TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY OF THE YEAR 29th August 2010

Important Diary Dates - Click here to see all diary dates

Visit of Pope Benedict XVI:
The Holy Father has asked us to pray that his visit “will be a time of grace for the whole Catholic community”. There are still plenty of prayer cards available at the back of church for you to take home. There are still some copies of the booklet “Heart Speaks Unto Heart” available – there is no charge for these.
During the Eucharistic Prayer of each Mass that is said in church, we pray for the Holy Father and for the Church – at this time our intention should be that his visit to our country will be “a time of grace” not only for the Church community but for the whole country and also for ourselves as individuals.

Annual Fair (Sunday, November 21st) Preparations
Nadia Lamb and the ‘jam-making team’ are looking for appropriate jars for their produce. If you can help please leave the jars in the box at the back of church. Many thanks.

Examination Results
I am well aware that there is much good news around from both A level and GCSE – success for the young people, resulting from their own hard work of course, but well supported by their parents and teachers. Congratulations to all and every good wish for the next stage. (Nice to see Sophie and Tom pictured in the paper!) Please keep our young people and their families in your prayers at this important time of ‘transitions’

Thursday, 2nd September: St Gregory’s Primary School re-opens for all pupils.
Thursday, 2nd September: All Hallows Catholic College re-opens for students in Years 7, 12 & 13.
Friday, 3rd September: All Hallows Catholic College re-opens for students in Years 8, 9, 10 & 11.

Strawberry Fair
The final financial details are now available from the Strawberry Fair held at Savio House. When the expenses had been paid, the following donations were made: £150 to the Christie Hospital; £220 to the East Cheshire Hospice; £50 to Savio House. The winner of the ‘candle’ raffle was Pat Moore. Thank you again for all the effort and support that made the event such a success.

Churches Together in Bollington
The Annual Cricket Challenge Match will take place (at the usual venue) on Sunday, 12th September, at 2.00pm. Each parish has been asked to provide five cricketers. Anyone who would like to represent the Parish should give their names and telephone numbers to either Wendy Clarke (575 334) or Fr Francis.

Prayer intentions:
Please remember in your prayers the following parishioners and relatives/friends of parishioners who have died recently: Joe Theaker, John Dickenson, Jack Beckett, Christine Hodgkinson, Joey Kelly, Shayna O’Connor, Paula Seal, Irene Carr, Dave Hignett, Nigel Drane, Margaret Glynn, May Michaux, Cornelius Chapman, Bessie Tune, Eileen Holland, Mary Paddock, Steve Welsh, Jim Kennedy, Fr Michael Power SDB, Tom Reilly, Bessie Garrity, Dunstan Brain, Peter Jennings, Jim Wilson, Glenys Ogden, Michael Staunton, Lily Mahon, Alban Vernon, Mary (Molly) O’Callaghan, Kathleen Butterworth, Bernard Isherwood, Gabriele Shirley, Sarah Harkins, Harry Potts, Margaret Booth, Peter Macpherson, John Madden, Ted Hill, Val McAlinden, Thomas Burke, Joan Winn, Carmel Morton, Chris Hindley, Rosemarie McCarron, and Eileen Murphy.

Kindly pray for the following, whose anniversaries occur this month:
Annie Dawson, Francis Robert Navin, John Edward Navin, Winifred Smith, Kathleen Watson, Ellen Caveney, Vic Moore, Irene Bianchi, John Bianchi, Anne Myers, Basil Collins, Amy McKernan, Sheila Casey, Clare Dunn, Jean Lockyer.

Please remember in your prayers those members of our parish who are either sick (in hospital or nursing home), elderly, or housebound; especially -
Terence Boardman, Christopher Brown, Agnes Butcher, Brenda Clarke, Dr Jean Coope, Margaret Fallon, Molly Galgani, Zena Greeve, Joan Hall, Isabel Hartley, Jimmy Jennings, Betty Oldfield, Doreen Russell, Norman Smith, Howard Stanier, Thomas Tune, Pearl Murtagh, Margaret Miller, Vincent McCumesky, John Webb Jenkins, Irene Wild, Katie O’Connor, Michael Ashworth, Maurice Cracknell, Marjorie Kennedy, Catherine Neary, Kathleen Goss, Paul Vernon, Philip Booth, Tom Kirk, Norah Parsons, David Griffiths, Audrey Funnell, Kit Prosser, David Handbury, Peter (Pip) Connolly, Margaret Griffiths, Margaret Yarwood, Kathleen Pearce, Gordon Oldfield, Steve Phythian, Jean Samuels, Paula Parkyn, Diana King and Dennis Gibbons.

Please pray also for a number of special intentions for which our parish prayers have been requested.

A number of people have asked for our prayers for their intentions. Please remember all who are in need of God’s healing, strength and guidance at this time.

Barnabus
your generous gifts for the homeless have been gratefully received – thanks to those involved in the transporting of the gifts. As part of our Parish ‘Covenant with the Poor’, we have pledged to continue our support for this charity. Please continue to give what you can, when you can, in the line of toiletries, tinned goods, and socks/underwear. The ‘big brown Barnabus box’ remains at the back of church.

Clothing: Boxer shorts (medium), Thongs, Socks.

Eucharistic Ministers
If anyone feels able to undertake this Ministry after suitable preparation, please speak to Fr. Francis

The Prayer of the Church
Currently, we have started to recite Morning Prayer from The Prayer of the Church before Mass on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. All are welcome to take part.

First Communion Preparation (Catholic Children at non-Catholic Schools)
Do you have a child attending at a non-Catholic school? Would you like your child to be prepared to receive Holy Communion?
If your child is in Year 3 or above this September, they are eligible to join the Parish First Sacraments Programme.
Please contact Fr Francis as soon as possible, as the Programme gets underway this month.

Lectio Divina
The Lectio Divina Group meets every Tuesday evening
8.45 – 10.00pm (prompt) at 2 Legh Road Prestbury.
Lectio Divina is a Benedictine way of praying with scripture, and the group will focus on the Gospel of the following week.
All are welcome and if you would like more information call Helen on 572410

Project 2030
In your 20s? The twentysomethings have a regular programme of events for Catholics in their 20s.
Things coming up include:
Snowden, visit Chester Zoo, week in Taize, weekend in London, Edinburgh Festival, visit the Holy Land.
If you’d like to receive more details of these and other events locally contact hugh@project2030.fsnet.co.uk or text/ring Clare on 07950 202205.

Hospital Visiting
If you know of any parishioners who are in hospital and would like to be visited, please give the details to Father Mageean who will arrange for a visit.

Readers
Some readers have requested Mass leaflets for the following week. These are always available from the vestry. Just pick one up after Mass.

Parish Hymn Books.
From time to time we replenish our stock of parish hymn books. If you would like to dedicate a hymn book to a loved one who has died, we are able to do this by putting a dedication in the front of the book. If you wish to remember someone in this way just ask Father Francis or Pat Cohen. A donation of five pounds goes towards the cost of the hymn book.

St Gregory's Parish is now a FAIRTRADE Parish

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