PARISH OF ST CUTHBERT & FIRST MARTYRS OF ROME
Diocese of Leeds Registered Charity No. 249404
SUNDAY 6th December 2015 Second Sunday of Advent (year C)
Parish Priest: Fr Gregory Knowles
First Martyrs Church & Presbytery - Tel: 01274 543789. 65 Heights Lane, Heaton, Bradford BD9 6HZ.
St Cuthbert’s Church, Wilmer Road, Heaton, Bradford BD9 4RX
scfm@dioceseofleeds.org.uk gregorius.knowles@dioceseofleeds.org.uk
Parish Primary School & Nursery
St Cuthbert & the First Martyrs’ Catholic Primary School, Scotchman Road, Bradford BD9 5AT
Tel: 01274 543445; Fax: 01274 408234; E-mail: office@stcuthberts.bradford.sch.uk
Hall bookings
Please ring First Martyr’s Presbytery on (01274) 543789 or email scfm@dioceseofleeds.org.uk
Day
Date
Time
Saturday
Sunday
5th
6th
5.30pm
10.30am
6.00pm
Monday
Tuesday
Weds
12noon
7th
No Mass
9.45am
9th
FM
FM
Thursday
No Mass
Friday
10.00am
3.20pm
11th
Service / Feast
Intention
SC
Vigil Mass
People of the Parish
FM
Morning Mass - Second Sunday of Advent/
St Nicholas -Bishop
Evening Mass
Lunchtime Mass - St Ambrose
Special Intention (MG)
Church
12noon
FM
FM
Nab Wood
SC
Morning Prayer
Morning Mass
Funeral Service of Mr Adrian Hythe RIP
Lunchtime Mass
November Dead List
NDL
Marie Fair Birthday Anniversary
Dec’d Baeschlin & PlunkettJones family
Confessions:
First Martyrs: After Mass, Mon - Thurs St Cuthbert’s after Mass, Friday And by appointment
Readers at Mass
This week
Next week
5.30pm
T Hanney
10.30am
D Brooker & C Walsh
6.00pm
S Dunwoodie
M Moriarty
A Olby & D Walker
S Fleming
Ministers of Holy Communion
This week
Next week
5.30pm
J Schwarz, L Firth, M Walsh
A Rowe, B Rowe, P Petrovic
10.30am
B Eddy, S Zerola,
J Geoghegan, J Sullivan
K Brooker, F Cilenti,
M O’Connell, P Featherstone
6.00pm
A Moriarty, R Remorza, L Anthony
Z Jose, A Mangulabnan
Sacristans at St Cuthbert’s Church
This week: Tony & Patsy Hanney Next week:
Please remember in your prayers those who have died recently; Adrian Hythe
Those whose anniversaries occur at this time
Frances Walsh, Hilda Lord, Fr Michael Powell, Karoline Grooby, David Pickering, Mary McDonald, Herta
Pasternak, Inez Halshaw, Gladys Lassey, Francis (Frank) Leo Ackroyd, Kathleen Fannon, Harold Walsh, Mary
Henry, Beatrice Walsh, Selina Haley, Kathleen Mary Durkin, Gladys Hopkinson, Lilian Wilcock, Anne McCabe,
Mary Sheila Ratcliffe, Antonia Petrov, Mary Kennedy, Patricia Gilmartin
And those who are sick:
John Burlison, John Kehoe, Leo Walsh, Trudy Ballantine, Angelo Clarke, Joseph P Gallagher, Geoff Lewis,
Andrew, Barry Ormondroyd, Alfred Cooke, Susan Richardson, Bridget Ann Molloy, Teresa Cassidy, Eva Wallace,
Sean McAndrew, Donald Smith, Cecil Hanson, David Simpson, Dorothy Simons, Jim Barker, Seth Balson, Bryan
Hugill, Debbie Robinson, Maureen King, Marie Whelan, Edna Marshall, Concepcion Terte, Phyllis Collins, Harry
Joseph Preston, baby Evan, James Doherty, Sandra Pugh, Bill Hodkinson, Aileen Queenan, Eileen Ayres, Anne
Bateman, Michael Scott, Peter Sullivan, Alice Manning, Anita Austick, Bev Jones, Brian Staines, John Grady,
Heather Sykes, Joseph Szymanski, Eluned Ellis, Annie Coyle, Christine Martin, Bill Swainston, Richard Shields Jnr (29
yrs), Roger Worton, Christopher Browne, Shona Preston, Kevin Wheeler, Rev Barrie Holmes, Kath Gallon, Julia
Smith, Baby Albie Carroll, Jacqui Drake, Suzana Concepcion, Mary Woodland, Luke Harris, Eileen D’Arcy, Amelia
Etienne, Peter Brogan
Children’s Liturgy
Every week at the 10.30am Mass
This week: Angela Hurtault & Joyce O’Riordan
Next week: Clare Bussingham & Mary Olby
The Chordiality Christmas Concert
will take place on Sunday 20th
December at First Martyrs Church at
3pm. Tickets £5 available from any
member of the choir. Please note that entry
is by ticket only!
