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
7th April 2019 • Fifth 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
 Neither do I condemn you …

Check mass intentions online at bit.ly/mass-intentions
Cyclone Idai Second Friendship Club
7th April • 5th Sunday of Lent • New Start Collection 
 The Friendship Club is
Christine Allen, the part of the Asda green
Sat 6 5pm Violet Huskinsson recently appointed token scheme from
Director of CAFOD, April 2 to 30 June in
Sun 7 8am John & Floss Probert RIP
requests, with the Cannock Asda Store.
10.30am Tom & Brenda Murphy RIP encouragement of the Vote for them please for
Archbishop, that our more funds.
Mon 8 9.30am at Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford parishes to hold a
Archbishop’s Pastoral
Tue 9 9.15am Norma Rowley RIP second collection in the
letter: the full text is at
Wed 10 9.15am John Taylor RIP (School mass) wake of the recent
the back of the Church
Thu 11 9:15am Paul & Ann Hender (50th Wedding terrible emergency in
or may be downloaded
Anniversary) Mozambique,
here: bit.ly/2OSnQNj
1:45pm Holy Souls (at St Thomas More) Zimbabwe and Malawi
caused by Cyclone Idai. Food Bank Thank you
Fri 12 6:30pm for Victims and Survivors of Abuse for your continued
This will take place on
Sat 13 10am Robert Hunt RIP donations. We collected
next weekend of 11/12
April. 35.4 kg of food in March
14th April • Palm Sunday• Praise Please keep these
Sat 13 5pm Robert Clarke RIP Hednesford
donations coming!
Sun 14 8am Sylvia Robinson RIP Pilgrimage Sun July 7th
50th Anniversary Purple hangings for
10.30am Margaret & Patrick Vickery RIP
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Passiontide will be put
Friday is the Day of Prayer for Victims and Survivors up on Thursday
the Diocesan Shrine of
of Abuse Mass 6.30pm, followed by Stations of the Cross. morning after mass.
Our Lady of Lourdes in
Stations of the Cross: Sun 4pm (not 7th), Fridays 7pm Hednesford, Archbp Can you help?
Baptism 7th April 12pm Rose Amelia Sheppard, 1pm Lael Bernard, Mass at 3pm. 
 Holy Week readers,
Will Tatenda Exton. Poster: bit.ly/2UWZswj ministers and feet for
Children’s Liturgy Sun 10.30 Mass 100 Club : please return washing - please put
envelopes ASAP, so that your names on the draft
Exposition (Holy Hour) Saturdays 9am to 9.50am
we can finalise this years rota at the back of the
Rosary 8.50am before Mass on Thursday and Friday; and Church.
membership. hanks to
first Saturday of each month at 9.40am with the intentions
all who have already Easter Offerings 

of the unborn. Prayer cards are available.
rejoined! If you need to At all Easter masses, the
Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturday (not first Saturday). cancel, please return first collection is the
Confessions usually Sat 9-9.50am, 10.30-11am, 4.30-4.50pm. envelope marked Easter Offering for your
Parish Income 31st March £558.57 (£194.10 Gift Aid), “cancelled”. Contact Parish Priest. Envelopes
Parish Development Fund £388.46 (£50.51 Gift Aid). Thank Veronica 07808899239 if required, are available
you! New Life Sale Sunday in Church. the Second
April 7th 6pm - 8pm at Collection is the
Second Collections April: 7th Easter Flowers, 12th
New Life Tickets £5. collection for the Parish.
Cyclone Idai (Cafod), 19th Holy Places, 21st April Easter
Offerings. A full list of second collections is here: bit.ly/ Eggs please! Donations Do you Gift Aid? If you
2LQNZKN of Creme eggs and pay tax - you should. If
similar for the children you don’t - ask for a
Diocesan Newsletter for April bit.ly/2OVKdRR
on Easter Day! Thanks form. If you do already -
APF boxes in for April please. make sure you collect
also for knitted chicks.
Large candles cost £1 each. If you are unable to pay £1, your new envelopes.
please use one of the 20p candles.
Please submit notices and items for publication to Fr Peter by hand, by text 07766 335591 or by email to priest@cannockcatholic.org
7th April 2019 • Fifth Sunday of Lent

