Bulletin Board
PLEASE NOTE:- There will be NO Printed Version
of the Bulletin in Church until further notice.
As from Saturday 10th April, there will be a
Saturday Vigil Mass at St
Paul's at 5pm.
This is a TEMPORARY measure to ease numbers at
Sunday Mass and help with
social distancing.
Second Sunday of
Easter
Sunday 11th April 2021
Services
COVID-19 Pandemic
PLEASE NOTE
Due to increasing numbers at Mass
we feel we need to implement a booking system to ensure that
we remain COVID secure in
line with Government guidance.
Everyone is welcome to
attend Mass but please can you now book your place in advance.
All Future Mass Bookings can be done in person with the steward
at the door or
by calling 01665 579303 on a Wednesday only between the
hours of 10am and 1pm
Many thanks
·
Maximum Attendance is 77 persons.
·
Please enter the church in single file (keeping a
2m distance)
by the Front Door where you will be
met by a Steward.
·
The pews will be filled from the front and moving
to the back.
·
The Holy Water stoops, confessionals will not be
used and
hymn books, Mass cards and all piety goods
will be removed.
·
When Mass has finished please leave by the Side
Door, again
in single file and keeping your
distance.
·
The wearing of Face Masks is compulsory
Unfortunately, toilet facilities are
unavailable.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia,
alleluia!
Jesus said to him: ‘You believe because you can see me.
Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe.’
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 20:19-31
Glory to
you, O Lord
In the
evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the doors were closed in
the room where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews.
Jesus came and stood among them. He said to
them, ‘Peace be with you,’ and showed them his hands and his side
. The
disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord, and he said to them
again, ‘Peace be with you.
‘As the
Father sent me, so am I sending you,’
After
saying this he breathed on them and said:
‘Receive
the Holy Spirit.
For those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven;
for those whose sins you retain, they are retained.’
Thomas,
called the Twin, who was one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.
When the disciples said, ‘We have seen the
Lord,’ he answered, ‘Unless I see the holes that the nails made in his hands
and can put my finger into the holes they
made, and unless I can put my hand into his side, I refuse to believe.’
Eight
days later the disciples were in the house again and Thomas was with them. The
doors were closed, but Jesus
came in and stood among them. ‘Peace be with
you,’ he said. Then he spoke to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here; look,
here are my hands. Give me your hand; put it
into my side. Doubt no longer but believe.’
Thomas
replied, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him:
‘You
believe because you can see me. Happy are those who have not seen and yet
believe.’
There
were many other signs that Jesus worked and the disciples saw, but they are not
recorded in this book.
These are recorded so that you may believe
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing
this you may have life through his name.
The
Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Act of Spiritual Communion by
St Alphonsus Liguori
My Jesus,
I believe that You are truly present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I
love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since
I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,
come
at least spiritually into my heart.
I
embrace You as being already there and unite myself wholly to You.
Never
permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
Weekday
Wednesday 14th
April---NO 9.30am Mass
Fr Stephen will continue to celebrate Mass every day, in Private,
for the Health and Wellbeing of all parishioners.
You have Father Stephen’s assurance that all mass intentions received
will be honoured on the dates they have been allocated.
And for all those whose anniversaries
occur around this time
“Eternal
rest grant unto them O Lord
and let
perpetual light shine upon them,
May They
Rest in Peace. Amen”
St Aidan’s Seahouses
Thursday 15th
April---NO 11.30am Mass
All Saints, Thropton,
No weekday Word & Communion or Mass until Further Notice
Live streams
The following parishes have set up a live stream of Mass.
St. Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle
The live
stream of Mass can be found on
the Cathedral's YouTube Channel.
There will also be a live streaming of a time
of quiet prayer
before the Blessed Sacrament and devotions
from 5.00pm until 5.45pm.
Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Sunderland
via their YouTube channel.
You can also find details and information on
their Facebook page.
Chester le Street, St. Cuthbert and Sacriston, St. Bede
a recording of daily Mass is viewable via
their Facebook Page.
