CHRIST CHURCH CARNFORTH

Parish Clergy
Rev S Jones (Father Stephen) Tel. 732948
Rev C Holden (Father Chris) Tel. 730760
Hon. Assistant Priests
Canon Brian Oddy Tel. 732048
Canon Brian Pithers Tel. 424786

29th NOVEMBER 2009
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

As today we begin a new Christian Year, Jesus tells us to ‘Stay awake…and to stand with confidence before the Son of Man’. Let us resolve to observe Advent faithfully, because it is a time of preparation and renewal given to us by 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 Spread of the Gospel
St Andrew
Tuesday 12 noon Home Communicants
Wednesday 9.15am Local schools
Thursday 7.15pm Those baptised this year
St Francis Xavier
Friday 9.15am Local charities
St John Damascene
Saturday 9.15am Nurses and doctors

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 or by appointment.

NEXT SUNDAY: MASSES at 8.00 & 10.00am

TODAY’S ORGAN MUSIC
Wachet auf! (BWV 645)

Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (BWV 599)(Come, Saviour of the Gentiles)
J.S. Bach

NOTES

PLEASE NOTE: The ban on the corporate use of the chalice
has been lifted so normal service is resumed as from today.

PLEASE PRAY each day, respectively, for all who live in St Austell Place,
Stanley Street, Tarnbrook Close, Towpath Walk, The Drive and The Grove.

TODAY – ADVENT CAROL SERVICE
at 6.00pm. Readings, choral, congregational and organ music
by candlelight. Please come and bring others.

EXTRA FOR ADVENT Silent prayer for one hour, before the Blessed Sacrament,
after each Thursday evening Mass. Please come for all of it or come and go as you please.
TOP TEN CAROLS at Keer Sands, Sunday 13th December at 6.00pm.
There are slips on which you can nominate favourites at the back of church.
SCHOOL/CHURCH CHRISTINGLE SERVICE, Wednesday 16th December at 6.30pm.

CHRISTMAS FAIR – SATURDAY 1 – 3pm. Please sell raffle tickets,
see the various lists for help and come along.

CHRISTMAS STARS These will soon be available for purchase,
so that you can send your Christmas greetings to people in church rather than buying Christmas cards.
Stars are £5.00, so we make some money and get a beautiful wall display as well.
Do support this and, if you pay tax, please use a GIFT AID envelope and mark it ‘Christmas Stars’. Thank you.

FREE ADVENT BOOKLETS were given out last Sunday.
If you haven’t got one, please take one today.

ADVENT EXTRA (entitled ‘Your Journey to Christmas’) is also available as usual,
at £1.50. This year, it comes in a smaller format.

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

ADVENT THOUGHT
What does it mean to ‘Stay awake’, as we are bidden by Christ in the Gospel?
It means striving to live as if the Lord would return at any moment to inaugurate his Kingdom.
It means being prepared to meet him; as indeed we do each and every day in the course of
our lives in those around us. When we fail to recognise him, it will be because
we are insufficiently ‘awake’.
SJ

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