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28^th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Sunday 13^th October 2024

Weekly Quote

“The dead gods are all proper nouns. The true God is a verb-I AM”

A.N.Wilson

Services

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Alleluia, alleluia!

Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children.

Alleluia!

GOSPEL

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark 10:17-30

Glory to you, O Lord

Jesus was setting out on a journey when a man ran up,

knelt before him and put this question to him,
‘Good master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’
Jesus said to him,
‘Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.
You know the commandments: You must not kill; You must not commit adultery;
You must not steal; You must not bring false witness;
You must not defraud; Honour your father and mother.‘

And he said to him,
‘Master, I have kept all these from my earliest days.’
Jesus looked steadily at him and loved him, and he said,
‘There is one thing you lack. Go and sell everything you own and give the money

to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’
But his face fell at these words and he went away sad, for he was a man of great wealth.

Jesus looked round and said to his disciples,
‘How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!’
The disciples were astounded by these words, but Jesus insisted,
‘My children,’ he said to them, ‘how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle
than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.‘
They were more astonished than ever.
‘In that case ‘they said to one another ‘who can be saved?‘
Jesus gazed at them.
‘For men’ he said ‘it is impossible, but not for God:

because everything is possible for God.’

Peter took this up. ‘What about us?‘ he asked him.

‘We have left everything and followed you.‘
Jesus said,
‘I tell you solemnly, there is no one who has left house, brothers, sisters, father, children or land
for my sake and for the sake of the gospel who will not be repaid a hundred times over,
houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and land – not without persecutions –
now in this present time and, in the world to come, eternal life.’

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

Tues 15th 6pm Mass at St Paul’s

Wed 16th 6pm Mass at St Paul’s

Thurs 17th 10am Mass at St Paul’s

Fri 18th 10.30am Requiem Mass at Amble for Eleanor Flanagin RIP

Sat 19th 5pm Vigil Mass at Amble

Sun 20th 10am Mass at St Paul’s.

Adoration and Confession Thursdays 6pm—7pm

Mass Intentions

Sunday 13th Sidney Clay

Sunday 20th Joan Deeble

Ministers of the Word for: 13th Oct (28th Sunday)

Jo Taylor; Natalie Mallaburn; William Cairns

Ministers of the Eucharist for: 13th Oct

William Cairns; Louis Dassen; Sandra Armstrong

Counters

14th Oct Team 5 Tony Wynn; Kevin Collins

21st Oct Team 6 Liz Harrison ; Judith Francis

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

Everyone is welcome

Oppose Assisted Suicide

Bishops are calling on Catholics in England and Wales to

unite in prayer and compassionate action to oppose assisted suicide.

On Wednesday, 16 October, the House of Commons hears the

first reading of a new bill on assisted suicide tabled by Kim Leadbeater MP.

The proposed legalisation undermines the sanctity and dignity of human life.

We are a praying community.

Please pray that our lawmakers will act wisely and will value human life.

Please contact your local MP to express your views.

The charity Right to Life UK has a simple online mechanism to do this with a provided factual letter.

It can be found on the Bishops’ Conference website together with materials explaining the

Church’s grave concerns about the proposed legislation at www.cbcew.org.uk/opposing-assisted-suicide/

Thank you for your prayers and action. Bishop Stephen.

CAFOD Family Fast Day

Don’t forget to return your Family Fast Day Envelopes. Thank You.

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.

Lindisfarne Methodist Church in Alnwick

You are invited to join us for Lunch
At Salvation Army Hall, Hotspur Street NE66 1QE
Tuesday October 15th at 12.15pm

Savoury Mince with veg; dessert & hot drinks
With suggested Donations appreciated
Please Book a place for this meal:
by Sunday 13th Oct lindisfarnemission@outlook.com
07493562815 (Sue)

EVERYONE WELCOME!

Tiny Feet coffee morning

A Tiny Feet coffee morning will be held on Saturday 12th October - 10.30-12 noon

Cakes, bric a brac, tea/coffee etc.

please support, this is part of SPUC.

Volunteer Census For Diocese

The Diocese is currently carrying out a volunteer census in our parish.

This is to ensure we identify all our volunteers, to offer support and

appropriate training and recognition for the important part all play in the life of our parish.

A volunteer is anyone who gives their time freely and regularly

to assist anywhere within the Parish, School, or Diocese.

On the 13^th and 19th of October the census will be explained in more

details after the Sunday Mass.

If you volunteer within the Parish/School/Diocese please complete

one of the forms which will be available at the back of church or

complete your details via the QR code on the posters at the back of church.

Volunteering is a grace from God…Volunteers are the strength 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.

First Holy Communion

Registration Forms are available from Fr Stephen.

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.

September 100 plus winners

1st prize £50 has been donated anonymously by the winner to the church.

2nd prize £30 No.43 Lawrence Collins 3rd prize £20 No.73 Arthur Carroll

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.

Liturgy Days for Readers and the New Lectionary

The Diocesan Liturgical Formation team are running a day for readers of all

levels of experience to explore the new translation of the Lectionary

on Saturday 26 October at St Bede, Bedlington, NE22 6HS.

This day will provide an opportunity to look at the background of the

new Lectionary and to be ready to proclaim the Scriptures.

For more information and to book, please visit:

bit.ly/LiturgyCoursesAndEvents.

Details of other Liturgy days are also available on the Diocesan website.

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

will be meet at Gill Lyons' House on Thursday 10^thOctober 2024 at 2pm.

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.