St. Mary's, Hexham
via their parish website
www.stmaryshexham.org.uk and their YouTube channel.
St. Paul's, Cramlington
via their Facebook Page.
Stockton Family Parish
via their Facebook Page.
Our Lady and St Wilfred’s, Blyth
via their Facebook Page.
The Re–opening of our Churches:
To view
the current list of churches that are now re-open please
visit our website, www.rcdhn.org.uk,
for further news and details.
As our
churches have re–opened, may we remind everyone that they must continue
with the
controls that we have in place in our churches.
It is only in this way that they can remain
COVID secure and can continue to be a safe place for our congregations.
May we
also take this opportunity to recognise that the churches only remain safe
because of the hard work of all of our clergy,
cleaners and volunteers.
Mass by Phone Service
During
these times when our churches are closed and Masses are being
streamed
online, the Diocese of Middlesbrough have set up a system to allow
people who don't have internet access to
listen to Mass over the telephone.
If you would like to access this service, the
telephone number to call is 01642 130120.
Calls are charged at local rate and free if in
your included minutes.
The Diocesan Youth Ministry Service:-
YMT Facebook page has a short daily Lenten reflection for
each day of Lent.
Please remember
St Paul’s Church, Alnwick in your will.
Thank You.
CAFOD-Thank You
Thank you to all parishioners at St Paul’s for your
generous support for CAFOD this year and for your latest donation of £258.10.
It means so much
to us that you have reached out to our brothers and sisters around the world,
when life here at home is quite changed.
This Lent we shared the story of Abdella’s
ten hour walk for water through the mountains of Ethiopia. Your gifts will mean that we can help improve
water access for Abdella’s community and others around the world. Solar powered pumps giving clean water are
life changing.
We would also like to share other emergency action CAFOD
is taking to save lives in Ethiopia. We are sure you
will have heard of the devastating conflict that has
broken out in parts of Ethiopia.
Thanks to the
Catholic community of England and Wales, we can respond quickly and reach out
in love to those who are suffering right now.
Working alongside
the Church in Ethiopia, we will deliver water to 30,000 people, nutrition
support to over 50,000 children under 5
, and practical support like trauma and emergency kits
and hygiene facilities to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Thank you and God Bless.
Mary’s Meals
The
people of Tigray in Ethiopia urgently need our help.
Due to
brutal fighting in the region, frightened families have been
forced to flee their homes and millions are
living in fear of starvation.
The region’s capital, Mekelle, is being overwhelmed by displaced and
traumatised
people arriving every day. Many are
unaccompanied children who have lost their parents.
Mary’s Meals has been working with a trusted partner in the region for many
years
and
together we are reaching out to children and communities affected by this dire
situation.
But we really need your help to continue this life-saving work.
Please
give if you can.
https://www.marysmeals.org.uk/crisis-in-ethiopia
St Paul’s Roof
Work on
the roof was scheduled to begin on 11th January 2021.
At an extra ordinary meeting of St Paul’s Parish Council,
held on
Friday 18th December 2020 at 7 pm via Zoom, It was decided to postpone starting
the work with a view to seeking funding.
For
further details please see the meeting notes at the bottom of the page.
On behalf of the Maryvale Institute, Faith & Mission would
like to invite you to
participate
in the Exploring the Directory for Catechesis Conference 2021.
For
more info please visit: https://www.maryvale.ac.uk/conference-2021.html or
contact marketing@maryvale.ac.uk
You
can register for this conference at: https://bit.ly/2Z2KqIX
About the
Conference:
Maryvale
Institute, on behalf of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, is delighted to
announce a free,
virtual conference that will focus on the
new Directory for Catechesis. The Directory, published in March 2020,
makes clear the
essential elements in teaching and personal
formation required by the mission of catechesis. Building
on the previous 2 catechetical directories
(1971 and 1997), this new text is a vital resource for all those engaged
in the
Church's work of proclaiming the Gospel.
This
conference offers an opportunity for those either involved with or interested
in catechesis, to explore the main themes
and key emphases of this important text, and
to reflect on its implications for their work in the Church and the world.
