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Catholic Parish of St Mary & St Thomas More

2 Hallcourt Crescent, Cannock , WS11 0AB,
Parish Priest: Fr Peter Weatherby tel: 07766 335591
8th April • Divine Mercy Sunday Deacons : Rev Michael Vickery, Rev Paul Hender
Welcome to everyone at Mass today, especially if you are Parish Sister: Sr Jacinta Mariette
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


Check mass intentions online at bit.ly/mass-intentions
Peace be with you!
Thanks again to PARISH OUTINGS
8th April • Divine Mercy Sunday • Mercy everyone who helped
Sat 7 5pm Hugh and Pam Roddie RIP 1. Bridgnorth 

make our celebration of
Sun 8 8am Sandra Lakin RIP Mon 16th April £5

Holy Week and Easter so
10.30am Bryn Owens RIP Meet at St Mary’s at
wonderful.
9.45am. The day is yours
Mon 9th to Thu 12th No Mass to spend as you wish.

Fri 13 9.15am Robert Hunt RIP Thanks to everyone in 2. WM Safari Park 


Sat 14 10am Parish & People the parish for your Mon 21st April £15 The
prayers, cards, gifts and price includes coach,
15th April • Easter 3 • Mercy very generous Easter entry, guided coach
Sat 14 5pm Paul Glynn RIP & Valerie Glynn: 
 offerings! tour, as well as all the
(60th Wedding Anniv thanksgiving) shows. Meet at St Mary’s
Sun 15 8am Patrick Tyrell RIP (Anniv) at 9.15am.
10.30am Mike Lordan RIP Both trips are arranged
The 100 Club
by the Friendship Club.
Children’s liturgy Sun 10.30am Mass A very big Thank you to All are welcome. Just a
Baptisms: 8th April 12pm Reyna Boon, 14th 12pm everyone who has few seats left. No meals
Sebastian & Noah Perks; 15th (at 10.30am Mass) Ethan returned their envelopes provided - bring packed
Benedict Haputantrige and are continuing to lunch or purchase food
Exposition (Holy Hour) Saturdays 9am to 9.50am support the 100 club. at the location. To book
Rosary 8.50am before Mass on Thursday and Friday This is much ring contact Veronica on
appreciated, only 17 are 07808 899230
Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturday outstanding. Can they
Confessions Saturdays 9am-9.50am, 10.30am-11am, please be returned asap. Catering Supervisor
4.30pm-4.50pm. If necessary, Please required at St Mary’s
contact Veronica on Catholic Primary
Parish Income 1st April: Collection £597 (Gift Aid £270);
0780889929. School, Cannock.

Holy Souls £146 (66), 100 Club £550; Carpet Fund £293
If you would like to
(Donation £75, Lift High the Cross £197, Jam £21). Birmingham apply for this position
Second Collections (full details at bit.ly/cannock2col)
 Childrens Hospital 
 please send your cv to
This weekend (8th) Carpet Fund; 22nd: Clergy Training On May 6th Stuart Vesty Maureen Turner,
Fund Annual Collection. is taking part in the maureen.turner@

Simple Health Great compass-group.co.uk 

Birmingham 10k run or telephone
“Let the risen Jesus enter your life — and raising money for 07815827389.
welcome him as a friend, with trust: he is Birmingham Childrens
Hospital. Please support Bible Alive for Easter is
life! If up till now you have kept him at a now available from the
him with your
distance, step forward. He will receive you sacristy.
sponsorship.
with open arms. If you have been indifferent, take
a risk; you won’t be disappointed. If following him FEARLESS is a retreat APF (Misio) red boxes
seems difficult, don’t be afraid. Trust him, be for Years 5-9 at Alton will be emptied in April:
Castle from 20th-22nd please bring yours to
confident that he is close to you, he is with you,
April 2018. Cost £69. To Church.
and he will give you the peace you are looking for
book a place go to
and the strength to live as he would have you do.”

bcys.co.uk
Pope Francis

Please submit notices and items for publication to Fr Peter by hand, by text 07766 335591 or by email to priest@cannockcatholic.org
1st April 2018 • Easter Day

