Good News!

Catholic Parish of St Mary & St Thomas More

2 Hallcourt Crescent, Cannock , WS11 0AB,
Parish Priest: Fr Peter Weatherby tel: 07766 335591
27th May • Trinity Sunday Deacons : Rev Michael Vickery, Rev Paul Hender
Welcome to everyone at Mass today, especially if you are Parish Sister: Sr Jacinta Mariette / Sr Sebastian
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
 Three in One and One in Three
Check mass intentions online at bit.ly/mass-intentions
Welcome to the Bank Holiday Fun Day
Comboni Missionary Monday 28th from 12 noon
27th May • Trinity • Friendship
who is making an appeal in the Centre and grounds.
Sat 26 5pm Chris Parks RIP
this weekend. He will be Come along and have fun!
Sun 27 8am Jamie Lees RIP
celebrating mass and
10.30am Ludwik (Bill) Golik RIP Mass Intentions please
preaching this weekend.
note that Sunday masses
Please be generous in
Mon 28 to Thu 31 No Mass are now booked well into
supporting their work in
August. If you want a
the second collection.
Fri 1 9.15am Clare Breeze RIP [First Friday] particular date plan well in
Sat 2 10am Rebekah’s intentions Fr Peter is saying the advance, and check wtih Fr
masses at Our Lady of Peter when a date has been
3rd June • Corpus Christi • Life Lourdes, Hednesford this assigned.
Sat 2 5pm Annie Nagle RIP weekend. There will be no
Day of Prayer for Victims
Sun 3 8am Maria Rowlands RIP masses from Monday to
of Armed Conflict Tue
10.30am Stanley Jefcoat RIP Thursday this week.
5th June at St Joseph's,
Saints & Holy Days: Tue Dedication of the Church; Thu Nursery places are Burntwood See poster in
Visitation of Our Lady, Fri First Friday available at St Mary’s: Church and here: bit.ly/
please contact the school 2rCr7ox
Children’s liturgy during Sun 10.30am Mass
for more information.
Eucharistic Ministers
Baptisms: 9th June Albie Brown;
Hednesford Pilgrimage will renew their
Wedding: 2nd June 4pm Martyn King & Verity Lewis The Diocesan Pilgrimage commitment at the masses
Exposition (Holy Hour) Saturdays 9am to 9.50am to the Shrine of Our Lady on Corpus Christi (2/3
Rosary 8.50am before Mass on Thursday and Friday of Lourdes, Hednesford is June). There will be a
on Sunday July 1st.
 meeting for all ministers
Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturday Volunteers are invited to on Tuesday 5th June after
Confessions Saturdays 9am-9.50am, 10.30am-11am, 4.30pm join the choir. Practices are mass (about 7.30pm) in
-4.50pm. The time for Easter duties ends on 27th May. Tuesdays in Our Lady of Church. If you know
Parish Income 20th May: Collection £507 (Gift Aid £257), Lourdes in Hednesford at anyone who would be
Catholic Communications £253 (Gift Aid £51). Parish Annual 7.30pm on May 22 June 5, suitable to added to our
financial report: bit.ly/2L9gYZH\ 19 & 26. To sing at the ministers, please let Fr
pilgrimage you must to Peter know.
APF (Misio) Red boxes total for April was £705.67. Thank you to
attend at least two of the
promoters and subscribers. Cannock Chase
practices in June.
Churches Housing
Second Collections (full details at bit.ly/cannock2col)

Coffee Morning and Coalition AGM Tue 26th
20 May Catholic Communications; 27 May Visit of Comboni
Plant Sale last Sunday June 7pm at Mill Street
Missionary; 3 Jun CTF retiring collection
raised £220. Thanks to Methodist Church. See
Parish Development Fund envelopes - these extra envelopes everyone who gave their poster in Church and here:
are for those who do not already have Gift Aid envelopes - those support. bit.ly/2G55CCd
with GA envelopes already have one each month in their boxes. If
you would like to make a monthly standing order to the Fund, Philosophy Weekend on 

please let Fr Peter know. Human Freedom and Double your Pound
Ethics at St Domninic's begins next week!
Foodbank thanks for the April contributions of 40kg! See poster
Convent, Stone 2nd to 5th
in Church and here: bit.ly/2KW3gJC
August. See poster Church
Sr Jacinta is studying for tests as part of her visa application. and here: bit.ly/2KUHd5Z
Please keep her in your prayers. On her study days - Wednesday
and Thursday - Sr Sebastian will be filling in for her in the parish.

