Christ Church Carnforth

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

4th December 2011
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Year B)

Today, we celebrate that God’s Good News is a Saviour who wills to bring us to everlasting life.  As we celebrate what has traditionally been called ‘Bible Sunday’, let us pray for a real openness to God’s Word, so that it may have an effect in our lives.

A special welcome to Kayla-Mai Hendry, who is to be baptised, and to her 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 available on request.

MASS THIS WEEK AND INTENTIONS
Monday   7.00pm              Private Intention
Tuesday 12 noon            St Nicholas, Fleetwood
Wednesday   9.15am  Theologians
St Ambrose
Thursday           7.15pm   Jack Kirkwood (priest) RIP
Immaculate Conception of the BVM
Friday  9.15am            Cancer Research
Saturday         9.15am                Missionaries

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
Gottes Sohn ist kommen (BWV 600)
J.S. Bach

Sonata no 4, first movement
J. Rheinberger
THANK YOU to Ann Bond and the choir, and to the readers, for last Sunday’s Advent Carol Service.  It was a wonderful beginning to our Advent celebrations.  Those who missed it missed a treat.
THE OFFICE OF CHURCHWARDEN Jean Holland has kindly agreed to take over this responsibility, to serve with Michael Western, until the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in the spring.  Please pray for Jean and give her your full support.
ROSARY tomorrow, straight after the 7.00pm Mass.  All welcome.
BUY A STAR is available today.  Suggested donation is £5.00 per star, and stars are available from Anne Plevey.

EXTRA FOR ADVENT
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Thursdays 8th 15th 22nd December
6.45 – 7.10pm
An opportunity to spend a time of silence with Jesus in his holy Sacrament at a busy time of year, prior to the 7.15pm Mass.

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.

CHRISTMAS FAIR – Saturday, 11 – 2
Please come and bring others.  Sandwich/soup lunches, stalls, Big Prize Draw (£100 cash to be won).
Don’t forget to buy and sell raffle tickets.

NEXT SUNDAY 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

SCHOOL/PARISH CHRISTINGLE SERVICE in aid of The Children’s Society – Tuesday 13th at 6.30pm.
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.

NEW ALTAR MISSAL Thank you to those who have given so generously so far. The cost of this book is £235.  If you would like to make a one-off contribution to help defray the cost, please use a GIFT AID envelope and let Fr Stephen have it.
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.

CHRIST CHURCH CARNFORTH
www.christchurchcarnforth.co.uk

Priests of the Parish
Fr 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

13th November 2011
THIRTY-THIRD ORDINARY SUNDAY
Remembrance

Today, we offer ourselves and all that we do to God, in faith and devotion.

We celebrate Remembrance Sunday in a spirit of prayer and penitence.

• 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       Royal British Legion
Tuesday 12 noon           The Choir and Organist
Wednesday   9.15am  Those in poverty
St Margaret of Scotland
Thursday   7.15pm         The sick
St Elizabeth of Hungary
Friday  9.15am           Confirmation candidates
***7.30pm CONFIRMATION MASS
Saturday         9.15am                Local 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 at 5.15pm (Fr Stephen) or by appointment.

NEXT SUNDAY: MASSES at 8.00 & 10.00am.

TODAY’S MUSIC
Solemn Melody
H. Walford Davies
Choir:  Russian Contakion for the Departed

Fugue in E flat (BWV 552)
J.S. Bach

SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE at the town war memorial, 10.50am today, conducted by The Revd Robert Neale, the new Minister at the Congregational Church.
PLEASE SUPPORT Olivia Haygarth, who is to sell fairy cakes after the 10.00am Mass today in aid of Children in Need. 25p each.  Thank you.
MISSION STATEMENT MEETING this evening at 7.00pm in church.
CONFIRMATION REHEARSAL Tuesday, 7.00pm in church, for candidates and sponsors.
STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE Tuesday, 7.45pm at 42 Lancaster Road.

CONFIRMATION MASS
Friday at 7.30pm, with the Bishop of Burnley.
Please pray for Dylan Battersby-Hill, Lorna Carr and Marionne Fenol, and the other candidates form Warton, Bolton le Sands and  one from the Cathedral, and resolve to come along to support them with your presence.
Refreshments to follow.

NEXT SUNDAY is the Feast of Christ the King, and our parish feast of title.  8.00 and 10.00am as always.
IF YOU’RE COMING ON THE COACH  to the cathedral next Sunday, please let Anne Plevey or Fr Chris have your fare £8.00 as soon as you can (use GIFT AID if you can).  The coach leaves North Road (Vicarage) at 2.15pm.  There will be cars, too, so don’t worry if there seems to be no room on the coach.
PCC MINUTES AND AGENDA available today in the PCC file.  Next meeting: 24th November.
THE SOCIETY OF ST WILFRID & ST HILDA (‘The Society’) is to be inaugurated in the dioceses of Blackburn and Carlisle with a Sung Mass in Preston Minster at 7.30pm on Thursday 1st December, with the bishops of Blackburn and Burnley.  It’s hoped that a really good number of us can go (over 70 people from here have joined ‘The Society’), with a parish banner.  There will be no evening Mass here that day (9.15am instead).  There is a list at the back of church – please put your name on it if you’d like to go.
TWO PLEAS: 1. Please can we sit closer together in church at ten on Sundays.  It’s easy to see why those with small children would choose to sit in the side aisles, but please would everyone else could come into the middle rather than sit at the side or the very back. This would make our liturgical celebrations much more cohesive. 2. Noise levels are rising before worship at ten.  Large groups of visitors can be noisy, but it’s up to us all to create the right atmosphere for worship, and avoid conversation that can wait until afterwards.
FORWARD!plus  The latest issue of Forward in Faith’s quarterly paper is available today – please take a copy.
READERS Please collect your readings from the sacristy.  Thank you.