PARISH OF ST.THOMAS OF HEREFORD, WEOBLEY HR4 8QAND ST BEDE THE VENERABLE, KINGTON HR5 3DW

Parish Priest,Fr.SimonMcGurk, St Thomas’ Presbytery, Weobley HR4 8QS Tel 01544 318325. Mob.07468 316231. email (pers) . (Parish)

Dean & Hosp.Chapl.Fr Matthew CarneyTel. 01432 265177 or 07785 583013

N.B. Due to Fr.Aidan’s illness, Fr.Simon will have the care of St.Ethelbert’s parish, Leominsteruntil further notice.

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The Website Go to the website, and click on ‘Contact’. Ian Campbell welcomes articles and photos.

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FOURTH WEEK OF LENT: March 4th – 10th. 2018

4th. SUNDAYOF LENT, ‘Laetare!’ and MOTHERING SUNDAY

Sat. Mar.10 Mass, Kington, 6.00pm. Sun 11 Mass, Weobley 11.00 amInt. Mon. 12 Mass, Leominster 9.30 -Feria. Tues. 13 No morning Mass or Euch. Service.

DEANERY STATION MASS, Our Lady’s, 7.00pm. . Wed. 14 Mass at Kington, 10.30 - Feria

Thur. 15 No Mass – Feria Fri. 16 Mass, Weobley 4.00– Feria

FIFTH WEEK OF LENT: March 12 – 18. 2018

5th. SUNDAY OF LENT Saturday 17 Mass - Kington, 6.00 pm.-Int.The Parish

Sunday 18 –Weobley, 11.00 -Int. ------

TODAY, SUNDAY, SOCIAL SUNDAY WITH REFRESHMENTS,

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CHILDREN’S FIRST COMMUNION PROGRAMME STARTS TODAY, SUNDAY, 10.45. ------

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS: Kington £- --Weobley £64.00

TODAYSPECIAL COLLECTION FOR ‘MARRIAGE CARE’,

for marriage preparation and every kind of marriage counselling,

PRAYER INTENTIONS

Please pray for those of our parish or known to us who are sick or in need of special prayers: Mary Clement, Brian & Diana Watkins, Nora Ward, Ann Upshaw, Tony Adamson jnr., Alison Doubleday, Sue Parrish, Corinne Armitstead, Fr.Aidan, Br. Bernard, Monica Mullet & Joan Whitehead. Lucas Oliveira..

We remember those of our parish, relatives and friends recently dead: David Syder,Polly Robin, Tony Jones, Norman Burrows and Anthony Wade (Lucy’s Godfather). We pray for any members of our security forces lately dead on active service.

We remember the dead of our parish whose anniversaries occur about this time:Maurice Edouard Joseph Lambot (M.’79), Charles Morgan (T.’68), William Harris (T.’69), ShaunaghAdinsell (W.2014), Thomas Kerrigan ((Sa.’94).

LENT;WEOBLEY MeetingsWeds. 2.30 at the R.C. Church, led by Rev. Sean Semple. Collect a reading preparation sheet from the back of our church.
KINGTON: Group meetings. Mon. Feb.19. w.TrishMacCurrach, 33 Cutterbach Lane, K’ton. 12.30-2.30, soup lunch.Thereafter on Tues.
Tues.7.30-9.30w.MarinaRelf, Peacehaven, Wed.3-5pm.w.R.Denis Parry, Mayfield, Mill st. K’ton. Fri.3-5pm. w R.Richard Ross. Bapt.Ch..
Details: Pat Roberts: 01544 231000

Next WORLD DAY OF THE POOR meeting, Tuesday March.20th.6.00, Our Lady’s Church room.

*DEANERY STATION MASS, this Tues.March 13. 7.00pm. OurLady’s. PLEASE MAKE A SPECIAL EFFORT TO BE THERE.

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS COMING UP

Sun. Mar.24/25 2nd.CAFOD COLLECTION.All envelopes in.

Fri.23rd. Second CAFOD Mass and soup lunch.

Hfd. cath. choir evensong at Belmont Abbey had to be postponed due to weather. watch this space.

PLEASE, PLEASE NOTICE: We need volunteers to prepare our churches for the Holy Week and Easter Liturgy, and money for flowers.

S.P.U.C. for the protection of unborn children

Sunday February 18th.

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE September 7th – 9th. 2018

Catholic Bishops Conference National Eucharistic Pilgrimage and Congress “I am the Bread of Life”. We have rish has been allocated 2 tickets. The main event is September 8th in the Liverpool Echo Arena. We need to choose 2 delegates.