14TH JUNE 2015 – 11th SUNDAY OF – YEAR B
ST AUGUSTINE’S
30 Coniscliffe Road
DARLINGTON DL3 7RG
PARISH BULLETIN
1ST HOLY COMMUNION
Please remember in your prayers all those children who made their first Holy Communion
yesterday.
Sophie Adams, Johnathan Allinson, Lauren Anderson, Luke Anderson,
Maisie Bentham, Rachel Black, Josephine Bonnie-Parkes,
Niall Coultas-Scullion, Oliver Fitzpatrick, Sarah-Jane Gordon, Finlay Hill, Kate Howard, Tilly
Hutchinson, Filip Jasinski,
Emily Liju, Rosy Longstaff, Conner McGee, Eleanor Mann,
James Mann, Sadie Maguire, Evelyn Mather, Lana Molinski, Edward Noble, Amber Parker,
Thomas Rice, Dominyka Rinius, Kotryna Riniute, Luca Smith-Lemaitre, Amie Springfield,
Olivia Stainsby,Lauren Strover, Flora Tait-Bridges, Malachi Tindale,
Oliver Vitty, Alice Watson, Oliver Watson
Parents/Carers, the following dates need to be noted in your diaries:
 Monday 15th June-Photographs in church from 9am
 Saturday 20th June-Final Session 10am-11.30am. Children to gather as usual in
church/Parent to return at 11am for short service.
 Sunday 21st June-MASS at 9.15am. During this service the children will be presented
with their certificates.
Please remember and pray for all the children in the Darlington parishes who are
making their 1st Communion over the next 3 weekends.
PARISH COUNCIL
The next meeting will be on Monday 22nd June at 7.00pm. If you have any items for the
Agenda please forward them to the office.
SVP
We are collecting unwanted toiletries to donate for First Stop who are running a tombola stall
at the Darlington Carnival on 27 June.
First Stop is a local Darlington charity which helps people in need especially in preventing
homelessness.
If you have any donations please leave them in the box in the Piety Shop in No. 10, many
thanks.
CARMEL COLLEGE – LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS (American Style)
Thursday 9th, Friday 10th and Saturday 11th July. Adults £7/Concessions £5. For further info
please contact the college 254525.
WELCOME to Fr Jim O’Keefe who will be at the 9.15am and 11.00am Mass this Sunday
to give an outline of the programme.
In the Darlington Deanery all members of every Parish Council, Finance Committee, School
Governing Body, all Extra-ordinary Ministers of the Eucharist, Parish
Administrators/Secretaries, SVP Groups, together with Clergy are invited to convene at
Carmel Academy on Thursday 18th June at 7.00pm to discuss the next phase.
If you are planning to go the meeting at Carmel Academy can you please sign the sheet
at the back of Church.
Glory be to the Father - in whom we live and move and have our being.
Glory be to the Son - whose name we bear and who calls each of us to be his
disciples; to build his Kingdom and to go out into the world and bear its fruit.
Glory be to the Holy Spirit - pouring out grace and guidance, forming us and renewing
us.
Inspire us all in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle to live the Gospel, to be open to
change and to move forward together in hope.
PROCLAIM 15
Every parish is invited to offer a prayer vigil for the work of evangelisation in England and
Wales. The evenings of prayer are scheduled to take place on/near Saturday 11th July 2015
when there is the National Catholic Evangelisation Conference - Proclaim 15 - in Birmingham.
Please join a network of intercessors across our countries to pray for the building of missionary
parishes, and also, as the delegates return home to share with others what they have received
and learnt, that the National Conference will bear much fruit.
A prayer vigil l is being held at St Augustines starting on Friday 10th July after the 7pm Mass.
Any groups eg: Cafod, SVP, prayer groups willing to present an hour please contact Anne
Connor 01325 260980. A list for individuals to sign up for a one hours slot will be available
later.
Please remember in your prayers those who are going to be ordained into the
Permanent Diaconate on Saturday 27th June 2015 - Paul Hargreaves, Jeffrey Parkes,
Anthony Turner, & Michael Wood. Also pray for John Bagnall who will be ordained into
the Priesthood on Saturday 4th July 2015.
The Lay Training Fund will remain open until 21 June.
PARISH PRAYERS There is a box at the back of Church if anybody has any prayer intentions
they wish to include in the parish bidding prayers which are read out at all the Sunday Masses.
CAFÉ COURSE
The next session of “Believe” will be on Wednesday 8th July at 7.30pm finishing about
8:45pm and held in St Augustines Parish Centre. All are welcome.
The final two sessions will then be on:
Wednesday 15th July Wednesday 22nd July
BAPTISM COURSE
Where?
St Augustine’s Parish Centre
When?
Wednesdays 24th June & 1st July at 7.15 pm
Please let us know if you will be attending – 01325 266602.
RED MISSION BOXES
Please take your free copy of the Mission Today magazine from the box at the back of the
church and read about the impact your donations are having around the world. In this edition
there is a very touching letter of thanks to all red box holders, a lovely piece of writing on the
Beatitudes and much, much more…….. If you feel called to support the work of the APF- Mill
Hill missions and would like to adopt a red box, please contact Sheila Taylor via the parish
office.
WANTED "HOST FAMILIES" for the Pearl of Africa Children’s Choir between 27th September
and 4th October as part of its annual fundraising tour. They require host families to put up two
members. Bed, breakfast and some evening meals are required. Further information from
Elspeth Robinson 01325 465469 robinsonelspeth@yahoo.co.uk or Julie Wason 07768-708786.
ST AUGUSTINE’S PARISH CLUB/CENTRE INFORMATION
AGM – PARISH CENTRE/CLUB LTD
This will take place on Sunday 21st June 2015 at 8pm in the Parish Centre.
Any other business must be notified to the secretary 15 days before the
meeting.
Michael Denham - Secretary
PARISH CENTRE INFORMATION
To book the Parish Centre : email staugspc@gmail.com or
telephone 07909 747145
Bar Opening Times: Friday 7-11pm
Sunday 12-2pm & 7-10.30pm
Date for your diary:
Friday 19th June – Parish Centre Quiz
Sunday 21st June – Parish Club AGM
PC MONTHLY QUIZ
Come along next Friday, the 19th, at 8pm in your Parish Centre, for our monthly Quiz.
I’ll be doing another video round as the last one went so well, so brush up on your classic
movie moments and quotations! As always it’s those teams with the widest range of ages
amongst the members that do best, so bring your teenagers/aged parents (delete as
appropriate) and spend some quality time together. Here’s looking at you kid… (clue)
LINE DANCING CLASSES
One thing Darlington has been lacking is a line dancing class just for BEGINNERS. No
longer! One of the best line dance teachers in the North East is willing to come to our Parish
Centre to teach us. So, Gents and Ladies… we are looking at Friday evenings if possible, so
would you like to come and get some exercise, have a lorra lorra laughs and then celebrate
your progress with a drink at the bar! Interested? Phone Sheila Taylor for details on 07717
074991. FUN GUARANTEED.