Mass times & intentions for next week
/ARRANGEMENTS AT MASS: Please allow the right hand side communicants to return to their places before coming forward from the left hand side, starting from the front please. Those receiving on the tongue to come forward at the end and kneel across the bottom altar step.
THERE IS NO LONGER A SUNDAY MASS AT KIRKBY STEPHEN: John Murray can offer to help with lifts for anyone without transport to come to Mass at Appleby and you can join a WhatsApp group for Catholics in Kirkby Stephen. Enquiries via parish office.
CATHOLIC VOICE for April is now available by clicking the button on the left or from the Narthex.
THIS WEEK:
Tues 3pm Prayer Group in the Quiet Room
3.45pm First Holy Communion Preparation in School
Thurs 7.30pm PPC Planning Group for revised constitution
Sun 21st 9.30am First Holy Communion Preparation in Haydock Centre
ADVANCE DATES:
Sun 28 April Family event and picnic
Friday 3 May 3.45pm First Confessions at St. Catherine’s
Sat 4 May 3pm Clergy Fraternal at Alston
Sun 5 May 2.30pm Baptism of Joseph Campbell at Our Lady of Appleby
Thur 9 May Solemnity of the Ascension:
Masses: 6pm Alston for the Vigil (8th May), On the day 9.15am at Penrith and 7pm at Appleby
Sat 11 May 10.30am First Holy Communion Mass at St. Catherine’s
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
MISSIO - Red Boxes at St. C’s will be collected after morning Masses this Sunday, so please bring boxes to church. Empty boxes will be returned to the Narthex as soon as possible after that for you to collect. Many thanks, Lorna Mullett and Denis Smith
NEXT SUNDAY is Vocations Sunday when we are asked to reflect on praying for and promoting vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated religious life. There will be a Special Collection for the Ecclesiastical Education Fund and a Pastoral Letter from the Bishop for the ‘Good Shepherd’ Sunday.
Do you donate your offertory by standing order and have signed a gift aid declaration? You can now collect a box of blue dated envelopes for all the Special Collections so that we can claim gift aid on those donations too. Boxes are available in the Narthex - please write your details on the form (beside the box number taken). At the present basic rate of tax of 20%, for every £10 you donate to a Special Collection we can reclaim an additional £2.50.
TEAS & COFFEES
at St Catherine’s - every week after 8.30am & 10.30am
at Our Lady of Appleby - 1st Sunday
All welcome!
** We need an extra volunteer to complete the tea and coffee rota for St Catherine’s 8.30am Mass (working in pairs). If you can help, please contact Mary Coen directly or via the Parish Office. **