TO ALL CAFOD SUPPORTERS FEBRUARY 21st, 2010

8, Gainsborough Road
Felixstowe FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT

Saint Felix Catholic Parish Newsletter

I have been very touched by the kindness and generosity of the CAFOD Supporters, IP11 7HT
so many people have spoken to me and colleagues about the disaster, the amount of YEAR C
Tel: 01394 282561
donations to CAFOD (£3.8m) are quite amazing.
Parish Priest:
So far our CARITAS partners in Haiti have provided: 200,000 people with food; Fr David Hennessy
60,000 people with items such as blankets and kitchen kits; 35,000 with shelter mate- e-mail:
rials and 10,000 people with medical supplies. CAFOD will continue to support the sacerdotus@googlemail.com
development and reconstruction of the country in various ways with our CARITAS
colleagues, for the coming 3-5 years. Website:
www.saintfelix.org.uk
Haiti was already the poorest Country in the Western Hemisphere and I would like to
draw your attention to a way in which we can all help further in this work. Act now
and spare a few minutes to tell Gordon Brown to cancel Haiti's debt to the Interna-
tional Monetary Fund (IMF), go to the CAFOD website. WEEKEND
MASS TIMES
What's the problem?
SATURDAY 6pm
Last month's earthquake in Haiti killed at least 200,000 people and destroyed homes,
schools and hospitals. Rebuilding will take years and cost billions - yet Haiti is al-
SUNDAY 9am
ready burdened by enormous debts built by corrupt governments of the past.
( Lucy Fitzpatrick+ )
Why act now? 10.30am ( Convent )
It's wrong to expect Haiti's people to repay this debt. This week, the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) said it is working with donors to make sure Haiti's debt is WEEKDAY MASS
cancelled. But this may take years. And cancellation could come with strings at-
11.30am ( Trimley ) AT THE CONVENT
tached, making Haiti's situation even worse. MONDAY—SATURDAY
10.00am
What you can do?
Email Gordon Brown to call on the IMF for all of Haiti's debt to be cancelled imme- STATIONS OF THE CROSS
diately, and to ensure that debt cancellation is automatically on the agenda when a COLLECTIONS FRIDAY, 5pm
poor country is struck by disaster. LAST WEEK
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Thank you again for all your kind help OFFERTORY: £583.59
ALSO AT ST FELIX
John Malley CAFOD : £177.42
WEDNESDAY
CAFOD, East Anglia Diocesan Manager
eastanglia@cafod.org.uk 7.30am
MANY THANKS
tel: 01603 624 714 FOR YOUR FRIDAY 12 NOON
GREAT GENEROSITY
7pm
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
SUNDAY, 4pm
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
 PARISH SUMMER FETE THE TOGETHER CLUB meets on Thursday at the Church Hall 12.30
p.m.onwards for lunch at 1.00 p.m.and to celebrate Jenny's birthday..
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. The Parish Quiz on Tuesday made £207.25 for Parish funds; thank
you to all who supported it.
We need fund raising ideas, one will need to include a Grand Raffle Teresa Doran
( 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
FELIXSTOWE CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT
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 WOMENS DAY CONFERENCE
and your parish really does need you to be involved WEDNESDAY 31ST MARCH 10.0A.M – 3.00P.M.
and any ideas will be welcome.
At Ranelagh Road Christian Fellowship.
Cost £5 inc. tea, coffee and dessert.
MARKS GOSPEL BY LANCE PIERSON AT ST. MARY’S WALTON, FRIDAY 12TH Please bring your own packed lunch.
MARCH 7.30.PM £5 TICKETS 283705. INFO AT WWW.LANCEPIERSON.ORG Book by 15th March, for more details
PROCEEDS CHURCH DEV FUND contact Sue Copeman 01394 271908.
Guest speaker Liz Beeton representing “Town Pastors”.

EARLYBIRD MASS ... AT ST FELIX, 7.30am EVERY WEDNESDAY WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
DURING LENT. FRIDAY, 5th MARCH 2010
AT ST JOHN’S CHURCH, 10.30am
THREE OPPORTUNITIES ... TO PRAY THE STATIONS OF THE
CROSS TOGETHER—SEE THE FRONT OF THE BULLETIN. SPEAKER: RAYMOND WILSON
FOLLOWED BY HUNGER LUNCH

LENT FAMILY FAST DAY 26TH FEB REPOSITORY

This is the 50th anniversary of Family Fast Day.
The first one, in 1960, was organized by the Catholic
Women’s League, The Union of Catholic Mothers and
the Board of Catholic Women in response to a crisis in
Dominica. The C.W.L. will be holding Hunger Lunches
every Friday during Lent at 12.30p.m. in the Church
Hall. All the money raised will be going to CAFOD so
please give us your support so that we can make this an
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.
Mothering Sunday, St Patrick's Day and Easter cards
now available
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, George Friel
Sr Bernard Howley, Sr M. Agnes McDonagh, Patrick O’Donnell, Alice Hall, Pamela
Evans, Anna Bugg, Henry Butters, Adelina Pegg, Kathy Davies, Robert Horne,
Wanda Turner, Robert Crawford, Anna Ring, Olivia Schwan, Eileen Davis, Christian
Jones, Michael Cantwell, Ellen Newman. RIP