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PARISH OF ST. JOSEPH, BURNTWOOD 123 Cannock Road, WS7 0BB
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Linh Nguyen Tel: (01543) 686266/676384
Email: [email protected]
Parish Deacon: Rev. Mr. Tony Deaville
Office: Julie & Cath, Tue 10.00 – 13.00, Fri 10.00-15.00 Tel (01543) 676384
Office email: [email protected]
Website: www.stjosephsburntwood.co.uk
Parish Safeguarding Rep: Pat Davies [email protected]
School: St Joseph & St Theresa - High Street, Burntwood, WS7 3XL
Head Teacher: Mrs. Isabel Walker Tel: (01543) 227220
Feast of the Holy Family
Saturday 29th
December (Vigil for Sunday)
04.00pm Confessions
05.00pm Christine and Michael Egan RIP
Sunday 30th
December – Feast of the Holy Family
10.00am William Waters RIP
Monday 31st December – New Year Eve - Thanksgiving Mass
07.00pm Holy Hour
08.00pm Thanksgiving Mass (end of year)
Tuesday 1st January – New Year Day – Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God
10.00am People of the Parish
Wednesday 2nd January – Memorial of St Basil the Great & St Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops
07.00pm Holy Souls
Thursday 3rd
January – Christmas Feria
09.30am Holy Souls
NO HOLY HOUR
Friday 4th January – Christmas Feria
09.30am Holy Souls
(followed by the Divine Mercy)
Saturday 5th
January – Christmas Feria
10.00am Private Intention
04.00pm Confession
05.00pm Auriel Dalley RIP
Sunday 6th
January – Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
10.00am Brian Bishop RIP
2018 June 2019
Anniversaries within the week: Margaret Burke, Winifred
Bradbury, John Burgess, Patrick Darcy, David Skrodelis,
Annie Morrisroe, Anne Dews, Julia Wall, Mary O’Sullivan,
Sheila Kinoer, Auriel Dalley, Annie Galley, Edward
Hodgkiss, Leslie Turner, Christobel Litherland, and Marion
Jeffers.
PLEASE PRAY FOR: The sick and housebound of the
parish. We include all those we know in hospitals, nursing
homes and their own homes. May the Lord grant them
healing, strength and peace! If you have relative(s) who are
housebound and would like to have a regular visit (with
H.C.) by the clergy or a minister, please let us know.
CHRISTMAS OFFERINGS: I would like to express my sincere thanks to you all for
all your cards, presents and offerings. Thank you very much for your generosity and
support. God bless you all.
THANK YOU: to each and every one of you for making this Christmas such a beautiful
celebration. SPECIAL THANK to the office ladies, the church cleaners, the florists, the
church-ground carer (Dave), the musicians, the sacristan (Michael), the altar servers, the
Children Liturgy Team, the readers, the extraordinary ministers, and all other volunteers
helping in many other ways. Thank you all for your commitment and ongoing support to
the parish. May the Lord bless us and help us to work together to make this parish a truly
living faith community. Christmas was NOT finished on Christmas Day. Christmas
Season is going on until the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord (13th January). Let’s
continue to bring the Joy of Christmas to people around us!
YOUNG READERS: (from year 6 onwards) If you’d
like to read at Mass? Please speak to Fr. Linh. Parents,
please encourage our young people to be active and
involved in the Church. They are the future. Thank you.
ALTAR SERVERS: Children from year 4 and above
are most welcome to be altar servers. A Thanksgiving
Mass with the Archbishop at St. Chad’s Cathedral is on
SATURDAY 9th February at 12 noon. Please make sure
to return the forms on time. Thank you.
Confession:
Saturday 4.00pm
or speak to Fr. Linh
Exposition:
Thursday 7.00pm
Divine Mercy:
Friday - after Mass
Rosary:
Monday – after Mass
Tea/Coffee:
Sunday - after Mass
Baptism/Wedding:
Fr. Linh or the office
Mass attendance
Sat. 82, Sun. 177
Total: 259
Offertory Collection
Gift Aid: £276.25
Loose: £205.53
2nd col: £231.37
2nd Collection today is for
Parish Maintenance
Thank you for your
generosity and support.
MONTHLY LUNCH: Tuesday 15th January 2019. Please contact Sue Barnes 01543
671701 to BOOK/CANCEL in advance. Thank you for your support to the parish.
