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
26th May 2019 • Sixth Sunday of Easter 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
 A peace the world cannot give …
Check mass intentions online at bit.ly/mass-intentions
Second Collection this Welcome and thank
26th May • Sixth Sunday of Easter • Peace weekend is for 
 you to the priests
Sat 25 5pm Bill Golik RIP for QE Ward 621
 celebrating mass this
Peter Garnett recently weekend: Fr Peter
Sun 26 8am No 8am mass, Fr Peter in Lourdes.
had 6 months chemo in Stonier (Saturday) and
10.30 Peter & Anne Tibke 40th Wedding Ward 621 at the QE in Canon Michael
Anniversary Birmingham. 
 Leadbetter (Sunday)
As an indication of
No weekday masses this week appreciation, his son-in-
law, Dave Cassidy, and
2nd June • Ascension of the Lord • Helper five of his friends are
Sat 1 5pm Daniel & Iris Hickey RIP driving to Turkey and
Sun 2 8am David Connolly RIP back in three minis to
10.30am Eugene Clancy (sick) & Deidre Clancy raise funds for cancer
patients at the Hospital.
(sick)
The group set off from 50th Anniversary
Cannock recently, Hednesford
Saints & Holy Days Mon St Augustine of Canterbury, stopping off at the
Wed Anniversary of Consecration, Fri Visitation of hospital on the way. To Pilgrimage 

Our Lady, Sat St Justin (Martyr). find out more and to Sun Jul 7th 

Baptism 12pm 9th June Remi May & Maisie Rose donate visit:
Diocesan Shrine of Our
Welnitschuk. justgiving.com/
Lady of Lourdes,
fundraising/David-
Archbishop Bernard,
Children’s Liturgy during Sunday 10.30 Mass cassidy10 

Mass 3pm. 

Exposition (Holy Hour) Saturdays 9am to 9.50am and facebook.com/
Poster: bit.ly/2UWZswj
3ministoturkey. Thank
Rosary 8.50am before Mass on Thursday and Friday; Pilgrimage Choir

you for your generosity
and first Saturday of each month at 9.40am with the Rehearsals in Our Lady
to the Second
intentions of the unborn. Prayer cards are available. of Lourdes Church
Collection.
on June 4th & 18th
Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturday (not first Congratulations to and July 2nd. All
Saturday). Peter & Anne Tibke welcome: No need be in
Confessions usually Sat 9-9.50am, 10.30-11am, who celebrated their a choir or to read music.
4.30-4.50pm. 40th Wedding
Youth Vigil 

Anniversary on Sunday!
Parish Income 19th May £510.27 (£202.30 Gift Aid), There will also be a
Clergy Training Fund £315.48 (£70.14 Gift Aid). Thank Redecoration Work on Youth Vigil at 7pm on
you! the Church will begin Saturday 6th July and a
soon, but the start date procession on Sunday at
Second Collections May: 26th May QE Ward 621; is on hold while we look midday aimed at young
2nd June Let the Children Live, 9th June Parish further at quotations. people. For further
Development Fund, 16th June Catholic details, please contact Fr
Communications. A full list of second collections is Double Your Pound Jeremy on 01543 422576,
here: bit.ly/2LQNZKN begins next weekend! or
APF : Total for April quarter was £475.32 thank you to Envelopes available olol.hednesford@gmail.
promoters and subscribers from 1st June to be com
returned by the end
Diocesan Newsletter: 22nd May bit.ly/2VICYP7 of August
Please submit notices and items for publication to Fr Peter by hand, by text 07766 335591 or by email to priest@cannockcatholic.org
26th May 2019 • Sixth Sunday of Easter

St Mary’s Centre 01543 579364 Please Pray … or otherwise in particular

Sunday Carvery 12-4pm £6.95 need of our prayers:
Wednesday Carvery 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 … for all those suffering in Cathryn, Molly Cooper,
Thursday 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 (OAP £4 each) Mozambique, Malawi and and Noah Cooper, Emma
Friday 5.30pm-8.30pm from 2 for £10 Zimbabwe after Cyclone Chapman, Katie Bruce,
@cannockrcclub Idai.
All functions catered for
John Morris, Vincent
… The Holy Father's Prayer Dockery, Peter Garnett,
Intention: that the Church Hannah Newborough,
Let the Children Live in Africa, through the Peter Clamp, Kevin

