MASS TIMES: THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT 6.00pm Rita and Patrick Glendon. 8.30am People of the Parish. 10.30am Brigid Moyles. MONDAY 7.00pm Advent feria Brigid Moyles. TUESDAY 10.00am Advent feria Paul Hearne. WEDNESDAY 9.00am Advent feria Frances Nicklin. THURSDAY 9.00am in School Advent Feria Betty and Jim Grady. FRIDAY 10.00am Requiem for Marguerite McCall. 6.00pm Advent feria Tess, Vincent and Angela Sharkey. SATURDAY 10.00am Advent feria Aaron Johnston. FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT 6.00pm Una and Charlie McKay. 8.30am People of the Parish. 10.30am Tony Mann.
CONFESSION – 5.15pm on Saturday or contact Fr Neil (01213512161) or email fr.neil.bayliss@rcaob.org.uk to arrange a mutually convenient time and place.
CHRISTMAS POST BOX – The Post Box is available for you to post Christmas cards to your friends in the parish.
CHRISTMAS TREES / DECORATIONS – Volunteers are needed to assemble the crib and decorate our church and the Christmas trees. When? Monday December 22nd at 10.00am. Many hands make light work. With plenty of helpers, all this should be completed by 11.00am. The Christmas trees have once again been donated by the Turfrey family. This year, in memory of their father, Tony Turfrey.
PRAYER MARATHON – A parishioner will be undertaking a prayer marathon in the Lady Chapel on Sunday December 21st from 12noon until 7.00pm. On that day, please do not disturb them. If you have a prayer intention, please hand it to Father Neil. This is the link to the JustGiving page: https://www.justgiving.com/page/prayer-marathon-1764074869516?utm_medium=FA&utm_source=CL
READERS AT THIS WEEKEND’S MASSES are: TEAMS 6.00pm R3 8.30am R8 10.30am R13
MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION are: TEAMS 6.00pm EM3 8.30am EM8 10.30am EM15
MASS ATTENDANCE December 6th / 7th 6.00pm 102 8.30am 149 10.30am 177.
PARISH PILGRIMAGE 2026 – ROME, SAN GIOVANNI (PADRE PIO), LORETO AND ASSISI 3 nights in Rome, 3 nights in San Giovanni, 3 nights in Assisi. 10 days £1,450 00 September 2026. Dates to be confirmed. Birmingham flights. Please let Father Neil know if you wish to join us.
The ‘O’ Antiphons – An antiphon is a short verse that is used like a refrain used in the singing of psalms. The ‘O Antiphons’ are the antiphons that are said or sung before and after the Magnificat on the seven days preceding Christmas Eve (17–23 December). They all begin ‘O…’ hence their name. The antiphons use texts from the Bible, both Old and New Testament, that Christians understand to refer to Jesus Christ, the coming Messiah. People who do not know the antiphons from Evening Prayer may well know them from the Advent hymn ‘O come, O come, Emmanuel’. 17 December – O Sapientia O Wisdom, 18 December – O Adonai O Adonai, and leader of the House of Israel, 19 December – O Radix Jesse O Root of Jesse, 20 December – O Clavis David O Key of David, 21 December – O Oriens O Morning Star, 22 December – O Rex Gentium O King of the nations, 23 December – O Emmanuel O Emmanuel.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK IN OUR PARISH – May the Lord grant them consolation, peace and healing and to all involved in health care in hospital or in the community, grace, strength and perseverance.
IN MEMORIAM – Please pray for the repose of the souls of parishioners whose anniversaries occur at this time: James Kearney, Joseph Jones, Agnes Richardson, Veronica Stokes, Mary Kate McGrath, Edward Hynes, Derek Sullivan, Joseph Francis Howarth, James Foley, Anthony Gillespie, Norbert Decombel, Una McKay, Gordon Barrs, Dorothy Fleming, Michael Madden, Michael Fleming and Richard Quinlan.