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RECENTLY DECEASED: David Hammond

ANNIVERSARIES: ST THERESA’S: Danny McHugh, Ella Gaughan, Alice Mac Donald,

Edward O’Hare, Edmund Cross, Helen Keen, Ken Bigley, May Scudds, Bruce White, Eva Lesney, Tom Millworth, Peter Brennan, Michael Tapley, Patrick Walsh, Michael Jones, Joan Wilkinson, Jeru D’Souza, Mabel Alice Sherwood, William Grimes, Moira Hardy Smith SACRED HEART: Jack Knight and Bill Taylor

OUR SICK: ST THERESA’S: Anna Hardy, Patrick Bishop,Chrissie Warner, Carol Greet, Pat Murray,

Monica Osbourne, James Laming, Peter Collard, Mary Pick, Mary Cluskey, Hari Dattani SACRED HEART: Helen Pech , Sheila Cooper, Ana Ibanez, Karen Mcneelance ,

Carolyn Hanley, Matthew Hewitson, Marina Anandappa, Dennis Hargreaves, Matthew Hatton, Brian Healy, Hannah Johnston, Clem Jansen, Bela Emmanuel, Norah Miller, David Griffiths, Christina Prioretti, Maria Miranda ROTAS WELCOMERS: Sat 6.30pm: Margaret Warner (next week: Rosemary Camp)

Sun 9.30am Isaac Saunders (next week: Elza Gibson)

READERS: Sat. 6.30pm St Theresa’s: Jan and Fran (next week: Daphne and Gail)

Sun.9.30am St. Theresa’s: Trisha and Richard (next week: To be arranged) Sun 11:00am Sacred Heart: Family mass (next week: No Mass)

OFFERTORY PROCESSION: Jenny and Alva (next week: To be arranged)

TEA & COFFEE:

St. Theresa’s: Kevin and Tony (next week: Refreshments in the Hall) Sacred Heart: David and Danuta (next week: No Mass)

COUNTERS: Daphne and Margaret (next week: Rosemary and Gerald)

NEWSLETTER TYPING: Tamar (next week: Tamar) CHILDREN’S LITURGY: St Theresa’s: Marie (next week: Feast Day)

Sacred Heart: Julie (next week: No Mass) CLEANING:

St Theresa’s: Peter and Ella (next week: Judy, Bernard, Penny and Tony) Sacred Heart: Diana (next week: Diana)

FLOWERS: St Theresa’s: Kathleen (next week: Feast Day)

Sacred Heart: Hazel (next week Hazel)

RECONCILIATION “Be courageous and go to

confession! Jesus will receive you;

he will receive you with so much

love” (Pope Francis)

Every Saturday 11.00 am

Weekly Devotions Wednesdays after Mass until

10.00am at St. Theresa’s Friday 9.30am at Sacred Heart

Newsletter: Requests for items to be included in the newsletter should reach the presbytery by Wednesday

morning if possible please.

St. Theresa’s, Birstall & Sacred Heart, Rothley Fr. Saji Dominic

Deacon Peter Astill

The Presbytery,

53 Front Street, Birstall, Leicester. LE4 4DQ. Tel: 0116 2929 939

Email: [email protected]

Mass Times and Intentions

SATURDAY – St. Pius of Pietrelcina 6.30pm St. Theresa’s Dara and Michael Murphy `

SUNDAY – 25th

Sunday in Ordinary Time

9.15am St Theresa’s Angelus and Rosary 9.30am St Theresa’s Mass 11.00am Sacred Heart Mass

MONDAY – Feria 9.00am St. Theresa’s Mass

TUESDAY – Feria 9.15am Sacred Heart Mass WEDNESDAY – St. Vincent de Paul, Priest 9.00am St Theresa’s Mass THURSDAY – Feria

FRIDAY – St. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels 9.30am Sacred Heart Adoration 10.00am Sacred Heart Mass 7.00 pm St. Theresa’s Hughie and Edith Murphy (RIP) SATURDAY – St. Jerome, Priest and Dr. of the Church St Theresa’s No Mass SUNDAY –Twenty Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time St Theresa’s Feast Day St Theresa’s 10.00am St Theresa’s - Feast Day Bishop Patrick Celebrating Sacred Heart No Mass

25th Sunday in Ordinary

Time

24th September

2017

Divine Office

Week 1

Mass book

Page 75

SAFEGUARDING OFFICERS

St Theresa’s Lucy Joyce

Sacred Heart John Mumford

St Theresa’s Feast Day

Sunday 1st October at 10am.

Main Celebrant: Bishop Patrick

There will be refreshments in the hall afterwards.

Please note there will not be a Saturday evening 6.30 Mass at St Theresa’s or 11.00 am mass at

Sacred Heart.

If you would like to provide any food or drink for refreshments please put your details on the list at the back of the Church – Thank you

The Bishop will be coming on Friday 6th July 2018 to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation in our parish.

If you, or anyone you know would like to be confirmed, there will be an information evening on Friday 29th September at 7.30pm in the hall. For more information speak to Bernadette, or Fr Saji.

First Holy Communion First Holy Communion parent’s information session is on Monday 25th September at 6.30pm in St. Theresa’s Parish Hall. If any children are in year 3 and would be ready to start the programme could parents/guardians please attend this meeting. The First Communion programme is

organised both in the Parish and with the school. Even if your child attends another school and you want them to make their First Holy Communion in the parish you are still invited to this meeting. If you have any further questions please contact Fr Saji or Leanne Graham-Brown.

Processional Cross – If anyone is interested in sponsoring a Processional Cross for Sacred Heart would they please speak to Father Saji.

Photographs From time to time we would like to publish pictures in the church newsletter of the children who have participated in church or school activities, and eventually in the gallery of the church web site. In order for this we need to have photographic permission from parents so would you please read and complete the form which is in the Narthex and return to the church office, Brenda, Lucy Joyce or John Mumford.

Lectio Divina - At the Rosmini Centre, Ratcliffe on Saturday 30 September - Lectio Divina starting at 3.00pm with the Divine Mercy Chaplet, followed by prayer and meditation. Tea/Coffee will be available. Donations welcome.

Prayer Group – Sacred Heart - First Monday in the month – next meeting for Lectio Divina is Monday 2nd October

Open Evening at English Martyrs’ Open Evening for Year 6 students at English Martyrs’ Catholic School on Thursday 5th October 2017, 5.00- 6.45pm. Formal Address by Mr Carney, Principal at: 5.00pm, 5.25pm and 5.45pm in the Auditorium.

Required as soon as possible The governors of English Martyrs’ Catholic School seek to recruit a ICT Technician and Cover Supervisor. More details are on the notice board. If you are interested in applying for this post, please complete the forms and return to [email protected]. The closing date for completed applications is: Friday 6th October at 9.00 a.m.

Prayer and Fasting “On Thursday 28th of September, the Vigil of the Feast of St. Michael, please pray and fast for the end of abortion and euthanasia in this Country. Your prayer and fasting is urgently needed. For information on the days of Prayer and Fasting; www.goodcounselnetwork.com “

Tuesday Ladies - October 3rd 7pm a talk by Sandy Leong about the meaning of nursery rhymes – All Welcome

Knit and Natter – meet on Wednesdays 2.00 – 3.30 at Sacred Heart. Everyone is welcome

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Thought for the week There is nothing more pleasing than to know with the certainty of both reason and faith, and to hold firm, that we have a God who is most good, most wise, most powerful, the director of all human things, the rescuer of all who trust in Him. Antonio Rosmini