Christ Church Carnforth

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

26th DECEMBER 2010
THE HOLY FAMILY

The Holy Family provides a model for all who fear the Lord and walk in his ways.  We are called, like Mary and Joseph, to love Jesus and present him to a needy 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 are available on request.

MASS THIS WEEK AND INTENTIONS
Monday 7.00pm  Walsingham
 ST JOHN
Tuesday    12 noon    Children who suffer
 THE HOLY INNOCENTS
Wednesday 9.15am  English Pastoral Clergy 
 ST THOMAS BECKET       
Thursday 7.15pm   Departed of December
 SIXTH DAY IN OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS              
Friday  9.15am        Thanks for blessings of 2010
 SEVENTH DAY IN OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS
Saturday 10.30am* God’s blessing on 2011
 MARY, MOTHER OF GOD

DIVINE OFFICE (The Prayer of the Church)
Morning Prayer: Sun 7.30am, Mon-Fri 8.55am, Sat 10.10am.
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.

FUNERAL SERVICE for May Loxam is on Wednesday at  1.45pm in church.
FLOWERS You may still let Dorothy Seage have any donations towards the cost of Christmas flowers, using a GIFT AID envelope if you pay tax (please mark it ‘Christmas flowers’).  Thank you.
CHRISTMAS CRIB Do please remember that the Crib is not a Christmas decoration, but a place for devotion and prayer; and please help us to maintain a reverent atmosphere at all times around it.  Why not call in at a quiet moment and spend some time?
CHRISTMAS OCTAVE Every day this week has the rank of a Feast, so that we can celebrate Christmas fittingly.  Do try to come to be with us at the altar during this very special time.
*SATURDAY is New Year’s Day and the Feast of Mary’s motherhood.  Many Christians like to come to the Eucharist on this day to commend the new year to God’s providence.  Mass is at the very civilised time of 10.30am, preceded by Morning Prayer at 10.10am.
NEXT SUNDAY  FEAST OF EPIPHANY
8.00 & 10.00am as usual. This feast celebrates the revelation of Christ to all the peoples of the earth, a truth which underpins the entire mission of the Church.

THANK YOU to all who helped get us ready for Christmas, with music, flowers, linen, cleaning, reading, leading intercessions, preparing rotas etc. etc.  Your efforts are always very much appreciated.
THANK YOU from Fr Chris and Fr Stephen for all the cards and presents they have received.
READERS Please collect your readings from the sacristy.  Thank you.
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.
SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY We have yet another foundation governor vacancy.  Please speak to Fr Stephen if you would like to know more.
REMEMBER…Christmas lasts until 9th January this time.  Let us all resolve to celebrate the whole season with devotion and commitment, and as an act of witness to a secularised society.

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
Fr Tom Davis     Tel. 426704
Canon Brian Oddy    Tel. 732048
Canon Brian Pithers   Tel. 424786

5th DECEMBER 2010
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Today is sometimes called ‘Bible Day’, and we must always remember how indispensable the Word of God is for us.  The Gospel today introduces us to the ministry of John the Baptist, who calls us to ‘Repent, for the Kingdom of God is close at hand’.

• 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 Bishop of Burnley
Tuesday    12 noon    Theologians
 St Ambrose
Wednesday 9.15am & 7.30pm* Unborn children
 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BVM       
Thursday 7.15pm                The legal profession
Friday  9.15am            The sick
Saturday 9.15am            Local schools

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
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Come, saviour of the Gentiles) (BWV 659)
    J.S. Bach
Fugue in G minor
    D. Buxtehude

