Father Chris

 

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

 

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

27th  FEBRUARY 2011
EIGHTH ORDINARY SUNDAY

Today, we celebrate God’s love and care for us and for the created order as a whole.   We are called to order our priorities in the light of this.

We extend a special welcome to Frankie Brian Stretch, as he joins us in the fellowship of the Universal Church through holy baptism.  Welcome, too, to his family and friends.

• 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         Stability in the Middle East
Tuesday         12 noon          People of Wales
 ST DAVID
Wednesday   9.15am           Earthquake victims 
Thursday      7.15pm            Teachers and lecturers        
Friday            9.15am            Greater devotion and charity
 St Casimir
Saturday        9.15am           The Children’s Society
 Of Our Lady   

TODAY’S  ORGAN MUSIC
Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ  (BWV 639)
(Lord, hear the voice of my complaint)

Wer nun den lieben Gott lässt walten  (BWV 642)
(If thou but suffer God to guide thee)

     J.S. Bach

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 Stephen) or by appointment.

NEXT SUNDAY: Masses at 8.00 & 10.00am

THANK YOU to all who have offered to serve on the group to consider a new Mission Statement for the parish.  A date will be given soon for the first meeting.

PARISH MAGAZINE for March is available to today for collection and distribution.

STANDING COMMITTEE  Thursday at the Vicarage, straight after the 7.15pm Mass.

WINE-TASTING EVENING and quiz, Friday 4th March at 7.30pm at the Civic Hall, organised by Carnforth & District Twinning Association.  £10.00, including wine and canapés.

PATÉ AND PUDDINGS, Shrove Tuesday (8th March) at Fr Chris’ – a chance to ‘feast before the fast’.  Tickets available today.  Proceeds to the Additional Curates Society.

LENT is now approaching fast – Ash Wednesday is 9th March.  Now is the time be to be thinking about Lenten commitments, and there is a list of parish provision and suggested ways to keep this season in the March Parish Magazine, available today. 

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT (13th March) There will be Soup and bread served after the 10.00am Mass (£2.00, children free) in support of Christian Aid.  Please sign up on the list in church.  This is a Lenten project which invites us to eat frugally.

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.

CONFIRMATION 2011 Anyone who may be interested in preparing for Confirmation this year should have a word with Fr Stephen.  This will not commit anyone to anything at this stage.

READERS Please collect your readings from the sacristy.  Thank you.

Please stay for coffee after the 10.00am Mass.
Please take this bulletin home with you.

 

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

20th  FEBRUARY 2011
SEVENTH ORDINARY SUNDAY

Today’s readings testify to the fact that the way we treat others is a true diagnostic test of the integrity of our faith.  We are called to reveal Christ’s compassion.  This is something which we can only achieve by being open to his grace.

• 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        Peace and justice
Tuesday        12 noon         Unity of Christians
 CHAIR OF ST PETER
Wednesday  9.15am          Courage in witness
 St Polycarp 
Thursday      7.15pm         Local commerce        
Friday            9.15am          Society of the Holy Cross
Saturday       9.15am          Health visitors
 Of Our Lady     

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 Stephen) or by appointment.

NEXT SUNDAY: Masses at 8.00 & 10.00am

TODAY’S  ORGAN MUSIC
Wir glauben all’ an einen Gott (Creed)
    J. Krebs
Eternity, thy word of power
    S. Karg-Elert

HOSPICE SERVICE today at 2.00pm.  Anyone wishing to accompany Fr Stephen should have a word with him.  Thank you.

THANK YOU to all who have offered to serve on the group to consider a new Mission Statement for the parish.  A date will be given soon for the first meeting.

WINE-TASTING EVENING and quiz, Friday 4th March at 7.30pm at the Civic Hall, organised by Carnforth & District Twinning Association.  £10.00, including wine and canapés.

PATÉ AND PUDDINGS, Shrove Tuesday (8th March) at Fr Chris’ – a chance to ‘feast before the fast’.  Tickets available today.  Proceeds to the Additional Curates Society.

LENT COURSE More details of this will be given soon, but for now there will be four sessions, as follows: Tuesdays 22nd and 29th March, 5th and 12th April.

LITURGICAL YEAR 2011 Fr Chris has prepared a blue leaflet, at the back of church, with a synopsis of the year.  Please take a copy if you would like one.

CONFIRMATION 2011 Anyone who may be interested in preparing for Confirmation this year should have a word with Fr Stephen.  This will not commit anyone to anything at this stage.

READERS Please collect your readings from the sacristy.  Thank you.

SEWING GROUP  Anyone interested in coming along to the sewing group, please see Karen Coe.

2011 FLOWER LIST is in the porch.  If you would like to pay for flowers on any particular Sunday, please write your name in the corresponding space and, when the time comes to pay for the flowers, please use a GIFT AID envelope, marking it ‘flowers’.  Thank you.

Please stay for coffee after the 10.00am Mass.
Please take this bulletin home with you.

 

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  FEBRUARY 2011
SIXTH ORDINARY SUNDAY

The law of Christ is a law of love.   It is given to us for our flourishing and well-being.

