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    The document provides information about upcoming events at St. Benedict's R.C. Church in Atherstone, Warwickshire relating to Christmas, including rehearsals for Christmas Eve services, carol services, cleaning the church, and putting up decorations. It also provides the mass schedule and asks for volunteers.

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    St. Benedict's RC Church, Atherstone Parish Newsletter

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    Newsletter 72

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    The document provides information about upcoming events at St. Benedict's R.C. Church in Atherstone, Warwickshire relating to Christmas, including rehearsals for Christmas Eve services, carol services, cleaning the church, and putting up decorations. It also provides the mass schedule and asks for volunteers.

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    Dates for your Diary

    Childrens Rehearsal for Christmas Eve Nativity Mass after Mass on


    Sun 14th @ 10.30-12.00.
    Wednesday 17th Dec - Key Stage 2 Children from School are holding
    their Carol Service in Church at 7pm.
    Thursday 18th Dec Extra cleaning of the Church (and Hall) in
    preparation for Christmas. Please come from 9.30am onwards. Any time
    you can spare will be very welcome. Many hands ..!!
    Sunday 21st Dec - Crib and decorations to be put up in Church after
    Mass. Could we have helpers, please?
    Tuesday 23rd Dec Final rehearsal for Christmas Eve Nativity Mass
    10.30am till noon.

    ST. BENEDICTS R. C. CHURCH


    OWEN STREET, ATHERSTONE,
    WARWICKSHIRE, CV9 1DG
    Tel: 01827 713177,
    Website: st-benedicts-atherstone.org
    Parish Priest: Mgr. Paul Watson

    The Second Collection this week is for the Restoration Fund.


    Finance Secretary: Jo Howe 01827 750214
    Newsletter: Jenni Taylor 01827 718213
    Items for inclusion in the Newsletter by Thursday Noon

    Wednesday 24th Dec - Christmas Nativity Mass with the Children at 6pm.
    ______________________

    Third Sunday of Advent (B) 2014

    The Joy of the Gospel

    Sat 13th Dec

    4:00pm

    The Gomes Family

    St. Lucy

    This third Sunday of Advent is also known as Gaudete Sunday. The latin
    word "Gaudete" is the exhortation "Rejoice", which appears in the
    readings. Pope Francis wrote in his Apostolic Exhortation "Evangelii
    Gaudium" (The Joy of the Gospel"):

    Sun 14th Dec

    9:30am

    For the Parish

    Third Sunday of Advent

    Mon 15th Dec

    "The joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus.
    Those who accept his offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner
    emptiness and loneliness. With Christ joy is constantly born anew.
    I invite all Christians everywhere , at this very moment, to a renewed
    personal encounter with Jesus Christ, or at least an openness to letting
    him encounter them. I ask all of you to do this unfailingly each day."

    We extend a warm welcome to everyone worshipping here this


    weekend, refreshments are served in the Church Hall after 9.30am
    Mass, please come and join us, ALL ARE WELCOME.

    Tue 16th Dec

    2.15pm

    No Mass
    School Mass

    Advent Feria

    7:00pm
    Wed 17th Dec

    7:30am

    Holy Souls

    Advent Feria

    Thu 18th Dec

    7:00pm

    Bill Carroll

    Advent Feria

    Fri 19th Dec

    10:00am Harry Charnell

    Sat 20th Dec

    4:00pm

    For the Parishioners

    Sun 21th Dec

    9:30am

    Bridie O'Hare

    Advent Feria

    Fourth Sunday of Advent

    The Liturgy & the Care of the Church


    Readers this week: Sarah Machin
    Olive Fortune
    Readers Next week: R Machin
    Des Furlong
    Offertory Procession this week: T & S Major

    Church Cleaning Thursday 18th Dec - Volunteers please!


    Altar Society - No flowers until Christmas

    The Sick and their Carers


    Please pray for Father Andrew, Pat & Maureen Burke, Noel OBrien,
    Bridie Symmons, Ada Russell, Winifred Jones, Charlotte Smith, Kath
    Ford, Christina Chetwynd, Storm Strugnall, and Fr Paul. Please
    remember our housebound parishioners in your prayers:
    Mary
    Thacker, Marion Burrows and Marie Aherne .

    Anniversaries
    We pray for all our deceased relatives and friends, especially the
    members of this Parish whose anniversaries occur about this time
    Barry Beeson, MarieAnn Bottrell, John Collins, Alan Wilkins. May they
    rest in peace.

    Money Matters
    Last week 1st Collection - 269.04
    2nd Collection - 115.67
    Thank you!
    Tote: Winning numbers - 14 & 27 12.12 - one winner Ernie Jones,
    Snowball 3
    Cake Sale & Sunday Refreshments - 133.32
    Atherstone Chorale Concert & Raffle & Refreshments - 81.75 + 75

    News
    Raffle - A few tickets still remain. Please take some if you can sell a
    few before the draw on the 21st Dec. Ticket stubs and unsold tickets
    can be placed in the porch of the Church. Monies can be brought to
    the Sacristy or the Presbytery. We are grateful to all those who have
    offered to donate prizes for the Raffle - please would you bring them
    during the next two weeks.
    Churches Together Carol Service on Sat 20th Dec. at 2pm in the
    Market Square, or at St Mary's, if wet, followed by refreshments at St
    Mary's.

    "That in all things God may be glorified St. Benedict

    News (Continued)
    Parish Council Mtg - there will be an extraordinary Council meeting on
    Tuesday 16th Dec after the evening Mass in the Parish Hall. The purpose of
    the meeting is to discuss any outstanding Christmas arrangements, but
    particularly the arrangements for Fr Paul's absence in the New Year for
    surgery and convalescence.
    St Benedict's School is anxious to find two new Foundation Governors.
    Please consider taking on this role as a way of supporting and ensuring the
    Catholicity of the School. One of these two may be a parent of a child
    currently in the School.
    Penance Services - there will be a Penance Service with opportunity for
    individual confession taking place at Our Lady of the Angels, Nuneaton at
    7.00 pm on Tuesday 16th Dec; also at St Francis' Bedworth at 7.00pm on
    Wednesday 17th and at St Anne's, Chapel End at 6.00pm on Friday 19th
    Dec.

    Building Missionary Parishes


    Proclaim 15: BUILDING MISSIONARY PARISHES is the name of a new
    national Bishops initiative being launched in 2015 to support the
    development of parish evangelisation. It is inspired by Pope Francis writings
    and has five parts which include: the provision of free parish small group
    materials; the organisation of a National Catholic Evangelisation
    Conference in Birmingham on 11 July 2015 for 850 evangelisation
    representatives from across England and Wales; an invitation to parishes to
    host a parish Prayer Vigil on the night of 11 July 2015 with free prayer
    materials provided; the invitation to dioceses, deaneries and parishes to
    have their own Proclaim 15 event in autumn 2015; the publication of new
    evangelisation resources as a fruit of the National Conference to equip local
    evangelisers. Please do get involved in what is a significant new step in
    service of the proclamation of the Gospel in our area. More information will
    be available over the coming months.
    Christmas cards - there are several different packs of Christmas Cards
    available in the porch. Prices are labelled on the packs. Please put monies
    in the box provided.

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