Good News!

Catholic Parish of St Mary & St Thomas More

2 Hallcourt Crescent, Cannock , WS11 0AB,
Parish Priest: Fr Peter Weatherby tel: 07766 335591
14th October • 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Deacons : Rev Michael Vickery, Rev Paul Hender
Parish Sister: Sr Jacinta Mariette / Sr Sebastian
Welcome to everyone at Mass today, especially if you are New Cross & Cannock Hospital Chaplains: 01902 695098
new to our church or haven't been to Mass for some time. St Mary’s Centre (Meals and Functions) 01543 579364
Practising Catholics, clear in conscience that they are priest@cannockcatholic.org & www.cannockcatholic.org
properly prepared, may receive holy communion. Others Cafod Representative : Jo Burrowes
are invited to come forward for a blessing. If so, please Safeguarding: Jo Burrowes & Ann Hinsley
place your hand on your heart to indicate this to the priest, (Birmingham Diocesan Trust: Reg Charity No. 234216)
deacon or minister.

Masses, Intentions & other services
 Treasure in Heaven …

Check mass intentions online at bit.ly/mass-intentions
Sunday Blues! 
 A Service of
14th October • 28th Sunday • Happiness This Sunday 10.30am in Celebration following
Sat 13 5pm Terry Groves RIP the Family Mass in the the Canonisation of
Sun 14 8am Kath & Pat Gill RIP month of the Rosary. Archbishop Oscar
10.30am Intentions of Tom Murphy We hope yo ! and also Romero, Tuesday 6
bring your rosaries November, 7pm: St
The Luminous Mysteries along with you and they Joseph’s
Mon 15 No Mass will be blessed during Wolverhampton, WV1
Tue 16 7pm William Chapman RIP the mass. 2QN. Refreshments
Wed 17 9:15am Vincent Dockery operation intentions after the service. All
Journey of Faith course
(School Mass with St Mary’s) welcome.
continues this week on
Thu 18 9:15am Billy Cooper RIP Thursdays in the Centre Traidcraft was founded
1.45pm Holy Souls (at St Thomas More School) from 7pm. This Week: to promote fair trade
Fri 19 9:15am Jeanette Oliver RIP St Benedict! but is running into
Sat 20 10am Parish & People
 difficulties following
Children’s Liturgy:
recent poor trading
21st October • 29th Sunday • Greatness seeks volunteers to help
figures. The business
Sat 20 5pm Thanksgiving (NPP) at the 10:30am Mass on
has experienced shocks
Sun 21 8am Janet Chambers RIP a Sunday once or twice a
caused by the decision
10.30am Michael Wuk Snr RIP month. For info contact
to leave the EU, and
Sue 01543 578542.
along with other
Saints & Holy Days Monday, St Teresa of Avila, Christmas Fair is very retailers, sales have been
Wednesday, St Ignatius of Antioch, Thursday, St Luke soon! Please bring in hit by economic
Friday, St Frideswide, Saturday, Our Lady on Saturday. items for the fair - sell uncertainty and
Funeral Service Tue 16th October 10:30am Marie Mallen. raffle tickets and make stagnating wages.

donations for raffle The Traidcraft board
Baptisms Sat 20th, Danielle and Timothy Bailey, Sun 21st, prizes (list at the back of propose to cease trading
Reyna Boon the Church!) at the end of the year
Children’s Liturgy Sunday at 10.30am Mass unless a solution can be
St. Thomas More
Exposition (Holy Hour) Saturdays 9am to 9.50am (not Catholic Primary found. That solution is
School in Great improved sales now and
Rosary 8.50am before Mass on Thursday and Friday
Wyrley will be holding in the run up to
Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturday an Open Day on Christmas. So if you
Wednesday 7th want this brilliant
Confessions Sat 9-9.50am, 10.30-11am, 4.30-4.50pm.
November 2018 for organisation to carry on
Parish Income 7th Oct £600 (Gift Aid £304), CAFOD with its excellent work
anyone who may be
£542 (Gift Aid £211), Parish Development Fund donation please place an order
interested in a Nursery
£65, Jam £30, Double Your Money £39. soon. You can order
or Reception place for
Parish Development Fund: so far you have raised £4156! September 2019 in our online at : http://
A full inspection of the buildings will take place soon and a school. For further www.traidcraft.co.uk/
plan of work put into place. Watch this space! information or to and catalogues should
request an application be available soon.
Second collections: this weekend: 14th October, Carpet
Fund, 21st October APF World Mission Day. form please contact the
school bursar on 01922
APF/Missio Red Boxes will be emptied during October. 666335.
Please bring boxes to Church.
The Universe is now £1.50 per issue.
Please submit notices and items for publication to Fr Peter by hand, by text 07766 335591 or by email to priest@cannockcatholic.org
14th October• 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

