CHRIST CHURCH CARNFORTH
www.christchurchcarnforth.co.uk
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
9th MAY 2010
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
‘My own peace I give you’. Much of what worries or pre-occupies us, and disturbs our peace, actually doesn’t matter very much. All things are under the providential care of God, who loves us a fills us with his life.
A special welcome today to Ben Daniel Lawson, who 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 Lesley Sayer RIP
Tuesday 12noon Local commerce
Wednesday 9.15am Students
Thursday*** 9.15am & 7.30pm School and Parish
ASCENSION DAY (of Obligation)
Friday 9.15am Spread of the Gospel
Saturday 9.15am The leisure industry
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
Chant de Mai (Song of May)
J. Jongen
Grand Choeur
T. Salome
NOTES
PLEASE PRAY each day, respectively, for all who live in Grosvenor Place, Grosvenor Road,
Gummers Howe Walk, Hardknott Rise, Hawk Street and Haws Avenue.
***THURSDAY IS ASCENSION DAY, one of the few days which has the rank of a Sunday, and on which we should all,
therefore, attend the Eucharist. There is a choice of times: 9.15am, when we shall be joined by the school community,
and 7.30pm (Sung).
CHRISTIAN AID WEEK starts today. Please be ready to help, in the interests of the world’s poorest.
There will also be a special Christian Aid coffee morning in church on Saturday, 10-12noon.
Please do all you can to help.
STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE Tuesday at 8.00pm at 42 Lancaster Road. Please could members please bring any
suggested items for inclusion on the agenda, as requested previously. Thank you.
CONFIRMATION A meeting for anyone who may be interested in preparing this year, Saturday this week at
10.00am in the school hall. Please use the door which opens on to the staff car-park.
WEEKDAY WORSHIP Attendance on weekdays has been very disappointing recently, especially for a parish
with a long tradition of daily worship. Please can we do better, especially on Tuesdays and towards the end of the week?
The maintenance of this distinctive feature of our tradition is being left to far too few.
BAPTISM OF EMILY ROSE THRELFALL next Sunday. There is a list at the back of the church for you to put your name on
if you would like to go to the reception afterwards at the Cricket Club.
PLOUGHMAN’S LUNCH Saturday 22nd, 12noon-1.30pm, in the school. Raffle and cake stall. £5.00. All welcome.
Please support this if you can and try to bring others with you.
PRISON VOLUNTEERING If you may be interested in getting involved with this work, please ring 0161 843232
or email info@prisonfellowship.org.uk
READERS Please collect your readings from the sacristy. Thank you.
EASTER THOUGHT
Do we believe in Christ’s gift of peace to us and, if so, how do we give witness to our belief?
What is the nature of the gift of peace? Does it insulate us from reality, or does it enable us
to deal with the concrete events of everyday life more effectively? It must be the latter because
Christ came to sanctify the ordinary material stuff of the world; and his proclamation of the Kingdom
was not simply a spiritual message with an ‘other-worldly’ hope, but a hope for the present.
SJ
Please take this bulletin home with you. You are welcome to stay for refreshments after the 10.00am Mass.