MacDonalds for the homeless. Callum and Please Pray … Perry, Peter Clamp, Don
William Pearce have come up with the idea of asking and Breeda Hinton, Gerry
… for all those suffering in Marriott, Billie Wyles,
for donations of winning McDonald’s vouchers (from Mozambique, Malawi and
drink cups and fries) to distribute through the Maria Wacławski,
Zimbabwe after Cyclone Catherine Holloway,
Foodbank to those who are less fortunate. They will Idai.
speak at the end of masses this weekend. Bernard Deakin, Iris
… The Holy Father's Prayer Robertson, Mary Casey.
Intention: For doctors and … for those preparing to
St Mary’s Centre 01543 579364 their humanitarian receive the sacraments at
collaborators in war-torn
Sunday Carvery 12-4pm £6.95 Easter
Wednesday Carvery 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 areas, who risk their lives
... for those undergoing or
Thursday 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 (OAP £4 each) to save the lives of others.
Friday 5.30pm-8.30pm from 2 for £10 recovering from treatment
@cannockrcclub
… for the 'Ladies in White' or otherwise in particular
All functions catered for of Cuba, who go to Mass need of our prayers:
dressed in white then Martyn Jeavons, Tony
silently walk through the Gaughan, Katie Bruce,
Lent and Holy Week streets to remind the
government that they are
Anne Costello, John
Morris, Vincent Dockery,
still awaiting the release of Peter Garnett, Hannah
Believe their unjustly detained Newborough, Peter
Journey of Faith and Lent group on the Creed family members. Many of Clamp, Kevin O’Mahony,
Tuesday 9th April 7.30pm (last meeting) them will be harassed, Ray Bishop, Audrey
Centenary Hall, Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford beaten or detained to stop George, Mitek Karasinska,
them attending church. Geoff Tipping, Josie Riley,
Stations of the Cross … for our country, the James B, Helen, Fr Neil
government and all Bayliss
Sundays 4pm (not April 7th) and Fridays 7pm
involved in the difficult
Good Friday 12pm and 7pm political situation at The Holy Souls
present …. for the recently
Shadow of the Cross … for the sick or departed: Deacon Louis
St. Stephen's Gospel Choir housebound: Don Livesey, Norman Wootton,
Tuesday April 16th 7pm McCulloch, Mary Rowley, Theo Brennan-Hulme
Helen Pawłak, Kath … for those with
The Holy Triduum 
 Turner, Stella Skillen, anniversaries about this
Winifride Haynes, time: 7th Emma Madigan;
18th to 20th April
Annette Mason, Doris 8th (Baby) Noah Wilson;
Crabb, Joanne Jeavons, 9th James Cranney,
Maundy Thursday 7pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Nicola McCulloch, Celia Norman Hollowood; 10th
Good Friday 12 & 7pm Stations of the Cross Austin Dudley; 11th Joyce
Hurdiss, Dee Fellows,
3pm Liturgy of the Cross David Holt, Theresa Bowen; 12th Bernadette
Easter Vigil (Sat) 7pm Mass and Ceremonies Hadley, Sandra Avery, Fr Hollowood, 13th Robert
Pat Farrelly, June Hunt.
Easter Day 8am Mass Weatherby.
10.30am Family Mass … for those in our parish Thanksgivings
receiving communion at
Easter Monday 1oam Mass … for birthdays!
home: Mary Kirby, Norah
Breakfast in the Centre 10am till 2pm £5 each
Full rota is at bit.ly/cannockparishrota
Readers Ministers Readers Ministers
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 Cleaning
ROTAS Sat 5pm Sat 5pm Sun 8am Sick Visiting Sun 10.30am Sun 10.30am Counters Stole Washing

Gail & David Eileen Clancy,

Team 4
April 7th Francois Gray Korzonek, Shirley E Sargeant Julie Kennedy, E Clancy,
D & M Hibberts M & B Briggs Pat Seery
Lent 5 Cath Hunt C Bridges, Weatherby Wendy Owens Pat Johnson, G Dockery
M Simpson
C Jackson Sister

D Bruce, Team 5
April 14th P & C Garnett Michael
Josie Morris C Hunt Michael A & R Hinsley A Spencer
Palm Javier & Zach Jo Burrowes & Seavers Pat Seery
Clare Jackson Teresa Smith Burrowes V Brookes,
Sunday R Cranney David Gleve
M Sargeant M Tym

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