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MUSIC

Hymns: 801, 649

11.00am: Cantor

Choir – Half Term

MASS INTENTIONS: Eugene Mallen, 3 x RIP; C Robinson, Return to Health; Private Intentions; L & C Murphy; Albert Wray, RIP; Rebecca Lopez, Return to Health; Irene dela Cerna, Return to Health; Eddie Boyle 2 x Anniv; Thelma Henderson, 60 x RIP; Mary Easton, 60 x RIP.

THE QUARTERLY AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN MASSwill be celebrated at 1pm today, Sunday, 26th October. All are welcome. Written prayer petitions are collected at the start of Mass. Light refreshments and Music follow immediately after Mass in Wheeler Hall, St. Annes Street, Leeds,

LEEDS TRINITY & ALL SAINTS, Horsforth will celebrate its Patronal feast day next Fri, 31st Oct with Mass in the Chapel, celebrated by the Bishop, at 2.15pm. Afternoon tea follows. There’ll be tours of the campus for those who wish. The afternoon will start at 1pm with the inaugural lecture of the recently appointed Professor of Theology, the Rev’d Matthew Steenberg, who will be speaking on “Fallen man or exiled son? Voices from antiquity on ‘original sin’ in the twenty first century.” Leeds Trinity is seeking to develop its links with the diocese and all who attend will be made to feel most welcome. For further information please contact Mrs Dominica Richmond, Chaplaincy Assistant: Tel: 0113 2837 100 ex 393; Email: .

NOVEMBER is the month traditionally associated with prayer for the Holy Souls. Masses will be offered throughout the year for those whose names are on the Dead List. Envelopes are available for this purpose at the back of the Cathedral. They may be returned in the offertory collection bags, through Cathedral House letterbox or given to one of the priests, deacons or sisters.

AN ICON OF ST PAUL: will be blessed and enthroned on the THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTSnext Sun, 2nd Nov. at the 11am Mass. This Icon of St Paul has been donated by the Society of St Paul to help us celebrate and pray through the Year of St Paul. At this Mass we shall also welcome the KNIGHTS OF ST COLUMBA for their annual MemorialMass.

A 30 WEEK PILGRIMAGE OF PRAYER WITH ST PAUL:

Step 1: Please observe silence for at least two minutes asking the Holy Spirit to meet you where you are at this moment.

Step 2: Pray the prayer: Most Holy Spirit, come into every part of my being and make it a temple for Jesus Christ, to the glory of the Father. Pray for me, Saint Paul to be a worthy instrument of the Gospel. Amen.

Step 3: Read God's word from Saint Paul or the Acts of the Apostles. Philippians 3:14-18. You may repeat quietly what you have read once or twice.

Step 4: Meditate on the word, words or phrases and sentences that touched you.

Step 5: Ask the Holy Spirit to help you put into action what He wants of you today.

Step 6: If you have a prayer journal, write some your reflection and action in it at the close of the day.

YEAR OF ST PAUL: a pilgrimage to Damascus and Antioch in the steps of St Paul will take place from 20th – 28th September 2009. Cost £785 for eight nights, half board in four star hotels also includes flight, UK taxes, transfers, tour guides and extra fuel tax. For further information, please contact Sr Catherine or Sr Mary Bernard on 0113 275 8852.

ALL SOULS DAYthis year is on Mon 3rd Nov. The 5.30pm Mass will be a sung Requiem Mass for the Faithful Departed.

COFFEE IS SERVEDin Wheeler Hall (next door to the Cathedral, accessed via St Anne’s Street) each Sunday after the 11am Mass. All welcome, especially visitors and those who are new to the Cathedral.

THE NEXT CATHEDRAL CONCERT is on Thursday 6th November at 1.10pm and features Jane Flynn.

MGR MOGER will be installed as an Ecumenical Canon of Ripon Cathedral on Sunday 9th November, during Evensong in that Cathedral at 5.30pm. All are welcome to attend. Light refreshments follow.

YOU ARE INVITED to a viewing of ‘Home is a Holy Place’ DVD, which is available for homes, schools and parishes. It’s part of the Celebrating Family Project and follows the Everybody’s Welcome and Home is a Holy Place events. See poster for details.

THIS YEAR’S CATHEDRAL LECTURES carry the theme of “Why listen to the Catholic Church today” developed through this statement, “Christians now find their fundamental beliefs frequently attacked by atheists, and their values challenged by an avowedly secular and post-Christian culture. The aim of the lectures is to restore contact with the distinctive content of the Catholic Faith, its theological and philosophical strengths and the intellectual traditions that sustained and developed it in previous years.” The lectures continue on Wed 12th Nov with Professor John Haldane, ending with Fr Thomas Crean OP on Dec 17th. The lectures will take place in Wheeler Hall at 7.00pm. See the notice board at the back of the Cathedral.

MUSIC AT SUNDAY 6.00pm MASSresumes on 9th November.

AN ECLECTIC MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA helping to build troubled lives. A concert in aid of the St Vincent’s Support Centre, Leeds will be held on Sunday 9th Nov from 3pm until 5pm in the Cathedral. Tickets £10.00 with £6.00 concessions. Available from your local St Vincent de Paul or from St Vincent’s on 0113 248 4126

THE DIOCESAN MARRIAGE PREPARATION PROGRAMME needs people who wish to support engaged couples as they prepare for marriage. The programme was reviewed and updated in 2003 and has continued to be a valued resource for all those in the diocese who use it in their ministry to engaged couples. The course will be held on the following Saturdays – 1st/November, 22nd November and 6th December 2008, from 10.30am until 3.30pm, at Wheeler Hall. Please contact Rev. Dr. Michael Mkpadi – 0113 2618026 (office), 0113 2959718 (home), 07884197261 (mobile)

JOURNEY into FAITH: Perhaps you have been going to Mass for a while and are considering becoming a Catholic, perhaps you want to be baptised, or you’ve been baptised but not confirmed. This programme will help you under-stand more about the Catholic Faith. The next session lasting approx. 1 hour will take place on Tues11th Nov at 6.30pm in Wheeler Hall.