Bulletin Board
PLEASE NOTE:- There will be NO Printed Version
of the Bulletin in Church until further notice.
25th Sunday of the Year
Year A
20th September 2020
Services
The Church has undergone a 9 hour
Deep Clean
by a team of professional cleaners.
SUNDAY 20th September at
9.30am
Maximum Attendance is 77 persons.
·
The wearing of a Face Mask is now compulsory
·
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.
Unfortunately, toilet facilities are
unavailable.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Blessings
on the King who comes, in the name of the Lord!
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest heavens!
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew
20:1-16
Jesus
said to his disciples: The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner going
out at daybreak to
hire workers for his vineyard. He made an agreement with
the workers for one
denarius a day, and sent them to his vineyard. Going out at about
the third hour he saw
others standing idle in the market place and said to them, “You go to
my
vineyard too and I will give you a fair wage”. So they went. At about the sixth
hour and again at
about the ninth hour, he went out and did the same.Then
at
about the eleventh
hour he went out and found more men standing round, and he said
to them, “Why have
you been standing here idle all day?” “Because no one has hired us”
they answered. He
said to them, “You go into my vineyard too”.
In the
evening, the owner of the vineyard said to his bailiff, “Call the workers
and
pay them their wages, starting with the last arrivals and ending with the
first”.
So those who were hired at about the eleventh
hour came forward and received
one
denarius each. When the first came, they expected to get more, but they too
received one denarius each. They took it, but grumbled at the
landowner.
“The men who came last” they said “have done
only one hour, and you have
treated them the same
as us, though we have done a heavy day’s work in all the heat.”
He answered one of them and said, “My friend,
I am not being unjust to you;
did we not agree on
one denarius? Take your earnings and go. I choose to pay
the last comer as
much as I pay you. Have I no right to do what I like with my
own? Why be envious
because I am generous?”
Thus the
last will be first, and the first, last.’
The Gospel of the Lord.
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
Fr Oliver will continue to celebrate
Mass every day at 12 noon, in Private,
for the Health and Wellbeing of
all parishioners.
You have Father Oliver’s assurance that all mass intentions received
will be honoured on the dates they
have been allocated.
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
Paul’s Alnwick, All Saints, Thropton, St Aidan’s, Seahouses
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.
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.
Please remember
St Paul’s Church, Alnwick in your will.
Thank You.
Father Oliver
As you will know by now, Father Oliver is leaving us for
pastures new.
Anyone who wishes to donate towards Fathers leaving gift
there is a basket in church
and for those
parishioners who are not attending church right now,
but
wish to contribute, they can drop off donations to following:-
Roisin Cowley, Woodlands Mount, Alnwick, NE66 2PW
Mary Frater,
23 St Georges Crescent, Alnwick, NE66 1AY
June Etterley, 4 Clive Terrrace,
Alnwick, NE66 1LQ
Thank You
Shoebox appeal-Christmas Child
Unfortunately this year due to Covid-19 we are unable to
accept packed shoeboxes.
However Samaritans
Purse are able to deliver boxes safely to bring joy to
children
in
at least 50 countries who have difficult and poor lives.
If you would like
to donate £20 online to fund a shoebox go to www.shoeboxonline.org.uk
and click on pack
your own shoebox where you can choose gender, age and
pick
what toys and accessories you would like in your box. You can also personalise
your
box with a message. Alternatively click on send a prepacked shoebox
and
they will make these choices for you.
Otherwise if you would like to give a donation go to the
main
website www.samaritans-purse.org.uk and click on donate today,
then the gift
website and you can
choose to donate £5 and upwards.
Thank you, Pam Slater
St Paul’s Roof
We have had a few enquiries about when the roof work will
be starting.
We are still
waiting to hear back from the Diocese and will update as soon as we know.
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
789945.
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 Certificate in Pastoral Ministry:
Are you involved with ministry in your parish or
Partnership, or would like
to
be involved with moving the mission of the Church forward? If so,
the
Certificate in Pastoral Ministry might be just what you need.
The Certificate in
Pastoral Ministry, offered by Loyola University Chicago,
consists
of ten modules delivered in an online format, allowing participants
the
freedom and flexibility of study in their own home and allowing
you
to get to know the people you are studying with.
Modules include, ‘What
is Pastoral Ministry’, ‘Building
a Fairer World:
Catholic Social Teaching’ and ‘Building Parish Communities’.
We are accepting applications for the certificate now, so
to receive further
information
and an application form, please contact by email.
The course begins in January 2021.
If you would like to receive updates and resources from
the
Vicariate for Faith & Mission, please sign up to our
mailing list using this link: https://forms.gle/sfzYNucPobYpUq8s7.
Bishop Robert Byrne CO has announced the re–opening
of
some churches for individual prayer.
Please go to the Diocesan website:-
www.rcdhn.org.uk
For a list of the churches, to download our handbook
for the
reopening
of churches and to read our statement in full.
Statements
from Pope Francis, Bishop Robert Byrne and the
Bishops’
Conference of England and Wales
condemn the death of George Floyd
In times of an international crisis such as this, the
Bishop and the Diocese
maintain
communion with Pope Francis and the Bishops’ Conference of
England and Wales to 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
Alnwick District Food Bank
Dear Friends of Alnwick District Food Bank,
A milestone we hadn't wished for has arrived –
for
the first time in our history we have supplied 100 food parcels in 1
week.
As 2 bags are needed for each parcel that
is a good deal of packing.
Since the start of
this pandemic we have packed well over 10,000 individual items.
We have plenty to
do without spending too much time counting, but it gives
a
good idea of the volume of food now needed by our community to help make ends
meet.
The days when we
marked each item with its expiry date are long gone,
although
each and every donation continues to be checked
to
make sure it is "in date" and not past its "use by".
Any such items are not distributed and we have no other
outlet.
To match these demands on our service we thank everyone;
individuals,
local and national businesses, clubs and organisations in Alnwick
and
surrounding area who have rallied to the cause.
To the best of our knowledge our youngest fundraiser is
only 4 years old.
She can't wait to get to "big school" in
September, and is taking part in a virtua
l "school
half marathon", at the same time raising funds for us.
Food donations are
also rolling in and rolling back out!
Lindisfarne remains open each morning and food donations
can be
dropped
off each weekday, between 9 and 10;30am,
with the exception
of Wednesday.
Our usual donation
points remain open in town
(Tinned
meat, fruit and vegetables are always needed)
and at the
supermarkets and our website,
Facebook and
Twitter pages give details should anyone
wish
to make a financial donation.
A sincere thank you to all, individuals and others, who
contribute in whatever way
. We do not foresee demand diminishing and very much rely
on you
to
help us through, serving our community.
Kind regards
From us all at ADFB
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
Saturday 19th September---Arthur Carroll---In
Thanksgiving
Saturday 26th September---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
Monday21st---St
Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
Wednesday 23rd---St Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) P
Thursday 24th---Our Lady of Walsingham
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.
GDPR
The staff at the
Diocesan Finance Office have asked every
Parish and Partnership to
appoint a GDPR representative.
Because of the short notice given to try and fond someone and hand in
contact details to
the diocese, Fr Oliver has notified the diocese of temporary roles for this:
Deacon David will be the GDPR rep for St
Aydan’s, Seahouses
and Fr Oliver will be
the GDPR rep
for all the other
Parishes in the Partnership, until we know
what is expected of
the person responsible.
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.
Space for Quiet Prayer
Our Quiet Space
before the Tabernacle is working well.
Thank you all. Please use it, if you would
like to, before and after Mass,
for silent prayer, in
front of the Blessed Sacrament.
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. Oliver.
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