Confirmation – Candidates age 13+ in May 2016 are
invited to put their names forward, sooner rather
than later please. Father Gregory
First Holy Communion – The Sacrament will be
celebrated on Saturday 21st May 2016 at 10.30am. An
introductory meeting for parents will take place on Thurs
14th Jan 2016; details to follow.
‘Toy Sunday’ 12th-13th December Please
see the poster on the porch noticeboard
with details of this Parish Advent Appeal.
Community Carol Service – Weds 16th Dec 7pm at
First Martyrs Church. This is a joint event with St
Martin’s and Haworth Road Methodist Church.
Those in the joint choir please meet in the hall for
rehearsal at 6pm. There will be refreshments in the
hall afterwards as well as a collection for Christian
Aid.
November Fayre – the final amount raised at
this year’s fayre is £910. Many thanks to all
involved.
‘Little Green Tip’
With the weather being slightly milder (for
now!) turn down a radiator or fire!
Messy Church – Saturday 12th December 11am –
1pm at First Martyrs Church Hall. Join us for an
Advent themed Messy Church. Volunteers are needed
to help on the day and for some jobs beforehand! If
you are able to help please add your name to the list
at the back of church or contact Liz Firth on 07876
794453 or email liz.firth@live.co.uk
St Cuthbert & the First Martyrs Primary
School Advent Activities:
th
Children’s Advent Party – Sunday 13 December,
after 10.30am Mass. Please put your child’s name
down if they are coming. Volunteers are also needed,
if you are able to help in any way, please contact
Clare on the Parish email address or phone number, or
Liz Firth 07876 7944453.
Solemn Vespers Bradford Deanery, Tues 8th 7pm at
St William’s Church. Ingleby Road. Please note that
this replaces the Advent Course meeting for this week.
Tues 8th
Dec
Thurs
10th Dec
Mon 14th
Dec
10am
Fri 18th
Dec
2pm
2pm
7pm
Nursery /Reception
Nativity Play
Yrs 1 & 2 Nativity
Play
Yrs 3,4,5 & 6 Advent
Carol Service
Carols around the
crib
School
School
St
Cuthbert’s
Church
School
‘New to You’ Christmas Baubles & Trinkets. These will be
Parishioners are warmly invited to attend these services.
recycled on the weekend of 12th/13th Dec after the 5.30pm
& 10.30am Masses. All proceeds for our diocesan charity
set up by Bishop Wheeler to help the very poor living in the
shanty towns on the outskirts of Lima in Peru. Any
questions kindly contact Mary Gilmartin 01274 543050.
Knights of St Columba Inter Parish Quiz – Mon 14th
Dec 8.00pm at Shipley Catholic Club. Anyone wishing to
enter a team should contact John Booth by email
kscquiz@virginmedia.com no later than Fri 11th Dec
please.
Diary – we now have a centrally held diary for
2016 which covers both churches and halls. Please
ensure that all activities, meetings etc are recorded
in this diary by emailing / phoning Clare in the
Presbytery office, or by giving a note to Gregory (or
Clare.)
Christmas Mass Times:
Christmas Eve – Family Vigil Mass 6pm at St
Cuthbert’s
Midnight Mass – First Martyrs
Christmas Day - 10.30am First Martyrs
There will be a collection at all Masses
next weekend for the Christmas flowers.
Mollie Somerville will speak briefly at all Masses this
weekend to get your support for binding world
commitment on climate change as she and David are
going to Paris for the end of the conference.
November Fayre – Unclaimed Raffle Prizes!
1st Prize - Food hamper, ticket no. 104, 2nd Prize –
Decanter, ticket no., 3rd Prize – Chocolates – claimed!
Prizes can be collected from the Sacristy after Mass
or by phoning Eileen 01274 569809
OFFERTORY COLLECTION
Envelopes: £478.83 Loose: £305.39
Standing Orders: £185.00 Total: £969.22
Thank you.