HEARTSTONE YEAR PLAN 2017 – 2018
Sunday Lectionary Year B – weekdays Year 1
Items in red are still to be confirmed, dates are subject to change
Parish Chosen Charities for 2 years (ending Dec 2018): Aid to Church in Need (ACN), Nugent Care, Southport Spinal Unit
Thurs 30th Nov / 6-7.30 Ainsdale Nativity/Lights Switch on
6.30pm SH Hall – 58 Brownies Toy Sale

DECEMBER 2017

Fri 1st Dec / First Friday Mass / SJS Christmas Quiz Carols
7pm SH Christmas Bingo
Launch of Woodvale Foodbank
Sat 2nd Dec
Sun 3rd Dec 1st of Advent
Migrants Day / Soulcare/Mercy/
Christening Welcome/Patchwork/Baptism Prep
Children’s first reconciliation 12 pm? / Deliver local Christmas Cards
6pm Methodist - Carols around tree NB: we contribute…
Mon 4th Dec / School’s Carol Service at SJS with CoE

Tues 5th Dec

/ GIFT

Wed 6th Dec

/ SVP Christmas Lunch

Thurs 7th Dec

/ Come & See #7 / OLG Committee Meeting

Fri 8th Dec

Immaculate Conception of BVM
Sat 9th Dec
Sun 10th Dec 2nd of Advent
Bible Sunday / Baptisms
1st Reconciliation Service SJS 11.30am / SH Christmas Coffee Morn
SJS Christmas Bingo
Mon 11th Dec/Tues 12th Dec / Church Meeting SH / Church Meeting SJS
Wed 13th / Knit & Natter
Thurs 14th / RCIA Come & See #8 @ SJS
Fri 15th / OLG Mass/Carol Service in church, then in hall
Sat 16th Dec
Sun 17th Dec 3rd of Advent / Octave, pre-Christmas / SJS Christmas Fair 1.30

Mon 18th Dec

/ 2pm Coffee & Chat SH / 7pm Carols around the houses

Tues 19th Dec

/ 7pm Christmas Ultreya at Cathedral

Wed 20th Dec

/ Sharing Scripture & Lectio Divina

Thurs 21st Dec

/ Come & See #9 / Family Reconciliation? / Birkdale High; KGV finish

Fri 22nd

/ Christ King; Meols Cop finish
Sat 23rd Dec / 5.30pm mass at SH / 10CarolSinging@Co-op/Mince piesmulled wine
Sun 24th Dec4th of Advent
CHRISTMAS EVE
Pray for Expectant Mothers / Mass:10am mass at SJSSpecial Collection:Crib Collection
Mass: 6pm @ SJS
8.30pm Carols / 9pm Mass @ SH
Mon 25th Dec
CHRISTMAS DAY / 10am mass only, at SJS
Nativity of the Lord
Tues 26th DecSt Stephen’s Day / Boxing Day
Weds 27th Dec
Feast of St John the Apostle

Thurs 28th DecHoly Innocents

Fri 29th DecSt Thomas à Becket

Sat 30th Dec

Sun 31st Dec Feast of Holy Family

/ New Year’s Eve / Club NYE Party

JANUARY 2018

Mon 1st Jan Mary Mother of God

/ New Year’s Day

Tues 2nd Jan

/ GIFT

Wed 3rd Jan

/ Sharing Scripture restarts

Thurs 4th Jan

/ RCIA Come & See / Bowls resumes/Donna’s b’day

Fri 5th Jan

/ First Friday Mass / SJS Quiz

Sat 6th Jan

Sun 7th Jan Epiphany

/

Soulcare/Mercy/

/Patchwork/ Christening Welcome/ Baptism Prep?

