Good News!

Catholic Parish of St Mary & St Thomas More

2 Hallcourt Crescent, Cannock , WS11 0AB
Parish Priest: Fr Peter Weatherby tel: 07766 335591
Deacons : Rev Michael Vickery, Rev Paul Hender
2nd June 2019 • Ascension of the Lord Parish Sister: Sr Jacinta Mariette 07488 369482
Welcome to everyone at Mass today, especially if you St Mary’s Music Group: rcmusicgroup.weebly.com
are new to our church or haven't been to Mass for Stafford Hospital Chaplaincy: 01782 676400
some time. Practising Catholics, clear in conscience New Cross & Cannock Hospital Chaplains: 01902 695098
that they are properly prepared, may receive holy St Mary’s Centre (Meals and Functions) 01543 579364
priest@cannockcatholic.org & www.cannockcatholic.org
communion. Others are invited to come forward for Cafod Representative : Jo Burrowes
a blessing. If so, please place your hand on your Safeguarding: Jo Burrowes & Ann Hinsley
heart to indicate this to the priest, deacon or minister. (Birmingham Diocesan Trust: Reg Charity No. 234216)

Masses, Intentions & other services
 You will be clothed with power ….
Check mass intentions online at bit.ly/mass-intentions
Double Your Pound Let the Children Live
2nd June • Ascension of the Lord • Helper begins this letthechildrenlive.org
Sat 1 5pm Daniel & Iris Hickey RIP weekend! This Weekend there will
Sun 2 8am David Connolly RIP Envelopes available be an appeal by Fr Peter
10.30am Eugene Clancy (sick) & Deidre Clancy from 1st June to be Walters on behalf of ‘Let
(sick) returned by the end the Children Live’.
of August The charity works in
Mon 3 9.30am at Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford Columbia with children
Tues 4 7pm John Moyles RIP Redecoration of the from the streets &
Wed 5 9.15am Edith & Clem Brady RIP (School mass) Church start date will shanty-towns of
Thur 6 9.15am Marie Murphy RIP be announced soon. Medellín. It is at present
1.45pm Holy Souls (at St Thomas More School) Parish Training
 working with 320 very
The Archdiocese will be vulnerable boys and
Fri 7 9.15am Betty Murphy RIP
providing training girls in the city, and
Sat 8 10am Parish & People refugee children from
sessions for parishes
from June to November. Venezuela.
9th June • Pentecost• Pentecost
The training is on a For most of them it is
Sat 8 5pm Vincenzo & Concetta de Pasquale single day and is their last hope.Their
Sun 9 8am Parish & People repeated at different ages range from
10.30am Tom & Brenda Murphy RIP locations and dates babies to teenagers and
(mostly Saturdays) they are often unloved
Saints & Holy Days Mon St Charles Lwanga & across the diocese, and unwanted; even
Companions, Martyrs, St Boniface, Bishop & Martyr. running from 10am to beaten, robbed, raped
Baptism 2nd 1.30pm James Joseph Walker; 9th June 3:30pm. and sometimes
12pm Remi May & Maisie Rose Welnitschuk. The sessions cover murdered. By the rest of
finance, property, GDPR the world they are
Children’s Liturgy during Sunday 10.30 Mass
(General Data either unknown or
Exposition (Holy Hour) Saturdays 9am to 9.50am forgotten.
Protection Regulation)
Rosary 8.50am before Mass on Thursday and Friday; and safeguarding and The charity, which was
and first Saturday of each month at 9.40am with the will be provided by staff founded by Fr Peter
intentions of the unborn. Prayer cards are available. from Cathedral House. Walters, aims to
Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturday (not first The training will be for safeguard the lives of
Saturday). Priests, parish staff, these children from the
volunteers and poverty and violence of
Confessions usually Sat 9-9.50am, 10.30-11am,
parishioners. the streets and shanty-
4.30-4.50pm.
If you are interested in towns, and to make
Parish Income 26th May £388.90 (£68.02 Gift Aid), taking part in this their lives worth living
QE Ward 621 £209.75. Thank you! training please ask Fr by giving them love,
Second Collections June: 2nd June Let the Children Peter for further details. education and a future.

