Parish Priest: Fr. John Peyton ST. THOMAS MORE, SHELDON

The Parish is part of the Archdiocese of Birmingham: registered charity no. 234216

130 Horse Shoes Lane, Sheldon, B26 3HU Tel: 0121 743 2367 Email: thomas.more@btinternet.com Website: www.stthomasmorercchurch.com

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SICK: Hugh Murphy , Chris O’Shea, Mary Marie, Magda Skrybant, Cornelius McKay, Pam Firkins, Rosie Smith, Joachim Blaney, Peter Fahy, Joseph Fahy, Joseph Lockington, Sally Woodcock, Joan Morris, Charlie Fogarty, Montana Coughlan, Clara Bett, Stephanie Allsop, Maria Walton, Camron Cuddihy, Ann Taylor, Richard Coe, Daniel Meadows, Darlene Tideswell, Freya Williams, Ettie Devine, James Dalton, Paul Ryan, Fred Whitehouse, Mary Griffiths, John O’Sullivan, Elaine Collins, Lilian Collins, John Bond, Gillian Cox, Josephine Conboy, Mary Morris, Rita Duffy, Margaret Kelly. Joanna Jones, Michael Wallis, Val Plesser, Jean Cole, Charlotte Moriarty, Bernie O’Gorman, Rita Deehan, Nora Mills, Michael Ward, Ami Mucklow, Jeanette Kilmartin, Demie & Danielle Pinches, Margaret Casey, Jack Baker, Anne O’Meara, Danny Moore, Peter Bradford. Santhamma Abraham, Pamela Smith. Mary Cusack, Martha Burton, Mary Hill, Kathleen Widdop, Michael Ruane, Kathleen Biddles, Mary Meagan, Barbara Finch, Mary Long, baby Jacob. ANNIVERSARIES: Fr Gaffney, Deacon Bateman, Fr Maddox, Fr Donlon, Fr Maguire, Canon Grady, Fr Hunter, Fr Molyneux, Fr Shannon, Fr Whelan, Mgr Power, Fr Halton,

Masses

Sat 5:30pm Victor Hancox, RIP Sun 8:30am Finnuola O’Shaugnessy, RIP 10:30am Tim O’Toole, Ints Mon 9:00am Stella Skillen, Ints Tues Feast of St Benedict

9:00am Anna Coyle, RIP Wed 9:00am Paddy Cannon, RIP Thur 9:00am Edward Mearon, RIP Fri 9:00am Helena Gomes, Jose Freire de Barres & Sergio

Gomes de Barres

Sat Nb NO MORNING MASS

Rotas for 16th

. July; Readers: 5:30pm Team B 8:30am Team D 10:30 am Team B Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: 5:30pm Team D 8:30am Team C 10:30 am Team C Cleaning: M.McGrory, C.Odilo Brasses: M.McGrory, A.Perkins Counting: A.Aulton, A.Corkery, J.Crossan Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: 5.30p.m. Team A 8.30 a.m. Team E 10.30 a.m. Team B Readers: 5.30p.m. Team C 8.30 a.m. Team D 10.30 a.m. Team C Cleaning: M.McGrory, M.Wilks Counters: C.Carr, V.Titmus, T.Perkins

Parish Societies: SVP – Second Saturdays, 9:45am Legion of Mary Thurs 7:45pm Thursday Lunch Club from 12:30pm, Thurs Youth Group Resumes in September Choir Practice None this week Journey in Faith resumes in September

Mass Intentions for Next Weekend

Sat 5:30pm Annie Miskelly, RIP

Sun 8:30am Peggy Rooke, RIP 10:30am Margaret O’Dowd, RIP

St. Thomas More Primary School Horse Shoes Lane, B26 3HU

Tel: 0121 743 3289. Head teacher Sr. Susan Collins.

St. Andrew’s Primary School & Nursery, Windrush Close, Solihull B92 8QL

Tel: 0121 743 5675. Head teacher Mr. David Naughton

Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour: Tues during 9:00am Mass.

Rosary is recited daily after Morning Mass. Morning Prayer of the Church: Mon-Fri 8:45am. Sacrament of Confession: Sat. 4:45pm-5:15pm.

