ST PETER APOSTLE CHURCH, RUSHDEN
Parish Priest: Rev Joe Walsh Tel: 01933 353649
Deacon: Rev Peter Remmington Tel: 01933 353649
Parish Sec. Charmaine: Tue, Wed, Thu: 10:30am-2:30pm
Email: catholicrushden@gmail.com / www.rushdencatholicchurch.co.uk
Twitter: www.twitter.com/catholicrushden
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StPeterApostleRCChurchRushden
1st December 2019 – YEAR A
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
MASS BOOK: Page 82
PREFACE: Page 65
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER: Number 2
MYSTERY OF FAITH: When we eat this Bread…
Liturgies For The Week
Sat: 6:30pm – Holy Souls
Sun: 10:00am – People of St Peter’s
Mon: 10:00am – Celebration of Word and Communion
Tue: 9:30am – John & Mary Miller
Wed: 9:30am – Mass
Thu: 9.30am – Biagio Campanaro
Fri: 10:00am – A & F Girardi
Sat: 6:30pm – Eleanor Murray
Sun: 10:00am – People of St Peter’s
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturday: None this week
Children’s Liturgy: During the 10am Sunday Mass
Holy Hour: Tuesday after 9:30am Mass
Rosary None this week
Childrens Rosary Prayer Group: Saturday 7th
at 10:00 am in Church
Refreshments: After 10am Mass in the Parish Hall
‘Coffee Stop’: Thursday 10am -11:30am in Hall Lounge
St Vincent de Paul: Fridays at 10:30am in the Sacristy
Please pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Francesa Pilcher, Eric Mather-Franks, Margaret Rhoada Sivyer, Harold George, Angina Borzym, Charlotte Beatrice Craft, Joseph Finnerty, Mary Brown, Margaret Vickers. May they rest in peace.
Please remember in prayer: Tom, Pat, Robin, Jenny, James, Marie, Lewis, Nathan Sophie, Mel, Olive, Vallet & Skelton families, Eleanor, Lisa, Phillip, Paddy, Claire, the Castle family, Katie, Evie, Jensy, Tony, Mary, Susan, Cathy and the Baker, Thomson and French families.
OFFERTORY: Last week’s collection amounted to £488.21. Thank you.
SECOND COLLECTION: For the Catholic Youth Services raised £ 220.19 Thank you very much
DONATION STATION: We are trialling the use of a Donation Station, a quick and secure way to donate your Offertory or Second Collection offering or pay for Repository items using contactless cards.
CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE: At 7:30pm on Wednesday, December 18th at Rushden Lakes Boardwalk. See poster on noticeboard.
LUX.VOX: Calling all young people of our parish aged
11-18 years. We would like to invite you to a short presentation after 10am Mass on 8th December in the Parish Lounge to discuss Lux weekend. Further details to be handed out this week.
Safeguarding: Stuart Pearce Tel: 01933 391574
VISITING THE PARISH?
We offer you a warm welcome and if you are a UK taxpayer and are intending to put money in the collection, please consider using a Gift Aid envelope – they can be put in the collection bag or, if you need time to complete the information needed, in the box at the back of the Church.
Thank you
Christ the King Feast – Father Joe wishes to thank everyone who participated in the lovely service.
PRAYER MINISTRY Our prayer Ministry team will be available at the end of 10am Mass Sunday 1st December. If you feel that you would like prayer for any reason please come to them or indicate that you would like them to come to you.
THE KEYS With the advent of colour in the magazine it seems like a good time to change the cover of The Keys. You are invited to use your artistic skills and imagination to design us a new cover. There will be a prize for the chosen entry! Send your entry to edthekeys@outlook.com The editors decision is final.
DONT FORGET THE KEYS! The deadline for the Christmas issue is Tuesday 10th December. Contributions or letters to the editor or any other communication should be sent to edthekeys@outlook.com or placed in the box marked “The Keys” at the back of the Church.
WINTER GLORY CONFERENCE FOR WOMEN: On January 25th from 9:30am to 4:30pm at Kettering Buccleuch Academy. Tickets £18 available from www.winterglory.co.uk . See noticeboard and flyers at back of church.
GENERAL ELECTION HUSTINGS: Our area meeting will be held on Wednesday, 4th December at 7:30pm at Park Road Baptist Church (PRBC). For more information contact PRBC on 01933 741 126.
PARENTS OF FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CHILDREN: There will be a meeting to prepare for this year’s programme after the 10:00am Mass 1st December in the Parish Hall Lounge. We are currently gathering the names of the children who would like to enter the Sunday school programme, which starts 12th January after 10:00am Mass. Please enter name and contact details on the sheet at the back of the Church.
SVP GIVING TREE:will be available after Mass this weekend. This year we will be supporting the local Food Bank, and the items on the labels are things identified by the Food Bank clients as extras they would like at Christmas time. Please take as many labels as you like and bring the items back over the next two weekends.
APOLOGIES: For no Sunday Plus for our parish new-letter this weekend as it was omitted from the pack.
Diocesan Patronal Festival Mass: In honour of Mary Immaculate is being celebrated in the Cathedral on Saturday, 7 December at 11am to launch the Year of the Word to which all are invited.
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: Sunday: 2:00pm to 7pm; Monday: None; Tuesday: 10am to 7pm; Wednesday: 11am to 6:30pm; Thursday: 11am to 6:00pm; Friday: 11:30 to 6:00pm; Saturday: 2:00pm to 5:15pm.