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
5th May 2019 • Third Sunday of Easter 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
 ‘It is the Lord.’

Check mass intentions online at bit.ly/mass-intentions
Next Weekend: first DONT MISS: Our
5th May • Third Sunday of Easter • Witness holy communion Dementia Choir with
masses Saturday Vicky McClure BBC
Sat 4 5pm Tony Nunn RIP
12noon St Thomas More One 8pm this coming
Sun 5 8am Vee Edwards RIP Catholic Primary Thursday (9th)
10.30am Michael Wuk Snr RIP School; Sunday 10:30am featuring our very own
St Mary’s Catholic 🎸 Christopher Wilson!
Mon 6 10am Bank Holiday Mass 
 Primary School. (Previous episode is on
at Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford 100 Club draw will take iPlayer).
Tue 7 9.15am Fr Stephen Squires Int (Thanks) place this weekend after Rebekah and Ann
Wed 8 9.15am Les Riches RIP (School Mass) 10.30am mass on Hinsley are collecting
Thu 9 9.15am Terry Kilgallon Sunday. As there are toiletries and sanitary
1:45pm No mass at St Thomas More this week now 105/6 members, products for the
Fri 10 9:15am Mike Lordan RIP the prize draw will homeless. Please give
Sat 11 10am No exposition this morning include a 4th prize: 3 x items for the homeless
£100 plus 1 x £125. The to them or place them
12th May • Fourth Sunday of Easter • Life final amount collected in the box at the back of
Sat 11 12pm First Holy Communion Mass - 
 was £2625. Thank you church. They will take
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School to all for your support. the donations to the
5pm John & Helen Prendergast Callum and William friends of the homeless.
Sun 12 8am Patrick Tyrell RIP Pearce are collecting Hednesford
10.30am First Holy Communions 
 McDonald's vouchers Pilgrimage Sun Jul 7th
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School off the drink cups and 50th Anniversary
Mary Harley RIP fries to give them to the Pilgrimage to the
food bank as a treat for Diocesan Shrine of Our
Funeral Service of Emma Cartwright-Keegan people less fortunate. Lady of Lourdes in
Thursday 9th May at 1pm. Please keep donations Hednesford,
Baptism 12pm 12th May George Failetta, 19th May Tobias coming - so far they Archbishop Bernard,
Newborough. have collect 33 vouchers Mass at 3pm. 

and £42 in donations. Poster: bit.ly/
Children’s Liturgy Sun 10.30 Mass
Exposition (Holy Hour) Saturdays 9am to 9.50am Shannon thanks 2UWZswj
Rosary 8.50am before Mass on Thursday and Friday; and everyone who The Friendship Club
first Saturday of each month at 9.40am with the intentions contributed last Sunday has received a cheque
of the unborn. Prayer cards are available. to her appeal to support from Briggs Equipment
Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturday (not first Saturday). her trip to Costa Rica in UK Limited for £100.
2020 to work with They also had a talk
Confessions usually Sat 9-9.50am, 10.30-11am,
Camps International from Cannock Lions
4.30-4.50pm.
installing fresh water and made a donation to
Parish Income 28th April £925.66(£633.21 Gift Aid).
supplies, building toilet them as well as having a
Thank you!
blocks and classrooms. collection.
Second Collections May & June: 12th May Parish She raised £209.41.
Development Fund, 19th May Clergy Training Fund Thank you so so much!
(Annual Collection), 2nd June Catholic Communications, An appeal will also be
9th June Parish Development Fund. A full list of second made at the Saturday
collections is here: bit.ly/2LQNZKN 5pm mass next
Diocesan Newsletter for Easter bit.ly/2Xvm3B0. weekend.

