Good News!

Catholic Parish of St Mary & St Thomas More

2 Hallcourt Crescent, Cannock , WS11 0AB,
Parish Priest: Fr Peter Weatherby tel: 07766 335591
17th June 2018 • 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time 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
 From the smallest of seeds …

Check mass intentions online at bit.ly/mass-intentions Annual Mass at Stile Cop Double your £ 

Cemetery, Rugeley for This fund raising
17th June • 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time • God’s Kingdom the Holy Souls is this campaign begins
Sat 16 5pm Norma Rowley RIP Sunday 17th at 3pm. this weekend. Take
Sun 17 8am Gary RIP £1 and use it to start
10.30am Paul Glynn RIP Day for Life 2018: this
off your fundraising ideas!
weekend (Sunday 17 June
Return funds, if possible,
Mon 18 No Mass 2018). This year’s Day for
by the end of July please.
Tue 19 7pm Walter Janson RIP Life will remember all
Wed 20 9.15am Edith & Clem Brady RIP those who are suffering or This week’s featured
Thu 21 9.15am Norma Rowley RIP have survived human idea: £1 for a ticket for
Fri 22 9.15am Toni Langley RIP (Anniv) trafficking and modern Tea at Hannah’s Tea
11am STM School (at St Thomas More School) slavery. Money collected Room in Cannock (see
Sat 23 10am Parish & People for Day for Life will be poster in Church for
used to fund projects that details). Why not use your
24th June • St John the Baptist • Witness support work in this area £1 to approach a friend or
Sat 23 5pm Betty Murphy RIP by organisations which local business who can
Sun 24 8am Kath & Pat Gill RIP further this objective. Your offer a similar prize?
10.30am In thanksgiving (JK) donation is greatly
Altar Servers Guild of St
appreciated. bit.ly/
Saints & Holy Days: Mon Dedication of the Cathedral; Stephen in our parish was
2sKQBS4
Wed St Alban; Thu St Aloysius Gonzaga; Fri St John Fisher founded on founded 5th
& St Thomas More. Administration June 1978 so it is 40 years
Children’s liturgy during Sun 10.30am Mass. (Not second Assistant Data Cardinal old this month. 

Sunday) Griffin Catholic College There will be a meeting for
21.5 hours per week, term all altar servers at 4pm
Exposition (Holy Hour) Saturdays 9am to 9.50am
time (Grade 5) - Salary c. on Saturday June 30th.
Rosary 8.50am before Mass on Thursday and Friday
£9,203.46 - £10,182.36 Altar servers should return
Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturday
(actual salary). Contact their albs to Church that
Confessions Saturdays 9am-9.50am, 10.30am-11am, Mrs Tapper 01543 502215, day, washed and ironed if
4.30pm -4.50pm. or visit the College website. necessary. Mass that
Parish Income 17 June: Collection £547 (Gift Aid £262); Deadline is 9am Monday evening will include a
Carpet Fund £498 (Gift Aid £281). 
 2nd July. bit.ly/2sHtBU8 renewal of the Guild
Parish Annual financial report: bit.ly/2L9gYZH Promise. We will also
Second Collections (full details at bit.ly/cannock2col)
 St Mary's School
decide at the meeting on a
This weekend: Day for Life; 24th Peter's Pence, 8th July Newsletter: bit.ly/
suitable treat for the
Carpet Fund; 15th July Apostleship of the Sea. 2xYNCKW
servers on their
Ministers of the anniversary. Also - all our
Eucharist Notes from the
Annual Pilgrimage servers are invited to serve
recent meeting of at the Pilgrimage Mass at
to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford.
Extraordinary Ministers of Hednesford on July 1st.
July 1st 2018 Holy Communion are
Cannock Chase
available in Church or at:
2.15pm Confessions & Stations of the Cross 
 Churches Housing
bit.ly/2kXeCkB. Feedback
3pm Rosary; welcome.
Coalition AGM is on
4pm Mass with Bishop Terry Brain Tuesday 26th June, 7pm at
Diocesan Newsletter for Mill Street Methodist
Altar Servers welcome to serve at mass!
June is available. Subscribe Church. Anyone wishing to
here: bit.ly/2MsRUgG attend, please ring (01543)
Choir Practices: June 16th & 25th 7pm 578542 to confirm.
Please submit notices and items for publication to Fr Peter by hand, by text 07766 335591 or by email to priest@cannockcatholic.org
17th June 2018 • 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time

