23rd Week of Ordinary Time
 9th  - 16th September 2001

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LITURGY: Sundays: Year of Luke (cycle C); Weekdays Cycle 1; Office Week: 3

CODES:

  AN= Annunciation, 
EC= St.Edmund Campion 
SW= St.Walburga’s

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SUNDAY 9th September
 23rd Week in Ordinary Time

AN 8.30 am Mass

EC 10.00 am Mass

AN  10.30 Mass including:

Baptisms: James Christopher Moorcroft 
& Jordan Nicholas Turner

AN  6.30 pm Mass

Weekday Masses 

MON

EC 10.00 am Mass

TUE

AN  10.00 am Mass

WED

EC  10.00 am Mass

THU

AN  10.00 am Mass
(St John Chrysostom)

FRI

EC  10.00 am Alice Stephen RIP
(The Triumph of the Cross)

SAT

AN  10.00 am Mass
(Our Lady of Sorrows)

EC 6.30 pm (Sat) For Sunday
For the People of the Parish

SUNDAY16th September
 24th Week in Ordinary Time

AN 8.30 am Mass 

EC 10.00 am Mass

AN  10.30 Pietro Morelli RIP

AN  6.30 pm Mass

COLLECTIONS LAST WEEK  

AN: £389.91 St.Ord: £217.66 EC: £179.63
 St Ord: £24.23  
Thank you

EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Our Mission Prayer

Father in Heaven we rely on You in all things, For we are powerless without You. We offer you our Mission. May it be a time of healing and renewal.

May your Light shine upon us all.  May we receive your blessings and know that they come from You.  May we become Your apostles and witness to the world that Your kindness is infinite, Your forgiveness unending, for Your love for us has no bounds.  May we allow You to enter our lives more fully and may we share the joy of knowing You with all around us.  Amen.

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Parish Mission

 3^rd – 18^th November 2001

Book the date in your diary today !!

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THEMES FOR DAILY INTERCESSION PRIOR TO THE MISSION 3rd – 18th November     THEMES FOR DAILY INTERCESSION PRIOR TO THE MISSION 3rd – 18th November September Pray for the outpouring of the fruits of the spirit: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trustfulness, gentleness and self-control. Pray for all the Mission preparations.  Ask God’s blessing to fall upon the host families, the co-ordinators, the cooks and all those who have been, and will be working so hard to make the Mission run smoothly.

JOINT HALL COMMITTEE MEETING

- in the Presbytery on Thursday 20^th September at 8.00 pm

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JOINT PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

 There will be a meeting of the Joint Parish Pastoral Councils on Monday 17^th September, at 7.30 pm in the Annunciation Small Hall.  Discussion on the results of the Consultation Paper will take place.

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ATTENTION – NEW ST EDMUND CAMPION ALTAR SERVERS 

Practice sessions will be held on 9^th and 16^th September after 10.00 am Mass (approx 11.15 am in the Church).  Please try to attend.  If you have any problem with this please contact Barry Jennings on 01202 251163.  *Annunciation training to be held soon.  Details to follow.

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APF RED BOXES

Summer collection is now due.  Would all promoters please pay their area collections to Ron Perry, 197 Queens Park Avenue, by 27^th September.  Thank you.

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Parish Mission Team Meeting
Please note change of venue
  - will be held on 19^th September in the Annunciation Presbytery  at 7.30. pm

 

US ROBOTICS 56K V90 EXTERNAL MODEM     - Bargain at £35.00 (complete with all drivers and software) Apply Parish Office

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XAVERIAN MISSION APPEAL

Fr John Zampese, a Xaverian Father, will be giving a Mission Appeal at all Masses at both parishes on this Sunday,  9^th Sept.  Please give generously.

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 COMPLETE DOUAI ABBEY PROGRAMME

Leaflets covering the programme for the remainder of 2001 available from the Parish Office.  Tel 513369

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 SHORT TERM COUNSELLING 

This strictly confidential and highly focused short-term service is offered to anyone going through emotional, sexual or spiritual difficulties in their life due to various reasons.  (self-esteem and self-confidence, loss, emotional difficulties, relationship problems, e.g. fear, anger, shame, guilt, etc) Counselling helps people to look at problems in different ways, in order to understand them and to learn to cope with them.   

Fr Jose Vengathanam CMF, a qualified counsellor with three years experience in integrative spiritual counselling, can be contacted at the Presbytery from now till mid-October.  For early appointment please Telephone: 01202 513369. 

Annunciation Church Cleaning

We need, urgently, a few more generous parishioners prepared to join the rota to vacuum/polish the church.  If you will help, please contact the Parish Office.  Thank you.

COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS ON CONSULATION PAPER TO FR TONY BY 16^TH SEPTEMBER PLEASE

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CONGRATULATIONS TO 100 CLUB WINNERS FOR AUGUST

Mr M A Curran No 59 & Fr Tony No. 80.

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Annunciation Jumble Sale

A jumble sale will take place on Saturday 6^th October at 10.00 am.  Donations needed and also helpers.  Sorting will take place from 8.00 am on the Saturday.  Collection of jumble can be arranged.  Please telephone 528525 or 521315.

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 Hampshire Centre (now Castlepoint)

Fr Tony attended a meeting with the developers last Friday.  They are producing schemes for drainage and landscaping and car-parking in the church grounds.  They were sympathetic to Fr Tony’s concerns about suitable and secure boundary fencing during the building and road works, and permanently, after that.  They will take care to maintain full access during the road works.  Work on the main site is due top begin in early October, (subject to contract) It is intended that the area beside the church to the east (where Brendon Close used to be) will be a clean and tidy public car park during the construction works.  This depends on planning permission.

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Parish Prayer Group – now meeting at St Joseph’s Church, Christchurch at 7.30 pm on every fourth Wednesday

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PROMISE AUCTION – 16^TH SEPT

 

Please come and support our Promise Auction on 16^th September.  7.30 pm in Annunciation Large Hall.  STILL  MORE PROMISES NEEDED.  CONTACT DOMINIQUE ZACCARI – TEL 535307

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CATECHIST’S MEETING 13^th SEPT

Annunciation Large Hall at 7.30 pm.  To discuss plans for next year’s course.  All Catechists to attend if possible.

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We welcome James Christopher Moorcroft and Jordan Nicholas Turner being baptised today at Annunciation at the 10.30 am Mass.  Please pray for them and their families in your prayers.

 EXTRA WEEKDAY MASSES

With effect from 16^th September

While there are two priests in the parish, there will be two masses each week day:

AN:

• Mon/Wed/Fri:  7.30 am
• Tue/Thu/Sat:    10.00 am

EC:

• Mon/Wed/Fri: 10.00 am
• Tue/Thu/Sat: 7.00 pm

 

Please check the newsletter or our website for any changes.  The extra masses will give working people and students a chance to attend masses.

 

THANK YOU TO THE ANONYMOUS DONOR – who gave a very generous £100.00 towards the Mission 2001 expenses and to all who filled SMARTIE TUBES with 20p pieces.

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RACIAL JUSTICE SUNDAY

Today is a day of prayer for justice amongst all the social groups in our country in the hope that discrimination and prejudice may be eliminated.