FOR YOUR PRAYERS
Those who are sick or in need of our prayers
Joan Jones, Duncan Teesdale, Josephine Hague, Pat
and John Hurst, Hannah Swaine, Audrey Snowden,
Sue, Nicky, Donna Hartley, Keith Rushton, Sylvia
Goldthorpe, Sarah Cross, Eileen Spencer.
LONG TERM
Sr Phyllis, Sr Mary Michael, Sr Barbara, Sr Alma
Mary all sisters of SSM, Matthew David Clegg,
Philip Ackroyd, James Western, Susan Western,
Dawn Oliver, Ruth Lane, Anne Williams, Phyllis
Crosthwaite, Fr Peter Brown CMP, Margaret
Harrison, Malcolm Welsh, Edna Bedford, Betty
Hilton.
DEPARTED: Dora Cope
Those whose years mind occurs this week
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
Jane Walls
Geoffrey Saunders
John Squires
Thomas Charman
Margaret Plant
Luigi Curotto
Alma Prudence Hitchen
Allan Wragg
Mary Crouch
Fred Shires
Mavis Hewitt
Emily Charlotte Meynell Ingram
Alfred Jackson
Florence Richardson
Florence Lamb
George Ridgeway
Leah Nettleton
Alice Eastwood
Florence Goodman
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
If you are a visitor please make
yourself known to the priest.
Tea and coffee are served after
Mass, do join us.
Please take this sheet
home with you.
This Sunday is called “Gaudete” Sunday — “Rejoice
Sunday”. This comes from the readings we hear
today, and it underlines an important point. In the
Gospel, we hear John the Baptist telling different
groups what to do - they must repent, and change
their lives. We might think of this as a rather joyless
thing - something which is hard and unrewarding.
The message of this Sunday is that repentance and
changing our lives to welcome Jesus is something
richly joyful. When we are planning to welcome
anyone we love to our homes, we set about cleaning
and preparing for their visit with enthusiasm nothing is too much trouble for someone we care for
greatly. Even scrubbing the bath or polishing the
furniture can be a happy and joyful thing! The
message of this Sunday is that preparing to welcome
the Lord - even though it may involve hard work - is
something utterly joyful, be cause of our love for
Him, and His love for us.
Psalter week 3
We welcome Father Maurice Fletcher
As Celebrant and preacher
WEDNESDAY
S. Hilda’s Advent Carol Service @ 12.30
S. Mary’s School Carol Service @ 7pm
FRIDAY
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21
S. Mary’s School Christingle Service
@ 2pm in school
NEXT SUNDAY
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
LAUDS
PARISH MASS
PARISH MASS
Sunday December 16, 2012
THE LITURGY THIS WEEK
TODAY
9.00am
9.30am
11.15am
THE UNITED BENEFICE of
HUNSLET and
CROSS GREEN
SM
SM
SH
MONDAY
6.30pm
7.00pm
feria
Vespers
MASS
Followed by Schola
TUESDAY
12 noon
12.30pm
feria
Midday Office
MASS
SM
SM
SH
SH
WEDNESDAY feria
12.30pm
Advent Carol Service
7.00pm
School Carol Service
SH
SM
FRIDAY
12 noon
12.30pm
feria
Midday Office
MASS
Followed by lunch
SM
SM
SATURDAY
9.30am
10.00am
feria
Lauds
MASS
SH
SH