Mon 8th Jan Baptism of Lord

/ Staff Inset Day

Tues 9th Jan

/ LCR team meeting / Schools return/Organise Lockie envelopes

Wed 10th Jan

/ Irenaeus on Mark(Holy Family)

Thurs 11th Jan

/ Parish Vision Team Meeting / Improve Woodvale

Sat 13th Jan

Sun 14th Jan 2nd Ord Sunday

Peace Sunday / F4L #1 at SH (13/14th)
11.30 W Y A Catechists @ SJS / Baptisms

Tues 16th Jan

/ WYA Family Catechesis #4 / HeartStone Wellbeing Group/Joint Church Team meeting / Irenaeus on Mark(Sacred Heart)

Wed 17th Jan

/ Sharing Scripture & Lectio Divina

Thurs 18th Jan

/ Brownies resumes / RCIA Come & See
18-25th Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity: 7pm

Fri 19th

/ OLG Mass

Sat 20th Jan

Sun 21st Jan 3rd Ord Sunday

Christian Unity Sunday / Christian Unity week of prayer / 9.30am Community Breakfast in Club

Mon 22nd Jan

/ Christian Unity Evenings begin / Mo: Methodist, Tu: Village, We: SH,
Th: Chapel, Fr: St J CoE

Fri 26th

/ Unity Evening @ SH / Social Evening with presentation of cheques to Parish Chosen Charities

Sat 27th Jan

Sun 28th Jan 4th Ord Sunday

Racial Justice Sunday / 1.30 Holocaust Memorial Service, Christ Church, Lord Street

Mon 29th Jan

/ Coffee & Chat

Tues 30th Jan

/ Sefton Faith Network9.30-1pm, Linacre Methodist Mission

Wed 31st Jan

/ CTiA @ St John’s CoE

FEBRUARY 2018 / Accounts £ to Parish

Thurs 1st Feb

Fri 2nd Feb

Presentation of the Lord

/ Living Christ Retreat #2 First Friday Mass?

Sat 3rd Feb

Sun 4th Feb

/

Living Christ Retreat #2 Soulcare/Mercy/

/Patchwork/ Christening Welcome/ Baptism Prep

Tues 6th Feb

/ GIFT/ SH 7.30am One Church Prayer Group

Wed 7th Feb

/ CAFOD evening @ SH

Thurs 8th Feb

/ Day for Victims of Trafficking / “Following Christ Faithfully Today” at St Joseph’s Freshfield

Fri 9th Feb

/ SJS Quiz night / Half Term - schools finish

Sat 10th Feb

Sun 11th Feb

World Day 4 Sick/Day 4 Unemployed

/ BAPTISMS

Mon 12th Feb

Tues 13th Feb

/ 7 SH 7.30amOne Church Prayer Group / Combined church teams meal
/KSC in Little Church

Wed 14th Feb

Ash Wednesday / Sharing Scripture

Thurs 15th Feb

/ Anxiety Course #1 / Lent Safari at xx, 2pm & 7.30pm?

Sat 17th Feb

Sun 18th Feb
1st Sunday of Lent / W Y A Team Meeting
Come & See Election, Cathedral (date tbc)
Pray for Candidates for Sacraments esp on Sundays of Lent / Social night

Mon 19thFeb

/ Schools return

Tues 20th Feb

/ WYA Catechesis #5@SJS
SH 7.30amOne Church Prayer Group

Wed 21st Feb

Thurs 22nd Feb

/ Anxiety Course #2 / Chris Thomas teaching at St Josephs / Lent Safari at xx , 2pm & 7.30pm?

Fri 23rd Feb

/ Lent Fast Day

Sat 24th Feb

Sun 25th Feb 2nd in Lent

/ Day for the UnemployedSpecial Families Mass SH

Mon 26th Feb

/ Coffee & Chat SH

Tues 27th Feb St David’s Day

/ SH 7.30amOne Church Prayer Group

MARCH 2018

Thurs 1st March

/ Anxiety Course #3

Fri 2nd March

/ 2.30 Women’s World Day of Prayer at xx/ 1st Fri Mass / SJS Quiz night

Sat 3rd Mar

Sun 4th Mar

3rd Sunday in Lent

/

Soulcare/Mercy/

/Patchwork/ Christening Welcome/ Baptism Prep

Tues 6th Mar

/ GIFT

Thurs 8th Mar

/ Anxiety Course #4/OLG Committee/ParishVisionTeam / Lent Safari at xx , 2pm & 7.30pm

Sat 10th Mar

Sun 11th Mar 4th Sun of Lent
Mother’s Day (Laetare Sunday) / F4L #2 at SH (10th/11th)
Baptisms SJS / W Y A Team Meeting

