CHRIST CHURCH CARNFORTH

Priests of the Parish
Father Stephen Jones (Parish Priest)     Tel.732948
Father Brian Oddy (Hon. Assistant)    Tel.732048
Father Brian Pithers (Hon. Assistant)    Tel.424786

22nd MARCH 2009
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT

God has sent his Son, Jesus Christ, to bring us back to Himself.  May we listen to his voice and follow him wholeheartedly.  We give thanks today for our earthly mothers, Our Lady as Mother of all Christians and for our holy mother, the Universal Church of Christ.

FOOTSTEPS, for young children at 9.45am in the school.  Their theme today is ‘Heaven is our real home, with God’.

• 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        Organist and Choir
Tuesday    12 noon    Our altar servers
Wednesday    9.15am     Walsingham
ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD
Thursday    7.15pm     Christian educators      Friday        9.15am                Home carers
Saturday    9.15am                    Departed of March

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
Morning Prayer:  Sun 7.30am; Tue – Sat 8.55am
Evening Prayer:    Sun 4.00pm; Tue – Fri 5.00pm.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday 5.15pm or by appointment.

NEXT SUNDAY: MASSES AT 8.00 & 10.00am.

TODAY’S ORGAN MUSIC
Jesu, joy of man’s desiring
J.S. Bach
Sarabande
S. Karg-Elert

MRS FRANKLAND, the school head, has decided not to bring the children to church today as a school, and this is the reason why the children are not involved in reading or bidding prayers etc.  A warm welcome anyway to any who may be joining us for today’s celebration.

PLEASE PRAY each day, respectively, this week for all who live in Grosvenor Place, Grosvenor Road, Gummers Howe Walk, Hardknott Rise, Hawk Street and Haws Avenue.

YOUTH GROUP at 6.00pm today in the school.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS 7.30pm tomorrow.  Do come and share in this traditional Lenten devotion.

PCC meets on Thursday, beginning with Mass at 7.15pm.  Minutes and Agendas are in the file as usual.

FAMILY QUIZ NIGHT Friday 7 -9pm, in the school, hosted by the Governors and PTA.  All are welcome.  Please support this fundraising social for all the family.  If many of us attend it will be an enjoyable and successful evening.

ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING next Sunday at 11.00-11.15am (approx).  Please try to come – it provides an opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to the officers who do so much for us all.  And it’s never a long meeting!  Nomination papers are out today.  Please note that you may propose ONE person and second ONE person only for PCC.

STEWARDSHIP ENVELOPES If there are any at the back of church that you could take and pass on, please do – it would be very helpful to us.  Thank you.

DO YOU LIKE A CLEAN CHURCH? We have a desperate need for more people to clean the church on Wednesday mornings from about 9.45am.  The job is becoming unmanageable for the small number who do this important work each week.

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

HOLY WEEK is only two weeks away!  Here are the principal services:
Palm Sunday         8.00 & 10.00am (with                 Blessing and Procession of             Palms)
Maundy Thursday: 7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s             Supper, Procession to the             Altar of Repose and Watch             until midnight.
Good Friday:        3.00pm Celebration of the             Lord’s Passion.
Holy Saturday:    8.30pm Easter Vigil, followed             by drinks in the Vicarage.
Easter Sunday:    8.00 & 10.00am.

FORWARD! plus There are copies of the newspaper of Forward in Faith at the back of church.   Please take one.

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