BULLETIN 723Remembrance Sunday
H.B. MASS 9.30a.m. Hw. MASS 11.00a.m. MON.9th Nov. Dedication of the Lateran Basilica No Mass TUES.10th Nov. St. Leo the Great Pp. WED.11th Nov. St. Martin of Tours Bp. THURS.12th Nov. St. Josaphat Bp. FRI.13th Nov. Weekday SAT.14th Nov. Weekday Hw. MASS 10.00a.m.
EVENTS THIS WEEKWelcome Back Fr. Leo Wed. 2.30p.m. Hw. Churches Together meeting
Welcome to all our visitors
Parish Website: www.rcchurchhaltwhistle.co.uk Diocesan Website: www.rcdhn.org.uk/parishsites.htm A Big Thank You
To Rev. Fr. Christopher Warren and Fr. Jeroen Hoogland for offering our Masses while Fr. Leo Pyle has been away. Hw. Churches Together Prayer Group Mon. 10.30a.m. Holy Cross church. Praying for local issues, world issues and individual requests; giving thanks for the joys of life. All welcome. Christmas Card Charities Preparing for Christmas – selection of charity cards at back of the church including The Catholic Printing Company; Apostleship of the Sea; Aid to Church in Need. Hw. Churches Together Meeting On Wed. St. Wilfrid’s Hall, 2.30p.m. Remembrance Liturgy St. Mary’s H/ham Thurs. 12th Nov. 9.15a.m. Children from St. Marys & St. Joseph’s Schools will have a Liturgy of remembrance in Church. All Welcome. Hexham Galilee Talks Sat. 21st Nov. 11.00a.m. St. Mary’s H/Ham Re-Evangelising our Parishes. Speaker Fr. Marcus Holden Hw. Churches Together Advent Carol Service Nov. 29th 6p.m. Methodist Church Rev. Neil Wilson. All welcome. St Wilfrid's Annual Coffee Morning Sat. Dec. 5th at the Methodist Church Hall between 9.30a.m. and 11.30am. Stalls will include: raffle, cakes and homemade preserves, gifts, tombola and a Nearly New stall. All donations to the stalls can be left at the back of church. As in other years, we aim to provide a buffet refreshment of sweet and savoury food. All offers of help will be most welcome. Clergy Training Fund Continues to be open for donations. The Weavings Nov. Edition Now available – See Notice Board for details of reflections and courses and Advent events and resources. Light up a Life Sat. Dec. 5th Hexham Abbey 4.00p.m. A heart-warming way to remember a loved one by lighting a candle in their memory at a special service. Leaflets in Magazine Rack. The Syrian Asylum Route to Newcastle Since 2011 around 5,000 Syrians have been granted humanitarian protection in the UK under the normal asylum process. Some were dispersed to Newcastle. The West end Refugee Service supported 21 Syrians in the last year, providing them with the support services offered to all asylum seekers who live here. Hw. Christmas Shoe Box Appeal See leaflets at back of church. Hw. Bits & Pieces in as well as shoe shop have spare boxes. Quiz Time Q. Where do vampires keep their savings? A. In the blood bank! Q. Why is perfume so obedient? A: Because it’s scent everywhere it goes. Q. What were the only creatures not to go into the Ark in pairs? A. The Maggots, they went in an apple. Q. What do you get if you pour boiling water down a rabbit hole? A. Hot cross bunnies. The Month of the Dead & Holy
Souls
The Catechism of the Church reminds us that death
ends human life as the time open to either accepting or rejecting divine grace
manifested in Christ.
The Holy Souls are those “who die in God’s grace and
friendship but who are still imperfectly purified” … “after death they undergo
purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of
heaven”.
Those who belong to the Church are privileged to
help the Holy Souls to enter heaven. The Church “commends almsgiving,
indulgences, and works of penance undertaken on behalf of the dead.
Cf (CCC1021: 2 Tim 1:9-10) (CCC1030); CCC1032)
“It cannot be doubted that the prayers of the Church
relieve the holy souls, and move God to treat them with more clemency that
their sins deserve”.
St.
Augustine.
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