Mon 12/Tues 13th Mar

/ Church Teams Meetings

Tues 13th Mar

/ WYA Family Catechesis #6

Wed 14th Mar

/ Sharing Scripture & Lectio Divina / CTiA mtg at

Thurs 15th Mar

/ Come & See / Anxiety Course #5 / Lent Safari at xx , 2pm & 7.30pm

Fri 16th March

/ OLG Mass / Pastoral Area holy hour – venue tbc
Solemn Annual Exposition @ St Patricks

Sat 17th Mar

Sun 18th Mar 5th Sun of Lent

/ St Patrick’s Irish Social night
Mon 19th Mar / St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Wed 21st Mar

/ Lent Safari at xx , 2pm and 7.30pm

Thurs 22nd Mar

/ Anxiety Course #6
invitation to Parish sharing (venue/time tbc) / “Heaven on Earth” 22-25th, where?

Fri 23rd March

/ Schools break for Easter

Sat 24th Mar

Sun 25th Mar Palm Sunday / 25th Clocks Spring Forward
Mon 26th Mar / Passover meal at SJS / Coffee & Chat@ SH
Tues 27th Mar

Thurs 29th Mar

Maundy Thursday

/ Mass of the Lord’s Supper / Lent Safari at , 2pm & 7.30pm

Fri 30th MarGood Friday

APRIL 2018- check Formby Easter outdoor service

Sat31st MarHoly Saturday

Sun 1st Apr EASTER DAY / Soulcare/Mercy/ / 6.30am Sunrise Beach Service: Village

Mon 2nd April

Wed 3rd Apr

Fri 6th Apr

/ First Friday Mass / SJS Quiz night

Sat 7th Apr

Sun 8th Apr 2nd Sun Easter / Baptisms SH / Divine Mercy Sunday

Mon 9th Apr

Annunciation of the Lord

/ Schools return

Thur 12th Apr

/ OLG Committee Meeting

Fri 13th Apr

/ Social night

Sat 14th Apr

Sun 15th Apr 3rd Sun of Easter

/ Grand National

Mon 16th Apr

Tues 17th Apr

/ WYA Family Catechesis #7

Sat 21st Apr

Sun 22nd Apr 4th Sun of Easter

World Day of Prayer for Vocations / St George F4L #3 at SH (21st/22nd)

Mon 23rd Apr St George

Wed 25th Apr

/ Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel Triduum #1

Thurs 26th Apr

/ Triduum #2 / Parish Vision Team / SCCG meeting

Fri 27th Apr

/ Triduum #3

Sat 28th Apr

Sun 29th Apr 5thof Easter

Mon 30th Apr / Coffee & Chat

MAY 2018

Rosary before Mass in May (replaces morningprayer)

Tues 1st May

/ GIFT

Fri 4th MayEnglish Martyrs

/ First Friday Mass / Quiz night

Sat 5th May

Sun 6th May 6thof Easter

/ Soulcare/Mercy/
/Christening Welcome/Patchwork/ Baptism Prep? / Special Mass: Families+Brownies

Thurs 10th May

Ascension of the Lord

/ OLG Committee meeting / Cursillo 10-13th May

Fri 11th May

/ Social night

Sat 12th May

Sun 13th May 7th of Easter

World Communications Day / Baptisms SJS / Charities Night:

13-19 May

/ Christian Aid Week/Dementia Awareness Week

Fri 18th May

/ OLG Mass

Sat 19th May

Sun 20st May PENTECOST

/ Recommissioning of Ministries? / Royal Wedding / FA Cup Final
Walk of Hope? Ecumenical pulpit swaps?

Fri 25th May

/ Schools break for half term

Sat 26th May

Sun 27th Most Holy Trinity

Mon 28th May

/ Coffee & Chat

Thurs 31st May

/ Visitation of the BVM

JUNE 2018 – Refugee Week?

Fri 1st June

/ First Friday Mass / Quiz night

Sat 2nd June

Sun 3rd June

Body & Blood of Christ

/ Soulcare/Mercy/ F4L #4 at SH (2nd/3rd)
Christening Welcome/ Patchwork/ Baptism Prep?
Pulpit Swaps: read CTiA Covenant/Ministries Commissioning / Ainsdale Family Fun Day?

