Good News!

Catholic Parish of St Mary & St Thomas More

2 Hallcourt Crescent, Cannock , WS11 0AB
Parish Priest: Fr Peter Weatherby tel: 07766 335591
Deacons : Rev Michael Vickery, Rev Paul Hender
16th December 2018 • Advent Three Parish Sister: Sr Jacinta Mariette / Sr Sebastian
Welcome to everyone at Mass today, especially if you are Stafford Hospital Chaplaincy: 01782 676400
new to our church or haven't been to Mass for some time. New Cross & Cannock Hospital Chaplains: 01902 695098
Practising Catholics, clear in conscience that they are St Mary’s Centre (Meals and Functions) 01543 579364
properly prepared, may receive holy communion. Others priest@cannockcatholic.org & www.cannockcatholic.org
are invited to come forward for a blessing. If so, please Cafod Representative : Jo Burrowes
place your hand on your heart to indicate this to the priest, Safeguarding: Jo Burrowes & Ann Hinsley
deacon or minister. (Birmingham Diocesan Trust: Reg Charity No. 234216)

Masses, Intentions & other services
 What must we do?

Check mass intentions online at bit.ly/mass-intentions
Christmas Offerings There is one collection at each
16th December • Advent Three • Mercy of the Christmas Masses, which is your offering for
Sat 15 5pm Joan & Harold Goode your parish priest. Envelopes are available from Church
Sun 16 8am Ann Costello (sp int) if you wish to make use of them. Offerings can of
10.30am Peter Garnett Birthday Intentions course be made at other times: Fr Peter is already
grateful for gifts who hc already been received.
Mon 17 1:30pm Funeral Mass of Tony Nunn
Parish Christmas Cards are now available - take one
Tue 18 9:15am Albert Wood RIP
or more to give to friends and neighbours!
Wed 19 9:15am Duncan Angus RIP
Thu 20 9:15am Sam & Muriel Taylor RIP Walk with Me for Advent Booklets for daily readings
and Family Calendars are now available. Help
1o.45am Holy Souls (at St Thomas More School)

yourselves (donations welcome)
Fri 21 9.15am
Sat 22 10am Parish and People Christmas Masses Rota for Ministers and Readers.
Please check for your name on the rota at the back of
22nd December • Advent Four • Visitors
the Church. Copies of the readings are available from
Sat 22 5pm Sanders and Perry Families RIP
Fr Peter.
Sun 23 8am Irene & Bert Owen RIP
10.30am Parish and People St Mary’s Key Stage 2 have their Christmas
Performance in Church on Tuesday evening. The Mass
Children’s Liturgy 
 that day will be at 9.15am.
(usually) Sunday at 10.30am Mass (not 9th) Wednesday 19th 7pm Cardinal Griffin
Journey in Faith is on a break till the new year. Christmas Carol Concert takes place in the
College. All are invited.
Exposition (Holy Hour) Saturdays 9am to 9.50am
Friday Dec 21st 1.15pm Christmas Carols 

Funeral Mass Monday 17th December, 1:30pm Tony Nunn (Tony
led by St Mary’s School.
is taken in Church at 3.45pm on Sunday).
Baptism Sunday 23rd December 12noon, Amelia Rose Seresinhe
Rosary 8.50am before Mass on Thursday and Friday Christmas Services
Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturday
Christmas Eve
Confessions usually Sat 9-9.50am, 10.30-11am, 4.30-4.50pm.
4pm Nativity Mass

Parish Income 9th Dec £634.07 (£287.76 Gift Aid), Parish
Children: please come as a Nativity Character

Development Fund £350.48 ( £125.67), Poor Parishes £46 Gift
Adults: wear your Christmas Jumper!
Aid.. Thank you!
The Second Collection this weekend is for the Poor Parishes 6pm Carols,
Fund. Apologies that the Gift Aid envelopes bore last Sunday’s 6.30pm Mass of Christmas Night
date. Money that is contributed through the envelopes always
goes to whatever it says on the envelope. Christmas Day
Second collections: this weekend: Poor Parishes Fund, 24th/
25th Dec Only collection: Christmas Offerings for your priest 10am Mass of Christmas Day
APF: Total for Autumn quarter was £624.43 and total for year
£2625.60 thank you to promoters and subscribers.Thanks for Family Christmas Party in the Centre, Sunday
everyone for their generosity and to Eileen Clancy for organising December 30th from 6pm. No charge, but please
the contributions. add your names to the list in Church if you hope
Diocesan Newsletter for December is now available: bit.ly/ to come. There will be fund raising on the evening
2PGQ7VI and you will be invited to make appropriate
donations.