Please submit notices and items for publication to Fr Peter by hand, by text 07766 335591 or by email to priest@cannockcatholic.org
27th May 2018 • Trinity Sunday

Coming Soon … Please Pray … Hunt, Cath Rockey, Alan

Jones, Geoff Tipping.
… the children receiving their
June - July first holy communion this
… for Stephen Thomas, very
poorly at present
Double your £ This very successful fund weekend
… for the sick or housebound:
raising campaign will run again from 3rd … The Holy Father's Prayer
Christine Rogers, Mary
June until the end of July. Intention for the Month of
Rowley, Kath Turner, 

May is for The Mission of the
Stella Skillen, Annette
Laity: that the lay faithful
June 10th Sacred Heart Novena and Mason, Doris Crabb, Joanne
may fulfil their specific
Jeavons, Bob Evans, Nicola
pilgrimage Maryvale Sunday bit.ly/2jbaj4l mission, by responding with
McCulloch, Celia Hurdiss,
creativity to the challenges
July 1st Hednesford Pilgrimage that face the world today.
Dee Fellows, David Holt,
Theresa Hadley, Dr Peter
July 17th Feast Day of Blessed John Sugar … for Persecuted Christians: Hayward, Fr Pat Farrelly, June
Read more about Cannock’s Saint here: 
 for Christians in Nigeria Weatherby.
bit.ly/bljohnsugar where there has been
… for those who have 

increased violence against
died recently: Betty Murphy,
September religious minorities in 2018.
Terrance Perera, Kathleen
… for those taking exams and McGrath
7th - 9th Adoremus is the Eucharistic
soon to move on to the next
Congress in Liverpool from 7-9 September. stage of their educations
… for those with
There are still a number of tickets available anniversaries about this time:
… for those preparing for 27th Bill Golik, Richard
for the Saturday. Please visit the diocesan marriage, especially Verity Golding; 29th John Breeze;
website www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk. for and Martin, getting married 1st Patrick Brown, Betty
full details. at St Mary’s on 2nd June. Horton; 2nd Vincent de
8th Surprise Party! (ssh!) details to follow … for those receiving Pasquale; 3rd Ivy Stanley
communion at home:
9th New Life Sale: more information to follow. Duncan Angus, Peter Clamp, Please check the draft of the
10th Fund Raising Meeting 7pm Don and Breeda Hinton, parish memorial book which is at
Mary Casey, Norah Perry, bit.ly/cannocksouls and also in
October Gerry Marriott, Billie Wyles, Church. There are some
Maria Wacławski, Catherine duplicates in the list and perhaps
6th 7.30pm Barn Dance in St Mary's other errors - please write in the
Holloway, Bernard Deakin,
Community Centre Mucky Duck Ceilidh Band - booklet, or let Fr Peter know.
Iris Robertson.
back by popular request Buffet. Please let Fr Peter know if 

... for those undergoing or
November recovering from treatment or you wish to add any petitions or
thanksgivings onto this prayer
otherwise in acute need of list.
Christmas Fair will be on Saturday 24th our prayers: Don McCulloch,
November from 12 noon till 2pm. Michelle Bell, Peter Clamp,
Duncan Angus, Christopher Thanksgivings …
St Mary’s Centre 01543 579364 Cooper, Kevin O’Mahony, … for Shirley Weatherby’s
Sunday Carvery 12-3pm £6.95 Emma Cartwright-Keegan, appointment at Head of RE
Wednesday Carvery 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 Winifride Haynes, Tom at Stuart Bathurst Catholic
Thursday OAP Special: Murphy, LeeAnn Lister, Ray High School
12-2pm £4.00 (£5.95 non oaps) Bishop, Audrey George, … for a 32nd Wedding
Saturday Menu 4-8pm 2 for £9 Mitek Karasinska, Cath Anniversary
ALL FUNCTIONS CATERED FOR.
Full Sunday rota is at bit.ly/cannockrota
Readers Ministers Readers Ministers
 Readers Ministers
 Cleaning
ROTAS Sat 5pm Sat 5pm Sun 8am Sick Visiting Sun 10.30am Sun 10.30am
Counters Stole Washing

May 27 Tom D Bruce, C Team 1

C Bridges & S Clancy
Holy Paul Doyle S & T Bullivant Margaret Burrowes Hunt G. Keeling, 
 David Gleve
M Harris & Amy Sheila Bullivant
Trinity Morna Doyle P & C Wilson Tym Richard C Whitelaw C. Bridges Peter Garnet
Pritchard
Friendship Playfair M Sargeant I Savage
June 3rd Gail & David S Weatherby & D Javier Eileen Clancy,
Marie- Team 2
Corpus Françoise Gray Korzonek Gleve Gonzalez-Fritz Julie Kennedy E. Clancy, 

Therese S & P Kilgallon Nancy Costello
Christi Cath Hunt C Bridges, C C Whitelaw & M Wendy Pat Johnston, G. Dockery
Cornes G Dockery
Life Jackson Sargeant Owens Sister Jacinta

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