Bulletin

Bulletin Board

First SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Sunday 1^st December 2024

Services

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Alleluia, alleluia!

Let us see, O Lord, your mercy and give us your saving help.

Alleluia!

GOSPEL

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 21:25-28, 34-36

Glory to you, O Lord

Jesus said to his disciples:
‘There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; on earth nations in agony,

bewildered by the clamour of the ocean and its waves;
men dying of fear as they await what menaces the world,

for the powers of heaven will be shaken.

And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

When these things begin to take place, stand erect, hold your heads high,

because your liberation is near at hand.’

‘Watch yourselves, or your hearts will be coarsened with debauchery and

drunkenness and the cares of life, and that day

will be sprung on you suddenly, like a trap.

For it will come down on every living man on the face of the earth.

Stay awake, praying at all times for the strength to survive all that is

going to happen, and to stand with confidence before the Son of Man.’

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

All Saints, Thropton,

No weekday Word & Communion or Mass until Further Notice

Live Streaming of Masses

A number of parishes have set up a live stream of their Masses.

For more details of frequency and timings please go to the Diocesan website www.rcdhn.org.uk

Children’s Liturgy at Sunday Mass.

Children are welcome in the Parish room to listen to a child friendly Gospel, with theme related activities.

Two adults will instruct the children both will have a current DBS

St Paul's church is open daily for Adoration of The Blessed Sacrament each day from 5pm-6pm.

Please join us, even if it is only for a short time.

Mass Times

Sat 30th 5pm Vigil Mass at Amble

Sun 1st Dec 10am Mass at St Paul’s.

Tues 3^rd 6pm Mass at St Paul’s

Wed 4th 6pm Mass at St Paul’s

Thurs 5th 10.30am Mass at Amble

Fri 6th 10am Mass at St Paul’s

Sat 7th 5pm Vigil Mass at Amble

Sun 8th 10am Mass at St Paul’s.

Adoration and Confession Thursdays 6pm—7pm

Mass Intentions

Sun 1st Dec Valerie Sumner

Sun 8th Pat Burke

Ministers of the Word for:8^th Dec (Second Sunday of Advent. Yr C)

Mark Bridgeman; Susannah Hawksley; Brendan Murray

Ministers of the Eucharist for: 8^th Dec

Joanna Dassen; Louis Dassen; Yvonne Douglas

Counters

1st Dec Team 6 Liz Harrison; Judith Francis

9th Dec Team 1 Vincent and Roisin Cowley

Every Sunday we serve refreshments after Mass at the back of church

Everyone is welcome

Christmas Mass Times

Christmas Eve 5pm Amble

Christmas Eve 7pm Carol's 7.30pm mass Alnwick

Christmas Day Mass 10am Alnwick

ROCK FESTIVAL CHOIR

Music for Advent

Sunday 1st December

at 3pm - £12.00 cash only..

NEW SUNDAY MISSAL

The new missal now available includes texts for all Sunday services for the

three year cycle and a short introduction to the special character of

each Sunday, plus the Mass text.

You can purchase one for £19.95 plus postage.

Full details available at the back of church.

Please add your name to an order list if you would like one.

Many thanks Pam Slater

Prayer & Fasting for Life

On Saturday 7^th December, The Vigil of The Immaculate Conception,

please pray and fast for the end of abortion and euthanasia.

Your prayer and fasting is urgently needed.

Please Invite others to join the day on Facebook,

https://www.facebook.com/events/1461899157815100/

As we ponder the hope found in the second coming of our saviour,

we pray for all those in need of hope.

We pray especially for those contemplating having an abortion, that they would

be reminded of the hope God brings and His fundamental desire for our good.

We pray also that as a society we would become channels of God’s hope,

providing support to all pregnant women.

St Paul’s Facebook Page

We now have a facebook page for our parish. Please search for St Paul’s

Catholic Church Alnwick and like/follow the page and like our posts.
We hope that Facebook will be an easy way to connect with people and

share information and advertise services and events.

It is easy to keep Facebook up to date but we need content to make our page interesting.

Contact Jo on 07525 495694 or at oldmissionhall@icloud.com with any content or queries.

Changes To DBS online Update Service

Those of you who hold an online DBS in the parish need

to be aware of a change in the annual e-mail you receive.

Please see me after mass for an update about this and a

letter to explain the changes.

Many thanks Pam Slater

Christians Together in Alnwick

This year CTiA are appealing for knitters and crafters to make angels and /or stars

to be placed around the Town in celebration of Christmas.

Patterns are available at the back of the Church.

Please pass your completed items to June Etterley by 10th December.

Thank you in advance..

Nativity around the World

Nativities from around the world will be on display at

St Paul's on the 7th December from 10 am to 4 pm.

Do come along to see the nativity scenes and enjoy coffee and cake.

There will be live music from The Alnwick pipers playing

the Northumbrian pipes in the afternoon.

Any donations received will be given to Embrace the Middle East, a Christian charity

working with all denominations in the Middle East.

