LENT FAMILY FAST DAY

26TH FEB 8, Gainsborough Road

FEBRUARY 7th, 2010

Saint Felix Catholic Parish Newsletter

Felixstowe
This is the 50th anniversary of Family Fast Day. IP11 7HT
5th SUNDAY
Tel: 01394 282561
The first one, in 1960, was organized by the Catholic YEAR C
Women’s League, The Union of Catholic Mothers and Parish Priest:
Fr David Hennessy
the Board of Catholic Women in response to a crisis in
Dominica. The C.W.L. will be holding Hunger Lunches e-mail:
every Friday during Lent at 12.30p.m. in the Church sacerdotus@googlemail.com
Hall. All the money raised will be going to CAFOD so Website:
please give us your support so that we can make this an www.saintfelix.org.uk
extra-special year. The CAFOD slogan for Lent is
“Give it up” so let us give up Friday lunches and help
CAFOD to feed the hungry. WEEKEND
MASS TIMES
SATURDAY 6pm From now on, it is men
( Dorothy O’Mahony+ )
you will catch ...
ASH WEDNESDAY, 17th FEBRUARY
SUNDAY 9am
MASS WITH ASHES: Convent: 10.00am; St Felix: 12noon; St Cecilia’s: 7.30pm
( Betty McIlwraith, CWL )

KNIGHTS OF ST. COLUMBA 10.30am ( Convent )

IMPORTANT MEETING NEXT THURSDAY
FEB. 11TH .MASS AT 7PM ST. JAMES 11.30am ( Trimley ) WEEKDAY MASS
TO CONCLUDE OUR 80TH YEAR & AT THE CONVENT
TO PRAY FOR THE FOUR BROTHERS WHO HAVE DIED IN 2009. MONDAY—SATURDAY
MEETING AT 7.30PM TO PLAN OUR YEAR AHEAD . Monday: Jean Evans+
COLLECTIONS LAST WEEK
10.00am
OFFERTORY: £701.56
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FELIXSTOWE CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT CAFOD : £129.22
ALSO ...
Catholic Education Fund:
WOMENS DAY CONFERENCE £247.60 FRIDAY 12 NOON
WEDNESDAY 31ST MARCH 10.0A.M – 3.00P.M. Mass at St Felix
MANY THANKS
FOR YOUR ( Keeping & Saunders
At Ranelagh Road Christian Fellowship. GREAT GENEROSITY Families+ )
Cost £5 inc. tea, coffee and dessert.
Please bring your own packed lunch.
Book by 15th March, for more details
contact Sue Copeman 01394 271908.
Guest speaker Liz Beeton representing “Town Pastors”.
 PARISH QUIZ AND SUPPER
in the Church Hall
Shrove Tuesday 16th February
at 7.30p.m.
Tickets £4.
Bring your own bottle
Tickets will be on sale w/e 30th Jan and 6th Feb.
PARISH SUMMER FETE
It has been decided to have a change from the summer fete this year.
However we do still need to raise money for parish funds.
We need fund raising ideas, one will need to include a Grand Raffle
( this is a really easy way to raise between £700 - £800 after expenses).
If you have any ideas or suggestions please place them in the box in the porch
at St. Felix or speak to Sylvia - Ft. 275370
or Jenny - Ft.671217 as soon as possible.
We can all play a part however small or large
and your parish really does need you to be involved
and any ideas will be welcome.
( ANOTHER ) QUIZ NIGHT
Ipswich and District NOS Society are holding a Quiz on
Friday 12th February in the Church Hall Tables of 4-6
Ploughman's Supper Bring your own Bottle
Cost £5 tickets available from
Diana Thomas 01394 277337
PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS ALL WHO ARE SICK
AND THOSE WHO HAVE DIED RECENTLY OR HAVE ANNIVERSARIES:
Sick: Jack Gaffney, Betty McIlwraith, Stephanie O’Mahony, Betty Ryles.
Sr Stanislaus Scully, Jean Evans, Elizabeth Gardner, Robert Waite, Thomas Lind-
say, Dorothy Oliver, Charles Walker, Eliza Bantick, Ethel Smith, John Coppen,
Mary Sanford, Wilma Pipe, Emily Crouch, Lucy Rickarby, Mary Robinson, Mary
Drouet, Tori-Anna Williams, Perfitto Burgess, Sydney Jennings, James Hockley,
Alfred Bailey, Clesby Cooper, Daisy Curry, Henry Dukes. RIP
CWL
VIEW FROM THE TOWN HALL, Feb 8th
Please be at the Town Hall a little before 7.30pm. This
meeting will last about 2hrs and include a tour of the
Town Hall and a talk by
Susan Robinson. There will be refreshments.
Anyone requiring transport please let me know.
Barbara Lamberton 279373
DAY OF INSPIRATION
for Catholics working with Young People - February 27th in London
Come and hear some of the finest speakers in the world share their
wisdom and knowledge about working with young people. More in-
formation at the back of the church or go to www.cymfed.org/
congress but please let Hamish (dys@east-angliadiocese.org.uk) in
the Diocesan Youth Office know if you are interested in going,
as he is organising free travel.
THE TOGETHER CLUB
meet at the Convent on Thursday at 2.00p.m.
for a cake decorating demonstration.
EVERYONE WELCOME
MARKS GOSPEL BY LANCE PIERSON AT ST. MARY’S WALTON, FRIDAY 12TH
MARCH 7.30.PM £5 TICKETS 283705. INFO AT WWW.LANCEPIERSON.ORG
PROCEEDS CHURCH DEV FUND
LITURGY COMMITTEE MEETING
TUESDAY, 9th FEB
PRESBYTERY, 7.30pm
CTIF - TOGETHER IN PRAYER
Mon 8th Feb @ River of Life Coffee shop
10.00 am until 11.30 am