Category: Saint George’s latest news

An Idea for Lent:   Why not try to attend a weekday Mass?

St Wilfrid’s on a Wednesday 10am & Rosary at 9.30am, Tea & Coffee after in the Hall.

St George’s on a Thursday 11.30am.   Lenten Lunches at 12.00pm after the 11.30am Mass on each Thursday during Lent, except this Thursday 5th March, 1st Thursday will be at 11.00am beginning with Adoration and Benediction and an opportunity for the Sacrament of Confession. Also, our very moving Reconciliation Service on Tuesday 31st March at 6pm in St Wilfrid’s Church.

St Patrick’s Day Lunch:  Tuesday 17th March.  We are going to the Treacle Mine to celebrate at lunch time, 12noon.  Vouchers available to cut cost.  If you would like to join us, there is a list in the church porch for your name and telephone number please or contact Joan on 849732.  Don’t delay as we have to book several large tables asap.   Of course our friends at St George’s are very welcome to join us.  Lets make it a jolly gathering.

St Wilfrid’s First Holy Communion:  Please join us at St Wilfrid’s to support our 13 First Holy Communion Candidates as they receive their First Holy Communion on Sunday 24th May.  All are welcome.

St Wilfrid’s Penitential Service:  is on Tuesday 31st March at 6pm.  Please come and support our 13 First Communion Candidates as they take their First Confession.

APF Mission Box Holders:  could you please bring in your boxes within the next two weeks for counting.  Your promoter can also visit you at home to collect the box if you prefer.  In the year 2019 the Mission Boxes generated £968.91.  Another splendid result!  Thank you all for your generous support.  (Doris Jung your local APF Secretary).

A Russian Proverb:  A kind word is like a Spring day.

Revised Film Club Notice:  St George’s Film club next films will be: Sunday 15th March, (2011) Documentary about the master sushi chef Jior Ono.  29th March (2010) Japanese animation about a family of tiny creatures. 12th April (2009) A famous pop star finds a new meaning of life in a rural setting. All films start at 3 pm.

2020 Family Socialising Calendar of Events:  St George’s

Children’s Liturgy will be organising several opportunities for all our parishioners and in particular our families with younger children to spend time together in 2020 – please see noticeboards for full list.  The first event is our Family Stations of the Cross followed by Lent Poverty Lunch at St George’s Church 11am Saturday 4^th April.  The second is our annual Abbots Wood gathering on Sunday May 17^th from 12noon.  More details will follow, but please do pop the dates in the diary and ask other friends and family members to also.  Both are very enjoyable occasions and really give us all a chance to enjoy time as a Church Family together outside of our weekly mass.

Stations of the Cross will be held on Sunday afternoons at 2.30pm during Lent in St George’s Church, except on Mothering Sunday.

St Wilfrid’s – Afternoon Tea Over 50’s Club:  Our next date is Thursday 27th February in our Hall, 2-4pm.  We would love you to join us and get to know our fellow parishioners.  Not only women, but men too are invited, get together on your own table if you wish.