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

9th July 2017 – Year A

St. Thomas More’s Parish Tote

£800 Jackpot ready to be won

Result for 03/07/2017

07-16-17-18

Next draw will take place

Monday 11th July after 9:00 Mass.

Mercy Garden Party

Sunday 16th July, 11:30am-2:30pm

Corpus Christi Church, Stechford

Bingo! Sat 8

th July – Please

note change of date, Eyes down 7pm.

Mass with Anointing of the Sick, Sat 22

nd July.,10:30am, Please note different

Saturday. Let Fr John know if you would like transport. There will be devotions in honour of

St. Peregrine, patron saint of cancer sufferers, from 10:15 am.

OFFERTORY COLLECTIONS 2nd July

Gift Aid £178 ~ Non-Gift Aid £707.57 Peters Pence £229.01

This Weekend – Apostleship of the Sea

St Paul’s School for Girls is seeking to appoint a Learning Hub Co-Cordinator, Gr2:16

£17,419. Term Time Only Applications can be downloaded from the website:

www.stpaulgl.gham.sch.uk More details in the porch

Congratulations and Prayerful good wishes to the 54 children from St Thomas More School who received the Sacrament of Confirmation from

Bishop Robert Byrne last week. Many thanks to Bishop Robert and all those who helped prepare

and support the children. May the Holy Spirit guide them to do God’s will in their lives.

St Mary’s Hospice Street Collection Friday 29th & Saturday 30th September.

Retreat at Belmont Abbey, Herefordshire Friday 8th - Sunday 10th September 2017

£130 Sharing. £150 Single room. Limited transport available at additional cost of £25 per person.

Please see poster in the porch for more details.

Caeli Dancing continues in the Parish Centre Monday evenings, 7:30pm-9:00pm.

Shake off any summertime blues!

31st ROSARY RALLY To pray for World

Peace & Young People SUNDAY 27TH AUG 2017 At Mount St. Bernard Abbey, Leicestershire. New venue and times

See poster in the porch

ST THOMAS MORE - DAY TRIP TO

WESTON SUPER MARE SATURDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2017

£12 PER PERSON BALANCE REQUIRED BY 12TH AUGUST.

£5 NON REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT REQUIRED TO SECURE SEAT. SIGN UP SHEET IN THE PORCH

July – Month of the Precious Blood Divine Mercy

Devotions Fri 21st July 6:30pm.

£156 was collected after the St Peter & Paul Masses for the SVP - Thankyou

Thanks to the Like Minded Ladies Group for the great effort of the New & Nearly New Sale. An amazing £2,343 was raised after much hard work and generosity. Well done and thanks!

LAUDATO SI, Pope Francis’ Encyclical on Creation – Discussion Monday evenings, 7pm.

RESUMES ON JULY 17TH (No group this Monday)

Tabor House, Birmingham’s only permanent night shelter for homeless people, is opening in

September? Could you volunteer as a host or mentor? Please come along to an open eve on

Thurs 13th July. More details in the porch

Fatima Pilgrimage 2017- Our group will pray for

the needs of our parish as we make a pilgrimage

to Fatima this week. Fr John will offer Mass for the

people of our parish at Our Lady’s shrine. PARISH BBQ – SATURDAY 22ND JULY

FROM 6:30PM – FREE ENTRY – PAY BAR MEAT & VEGGIE BURGERS, HOT DOGS, ,DISCO, HOT & COLD DRINKS . JOIN US AND KICK OFF YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAY!

We welcome into the family of our parish Oliver Teall, Wayne Coombes and Alfie Gray-Lancaster baptised

here last week. Next Talk on Baptism,

Tuesday August 1st., 6:30pm in church

Next Patricians Discussion Group,

Friday July 28th

., 7:45pm, Upper Room.

Topic: “What is Baptism in the Holy

Spirit?” All are welcome, but especially

the participants in last year’s Life in the

Spirit Seminars in our parish. This

discussion group will be a chance for us

to reflect on how much the Holy Spirit is

helping us. Please Save the Date!