THE MOST HOLY
TRINITY
Sunday 15th June
2025
Gospel
Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
the God who is, who was, and who is to come.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit#
A reading from the Gospel according to St John 16:12-15
Glory to you, O Lord
Jesus said to his disciples:
‘I still have many things to say to you but they would be too
much for you now.
But when the Spirit of truth come he will lead you to the
complete truth,
since he will not be speaking as from himself
but will say only what he has learnt; and he will tell you of
the things to come.
He will glorify me, since all he tells you will be taken from
what is mine.
Everything the Father has is mine; that is why I said:
All he tells you will be taken from what is mine.’
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
Mass
Times
Monday 9th Word
and Communion
Tuesday 17th 6pm
Mass at St Paul’s
Wednesday 18th 10am Mass at St Paul’s followed by Lectio
Devina
Thurs 19th 10.30am
Mass at Amble
Friday 20th 10am
Mass at St Paul’s followed by Day of Prayer and
Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament
Saturday 21st 5pm Vigil Mass at Amble
Sunday 22nd 10am Mass at St Paul’s.
Confession Thursday 6pm. St Paul’s
Mass Intentions
22nd Lawrence Bland
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.
Ministers
of the Word for Sunday 22nd June (Corpus Christi)
The Readings will be
undertaken by the children of the Parish making their
First Holy Communion
Ministers
of the Eucharist for Sunday 22nd June
Joanna Dassen; Catherine Torjussen;
Stanley Trafford
Counters
16th
June Team 4 John Knight; Stanley Trafford
23rd June Team 5 Kevin Collins;
Tony Wynn
Coffee Helpers Rota
Sunday 22nd June—-Mary D, Gwen
Every
Sunday we serve refreshments after Mass at the back of church
Everyone
is welcome
Lectio
Devina.
Each Wednesday
after the 10am mass we meet for .a prayerful
reading of the following Sunday’s Gospel.
Lectio Devina.
Lay
Training Fund and Day for Life
The Lay
Training Fund is open from 8th June until 6th July.
There will
be a second collection next Sunday (15th June) for the Day For Life.
Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament
Following the 10am
Mass at St Paul’s on Friday 20th June, there will be
Adoration of
the Blessed Sacrament throughout the day until 6pm.
Please sign
the list at the back of church for half hour slots. Thank You
Celebration
Mass of Canon Stephen's 25 years as a Priest
There will
be a Mass on Wednesday 25th June at 7pm to celebrate Canon
Stephens
Ordination Silver Jubilee followed by refreshments.
All
Welcome.
Fr Stephen
respectfully requests no personal presents or cards,
but donations to St Paul’s Church wou9ld be
deeply appreciated.
There will
be a good attendance at this special Mass and
we are appealing for cakes, tray bakes etc to serve after
Mass.
Please
contact Jean O'Hanlon or call on 01665 602736 if you can help with any of the
above items.
Thanking you all in anticipation.
St
Paul's Church Choir
St Paul's
Church Choir will be performing in a Coffee Concert at
St Mary's
Church in Lesbury on Saturday 5th July at 10.30.
The concert will last around 35 minutes and the Choir will be singing several well known pieces
by Bach, Mozart, Thomas Tallis, John Stainer
and Howard Goodall.
All are welcome and your support would be very
much appreciated.
First
Holy Communion on Corpus Christi
The
children will be making their first Holy Communion on Sunday 22nd June
during mass.
Their
parents are bringing food to celebrate the occasion and they would like to
share it with all of us.
If anyone would like to bring a plate of food
savoury or sweet it would be very welcome.
Many
thanks.
New
Lay Leaders of Word and Holy Communion course
This will
be held at The Sacred Heart and St Cuthbert’s hall in Amble, on
Tuesday
1st, 8th and 15th July 10am -3pm.
If anyone is interested please speak to Fr
Stephen for details.
Deadline to book is before Friday
20th June.
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Abbeyfield House Open Day
Come
and have a look around, meet the staff and residents and find out what
Abbeyfield can offer you.
Wed 18th June from 11am. Entertainment from
2pm.
Abbeyfield
House, South Road, Alnwick.
