Good News!

Catholic Parish of St Mary & St Thomas More

2 Hallcourt Crescent, Cannock , WS11 0AB,
Parish Priest: Fr Peter Weatherby tel: 07766 335591
12th May • Seventh Sunday of Easter Deacons : Rev Michael Vickery, Rev Paul Hender
Welcome to everyone at Mass today, especially if you are Parish Sister: Sr Jacinta Mariette / Sr Sebastian
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
 Anyone who lives in love lives in God …
Check mass intentions online at bit.ly/mass-intentions
Welcome to the First Nursery places are
12th May • Easter 7 • Care • First Holy Communion Sunday Holy Communion available at St Mary’s:
Sat 12 12.30pm Parish & People children of both our please contact the school
5pm Frank Egan RIP schools and others, and for more information.
Sun 13 8am Sean Costello RIP their families and friends
Eucharistic Ministers
10.30am First Holy Communion Children here for their celebrations
will renew their
this weekend!
commitment at the masses
Mon 14 No Mass 100 Club winners (May on Corpus Christi (2/3
Tue 15 7pm Intentions of Sophie Chapman 2018) Dave Gleve, John June). There will be a
Wed 16 9.15am Mary Tarbuck RIP (Sch0ol Mass in Church) Higgins and St Mary's meeting for all ministers
Thu 17 9.15am Norma Rowley RIP Fund! £100 each. on Tuesday 5th June after
1.45pm Holy Souls (at St Thomas More) mass (about 7.30pm) in
Fri 18 9.15am Belinda Stanford RIP Adoremus is the
Church. If you know
Sat 19 10am Kathleen Hannigan RIP Eucharistic Congress in
anyone who would be
Liverpool from 7-9
suitable to added to our
20th May • Pentecost • Care September. There are still a
ministers, please let Fr
Sat 19 5pm John & Helen Prendergast RIP number of tickets available
Peter know.
Sun 20 8am James & Hannah Whitehouse RIP for the Saturday. Please
10.30am John Taylor RIP visit the diocesan website Outing to West
www.birminghamdiocese. Midlands Safari Park 

Saints & Holy Days: Mon St Matthias, org.uk. for full details. Mon 21st May £15 if
May Devotion: Fri 18th 2pm in Church (St Mary’s School) interested, contact
Hednesford Pilgrimage
Veronica on 07808 899239.
Children’s liturgy during Sun 10.30am Mass (not 13th) The Diocesan Pilgrimage
to the Shrine of Our Lady Cannock Chase
Baptisms: 20th May Flyn Keogh
of Lourdes, Hednesford is Churches Housing
Wedding: May 13 12:30pm Christopher Allen & Hannah Cownley on Sunday July 1st.
 Coalition AGM Tue 26th
Exposition (Holy Hour) Saturdays 9am to 9.50am Volunteers are welcome to June 7pm at Mill Street
Rosary 8.50am before Mass on Thursday and Friday join the choir.
 Methodist Church. See
Practices are Tuesdays in poster in Church and here:
Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturday Our Lady of Lourdes in bit.ly/2G55CCd
Confessions Saturdays 9am-9.50am, 10.30am-11am, 4.30pm Hednesford at 7.30pm on
Philosophy Weekend on
-4.50pm. The time for Easter duties ends on 27th May. May 8, 22 June 5, 19 & 26.
Human Freedom and
Parish Income 22nd April: Collection £449 (Gift Aid £220) To sing at the pilgrimage
Ethics at St Domninic's
you must to attend at least
Second Collections (full details at bit.ly/cannock2col)
 Convent, Stone 2nd to 5th
two of the practices in
113 May Carpet Fund; 20 May Catholic Communications; 27 May August. See poster Church
June.
Comboni Missionary; 3 Jun CTF retiring collection and here: bit.ly/2KUHd5Z
Site technician: St
Parish Development Fund envelopes - these extra envelopes Pilgrimage to Our Lady
Joseph’s Catholic Primary
are for those who do not already have Gift Aid envelopes - those of Stone Saturday 26th
School, Hednesford are
with GA envelopes already have one each month in their boxes. If May. See poster in Church
seeking a site technician,
you would like to make a monthly standing order to the Fund, and here: bit.ly/2G77tq7
from June 2018. 10 hours
please let Fr Peter know.
per week. Please contact Day of Prayer for Victims
Foodbank thanks for the April contributions of 40kg! See poster the school office for further of Armed Conflict Tue
in Church and here: bit.ly/2KW3gJC details and an application 5th June at St Joseph's,
Sr Jacinta is studying for tests as part of her visa application. pack, tel 01543 227225. Burntwood See poster in
Please keep her in your prayers. On her study days - Wednesday Church and here: bit.ly/
and Thursday - Sr Sebastian will be filling in for her in the parish. 2rCr7ox

