Mass times & intentions for next week
/Sunday 21 April is Vocations Sunday when we are asked to reflect on praying for and promoting vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated religious life. There will be a Special Collection for the Ecclesiastical Education Fund. We have a Pastoral Letter from the Bishop for this ‘Good Shepherd’ Sunday (copies available). The Vocations Director for the Lancaster Diocese is Canon Luiz Ruscillo who can be contacted at Our Lady and St. Joseph’s, Warwick Square, Carlisle.
ARRANGEMENTS AT MASS: Please allow the right hand side communicants to return to their places before coming forward from the left hand side, starting from the front please. Those receiving on the tongue to come forward at the end and kneel across the bottom altar step.
THERE IS NO LONGER A SUNDAY MASS AT KIRKBY STEPHEN: John Murray can offer to help with lifts for anyone without transport to come to Mass at Appleby and you can join a WhatsApp group for Catholics in Kirkby Stephen. Enquiries via parish office.
CATHOLIC VOICE for April is now available by clicking the button on the left or from the Narthex.
THIS WEEK:
Tues 3pm Prayer Group in the Quiet Room
4pm RE Subject Meeting in School
Wed 2.30pm CWL in the Quiet Room, all ladies welcome
Sun 28th 2pm Family Walk & Picnic, Lowther
Sun 21st 9.30am First Holy Communion Preparation in Haydock Centre
ADVANCE DATES:
Friday 3 May 3.45pm First Confessions at St. Catherine’s
Sat 4 May 3pm Clergy Fraternal at Alston
Sun 5 May 2.30pm Baptism of Joseph Campbell at Our Lady of Appleby
Thur 9 May Solemnity of the Ascension:
Masses: 6pm Alston for the Vigil (8th May), On the day 9.15am at Penrith and 7pm at Appleby
Sat 11 May 10.30am First Holy Communion Mass at St. Catherine’s
Sun 19 May Pentecost, Reception of Vanessa at 10.30am Mass
Sun 2 June Corpus Christi - 4pm First Holy Communion Mass at Our Lady of Appleby
Fri 7 June Bishop Paul to confirm Joshua 6.30pm, Penrith
Sun 9 June Monze BBQ
Tues 11 June Final AGM for St. Catherine’s and PPC meeting. We hope to form a new PPC in the Autumn for the new parish
Tues 18 June 12 noon Catholic Mass in the Hartley Chapel at Kirkby Stephen Parish Church
Wed 3 July 12 noon Thanksgiving Mass – Silver Jubilee of Fr. John Refreshments to follow. All parishioners welcome
Sun 7 July Summer Fair at St. Catherine’s
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS:
This Sunday there will be a Special Collection for the Ecclesiastical Education Fund.
Do you donate your offertory by standing order and have signed a gift aid declaration? You can now collect a box of blue dated envelopes for all the Special Collections so that we can claim gift aid on those donations too. Boxes are available in the Narthex - please write your details on the form (beside the box number taken). At the present basic rate of tax of 20%, for every £10 you donate to a Special Collection we can reclaim an additional £2.50.
TEAS & COFFEES
at St Catherine’s - every week after 8.30am & 10.30am
at Our Lady of Appleby - 1st Sunday
All welcome!
** We need an extra volunteer to complete the tea and coffee rota for St Catherine’s 8.30am Mass (working in pairs). If you can help, please contact Mary Coen directly or via the Parish Office. **