Christian
Aid Week Collection
Thank you
to all those who contributed to this year’s Christian Aid Week collection.
St Paul’s Church raised £365. To this can
be added £58.75 from Gift Aid.
This is out of a total for all the churches
in Alnwick, which came to £2692.20.
Well done everyone and God Bless you all.
Corpus
Christi: Eucharistic Procession at Ushaw
On Sunday
22nd June, Ushaw will be hosting a Eucharistic Procession
with
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, led by Bishop Stephen Wright,
and
starting at 3pm in St. Cuthbert’s Chapel.
Weather
permitting, the procession will go through Ushaw’s gardens,
returning
to the Chapel for Benediction.
Teas and coffees will be available after the
service.
You do not need a ticket for this event, but
please sign up on th
e sheet
available at the back of church, to help Ushaw to estimate numbers.
Please indicate if you are bringing a car:
this will help Ushaw to manage car parking
requirements
CAFOD’s
Myanmar Earthquake Appeal
Please give
to CAFOD’s Myanmar Earthquake Appeal to provide water, food, solar lights,
mosquito nets and water purification tablets
to those devastated by this disaster.
Your
generosity will bring comfort and relief to families who are in urgent need.
Donate
at https://cafod.org.uk/give/donate-to-emergencies/myanmar-earthquake-appeal
National
Churches Trust
The
National Churches Trust (NCT) have launched a survey to better understand the
challenges
that churches face, and to highlight the vital
work our churches do.
This
survey has the support of denominations, faith, and heritage groups
across the country and we encourage you to
take part. The survey is live from 6 May – 30 June.
Your
response will provide essential evidence to build a clearer picture – to
tell a stronger,
more informed story about your church, and
others like it, so that together some of the
biggest challenges facing churches can be
addressed and help ensure their future.
The survey
can be found here: www.nationalchurchestrust.org/survey
‘Hope in a Time of Darkness’
A
Lecture by His Eminence Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe OP
Monday 23rd
June 2025; 7:45pm in the Galilee Chapel, Durham Cathedral
For more
information and to book tickets, please visit
https://durhamcathedral.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173659458
Please send
any queries to ccs.admin@durham.ac.uk.
100
club plus Winners May
1st No 81
Ann Harrison
2nd No77
Barbara Dawson,
3rd No
53 donated to St Paul’s church
Coffee
Helpers Rota
There’s a
large brown envelope on the top of the cupboard at the
back of
church with new rotas for coffee helpers.
For those
that need them please take a copy.
Tap and Go Display
We now have
a tap and go display at the back of the church.
The options
to give are easy and straight forward with the ability to Gift Aid.
Gift Aid
asks for your Name House number & Post Code and email address to send you
confirmation.
It’s
also possible to do the same from any web browser
via https://donate.mydona.com/st-pauls-alnwick
So if you
wish to fund raise please take this link to your event and spread the news that
St Paul loves you!
‘TO
LIVE IS TO CHANGE…’ (St John Henry Newman)
The Church
in the Lindisfarne Partnership is changing.
The small
number of priests means that we need to redesign our current model for the
delivery of spiritual and pastoral care to the
faithful of this area.
Now these conversations have taken place we
will convene a further meeting with the
Lindisfarne Pastoral Council to consider the
findings from the above meetings.
Lindisfarne
Partnership
Prayers
of the Faithful (Bidding Prayers)
We need
more people to write the Bidding Prayers for Sunday Mass.
At present, only four members of the
congregation write the prayers.
Do you
attend Sunday Mass regularly?
Do you
possess a Sunday Missal?
Do you have an email address, a computer and a
printer?
Would you be willing to help out from time to
time?
Please speak to or email David Williams
at davidlwilliams75@gmail.com.
Instructions
and a template for the prayers will be provided.
Eucharistic
Ministers' Rota
A new
rota begins today and we now have five teams of Ministers performing this
important role.
A copy of
the new rota is displayed on the Notice Board in the Church Porch
Alnwick District Food Bank
At the
moment we are very short of the following items :-
Cereals,
coffee, boxes of washing powder, washing up liquid,
tinned fruit,
pasta sauce, biscuits and dried dog food.
