bruce, John Morris,
St Mary’s Centre 01543 579364 Please Pray … Vincent Dockery,
Sunday Carvery 12-4pm £6.95 … The Holy Father's Hannah Newborough,
Wednesday Carvery 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 Prayer Intention: That Peter Clamp, Ray
Thursday 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 (OAP £4 each) the breath of the Holy Bishop, Audrey George,
Friday 5.30pm-8.30pm from 2 for £10 Mitek Karasinska, Geoff
Spirit engender a new
@cannockrcclub
missionary spring in the Tipping, Josie Riley,
All functions catered for James B, Helen, Olive
Church.
Brookes, Frank Brooks,

… for the sick or
Lynne Causland, Sylvia
Masses in St. Joseph’s School Hednesford 
 housebound: Maureen
Fawdrey,
On Tuesdays at 9.15 am followed by tea & coffee Murphy, Mary Rowley,
Oct 8th – Bl John Henry Newman, Oct 22nd – St Helen Pawłak, Kath The Holy Souls
John Paul II, Nov 12th – St Martin of Tours; Nov Turner, Stella Skillen,
26th – St. Andrew, Dec 10th – Christmas Mass Winifride Haynes, …. for the recently
Annette Mason, Doris departed: Don
St Chad's Primary School, Birmingham are Crabb, Joanne Jeavons, McCulloch, Vera
looking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher Nicola McCulloch, Celia Bowker, Mick Cartlidge,
Hurdiss, Dee Fellows, Victor Hughes, Lucy
from January 2020. For information please
contact the school on 0121 464 6554 or Theresa Hadley, Fr Pat Wright.
email the Business Manager, Karen Farrelly, June … for those with
Robinson at k.robinson@st- Weatherby, Priuyani anniversaries about this
chads.bham.sch.uk  Closing date 15 Jacinta Fernando, Sarah time: 9th Chris Beeston,
October. Hughes, 10th Sheila Crozier, 11th
… for those in our parish Kenneth Phillips, 13th
receiving communion at Terry Groves.
Ecumenical Pilgrimage to Walsingham home: Dan Lyonette,
The Shrine of Our lady of Walsingham was the Mary Kirby, Norah Thanksgivings
greatest Shrine of Our Lady in Medieval Perry, Peter Clamp, Don … for returns to health:
England and was destroyed at the reformation. Hinton, Gerry Marriott, Betty Chapman
The Catholic Shrine was restored in the 19th Billie Wyles, Maria
century and is now the National Shrine of Our Wacławski, Catherine … for successful
Lady. The Anglican Shrine was established in Holloway, Bernard operation: for Shirley
1922. Deakin, Iris Robertson, Weatherby
Mary Casey. … the safe delivery of
Hednesford and Cannock Parishes have been
... for those undergoing baby Darcy Gray
invited to join a joint pilgrimage with the
Anglican Parish of St Francis, Meir Heath from or recovering from … for all those
lunchtime Friday 15th to late Sunday 17th May. treatment or otherwise celebrating birthdays,
in particular need of our especially the
There will be Catholic Mass every day and visits prayers: Emily milestones!
to both shrines. Cost from £160 - £180 Pritchard, Peter
depending on numbers. Please let Fr. Peter Garnett, Anthony
know by the weekend of 12th / 13th October if Lawless, Cathryn, Katie
you would like to go.
Full rota is at bit.ly/cannockparishrota
Readers Ministers Readers Ministers
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ROTAS Sat 5pm Sat 5pm Sun 8am Sick Visiting Sun 10.30am Sun 10.30am Counters Stole Washing

Gail & David Eileen Clancy

October 6th Cath Hunt Korzonek Shirley S & T Bullivant Javier Gonzalez-Fritz Pat Johnston M Powell Pat Seery
27th Sunday Françoise Gray C Bridges Weatherby C Whitelaw Wendy Owens Sister S Nelson
C Jackson A Pritchard
D Bruce
October D Bruce P & C Garnett
Josie Morris C Hunt Michael G Keeling
13th C Hunt Schools Jo Burrowes Pat Seery
Clare Jackson Teresa Smith Burrowes C Bridges
28th Sunday P & C Wilson R Cranney
M Sargeant

Facebook: facebook.com/cannockcatholic | Twitter: @cannockcatholic | Parish Calendar: bit.ly/cannockcal

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