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Church Finances:
As you will be aware the Finance Committee regularly review our parochial fi-
nances. We shall be making a Report to the Parish within the next few weeks. Sig-
nificantly we want to thank people for their generosity, and especially for their
most recent efforts.
Parish Priest Canon Michael Bayldon tel 638233 Newsletter 20 April 2008
However, the Diocesan Assessment for 2008 has again leapt up by just under an- Mass Times
other €2000, making our annual levy €14,000 per year. This is something which is F ift h S u n d a y o f E a s t e r - S o le m n it y
quite beyond our control at parish level, and is simply laid upon us with a demand Day Date Time
to pay up. The Curial Budget for the current year is set at nearly €2 Million, and Sunday Cycle A; Weekdays Year 1; Office Week 1
Intention
the breakdown of this budget is available for you to look at.
Psalm Response
Sat 20/4 6pm
I have posted the relevant pages on our church noticeboard. May your love be upon us, O Lord,
People of Parish As we place all our hope in you.
Whilst we must support our bishop and the wider diocesan family, it is important Gospel Acclamation
that you see where the resources of the diocese appear to be allocated. It is inap- Sun 20/4 8.30am
Alleluia, alleluia!
propriate for any comment to be made in the context of this newsletter, but there is Yorkshire Brethren Jesus said: ‘I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.
a meeting with Bishop Terence at the Cathedral next Tuesday evening, and some No one can come to the Father except through me.’
of the laity may wish to question this whole matter more carefully and seek clarifi- Sun 20/4 10am
Alleluia
cation. Private Intention

**** Mon 21/4 9.30am

Altar Servers: Private Intention

Whilst very young children are brought with lots of joy and enthusiasm to Mass on Tues 22/4 9.30am
a weekly basis, and our children’s liturgy thrives, it is noticeable that we need to
Second Collection
Holy Communion
engage the older children in the liturgy. One way of doing this is for them to be- Today for Priests’
come altar servers. Two lively young people are hopefully joining us in the near Wed 23/4 9.30am
Training Fund
future, and there is room for many more. I would like to see a strong band of altar
St.George-Solemnity
servers, perhaps with an aim to join The Guild of St Stephen, and join with other
altar servers in the Middlesbrough District. We shall certainly need a wider group Irene Cochrane
of “altar ministers”, perhaps including some adults, who would look to providing a
ministry in and around the Sanctuary. I would like to think that some of the men Thur s 24/4 10am
and women of the parish might consider this as an extension of their own participa-
tion in the Mass. (Traditionally it has been children, but there is no official age SVP Intentions
restrictions). Ideally we need a monthly meeting, and a rota of commitment, to- Fri 25/4 10am
gether with opportunities to meet with Fiona Moffatt, the Diocesan Youth Officer. Intercession List
St.Mark-Feast Dorathy Hood Nan Brown Joan Cunningham
Father Michael Ernie Storr Cath Brown Edna Heagney
Private Intention Rosemary Cough- Mark Davies Stephen Davison
lan Kevin Ward
Janet Kerr
Confessions
Sat after Mass
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O u r L a d y o f G u is b o r o u g h
Father Michael has invited Stephen Merckx, President of the St Vincent de
St George - Our Lady’s Knight Paul East Cleveland District Council, to speak at the weekend Masses, Satur-
This week we celebrate St George’s Day as a solemnity. day 26 April & Sunday 27 April, about the work of the SVP.
George was probably from Cappadocia in Central
We hope you will feel moved to join us in our work here in St Paulinus Confer-
Turkey. He was a high ranking officer in the Roman
ence, to help us meet the needs of the people in our community, which are
Army, beheaded for confessing the Christian Faith,
many and varied.
during the persecution by Diocletian(284-305).
The Catholic tradition in England refers to him as ‘Our Some of our present members will be around after the final blessing to receive
Lady’s Knight’. He was depicted on a lost altarpiece in names and phone numbers of those wishing to join us, or to seek further in-
the English College in Rome, showing Richard II For the staff & pupils formation.
of St Paulinus &
offering ‘a globe or patterne of England’ to Our Lady. Sacred Heart Schools
The inscription reads, ‘this is your dower, O Holy starting a new term, T h e r e w ill b e a r e tir in g c o lle c tio n fo r th e S t V in c e n t d e P a u l S o c ie ty
Virgin, wherefore O Mary, may you rule over it.’ that wisdom may guide o n th is w e e k e n d 2 6 th 2 7 th A p r il.
their endeavours.
There are echoes of this tradition in Shakespeare’s
Richard II. In John of Gaunt’s speech the tradition and
spirit of England is expressed. Shakespeare was born To provide the light for P a r is h G r o u p s
and died on St George’s Day. some intention contact
The Royal Society of St. George expresses the values he M a u r e e n D a v ie s  Monday Evening Prayer Group, 7.30pm: 1 Deepdale Pine Hills
represents. ‘Even today although some of the old glories te l. 6 3 2 8 3 5  Christian Meditation Group every Tuesday Evening 7.30pm
have dimmed, England still maintains her inner  The SVP meet every other Wednesday at 7pm
strength, her quiet dignity, it is still a bastion of
freedom, gentility and human dignity, values which H e a lin g M a s s -T e s t im o n y b y M a r io n C a r r o ll
give meaning to the clarion cry,
“St George for England.” ’ St Clares, Low Lane, Brookfield, Middlesbrough. Monday, 21 April, 7pm.
St Andrews, Fabian Rd, Teesville, Middlesbrough Tuesday, 22 April 7pm.
P a r is h R o t a s Marion was cured at Knock, 3 September 1989.
Today 20/4 Minister of the Word Eucharistic Minister Holy Communion
in the absence of
6.00 E.Cook/L.Love A.Waterworth/P.Laverick

8.30 M.Garbutt R.Stephenson

a priest
C o lle c t io n B o x e s
Mon I.Grassie
10.00 Metcalfe Family Ruddy Family Tues G.Heagney APF to be collected within the next four weeks. Please remember to bring
your box in.
Next Week 27/4 Minister of the Word Eucharistic Minister Wed S.Hallett

6.00 K.Appleton L.Love/A-M.McCourt Thurs P.Rees

8.30 K.Henderson M.Garbutt/S.Hallett Fri M.McLean

10.00 D.Fernie G.Heagney/I.McLean

Week Counter Welcomer Flowers Cleaner Car Park

J.Kirby N.Hunter
20/4 I&M.McLean A.Martin Ros&Bernie
E.Learman Timothy&John

R.Gent K.Appleton
27/4 A.Collinson A-M.McCourt J&S.Kielty
T.O’Reardon D.Kingston

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