St Michael’s Christmas Tree Festival

Fri 29 Nov—Sun 01 Dec

Christmas Trees/Festive Food/Music

Free Entry

Alnwick Food Bank

Now that the summer is over and the weather is changing, many will be

worried about their finances, heating their homes and increase in food prices.

The food bank at the Lindisfarne Centre helps many individuals and families when they face difficult times.

They rely on help from the community, churches, many organisations and

individuals to donate food which can be distributed the those in need.

There are donation points in Morrisons, Lidl and Sainsburys but we also have a box here in St Paul’s..

The Autumn requests for the food bank are:-

tinned tomatoes, tinned meat, tinned rice, curry/pasta sauces, tinned custard,

tinned fruit, shampoo, washing-up liquid.

Can you help please?

The donation box will be in the porch. Thank You.

Eucharistic Ministers

The new Eucharistic Ministers list is now at the back of the church

New Kitchen

Finally after a long journey that started with Mary Frater & Co we are now pleased to say that

last Monday we passed the HCC (Historic Churches Committee).

What that means is we now have to wait 2 months for the due process of Council responses etc.

before we receive our faculties prior to starting the fundraising.

Many thanks to all who helped getting us (the church community) to this point.

The design drawings that passed the HCC will be put on display ASAP.

Flower Festival Photographs

Photographs of the recent flower festival are now on the parish website.

Go to www.stpaulschurchalnwick.co.uk then select Photo Gallery.

October 100 plus winners

1st prize £50 No.149 Bretta Bland 2nd prize £30 No.2 Roisin & Vincent Cowley

3rd prize £20 No.46 Ed Sweeney

Northern Cross

The Northern Cross is now on sale at the back of church

2025 MARRIAGE PREPARATION DAYS

ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF HEXHAM AND NEWCASTLE

AND MARRIAGECARE PARTNERSHIP

IN PERSON FACE TO FACE: ‘RELATIONSHIPS’

2025

Sat 1 Feb: The Sacred Heart, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NE3 5EB

Sat 22 Feb: St Robert of Newminster, MORPETH, NE61 1QF

Sat 8 March: St Joseph’s, BLAYDON NE21 5AE

Sat 22 March: St Mary’s, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6PQ

Sat 26 April: St Hilda’s, SUNDERLAND SR5 2JD

Sat 14 June: St Thomas Aquinas, DARLINGTON, DL1 2PU

Sat 21 June: The Sacred Heart, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Other dates and venues will be notified to each Parish Priest and Deacon as arranged.

To register on a course, engaged couples must book via: www.marriagecare.org.uk,

How we help, Marriage Preparation; or the phone booking service: 0800 389 3801.

Parish Gift Aid/Collection Counters

We need a volunteer to co-ordinate the parish Gift Aid Scheme.

We are very grateful to Kim who has undertaken this role over the past few months.

If you can help, please speak to Fr Stephen.

A Collection Counters Meeting with the Parish Administrator and Fr Stephen

will be held in the Lindisfarne Room on Thursday 30th May at 1pm.

Safeguarding.

“The Parish operates in accordance with Statutory Safeguarding Guidance and

Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency( CSSA) and Diocese’s policies and procedures at all times.

Our Parish Safeguarding Representative is Pam Slater 01665 510728 and the

Diocesan Safeguarding Team can be contacted on 0191 2433305

or at safeguarding@diocesehn.org.uk

Year of Prayer 2024

“The more generous you are toward God,

the more generous you will find he is toward you”

(St Ignatius of Loyola)

In preparation for the 2025 Jubilee Year 'Pilgrims of Hope',

2024 has been designated a Year of Prayer by Pope Francis.

Please visit our Diocesan Year of Prayer webpage (https://diocesehn.org.uk/ )

for more information and regular updates.

PLEASE NOTE

All items for inclusion in the Parish newsletter to be sent by 9pm on Wednesday.

Items to be sent to Tim Sewell. 07484611265 or newsletter.stpaul.alnwick@diocesehn.org.uk

Thank You

Used Postage Stamps

Please continue to save your used stamps and leave them at the back of church.

Thank You.

St Paul’s Choir

New members of the choir at St Paul’s are welcome.

Please join the choir practice at 7.30pm every Thursday in the Lindisfarne Room.

Summary of Listening Exercises, Result of Questionnaire and Bishop Stephen’s Response

On our diocesan website https://diocesehn.org.uk/ you will find all the summaries from the various

listening exercises that have been running since the summer of 2023, and the

results of the Questionnaire for the Dicastery of Bishops Report from March 2023.

These are together with Bishop Stephen’s response to what has been presented to him.

He reflects on the past, present and our future together. The documentation is necessarily lengthy.

Too lengthy for a pastoral letter. If you wish to have hard copies of all or

parts of the suite of documents, then please contact the parish office.

Missio:

We need a new Missio (Red Boxes) representative to take over responsibility.

Please contact Louis 07765 432392.

PLEASE NOTE THE NEW PARISH E-MAIL ADDRESSES.