O’Mahony, Ray Bishop,
commitment of its
letthechildrenlive.org members, may be the seed Audrey George, Mitek
Next Sunday 1st/2nd June there will be an of unity among her Karasinska, Geoff Tipping,
appeal by Fr Peter Walters on behalf of ‘Let the peoples and a sign of hope Josie Riley, James B, Helen,
Children Live’. for the continent. Fr Neil Bayliss, Jim
… for all the children Armishaw, Olive Brookes,
The charity works in Columbia with children Frank Brooks, Lynne
making their first holy
from the streets & shanty-towns of Medellín. It Causland and Sylvia
communion.
is at present working with 320 very vulnerable Fawdrey.
… all sitting exams about
boys and girls in the city, and refugee children
this time
from Venezuela. Petitions from the box
… for the sick or
For most of them it is their last hope.Their ages housebound: Don in Our Lady’s Chapel are
range from babies to teenagers and they are McCulloch, Mary Rowley, being presented in
often unloved and unwanted; even beaten, Helen Pawłak, Kath Lourdes this week.
robbed, raped and sometimes murdered. By the Turner, Stella Skillen,
rest of the world they are either unknown or Winifride Haynes, The Holy Souls
forgotten. Annette Mason, Doris …. for the recently
Crabb, Joanne Jeavons, departed: Caroline
The charity, which was founded by Fr Peter Nicola McCulloch, Celia Umeobi, Emma
Walters, aims to safeguard the lives of these Hurdiss, Dee Fellows,
children from the poverty and violence of the Cartwright-Keegan
David Holt, Theresa
streets and shanty-towns, and to make their … for those with
Hadley, Sandra Avery, Fr
lives worth living by giving them love, anniversaries about this
Pat Farrelly, June
education and a future. time: 27th Bill Golik,
Weatherby.
Ricjard Golding, 29th John
… for those in our parish Breeze, 1st Patrick Brown,
More Notices receiving communion at Betty Horton, 2nd Vincent
Marriage Encounter (www.wwme.org.uk) home: Tony Gaughan, de Pasquale
29th-30th June (non-residential) St Mary’s On the Mary Kirby, Norah Perry,
Peter Clamp, Don and Thanksgivings
Hill, Wednesbury. Contact Phil & Rita Jackson 0121
244 7762 wackojacko456@hotmail.com Breeda Hinton, Gerry … Deacon Paul’s birthday
Marriott, Billie Wyles, recently.
Pilgrimage to Knock 10th September 2019, Poster Maria Wacławski,
here: bit.ly/30rpdIg and at back of Church. … 40th Wedding
Catherine Holloway, Anniversary of Peter &
Catholic Truth Society videos: watch Fr Tom Bernard Deakin, Iris Anne Tibke
Smith explains how to help people who have doubts Robertson, Mary Casey.
about their faith. These are on the CTS Youtube and … for a new job, and a new
... for those undergoing or
Facebook pages. (Youtube: bit.ly/30pI5aq and start.
recovering from treatment
Facebook: bit.ly/2VwBKWQ)
Full rota is at bit.ly/cannockparishrota
Readers Ministers Readers Ministers
 Readers Ministers
 Cleaning
ROTAS Sat 5pm Sat 5pm Sun 8am Sick Visiting Sun 10.30am Sun 10.30am Counters Stole Washing

D Bruce, C Team 5
May 26th Paul Doyle S & T Bullivant M Harris & Tom Burrowes Hunt G. Keeling, 
 A Spencer
Margaret Tym Sheila Bullivant
Easter 6 Morna Doyle P & C Wilson Amy Pritchard Richard Playfair Julie Kennedy C. Bridges V Brookes, M
M Sargeant Tym
Gail & David Eileen Clancy
Javier Gonzalez- Team 6
June 2nd Francoise Gray Korzonek Shirley D&M A Pritchard E Clancy
Fritz S & T Bullivant Nancy Costello
Ascension Cath Hunt C Bridges Weatherby Hibberts Pat Johnston G Dockery
Wendy Owens G Dockery
C Jackson Sister

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