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
14th July 2019 • 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 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
 Who is my neighbour?

Check mass intentions online at bit.ly/mass-intentions
Welcome to all those
14th July • 15th Sunday • Neighbour at the special Family
Sat 13 2pm John & Helen Prendergast Mass on Saturday
no 5pm Mass on Saturday 13th afternoon. Have fun!!
Sun 14 8am Nancy Costello Thanksgiving Harvington
10.30am Ben Houghton RIP Pilgrimage, in
devotion to the English
martyrs, is on Friendship Group
Mon 15 9.30am at Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford September 1st. Poster is Coach Trip on 22nd
Tue 16 9.15am Patrick Campbell RIP here: bit.ly/2LbZyPt July to Blists Hill
Wed 17 9.15am Aileen Gallagher (School mass) and letter about the Victorian Village
Thu 18 9.15am Thanksiving for our Parish pilgrimage is here: (Ironbridge). This
Fri 19 9.15am Thanksgiving for Anniversary of bit.ly/30jZZuy includes a trip on
Ordination (PW & MV) Advance Notice: There Sabrina Boat. We leave
Sat 20 10am Parish & People will be no Sunday 8am St Mary's Car Park at
Mass on 28th July & 4th 9.30am, arriving back
21st July • 16th Sunday Listening August. by 5pm (traffic
Stella Kilgallon and dependant). Cost £18
Sat 20 5pm Betty Murphy RIP per person, includes
family would like to
Sun 21 8am Thanksgiving (Grace Bishop) coach, entry to Blists &
thank everyone for their
10.30am Bryn Owens, Nancy Berth & 
 prayers, mass cards, Boat trip.
Patricia Owens RIP cards and kind wishes This does not include
Saints & Holy Days Mon St Bonaventure, Wed following the death of lunch, which can be
her husband Pat. purchased there.
Blessed John Sugar & Blessed Robert Grissold (we will
observe the day of these saints on Thursday. Sister Felita (of the To book a place, please
Immaculate Heart contact Veronica on
Baptism 21st July, 12noon Layke William Mason-Daly
Sisters) is fundraising 07808899239 by
Children’s Liturgy during Sunday 10.30 Mass (not wheelchairs for young Wednesday 17th July.
14th, nor during August). and elderly persons. Tesco Bags of Help
Exposition (Holy Hour) Saturdays 9am to 9.50am Please donate to her scheme has given
Rosary 8.50am before Mass on Thursday and Friday; JustGiving Page: bit.ly/ £1,000 to The
and first Saturday of each month. 2IyDiwB Friendship Club which
Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturday (not first The Union of Catholic will help to pay for
Mothers meet on the coach outings in 2019.
Saturday).
second Thursday of the Many thanks from the
Confessions Sat 9-9.50am, 10.30-11am month, 12noon to Groups to Tesco and to
Parish Income 7th July £480.62 (£200 Gift Aid), Day 1.30pm in St Michael’s all who voted for us.
for Life £239.42 (£43 Gift Aid). Thank you! Room, Centenary Hall, Thanks to an act of
Second Collections Family Mass today: Parish Our Lady of Lourdes, Great Generosity, a
Hednesford. All ladies defibrillator will be
Development Fund. Sunday 21st Apostleship of the
are welcome, whether installed soon in a
Sea. A full list of second collections is here: bit.ly/ mothers or not. There publicly accessible
2LQNZKN will be no meeting in location near to the
APF (Missio) red boxes will be emptied again in July. August, next meeting Centre and the Church.
will be on 12th August.
Diocesan Newsletter: July 12th bit.ly/2YQsKyz
Please submit notices and items for publication to Fr Peter by hand, by text 07766 335591 or by email to priest@cannockcatholic.org
14th July 2019 • 15th Sunday