Mon 4th June

/ Schools return

Tues 5th June

/ GIFT / CTiA mtg at Village Church

Thurs 7th June

/ OLG Committee Meeting / Parish Vision Team

Fri 8th June

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Sat 9thJune

Immaculate Heart of Mary

Sun 10th June

/ ONE SH Mass tbc Baptisms SH

Mon 11th June

/ Joint Church Team Meeting at SH

Thurs 14th June

/ Holy Communion Mass Rehearsal / SCCG
Fri 15th June / OLG Mass

Sat 16th June

Sun 17th June Day for Life

/ START HOLY COMMUNIONS AT PARISH MASSES / Presentation of Certificates, when?

Wed 20th June

/ Sharing Scripture & Lectio Divina / Parish Open Forum @ SH

Sat 23rd June

Sun 24th June 12th of OrdNativity of John the Baptist

Mon 25th June

/ Coffee & Chat

Tues 26th June

/ Victims of Torture vigil?

Thurs 29thSSPeter & Paul

Sat 30th June

/ Soulcare/Mercy/ Wedding 1pm @ ? / Ainsdale Show

Xx June

/ SJS BBQ?

JULY 2018

Sun1st July 13th of Ord / Christening Welcome/ Patchwork/ Baptism Prep? / Tent Service Organisers:

Tues 3rd July

/ GIFT

Fri 6th July

/ First Friday Mass / Quiz night / Staff inset day

Sat 7th Jul

Sun 8th Jul 14th/Ord Sea Sunday / Brownies at Mass (date tba) Baptisms SJS

Mon 9th July / Tues 10th

/ Church Teams Meetings

Thurs 12th July

/ OLG Committee Meeting

Sat 14th July

Sun 15thJuly 15th of Ord

Fri 20th July

/ OLG Mass / Annual Justice & Peace Conf: 20–22 July

Sat 21st Jul

Sun 22rd 16th of Ord / Annual Justice & Peace Conference

Wed 25th July

/ Schools Finish

Thurs 26th July

/ FrJacques Hamel’sanniversary:executedbyISIS 26thJuly‘16

Sat 28th Jul

Sun 29th 17th of Ord

Mon 30th July

/ Coffee & Chat

AUGUST 2018

Fri 3rd Aug

/ First Friday Mass / Quiz night

Sat 4th Aug

Sun 5th Aug

/ Soulcare/Mercy/
Christening Welcome/ Patchwork/ Baptism Prep? / “The Wilderness” in Surrey ?

Mon 6th Aug

Transfiguration of the Lord

Tues 7th Aug

/ GIFT

Thurs 9th Aug

/ OLG Committee Meeting

Sat 11th Aug

Sun 12th Aug 19th in Ord

Wed 15th August

/ Assumption of BVM
Fri 17th Aug / OLG Mass

Sat 18th Aug

Sun 19th Aug 20th in Ord

Sat 25th Aug

Sun 26th Aug 21st in Ord

Tues 28th Aug

/ St Augustine

Wed 29th Aug

/ Passion of St John the Baptist

SEPTEMBER 2018

Sat 1st Sept
Sun 2rd Sept 22nd in Ord / Soulcare/Mercy/ World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation
Christening Welcome/ Patchwork/ Baptism Prep?

Mon 3rd Sept

/ Fr T at Catholic Theology Association Conf
Staff Inset Day

Tues 4th Sept

/ Feast of Saint Mother Teresa / GIFT / Staff Inset Day

Wed 5th Sept

/ Schools Return

Thurs 6th Sept

/ OLG Committee Meeting

Fri 7th Sept

/ First Friday Mass / 7th–9thNational Eucharistic Congress in L’pool
Quiz Night

Sat 8th Sept

Sun 9th Sept 23rd in Ord

/ Education Day / SH BBQ

Tues 11th Sept

Fri 14th Sept

Exaltation of Holy Cross

/ OLG Mass

Sat 15th SeptOur Lady of Sorrows

Sun 16th Sept 24th in Ord

/ Home Mission Day / 9 days to O.L.Walsingham (24th)

Wed 19th Sept

/ Sharing Scripture & Lectio Divina

Sat 22nd Sept

Sun 23th Sept 25th in Ord

/ Harvest: between 22-28 Sept/or when Harvest Festivals are

Mon 24th Sept

/ Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham / Coffee & Chat

Thurs 27th Sept St Vincent de Paul

Sat 29th Sept

Sun 30th Sept 26th in Ord

OCTOBER 2018

Tues 2nd Oct

/ GIFT

Fri 5th October

/ Harvest Fast Day / First Friday Mass / Quiz night

Sat 6th Oct

Sun 7th Oct 27th in Ord

/ Mercy / Soulcare Meditation Day
Day of Prayer for Prisoners and their dependants Patchwork/ Christening Welcome/ Baptism Prep?

