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BREVIARY WEEK 3
Fr Michael Higginbottom Fr Seamus Doyle
Tel: 01325 266602 Fax: 01325 253363
email:
Office Hours: Mon/Tues 9.30 – 12.30
Thursday 9.30 – 2.00
Friday 9.30 – 2.00
Hospital Chaplains
Darlington Memorial Hospital
Rev Dc Jurgen Muller – 743029
RVI/Freeman/Newcastle General
Fr Michael Corbett - 0191 232 1892

SURVIVE MIVA – Missionary Vehicle Assocation
Thank you for your donations last weekend £662.69 was raised which will go to support the Catholic Lay Association for funding transport in the developing world.
YOGA AT THE PARISH CENTRE – 6.30 TIL 8, MONDAYS, £5
Perhaps now is the time for you to try out or revisit yoga? Experience the effects of this ancient system on your balance, strength and flexibility. Newcomers to the class are very welcome – both beginners and improvers.
Call Karen Johnston, BWY trained teacher of Hatha Yoga, on 01325 487282 or email karenjohnston41@hotmail.com
for more information.
GIFT AID
There are letters available at the back of Church thanking those parishioners who contributed their weekly/monthly offerings through the gift aid scheme for the last financial year. We have reclaimed back £9,209.87 for the year 2011/12. If anybody is a taxpayer and would like to join the Gift Aid scheme please contact the office – Mrs Barbara Morgan – who is the Gift Aid Organiser for the parish.
T RAINING IN PASTORAL CARE AND PASTORAL COUNSELLING
This will take place at St Augustine’s Presbytery. These courses are immensely helpful for anyone working in the listening/caring professions or anyone wishing to develop self-awareness.
Module 1 (Listening to self and others) will be covered over three half-weekends
(Friday evening/all day Saturday):
- September 21/22
- October 19/20
- November 16/17 The cost is £150 for the three half-weekends.
For further details please contact Rachel McGovern on 465619 or
rachel.cruse@ntlworld.com if there are insufficient numbers to run the course this Autumn we hope to run it some time next year-so do please register your interest.”
MASS INTENTIONS
We have very few outstanding mass intentions at the moment. Sunday masses are very popular and there is a slight delay if you have requested a specific time on Sunday. If you would like to have a mass said for whatever reason, there are envelopes available at the back of Church.

The Cloister Café and Restaurant at St Mary’s Cathedral is re-opening under new management from Monday 3 September.
Opening times: Mon – Sat 8.30am – 5.00pm, Sunday 9.00am – 2.00pm.
Feel free to come in, have a look around the newly-fitted premises, and meet the staff.
Browse through the new menu: daily specials (two dine for £11, with free tea and coffee), hot and cold drinks, hot and cold snacks, selection of cakes and pastries.
MEETING
The next meeting of the Parish Council will take place on Monday 15 th
October 2012 at 7.00pm in the presbytery.
If anybody has any items they wish to place on the agenda could you please forward them to Barbara in the office by Monday 8 th October 2012.
ALTAR SERVERS MASS – PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE
The Diocesan Altar Servers Mass on 6 th October at 11.00am will now take place at
St Aloysisus at Hebburn. It is hoped that all Altar Servers will attend, please give your name to one of the Senior Altar Servers.
TEES BRIDGES WALK FOR “LIFE”
Sunday September 23 rd
For over 40 years “Life”, as a Charity, has been fighting a ‘pro-life’ cause, supporting the dignity of women and seeking alternatives to abortion. It has done so by campaigning, by education, by providing housing and by support care for pregnant women. It is vital work, but is expensive.
The major fund raising event by “Life North East” for 2012 is to be the Tees
Bridges Walk on Sunday 23 rd September.
Why not become involved. Details of the walk are available at the back of the Church and can be obtained from Margaret Lee on 01325 316963.
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COURSES IN THE DIOCESE

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Fr Richard Leonard SJ who lectures at the Jesuit Theological College in
Melbourne as well as visiting Professor of Communications at the Gregorian
University in Rome will be giving a series of workshops and talks. He has had many published works including ”Where the Hell is God?”
He will be at St Robert of Newminster School Washington on Thursday 27 th
September 7.30pm – 9.00pm.
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Preparing for the Year of Faith – Vatican 11 Fifty Years On.
A series of 5 talks held on Thursdays, 11, 18 and 25 October and 8 & 15
November at St Robert of Newminster School Washington 7.30pm –
9.00pm.
DIOCESE OF HEXHAM AND NEWCASTLE
‘The Power to be me’ – a Day of Reflection for Men with Rev Chris Thomas from the Diocese of Liverpool : Saturday 20 October from 10.30am – 4.00pm in St
Joseph’s Parish Centre, Gateshead Metro Station.
SVP
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September is SVP Awareness month, there are various posters up at the back of Church about the work that the SVP does and also leaflets on becoming a friend to the SVP.
 Raffle tickets are also available at the back of the Church. Please take one
 and return to the Piety Shop by 18 th November.
YOUTH MINISTRY CONFERENCE 2012
This year’s Diocesan Conference takes place on Saturday 13 th October at
Cardinal Hume’s School, Gateshead and will launch the new national document on Catholic Youth Ministry in England and Wales entitled ‘Called to a Noble Adventure’. The keynote speaker is Avril Baigent, former Director of the Youth Service for Northampton Diocese and author of the ‘Y Church
Report’. All adult parishioners are welcome and young people of school year
10 and above. The day will include preparation for Youth Sunday and participants will receive materials to bring back to their parishes. Further details are on the booking form available from the office or from the Youth
Ministry Team on 01207 592244 or email admin@ymt.org
Details also on YMT website www.ymt.org
CLUSTER NEWS

Farewell to Frs Ian Jackson & Tom McHale at Holy Family, and welcome back to Darlington Fr David Russell
HOLY FAMILY PILGRIMAGE / HOLIDAY 2013
SUNDAY 12 – FRIDAY 17 MAY
Follow in the footsteps of St Francis, St Rita and St Benedict staying in Santa
Maria Degli Angeli in Italy.
Return coach transfer from Darlington to Leeds Bradford airport
Return flight Leeds Bradford to Rome airport
Return airport transfers from Rome airport to Hotel Del Moro
5 nights accommodation Hotel Del Moro on half board basis
2 full day excursions to Gubbio and Narcia and Casia
Cost : £734 (based on 30 people travelling)
Contact : Mike Horan for further details as soon as possible.
Tel: 01325 243773 – Mobile 0779 0311 872