St Mary’s Centre 01543 579364 Please Pray …

... for those undergoing
Sunday Carvery 12-4pm £6.95 … The Holy Father's or recovering from
Wednesday Carvery 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 Prayer Intention: That treatment or otherwise in
Thursday 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 (OAP £4 each) those who administer particular need of our
Friday 5.30pm-8.30pm from 2 for £10 justice may work with prayers: Peter Garnett,
@cannockrcclub integrity, and that the
All functions catered for Anthony Lawless,
injustice which prevails Cathryn, Emma
in the world may not Chapman, Katie Bruce,

Sea Sunday is 14th July. Watch the video at bit.ly/ have the last word. John Morris, Vincent
31ZuQOE which explains the work of Stella Maris … all those who are Dockery, Hannah
(Apostleship of the Sea) supporting seafarer’s faith suffering from the Newborough, Peter
and welfare. The second collection for this charity will extreme weather Clamp, Ray Bishop,
be on 21st July. … Please pray for Sr Audrey George, Mitek
Called to be Missionaries
 Jacinta presently in Karasinska, Geoff
Saturday 12th October, 10am to 5pm, at St. Peter’s Nigeria for her mother’s Tipping, Josie Riley,
Catholic School, Solihull a conference to explore our funeral. James B, Helen, Olive
call to be missionary disciples. Register at bit.ly/ Brookes.
… for the sick or
JandP_Assembly2019 or events@columbans.co.uk
housebound: Don The Holy Souls
McCulloch, Mary Rowley,
…. for the recently
Who was Blessed John Sugar? Helen Pawłak, Kath
departed: Breeda Hinton,
Turner, Stella Skillen,
Blessed John Sugar (feast day 17th July) was Patrick Kilgallon, James
Winifride Haynes,
born at Wombourne about 1558 and studied at St Armishaw, Caroline
Annette Mason, Doris
Umeobi, Kevin
Mary’s Hall, Oxford. He became the perpetual Crabb, Joanne Jeavons,
O’Mahony
curate of St Luke’s, Cannock, where he served for Nicola McCulloch, Celia
Hurdiss, Dee Fellows, … for those with
many years. At the end of the century he became a
David Holt, Theresa anniversaries about this
Catholic, studied abroad at the English College,
Hadley, Fr Pat Farrelly, time: 15th Thomas
Douai, and was ordained a priest on 21 April 1601. Patrick Hannigan, 19th
June Weatherby.
His ministry was in Warwickshire, Staffordshire Mary Keenahan, 20th
… for those in our parish
and Worcestershire, where he travelled on foot Florence Briggs, 21st
receiving communion at
and especially looked after the “poorer and Claire Marie Fowler.
home: Dan Lyonette,
meaner sort of Catholics”. Mary Kirby, Norah Perry, Thanksgivings
Fr Sugar was arrested on the highway on 8 July Peter Clamp, Don and
… Anniversaries of
1603 as he fled from a raid on a Catholic house. He Breeda Hinton, Gerry
ordination: Deacon Paul
was executed at Warwick on 16 July 1604. Sugar Marriott, Billie Wyles,
(28th June 190), Fr Peter
Maria Wacławski,
said on the scaffold “Be ye all merry, for we have (19th July 1997); Deacon
Catherine Holloway,
not occasion of sorrow but of joy: for although I Michael (19th July 2009)
Bernard Deakin, Iris
shall have a sharp dinner, yet I trust in Jesus Christ Robertson, Mary Casey. … successful operations:
that I shall have a most sweet supper”. He was Lynne Causland, Sylvia
beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1987. Fawdrey, Frank Brookes

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

Eileen Clancy, D Gleve

July 14th D Bruce Team 6
Julie Kennedy, Michael Javier S Weatherby M Powell
15th Schools C Hunt S & T Bullivant Pat Wilson
Sister Burrowes Zack Pat Johnston S Nelson
Sunday P & C Wilson G Dockery
Teresa Smith E Sargeant
A Gaughan Team 1
July 21st Stephen Clancy A & R Hinsley D&M
David Doug Bruce M Harris G Keeling David Gleve
16th D&M Hibberts Pat Wilson
Jo Burrowes Korzonek Cath Hunt Sister C Bridges Peter Garnet
Sunday Hibberts A & R Hinsley C Whitelaw I Savage

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