Bulletin Board
Our lord Jesus Christ
The king
Sunday 26th November
2023
Services
Mass Intentions
Sunday 26th
November --- People of the Parish
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia!
Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord!
Blessings on the coming kingdom of our father David!
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
according to Matthew 25:31-46
Jesus said to his disciples:
‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, escorted by all the angels,
then he will take his seat on his throne of glory.
All the nations will be
assembled before him and he will separate men one
from another as the
shepherd separates sheep from goats.
He will place the sheep
on his right hand and the goats on his left.
Then the King will say to those on his right hand,
“Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take for your heritage the kingdom
prepared for you since the foundation of the world.
For I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you
gave me drink;
I was a stranger and you made me welcome; naked and you clothed me,
sick and you visited me,
in prison and you came to see me.”
Then the virtuous will say to him in reply, “Lord, when did we
see you hungry and feed you;
or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger
and make you welcome;
naked and clothe you;
sick or in prison and go to see you?”
And the King will answer, “I tell you solemnly, in so far as you
did this to
one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me.”
Next he will say to those on his left hand,
“Go away from me, with your curse upon you, to the eternal fire prepared for
the devil and his angels.
For I was hungry and you
never gave me food; I was thirsty and you never gave me anything to drink;
I was a stranger and you never made me welcome, naked and you
never clothed me, sick and in prison and you never visited me.”
Then it will be their turn to ask, “Lord, when did we see you hungry or
thirsty, a stranger or naked,
sick or in prison, and did not come to your help?” Then
he will answer,
“I tell you solemnly, in so far as you neglected to do this to one of the least
of these, you neglected to do it to me.”
And they will go away to eternal punishment, and the virtuous to eternal life.’
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 are as follows:
Tues 28th 6pm Mass. St Paul’s
Wed 29th 10am Mass. St Paul’s
Thurs 30th 10.30am Mass. Amble
Fri 1st Dec 10am Mass. St Paul’s
Saturday 2nd 5pm Mass. Amble
Sunday 3rd 10am Mass. St Paul’s.
Mass Intentions Sunday 26th Nov People
of the Parish
Sunday 3rd
Dec Mary O’Hanlon
YOUTH SUNDAY
Sunday 26th November,
the Feast of Christ the King, Pope Francis invites the global Church
to celebrate and pray for young people.
The
retiring collection on Youth Sunday (26th Nov) will go towards the work
of YMT. Gift aid envelopes are
available.
Advent reflections
Last
year’s Advent booklet was very well received.
As
we prepare for Jesus’ coming at Christmas, we hope that this year’s edition
will once again foster
prayerful reflection on the Scriptures and a
renewed sense of belonging amongst the people of the Diocese.
The
reflections have been written by a variety of people to express the richness of
our diocesan community.
The
dedicated Advent reflection page on the diocesan website can be found here: https://bit.ly/DHNAdvent .
Parish Secretary
PLEASE
NOTE. The Parish Secretary will be on
annual leave from Wednesday 29th November to Friday 8th December
(returning
to work Wed 13th December) and also off on Thursday 14th December.
Thank
You.
ADVENT GATHERING
St
Paul’s Church on Wednesday 13th December 3pm
To
include; a short service, Anointing with oil, Holy Communion
and Afternoon Tea. All welcome
Help Required
For
Advent gathering service please, to help with setting up, serving afternoon
tea,
chatting with guests, baking scones and cakes
and clearing up.
Please
let Mary Frater or Pam Slater know if you can offer any assistance.
New Safeguarding Guidelines For Children’s Liturgy
The
Diocesan Safeguarding Department has issued new guidelines for children’s
liturgy.
Parents should not normally attend children’s
liturgy. Except for a child with learning difficulties/disabilities
and their carer needs to be there to help and
parents who are helpers or leaders with the relevant safeguarding check.
If you
would like the more details please see Pam Slater for a copy of the updated
guidelines.
ROCK CHAMBER CHOIR
MUSIC
FOR ADVENT
ST.PAUL'S
CHURCH ALNWICK
ON SUNDAY
3RD DECEMBER AT 3.00PM
PAY ON
THE DOOR
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.
INVITATION FROM THE SACRED HEART SISTERS IN FENHAM
The
Society of the Sacred Heart has spent the last year giving thanks and
celebrating their arrival in England on December 8th, 1842.
This year the celebration of our 180
years in this country draws to a close on December 8th,
2023.
