The current rotas for the various ministries at both Masses finish on 23 February. Are you able to help with Welcoming, Reading, Offertory, Collecting, Ministers of Communion, Organ, Repository; if so please give 2 , Court Road, Kingswood, Bristol BS15 9QB your name to Pat Mallin (0117 9676103) or phone Claire at the Parish Of- 0117 949 8743 olol@catholic.org fice. If you are currently on the rota and wish to continue, do nothing and Website www.ololbristol.co.uk Twitter OLOLBristol your name will be carried forward. If you are unable, for whatever reason, Parish Priests: Fr Jim Williams (Tel: 01454 312 161) to remain on the Rota please advise Claire or Pat or simply cross off your & Fr Frank Bermingham (Tel: 0117 983 3939) name on the Rota just inside the door in the Church porch and many thanks for your help in the past. Help and instruction will be given to anyone inter- The e Pr Prese esentatio ation o of th the e Lo Lord ested. Sunda day, 2nd d Febr ebruar ary 20 y 2014 Church Flowers: Are you interested in arranging flowers? You don’t have to be an expert but we do need some help urgently with this on a rota ba- sis. No cost is incurred to anyone helping although they do need to pur- chase the flowers which usually last approximately 2 – 3 weeks. Help and advice will be given to anyone interested. Please ring Claire at the Parish Office if you can help or would like more information. Keyboard player needed! Are you willing and able to play our newly do- nated keyboard on a rota basis at Mass? If you are interested please con- tact Claire Westbury at the Parish Office. Collection Counters needed: A team of two people is needed asap to help count the Sunday collection on a rota basis. Full training will be provid- ed. If you are able to help please contact Claire Westbury at the Parish Of- fice. Welcome to the celebration of Mass this Sunday. A special welcome to HCPT Dinner Dance: on 7th February at The Aztec West Hotel. Tickets any visitors with us today. £35 and are available from Maggie Smith on 07799143663 Please remember in your prayers Jeff Young (Lisa Young’s Father -in Law) Diocesan Pilgrimage & retreat lead by Bishop Declan to Assisi is on who is terminally ill and Chris Newman (School lunchtime supervisor ) who 22nd-29th September at a cost of £799 which includes half board, transfers has been admitted to hospital this week. & touring. Limited spaces are available. Itinerary & booking forms available Social Committee Meeting: The next meeting is on Wednesday 5th Febru- from the Parish Office. Places need to be reserve with deposit by end of ary at 7.30pm in the Church. month. For more information please call Adult Education Office 9025595 or via email adult.education@cliftondiocese.com OLOL School has a vacancy for a foundation governor. We would wel- come all applications but are particularly interested in someone who has ex- What’s Your Calling Retreat!! weekend retreat at the Monastery of perience in any of the following areas: Health and Safety, Finance, Buildings Our Lady and St Bernard, Brownshill from the evening of Friday 14th Febru- or HR. If you can offer any of these skills and are a practising Catholic with ary to the afternoon of Sunday 16th February2014. This is a great oppor- time to commit to this position please contact one of our priests for an appli- tunity for 18-40 year olds to come and hear more about the vocation to cation form. marriage, priesthood, religious life and the lay single life, all in a beautiful surroundings of the Gloucestershire countryside. The retreat costs just £25. Those who are interested can contact Matt Anscombe at Loose Collection Gift Aid vocations@cliftondiocese.com. 26th January £240.00 tba Thank you for your generosity. Clifton Catholic Diocesan Trustees Registered Charity No. 233977 Registered Office: St Ambrose, North Road, Leigh Woods, Bristol BS8 3PW
THIS WEEK NEXT WEEK Elders.: That the Church and society may Sunday 2nd February Sunday 9th February respect the wisdom and experience of 9.00 am Mass 9.00 am Mass older people. FEB EBRUA RUARY RY Welcomers: Mary Winters & Welcomers: Millie, Ian & Collaboration in Evangelization: That priests, Jean Balmond Josie Morgan religious, and lay people may work together Children’s Liturgy Leader: Children’s Liturgy Leader: Victoria Lewis Maela Goumy with generosity. Readers: Helen Cordy Readers: Kathy Edwards & Barbara Daniels & Hannah Keegan THIS WEEK’S ANNIVERSARIES Collectors: Dan McNab Collectors: Dan Mulvaney Mary Jordan Muriel Nicholls 2nd Feb Eustachy Arend, Patrick McCallum, Kathleen Pennington & Bob Perks & Rod Connors 3rd Kathleen Mills Offertory Procession: Offertory Procession: 4th Owen Dowling, Daniel Murphy Josie , Ian The Hathway family 5th Louisa Bryan 8th Robert Britton & Millie Morgan 6th Laurence Wintle 9th Eileen Deasy Ministers of Communion: Ministers of Communion: Chris Newport Mary Winters Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon & George Slusarcyzk & Volunteer them. May their souls and those of all the faithful departed, Organ : Fred Bailey Organ : Chris Newport through the mercy of God, rest in peace . 6.00 pm Mass 6.00 pm Mass Welcomers: Margaret Nichols Welcomers: Rosa Major JUSTICE & PEACE & Joan Dibble & Volunteer The Justice & Peace group would like to take the opportunity to raise any topi- Readers: Josie Reed Readers: Paul Davies cal issues worth prayer or action each week for you to consider. Collectors: Mike Lockett Collectors: Hilary & Volunteer & John Bailey Pope Francis said in 'the Joy of the Gospel': “Not to share ones wealth with the Offertory Procession: Offertory Procession: poor is to steal from them and to take away their livelihood. It is not our Volunteers Pat & own goods that we hold but theirs.. a financial reform open to such / Children Mike Lockett ethical considerations would require a vigorous change of approach. Ministers of Communion: Ministers of Communion: Money must serve not rule “ Adrian Figurski Tim Hughes Teresa Long Kim Bacon & Volunteer & Volunteer Vocation Matters Written by Fr Matt Anscombe, our diocesan Vocations Director, these re- Collection Counters: Collection Counters: Katerina Williams Christine Newport flections will help us to be constantly reminded that God chooses each one & Karen McGee & John Harper of us in Christ, and that we are called to discover his plan for ourselves in Church Cleaning: Church Cleaning: the midst of the Church. Mike & Judy Box Jim Cleary & “My eyes have seen the salvation” & Michael Heselgrove Brian McGough The American patriotic song ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic’, starts with the famous line “Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord”, before moving in to its chorus of ‘Glory, Glory, Hallelujahs’. Have our eyes Parish Office Opening Times: Parish Office Opening Times: really seen that glory? To follow Christ closely, we all need to confess, as w/c 2nd February w/c 9th February Monday 9.00am-1.00pm Simeon did, that in Jesus is salvation. In Him there is liberation from all Monday 9.00am-1.00pm Tuesday CLOSED enslavements, which hold us back from living out God’s will in our lives. Tuesday CLOSED Wednesday 9.00-11.00am Wednesday 9.00-11.00am Acknowledging this day in and day out, we will be able to discern more Thursday CLOSED Thursday CLOSED deeply how God is calling us to serve, so that His truth keeps marching on. Friday 9.00am-1.00pm Friday 9.00am-1.00pm
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