SUNDAY 25th JANUARY 2015 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR B) Primary School Retreat Day - Friday In preparation for their First Confessions the following day, all our Primary School children will be here in church on Friday between 10.00 am and 3.00 pm for a Retreat Day. We will have our normal 12.15 pm Mass that day while they are having their lunch! First Confessions - Saturday Apologies there are no Parish Confessions next Saturday as we are welcoming all our children, in two groups, to make their First Confessions. Christleton Churches Together Wonderful response to our experiment in getting together the Christleton CT and Waverton CT for joint services in each others churches at noon everyday last week. I shall be preaching at the Sunday Evening Service tonight in Christleton Methodists, which will mean I shall have to keep the sermon very brief at our own 6.00 pm Mass. (Werbies, can you be brave about this, please?) Week of prayer for Christian unity Bishop Mark is preaching at the County Ecumenical Service at St Marys Nantwich this evening at 6.00 pm. St Werburghs parish social Friday 6th February, down in the Club (Brook Street) 7.00 pm. Everyone warmly welcome. Free Buffet and Free First Drink. (The other ten you have to pay for). Tickets available today. Sacristans review and training Many thanks to all those of you who expressed an interest in joining the Sacristans Team, especially for the Weekday Masses and Funerals. Review Session for existing Sacristans and Training for new ones Friday 6th February, 10.30-12.00 noon. Photo of the Week: Chesters Lord Mayor 1994, and Fr Peter is welcoming the Lord Mayor to St Werburghs. Lovely photo but might just inspire a Caption Competition, Geoff? stwerburghchester.co.uk/media/66274/sq2_500x490.jpg Calling all primary school teachers! The Diocese of Shrewsbury is to establish a Primary Pool in 2015, to identify excellent candidates who would be recommended for interview to Catholic schools who have a vacancy for 1st September 2015. We have 112 primary and secondary across 11 Local Authorities. dioceseofshrewsbury.org Completed applications should be returned to: [email protected] Closing date 13th February 2015. TWO IMMEDIATE POSTS: Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School - 2 Teachers for Key Stage 2 required from Easter 2015 or earlier. Retired Priests Fund second collection Weekend 7/8 February. Since we decided as a Parish to support just EIGHT 2nd Collections in any one year, the upturn has been significant: Second Collections in last two years Collection Month 2013 2014 Retired Priests January £1,165 £1,044 Easter Flowers April £475 £530 SVP Summer Outing May £650 £763 SVP Holiday Home July £797 £994 Clergy Education & Training September £996 £1,371 Philippines Disaster December £1,382 Poor Clares November £3,505 Christmas Flowers November £565 £715 SVP Christmas Appeal December £1,239 £1,653 Christmas Crib December £360 £201 Thomas Burke Stations of the Cross During Lent, alongside our lovely ceramic Stations of the Cross around the Church we will hang two additional sets of Stations. One wooden set was used in the Church during WWII when the ceramic ones were removed for safe keeping. The other additional set are watercolours painted by Thomas Burke, a Liverpool artist who spent four years in POW camps during WWII, and who died within two months of being repatriated. This is the first time that they have been hung in a church since they were in the POW camp chapel. From the 2nd Sunday in Lent there will also be a small exhibition to tell more of Thomas Burkes story and display some of his other work. On 10th March there will be a talk about him at 7.30 pm. First Holy Communion Prayer Sponsors Would you like to become a Prayer Sponsor for one of our First Holy Communion children? They pray for the children as they are preparing to receive the Sacraments. The children very much appreciate your prayers during this special time. The SVP will be at the back of church today to see you if youd like to volunteer. Living Joyfully- Liverpool Cathedral Saturday 7th February 2015 Everything you wanted to know about consecrated life and the priesthood but were afraid to ask. The Cathedral will be open for people to visit the various displays set up by (from 10.30 am) different congregations and organisations and to meet their representatives. 10.30 am - 1pm: Live and recorded praise and worship music. 1pm - 6pm: Living Joyfully - a series of workshops, discussion groups and light-hearted activities providing an opportunity to meet religious, priests and consecrated laity and learn more about their lives. 6.30 pm: Mass of Sunday celebrated by Archbishop McMahon LivingJoyfully2015@gmail Facebook: Vocations Network North West - UK
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