Tues 9th Oct

/ Blood Donor Session SJS Hall?

Wed 10th Oct

/ Mental Health Day

Thurs 11th Oct

/ OLG Committee Meeting

Sat 13th Oct

Sun 14th Oct 28th in Ord

Wed 17th Oct

/ Sharing Scripture & Lectio Divina

Thurs 18th Oct

/ Schools finish for half term

Fri 19th Oct

/ OLG Mass & Guild Party

Sat 20th Oct

Sun 21st Oct 29th in Ord

Mon 22nd Oct

/ St John Paull II

Thur 25th Oct

/ Feast of St John Stone
Sat 27th Oct
Sun 28th Oct 30th in Ord / 10am? Feast of SJS: ONE Mass? tbc / Clocks go back

Mon 29th Oct

/ Schools Return

NOVEMBER 2018

Thurs 1st Nov All Saints

Fri 2nd Nov All Souls

/ First Friday Mass? / Quiz night
Sat 3rd Nov
Sun 4th Nov 31st in Ord / Soulcare/Mercy/
Christening Welcome/ Patchwork/ Baptism Prep? / Parish Supper??

Tues 6th Nov

/ GIFT

Wed 7th Nov

/ Parish Open Forum?

Thurs 8th Nov

/ OLG Committee Meeting

Sat 10th Nov

Sun 11th Nov 32nd in Ord

Remembrance Day / Baptisms SJS / Remembrance Service, village green

Wed 14th Nov

/ Sharing Scripture & Lectio Divina

Thurs 15th Nov

/ SJS Annual Memorial Mass?

Fri 16 Nov

/ OLG Mass / Annual ‘Day for the Poor’

Sat 17th Nov

Sun 18th Nov 33rd in Ord / SJS Christmas Fair?? / Southport Lights Switch On

Wed 21st Nov

/ Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary / Red Wednesday (? 21st Nov) (light SH red)

Sat 24th Nov

Sun 25thChrist The King

/ Youth Day / END OF LITURGICAL YEAR

Mon 26th Nov

/ Coffee & Chat

Fri 30th Nov

/ Rehearsal of Schools Carol Service at SJS?

DECEMBER 2018 – check Formby Nativity date

Sat 1st Dec
Sun 2nd Dec Advent Begins / Soulcare/Mercy/
Christening Welcome/ Patchwork/Baptism Prep? / SH Christmas Coffee morning?
SJS Christmas Bingo?

Mon 3rd Dec

/ Schools Carol Service at SJS?

Tues 4th Dec

/ GIFT
Thurs 6th Dec / OLG Committee Meeting / Ainsdale lights on? Brownies Toy Sale?
Fri 7th Dec / First Friday Mass / / SJS Christmas Quiz ?
Sat 8th Dec Immaculate Conception of BVM
Sun 9th Dec 2nd of Advent / Baptisms / SJS Christmas Fair?
Fri 14th Dec / OLG Mass / Quiz night & Carols
Sat 15th Dec
Sun 16th Dec 3rd of Advent

Tues 18th Dec

/ 7pm Christmas Ultreya at Metropolitan Cathedral (date? Organised by Cursillo)
Wed 19th Dec / Sharing Scripture & Lectio Divina

Fri 21st Dec

/ Schools finish for Christmas
Sat 22rd Dec
Sun 23th Dec 4th of Advent / CHRISTMAS EVE / Carol Singing at the Co-op
Tues 25th Dec
CHRISTMAS DAY
Wed 26th Dec / St Stephens
Sat 29th Dec
Sun 30th Dec Holy Family

Mon 31st Dec

/ New Years Eve

JANUARY 2019

Tues 1st Jan

/ New Years Day
Sat 5th Jan

Sun 6th JanEPIPHANY

Mon 7th Jan

/ Staff Inset Day

Tues 8th Jan

/ Schools return

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