ROSARY tomorrow at 7.30pm.  All welcome.
BISHOP JOHN of Burnley celebrates 10 years as a bishop on Tuesday this week, and we are offering the Monday evening Mass in thanksgiving for his ministry and to ask that his ministry may continue to be fruitful.
THANK YOU to Ann Bond and every member of the choir, as well as the readers, for last week’s lovely Advent Service.  Those who missed it missed a real treat.
*WALSINGHAM CELL meets here on Wednesday here, with Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception at 7.30pm.  All welcome.  Refreshments to follow.  All welcome.
FOR ADVENT: Thursdays, following the 7.15pm Mass, we shall have an hour’s silent Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, concluding with Night Prayer.  Please come and go as you like.  This is an attempt to provide some much needed quietness at what can be a noisy and distracted time of the year.
CHRISTMAS COFFEE MORNING in church on Saturday from 11 am – 2pm.  Tickets (£2.00) are available today, as are the inevitable raffle tickets, the sale of which is really important to the total money that will be raised.  Please be ready to support this, and prepared to come into church the evening before (6 -7pm) to set up.  There will be various stalls, and new ideas are welcome.  Do come and bring others.
ADULTS’ CONFIRMATION SESSION next Sunday at 4.00pm.
‘BUY A STAR’ Stars available from Gill Mawson.  Why not do this instead of sending cards to people you’ll see anyway?  This way, we get a nice display and the church gets some extra funds.  And please remember to use a GIFT AID envelope and mark it ‘Buy a Star’.
ALTAR SERVING Are there more any adults who would like to help us with serving at the altar? Two people have already expressed interest, and we could do with a couple more, so don’t be shy.  Please see Fr Stephen if you could help us.
MISSION STATEMENT The PCC wishes to convene a group of people to work on a new Mission Statement for the parish.  One person has indicated a willingness to help so far.  Please let Fr Stephen know if you would like to serve on this.  Thank you.
WALSINGHAM PILGRIMAGE Monday-Thursday, 5th -8th September 2011.  Please let Fr Stephen have a £20 deposit as soon as possible (cheques made payable to Rev S Jones Discretionary Account).
CHRISTINGLE SERVICE (school and parish) in church, Tuesday 14th December at 6.30pm
READERS Please collect your readings from the sacristy.  Thank you.
SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY We have yet another foundation governor vacancy.  Please speak to Fr Stephen if you would like to know more.
FR CHRIS is providing cover at Borwick today.

Please take this bulletin home with you.  You are welcome to stay for refreshments after the 10.00am Mass.

CHRIST CHURCH CARNFORTH
www.christchurchcarnforth.co.uk

Priests of the Parish
Fr Stephen Jones     Tel. 732948
Fr Christopher Holden    Tel. 730760
Hon. Assistant Priests
Fr Tom Davis     Tel. 426704
Canon Brian Oddy    Tel. 732048
Canon Brian Pithers   Tel. 424786

21st  NOVEMBER 2010
CHRIST THE KING

Today is the last Sunday of the Christian Year, as well as our parish Feast of Title.  We celebrate Christ as King of the Universe, who overcame suffering and death and so brought us out of darkness into his Kingdom of Light.

• 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    Musicians
 St Cecilia
Tuesday         12 noon    Greater courage
 St Clement
Wednesday   9.15am  Vietnamese Christians
 Martyrs of Vietnam
Thursday       7.15pm  Departed of November
Friday            9.15am    Confirmands
Saturday       9.15am     Walsingham
 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 or by appointment.
NEXT SUNDAY: MASSES at 8.00 & 10.00am

TODAY’S  ORGAN MUSIC
Elevation from Messe pour les Convents
   F. Couperin

Fugue in F (BWV 540)
   J.S. Bach

PCC Minutes and Agenda available in the PCC file in church today.  Meeting Thursday, beginning with Mass at 7.15pm.
CONFIRMATION REHEARSAL at Warton, for candidates and their sponsors – Thursday at 6.00pm.
CONFIRMATION MASS  Friday at Warton at 7.30pm.  Please resolve to come if you can, and support our candidates (names below, and photos displayed in church) with your presence and prayers.

TODAY – CHORAL EVENSONG at 6.00pm
ADVENT CAROL SERVICE
next Sunday at 6.00pm
A service of choral, congregational
and organ music. 
Do come and bring others
to what is always a really
fitting beginning to Advent.

CHANGE! Instead of having the usual Christmas Fair, we shall have a ‘Christmas Coffee Morning’ in church on Saturday 11th December, from 11 am – 2pm.  Tickets (£2.00) are available today, as are the inevitable raffle tickets, the sale of which is really important to the total money that will be raised.  Please be ready to support this, and prepared to come into church the evening before to set up.  There will be various stalls, and new ideas are welcome.  More details to follow.
ALTAR SERVING Are there more any adults who would like to help us with serving at the altar? Two people have already expressed interest, and we could do with a couple more, so don’t be shy.  Please see Fr Stephen if you could help us.
MISSION STATEMENT The PCC wishes to convene a group of people to work on a new Mission Statement for the parish.  Please let Fr Stephen know if you would like to serve on this.  Thank you.
WALSINGHAM PILGRIMAGE Monday-Thursday, 5th -8th September 2011.  Please let Fr Stephen have a £20 deposit as soon as possible (cheques made payable to Rev S Jones Discretionary Account).
READERS Please collect your readings from the sacristy.  Thank you.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE PREPARING FOR CONFIRMATION: Georgia Battersby-Hill, Holly Benson, Harvey Haygarth and Tracey Paul.
COMPASSIONATE  FRIENDS SERVICE Wednesday 1st December at 7.00pm.  We need two or three volunteers to serve coffee etc.  Please let one of the clergy know if you could do this.  Thank you.
Please take this bulletin home with you. 

You are welcome to stay for refreshments after the 10.00am Mass.