Please Pray … Cath Rockey, Alan Jones,

Geoff Tipping.
Are you a tax payer, but not yet a member of the parish … The Holy Father's Prayer
… for the sick or housebound:
Gift Aid scheme? For a very small amount of paperwork, Intention for the Month of
Christine Rogers, Lilian
any donations given by you to the parish will be April is for those who have
Handley, Mary Rowley, Kath
increased by a quarter - so for example, a donation of £8 Responsibility in Economic
Turner, Stella Skillen,
becomes £10. Please join, if you haven’t already. There are Matters: that economists may
Annette Mason, Doris Crabb,
leaflets at the back of the Church. have the courage to reject any
Joanne Jeavons, Bob Evans,
economy of exclusion and
Gift Aid Envelopes for the next tax year are now ready Nicola McCulloch, Celia
know how to open new
for collection. Everyone who has made gift aid Hurdiss, Dee Fellows, David
paths.
declaration, including those who have a standing order, Holt, Theresa Hadley, Dr
… for Persecuted Christians: Peter Hayward, Fr Pat
can have a set of envelopes. Please use the envelopes (or
that Christians throughout Farrelly, June Weatherby.
a plain envelope with your Envelope number on it) for all
the world, especially those in
donations to parish funds. If the donation is not for the … for those who have 

countries where freedom of
Sunday collection, please write “Donation” on it. died recently: Neil
religion is not upheld, can
Wilkinson, Kathleen Doyle,
celebrate Easter in peace and
Peter Chinn
safety.
Divine Mercy … for those with
… for those being received
anniversaries about this time:
From a homily of Saint John Paul II into the Church during
7th Emma Madigan; 8th
Eastertide: Peggy (this
Christ has taught us that man not only receives and Baby Noah Wilson; 9th James
weekend), and Martin (next
experiences the mercy of God, but is also called to practise Cranney; 11th Joyce Bowen;
weekend)
mercy towards others: “Blessed are the merciful, for they 13th Robert William Hunt.
shall obtain mercy.” He also showed us the many paths of … for Nicola and Philip, to
mercy, which not only forgives sins but reaches out to all marry in Easter week
Holy Souls
human needs. Jesus bent over every kind of human … for those receiving
poverty, material and spiritual. communion at home: Peter Please check the draft of the
Clamp, Duncan Angus, Don parish memorial book which
It is not easy to love with a deep love. This love can only be
and Breeda Hinton, Don is in Church and also here:
learned by penetrating the mystery of God’s love.
McCulloch, Mary Casey, bit.ly/2FEM1wh There are
Saint Faustina wrote: “I feel tremendous pain when I see Gerry Marriott, Billie Wyles, some duplicates in the list
the sufferings of my neighbours. All my neighbours’ Maria Wacławski, Catherine and perhaps other errors -
sufferings reverberate in my own heart; I carry their Holloway, Bernard Deakin, please let Fr Peter know.
anguish in my heart in such a way that it even physically Iris Robertson. Please let Fr Peter know if 

destroys me. I would like all their sorrows to fall upon me, you wish to add any petitions
... for those undergoing or
in order to relieve my neighbour.” recovering from treatment or or thanksgivings onto this
This is the degree of compassion to which love leads, when otherwise in need of our prayer list.
it takes the love of God as its measure! prayers: Christopher Cooper,
Kevin O’Mahony, Emma Thanksgivings …
Cartwright-Keegan,
St Mary’s Centre 01543 579364 Winifride Haynes, Peter
… for those who were
Sunday Carvery 12-3pm £6.95 baptised, confirmed and
Clamp, Norah Perry, Mary
Wednesday Carvery 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 made their first communion
Casey, Tom Murphy, LeeAnn
Thursday OAP Special: at the Easter Vigil: Sophie
Lister, Ray Bishop, Audrey
12-2pm £4.00 (£5.95 non oaps) and Claire,
George, Mitek Karasinska,
Saturday Menu 4-8pm 2 for £9 … for a wonderful Easter
Cath Hunt, Betty Murphy,
ALL FUNCTIONS CATERED FOR. celebration!
Full Sunday rota is at bit.ly/cannockrota
Readers Ministers Readers Ministers
 Readers Ministers
 Cleaning
ROTAS Sat 5pm Sat 5pm Sun 8am Sick Visiting Sun 10.30am Sun 10.30am
Counters Stole Washing

D Bruce, C
April 8 Ed Sergeant P & C Garnett E. Clancy, 
 Team 6
Josie Morris Hunt Michael A & R Hinsley
Divine Sister Jacinta Jo Burrowes & G. Dockery S & T Bullivant Pat Seery
Clare Jackson Teresa Smith Burrowes D & M Hibberts
Mercy R Cranney G Dockery
M Sargeant
Tom S Clancy, E Team 1
Sister A & R Hinsley Sargeant, Michael
April 15 Margaret D & G Korzonek Burrowes David Gleve
Shirley D&M Amy Pritchard Seavers Pat Seery
Easter 3 Tym P & C Wilson Colman Peter Garnet
Weatherby Hibberts Javier David Gleve
Whitelaw I Savage
Gonzalez-Fritz
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