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
3rd February 2019 • Fourth Sunday 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 does not come to an end …
Check mass intentions online at bit.ly/mass-intentions
The Blessing of Support the
3rd February • 4th Sunday • God’s Love Throats takes place at Friendship Club! St.
Sat 2 5pm Christopher Cooper RIP the end of masses this Mary's Friendship Club’s
Sun 3 8am Sean Costello RIP weekend. application for project
10.30am Kathleen Morrell RIP Church cleaners funding to the Tesco
needed - you only need Bags of Help Scheme
Mon 4 No Mass help once every six will be put forward to a
Tue 5 9:15am Alan Foster RIP 
 weeks. Please see Gill customer vote in the 4
and all who mourn his loss Dockery. local Tescos from 1
Wed 6 9.15am John Morris Intentions (School Mass) March to 30 April. The
Thu 7 9:15am Shelagh Gleve RIP Thanksgiving Mass to stores are Heath Hayes,
1.45pm Holy Souls (at St Thomas More School) celebrate love and and Hednesford
Fri 8 9.15am Margaret & Brian Briggs Intentions marriage at St Chad's Superstores, and Tesco
Sat 9 10am Betty Murphy RIP Cathedral on Sunday 3 Express at Great Wyrley
February, led by and Stafford Road,
10th February • 5th Sunday • Follow Archbishop Bernard. Cannock. If successful
Sat 9 5pm Bernie Lordan RIP (Anniversary) More at bit.ly/2sjrZ2m we will get £2,000 or
Sun 10 8am Anne Costello (Sick) Oberammergau £1,000 depending on the
10.30am Parish & People Passion Play & vote goes. Each time
Pilgrimage 24th to you make a purchase at
Saints & Holy Days Tues, St Agatha; Wed, St Paul Miki; 29th July 2020. the store and you will
Download the brochure: receive a token.
Children’s Liturgy (usually) Sunday at 10.30am Mass
bit.ly/2QVqx0U and 100 Club 

Exposition (Holy Hour) Saturdays 9am to 9.50am booking form: bit.ly/ The final draw for the
Rosary 8.50am before Mass on Thursday and Friday; and 2DJI7Sn. Early booking current year for the 100
discount has been Club Draw will take
Rosary with the intention of the Unborn
 extended to the 31st Jan, place this Sunday, 3rd
First Saturday of each month at 9.40am with the intentions cost is £1179pp.
of the unborn. Prayer cards will be available. February 2019. A very
Parish Fund Raising big thank you to all who
Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturday (not first Saturday). Calendar is at the back participated in this year,
Confessions usually Sat 9-9.50am, 10.30-11am, of Church, and can also look forward to your
4.30-4.50pm. be found here: bit.ly/ continued support of
2019frcal. A summary is this worthwhile
Baptism 10th February, Alfio Chatwood;
on the back of this fundraiser
Parish Income 27th January £460 (£258 Gift Aid). Piety sheet. Collection for the new
Stall £300. Thank you! Aid to the Church in 100 Club Draw for the
Second Collections 10 Feb Parish Development Fund; 24 Need Christmas card period March 2019 – Feb
Feb CTF retiring collection. A full list of second collections donations came to £128. 2020 will start on the
can be found here: bit.ly/2LQNZKN Many thanks to all who weekend of 2nd & 3rd
Diocesan Newsletter for January (2nd edition): 
 gave and to Gill Dockery March 2019. Envelopes
bit.ly/2B62SVD who organised this. will be placed at the
Baby Bear Knitathon back of the Church from
February 8th is St Josephine Bakhita’s day, who is the 2nd March, more
Monday 18th February,
patron saint of victims of modern slavery and human details to follow.
8am-8pm, Salem
trafficking. Prayer card and many resources can be found
Methodist Church,
here: bit.ly/2Tr3GeD and here: bit.ly/2Bh7Ajr.
Cheslyn Hay.

