25th JANUARY 2015 – 3rd SUNDAY OF YEAR B
ST AUGUSTINE’S
30 Coniscliffe Road
DARLINGTON DL3 7RG
PARISH BULLETIN
CONFIRMATIONS
The sessions continue in the large Meeting Room at Carmel Convent. The next date is:
Tuesday 27th January - Sacrament of Reconciliation
Tuesday 3rd February – Eucharist.
Each session will run from 6.45pm – 8.30pm.
Saturday 7th February - Day of Reflection (St Anne’s Parish Hall)
There will also be a Practice Session Monday 9th February
Tuesday 10th February – Celebration of Sacrament of confirmation here in
St Augustine's.
MARRIAGE PREPARATION DAYS
Where?
Carmel Convent Hall
When?
Sunday 19TH April 2015
from 10.15am – 400pm
This Marriage Preparation Day is for those couples who are being married this year/early next
year. The bishops rightly insist that all couples who marry in our churches attend such a day of
preparation, therefore if you are planning on getting married in St Augustine’s or any other
catholic church please contact the office info@staugustineschurch.org.uk or tel 266602.
PARISH CENTRE - DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Saturday 28th February 7.30pm - Black Tie Dinner Dance
Here's a chance to shake off the winter blues and dress up for a night
of dancing and fun. Dress code black and white. Tickets available soon
after masses and from the PC Bar.
Quiz night – Friday 20th February 7.30pm
To book the Parish Centre : email staugspc@gmail.com
telephone 07909 747145
SVP NEWS
The Northern Cross will be on sale next Sunday, we sold 67 in January, many thanks.
YOUTH MINISTRY TEAM
 The Source: The first gathering of The Source for 2015 is on Wednesday 4 th February
7.00pm – 8.30pm at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Young people of Year 9 and above from
across the diocese are invited to an event of praise and worship, input, prayer followed
by refreshments.
 ‘On Fire’: A diocesan retreat for Confirmation candidates takes place at the Youth
Village Friday 20th – Saturday 21st March 2015. Details from YMT 01207 592244
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE
Ahead of the forthcoming Ordinary Synod on the family which takes place in Rome this
October. The Bishops of England and Wales have published a document entitled The Call,
The Journey and The Mission. We are invited to share our views and experience of family life
by participating in a questionnaire. This is an important and welcome opportunity for lay people
to make a positive contribution to the Synod.
Detailed information will be found on our Diocesan website www.rcdhn.org.uk or
www.catholicnews.org.uk/reflect-on-marriage-and-family-2015 Deacon Peter Lavery will be
co-coordinating our Diocesan responses and can to contacted at laveryp@hotmail.com or
Tel.0191-4102530
STARS
The Farndale Avenue Townswomen Guild Ladies strike again!
Auditions will be held in the Parish Centre on Friday 30th January and Sunday 1st February.
Anyone interested but unable to make the auditons please contact Jan Scott on 358451.
SELF HYNOSIS & DEEP RELAXATION
Want to learn more from Clinical Hypnotherapists Alice Potter & Mike Gibson then come along
to the Parish Centre on Wednesday 11th February 7-9pm Tickets £5 pp. Ring Mike on 07871
301048 or Alice on 07734 049642 to book a place.
Calling all youthful musicians. We are looking for anybody inerested in joining the 'youth
6.30pm music group' to play guitar, bass etc at the Sunday night cluster mass.
Please call/text Becci Connor on 07988 940376 or speak to her after mass.
FUNERALS
Please note dates and times of those funerals arranged over the next couple of weeks.
Mary Jones
Ethel Maxwell
Monday 2nd February
Friday 6th February
10.00 am
10.30 am
Requiem Mass
Funeral Service
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY
On Tuesday 27th January commencing at 1.00pm in Central Hall at the Dolphin Centre, there
will be a ceremony ‘Keeping the Memory Alive’. This event is open to all members of the
public.
ST AUGUSTINE’S BOOK CLUB
Next meeting Wednesday 11th February 2015, 2.00pm Parish Centre. The book chosen for
the month is “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” by Charles Dickens. You are more than welcome
to join us for coffee, and chat.
ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES PROJECT - H&N JUSTICE & PEACE GROUP
For 2015 the project would like us to collect TINS OF SARDINES as well as TOILET ROLLS.
This is a very popular food with many of the people who turn up. Although other parishes
supply tinned food there is a need for sardines in particular. Once again your efforts to support
this would be greatly appreciated.
There is a box at the back of church in the porch area for any donations. Thank you.
PARADISE PLAYGROUP - Vacancies
This is based in the Simpson Room (attached to the Parish Centre Hall).
They are open 3 mornings a week, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 9.15-11.15am for
children from ages 2 to school age. They have vacancies and would love to hear from you –
Jill Parkes 07870 775136.
COFFEES AFTER MASS
The organisations/groups that have a month this year to provide coffee and biscuits after the
9.15am and 11.00am Masses are:
January
Scouts
July
CAFOD
February
Handicapped Children
August
March
HCPT Group 195
September
SVP
April
St Augustine's PFA
October
Carmel HCPT
May
November
Air Ambulance
June
Kumi – Uganda
December
Scouts
TWENTY THIRD DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE SICK
 On Wednesday 11th February we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes with
Holy Mass at 7.00pm with the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick in St Mary’s
Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne. Celebrant : Bishop Seamus Cunningham. Please
see notice board for more details.

Eucharist And Celebration Of The Sacrament Of The Sick
led by Brother Robert on the 11th February at 2.30pm at St Anne's, followed by tea
afterwards in the Church Hall.