Fr Kentigern will be on vacation 1 – 15 August. Cover is provided for weekend Masses on 7 and 14 August. In any pastoral emergency please contact Fr Prior on 01439 766012 or [email protected]
Then Fr Kentigern will be at Chapter on 16 & 17 August and on Retreat 22 – 28 August. Other than weekends he will only respond to emergency calls during these periods.
PARISH & LOCAL NEWS The Sick: The Diocese, on advice and under Data Protection Regulations (May 2018), asks us not to name individuals, but to pray for them as a group within the Parish Body as those in particular need.
Anniversaries: Ted Wright, Fr Dunstan Adams OSB, Mary Gleadow.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD This now takes a break until September. Children’s Activity materials are available at the back of the church.
PRAYER MINISTRY One of the suggestions coming from the Outreach discussions is the initiation of a Prayer Ministry. If you would like to know more, please speak to Amanda Toone.
HOME COMMUNIONS If you require Holy Communion at home, please contact Christopher Wilding either by e-mail or leave a telephone message by 8.00pm on Friday evening stating whether you require a weekly visit or a one-off call. Someone will then be in contact to arrange a suitable day and time to visit.
CHRISTIAN MEN OF THE VALLEY Will reconvene on Monday 22 August at 8.00pm to share faith, friendship and interests.
WORLD COMMUNITY OF CHRISTIAN MEDITATION From July 25th/26 we are having a break, resuming on Monday Sept 5th in St Benedict’s Hall at 2pm and Tuesday Sept 6th on Zoom at 8pm.In the meantime you can learn about the World Community of Christian Meditation by contacting website. WCCM.org
INSPIRATIONAL DAY FOR MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION & MINISTERS OF THE WORD This takes place on Saturday 10 September at The Spa, Scarborough and includes Commissioning.
WIDER CHURCH & THE WORLD
CAFOD is the official overseas aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. We work with some of the most hard-to-reach communities around the world and those living in the hardest of circumstances. We believe in tackling the root causes of poverty and this is why we ask our supporters to take part in our campaigns which address poverty and injustice head-on. We encourage people to sign petitions, meet their MPs and contact big businesses etc. Together we’ve witnessed some historic breakthroughs such as debt relief for struggling countries, action by government on climate change and large companies signing up to ethical agreements. Thank you for joining us in this work. Do have a look at our current campaign which is about food cafod.org.uk/food and help make the world a better place for all.
HELP & SUPPORT UKRAINE As far as possible Tracey will act as go-between for any requests and offers of help. Next Meeting of the Committee: Wednesday 7 September 7.00pm.
MIDDLESBROUGH FOOD BANK Next Delivery: Tuesday 6th September Collection Deadline: 12.00noon, Monday 5th September
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO MOUNT GRACE This takes place on Sunday 14 August. All are encouraged to attend.
YOUTH 2000 Youth 2000 is holding its annual Summer Youth Festival at Ampleforth Abbey for the second year running.
LEND WITH CARE We have received news that 20 loans have now been repaid into our account. It means that we have £900 with which to help others. Parishioners are invited to check the board in the Hall and suggest suitable recipients. METHODIST ASYLUM PROJECT MIDDLESBROUGH Thank you for recent donations. There will be no delivery in August but Sept 21st is earmarked for an Autumn delivery.