Bulletin Board
fourth Sunday of
easter
Sunday 21st April
2024
Services
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia!
I am the
good shepherd;
I know my own and my own know meus.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 10:11-18
Glory to you, O Lord
Jesus said:
‘I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd is one who lays down his
life for his sheep.
The hired man, since he is not the shepherd and the sheep do not belong to
him,
abandons the sheep and runs away as soon as he sees a wolf coming,
and then the wolf attacks and scatters the sheep;
this is because he is only a hired man and has no concern for the sheep.
I am the good shepherd; I know my own and my own know me,
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I
lay down my life for my sheep.
And there are other sheep I have that are not of this fold, and these
I have to lead as well.
They too will listen to my voice, and there will be only one
flock, and one shepherd.
The Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to
take it up again.
No one takes it from me; I lay it down of my own free will,
and as it is in my power to lay it down, so it is in my power to take it up
again;
and this is the command I have been given by my Father.’
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Mass Intentions
Sunday 21st — Fr John McElhone
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 from Monday 22nd April
Tues 23rd 6pm Mass. St Paul’s
Wed 24th
10am Mass. St Paul’s
Thurs 25th
10.30am Mass. Amble
Fri 26th
10am Mass. St Paul’s
Sat 27th
5pm Vigil Mass. Amble
Sun 28th 10am Mass. St Paul’s
Confession Thursday 6pm—7pm
Mass Intentions Sunday 21st
Fr John McElhone
Sunday 30th People of the Partish
Ministers of the Word
for 28th April
David Williams; Sally
Williams; Catherine Torjussen
Ministers of the
Eucharist 28th April
Sally Williams;
Catherine Torjussen; Michael Grant
Counters
22nd April Team
4 - John Knight and Stanley Trafford
29th April Team 5 - Kevin Collins and Tony Wynn
St Paul's Church is
open daily for Exposition of The Blessed
Sacrament from 5pm-6pm.
Please join us,
even if it is only for a short time.
The new Eucharistic ministers list
starting
28th April, is at the back of the church.
First Holy Communion
There will
be a First Holy Communion session for children and parents at
St Paul’s
School on Thursday 25th April between 4pm and 5pm.
Little Sisters of the Poor
St
Joseph’s Home (Little Sisters of the Poor) urgently need to replace some of the
kitchenettes and furnishings.
Specialist flooring on the main corridors of the care units requires essential
upgrades to ensure the safety,
comfort,
and well-being of the residents and to maintain required standards of infection
control.
The
flooring not only enhances the homeliness and comfort of St Joseph’s Home but
also plays a crucial role
in
maintaining the safety of the residents by providing a hygienic and comfortable
surface, thus reducing the risk of trips and falls.
A
collection for St Joseph’s Home will be taken on Good Shepherd Sunday (21
April).
If you
wish to make a private contribute, you can do so by sending cheques made
payable to
'Little Sisters of the Poor' to St Joseph’s
Home, Westmorland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7QA.
Alternatively, secure online donations can be
made by visiting our website
at www.littlesistersofthepoor.co.uk/donate-here/.
The
Little Sisters of the Poor are deeply grateful for your continued support and
prayers.
Your
generosity plays a significant role in enabling them to fulfil their mission of
providing safe,
affordable, and quality care to vulnerable
older people in need.
Please know that your contribution, no matter
the size, will make a difference in the lives of the residents.
HOLY ISLAND SVP VINNIES CAMP
There are
places still available for boys and girls in school years 5-7 (inclusive) at
Holy Island Children's camp.
A week’s
traditional holiday with meals and transport costs just £150!
If you would like your child to have a week’s
holiday on Holy Island this Summer
please
visit our site https://svp.org.uk/microsite/holy-island
Public Lecture
The renowned historian and former President of Magdalene
College, Cambridge, Professor Eamon Duffy FSA FBA KSG
will visit The Church of the Holy Name, North
Jesmond Avenue, Newcastle NE2 3JX on Saturday 4 May to
give his lecture Celebrity Priest: Robert
Hugh Monsignor Benson and the End of the World.