The
conference will take place across 3 sessions, focusing on different aspects of
the directory:
·
Session 2, Friday
16th April, 2.00-4.00pm:Key Emphases/Foci of the New Directory: a Closer Look. Speakers confirmed so far:
Fr Jan Nowotnik (Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and
Wales and Archdiocese of Birmingham),
Katherine
Coolidge (Catherine of Siena Institute), Dr Tamra
Fromm (Catholic Biblical School of
Michigan and Maryvale Institute), Sr
Hyacinthe Defos du Rau OP (Dominican Srs of St Joseph and
Maryvale
Institute) and more, followed by breakout sessions.
·
Session 3,
Friday 14th May, 2.00-4.00pm:Growing in Faith: A Lifelong Journey of Catechesis. Speakers confirmed so
far:
Angela
Wood MA (Maryvale Institute), Sr Carino
Hodder OP (Dominican Srs of St
Joseph), Lianne Pap
(Archdiocese
of Birmingham and Maryvale Institute), Paul Northam (Archdiocese of Birmingham,
Beccy Roseman
(Kenelm Youth Trust, Archdiocese of Birmingham) and more, followed by breakout
sessions.
There
is no cost to register and attend all sessions of the conference,
although we would encourage
delegates
to consider a donation of £5 or £10 or more
towards scholarships for those enrolling on
Maryvale Institute’s adult formation courses,
to help support and train the catechists of the future
Best
wishes
Faith
& Mission, Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle, UK
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May
we take this opportunity in thanking you for all your support.
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bless
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Statement regarding the publication of the IICSA report
The
Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), has published its
investigation report
into the Catholic Church in England and Wales
today. This is based on the main public
hearings
held in
October and November 2019.
to read the report go to www.rcdhn.org.uk
If you have
been affected by this report further support is also available:
You can contact the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Safeguarding Team on 0191 243 3305 or find
further contact details at: http://www.rcdhn.org.uk/safeguardingdio/safeguardingcontacts.php
‘Safe
Spaces’ is an independent service supporting survivors of church-related
abuse.
This independent service is run by the charity
Victim Support and is free to access
via
telephone – 0300 303 1056 (answerphone available outside of opening times),
email –
safespaces@victimsupport.org, or
web-chat
via www.safespacesenglandandwales.org.uk.
Other
organisations offering support can also be found via the
Catholic Safeguarding Advisory Service at
https://www.csas.uk.net/
Gift Aid
The Diocese
is not sending out Gift Aid Donation Statements for 2019/20.
However, due to the churches not being fully opened
because of COVID19, it was decided that
this year they
would only supply this information if specifically requested.
If like this information, please contact Roisin on 01665
798945.
Gift Aid and Donations
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, if anyone would
like to pay
their Gift Aid, sign up to Gift Aid or make a Donation
through
their bank, please
contact Roisin on 01665 798945
Very many thanks to all those who have supported the
Gift Aid Donations
Scheme. The scheme continues to make
a significant contribution to parish funds.
If you are not already signed up, please consider joining.
The only requirement is that you should be a UK taxpayer.
Thank You.
The Alnwick District Food Bank
This is to confirm
we continue to operate from our base at Lindisfarne Adult Learning Centre and
will do so with
the goodwill and
cooperation of Northumberland County Council throughout this latest lockdown.
Our
website www.alnwickdistrictfoodbank.co.uk is kept updated with regard
to opening times as is our FaceBook page.
Both also detail where donations can be dropped off and
items needed.
Our team of
volunteers have committed to "keeping the show on the road".
We are here to serve our local community to the best of
our ability.
Kind regards
From us all at ADFB
Statements
from Pope Francis, Bishop Robert Byrne and the
Bishops’
Conference of England and Wales
condemn
the death of George Floyd
To read the statement in full
please go to the Diocesan website:- www.rcdhn.org.uk
The Prayer
Group
pray in their homes at 7 o’clock every Tuesday
we would like to share with you one of the
prayers we use
Bring
me now into the deep silence of your presence.