FAMILY VISITS: Families of children who are preparing for the Sacraments will be
visited either by myself or Deacon Tony sometime in the New Year. The purpose of these
visits is to create a connection between parish and families in order to nurture and
support our children to grow in faith. The visit will be arranged between the clergy and
the family in advance. We hope to receive a warm welcome from you all. Thank you.
CHRISTMAS CRIB DONATION: is for “Friends of the Holy Land”, the charity
supporting the most needy Christian families in and around Bethlehem where our Lord
was born and lived. The Yellow Box next to the crib is for your donations. Please be
generous to our brothers and sisters in Christ. Thank you.
CHRISTMAS HAMPER: winning tickets no. 286 -290; Sheila's cake was won by
tickets no. 496-500. Could the winners kindly claim their prizes by speaking to Fr Linh
or any member of the CAFOD group; the bottle of wine has been claimed.
PARISH DRAW: £5/month to win £200 every month. The only way to win the prize is
to be in the draw. Good luck.
PAPAL KNIGHTHOOD: Mass of Investiture as a Papal Knight for Noel Sweeney is on
SUNDAY 3RD
MARCH 10.00am. We are looking forward to welcoming His Grace the
Archbishop Bernard Longley to our parish for this joyful celebration.
FATIMA FIRST SATURDAY (5th
January) at Hilton - 10.30 am Holy Mass
followed by: Rosary; Refreshments;
Adoration; Confession available. Please
feel free to come to as little or as much
of the morning as you like. All
welcome! WS14 0HA (Please just turn
up or ring if you wish 01543 480428)
SACRAMENTS DATES
Confirmation Date: 3rd Feb 2019
First Reconciliation Date: 16th Mar 2019
First Holy Communion Date: 19th May 19
MORE DATES CAFOD: 4th Feb
Men’s Breakfast: 5th Jan, 2nd Feb
Monthly Lunch: 15thJan, 19th Feb
Women’s Christian Union: 10th Jan
Deanery Visitation: weekend 16th-17th Feb
Noel’s Investiture: 3rd March
Day of Prayers for Vocations: 5th March
PRAYER FOR PRIESTS
O Jesus, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests;
for your unfaithful and tepid priests;
for your priests labouring at home or abroad in distant mission fields.
for your tempted priests; for your lonely and desolate priests;
for your young priests; for your dying priests;
for the souls of your priests in Purgatory.
But above all, I recommend to you the priests dearest to me:
the priest who baptised me; the priests who absolved me from my sins;
the priests at whose Masses I assisted
and who gave me Your Body and Blood in Holy Communion;
the priests who taught and instructed me;
all the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way.
O Jesus, keep them all close to your heart,
and bless them abundantly in time and in eternity. Amen. (St. Therese of the Child Jesus)
THANKSGIVING MASS FOR MARRIAGE We are encouraging couples who will be celebrating a
particular milestone anniversary (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 45, 50, 60 and every year over 60) as well as those
newly married or preparing to marry in 2019 to attend a Thanksgiving Mass for Marriage that His Grace,
Archbishop Bernard, will celebrate on Sunday, 3rd February, 11am at St Chad’s Cathedral. If you
know of any couples celebrating a milestone anniversary please contact:
[email protected] marking the email ‘Marriage Mass’. Lianne is also trying to find the
longest married couple in the Diocese and the Communications Team will be interviewing couples who get
in touch to gather testimonies. To date the longest married couple to get in touch is 62 years.
LATEST NEWS: To keep on top of the latest news, events and information from our Archdiocese, please
follow these channels: Web: www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk; Twitter: www.twitter.com/RCBirmingham
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Archdiocese-of-Birmingham-166194176857632/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/birminghamarchdiocese
PARISH HALL: If you’d like to book the Hall, please contact Helen Richards,
JOB OPPORTUNITY: The Governors of Cardinal Griffin Catholic College are seeking to appoint a PA
to the Headteacher and Leadership Team 37hpw, term time only. Salary on Grade 5 SCP. 16 - 20 (c.
£15,845 - £17,129pa). We are looking for a highly competent administrator who is resilient, productive and
has highly developed people skills to support our Headteacher and Leadership team. Interested candidates
should contact Mrs H Tapper at the College [email protected] or 01543 502215 as
early as possible for further details about how to apply or alternatively details can be found on the College
website www.eteach.com/job/pa-to-the-headteacher-and-leadership-team-1021033. Closing date for
applications: 12 noon Monday 7th January 2019
GOD BLESS YOU
Fr. Linh Nguyen – Parish Priest
