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
14th April 2019 • Palm Sunday Parish Sister: Sr Jacinta Mariette 07488 369482
Welcome to everyone at Mass today, especially if you St Mary’s Music Group: rcmusicgroup.weebly.com
are new to our church or haven't been to Mass for Stafford Hospital Chaplaincy: 01782 676400
some time. Practising Catholics, clear in conscience New Cross & Cannock Hospital Chaplains: 01902 695098
that they are properly prepared, may receive holy St Mary’s Centre (Meals and Functions) 01543 579364
priest@cannockcatholic.org & www.cannockcatholic.org
communion. Others are invited to come forward for Cafod Representative : Jo Burrowes
a blessing. If so, please place your hand on your Safeguarding: Jo Burrowes & Ann Hinsley
heart to indicate this to the priest, deacon or minister. (Birmingham Diocesan Trust: Reg Charity No. 234216)

Masses, Intentions & other services
 Sing hosanna!

Check mass intentions online at bit.ly/mass-intentions
Easter Flowers Can you Eggs please! Donations
14th April • Palm Sunday • Praise help to get the Church of Creme eggs and
Sat 13 5pm Robert Clarke RIP ready for Easter? Flower similar for the children
Sun 14 8am Sylvia Robertson RIP arranging and some on Easter Day! Please
other jobs from 9am till put them in bags and
10.30am Margaret & Patrick Vickery RIP
about 1pm. If you can boxed near the statue of
come along please let Padre Pio. More needed!
Mon 15 9.30am at Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford use know when you can 100 Club : renew your
Tue 16 9.15am Betty Murphy RIP be there by texting numbers! just a few
Wed 17 9.15am Pat Neary and Family Intentions Shirley on 07757 left.
484552. Tea and Hot
Friendship Club
Thu 18 7pm Fr James Hannigan Intentions Cross Buns will be
provided! The Friendship Club is
Fri 19 3pm Liturgy of the Cross part of the Asda green
Sat 20 7pm Christopher Cooper RIP Cyclone Idai Second
token scheme from
Collection 

21st April • Easter Sunday • Easter April 2 to 30 June in
we have a second
Cannock Asda Store.
Sun 21 8am Sean Costello RIP collection this weekend
Vote for them for more
10.30am Maureen Teague RIP to support aid work in
funds.
Mozambique,
Zimbabwe and Malawi Food Bank Thank you
Easter Offerings for your parish priest will be the
after Cyclone Idai. If you for your continued
first collection at masses for Easter Weekend. donations. We collected
Envelopes are available if you wish to use them. Thank wish to Gift Aid please 35.4 kg of food in March
you for your generosity. use the Cafod envelopes
and write “CYCLONE” Please keep these
Baptism 28th April, George Failetta and Theo on them. donations coming!
Krishnan Raveendran. Nurses needed to Diocesan Newsletter
support sick pilgrims for March (2) bit.ly/
Children’s Liturgy Sun 10.30 Mass 2W0xwYh
The Diocese are a little
Exposition (Holy Hour) Saturdays 9am to 9.50am short on nurses for the Harvington Hall,
pilgrimage to Lourdes Kidderminster are
Rosary 8.50am before Mass on Thursday and Friday;
this year (25-31 May). seeking an experienced
and first Saturday of each month at 9.40am with the
Can you help? and talented individual
intentions of the unborn. Prayer cards are available. to manage this unique
For more information
Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturday 
 and for contact details, Tudor Catholic Manor
(not first Saturday). please visit the Lourdes House. Job description
Hospitalite website: and person specification
Confessions usually Sat 9-9.50am, 10.30-11am, can be found on their
4.30-4.50pm. bit.ly/2UY91Ll
website
Hednesford www.harvingtonhall.com
Parish Income 7th April £561.15 (£265.70 Gift Aid), Pilgrimage Sun Jul 7th Closing date for
Flowers £289.75 (£96.50 Gift Aid). Thank you! 50th Anniversary applications is 26th
Second Collections April: 14th Cyclone Idai (Cafod), Pilgrimage to the April 2019.
19th Holy Places, 21st April Easter Offerings, 12th May Diocesan Shrine of Our
Parish Development Fund. A full list of second Lady of Lourdes in
collections is here: bit.ly/2LQNZKN Hednesford, Archbp
Bernard, Mass at 3pm. 