Please submit notices and items for publication to Fr Peter by hand, by text 07766 335591 or by email to priest@cannockcatholic.org
3rd February 2019• Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Please Pray … Doris Crabb, Joanne

St Mary’s Centre 01543 579364 Jeavons, Nicola
Sunday Carvery 12-4pm £6.95 … The Holy Father's Prayer
Wednesday Carvery 5.30-8pm 2 for £10
McCulloch, Celia Hurdiss,
Intention: For a generous Dee Fellows, David Holt,
Thursday 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 (OAP £4 each)
Friday 5.30pm-8.30pm from 2 for £10
welcome of the victims of Theresa Hadley, Dr Peter
@cannockrcclub human trafficking, Hayward, Fr Pat Farrelly,
All functions catered for enforced prostitution and June Weatherby.
violence.
2nd March 2019 - CYMFED Flame Congress at Wembley … for those in our parish
Arena. This is for young people from 14 to 30. Cost £39pp … for all those who are receiving communion at
8-10th March 2019 - Monastic Experience Weekend, persecuted for their faith,
home: Mary Kirby, Norah
Quarr Abbey. Contact Brother Duncan Smith especially for Christians in Perry, Peter Clamp, Don
novicemaster@quarr.org Nigeria especially Leah and Breeda Hinton, Gerry
8th-13th September - Pilgrimage to Fatima, based in Sharibu, a girl abducted Marriott, Billie Wyles,
Fatima for 4 nights. Package price £651 pp based on two from her school with 109 Maria Wacławski,
sharing. Further details from Fr Cecil, 0121 4768983/ 07944 of her school mates in Catherine Holloway,
707591 or email mneillis174@gmail.com February 2018. Leah, the Bernard Deakin, Iris
only Christian, refused to Robertson, Mary Casey.
convert to Islam in
... for those undergoing or
Fundraising at St Mary’s in 2019 exchange for her freedom
recovering from treatment
More details here: bit.ly/2019frcal and remains in captivity,
or otherwise in particular
although all the others
need of our prayers: Keith
March have been released
Davies, Anne Costello,
100 Club recruits for a new year, £25 per number 29th .… For those trapped in John Morris, Vincent
7.30pm Little Jimmy in Centre slavery, that their Dockery, Peter Garnett,
perpetrators be brought to Hannah Newborough,
April justice and that their
7th 6pm-8pm New Life Sale at New Life Peter Clamp, Kevin
dignity as human being is O’Mahony, Ray Bishop,
May respected. Audrey George, Mitek
19th 8.30am-12pm Coffee Morning, Tombola & Plant Sale … for our country, the Karasinska, Geoff Tipping,
government and all Josie Riley, James B, Helen,
June involved in the difficult Michelle & Chris Bell
Double your £1 - collect £1 in June return by August discussions and
negotiations which have The Holy Souls
October
11th 7pm Quiz Night in the Centre £8 per team (3 or 4) come about after the …. for the recently
referendum to leave the departed: Alan Foster,
November European Union: that Marian Murray and
30th 12-2pm Christmas Fair in the Centre there may be wisdom and Christopher Morley.
a concern for all in society, … for those with
especially the most anniversaries about this
vulnerable time: 6th Mary Hannigan;
Journey in Faith … for the sick or 8th Frederick Curtis,
Deepen your knowledge of the faith. housebound: Brendan Keiran Madigan; 9th Tom
This course is suitable for all adults who wish Shannon, Don McCulloch, Angus
to know more about the Catholic faith, and Mary Rowley, Helen
especially anyone who is thinking of Pawłak, Kath Turner,
Thanksgivings
becoming a Catholic. Stella Skillen, Winifride … for Sr Jacinta, back with
Tuesdays 7.30pm at Centenary Hall, Haynes, Annette Mason, us after her Christmas
Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford break in Nigeria.
Full rota is at bit.ly/cannockparishrota

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

Gail & David Javier Eileen Clancy, 
 Team 1

Feb 3rd Françoise Gray Korzonek Shirley Gonzalez-Fritz Julie Kennedy G. Keeling, 
 David Gleve Margaret
D & M Hibberts
Sunday 4 Cath Hunt C Bridges, C Weatherby Wendy Pat Johnston, C. Bridges Peter Garnet Harris
Jackson Owens Sister I Savage

D Bruce, C P & C Garnett Team 2

Jo Burrowes & E. Clancy, 
 S & P Kilgallon
Feb 10th Josie Morris Hunt Michael A & R Hinsley Margaret
Schools
Sunday 5 Clare Jackson
Teresa Smith Burrowes G. Dockery Harris
R Cranney G Dockery
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