Live, 9th June Parish Development Fund, 16th June Coffee Morning,
Catholic Communications. A full list of second Tombola & Plant Sale
collections is here: bit.ly/2LQNZKN Thanks to all who
APF : Total for April quarter was £475.32 thank you to organised and
promoters and subscribers contributed: £250 was
raised in all. Thank you!
Diocesan Newsletter: 22nd May bit.ly/2VICYP7
Please submit notices and items for publication to Fr Peter by hand, by text 07766 335591 or by email to priest@cannockcatholic.org
2nd June • Ascension of the Lord

St Mary’s Centre 01543 579364 Please Pray … Chapman, Katie Bruce,

Sunday Carvery 12-4pm £6.95 John Morris, Vincent
Wednesday Carvery 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 … for all those suffering in Dockery, Peter Garnett,
Thursday 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 (OAP £4 each) Mozambique, Malawi and Hannah Newborough,
Friday 5.30pm-8.30pm from 2 for £10 Zimbabwe after Cyclone Peter Clamp, Kevin
@cannockrcclub Idai.
All functions catered for
O’Mahony, Ray Bishop,
… The Holy Father's Prayer Audrey George, Mitek
Intention: that priests, Karasinska, Geoff Tipping,
50th Anniversary 
 through the modesty and Josie Riley, James B, Helen,

Fr Neil Bayliss, Jim
humility of their lives,
Hednesford Pilgrimage commit themselves Armishaw, Olive Brookes,
actively to a solidarity with Frank Brooks, Lynne
those who are most poor. Causland and Sylvia
… all sitting exams about Fawdrey.
this time
… for the sick or The Holy Souls

 housebound: Don …. for the recently
McCulloch, Mary Rowley, departed: Caroline
Sun Jul 7th 
 Helen Pawłak, Kath Umeobi, Emma
Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Turner, Stella Skillen, Cartwright-Keegan
Archbishop Bernard, Mass 3pm. 
 Winifride Haynes,
Poster: bit.ly/2UWZswj … for those with
Annette Mason, Doris anniversaries about this
Pilgrimage Choir
 Crabb, Joanne Jeavons, time: 3rd Ivy Stanley, 4th
Rehearsals in Our Lady of Lourdes Church on June Nicola McCulloch, Celia Nancy Owens, Daniel
4th & 18th and July 2nd. All welcome: No need be in Hurdiss, Dee Fellows, Hickey, 5th Horace
a choir or to read music. David Holt, Theresa Cotterell, 6th Mona
Hadley, Sandra Avery, Fr Wooliscroft, 7th Aubrey
Youth Vigil 
 Pat Farrelly, June
There will also be a Youth Vigil at 7pm on Saturday Pilmore, 8th Concetta de
Weatherby. Pasquale, 9th Annie
6th July and a procession on Sunday at midday
… for those in our parish Ginvian.
aimed at young people. For further details, please
receiving communion at
contact Fr Jeremy on 01543 422576, or
home: Tony Gaughan,
olol.hednesford@gmail.com
Mary Kirby, Norah Perry, Thanksgivings
Peter Clamp, Don and
… 40th Wedding
More Notices Breeda Hinton, Gerry
Anniversary of Peter &
Marriott, Billie Wyles,
Marriage Encounter (www.wwme.org.uk) Anne Tibke
Maria Wacławski,
29th-30th June (non-residential) St Mary’s On the … 34th Wedding
Catherine Holloway,
Hill, Wednesbury. Contact Phil & Rita Jackson 0121 Anniversary of Fr Peter &
Bernard Deakin, Iris
244 7762 wackojacko456@hotmail.com Shirley
Robertson, Mary Casey.
Pilgrimage to Knock 10th September 2019, Poster ... for those undergoing or … for a new job, and a new
here: bit.ly/30rpdIg and at back of Church. recovering from treatment start this coming week
Catholic Truth Society videos: watch Fr Tom or otherwise in particular … for a wonderful diocesan
Smith explains how to help people who have doubts need of our prayers: pilgrimage to Lourdes (see
about their faith. These are on the CTS Youtube and Cathryn, Molly Cooper, parish facebook page for
Facebook pages. (Youtube: bit.ly/30pI5aq and and Noah Cooper, Emma photos)
Facebook: bit.ly/2VwBKWQ)
Full rota is at bit.ly/cannockparishrota
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

Gail & David Eileen Clancy

Javier Gonzalez- Team 6
June 2nd Francoise Gray Korzonek Shirley D&M A Pritchard E Clancy
Fritz S & T Bullivant Nancy Costello
Ascension Cath Hunt C Bridges Weatherby Hibberts Pat Johnston G Dockery
Wendy Owens G Dockery
C Jackson Sister
D Bruce, Team 1
P & C Garnett Michael
June 9th Josie Morris C Hunt, Michael David Gleve
A & R Hinsley Schools Jo Burrowes Seavers Nancy Costello
Pentecost Clare Jackson Teresa Smith Burrowes Peter Garnet
R Cranney David Gleve
M Sargeant I Savage

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