I give you my body and ask that it may become your dwelling place
This moment may every part of my being be at peace
Let my heartbeat
Be in harmony with your heartbeat
Let every part of my body be filled with your Spirit
Take each blood vessel
Take every part of my nervous system
Take each muscle ,each organ ,each cell
Fill me now
With your stillness
With the reality of you living presence
This is part of the Shalom Prayer from
the Maranatha Community
I hope it helps, Barbara Dawson, SHALOM
Diocese Information
Please use the RCDHN link on the top right of the page.
The Vicariate for Faith & Mission
Pope Francis – Prayer to Mary for Protection
during the COVID–19
Pandemic.
O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey as a sign
of salvation and hope.
We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick.
At the foot of the Cross you participated in Jesus’ pain,
with steadfast faith.
You, Salvation of the Roman People, know what we need.
We are certain that you will provide, so that,
as you did at Cana of Galilee,
joy and feasting might return after this moment of trial.
Help us, Mother of Divine Love,
to conform ourselves to the Father’s will
and to do what Jesus tells us:
He who took our sufferings upon Himself, and bore our sorrows to bring us,
through the Cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen.
We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God.
Do not despise our pleas – we who are put to the test –
and deliver us from every danger,
O glorious and blessed Virgin.
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.
First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion 2019-20
Has been
cancelled until further Notice.
Nights of Light-April
Saturday 10th---Arthur
Carroll—In thanksgiving
Saturday 17th---Mary
Robinson---Birthday Thoughts, R.I.P.
Saturday 17th---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.
Fatima Mass
Yvonne Douglas has been to Fatima and is having a Mass
said for all our
parishioners every
month for a year and also every Friday included in the Rosary.
Partnership Day of Reflection
for Ministers of the Word has been moved to November.
Feasts of the Week
USED POSTAGE STAMPS
Please continue
to save your used stamps until the church re-opens.
Thank You
The Peoples Kitchen
My thanks as always
to all who give so generously throughout the year.
The kitchen are
constantly feeding and clothing the many needy people on a
daily basis, the numbers are ever increasing.
Well done to you
very kind hearted people.
DRIVEWAY
When driving within the church grounds PLEASE
keep to the 15mph speed limit.
Expensive gravel
is being displaced by overzealous drivers.
Thank You.
PLEASE let us know
if a relative or
neighbour has been taken to any of our hospitals,
otherwise we will not be able to visit them.
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.
Bereavement Support
If you, or
someone you know, has recently been bereaved Hospice Care
now provide support either in your own home or
in a mutually convenient place.
For more information see the leaflets in the
back of church
or phone
the hospice on 01665 606512.
ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL
The website is
http://www.stpaulsalnwick.co.uk/
containing lots
of information about our schools and a
chance to keep up to date with what is
happening.
Please visit our website.
Memoriam Book
The Memoriam
Book placed in Our Lady’s Chapel
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!
In the absence of the priest, whom can
we contact?
It is always
good to be able to contact the priest of the
parish when you
need information or in emergency.
But the parish
house is not always manned.
In the absence
of the priest, the number of a contact person
will be on the
answering machine.
Hospital Referral Cards
It is becoming
increasingly difficult to know when any
of our parishioners have been admitted to
hospital.
If you or any of
your family are being admitted to any of our
hospitals please let the priest know as soon
as possible.
At the back of
the church there are some hospital referral cards.
We would ask you
to have one of these cards at home and if for any reason you have to stay
in hospital
please hand it to the ward sister who will inform the hospital chaplain.
Please supply the
patient’s name, ward and hospital.
Alternatively, a
hospital referral card can be completed and given to Fr. Stephen.
Due to the
unavailability of information regarding religious denomination of patients
in the RVI, Freeman and Walkergate
Hospitals, patients and relatives
must take
responsibility to inform the hospital chaplain.
Tel 0191 232
1892.
The same
situation applies to all our local hospitals and maybe care homes.
If you or a
relative are going into hospital or one of our
care homes please let the local priest know.