For the Parish Priest/Enquiries :- stpaul.alnwick@diocesehn.org.uk

Parish Newsletter Team :-newsletter.stpaul.alnwick@diocesehn.org.uk

The old Parish e-mail, stpaulschurchalnwick@gmail.com, is no longer MONITORED.

“CAFOD Israeli-Palestinian Crisis Appeal”

Donate to CAFOD’s Israeli-Palestinian Crisis Appeal at cafod.org.uk/ipc or call 0303 303 3030 to support those

affected and get funds to local trusted experts in Gaza and southern Israel

who have been working alongside communities helping those most in need.

Your donation will help support aid workers providing urgent humanitarian aid including food,

water and emergency shelter to those in need. Thank you for your prayers.”

The Lindisfarne Room.

Until future notice, weekday Mass,

Adoration, & meetings will take place in The Lindisfarne Room.

Please use the side sacristy door for access.

Being Admitted to Hospital

If you, a friend or relative are admitted to hospital, a visit/Holy Communion/the

Sacraments can be arranged by the chaplaincy team.

You can contact the chaplaincy via the hospital switchboard on 03448118111 and ask to be put

through to the chaplaincy department.

If the call is urgent, please ask the nurse to contact the Roman Catholic Priest on call.

Rainbows Bereavement Support Great Britain (GB)

is a well-respected National Charity which supports Children and Young People who have experienced a significant

loss through death, relationship break[1]down or any other Adverse Childhood Experience.

Volunteers are needed to join the North East Team.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer please contact Ruth Higginbottom,

Rainbows North East Secretary, on 01670 518546 or rainbows.northeast@btconnect.com

Safeguarding Changes

There are some changes to safeguarding, which as a Parish we need to implement.

Those working with children and vulnerable adults will continue to need a DBS, renewed every 3 years.

DBS paperwork has changed slightly.

Every leader of a group will need a DBS and if possible a deputy with a DBS should be appointed.

Parishioners may take Holy communion to their immediate family if they are unable to attend church.

But other than this a Eucharistic Minister will require a DBS to undertake this ministry.

Every volunteer for every position in the Parish will need to fill in a volunteer registration form and

will require 2 #references before they start volunteering.

This does not affect existing volunteers. But takes immediate effect for any new volunteers.

Many thanks Pam Slater

Knit and Natter Group

Next meeting is on Thursday 5th December at Gill Lyons' House.

All Welcome

Donations

Donations, to parishes or featured projects, can now be made by clicking the ‘Donate’ tab

at the top of the Diocesan website homepage www.diocesehn.org.uk. From this Donations page, donors can

choose to donate to one of the featured Projects, or can scroll down to find the parish they’d like to donate to.

They can also search for their parish using the ‘Search for a location’ field at the top of the list of parishes.

When they find their chosen parish, they just need to click on the ‘Donate’ button and then choose

one of the suggested amounts or enter the amount they would like to donate. They can choose to make a single donation,

but can also set up a weekly or monthly donation if they’d like to, and can Gift Aid their donations simply

by turning on the ‘I would like to Gift Aid this donation’ button.

If you need any further information, please contact Michelle Alsop at

michelle.alsop@diocesehn.org.uk who will be able to help.

DIOCESAN PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

Heavenly Father,

in Baptism you called us by name and made us members of your family, the Church.

Help all your people to know their vocation in life, and to respond by living a life of holiness.

For your greater glory and for the service of your people, raise up dedicated and generous men

who will serve as priests for the Church of Hexham and Newcastle.

Send your Spirit to guide and strengthen our communities, our seminarians

and all who are discerning their vocation.

Amen.

Please remember

St Paul’s Church, Alnwick in your will.

Thank You.

Coping with Cancer North East.

We are a charity that offers support to those affected by cancer, this includes counselling, coaching and complementary therapies.

Our services are free to anyone who is or has been affected by a cancer diagnosis, including family, friends, and carers.

We offer our services across the whole of the North East.

Please find our website below for further information on the help that we provide:

https://copingwithcancer.org.uk/

Alnwick District Food Bank

SHORT OF FOOD ?? HOW ??

Email: alnwickdistrictfoodbank@gmail.com or

www: alnwickdistrictfoodbank.co.uk

or tel: 07498 488797 (Tue or Thur only; 9.00—11.00)

· Confidentially, tell them your circumstances

· They will then arrange a delivery for you, if you qualify

That's all there is to it !!

WE ARE HERE TO HELP

Gift Aid Appeal

The Gift Aid Donation Scheme is a government sponsored device whereby registered charities can receive

a ‘cashback’ of 25% of all the donations made by UK taxpayers. The diocese of Hexham and Newcastle

is registered to take advantage of this scheme and we benefit greatly from it.

If you are a UK taxpayer and are not already a member of the Gift Aid Donation Scheme we would be most grateful

if you would consider joining it. If you are interested, please speak to Roisin at the back of church

or give her a ring on 01665 798945.

BAPTISM

Enfant Baptism is the door to the other Sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church.

Baptism at St Paul's Alnwick is open to all babies who have at least one parent who is Roman Catholic themselves.

Please telephone Father Stephen at the Parish House for further information.