Please submit notices and items for publication to Fr Peter by hand, by text 07766 335591 or by email to priest@cannockcatholic.org
12th May • Seventh Sunday of Easter

Coming Soon … Please Pray … … for the sick or housebound:

May
Coffee Morning and Plant Sale
Sunday 20th May 8am-12pm. 
 May is for The Mission of the Dee Fellows, David Holt,
£1.50 for tea and toast.
June - July
Double your £ This very successful
fund raising campaign will run again
from 3rd June until the end of July.
July 17th Feast Day of Blessed John Sugar
Read more about Cannock’s Saint here: 
 … for those taking exams and Owen, John Brough, Sheila &
bit.ly/bljohnsugar
September
9th New Life Sale: more information to follow.
10th Fund Raising Meeting 7pm
November
Christmas Fair will be on Saturday 24th
November from 12 noon till 2pm.
… and more (internet links)
Diocesan Newsletter: bit.ly/2jcoEgT
Maryvale Sacred Heart pilgrimage bit.ly/
2jbaj4l
Chadsmoor’s crowning glory is on May 19
on the morning of the royal wedding bit.ly/
St Mary’s Centre 01543 579364
Sunday Carvery 12-3pm £6.95
Wednesday Carvery 5.30-8pm 2 for £10
Thursday OAP Special:
12-2pm £4.00 (£5.95 non oaps)
Saturday Menu 4-8pm 2 for £9
ALL FUNCTIONS CATERED FOR.
Readers Ministers
ROTAS Sat 5pm Sat 5pm
Christine Rogers, Mary
… the children receiving their Rowley, Kath Turner, 

first holy communion this Stella Skillen, Annette
weekend Mason, Doris Crabb, Joanne
… The Holy Father's Prayer Jeavons, Bob Evans, Nicola
Intention for the Month of McCulloch, Celia Hurdiss,
Laity: that the lay faithful Theresa Hadley, Dr Peter
may fulfil their specific Hayward, Fr Pat Farrelly, June
mission, by responding with Weatherby.
creativity to the challenges … for those who have 

that face the world today. died recently: Alfie Evans,
… for Persecuted Christians: Patricia Hereward.
for Christians in Nigeria … for those with
where there has been anniversaries about this time:
increased violence against 15th James Whitehouse; 17th
religious minorities in 2018. Stanley Jefcoat; 18th Bertram
soon to move on to the next Joseph Murphy.
stage of their educations
… for those receiving Holy Souls
communion at home:
Please check the draft of the
Duncan Angus, Peter Clamp,
parish memorial book which
Don and Breeda Hinton, Don
is at bit.ly/cannocksouls and
McCulloch, Mary Casey,
also in Church. There are
Norah Perry, Gerry Marriott,
some duplicates in the list
Billie Wyles, Maria
and perhaps other errors -
Wacławski, Catherine
please write in the booklet, or
Holloway, Bernard Deakin,
let Fr Peter know.
Iris Robertson.
... for those undergoing or Please let Fr Peter know if 

recovering from treatment or you wish to add any petitions
otherwise in need of our or thanksgivings onto this
prayers: Betty Murphy, prayer list.
Michelle Bell, Peter Clamp,
Duncan Angus, Christopher
Cooper, Kevin O’Mahony,
Thanksgivings …
Emma Cartwright-Keegan, … for God’s many blessings!
Winifride Haynes, Tom … for the first holy
Murphy, LeeAnn Lister, Ray communions of the Children
Bishop, Audrey George, this weekend, and for all who
Mitek Karasinska, Cath have prepared the for this
Hunt, Cath Rockey, Alan special day!
Jones, Geoff Tipping.
… for Stephen Thomas, very
poorly at present
Full Sunday rota is at bit.ly/cannockrota
Readers Ministers
 Readers Ministers
 Cleaning
Sun 8am Sick Visiting Sun 10.30am Sun 10.30am
Counters Stole Washing

Eileen Clancy, D Gleve, S Team 5

May 13 Sheila Bullivant Michael
Julie Kennedy Michael D Bruce & C Hunt Weatherby A Spencer
Easter 7 Colman Schools Seavers Sheila Bullivant
Pat Johnston, Burrowes AN Other S Clancy, E V Brookes, M
Care Whitelaw David Gleve
Teresa Smith Sargeant, Tym
A Gaughan
May 20 Stephen Clancy A & R Hinsley Team 6
David S & T Bullivant Doug Bruce M Harris M. Powell, 

Pentecost D&M S & T Bullivant Sheila Bullivant
Jo Burrowes Korzonek Sister & P Johnston Cath Hunt Amy Pritchard S. Nelson
Peace Hibberts G Dockery
Sister

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