Good News!

Catholic Parish of St Mary & St Thomas More

2 Hallcourt Crescent, Cannock , WS11 0AB
Parish Priest: Fr Peter Weatherby tel: 07766 335591
Deacons : Rev Michael Vickery, Rev Paul Hender
17th March 2019 • Second Sunday of Lent Parish Sister: Sr Jacinta Mariette 07488 369482
Welcome to everyone at Mass today, especially if you St Mary’s Music Group: rcmusicgroup.weebly.com
are new to our church or haven't been to Mass for Stafford Hospital Chaplaincy: 01782 676400
some time. Practising Catholics, clear in conscience New Cross & Cannock Hospital Chaplains: 01902 695098
that they are properly prepared, may receive holy St Mary’s Centre (Meals and Functions) 01543 579364
priest@cannockcatholic.org & www.cannockcatholic.org
communion. Others are invited to come forward for Cafod Representative : Jo Burrowes
a blessing. If so, please place your hand on your Safeguarding: Jo Burrowes & Ann Hinsley
heart to indicate this to the priest, deacon or minister. (Birmingham Diocesan Trust: Reg Charity No. 234216)

Masses, Intentions & other services
 The disciples were afraid …

Check mass intentions online at bit.ly/mass-intentions Welcome to students New Life Sale 

and staff from Cardinal Sunday April 7th 

17th March • 2nd Sunday of Lent • Encouragement Griffin who lead the 6pm - 8pm at New Life
Sat 16 5pm Tony Nunn RIP mass this Sunday at Tickets £5.
Sun 17 8am Floss & Joe Hodgkiss RIP 10:30am.
10.30am Tom Murphy RIP 

Little Jimmy, the
(also Jim & Beryl Cranney RIP) 100 Club Envelopes for
country & western
current members are at
singer is performing at
Mon 18 9.30am at Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford the back of the church.
the Centre on Friday
Return yours by 31st
Tue 19 9.15am Mark & Family Intentions March 29th at 7.30pm .
March please. Add your
Wed 20 9.15am Marie Beasley RIP (School mass) Tickets £5 including
contact number, and
Thu 21 9:15am Betty Murphy RIP light refreshments
please give the envelope
1:45pm Holy Souls (at St Thomas More School) now available. All to the representative:
Fri 22 9.15am Nancy Quinn RIP proceeds in aid of
don’t place returned
Sat 23 10am Parish & People Development Fund.
envelopes back in the
Support the box.
24th March •3rd Sunday of Lent • Change Friendship Club’s
Sat 23 5pm Betty & Pat Macguire RIP Draws will be in May,
application for funding
Sun 24 8am Sylvia Robinson RIP Aug, Nov and Feb, three
from Tesco Bags of Help
prizes of £100 each.
10.30am Stanley & Ellen Jefcoat RIP
 Scheme. Make any
purchase in March and Each number costs £25
Stations of the Cross: Sundays 4pm, Fridays 7pm April at any of 4 local per year, payable in
Tescos (Heath Hayes, March and has 12
Saints & Holy Days Monday, Saint Cyril of Jerusalem,
Hednesford Great chances to win during
Bishop, Doctor; Tuesday, St Joseph, Solemnity.
Wyrley and Stafford the year. You can have as
Children’s Liturgy Sun 10.30 Mass Road) and use the token many numbers as you
Exposition (Holy Hour) Saturdays 9am to 9.50am you receive to place a want.
vote. If you want to withdraw
Rosary 8.50am before Mass on Thursday and Friday; and
Aid to the Church in from the 100 club,
Rosary with the intention of the Unborn
 Need have sent a letter return your envelope
First Saturday of each month at 9.40am with the intentions of thanks for the with CANCELLED
of the unborn. Prayer cards are available. Christmas donations. It written across it.
Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturday (not first Saturday). is displayed at the back NEW MEMBERS

of the Church. Please give your details
Confessions usually Sat 9-9.50am, 10.30-11am, 4.30-4.50pm.
Diocesan Newsletter to one of the collectors,
Parish Income 10th March £503.41 (£193.50 Gift Aid); for March: bit.ly/ or call Veronica Davies
Parish Development Fund £330.02 (£112.55 Gift Aid). 2W0xwYh on 07808899239 or
Thank you! 01922 513722. New
The Sower Diocesan
Members will be
Second Collections 17th March Cafod, 17th March CTF magazine now available
contacted with their
retiring collection, 31st March Parish Development Fund, from Church.
NEW number once all
7th April Easter Flowers. A full list of second collections
Did you notice? the the envelopes have been
can be found here: bit.ly/2LQNZKN
bench, renovated in returned.
Clergy Training Fund The total collected for 2018 was memory of Betty
£2,642. Thank you all for your support and to Richard for Murphy, outside the
organising the regular retiring collections. entrance to the Church?


