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THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH OF
16th October 2016 - 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Issue 1145
7 YEARS
BUILDING A STRONG WORSHIPING COMMUNITY
1946- 2016
ST JOHN BOSCO PARISH
CELEBRATING
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ADMIRE AND IMITATE THEIR FAITH The enthusiasm of being part of a parish, building it up,
contributing towards it, spending time in and for it, was very high seventy years ago. It was just after World War II, and people had almost nothing, except firm faith, zeal, confidence and courage.
They wholeheartedly embraced all pastoral, spiritual and sacramental programmes which informed, formed and
transformed their faith. Baptisms were not in short supply, nor were First Communions and regular Confessions. Church
marriages were the normal thing for couples coming together for a lasting union. Even those who, sadly, had suffered separation or divorce were prompt to seek advice and guidance from the parish office before proceeding into other relationships. Prayer
groups and teaching sessions were teeming with people eager to learn and grow in their faith. You could only have Mass in your
Home if you booked early! They were rising up to action on behalf of the poor. That vibrant faith has kept this parish going.
Looking back at those years spurs us all to admire and emulate their example. The words of the Letter to the Hebrews are apt here: Remember your leaders who preached the word
of God to you, and as you reflect on the outcome of their lives, imitate their faith (Heb 13:7). Yes, imitate their faith. Pray
constantly, individually, and with your family. Go to Mass regularly, every Sunday to bless and be blessed. Go to
Confession regularly, to receive God's healing and forgiveness. Bless your marriage in church. Speak to a priest if you are not yet married in church. As the sin of each one diminishes the holiness of the entire church, the grace of every Sacrament
benefits not just the recipient, but the whole church (Fr. Bon).
St. Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School - Western Avenue, Woodley RG5 3BH Tel. 0118 969 3893 Head Teacher: Mr. James Broadbridge Website:
www.stdominicsavio.co.uk Emergency numbers for the Sacramental Ministry of a priest: Fr Bon 969 3423 Fr. Pat 931 4469 Fr. Stan 966 3711 Canon Michael 957 2149 Canon John O’Shea 957 4171 Please call your own priest first. READING CHURCHES WEEKEND MASS TIMES: CHRIST THE KING Sat 6.30pm & Sun 10am ENGLISH MARTYRS Sat 6.30pm, Sun 9.30am, 11.30am & 5pm OUR LADY OF PEACE Sun 9am, 11am & 5pm ST JAMES Sat 6pm, Sun 11am ST JOHN BOSCO Sat 6.30pm & Sun 10am ST WILLIAM OF YORK Sun 9am, 11am & 6pm
YEAR OF MERCY
2015 –2016
Responsorial Psalm: 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C
“Our help is in the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth”
St. John Bosco Church 56 Western Avenue,
Woodley, Reading RG5 3BH Tel: 0118 969 3423
Priest:
Fr Bonaventure Ndong
Email: stjohnbosco
@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk Website:
stjohnbosco.co.uk
Facebook: https://
www.facebook.com/groups/1455918784702101
Part of the
PORTSMOUTH DIOCESAN TRUST Registered Charity
Number 246871
Administrator: Karen Tarvin Church Office is open next
week: Tues-Fri: 8.30am - 1.30pm
Confessions
Saturdays, 5.30pm WEEKLY COLLECTION Envelopes £189 Loose £224.74 Standing orders: £510 CAFOD £325.83 Thank you for your kind and generous donations which go towards the running of the parish Next Special Collection: 23rd Oct—APF Mission Sunday
ST JOHN BOSCO BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE Please keep in your prayers all those with Anniversaries in October:
Sidney Crawford + Jim Foley + Michal Zolobajluk + Nigel Keel + Jean White + Richard Gillespie + Irene Gillespie + Phyllis Crawford +
Sean Jordan + Maurice Bayou + Keith Jukes + Joe Darné + Pamela Grace Evans + James Crowther +
NEXT MEETING DATES: 17th Oct, 8pm Prayer Group 20th Oct, 2pm Over 60’s 3rd Woodley St John Bosco Scout Group: Term Time Only Beavers: Mon 6.00 - 7.00 pm Cubs: Thu 6.30 - 8.30pm Scouts Mon 7.30 - 9.30pm
“The voice of Jesus is so touching and His smile so win-ning and his kindness so loving that for Him, I give up the world”
Cardinal Newman
OCTOBER ROSARY DEVOTION meeting on Saturdays & Sundays in the Wednesdays & Fridays, 9am parish centre NOT the Lady Chapel
BED FOR THE NIGHT (B4N) wanted volunteers to help the home-less during the coldest nights of the year by offering them a bed for the night. Seven central Reading Church communities take turns to host home-less people and offer evening meal, bed for the night and breakfast, dur-ing Jan & Feb. Training for volun-teers on Sat 5 Nov, 9.30 – 12.30 - Salvation Army Anstey Rd, Weds 16 Nov 7-9pm – Life Spring Church, Oxford Rd, & Sat 26 Nov 9.30 – 12.30 – Life Spring Church, Oxford Road. Please contact Louise to regis-ter [email protected]
ART/CRAFT EXHIBITION
Local artists and artisans
Christ Church, Woodley Sat, 29th October
2-4pm
UNLOCKING THE BIBLE If you would like to have a deeper relationship with God and a better understanding of your faith, then join us for Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible. This is an exciting pro-gramme of 8 Wednesday Evenings of a lively journey through the Bible, involving a DVD, sharing in small groups and feed back. You will not only benefit personally from being part of this study; you will also help to bring about a profound renewal in our parish. St John Bosco Parish hopes to begin Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible on 18 Jan -15 Mar. We need to have an idea of numbers so as to place an order for material asap, so please use the sign up sheet in the porch if you would like to attend.
THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF
UNBORN CHILDREN is working to commemo-rate the lives of unborn children lost by abortion since the passing of the 1967 Abortion Act. At Mass on 22/23 Oct you will be invited to complete a postcard asking your MP to act to protect unborn babies. Please support this initiative which gives us an oppor-tunity to make our voices heard on behalf of unborn children.
Please note Mass Count will be taking place throughout
October.
ENVIRONMENT SERVICE, St James’ Church, Pangbourne 10am—Sunday, 16th October Speech and Workshop run by
Rev. Dr Darrell Hannah
CHRISTIAN SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE
7.30pm Fri 11 November English Martyrs Catholic
Church Pray for Peace
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Baptism
MINISTERS FOR NEXT WEEKEND
22nd/23rd October
Readers Saturday Neil Oxley Chris Hughes Sunday Angelina Gualtieri-Reed Pia Gibbs Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Saturday R Toms K D’Souza L Carter Sunday B Buckley A + Altar C Owens B J Jeyakumar C + Altar M Tilney D + Altar L Guttridge Altar only
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KEY RECALL Could all those that have any keys to church areas and Parish areas please return them to the
Parish Office by Tuesday, 18th October for review and reissuance.
70th & 50th: THANK YOU
To all in the parish and school who took time and effort to organise the Events of last weekend in our parish and school, which were a resounding success. The school, particularly the
children, were fantastic and many thanks to them and their parents and staff for assisting them. Thank you to all who
attended the Events and made them such joy filled moments. Thanks also for all the organisation cooking and help with the
Cardinal Newman Celebrations, which were thoroughly Enjoyable and raised £915 for the parish project.
MEMORIAL WALL
At the Baptistery, back of the church. Write the names of your deceased loved ones
and put them up on the wall so that we can pray for them.
MY DAY BY DAY November May Day by Day are available
from the porch for £1
YOUTH MASS this Sunday,
4pm Newman (Parish) Centre ALL WELCOME
TRAIDCRAFT will be selling seasonal goodies including dried fruit for the Romanian Christmas Cake Appeal. All monies go towards fighting poverty through trade as well as any profit (£150 - 2014/15) to support projects.. Catalogues available to order gifts etc not kept in stock. Please contact Mary 9962667 for details.
CONGRATULATIONS to Noelle and Karl D’Souza on the birth of their Baby son Kyron D’Souza., born on 30th September 2016 weighing 2.6kg
CARDINAL NEWMAN RAFFLE TICKET WINNERS
Please can the winners please come and collect their prizes from the Parish Office. Thank you
THE NEWMAN CENTRE Our Parish Centre, newly
christened as THE NEWMAN CENTRE, is primarily for the spiritual, social and pastoral
benefit of parishioners. It is also open to members of the public for hire as individuals or groups for
events, subject to terms and con-ditions. Anybody wanting to use or hire the centre should contact
the Parish Administrator
PARISH CENSUS forms will be available to fill in at both of this weekend Masses
1st Anne Marie Palmer 6th M Armstead 11th Babu
2nd Vijay 7th Tom Keenan 12th P Gibbs
3rd pink 26-30 8th John Andrews 13th P Gill
4th Dick James 9th Karen Tarvin 14th T Gibbs
5th Tina Hancock 10th John Andrews 15th H Mole