We,
the sisters in Fenham, would like to invite those who
have shared our mission of Education in Fenham
over the
years as students, pupils, staff and friends from the Sacred Heart schools or
St Mary’s
Teacher Training College to join us for Mass in St Robert’s Church, Bolbec Rd, Fenham at
6.p.m. on that day.
Come along and meet old friends. Bishop Seamus
will be the celebrant as he was the College Chaplain for many years.
To have some idea of numbers for the Mass
leaflets please RSVP to rscjfenham@yahoo.com
by November
30th or leave a message on 0191 422 3840
“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.
In order to provide a valuable resource to our
Partnership of parishes the former
Parish Room is now called The Lindisfarne
Room.
Now that
the colder weather is with us, until future notice , weekday Mass,
Adoration, & meetings will take place in
The Lindisfarne Room.
Please
use the side sacristy door for access.
100 plus Club
The next
draw of the 100 club will take place after mass on 10th December and will
include the Christmas bonus.
First prize will be £100 second prize £60 and
third prize £40.
Thanks to your continued support £1,000 has
been raised for St Paul's Church.in 2023.
The new Eucharistic Ministers list
is available
at the back of the church.
Christmas Angels.
If anyone
is making Christmas Angels can they please pass them to June Etterley by Sunday 26th November.
Thank you for all your efforts.
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
PLEASE NOTE
All items
for inclusion in the Parish newsletter to be sent by 9pm on Wednesdaey.
Items to be sent to Tim Sewell. 07484611265 or
newsletter.stpaul.alnwick@diocesehn.org.uk
Thank You
Bidding Prayer Writers Needed
The
Prayers of the Faithful are an important contribution by the laity to the
liturgy of Sunday Mass.
At the moment only three members of the
congregation are writing these prayers on a regular basis.
There is a need, therefore, for writers from a
more representative group of parishioners.
Writing
the prayers is not a difficult task and need take no more than
half an hour of your time maybe once every
four to six weeks.
Simple
instructions and a template will be provided.
Please
email David Williams at davidlwilliams75@gmail.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 7th
December at 2pm.
Prayer Group.
The next meeting is in the Parish Room on Thursday 30th November
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/
Notes from the Lindisfarne
Partnership Open Meeting
on Tuesday 22nd March 2022
can be found on the Parish Website:-www.stpaulschurchalnwick.co.uk
then select †Lindisfarne
Partnership
The Universe Catholic Weekly Online
Newspaper
Order your Digital 4
weeks FREE trial supply by calling Michelle on 0743 661 7650 or
email:
michelle.jones@universecatholicweekly.co.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.
Diocese Information
Please use the RCDHN link on the top right of the page.
Peoples Kitchen and Alnwick Food Bank
-please
could all food donations for People's Kitchen and
Alnwick Food Bank
have lids on where necessary.
Thank You.
Feasts
of the Week
Sun 26th Our
Lord Jesus Christ the King
Thurs 30th St
Andrew, Apostle, Patron of Scotland
Nights of Light – September/November
Sat 2nd
Dec ---Arthur Carroll—In Thanksgiving
If you would
like the Church to be lit up for a special occasion or
remembrance of a
loved one, download the form on the
Nights of Light
page on the parish website.
Minimum donation £1 per date!
Thank
You.
USED
POSTAGE STAMPS
Please continue
to save your used stamps.
Thank You
DRIVEWAY
When driving within the church grounds PLEASE
keep to the 5mph speed limit.
Expensive gravel
is being displaced by overzealous drivers.
Thank You.
Offertory Collection
Did you know you
can pay your weekly offertory donation
via standing order or direct debit.
In these days of internet banking it is so
easy to make
a regular payment to St Paul’s RC Church,
Alnwick.
You can still gift aid your donation by
filling in the form at the back of church.
Memoriam Book
The Memoriam
Book placed on the Sanctuary and
contains the
names of family and friends of parishioners,
each written under the date of their death.
If you would like the names of your loved ones
included,
please fill in the form at the back of Church
and place it in
the box provided.
Fill in a separate form for each name, please.
Security
Please be
vigilant when you are in and about the Church.
Do not leave
your valuables unattended in the church.
Nights of Light
Our Church looks
particularly attractive at present with the flood lighting.
We depend on the
Nights of Lights scheme to fund the lighting of the church.
If you would
like to celebrate a important occasion,
please consider
lighting up our church
If you would
like the Church to be lit up for a special occasion,
please obtain a
form from the back of the Church and hand it with your donation
to Tim Sewell,
any of the Parish Council,
drop it through
the letterbox at the Parish House
or download the
form on the Nights of Light page
Minimum donation
£1 per date!
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.
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