St Mary’s Centre 01543 579364 St Mary’s Centre - our Parish Community Centre
Sunday Carvery 12-4pm £6.95 and Social Club invites your insights and
Wednesday Carvery 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 opinions as it prepares to make a major bid for
Thursday 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 (OAP £4 each) funding. Please collect the a questionnaire from
Friday 5.30pm-8.30pm from 2 for £10 the back of the Church, or complete it online at
ALL FUNCTIONS CATERED FOR
bit.ly/cannocksurvey
Please Pray … Bernard Deakin, Iris
Robertson, Mary Casey,
Coming Soon … … The Holy Father's Prayer Christine Rogers.

Intention for consecrated
Nov 1st All Saints’ Mass at St Mary’s at 7pm religious men and women ... for those undergoing or
(jointly with Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford) may bestir themselves, recovering from treatment
Nov 11th Blessing of Graves 2pm at and be present among the or otherwise in particular
poor, the marginalised, need of our prayers: Peter
Hednesford: (date changed)
and those who have no Garnett, Hannah
Nov 24th Christmas Fair 12 noon till 2pm Newborough, Peter
voice.
Nov 24th 5pm Memorial Mass for the Holy Clamp, Kevin O’Mahony,
Souls … for Persecuted Tom Murphy, LeeAnn
Dec 1st Advent Retreat - more info soon. Christians in Sudan where Lister, Ray Bishop, Audrey
churches are demolished George, Mitek Karasinska,
Dec 2nd 4.30pm Advent Light celebration 
 without notice, religious Geoff Tipping, Fred
at Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford. leaders face arrest or Houghton, Josie Riley,
Dec 9th 6.30pm Christmas Concert at St harassment and Christian James B, and Helen
Mary’s - St Stephen’s Gospel Choir schools are facing unfair
restrictions. … for those who have 

Christmas Services - at last year, more details died recently: Alan Jones,
later … for the sick or Marie Mallen
housebound: Don
McCulloch, Mary Rowley, … for those with
Christmas Bazaar Helen Pawłak, Kath anniversaries about this
time: 13th, Terry Groves,
24th November 12pm till 2pm Turner, Stella Skillen,
Winifride Haynes, Annette 14th John Fox, Valerie
Please bring bottles (alcohol) and quality items for Morgan, 15th, Nucia
Mason, Doris Crabb,
prizes as soon as possible, and cakes nearer the day. O’Sullivan, 16th, Jim
Joanne Jeavons, Bob
Raffle Tickets now available. Evans, Nicola McCulloch, Wilson, Mary Grace
Donations for Raffle Prizes (see list) welcome now. Celia Hurdiss, Dee Smith, Fr Charles Friel,
Fellows, David Holt, 18th, Josie Irving, 20th,

October - Month of the Rosary Theresa Hadley, Dr Peter Michael Corrigan, Edward
Hayward, Fr Pat Farrelly, Bullivant, 21st Frances
June Weatherby. Heaton
During October, the month of the
rosary, children from St Mary’s … for those in our parish Thanksgivings
School are leading the rosary in receiving communion at
… for the canonisations of
Church each morning. home: Tom Murphy,
Oscar Romero and Pope
Each weekday just after 9am there is Norah Perry, Peter Clamp,
Paul VI

one decade, led by a chosen class. Each Don and Breeda Hinton,
… for the marriage of
Gerry Marriott, Billie
week we are covering one set of Wayne & Lindsay Rotchell.
Wyles, Maria Wacławski,
mysteries, and over the four weeks before half Catherine Holloway,
term this will cover the entire rosary. Come
along if you can. Full Sunday rota is at bit.ly/cannockrota
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 Bruce, C Team 3
October P & C Garnett
Josie Morris Hunt Michael A & R Hinsley G. Keeling, 
 M. Jones, S
14th Schools Jo Burrowes & Pat Seery
Clare Jackson Teresa Smith Burrowes C. Bridges Clancy
Sunday 28 R Cranney
M Sargeant G Dockery
S Clancy, E
October Sister Jacinta A & R Hinsley Callum Pearce Team 4
Margaret Sargeant, E. Clancy, 

21st Shirley D&M P & C Wilson Colman M & B Briggs Pat Seery
Tym Amy Pritchard G. Dockery
Sunday 29 Weatherby Hibberts Whitelaw M Simpson
Javier G-Fritz

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