Weekly Diary

15th December- 22nd December 2024	Third Week of Advent
Third Sunday of Advent 15^thDecember Zp 3:14-18 Ph 4:4-7 Lk 3:10-18 9.00am Mass Jane & William Cunningham 11.00am Mass Brendan Mc Inerney RIP 6.00pm Mass People of the parish Exit Collection ..Christmas Flowers	Dear Brothers & Sisters, Bambinelli Sunday (today) is when we bless crib figures of the infant Jesus. St.John Paul II commended this old Italian custom to the whole church back in 1990. Very few Saints days this week. Instead we focus on the scriptures of advent and preparing for the coming of Jesus Penitential Service Monday 7.00pm is an opportunity for advent confession. We welcome Fr. Paul Johnson from St. Ambrose Barlow who will be leading the service tonight. Thursday night reflection is the final one of three on Pope Francis’ letter to the world on devotion to the Sacred Heart ‘Dilexit nos’ (he loved us). Father Austin will share on what Pope Francis says about reparation, especially concerning healing wounds between people and the wounds of planet earth, Thursday is also the time to sing carols. Please come and join our inter-church group singing carols at Olton station. We’ll be there from 4:30pm to 6:00pm to greet weary commuters. No money will be collected. It’s all about spreading Christmas cheer. Last year our efforts unfortunately coincided with train strikes, so we sang in the streets and shops instead. Do join for this fun way of spreading the news. St.Peter Canisius (Saturday) was an early Dutch Jesuit of reformation times who defended Catholic faith by his books. He is honoured as a doctor (teacher) of the church for his famous Catechism.
Monday 16^thDecember Nb 24:2-7,15-17 Mt 21:23-27 07.30 Mass Piotr Sawicki RIP 10.15 Mass Tony Hazard 7.00pm Advent Penitential Service (in church)
Tuesday 17^thDecember Gn 49:2,8-10 Mt 1:1-17 7.30 Mass Roberta Nicholl 10.15 Mass Janet Leeson RIP 7.00 –8.00pm Adoration Blessed Sacrament
Wednesday 18^th December Jr 23:5-8 Mt 1:18-24 7.30 Mass– Tom & Jackie Crouch 10.15 Mass Pat & Esther Murphy 11.00 Prayer Group (in day chapel)
Thursday 19^thDecember Jg 13:2-7,24-25 Lk 1:5-25 7.30 Mass Basil Hylton RIP 10.15 Mass John and Elizabeth Morgan RIP 11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament 7.30 Advent reflection on the Sacred Heart of Jesus (part III) ‘Reparation and healing the world’ (in the Friary Lounge)
Friday 20^th December Is 7:1-14 Lk 1:26-38 7.30 Mass– Holy Souls RIP 10.15 Mass Kenneth Randle RIP
Saturday 21^stDecember St.Peter Canisius (optional) Sg 2:8-14 or Zp 3:14-18 Lk 1:39-45 9.30 Confessions 10.15 Mass Agnes Grimley RIP
Fourth Sunday of Advent 22^ndDecember Mi 5:1-4 Heb 10:5-10 Lk 1:39-45 9.00am Mass Marian Bird RIP 11.00am Mass Catherine & James Murphy RIP (Anniversary) 6.00pm Mass People of the parish Exit Collection ..Friends of the Holy Land

15th December- 22nd December 2024

Third Week of Advent

Third Sunday of Advent 15^thDecember

Zp 3:14-18 Ph 4:4-7 Lk 3:10-18

9.00am Mass Jane & William Cunningham

11.00am Mass Brendan Mc Inerney RIP

6.00pm Mass People of the parish

Exit Collection ..Christmas Flowers

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

Bambinelli Sunday (today) is when we bless crib figures of the infant Jesus. St.John Paul II commended this old Italian custom to the whole church back in 1990.

Very few Saints days this week. Instead we focus on the scriptures of advent and preparing for the coming of Jesus

Penitential Service Monday 7.00pm is an opportunity for advent confession. We welcome Fr. Paul Johnson from St. Ambrose Barlow who will be leading the service tonight.

Thursday night reflection is the final one of three on Pope Francis’ letter to the world on devotion to the Sacred Heart ‘Dilexit nos’ (he loved us). Father Austin will share on what Pope Francis says about reparation, especially concerning healing wounds between people and the wounds of planet earth,

Thursday is also the time to sing carols. Please come and join our inter-church group singing carols at Olton station. We’ll be there from 4:30pm to 6:00pm to greet weary commuters. No money will be collected. It’s all about spreading Christmas cheer.

Last year our efforts unfortunately coincided with train strikes, so we sang in the streets and shops instead. Do join for this fun way of spreading the news.

St.Peter Canisius (Saturday) was an early Dutch Jesuit of reformation times who defended Catholic faith by his books. He is honoured as a doctor (teacher) of the church for his famous Catechism.

Monday 16^thDecember

Nb 24:2-7,15-17 Mt 21:23-27

07.30 Mass Piotr Sawicki RIP

10.15 Mass Tony Hazard

7.00pm Advent Penitential Service (in church)

Tuesday 17^thDecember

Gn 49:2,8-10 Mt 1:1-17

7.30 Mass Roberta Nicholl

10.15 Mass Janet Leeson RIP

7.00 –8.00pm Adoration Blessed Sacrament

Wednesday 18^th December

Jr 23:5-8 Mt 1:18-24

7.30 Mass– Tom & Jackie Crouch

10.15 Mass Pat & Esther Murphy

11.00 Prayer Group (in day chapel)

Thursday 19^thDecember

Jg 13:2-7,24-25 Lk 1:5-25

7.30 Mass Basil Hylton RIP

10.15 Mass John and Elizabeth Morgan RIP

11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament

7.30 Advent reflection on

the Sacred Heart of Jesus (part III) ‘Reparation and healing the world’

(in the Friary Lounge)

Friday 20^th December

Is 7:1-14 Lk 1:26-38

7.30 Mass– Holy Souls RIP

10.15 Mass Kenneth Randle RIP

Saturday 21^stDecember

St.Peter Canisius (optional)

Sg 2:8-14 or Zp 3:14-18 Lk 1:39-45

9.30 Confessions

10.15 Mass Agnes Grimley RIP

Fourth Sunday of Advent 22^ndDecember

Mi 5:1-4 Heb 10:5-10 Lk 1:39-45

9.00am Mass Marian Bird RIP

11.00am Mass Catherine & James Murphy RIP (Anniversary)

6.00pm Mass People of the parish

Exit Collection ..Friends of the Holy Land