Sunday 21st August 2011: Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time(Year A)

Sunday 21st August 2011: Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time(Year A) Isaiah 22, 19-23; Psalm 137; Romans 11, 33-36; Matthew 16, 13-20.

Saturday 6.00 pm: Rowton Methodists: Terry and Anne Collier Golden Wedding Anniversary Sunday 9.00 am: St Werburgh’s: Jean Foster (Anniversary)
Sunday 10.45 am: St Werburgh’s: Intentions of K.T.
Sunday 12.00 noon: St Werburgh’s: Baptism of Thomas William Stead (NB Baptism, not Mass)
Sunday 12.30 pm: St Werburgh’s: Baptism of Sybil Verity Rooney (NB Baptism not Mass) Sunday 6.00 pm: St Werburgh’s: Jade Nicholls (1st Anniversary)

Monday 22nd August: The Queenship of Mary: Isaiah 9, 1-6; Psalm 112; Luke 1, 26-38 12.15 pm: St Werburgh’s: Eucharistic Service

Tuesday 23rd August: Ferial: I Thessalonians 2, 1-8; Psalm 138; Matthew 23, 23-26 12.15 pm: St Werburgh’s: Eucharistic Service

Wednesday 24th August: Saint Bartholomew: Apocalypse 21, 9-14; Psalm 144; John 1, 45-51
10.15 pm: St Werburgh’s: Requiem Mass for Tom Rogers, late of Salisbury Street (Fr Adrian OFM Cap)

Thursday 25th August: Ferial: I Thessalonians 3, 7-13; Psalm 89; Matthew 24, 42-51 12.15 pm: St Werburgh’s: Eucharistic Service

Friday 26th August: Ferial: I Thessalonians 4, 1-8; Psalm 96; Matthew 25, 1-13 11.00 am – 12.00 noon: St Werburgh’s: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 12.15 pm: St Werburgh’s: Eucharistic Service

Saturday 27th August: St Monica: I Thessalonians 4, 9-11; Psalm 97; Matthew 25, 14-30 NO CONFESSIONS THIS MORNING – APOLOGIES.
6.00 pm: Rowton Methodists: John Halligan (Birthday Remembrance)

Sunday 28th August 2011: Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) Jeremiah 20, 7-9; Psalm 62; Romans 12, 1-2; Matthew 16, 21-27.

Saturday 6.00 pm: Rowton Methodists: John Halligan (Birthday Remembrance) Sunday 9.00 am: St Werburgh’s: Work of All Missionary Orders Sunday 10.45 am: St Werburgh’s: Thanksgiving – the Cook Family Sunday 6.00 pm: St Werburgh’s: The People of the Parish

PRAYER INTENTIONS
Your prayers are asked for the following who are sick: Dympna Fields, Sandra Barrett, Gwyneth Gill, Christine Davies, Bill Borthwick, Ray Astbury, Pat Concannon, Michael Morton, Sylvia Francis, Kath Rich, Bert Davies and Josie Long and for all the sick & housebound of the Parish. And for those who have died recently: Peter Shaw, Rebecca Halsall and Tom Rogers. And for all those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Jean Foster, Rosaleen Jones, Mary Fay, Michael Reddy, Celia Ross, Louis Doyle, Patrick Brady, Madge Price, Hilda Jones, Agnes Beatty , Emily Devine, Stanislaw Koziol, Winifred Wright, Edith Sandbach, William Almond, Joseph Higgins, Cecelia Brierley, Jessie Swindley, Gill Edwards, Kay Cawthorn and Eileen Feeney. May they all rest in Peace.

Please also remember in your prayers REBECCA CORIAM and her family.

SETTING THE HOUSE ALARM WHILE FR. PAUL AWAY
I’m always loath to turn the place into a fortress, but I’m sure you’ll agree that something has to be done after the recent break-in. We’ll be reviewing security over the next few weeks and come back to you all with some definite proposals for your discussion and agreement. As a first step, can we all agree on the list of Key Holders? Any name to add or delete? Syd Jones (Secretary), Ray Harper (Organist), Marie Broadhurst (Florist), Pauline Hackett (SVP), Eleanor Elwell (Housekeeping), Brian Flack (Sacristan) and Louise Robertshaw (FHC). All key holders will be notified of the alarm arrangements. As a minimum, the alarm will be set between 6.00pm – 9.00am for the days while Fr Paul is away.