It will make our
work much easier
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Minutes of the meeting of St Paul’s Parish Council
held on Tuesday 2nd
March 2021 at 7 pm via Zoom.
Present – Fr
Stephen Watson, Mary Donaghey (Chair /Minutes) June Etterley, Edith Humphries, Edward Sweeney
Co-Opt Members Michelle Burgess attended for financial
update and Mary Frater to update on Christians Together in Alnwick.
Opening
Prayer – The opening prayer
was given by Fr Stephen.
Apologies
for absence
Apologies
received from Co-opt member Martin O’Hanlon and Christopher Benjamin.
Review of
the Agenda.
The
Agenda as it stood was accepted.
Minutes of
previous meeting and Matters Arising:
The minutes of the previous meetings held on 1st
December and the Extra ordinary meeting held on 18th December
were agreed
without further review. Fr Stephen gave
an update on the work being carried out on the Parish House.
Fr Stephen is
hoping to move back into the house in three weeks. There was some additional
work required to be done.
The two main
ground floors in the office and the backroom needed to be repaired and floor
joists replaced.
Due to rewiring
and plumbing the house now needs to be cleaning and decorated.
Martin has informed Fr Stephen that permission has now
been received from the Council to carry
out the necessary
work to the trees in the Church grounds at a cost of £8,000.
In relation to the Church roof repairs, Fr Stephen has
spoken to the Building Department of the Diocese
who are working on
our behalf to try and obtain funding to assist in the cost.
There is no update yet and due to Covid restrictions it
is difficult to contact people and departments.
Taking into
account all necessary work including repairs to the Parish House, repairs to
the Church roof
and clock and the
necessary tree maintenance there is a potential deficit of £9,000.
Parish Administrator’s Report:
Michelle
Burgess gave an update on the church’s current financial position:
Current
Account:
£30,323.69
Deposit
Account: £89,516.03
This is a
reduction on the figures reported at the last meeting.
We have paid £46,238.40 from the deposit
account towards the roof tiles for the Church roof repairs.
Also, from the deposit account £26,881.57 has
been paid for work on the Parish House.
A payment of £279 was also made to The Diocese
towards cleaning packs sent out when the church reopened after Lockdown.
This included sanitizer and gloves plus
cleaning services. The Diocese was able
to offer a discount on the cost.
In addition, we had to pay the annual Levy to
the Diocese of £6,638.93. Each year each
Parish pays a Levy
to cover support services such as the Building
Committee and for publication of documents.
This was put on hold last year due to
Covid. This payment was made from the
current account.
Building
repairs and maintenance –
Church bells and contact from NCC
regarding noise complaints they have received.
Two weeks
prior to this meeting a message was left on Michelle’s landline (at the time
the Parish landline
was disconnected due to the ongoing rewiring
and repairs). The message stated they
were ringing from
Northumberland
County Council Environmental Health Department stating they had received
several complaints
about the Church bells and noise throughout
the night from various residents. Fr
Stephen has tried ringing
the number given twice without success. No further calls have been received. This caused some confusion
and
consternation to the members present, as no one was aware of any recent
complaints being made
directly
to members of the Church. Complaints
have been received in the past via email but have tended to be
from
visitors and tourists staying in the area.
Obviously with the current restrictions there were unlikely to
be visitors staying nearby. As it stands the bells can either be turned
on or off manually but there is no timer
mechanism allowing the bells to be turned off
during the night. The Clock is currently
running 10 minutes
fast and the quarter chime is still not
working. Repairs to the clock would cost
£12,000 and have been put
on hold due to more pressing matters. Fr Stephen suggested we write to the
Environmental Health Department
for clarification asking if any complaints
have been received and explaining that a voice mail has been left
purporting to be from their department.
Action
Point:
Michelle Burgess will send a letter to Environmental Health asking for
clarification.
Parish
Council Constitution –
Timetable
for future meetings / AGM and Parish Council elections.
