Welcome

 4th May 2024

Sixth Sunday of Easter

Dear Friends,

You may have read about the Bishop’s Pastoral Plan in one of our newsletters or picked up a copy of the plan and read all the details for yourself. Well, we are now at the point where some actions will need to be taken by all of us. The Bishop’s plan is to turn existing deaneries (which consist of 4 or 5 separate parishes) into one new ‘moderated’ parish. This is being driven by the decline in the number of priests and will result in a small team of priests covering all the churches within their deanery/moderated parish. The process of change for our current deanery starts in June, and we all need to be actively involved. There will be communications going out, and everybody will be invited to give feedback and participate in the process. We especially need you to give thought and prayer as to what you can do to help the work of the church. Your priests cannot do everything, and we are, all of us, called to Discipleship. The church will offer formation (training) for people who wish to offer their time in this way. This will give you more confidence in carrying out these activities.

God bless you all,

Fr John

• Just a reminder that we have two card readers in the church porch if you’d like to donate to the Offertory and Retiring Collections by card or pay for items in the Repository by card. Please kindly note that we are unable to accept donations by QR code. Thank you for your continued generosity.

Please pray for all those who have died recently:

Kelly Daniel, Neil Flanigan, Jim Hardy and Donal McCarthy

May they rest in peace.

Please pray for all those who are sick at this time:

Marie Bellizzi, Margaret Bishop, Veronica Brown, Josie Cash, Anthony Cheah, Cathy Cowan, Eddie Cummins, Sue Cummins, Maggie Duncan, Belen Dunlop, Annie Faghihi, Desmond Fleming, Leo Gibson, Maureen Harker, Paul Harker, Michele Haygreen, Mary Higton, Irene Hole, Jim Hollis, Alan Jenkins,  Ian Joseph, Mary Kearney, Shirley Livera, Anne MacKenzie, Georgia Mackinlay, Luz Martin, Miriam McDonnell, Helen McLachlan, Patricia McMahon, Joyce Monserrat, Maura Morris, Adrei Penkov, Valeria Penkova, Aurora Ramirez, Donal Reidy, Jennifer Rolfe, Moira Sced, Sherry Small, Ralph and Pauline Smith, Godelieve Vandersloten, Jean Watkins, Deborah Wright

and all those named on the noticeboard in Our Lady’s Shrine.

May they find consolation in their suffering.

Mass Intentions

Sat 4^th May     1.00pm            First Saturday Devotion of Reparation in the Church

                        6.00pm            John McCarthy RIP (Philip McCarthy)

Sun 5^th May    8.30am            Mary Josephine & Edmund Veillard RIP (Ted)

                        10.30am          All Parishioners

                        5.30pm            Private Intention

Mon 6^th May   7.30pm            Liturgy of the Word and Eucharist

Tue 7^th May    10.00am          Miriam McDonnell

Wed 8^th May   10.00am          All preparing for Marriage

Thu 9^th May    10.00am          All Parishioners

Fri 10^th May    10.00am          John Brownhill RIP (Anniv) (Alice Barnard)

Sat 11^th May   6.00pm            Marie Whalley RIP (Family)

                                                Len Williams RIP (Mary Coulston)

Sun 12^th May  8.30am            All Parishioners

                        10.30am          Philomena Selvaraj RIP (1^st Anniv) (Kevin Patrick)

                        5.30pm            Thomas James Green RIP (Bunny & Bernadette Okeke)

Retiring Collections

4^th/5^th May      CAFOD Sudan Crisis Appeal

18^th/19^th May  Education of Future Priests

25^th/26^th May   Missionary Endeavours of the

                          Diocese

Collections for Weekend 27^th/28^st April 2024

Offertory Collection                                      £589.63

Gift Aid Collection                                          £257.00

Standing Orders (Weekly Average)           £1192.00

Total                                                                  £2038.63

Mary’s Meals                                      £1158.96

Volunteers Working with Children and/or Vulnerable Adults

All volunteers must have received clearance with the Disclosure and Barring Service through the Diocese and Safeguarding Training BEFORE they begin their role. Leaflets to access the training are near the safeguarding notice board. Any queries please contact the presbytery.

Memorial Service

Frimley Park Hospital Maternity Unit are holding a memorial service on Saturday 18^th May between 3.00pm – 5.00pm at St Peter’s Church, Frimley Green Road, GU16 7AQ. This is a non-denominational service for bereaved families.

Cake Sale to Raise Funds for Trip to Lourdes

We are currently students at St John the Baptist school and we will be travelling to Lourdes this summer with the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton as a Red Shirt and Helper.

To raise funds for our pilgrimage we will be selling delicious bacon rolls and cakes next weekend:

Sunday 12th May 2024 after the 8.30 am and 10.30am Masses.

Please bring along some cash and come and support our sales! (A card reader will also be available.)

Rebecca and Genevieve Worley

This weekend’s retiring collection is for CAFOD’s Sudan Crisis Appeal.

CAFOD Sudan Crisis Appeal 2024

The situation has become desperate very quickly. At least 8 million people have had to flee their homes. at least 25 million Sudanese need immediate, emergency help.

Families are already going hungry. Famine looms ominously. This crisis threatens to become the worst in living memory. Due to the intense violence that broke out last year,

many aid agencies evacuated and are now struggling to get back in due to the closed borders. The Church is still there and their network is working tirelessly to help.

Alton Day of Renewal Prayer Requests

We will pray for anyone feeling isolated, anxious, depressed, or physically ill. We will help you draw close to the love of Jesus, who said “come to me all of you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest”. On weekdays 10.00am-4.00pm tel 07579 824523. Full details at www.altonrenewal.com/prayer_request

Confirmation 2024

Saturday 20th April 09:00 - Retreat

Thursday 2nd May 19:30 - Rehearsal

Sunday 5th May 14:30 - Confirmation

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Contact Information

Call 01276 504876, or email frimley@abdiocese.org.uk

The Church is located at 111 Portsmouth Road, Frimley, GU16 7AA.  It is on the opposite side of the A325 Portsmouth Road to Frimley Park Hospital.  When facing Frimley Park Hospital, the Church is behind you to the left.

SVP Camberley and Frimley is very active in the community

• we give help to local families and individuals in need and the Hope Hub.
• we purchase specific items of food, utilities, clothing and white goods that are needed.
• we do not give money to clients

If you would like to volunteer to help please contact svpcamberleyandfrimley@outlook.com and /or to give a donation

SVP Camberley account no. 46082417 sort code 60-60-04

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