USE OF CAR PARK NEXT DOOR
The Council has refused permission for the land next door to be used as a commercial car park and the owners have now advised us that any cars parked there risked being clamped. The one exception is Sunday morning when bona fide parishioners may park there up to 12 noon without charge.

VISITING PRIEST NEXT WEEKEND
Next weekend while I’m away we are delighted Fr. Alan Bell from the Crusade of the Holy Spirit will be coming to tell us about his missionary work. I’m sure we’ll make him very welcome and there will be a 2nd Collection to help support the work of his Order.

CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL A LEVEL RESULTS
Please take a copy of the school’s Press Release, giving details of this year’s A Levels, and listing some of the stars. Well done, one and all!

PARISH DIARY 2011-2012
Many thanks for all items that have come in so far. We hope to have this Diary ready for distribution in the middle of September so please make sure any last dates reach us by the end of August.

TUESDAYS-AT-ONE ORGAN RECITALS
JOHN LEWIS, Organist, St. Peter’s Church Heswall. Tuesday 23rd August. Retiring collection.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2011-2012
Parents are invited to get in touch by letter or email if they’ve children in Year 3 or above this September who do not attend St Werburgh’s and St Columba’s Catholic Primary School and would like them to make their 1st Forgiveness and 1st Holy Communion.

STUDENT HOLIDAY JOB
There were 23 students who applied for this job! As you can imagine it was hard to choose just one. There will be more such job opportunities in the future and all your names have been kept on file.

PRAYERS FOR OUR DIOCESE
Week 68 and we pray for St Mary Magdalene, Much Wenlock. This is the only church dedicated to this saint in our Diocese and indicates the fascinating medieval origins of this historic part of Shropshire. The church is now served from St John’s Bridgnorth.

TIM MURRAY SPONSORED BIKE RIDE TO LOURDES
Many thanks for your wonderful response – several hundreds pounds have been forwarded to Tim for sending to HCPT!

ROME MASS INTENTIONS
Monday August 22nd: Ursula Ratchford
Tuesday August 23rd: Ints of the Elwell Family
Wednesday August 24th: Hilda Jones (24th Anniv)
Thurs August 25th: Ints of Maximo Bodhi Williams
Friday August 26th: All Sufferers of Crohn’s Disease
Saturday August 27th: Ints of the Booth Family
Sunday Aug 28th: Birthday Ints – Christine Lawton
Monday August 29th: Alethea and Ted Griffin
Tuesday August 30th: Paul Cubitt
Wednesday August 31st: Dilys Ball & Emilio Pidutti
Thursday 1st September: Thanksgiving

GREAT NORTH RUN
Leo Carroll’s daughter and son-in-law, Nick and Chris Campey, are running THE GREAT NORTH RUN in NEWCASTLE later this year for BOWEL CANCER UK. Any help gratefully received: www.justgiving.com/nicholas-campeyO

CONFIRMATION 2011
First Meeting: Wednesday September 8th, 7.00 pm

TIDYING THE PRESBYTERY
We’ve had a superb week flogging our Student to death. Among the many jobs we’ve completed have been: a huge box of foreign and out-of-date money taken to M&S for their breast cancer appeal – all from Sunday collections over the five years! – and a cupboard full of old books taken from the top floor untouched for 30 years. Some are on the table at the back of church if you would like to help yourself.

HOUSEBOUND MASS – DRIVERS WANTED!
Our next Housebound Mass is Sunday 25th September. We’d like to compile a list of drivers who might be available to help out on such occasions. Could you please sign up on the list at the back of church?

AFTERNOON COACH TOUR OF CHESTER AND VILLAGES – THURSDAY 22nd SEPT Leaving St John’s Church lay-by at 1.15 pm.
This will be a gentle journey of discovery of places on our doorstep. There will be a tea and cake stop at a local garden centre. £6 per person. Especially suitable for those who can’t do too much walking!

CONCERT – SATURDAY 1ST OCTOBER 2011 7.30pm, Winds Concert at St Werburgh’s Church, Chester, £10, Interval refreshments included. Chester Philharmonic Orchestra Winds will perform a concert to include works by Mozart, Enesu, Holst and Debussy. Proceeds of the concert will go to “Volunteer Uganda” (http://volunteeruganda.org), a group of organisations dedicated to alleviating poverty in Uganda through sustainable education and development. Details and tickets available from Chris Proudfoot – 01244 300855 (email: chris.proudfoot@tiscali.co.uk)

George Cooke
07903 617580

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