Dates for Your Diary

Mass for the Sick

11 May 2024 at 14.00 at St Thomas of Canterbury church

with light refreshments afterwards in the Becket Suite.

Ascension Thursday

Thursday the 9th May there will be a wholes school mass at  9.15 am in St Thomas of Canterbury and  7.00pm Mass at St Joseph’s.

FUNERAL PREPARATION

Could you help families as they prepare for a funeral in our parish?  We already have a small group of parishioners who undertake this special ministry and we need to increase our number. You may like to ask yourself these questions.  Could you sit down with family members to guide and help them in their choice of readings and hymns? Could you help on the day of the funeral by welcoming families and looking after them in church?  Could you co-ordinate and liaise with funeral directors to ensure everything in church goes smoothly? Are you interested in this important parish ministry?  If you can answer ‘yes’ to these questions and would like to find our more, please let Fr. Chris or Mary Conway know or leave your contact details at the parish office.

For more detailed information, please come to a meeting after the 10 a.m. Mass on Tuesday, 7 May. 

CAFOD – Thank you

The Cafod Team wish to thank all the parishioners from St Joseph’s and St Thomas of Canterbury for their generous donations towards the Family Fast Day Appeal.

The Parish combined total is £1,090 which is a fabulous result and reflects the kindness and generosity of the parish.

This money will be sent to Cafod HQ.

Your kind donations will enable Cafod to provide training for fishermen in Monrovia, Liberia  and also fund vital equipment  that will help the fishermen to catch more fish and stay safe at sea.

Thank you very much

Offertory Envelopes – Gift Aid / Please collect from the back of the
church

New Offertory Collection Envelopes are being prepared and it is a good time to invite you to consider registering your collection offerings with Gift Aid.
If you pay income tax and give money to the church, the parish can claim 25 pence tax relief on every pound you give, at no further cost to you.
The amount of your collection is given in confidence and there is no continuous commitment to any set amount of collection.
To receive further information about Gift Aid, please leave your name and address on the form at the back of church or telephone the Parish Office

Bible Journeys

Continues meeting  on a Monday evening @ SToC Becket Suite from  7.00—8.00 pm

All welcome

Friendship and Memory Cafe

Meet every Wednesday from Wednesday 10th January in the Becket Suite, at St Thomas of Canterbury Church Bolton, BL1 4PN : 1pm-3.30

Our doors are open for all members of our parish and the wider community. Bring a friend or a neighbour and enjoy the entertainment, meet new people, renew old acquaintances, whilst having a tea or coffee and a slice of cake.

Contact Mairead on 07428 340797 0r Anne-Marie on 07519 176890

PARISH DRAW

Here are list of winners for the second draw of the first quarter (Jan – Mar 2024):-

No 19 on book 4. Janet Height

No 645 on book 129. Eileen Sullivan

No 192 on book 39. David Robinson

No 441 on book 89. Paul Johnson

Each winner will receive £50. Just a reminder for the friends paying by cash £10 is now due for the start of (Apr – June 2024) Draw.

Please pay Jackie or Peter
Thank You

Piety Stall

 The Piety Stall is being relocated to the Main Church Porch at St Thomas of Canterbury.

There are some Christmas items (cards, diaries and Advent candles) already on display for sale and remaining items are in the process of being sorted.

If you need a specific item then please ask.

Emergency Israeli-Palestinian Crisis

Donate online at Cafod.Org.uk

CAFOD World Gifts Catalogue

Each World Gift is a real example of Cafod’s work. Share the hope and joy of Christmas with our Global family. Collect a World Gift Catalogue from church or order your gifts on line.

cafod.org.uk/worldgifts

ST CUTHBERT PARISH DRIVING MINISTRY 

Have you got a car? Can you help some elderly parishioners get to/ from church for Saturday or Sunday Mass?

If so, the church is looking for volunteers to join the drivers’ Rota.

 You can still help if you are not available every weekend. The more volunteers we have, the less you have to do!

PLEASE CONTACT JUDITH 07882688972 (11.15 MASS) or JACKIE 07888888889 (9.30AM MASS)

FORMATION – A LIFE OF LEARNING

WORD ON FIRE AND OTHER RESOURCES

We are seeking someone with IT and administration skills to support and develop

improved communication with Parishioners via use of a specifically designed software

tool. This is an exciting step forward for the Parish, enabling us to share spiritual and

formation resources, as well as parish updates and relevant information.

If you are able to help please contact the Parish Office – telephone 01204 497068

or email – office@stcuthberts.org.uk

 We ask everyone to please pray to the Holy Spirit for the right person to come forward to help.

To those parishioners who have signed up to receive the Word On Fire Resources we apologise for the delay.  There have been some issues with the database administration side of things. Please be patient and we hope to have this resolved shortly.

HOUSE PRAYER GROUPS

DURING LENT A NUMBER OF OUR PARISHIONERS TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER TOGETHER TO PRAY THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS  AT HOME.

ONE GROUP TOOK IT IN TURNS TO HOST THE SESSIONS IN THIER DIFFERENT HOMES AND USING DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE STATIONS. ALL THOSE WHO TOOK PART THROUGHOUT THE PARISH FELT IT WAS A VERY WORTHWHILE EXPERIENCE AND ENJOYED THE TIME TOGETHER.

SOME PARISHIONERS ARE NOW LOOKING AT CONTINUING TO MEET UP TO  HAVE SOME PRAYER / MEDIATION TIME TOGETHER.

IF ANYONE WOULD BE INTERESTED  IN HOSTING PRAYER SESSIONS AT HOME PLEASE LET US KNOW BY EMAILING THE OFFICE   office@stcuthberts.org.uk  or TELEPHONE 01204 497068

REMINDER—DATABASE / PARISH REGISTER / EMAILS

 As you are aware we are in the process of updating our database/Parish register. Please follow the instructions you will find on the last few newsletters archived in the parish website, to update your details, if you haven’t done so already.

 An additional item is the delivery of the Parish Newsletter Supplement. Do you want to receive an emailed version of the supplement.?  If so please let the parish office know by email.

This information will only be used to send you emails about our Parish Services, Events and other Parish information. We will not share your email address with any third party. For information about how we protect your data please see our privacy policy which can be located here: (stcuthberts.org/privacy)

REMINDER  –  ‘Word on Fire’ again if you want to receive this free information follow the instructions from previous newsletters, which you will find archived on the parish website

SAFEGUARDING

We are looking for a couple of people to come forward to assist in our Safeguarding Ministry.   We are looking for persons with a background knowledge and understanding of safeguarding to operate as part of a team.    There is some admin work involved with the role. Training and support will be provided.

If you are able to assist or require any further information please contact the

Parish office by email: office@stcuthberts.org.uk or telephone 01204 497068.

We ask everyone please to pray to The Holy Spirit for the right people to come forward to help in this very important Ministry.