Fr. Kenneth Bowen (Parish Priest) 01908 583195
Parish E-mail: stmarys.church1@btinternet.com
Newsletter E-mail: stmarys.newsletter@btinternet.com
Web address: www.stmarysrcchurch.org.uk
St. Mary’s Church, Aspley Hill, Woburn Sands, MK17 8NN
St Martin of Tours Pastoral Area
THIRD SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
23-24 January 2016 - YEAR C - Green - Rota Team 2
CATHOLICISM SERIES FOR LENT: DVDs on the beauty, love and hope of
Christianity will be shown starting on Tuesday 2 nd February (venue to be
announced). In these DVDs Bishop Barron journeys through different continents
in the world to tell us the story of Christianity. Come and join us: be transformed
and become part of that story. If interested contact Mick Fagan email
mick.fagan@btinternet.com or Barbara Johnson sbmjohnson@googlemail.com
TALK ON THE POPE’S ENCYCLICAL ‘LAUDATO SI’: By Chris Fegan,
General Secretary of Catholic Concern for Animals, on Thursday 4 Feb, 7.30 pm
at Christ the Cornerstone Church, in the Small Hall. Free entry and refreshments
are available. Further details from david@millersofmk.co.uk
Virginia Bell
Please take this Newsletter home with you for reference
WEEKEND SERVICES
Sat
23 Jan 4.30 pm
6.00 pm
6.30 pm
Sun 24 Jan 8.00 am
10.30 am
WEEKDAY SERVICES
Mon 25 Jan 10.00 am
Tue
26 Jan 10.00 am
Wed
Thu
27 Jan
28 Jan 10.00 am
Fri
29 Jan 10.00 am
Mass at Cranfield University Chapel
Confessions
First Mass of Sunday at St Mary’s
Mass
Mass with music. Tea & Coffee in the Hall
Mass: Tim Fitzgerald, RIP
Mass: Deceased of Lyons Family, RIP,
(Foundation)
NO SERVICE
Mass: Miss Christine Chichester, RIP
(Foundation), Benefactress of St. Mary’s
Mass: Sander Family, RIP (Foundation)
WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY: This Sunday morning, 24
January, I shall be attending a Churches Together Service at St. Michael’s Aspley
Heath for 9.45 am. A visiting cleric will be celebrating the 10.30 am Mass on this
occasion.
Fr Ken
CHRISTIAN UNITY SERVICE; 9.45 am Sun 24 January at St Michael’s Church.
Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend this service where local churches
have the chance to witness together.
Dave Burns, Churches Together Woburn
Sands
COMMISSIONING OF EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY
COMMUNION: Next weekend I shall be commissioning the following parishioners
as Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to serve the needs of the parish,
and they are: Theresa Stotter; Jayne Fagan; Dolores McGowan; Dr.Mike Cowan;
Nikki Street and Judith Kotia-Amusan.
Fr.Ken.
Deadline for entries 3.00 pm Wednesday. This week’s Editor – Jo-Anne Hoarty
Please send entries to stmarys.newsletter@btinternet.com
TRAIDCRAFT BIG BREW: This will be held in the church hall after all
Masses on 27/28 February and will include a raffle, Guess the name of
the lion, tea and coffee, fairbake cakes and an extended range of goods for sale.
The stall will also be open as usual on the weekends of 6/7 Feb + 5/6 March.
Margaret Carrel
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION: For those wishing to make their
First Holy Communion this year, please attend a parents and
children’s meeting on Sunday 7th February in the Church Hall
after 10.30am Mass. Thank you Jayne
(jayne.fagan@btinternet.com)
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: A number of new people have undergone training to
be Assistant Ministers of the Eucharist in our Parish. To introduce them to others
in the ministry a meeting will be held where all new and existing active EMHCs
are invited to attend. The date for the meeting is to be agreed and will be held in
the Hall. All those EMHCs wishing to continue their ministry will need to attend.
Please send an e-mail to theresastotter@gmail.com updating us your contact
details (phone number and e-mail address) or leave a message on 01908
788281.
Theresa Stotter
WEEKEND MASS ASSISTANTS: We are preparing a new rota for 2016 and
have vacancies as follows: 6.30pm Saturday Mass: Server, Eucharistic Ministers,
Readers of the Lessons and Bidding Prayers, two persons to take up the Water
and Wine. 8.00am Sunday Mass: Server, Eucharistic Ministers, Readers of the
Lessons and Bidding Prayers, two persons to take up the Water and Wine.
10.30am Sunday Mass: Server, Eucharistic Ministers, Readers of the Lessons
and Bidding Prayers, two persons to take up the Water and Wine, two persons to
do the collection. Training can be given where necessary. You would be asked
to do your chosen role at your chosen Mass once in 5 weeks. Please let me
know if you can help by either email to peter.sayer1@btinternet.com or
stmarys.newsletter@btinternet.com or phone 01234 766271 with your name,
your chosen Mass and the role or roles you would like to do. Thank you. Peter
Sayer
FOOD BANK: Post Christmas and very cold weather– please keep the
donations coming. Many thanks. Food Bank, MK