If you
would like to donate there is a box in the porch at the back of church
or any donation points in the supermarkets.
Many
thanks.
Eucharistic
Ministers Needed
We
are desperately low on volunteers to be Eucharistic ministers.
This involves distributing Eucharist and The
Precious Blood during mass.
Optional is
taking Eucharist to the housebound and this is also desperately needed.
Please
contact Fr Stephen if you are willing for one or both.
OPENING
DOORS
Pope
Francis opened a Jubilee Holy Door in St Peters Basilica last month.
This
doorway represents the passage to salvation which Jesus opened to us all.
We have no
special Holy Door in Alnwick but we are hoping to create a
purpose-built
Kitchen area at the back of Church where we can all meet after mass
as well as at other important times in the
Parish’s year.
You may know that our Church is a ‘grade 2*
listed building’ which means that all
alterations have to be approved, licenced and
controlled.
As you can imagine, that can be costly and
complicated.
We therefore ask you all to pray for the
success of our kitchen project and to help
as much as you can with the fundraising in the
coming months.
During the last jubilee year in 2000, Fr
Stephen was ordained to the priesthood.
This means that Holy Year 2025 marks his
Silver Jubilee.
Fr Stephen
has kindly announced that he would like all gifts meant for him
and for his jubilee to be dedicated to the new
kitchen appeal instead.
(Don't worry we will still be celebrating his
milestone!).
Let's all
try to open doors this year and make this a double jubilee year to
remember!"
New
Kitchen Area
The
faculties for the kitchen are expected to begin in January 2025. Fundraising
has started for this with the option of Gift Aid.
This is the
link to the Kitchen application
https://www.catholic-historic-churches.org.uk/applications/hexham-newcastle-1029
The toilets
faculties are undergoing the due process of regulations and comments.
https://www.catholic-historic-churches.org.uk/applications/hexham-newcastle-1030
This is the
link to the Toilets application
Jubilee Year 2025
Pope Francis
has proclaimed 2025 to be a Jubilee or Holy Year
The Holy Father
writes: For all of us, may the Jubilee be an opportunity to be renewed in hope.
|God’s word
helps us to find reasons for that hope.
St Paul says ‘Hope does not disappoint’ Rom 5:5.
The theme
is “Pilgrims of Hope”, and it will be a year of hope for a world
suffering
the impacts of war, the ongoing effects of COVID-19 pandemic, and a
climate crisis.
St Paul’s Facebook Page
We now have
a facebook page for our parish.
Contact Jo
on 07525 495694 or at oldmissionhall@icloud.com with any content or queries.
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.
Ladies Easter reflection
These meetings are an opportunity to discuss and reflect
on the gospel in a small group.
The first was on
Tuesday 8th April and the second is on Tuesday 6th May.
They will be at Sally Williams’ home beginning at 2.30pm.
Please speak to either Sally or June Etterley
if you are interested
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 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.
Changes to the online DBS update service
This only involves those who hold a current DBS.
The Update
Service is a free online subscription service that
allows you to keep
your enhanced DBS certificates up to date.
Your Update Service Subscription requires an annual
renewal.
When this is due
you will receive an email from DBS which will help you to do this.
If you do not renew your subscription it will lapse and
subsequently,
when your DBS is
due for checking, a full application will need
to be completed including identity verification.
Please see Pam
Slater after mass who has more information about
this and a guide
sheet with the details you follow when
your annual
subscription is due renewal.
Many Thanks.
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
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.
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.
Fundraising
Dear all,
Next year is my Silver Jubilee and the
church's jubilee.
Please transfer any bottles, chocolates, gifts
etc. into donations for the
completion of the kitchen so that we can all
celebrate.
Many
thanks, Fr Stephen.
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, Thurs 19th June, Lindisfarne room in church 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.
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--May
Thurs 12th Our Lord Jesus Christ the Eternal High Priest
Fri 13th St Anthony of Padua,
Priest, Doctor of the Church
Sat 21st St Aloysius Gonzaga Rel
Nights of Light –June
Sat 21st 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!
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