Please submit notices and items for publication to Fr Peter by hand, by text 07766 335591 or by email to priest@cannockcatholic.org
5th May 2019 • Third Sunday of Easter

St Mary’s Centre 01543 579364 Please Pray … Garnett, Hannah

Newborough, Peter Clamp,
Sunday Carvery 12-4pm £6.95 … for all those suffering in Kevin O’Mahony, Ray
Wednesday Carvery 5.30-8pm 2 for £10
Mozambique, Malawi and Bishop, Audrey George,
Thursday 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 (OAP £4 each)
Friday 5.30pm-8.30pm from 2 for £10 Zimbabwe after Cyclone Idai. Mitek Karasinska, Geoff
@cannockrcclub … The Holy Father's Prayer Tipping, Josie Riley, James B,
All functions catered for
Intention: that the Church in Helen, Fr Neil Bayliss, Jim
Africa, through the Armishaw, Olive Brookes,
Sunday 19th May 2019 commitment of its members, Frank Brooks, Lynne
8.30am - 12 noon may be the seed of unity
Causland and Sylvia Fawdrey.
Coffee Morning, Tombola and Plant Sale among her peoples and a
Tea, Coffee, Toast and preserves £1.50 sign of hope for the Please add your own
continent. petitions to the box on the
… for all the children altar in Our Lady’s Chapel,
Redecoration of the Church - advance notice preparing for their first holy these will be taken to
We are hoping this will take begin on May 20th. communion. Lourdes, to be presented at
There will be displayed in Church some of the … for those in difficult the Grotto during the
situations at home or at work Diocesan pilgrimage.
ideas for colour scheme and decoration. Have a
look! … for the sick or The Holy Souls
housebound: Don
The Church will be out action for about a McCulloch, Mary Rowley, …. for the recently departed:
month. During this time alternative Helen Pawłak, Kath Turner, Emma Cartwright-Keegan,
arrangements will be made for weekday masses, Stella Skillen, Winifride Kath Marlow
and for some of the Sunday masses. Our Lady of Haynes, Annette Mason, … for those with
Lourdes at Hednesford have kindly agreed to be Doris Crabb, Joanne Jeavons, anniversaries about this
a venue for funerals, if this proves necessary. Nicola McCulloch, Celia time: 6th Marjorie Pointon,
Hurdiss, Dee Fellows, David Jim O’Sullivan, Belinda
Fuller details will be provided next weekend.
Holt, Theresa Hadley, Sandra Stanford; 7th Patrick Vickery,
Avery, Fr Pat Farrelly, June Michael Wuk Snr; 8th John
May Devotions Weatherby. Haynes; 9th Hannah
Thursday 16th 
 … for those in our parish Whitehouse; 12th Lisa
1.30pm St Thomas More School receiving communion at Mason.
Friday 17th 2pm 
 home: Tony Gaughan, Mary Thanksgivings
St Mary’s School (in Church) Kirby, Norah Perry, Peter
… for the 40th Wedding
Sunday 19th after 10:30am Mass
 Clamp, Don and Breeda
Anniversary of Claire and
the Crowning of Our Lady Hinton, Gerry Marriott, Billie
Colin Jackson
Wyles, Maria Wacławski,
Catherine Holloway, Bernard … for the improvement in
Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Stone
Deakin, Iris Robertson, Mary health of Martyn Jeavons,
Saturday 25th May 2019
Casey. and also Anne Costello,
10.30am - arrivals & coffee followed at 11am by a talk
from Fr Dominc White O.P. - From Worry-beads to ... for those undergoing or … for a successful operation
Contemplative Prayer: The Pilgrimage of Praying the recovering from treatment or (Tony Gaughan)
Rosary. otherwise in particular need
2pm - Rosary Procession of our prayers: Emma
3:15pm - Vigil Mass Chapman, Martyn Jeavons ,
Further information from Sr Julie Alves O.P., Katie Bruce, John Morris,
alvesjulie@hotmail.com Vincent Dockery, Peter
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 Gleve, Sr P & C Garnett Team 2

May 5th Pat Wilson Jacinta Shirley Justine Lomas G. Keeling, 

M Sargeant A Gaughan* S & P Kilgallon Sheila Bullivant
Easter 3 Doug Bruce Jo Burrowes & Weatherby Clare Jackson C. Bridges
M Harris G Dockery
R Cranney
Eileen Clancy D Gleve Team 3
Sheila Bullivant Julie Kennedy
May 12th Michael D Bruce S Weatherby E Clancy M Jones
Colman Schools Sheila Bullivant
Easter 4 Sister Jacinta Burrowes C Hunt Pat Johnston G Dockery S Clancy
Whitelaw Teresa Smith E Sargeant G Dockery

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