Please submit notices and items for publication to Fr Peter by hand, by text 07766 335591 or by email to priest@cannockcatholic.org
16th December• Second Sunday in Advent

The ‘O’ Antiphons

Please Pray … home: Mary Kirby, Norah
17th to 23rd December might be styled 
 Perry, Peter Clamp, Don and
… The Holy Father's Prayer Breeda Hinton, Gerry
“Advent Part Two”.
Intention: That people who Marriott, Billie Wyles, Maria
In the earlier part of Advent, the focus of are involved in the service Wacławski, Catherine
the Church’s worship, and especially the and transmission of faith, Holloway, Bernard Deakin,
readings, is on the second coming of Christ at may find, in their dialogue Iris Robertson, Mary Casey,
the end of time, and the “Four Last Things”, Death, with culture, a language Christine Rogers.
Judgment, Heaven and Hell. suited to the conditions of
... for those undergoing or
In the last week or so, before Christmas Eve, the focus the present time. recovering from treatment or
switches to the first coming of Christ which we will soon … During this time of otherwise in particular need
celebrate, and the texts of our worship recall the role of Our Advent, and the Christmas of our prayers: Anne
Lady, the visit of the angel Gabriel, as the fulfilment of the season, please pray for Costello, John Morris, Fr Paul
Old Testament prophecies of the coming of the Messiah. Christians in Bethlehem, the Chamberlain, Peter Garnett,
In these days, in the Evening Prayer of the Church (Vespers) birth place of Jesus, that the Hannah Newborough, Peter
a short verse is recited before and after the Magnificat, the Season's Blessings may bring Clamp, Kevin O’Mahony,
song of Our Lady, which recalls a title or description of the them peace and joy. LeeAnn Lister, Ray Bishop,
Messiah. These seven “antiphons”, are addressed to Christ, … for all victims of abuse, Audrey George, Mitek
so each begins “O, …” Traditionally these seven days were and for all those involved in Karasinska, Geoff Tipping,
named after the Antiphons, so 17th December is “O, the work of the Independent Fred Houghton, Josie Riley,
Sapientia” (O Wisdom), the 18th is “O, Adonai” (O Lord) Inquiry into Child Sexual James B, Helen, Michelle &
and so on. These texts are also used at Mass (though not Abuse (IICSA) Chris Bell
necessarily in the same order or on the same day), and are
probably best known to us in the Advent hymn “O come, O
… for our country, the The Holy Souls
government and all involved
come, Emmanuel”. Indeed, the very last Antiphon, for the
in the difficult discussions …. for the departed souls of
evening of December 23rd, is “O, Emmanuel”.
and negotiations which have our parish and our families
Here are the titles of the antiphons for each day. come about after the … for those who have died
17 O Sapientia O Wisdom referendum to leave the recently: Tony Nunn, Tom
18 O Adonia O Lord European Union: that there Murphy, Molly Dawes.
19 O Radix Jesse, O Stock of Jesse may be wisdom and a … for those with
20 O Clavis David, O Key of David concern for all in society, anniversaries about this
21 O Oriens, O Morning Star especially the most time: 17th Sheila Pee, 18th
(or Dawn or DaySpring) vulnerable Albert Wood, Harold Holt,
22 O Rex Gentium, O King of the Nations … for the sick or 20th Richard Kirton, Marie
23 O Emmanuel housebound: Brendan Therese Christane Warren,
Shannon, Don McCulloch, Fred Taylor, 22nd Margaret
St. Mary's Friendship Club for Katharine House and 34.85
enjoyed a lovely carvery lunch Kg of food donated to the Mary Rowley, Helen Pawłak, Tyrell.
Kath Turner, Stella Skillen,
at the Centre last Monday and
thank the staff, and thank the
food bank. On Tuesday the
Songbirds raised iabout Winifride Haynes, Annette
Thanksgivings
children from the school for £3,000 at Our Lady of Lourdes Mason, Doris Crabb, Joanne … for 80th birthday of Peter
their singing. £80 was raised MIND and to the Church.
Jeavons, Nicola McCulloch, Garnett.
Celia Hurdiss, Dee Fellows, … for 86th birthday of
St Mary’s Centre 01543 579364 David Holt, Theresa Hadley, Gordon Weatherby (Fr
Sunday Carvery 12-4pm £6.95 Dr Peter Hayward, Fr Pat Peter’s dad)
Wednesday Carvery 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 Farrelly, June Weatherby. … for family and friends
Thursday 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 (OAP £4 each)
… for those in our parish
Friday 5.30pm-8.30pm from 2 for £10
receiving communion at
ALL FUNCTIONS CATERED FOR
Full rota is at bit.ly/cannockparishrota

Readers Ministers Readers Ministers
 Readers Ministers
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ROTAS Sat 5pm Sat 5pm Sun 8am Sick Visiting Sun 10.30am Sun 10.30am
Counters Stole Washing

December Sister Jacinta A & R Hinsley Callum Pearce ???, E Sargeant, Team 6
16th Margaret Amy Pritchard E. Clancy, 

Shirley D&M P & C Wilson Colman S & T Bullivant Nancy Costello
Advent 3 Tym Javier G. Dockery
Weatherby Hibberts Whitelaw G Dockery
YEAR C Gonzalez-Fritz

December Martyn Porter Gail & David Team 1

Michael
23rd Patrick Warren S & T Bullivant David S & T Bullivant Korzonek David Gleve Nancy Costello
Shirley Seavers
Advent 4 Wendy Owens P & C Wilson Korzonek C Bridges, C David Gleve Peter Garnet
Weatherby
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