• 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             Europe
 SS CYRIL & METHODIUS
Tuesday    12 noon         Additional Curates Society
Wednesday 9.15am      Voluntary groups 
Thursday 7.15pm           Active religious orders
 The  Seven Founders of the Servite Order        
Friday  9.15am               General Practitioners 
Saturday 9.15am           Families
 Of Our Lady     
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 Stephen) or by appointment.

NEXT SUNDAY: Masses at 8.00 & 10.00am

TODAY’S  ORGAN MUSIC
Trio Sonata no 3 (BWV 527) second movement
    J.S. Bach
Organ Sonata no 4, first movement
    F. Mendelssohn
CONGRATULATIONS to Lesley and Richard Benson and all the gang on the latest addition to their family, Thomas Edward.
HOSPICE SERVICE next Sunday at 2.00pm.  Anyone wishing to accompany Fr Stephen should have a word with him.  Thank you.
PATÉ AND PUDDINGS, Shrove Tuesday (8th March) at Fr Chris’ – a chance to ‘feast before the fast’.  Tickets available today.  Proceeds to the Additional Curates Society.
EPIPHANY GIFTS A very sincere thank you to all who have contributed to this initiative to help pay for the consumables we use in church.  This has raised over £700.00.  Special thanks to Brenda Trewhitt, whose idea it was, and to Brenda and Fr Chris for organising it.
LITURGICAL YEAR 2011 Fr Chris has prepared a blue leaflet, at the back of church, with a synopsis of the year.  Please take a copy if you would like one.
CONFIRMATION 2011 Anyone who may be interested in preparing for Confirmation this year should have a word with Fr Stephen.  This will not commit anyone to anything at this stage.
READERS Please collect your readings from the sacristy.  Thank you.
SEWING GROUP  Anyone interested in coming along to the sewing group, please see Karen Coe.
2011 FLOWER LIST is in the porch.  If you would like to pay for flowers on any particular Sunday, please write your name in the corresponding space and, when the time comes to pay for the flowers, please use a GIFT AID envelope, marking it ‘flowers’.  Thank you.
‘LIKE TRYING TO GET BLOOD OUT OF A STONE’ We hope to revise our parish mission statement.  Four people have now volunteered for this (creeping up gradually!) but we need a representative group of maybe eight to ten.   It may be that people do not think this an important task and, indeed, we don’t have to do it; and we can’t go on forever trying to constitute this group.  So…if you’re interested please let Fr Stephen know without delay.

 

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

6th   FEBRUARY 2011
FIFTH ORDINARY SUNDAY

What impression of the Church do we give to those outside its life?  The common life of the apostolic-period Church was so attractive that others were drawn irresistibly towards it.  It can be so today if our witness has real integrity and if the Christian community as a whole can become more oriented towards unity instead of fragmentation.
 
• 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  Our school
Tuesday    12 noon         The Middle east
Wednesday 9.15am  Social Services 
Thursday 7.15pm         Benedictine communities
 St Scholastica        
Friday  9.15am *  The sick
 Our Lady of Lourdes (Day of Prayer for the Sick)
Saturday 9.15am  Local councils     

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
Benedictus
   F. Couperin
Passacaglia in D minor
   D. Buxtehude

ROSARY tomorrow at 7.30pm.  All welcome.  Please make requests for prayer following the instructions on the prayer board in church.  Thank you.
DEANERY SYNOD Tuesday, 7.15 for 7.30pm at St Luke’s, Slyne with Hest.
*FRIDAY is the World Day of Prayer for the sick – why not join us (if you can) at the altar at 9.15am and join in prayer with Christian people everywhere?
EPIPHANY GIFTS A very sincere thank you to all who have contributed to this initiative to help pay for the consumables we use in church.  There is still some money outstanding but, with the tax reclaimed through GIFT AID, it has raised over £700.00.  Special thanks to Brenda Trewhitt, whose idea it was, and to Brenda and Fr Chris for organising it.
LITURGICAL YEAR 2011 Fr Chris has prepared a blue leaflet, at the back of church, with a synopsis of the year.  Please take a copy if you would like one.
CONFIRMATION 2011 Anyone who may be interested in preparing for Confirmation this year should have a word with Fr Stephen.  This will not commit anyone to anything at this stage.
FORWARD!plus, the quarterly newspaper of Forward in Faith, is available free in church today.  Please take a copy.
READERS Please collect your readings from the sacristy.  Thank you.
SEWING GROUP  Anyone interested in coming along to the sewing group, please see Karen Coe.
2011 FLOWER LIST is in the porch.  If you would like to pay for flowers on any particular Sunday, please write your name in the corresponding space and, when the time comes to pay for the flowers, please use a GIFT AID envelope, marking it ‘flowers’.  Thank you.
MISSION STATEMENT REVISION We need to revise our parish mission statement.  You can see the existing one on the front cover of the Parish Magazine, but the current guidance on these statements is that they should be short and easily memorable.  Four people have now volunteered for this (creeping up gradually!) but we need a representative group of maybe eight to ten. 
FR STEPHEN is celebrating the 8.00am Mass today, but will then be away for the rest of the day for the second of the two Sunday sessions of a League cricket umpiring course. 

Please stay for coffee after the 10.00am Mass.
Please take this bulletin home with you.

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