SAINT EDMUND’S PARISH NEWSLETTER
www.saintedmundsparish.org.uk
5th September: 23rd Sunday
Sunday Mass at 10.00 a.m:- Monica Curtly RIP
| Tuesday | Feria | M P and Mass at 9.30 a.m.- Holy Souls |
| Wednesday | Birthday of the BVM | M P and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 9.30 a.m. |
| Thursday | Feria | M P and Mass at 9.30 a.m.- Catherine O’ Gorman RIP |
| Friday | Feria | M P and Mass at 9.30 a.m. Holy Souls |
| Saturday | Vigil Mass of 23rd Sunday | Confessions at 5.30 p.m Mass at 6.00 p.m.- John Heard RIP |
Previous Collection: £286.22 Church Cleaning: Week 2 Divine Office: Week 3
Second Collection: Next weekend a second collection will take place for Bishops Declan’s Charitable Fund.
PAPAL VISIT. Would those people not travelling independently please now pay Pat or Anne Morgan-Jones £10 to cover the cost of travel to and from London. Papal Visit: Pilgrim Packs are now available for those going to see the Holy Father, both in Birmingham and London. Please collect yours this weekend from the Sacristy. - For those travelling independently to Hyde Park, PILGRIM PASSES can be collected from Anne Morgan-Jones after the vigil Mass on Wednesday 15th. Otherwise they will be issued to each person on the various coaches by the Pilgrim Leaders. The Mini-bus will leave the church car park on Saturday 18th September at 11am . The coach for Birmingham will also collect pilgrims from St Edmunds' car park at 4.30am on Sunday, 19th September. In each case, please park tidily at the rear of the car park leaving as much space as possible for Mass Please would each person carry some form of legal photographic identification e.g. Passport or Driving licence.goers. Please would each person carry some form of legal photographic identification e.g. Passport or Driving licence.There are additional tickets for Hyde Park available for £5, but if you would like to take one of these tickets, you would have to make your own way to London and back. There is the possibility of a lift with other parishioners.
Welcome to Pope Benedict Mass: On the 15th September there will be a Mass here at 7.30 pm at St Edmund's in as a welcome event for Pope Benedict as he arrives in the UK. We will be joined by parishioners from Chippenham and also hopefully by some ecumenical guests. This will be followed by drinks and snacks. Help is especially needed with catering arrangements. Please place your name in porch. Canon Millet will preside at the Mass. You are all warmly invited and encouraged to attend the Mass, not only to show support for Pope Benedict, but also to help celebrated the Canon's birthday which falls on the same day! Please do make every effort to attend this event!
Church Refurbishment - Race Night: On Saturday 30th October we will be holding a Race Night at Marden House, 7.30 to 10.30. Aims are to boost refurbishment funds and to have a fun evening. A professional organiser will take charge and there will be light snacks included in the ticket price of £5. You can own a horse or employ a jockey, as well as betting via the tote. There will also be a bar. More details to follow; tickets on sale from early September.
Magnificat: Please take home with you a copy of the Magnificat Prayer Book which will help you follow the papal liturgies either at the event or via television. Please contribute £2 towards defraying the cost of publication.
Youth Matters Update: A working party has been established to look at the organisation of the Youth Matters issues in the parish. A YCW group has already been established and a facebook page will be set up for this in early September. Two events will be organised and publicised through the page and the newsletter – a bowling night and pizza and youth club at Lyneham. While this is ongoing there will be a day of awareness and organisation on 3rd October that will look at prioritising our youth within the parish and organisation of events, socials, retreats, outreach and community work. Please check out the website for on-going details of work and contact Maria 07732486065 if you have any enquiries.
Welcomers: Will all those involved in the ministry of welcoming please meet with me for about half an hour after mass on Sunday the 26th September. Please make every effort to attend.
Minsters of Holy Communion and Readers: A quite day with a reflection on the Eucharist and two practical sessions will be held on Saturday the 16th October. Please make every effort to attend this important event.
Painting of the Church: The proposed colour schemes for the Church are on display on the portable notice board in the porch. They will be on display for this weekend and the next two weekends. On the table in the porch is a table with pencils and 'voting slips' for you to vote and a box into which you can place your vote.
Hymn Books: If your find your hymn book is damaged and in need of repair, please place it in the box provided in the porch.
Parking: Please do try to utilize all the space in the car park by filling it up from the back and also parking close to other cars so that more spaces are available. It would also be advisable to park in Briansclose Road behind the church and then use the pedestrian through path between nos 69 and 71 Oxford Road. There is also usually space available in the The Pippin and sometimes in Abberd Way. Please don’t park illegally.
Tea in the Hall: Please do come through to the hall after Sunday Mass and very friendly and welcoming group there for tea, coffee and a biscuit and the children can run about safely in the garden. The more people the better!