APF boxes in for April please. Poster: bit.ly/2UWZswj
Please submit notices and items for publication to Fr Peter by hand, by text 07766 335591 or by email to priest@cannockcatholic.org
14th April 2019 • Palm Sunday

St Mary’s Centre 01543 579364 Please Pray … … for those in our parish
Sunday Carvery 12-4pm £6.95 receiving communion at
Wednesday Carvery 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 … for all those suffering in home: Mary Kirby, Norah
Thursday 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 (OAP £4 each) Mozambique, Malawi and Perry, Peter Clamp, Don
Friday 5.30pm-8.30pm from 2 for £10 Zimbabwe after Cyclone and Breeda Hinton, Gerry
@cannockrcclub Idai.
All functions catered for
Marriott, Billie Wyles,
… The Holy Father's Prayer Maria Wacławski,
Intention: For doctors and Catherine Holloway,
Holy Week their humanitarian Bernard Deakin, Iris

collaborators in war-torn Robertson, Mary Casey.
Stations of the Cross areas, who risk their lives ... for those undergoing or
Palm Sunday 4pm and Good Friday 12pm and 7pm to save the lives of others. recovering from treatment
… for the 'Ladies in White' or otherwise in particular
Shadow of the Cross of Cuba, who go to Mass need of our prayers:
St. Stephen's Gospel Choir dressed in white then Emma Chapman, Martyn
Tuesday April 16th 7pm silently walk through the Jeavons , Katie Bruce,
Maundy Thursday 7pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper streets to remind the Anne Costello, John
followed by prayer till 10pm government that they are Morris, Vincent Dockery,
still awaiting the release of Peter Garnett, Hannah
At this mass Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist
their unjustly detained Newborough, Peter
will be invited to renew their commitment.
family members. Many of Clamp, Kevin O’Mahony,
Good Friday (20th) 12 & 7pm Stations of the Cross them will be harassed, Ray Bishop, Audrey
3pm Liturgy of the Cross beaten or detained to stop George, Mitek Karasinska,
them attending church. Geoff Tipping, Josie Riley,
Easter Vigil (21st) 10am Święconka (Polish) … for those adults James B, Helen, Fr Neil
7pm Mass and Ceremonies preparing to be received Bayliss, Wendy Machin
into the Church at Easter: Please add your own
Easter Day (22nd) 8am Mass
 Jennifer, Russell and petitions to the box on the
10.30am Family Mass Karen. altar in Our Lady’s Chapel.
… for those in difficult 

Easter Monday (23rd) 1oam Mass
situations at home or at The Holy Souls
Breakfast in the Centre 10am till 2pm £5 each
work …. for the recently
(please book in advance)
… for the sick or departed: Theo Brennan-
housebound: Don Hulme, Kath Marlow,
The Governors of Cardinal Griffin Catholic College are seeking to McCulloch, Mary Rowley, Norman Wootton,
appoint the following: Helen Pawłak, Kath Christine Cartlidge.
PA to the Headteacher and Leadership Team 37hpw, term Turner, Stella Skillen,
time only. (c. £16,574 - £17,977 pa) Closing date for applications: … for those with
Winifride Haynes, anniversaries about this
9am 22nd April 2019
Exam Invigilators, and scribes for pupils taking
Annette Mason, Doris time: 16th Iris Hickey, 19th
their GCSE and A-Levels this summer. The working hours are Crabb, Joanne Jeavons, Joan Sheppard, 20th
flexible and the rate of pay is £9.18 per hour. Closing date for Nicola McCulloch, Celia Kathleen Jackson
applications: 12noon 29th April 2019 Hurdiss, Dee Fellows,
Teaching Assistant 20hpw, term time plus INSET days (6 days). David Holt, Theresa Thanksgivings
The salary is £8,276.73 - £8,633 per annum. Closing date for
Hadley, Sandra Avery, Fr … to Ann Hender and
applications: 12noon 29th April 2019
Interested candidates should contact Mrs H Tapper at the Pat Farrelly, June Deacon Paul, on their 50th
College (01543 502215) as early as possible for further details Weatherby. Wedding Anniversary!
about how to apply, or on the College website.
Full rota is at bit.ly/cannockparishrota
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

D Bruce, Team 5
April 14th P & C Garnett Michael
Josie Morris C Hunt Michael A & R Hinsley A Spencer
Palm Javier & Zach Jo Burrowes & Seavers Pat Seery
Clare Jackson Teresa Smith Burrowes V Brookes,
Sunday R Cranney David Gleve
M Sargeant M Tym
Sister J Team 1
E Sargeant
April 21st David Calum Pearce M Powell David Gleve
Special Rota Special Rota P & C Wilson Pat Seery
Easter Day Korzonek Colman Whitelaw Amy Pritchard S Nelson Peter Garnet
Javier I Savage
Gonzalez-Fritz
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