Parish Newsletter

 

October Mass Count Starts Next Sunday

 

Confirmation – 19^th November 2019 7.00 pm

This Tuesday: Class 4 – Daring to be Catholic!

 

October Bible Month

Starts on Tuesday! We’re setting up our own Bible Exhibition on Monday Morning at 10.00 am if you’d like to join us. If you have any Bibles you’d like displayed (not valuable ones, please), do bring them along. Then the first of our three talks on Bible Translation is here on Wednesday at 7.30 pm: why the Catholic Church was initially so hostile to the concept of translating the Bible, and why it then became so enthusiastic. All warmly welcome! If you haven’t taken a brochure listing all the events for Bible Month in Chester, please do so today.

Our church will be open every morning in October 10.00 am to after Morning Mass: could you be a Steward any morning, 10.00-11.30 am?

 

Feast of St Francis on Friday 4^th October

St Francis Parish invites us to join them for the Thursday Evening: 7:00 pm – Service of Evening Prayer commemorating the Transitus of St Francis of Assisi. Afterwards light refreshments in the parish hall. Then on Friday 4^th: 11:00 am to 9 pm Eucharistic Adoration and Sacrament of Reconciliation during this period "outside" of the Masses; 12:00 pm Solemn Mass in English
3:00 pm – Divine Mercy Prayer followed by the Holy Rosary; 7:00 pm Solemn Mass in Polish.

 

Christleton Churches Together Summer Teas

Finish this weekend, with the Werbies doing the honours – Sunday afternoon, in the Methodists. Let’s give them a rousing send-off!

 

CAFOD Harvest Fast Day: October 2019

Take an envelope from the back of church and return it on the Collection Plate.

 

Second Collection for Church Students

Five new students began their training for the Priesthood in Shrewsbury Diocese this autumn, so any help you can give with the cost of the training is highly appreciated. Weekend 28/29 September. Gift Aid Envelopes available.

 

Philip Chidell “First Friday” Recital

Friday 4^th October, 7.30 pm sees the return of our old friend Philip Chidell. Items this time include Ave Maria, I Dreamed a Dream, Air on the G String, You Raise Me Up, Music of the Night, The Merry Widow, Some Enchanted Evening, and many more.  See you all there!

 

Calling All Elderly and Housebound!

If you know of anyone that you feel would like to join our many events for the elderly and housebound, please email svpchester@gmail.com or call Stephen Perry, 07775781204 for more information.

 

Mental Health Group

Due to meet Monday 30^th September: can we postpone until the following Monday, 7^th October, please, so that I can attend the new Rector at St Mary’s Handbridge being induced?

 

Wanted: Another Weekday Sacristan!

Anyone willing? We have a team of four, so you’d be required only once or twice each week. Full training given. See FP if interested.

 

Matthew Bannaghan RIP

Sincere thanks to everyone who came last Friday for Matthew’s Requiem, to support his parents, family and friends.  

 

Update on Parish Safeguarding

Liz Aiello, our Safeguarding Rep, has done a fantastic job in clearing over 60 Parish Volunteers who work with our children and vulnerable adults. This weekend, I’ll give a full Report to Parish on where we’re up to on this essential work.

 

University Freshers’ Fairs Last Week

Thanks to everyone who helped!

 

First Holy Communions for 2019-20

The list is now finalised at 16 names: Launch Meeting is Thursday 3^rd October, 6.30 pm, Parish House. This is for parents only, please, not children.

 

APF Red Box Mission Collection: Sunday 6^th Oct

 

Forthcoming Music Events: Anyone Interested?

1. G&S “Ruddigore” at St Mary’s (by the Castle), Thurs– Sat 3^rd – 5^th October. 7.30 pm. Tickets £12.50. I’m going on Sat 5^th if anyone would like to join me?
2. Brass Band Concert at Saltney Tavern, Sat 12^th Oct, 7.30. Tickets £5. Again, anyone like to join me?
3. Bob Owens, our excellent friend, is giving an Organ Recital on Monday 21^st October at St Giles Church, Wrexham at 12.30 pm, in memory of his beloved late wife, Linda.

Signing up list for the three events at back of church.

 

SVP: Mass for the Elderly and Housebound

Thanks, everyone, for a super afternoon last Sunday: a beautiful Mass together, and a lovely tea to follow. Know of anyone else who’d like to join us?

 

Calling all Catholic Students!

CathSoc 2019-2020 launches this Sunday Evening, 29^th September, with a walk around the walls and simple supper. Purple sheets for ALL our students to leave us their details at back of church. Every student, at Chester or elsewhere, Catholic or not, very warmly welcome to join us for these Sunday Evenings of fun and fellowship. Flyers out today for distributing far and wide.

 

Cake and Wine Left at Back of Church

A bag was left at the back last Sunday containing a very large cream cake and two bottles of wine. Anyone know anything about this? Sadly, we have had to throw the cake away, but we still have the two bottles of wine. But not for ever, of course…

 

Refreshments Teams – Anyone Like to Join Us?

As a Parish, we try to offer refreshments after events here, especially in the evening. Anyone like to join the Team? We find two is the ideal number, it isn’t onerous – just serving the teas and coffees – and full training will be given. See FP if interested.

 

Photo of the Week: Craithie Kirk, Scotland

Lovely photo of the little church where the Queen attends when at Balmoral. The sender didn’t tell us whether they were invited for tea afterwards…