Dates for your Diary
Wednesday 28th Jan - Funeral Mass 2:00pm Mary Thacker.
Saturday 31st & Sunday 1st February - Bring and Buy CAKE STALL, if
you can bake a cake for the sale that would be great or if you just like
eating them, come along and support our Bakers, donations and
information from Maureen Reed.
ST. BENEDICT’S R C CHURCH
OWEN STREET, ATHERSTONE,
WARWICKSHIRE, CV9 1DG
Tel: 01827 713177,
Website: st-benedicts-atherstone.org
Parish Priest: Mgr. Paul Watson
Valentine's Fayre - 14th February. We will be having a stall at this event
to raise funds for CAFOD, please see extra news sheet attached:
Thought for the Week
Finance Secretary:
Jo Howe
01827 750214
Newsletter: Jenni Taylor 01827 718213
email: taylor.jenni@btinternet.com
Items for inclusion in the Newsletter by Thursday Noon
Prophetic urgency for renewal
The message of God is active and alive (Hebrew 4:12). It cuts through the secret
thoughts of our hearts and exalts us to embrace holiness of life. Sometimes, this
message comforts the disturbed and at the same time disturbs the comfortable.
We experience this in our daily lives if only we open up our hearts to God.
Today’s reading particularly invites us to a life of grace, a life of holiness. The
condition for holiness is living a life free from sin. This explains why both John the
Baptist and Jesus both spoke about repentance in the gospel. Repentance is the
first step to holiness which requires sorrow for our sin (Psalm 51:17) and a
determined effort not to return to sin.
The Ninevites heeded Jonah’s call, they repented and were converted. Our life
style might differ from that of the Ninevites. Yet a thorough sincere self
examination of conscience calls for the urgency already ignited by our Lord: “The
time has come” he said “and the kingdom of God is close at hand. Repent, and
believe the Good News” (Mark 1:5). Let us not be self conceited, the time is
imminent than we could ever have imagined, this is the time for renewal – a time
for recommitment to Christ.
By Fr. Raphael Imoni
We extend a warm welcome to everyone worshipping here this
weekend, refreshments are served in the Church Hall after 9.30am
Mass, please come and join us, ALL ARE WELCOME.
3RD WEEK ORDINARY TIME (B)
Saturday 24th January
4:00pm
Vigil Mass
Sunday 25th January
9:30am
Mass (the People of the Parish)
Monday 26th January
-
No Mass
Tuesday 27th January
-
No Mass
Wednesday 28th January
Thursday 29th January
2:00pm
-
Funeral Mass - Mary Thacker
No Mass
Friday 30th January
10:00am
Eucharistic Service
Saturday 31st January
4:00pm
Vigil Mass
Sunday 1st February
9:30am
Mass (the People of the Parish)
EXTRA NOTICES
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING: There will be a Parish Council Meeting on this coming Tuesday 27th January 2015 starting at 7:00pm, all are welcome. It will be
a short meeting primarily to discuss matters relating to Fr. Paul's absence.
SPARKLES, A creative support group for women meet in the Church Hall every fortnight on Wednesday 11.30 to 12.30+ for a chat and to learn how to make
jewellery. This is aimed mainly for women who are experiencing abuse or who have survived domestic abuse. Further crafts will be available to respond to individual
interests. These sessions are also open to all women who feel that they would benefit from an hour or so, learning a new craft or improving one already learned.
If you know anyone you feel would like to take part in these sessions, please let them know and give them Sarah's phone number.
Please contact Sarah on 07517601094Newsletter 78 Extra Notices
Valentine's Fayre February 14th 10-12 noon at The Memorial Hall, Atherstone.
Once again we have been invited to have a stall in the Hall to raise money for CAFOD. We would be very grateful if you could donate any items we could sell e.g.
unwanted Christmas presents, toiletries, ornaments and cakes. Please bring them to Church on the 1st and 8th of February or bring to the Memorial hall on the
14th. Gifts can be placed in a box at the back of the Church. Thank you.