Please submit notices and items for publication to Fr Peter by hand, by text 07766 335591 or by email to priest@cannockcatholic.org
17th March 2019 • Second Sunday of Lent
Murder Mystery Evening Centenary Hall Lourdes
Saturday 11th Mass 7pm. Licensed bar. Adults £10, Please Pray … … for those in our parish
Children £6 includes food. For tickets contact Mick receiving communion at
… The Holy Father's Prayer home: Mary Kirby, Norah
07789 111767.
Intention: that Christian Perry, Peter Clamp, Don
Thursday Night Dancing at St Mary’s Centre, from communities, especially
21st March. 8pm to 11pm. Admission £3. For more and Breeda Hinton, Gerry
those that are persecuted, Marriott, Billie Wyles,
information call 07944 411005. feel that they are close to Maria Wacławski,
Food Bank Thank you for your continued donations. Christ and have their Catherine Holloway,
We collected 41.35 kg of food in January and 36.05 in rights protected. Bernard Deakin, Iris

February. Please keep these donations coming! … for the 'Ladies in White' Robertson, Mary Casey.
Marmelade and Jam £2.50 per jar from the back of of Cuba, who go to Mass … for those in difficult
Church. dressed in white then situations at home or at
silently walk through the work
St Mary’s Centre 01543 579364 streets to remind the ... for those undergoing or
Sunday Carvery 12-4pm £6.95 government that they are recovering from treatment
Wednesday Carvery 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 still awaiting the release of
Thursday 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 (OAP £4 each) or otherwise in particular
their unjustly detained need of our prayers: Katie
Friday 5.30pm-8.30pm from 2 for £10
@cannockrcclub family members. Many of Bruce, Anne Costello, John
All functions catered for them will be harassed, Morris, Vincent Dockery,
beaten or detained to stop Peter Garnett, Hannah
them attending church.
Lent and Holy Week … for our country, the
Newborough, Peter
Clamp, Kevin O’Mahony,
government and all Ray Bishop, Audrey
Believe involved in the difficult George, Mitek Karasinska,
discussions and Geoff Tipping, Josie Riley,
Journey of Faith and Lent group on the Creed negotiations which have James B, Helen, Fr Neil
Tuesdays 7.30pm (until 9th April) come about after the Bayliss, Deacon Louis
Centenary Hall, Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford referendum to leave the Livesey, Vanessa Bayliss
European Union: that 

Stations of the Cross there may be wisdom and The Holy Souls
Sundays 4pm (not April 7th) and Fridays 7pm a concern for all in society, …. for the recently
Good Friday 12pm and 7pm especially the most departed: Mary Harley
vulnerable … for those with
Mother’s Day Family Mass … for the sick or anniversaries about this
housebound: Don time: 11th Ellen Jefcoat,
10:30am Mothering Sunday 31st March
McCulloch, Mary Rowley, Bryn Owens. 18th Tommy
Helen Pawłak, Kath Gaughan; 19th Floss
Born for This Turner, Stella Skillen, Hodgkiss; 20th Patrick
Cardinal Griffin Liturgy and Worship group and St Winifride Haynes, Tyrell, Clare Weatherby;
Mary's Catholic Primary School choir. A moving Annette Mason, Doris 21st Sheila Clarke; 22nd
liturgy of song, words and action commemorating the Crabb, Joanne Jeavons, Robert Hender; 23rd
last few hours of Jesus' life. A retiring collection for Nicola McCulloch, Celia Clifford Warren
Cafod and CGCC Pilgrimage to Lourdes. Hurdiss, Dee Fellows,
David Holt, Theresa Thanksgivings
Sunday April 7th 4pm
Hadley, Sandra Avery, Fr … for the qeritage of faith
Pat Farrelly, June and witness of Catholic
Shadow of the Cross Weatherby. Ireland!
St. Stephen's Gospel Choir
Tuesday April 16th 7pm
Full rota is at bit.ly/cannockparishrota

Readers Ministers Readers Ministers
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ROTAS Sat 5pm Sat 5pm Sun 8am Sick Visiting Sun 10.30am Sun 10.30am
Counters Stole Washing

A Gaughan, Team 1
March A & R Hinsley Michael
Stephen Clancy David Doug Bruce Cardinal M Harris, David Gleve Carol Garnett
17th D&M Seavers,
Jo Burrowes Korzonek Cath Hunt Griffin S Weatherby, Peter Sargeant
Lent Two Hibberts David Gleve
C Whitelaw I Savage

Tom D Bruce, C
March Team 2
Paul Doyle S & T Bullivant Margaret Tym Burrowes Hunt M. Powell, 
 S & P Kilgallon Carol Garnett
24th C Bridges
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