St Mary’s Centre 01543 579364 Please Pray … Haynes, Annette Mason,

Sunday Carvery 12-3pm £6.95 Doris Crabb, Joanne Jeavons,
… The Holy Father's Prayer Bob Evans, Nicola
Wednesday Carvery 5.30-8pm 2 for £10
Intention for the Month of McCulloch, Celia Hurdiss,
Thursday OAP Special:
12-2pm £4.00 (£5.95 non oaps) June is for Social Networks: Dee Fellows, David Holt,
Saturday Menu 4-8pm 2 for £9 that social networks may Theresa Hadley, Dr Peter
work towards that Hayward, Fr Pat Farrelly, June
ALL FUNCTIONS CATERED FOR. inclusiveness which respects Weatherby.
others for their differences.
… for James, Silvana and Kian
Coming Soon … … for Persecuted Christians: as they sorrow over the loss
for the people of Pakistan of baby Snow
where Christians and other
June … for those who have 

minority faiths face the
Friday 29th Ss Peter and Paul, Holy Day of died recently: Betty Murphy,
prospect of violent attack or
Obligation Masses at 9.15am and 7pm. Cath Rockey
everyday institutional and
social discrimination. … for those with
July anniversaries about this time:
… for those taking exams and
17th Feast Day of Blessed John Sugar 
 17th Paul Glynn; 20th
soon to move on to the next
Mass at 7pm. Read more about Cannock’s Saint at Margaret Killian; 21st
stage of their education
bit.ly/bljohnsugar Kathleen Gill, Syd Grieve,
… for those in our parish Alice McCabe; 22nd Mary
receiving communion at
September Angus, Antoinette Langley;
home: Peter Clamp, Don and 23rd Betty Kirton, Maria
8th Surprise Party! Fundraiser for the Development Breeda Hinton, Gerry Bladon; 24th Veronica Evans,
Fund. Tickets available soon. Marriott, Billie Wyles, Maria Arthur B. Rose
9th New Life Sale: more information to follow. Wacławski, Catherine
Holloway, Bernard Deakin,
10th Fund Raising Meeting 7pm
Iris Robertson, Mary Casey, Please check the draft of the
parish memorial book which is at
October Christine Rogers. bit.ly/cannocksouls and also in
6th 7.30pm Barn Dance in St Mary's Community ... for those undergoing or Church. T(here are some
recovering from treatment or duplicates in the list and perhaps
Centre Mucky Duck Ceilidh Band - back by popular other errors - please write in the
request. Buffet. otherwise in particular need
booklet, or let Fr Peter know.
of our prayers: Don
November McCulloch, Christopher
Please let Fr Peter know if 

you wish to add any petitions or
Christmas Fair will be on Saturday 24th November Cooper, Peter Garnett, thanksgivings onto this prayer
from 12 noon till 2pm. Duncan Angus, Jean list.
Carmichael, Hannah
Newborough, Stephen
Thomas, Michelle Bell, Peter
Thanksgivings …
Clamp, Kevin O’Mahony, … for all Fathers, living and
Tom Murphy, LeeAnn Lister, departed
Ray Bishop, Audrey George, … for the newly married
Freedom of Expression petition Mitek Karasinska, Cath Adrian and Claire Muckley!
Hunt, Cath Rockey, Alan … for the 40th Anniversary of
The Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child has
Jones, Geoff Tipping. the Guild of St Stephen in
launched a petition to oppose moves to restrict peaceful
freedom of expression and freedom to pray outside … for the sick or housebound: this parish!
abortion centres. Forms and leaflets are at the back of the Mary Rowley, Kath Turner, 

Church, from spuc.org.uk or by calling 020 7091 7091. Stella Skillen, Winifride
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

June 17th S Clancy, 


Sister Jacinta A & R Hinsley Callum Pearce E Sargeant, Team 4
Sunday 11th
 Margaret D & G Korzonek M. Powell, 

Shirley D&M Colman M & B Briggs Nancy Costello
Giod’s Tym P & C Wilson Amy Pritchard S. Nelson
Weatherby Hibberts Whitelaw M Simpson
Kingdom Javier G-F
June 24th Gail & David Team 5
Martyn Porter
John the Patrick Warren S & T Bullivant David S & T Bullivant Korzonek G. Keeling, 
 A Spencer
Shirley Nancy Costello
Baptist Wendy Owens P & C Wilson Korzonek Sister & Fr Peter C Bridges, C C. Bridges V Brookes,
Weatherby
Witness Jackson M Tym

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