We do hope that many will be able to attend the Charity Morning at the Hall.
St. Benedict's School, Re Consultation on becoming an Academy.
We feel it is important to let our parish community know what is happening and to hope that you will wish us well in our endeavours to expand our horizons.
Parents of children attending the school at present are invited to a Meeting to be held at school on Monday January 26th.There we will explain the process and
implications and answer any questions.
Working with five local Catholic schools, we have had discussions that have led us to the idea of becoming part of a Multi Academy that will enable us to continue to
make good progress and become an Outstanding School.The DEF have informed all the local Catholic schools, that we have been approved to proceed.
The target to achieve Academy Status is March 2015.
We ask you to keep us all in your prayers.
Mrs S Shannon.
Readers this week:
S Callery
A Senter
Readers Next week:
Pupils
Pupils
Offertory Procession this week:
S. Batty &N. Osborne
Eucharistic Ministers
A. N. Other
D. Dickens
Church Cleaning - J Wood, M. Simpson, C. Butler, G. Ales
Altar Society ""
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The Sick and their Carers
Please pray for Father Andrew, Pat & Maureen Burke, Noel O'Brien,
Bridie Symmons, Ada Russell, Winifred Jones, Charlotte Smith, Kath
Ford, Patricia Carter, Christina Chetwynd and Father Paul. Please
remember our housebound parishioners in your prayers: Marion
Burrows and Marie Aherne .
Anniversaries
We pray for all our deceased relatives and friends especially Mary
Thacker who passed away on Sunday 18th January, we pray for her
husband Tony who cared for her for many years and her son Lawson
and family, also the members of this Parish whose anniversaries
occur about this time – Catherine Hancock, Florence Simmons, Mary
Barsby, Thomas Breen, John Shine, Sidney Jarvis, Louis Conolly,
Hugh O'Donnell, Irene Mulhall, Mary Hiscock, Freda Simmons,
Beatrice Alice Chapman, Lucy Duester, Joseph Charnell, Alfred
Joseph Fellows and John McManus. May they rest in peace.
Money Matters
Last week 1st Collection - £221:31
2nd Collection - £124:76
Thank you!
"That in all things God may be glorified” St. Benedict
The Liturgy & the Care of the Church
News
Music
Looking to the future, is there anyone who has
keyboard (piano/organ) skills would be
interested in helping with music in the liturgy
especially on Sundays? Perhaps also we could
think about establishing a choir so that we
could begin singing other parts of the Mass,
such as the Responsorial Psalm, Gloria, and
plan some extra music for Holy Week
More News
From the Letter of Paul to the Benedictines.
Dear All,
My 5 star care at St Joseph's continues unabated. I probably shouldn't admit to that
because I'd lose all your sympathy!
I've had a bit of trouble with post op complications and side effects of the cocktail
of tablets I've been on. I have to go back to the hospital tomorrow (Friday) because
they want to take a look at the wound, which isn't behaving itself properly!
Hopefully it will get sorted. It just means that I can't quite sit back and enjoy this
"holiday break". So I still need the sympathy really!!
One bit of good news - the problem I had with my back seems to have cleared up.
Apparently, it's the result of anaesthetic, which relaxes you so much that muscles in
spasm get released. So, it seems that I've found a remedy for bad backs!!
I am really grateful for your continued prayers. I pray also for you all. I particularly
prayed for the repose of the soul of Mary Thacker at Mass today. May God bless
you all as you gather together this weekend and during the coming week.
A special "hi" to all the children at Church and at the School.
With love,
Fr Paul.
Unused Rosaries: Do you have unused rosaries tucked away in the
cupboard or drawer, we are collecting rosaries to send out to various
missions around the world, this appeal is being made by The Catenians
who have so far sent out 135,000 rosaries. It would be good if we could
give this initiative our support, spare rosaries can be given to Fr. Paul or
Brian Ingram.