At the
Parish Council meeting held in March 2020 it was decided to change the meeting
timetable from bi-monthly
to quarterly, but no firm alternative
timetable was set. The Parish Council
Constitution published in October 2017
states that meeting normally take place on the
first Tuesday in each of the months of September, November,
January,
March, May, and July each year. Due to
the start of the Pandemic and the first national Lockdown later
in March there was no meeting of the Parish
Council until September 2020 via Zoom.
Furthermore, the usual
Parish Council election in June and the AGM
normally held in July did not go ahead.
It is very much hoped
that with the lifting of restrictions in June
that some normality will return, and that the AGM and the
elections
can take place this year. To this end
Mary Donaghey put forward a proposal to return to
meeting
bimonthly with the next meeting of the Parish
Council taking place in May. This will
need to be via Zoom, but it is hoped the
AGM in July can go ahead in the Church in
person.
There are
currently three vacancies for members on the Parish Council. The constitution states that of the
8 members of the council 4 shall be male and 4
shall be female. There are two permanent
members being the parish priest who serves as
President of the council
and the
Parish Administrator appointed by the Diocese.
After
some discussion it was decided to resume meeting on a bi-monthly basis. Therefore, the next meeting
will be in May. A further suggestion was made
that future meetings should take place in the afternoon at around 4pm.
Following that meeting an announcement will
be placed in the Parish Bulletin seeking
nominations
for the council vacancies. The AGM will
hopefully them go ahead in July.
Action point
– secretary to send out a copy of the Constitution for information to all
Parish council members.
Christians
Together in Alnwick
Mary
Frater then gave an update on activities since our last meeting.
On the Saturday before Christmas 1,000 knitted
angels were put out round and about Alnwick and included
a card giving details of an online service on
Christmas Eve which was well received.
During
Christian Unity week a virtual service was held from St James Shilbottle on the Monday.
On the Sunday
evening Michael from St Michael’s church and
Gerrard the curate conducted an online service.
Various members
of other churches gave reading with others
singing. Several people also met at St
Paul’s church and
walked around the town stopping at the various
churches to pray.
At the AGM it was decided to hold Lenten
lunches via Zoom with each church taking its turn.
Andrew Duff has set it all up via the Christians
Together website.
When it was St Paul’s turn Fr Stephen gave a
talk about being a hospital Chaplain which was well received.
The talk given by Fr Stephen is still
available on You Tube for a limited time via this link https://youtu.be/5_MWXeRsvfU.
At the AGM, a new committee was set
up. Ruth Bulls from the Methodist church
will be
the new Chair, Bob Bains from Welcome Network
is vice-chair, Jean Barr from St James Alnwick is now secretary.
John Knight is continuing as treasurer.
Any Other
Business
Mary
Frater gave update of the giving of Christmas gifts for the house bound and
care home residents.
Along with Pam Slater Mary arranged to hand
out 35 Care packages including a plant.
In addition, St Michaels provided 25 comfort
and joy goodie bags with prayer cards, hand warmer and sweeties.
The proceeds from the coffee fund paid for
everything.
Mother’s
Day – normally Joanne Harrison-Frater organises bunches of daffodils which the
liturgy children
then hand out at church. This year it has been decided that Joanne
will again organise the daffodils and quarantine
them and then due to restrictions people will
be asked to take a bunch as they leave church from the side entrance.
Fund
raising – Mary suggested taking advantage of a stall which is made available
free of charge in Alnwick Market for fund raising.
It is hoped this will be available around the
middle of June. The stall will need to
be filled with homemade jams and crafts etc.
Volunteers will be needed to main the stall
from 8am to 3pm. It was agreed this
would be an excellent opportunity.
Action point
– Mary Frater will write and see if the stall can be booked for mid-June.
In relation
to the trees Ed Sweeney has suggested approaching A J Scott who may take the
wood away
free of charge when the trees are cut. This may save some money.
Action point
– Mary Donaghey will approach Martin and ask if A J
Scott has been approached.
Date of
next meeting to be arranged – Next
meeting to take place Tuesday 4th May at 4pm via Zoom.
Closing
Prayer
