Our Christmas celebrations conclude with these two Feasts. The times for the celebration of Mass are-
The Epiphany of the Lord – Sunday 8th January
8am Said Mass
10am Solemn Mass
Baptism of the Lord – Monday 9th January
7pm Said Mass
CHRIST CHURCH CARNFORTH www.christchurchcarnforth.co.uk
Priests of the Parish Canon Stephen Jones Tel. 732948 email: stephenjones17@hotmail.com
Fr Christopher Holden Tel. 730760 email: wilfridcgh@hotmail.com
Hon. Assistant Priests Canon Brian Oddy Tel. 732048
Canon Brian Pithers Tel. 424786
1st January 2012 MARY, MOTHER OF GOD A Happy New Year to everyone!
Today, the Octave Day, we continue our celebration of Christmas by thanking God for Mary, who bore for us the Child she named Jesus, the Saviour. Like Mary, we are called to bear Christ to the world.
• Toilets are to the left out of the main door. • Please let young children explore. • Collection during the second hymn. • Large print hymn books available on request.
MASS THIS WEEK AND INTENTIONS
Monday 7.00pm God’s blessing on 2012 SS. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen
Tuesday 12noon Home Communicants of Christmastide
Wednesday 9.15am Thanks for blessings of 2011 of Christmastide
Thursday 7.15pm Newly-confirmed of Christmastide
Friday 9.15am Parliament of Christmastide *2.45pm Funeral Mass (Lesley Benson RIP)
Saturday 9.15am Dominicans St Raymund of Penyafort
DIVINE OFFICE (The Prayer of the Church) Morning Prayer: Sun 7.30am; Mon – Sat 8.55am Evening Prayer: Sun 5.30pm; Mon – Fri 5.00pm
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION By appointment only this week.
ROSARY tomorrow at 7.30pm. Please make any requests for prayer on the prayer board. All welcome.
*LESLEY BENSON RIP Lesley’s Funeral Mass is on Friday at 2.45pm, before cremation at 4.15pm. Please keep Richard and the family in your prayers.
CHRISTMAS CONTINUES throughout the coming week, right up to and including Monday 9th January. Accordingly, the Christmas Crib remains, so do please make use of it as a focus for prayer. Next Sunday, we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord.
HELP NEEDED next Sunday, after the 10.00am Mass, to take down the Christmas tree, to vacuum and to saw the tree into smaller pieces. Thank you in anticipation.
PLEASE PRAY for all our regular home communicants, including those in our local residential and nursing homes, who will receive the Sacrament this week.
READERS Please collect your readings from the sacristy. Thank you.
WOULD YOU LIKE 2 sets of garden furniture (one green, one white)? Also available are a fully-working gas barbecue and a rabbit hutch. All free to anyone who can use them. Please contact Rebecca Riley.
THERE IS A VACANCY for a school foundation governor. Please see Fr Stephen for details.
FORWARD!plus, the free paper of Forward in Faith, is available in church today. Please take a copy.
FINANCIAL GIVING If you are in a position to be able to increase your giving, please do so. We were way short on the Parish Share again last year, and it’s important that we address this for the sake of the future independence of the parish. Thank you.
Please stay for coffee after the 10.00am Mass.
- Christmas Eve 24th
Crib Service
Music and Readings for Children and their Families gathered around the Crib 4pm
- Masses for the Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord
24th Solemn Midnight Mass 11.30pm
25th Said Mass 8am
Sung Mass 10 am
Masses During the Octave
26th 7pm, 27th 12noon, 28th 9.15am,
29th 7.15pm, 30th 9.15am, 31st 9.15am
- Solemnity of Mary Mother of God (Octave Day)
Masses at 8am and 1oam
Wishing you a Happy and Blessed Christmas
from Fr Stephen, Fr Chris and all at Christ Church
CHRIST CHURCH CARNFORTH
www.christchurchcarnforth.co.uk
Priests of the Parish
Canon Stephen Jones Tel. 732948
email: stephenjones17@hotmail.com
Fr Christopher Holden Tel. 730760
email: wilfridcgh@hotmail.com
Hon. Assistant Priests
Canon Brian Oddy Tel. 732048
Canon Brian Pithers Tel. 424786
11th December 2011
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Year B)
John the Baptist points away from himself towards Christ the Saviour. We are called to do the same. At this mid-Advent time, we look forward with joy and expectancy to the coming festival. May our preparations be thorough and faithful.
• Toilets are to the left out of the main door.
• Please let young children explore.
• Collection during the second hymn.
• Large print hymn books available on request.
MASS THIS WEEK AND INTENTIONS
Monday 7.00pm St John’s Hospice
Tuesday 12 noon Greater courage
St Lucy
Wednesday 9.15am Growth in prayer
St John of the Cross
Thursday 7.15pm Health visitors
Friday 9.15am Shopworkers
Saturday 9.15am Penitents
DIVINE OFFICE (The Prayer of the Church)
Morning Prayer: Sun 7.30am; Mon – Sat 8.55am
Evening Prayer: Sun 5.30pm; Mon – Fri 5.00pm
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday 5.15pm (Fr Chris) or by appointment.
NEXT SUNDAY: MASSES at 8.00 & 10.00am.
TODAY’S ORGAN MUSIC
Nun komm, den Heiden Heiland
(Come, Saviour of the nations)
Ciacona in E minor
D. Buxtehude
BUY A STAR is available today. Suggested donation is £5.00 per star, and stars are available from Anne Plevey.
THANK YOU to all who contributed to the cost of the new altar missal for your great generosity. The cost has been covered already! We have even had an additional donation which has enabled us to purchase a small copy for use at the legillium for the first part of the Mass on weekdays.
ADVENT EXTRA (‘Your Journey to Christmas’) is available today, price £2.00. If you haven’t got the money with you today, just take a copy and pay later.
2012 FLOWER LIST This is now in a folder at the back of church. Money for flowers should be given to Brenda Trewhitt two weeks before your flowers are due to be done (GIFT AID, if you can).
LITURGICAL CALENDAR for 2011/12 is available in church today, prepared by Fr Chris.
CHRISTMAS Children’s Crib Service 4.00pm Christmas Eve; Midnight Mass 11.30pm; Christmas Morning Masses at 8.00 & 10.00am.
PRE-CHRISTMAS CONFESSIONS
Fr Chris: Sat 17th, 5.15 – 5.45pm; Mon 19th, 6.15 -6.45pm;
Fr Stephen: Fri 23rd, 6.00 – 6.30pm; Christmas Eve, 5.15 – 6.00pm.
PLEASE CAN WE HAVE a group of men to put up the Christmas tree next Sunday after the 10.00am Mass? Thank you in anticipation.
READERS Please collect your readings from the sacristy. Thank you.
Do stay for coffee after the 10.00am Mass.
Please take this bulletin home with you.
Dec 052011
We have two important an fun events this week-
Please support them if you can and invite friends and family along with you
CHRISTMAS FAIR –
Saturday 10th, 11 – 2
Sandwich/soup
lunches, stalls, Big Prize Draw (£100 cash to be won).
Don’t forget to buy and sell raffle tickets.
SUNDAY 11th at
6.30pm
A CEREMONY OF CAROLS
by
Benjamin Britten
sung by
the RSCM Lancashire Area Choir
Refreshments
Tickets from Elizabeth Battersby-Hill @ £5.00 (children free)
All proceeds to church