Professor Duffy will discuss Fr Benson’s life
and work, and that of his father who was Archbishop of Canterbury.
One of Fr Benson’s brothers wrote “Land of
Hope and Glory”, while the other wrote the Mapp and Lucia novels.
Open at 11:00 am for 11:30 am start; ends at
12:30 pm.
All are
welcome for this non-ticketed event.
100+ Club March Winners
1st prize £50 120
Ian Atkinson, 2nd £30 47
Anthony McGrady,
3rd £20
Lawrence Collins
Job Vacancies
The Diocese
of Hexham and Newcastle has the following job vacancies:
Administrator,
St Mary’s Cathedral, Newcastle – full-time. Closing date: 16 April
IT Field
Engineer (two posts) Diocesan Offices, Newcastle – full-time, 9-month fixed
term contract.
Closing
date: 21 April
Please
visit www.diocesehn.org.uk for full details or contact us on 0191 243
3301.
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.
Sick and Retired Priests.
The
Northern Brethren Fund offers financial support to the Sick and Retired Priests
of the
Diocese
of Hexham and Newcastle
This Fund
remains open until Sunday 28th April. Individual Private Donations, One-Off
Donations and
Gift Aid
Donations can be sent directly to the NBF Treasurer, Father Ian Jackson,
St
Joseph's Presbytery, Coast Road, BLACKHALL, Co. Durham, TS27 4HW
Information
about Legacies, the setting up of regular Standing Orders or other NBF
Financial Issues
can be
discussed with NBF Treasurer Fr Ian Jackson on ( 0191 586 4319 or email on 7 blackhall.stjoseph@rcdhn.org.uk
or Fr Peter Stott on ( 01670 513410 email on 7
peter.stott@diocesehn.org.uk.
Thank you for your Support
HEALING AND HOPE IN THE ONE HOUSEHOLD OF GOD
Christians
together in Alnwick will be running a 6 week bible study course, using material
prepared by
the charity Embrace the Middle East. Starting
2nd April the sessions will be
one hour from 2.15pm or 2pm if you wish to start
with a tea or coffee.
For more information please contact June Etterley 01665 606252 or Gill Lyons 07740998159.
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
Golden Nugget
St
Paul's will be holding a raffle during the flower festival in August.
To
provide a grand prize we are asking if each parishioner will
donate a pound, just one pound a golden
nugget.
Jean O'Hanlon will be gathering donations.
Used Postage Stamps
Please
continue to save your used stamps and leave them at the back of church.
Thank You.
Plant Stall
There is
to be a plant stall at Michelle and Andrew Duff's house –
the Coach House in Bondgate in May to raise
money for Christian Aid Week,
there
will also be tea/cake, the house is behind Lloyds Bank Chambers.
If anyone
has any plants which could be sold on the day please speak to Mary Frater
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.
Alnwick Flower Festival
St Paul’s
Church will be hosting the Alnwick Flower Festival 2024.
The
preview night will be Wednesday 7th August and the festival will run from
Thursday
8th to Saturday 10th August 10am to 4pm.
Anyone
who wishes to sponsor a display or help in any way please contact either
Mary Donaghey 01665 510253 or Jean
O’Hanlon.
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
Prayer Group Intentions
A book
has been placed in the Lady Chapel by the Prayer Group
for anyone who would like the group to pray
for their intentions.
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
will be meet at Gill Lyons' House on Thursday 2nd
May 2024 at 2pm.
Prayer Group.
The next meetings in the Parish Room are on Thursday
25th April at 2pm.
All Welcome
Church Mugs for sale
We
finally have bone China mugs for refreshments after Mass with an imprint of our
church.
They are
also available to buy for £8 each or 6 for £40.
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.
