CHRIST CHURCH CARNFORTH
www.christchurchcarnforth.co.uk
Priests of the Parish
Fr Stephen Jones Tel. 732948
Fr Christopher Holden Tel. 730760
Hon. Assistant Priests
Canon Brian Oddy Tel. 732048
Canon Brian Pithers Tel. 424786
13th MARCH 2011
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
During this penitential season of Lent, we must seek the grace to overcome temptation so that, like Our Lord himself, we can live for others and be more sensitive to their needs and concerns.
• Toilets are to the left out of the main door.
• Please let young children explore.
• Collection during the second hymn.
• Large print hymn books are available on request.
MASS THIS WEEK AND INTENTIONS
Monday 7.00pm The sick
Tuesday 12 noon Richard Masheder (priest) RIP
Wednesday 9.15am Jennie Chesters RIP
Thursday 7.15pm People of Ireland
ST PATRICK
Friday 9.15am Len Jones (anniversary)
Saturday 9.15am Fathers and foster-fathers
ST JOSEPH
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.
NEXT SUNDAY: Masses at 8.00 & 10.00am
TODAY’S ORGAN MUSIC
O Mensch bewein, dein Sünde gross
(O man, thy grievous sin bewail) (BWV 622)
Prelude and Fugue in E minor (BWV 533)
J.S. Bach
SOUP AND BREAD after the 10.00am Mass today.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS tomorrow at 7.30pm. Do come to this traditional Lenten devotion, especially if you haven’t before. We shall be joined by members of the Walsingham Cell from Warton and elsewhere.
SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY meets Tuesday at 6.30pm.
PCC Thursday, beginning with Mass at 7.15pm. Minutes and agenda for the meeting are in the PCC file today.
STEWARDSHIP ENVELOPES are available today for the coming financial year. If you haven’t collected yours yet, please do so today; and please take anyone’s who lives by you. If you worship regularly here and you don’t take envelopes, please consider doing so – just ask John Holland or one of the churchwardens or clergy.
PATÉ AND PUDDINGS Thank you to all who supported this. The excellent total of £155.00 was raised towards our ACS Lent appeal.
EUCHARIST ON FRIDAYS The Friday Mass could do with a bit of a lift in terms of numbers. Why not take this on for Lent if you’re able?
LENT There is a list of parish provision and suggested ways to keep this season in the current Parish Magazine.
LENT EXTRA is available today, priced at £2.00. Apologies for the late delivery – vagaries of the post.
ADDITIONAL CURATES SOCIETY LENT BOXES are available today. Please take one and put your name on the list. Thank you.
LENT COURSE entitled ‘Who are we?’ There will be four sessions, as follows: Tuesdays 22nd and 29th March, 5th and 12th April. The course will look, respectively, at our identity within the world as a whole and within worldwide Christianity, the threats to this identity and the context for our Christian witness. Offers to host the sessions are welcome.
ELECTORAL ROLL The roll is currently being revised. Lesley Simon has ER forms for anyone wishing to join the roll – if you worship here regularly and are not on the roll, you are encouraged to join.
READERS Please collect your readings from the sacristy. Thank you.
FR PAUL BURCH has ceased ministry in the Church of England and has begun a period of preparation, with his family and a number of his parishioners in Coventry, to be received into the Roman Catholic Church at Easter, under the norms for the new Ordinariate for former Anglicans. He will be ordained deacon in the RC Church on Monday 6th June and priest on Sunday 12th June. Please pray for him and for all concerned, as they begin this new stage of their pilgrimage. For more information and to keep in touch with developments, go to ordinariateportal.wordpress.com
