ST WILLIAM’S PARISH BULLETIN Tel: $$$$$$$$
Parish Priest: Fr. Terry Tolan, St William’s Presbytery, 847 Ecclesall Road, Sheffield S11 8TL
Sunday (04) 9.30 am People of the Parish
11.15 am Ronald Upton (sick)
Monday (05) 10.00 am Emma Caruana Mancha (A)
Tuesday (06) 10.00 am Deceased Family & Friends of Mary Ward
Wednesday (07)
10.00 am The Baldwin Family St Raymond of Penyafort
Thursday (08) 12 noon Tony Durkin
Friday
(09) 10.00 am Catherine
Baldwin (A)
Saturday (10)
9.30 am Michael Smith (sick)
THE EPIPHANY OF
THE LORD is celebrated this
weekend, being transferred from Tuesday.
Once again we hear the story of the Wise Men who embarked on a long and
hazardous journey in search of the Christ-child. What made them wise? It
was the fact that, whereas His own people didn’t want to know Him, they
recognised this child as the Saviour of the world. What led us here today? What does Christ mean to us?
PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS: Sick: Linda Watts, Jill King, baby Emily Louise Evans, Michael Doherty, Thomas Byrne, Rebecca Budgen, Bob Kelly, Zish Szewczyk, June Klempner, Lena Hogan, Susan Hancey, Michael Smyth, Rene Hennessy, Jim Reddington.
Recently Dead: Philip Molloy & Stephen
Burnett. Anniversaries: Agnes Garbutt, Dorothy Kent, John Ruddy, Bella
Doyle, Ron Stone, Doreen Sillitoe, Rupert Woodcraft, Hilaire D’Roza, Larry
Stones, Don Clover, Winifred Wildsmith, Elizabeth Brown, Noel D’Roza, Paddy
Carew, Imelda Brown & Devlin Kelly.
May they rest in peace.
OUR SYMPATHY
& PRAYERS are extended to Pat
Connolly & her family on the recent death of her dear brother Philip
Molloy. May he rest in peace.
CHILDREN’S
LITURGY OF THE WORD is suspended
for the Christmas holiday.
BAPTISMS AND
MARRIAGES are by appointment.
THE CHURCH is open daily for visits and prayer.
MORNING PRAYER from the Divine Office is recited 15 minutes before daily Mass.
ADORATION of the
BLESSED SACRAMENT is on Friday from
2-8pm in Garden Room.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confession) is on Saturday from 12.30 to 1.00pm.
HALLAM DIOCESAN YEAR BOOK for 2009 is on sale in the porch at £2.95.
PARISH DIARIES are on sale in the porch at £1. Please place money in wall-box (Papers).
CAFOD & ASSIST monthly retiring collection is this
weekend. CAFOD envelopes are at the
back of church. Your loose cash
donations are also greatly appreciated and necessary to meet our parish
commitment to donate £110 a month to ASSIST. Thank you for the ongoing support.
THE CRIB: Any donations will be for the Diocesan Caring Service.
THE NEW ALTAR SERVERS, Euan & Freya, are welcomed to serve at
Masses today. APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER leaflets for January are available. Please take one home..
COFFEE AND TEA are available on Sundays between Masses in
the Parish Centre.
FAIRTRADE STALL is suspended for this month.
PEOPLE AT THE
HEART OF JESUS meet at the Blessed
Trinity Church, Wickersley, this Sunday, 4th January at 3pm with
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and healing prayer, led by Fr Michael
Killeen. All are welcome! Refreshments
afterwards.
AN EPIPHANY
SERVICE with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will be celebrated this Sunday, the first of
the month and the year, at 4pm. Please try to share these devotions!
SWIMBABES: Fun, structured classes with small groups for babies & children start in January in the new swimming pool at Mylnhurst School on Mondays & Saturdays. Call $$$$$$$$$$$$
CARERS &TODDLERS will meet this week on
Tuesday in the Centre at 10am – $$$$$$$$.
JOURNEY IN FAITH resumes on Tuesday at 7.30pm in the presbytery.
THE HALLAM ASCENT GROUP meets at 1.45pm at
Highbury Convent on Wednesday this week. For details contact Sister Clare on
$$$$$$$.
ST VINCENT de
PAUL SOCIETY meets on Wednesday at
7.30pm in the York Room.
SWYPE is for Y7-Y9 age group, from 6-7pm on Thursday in the Parish Centre.
SWOP is also on Thursday from 7pm to 8.30pm in the Centre for Y10 upwards.
ST. WILLIAM’S
SOUP RUN is on Thursday this week. Interested
in helping? Tel $$$$$$$.
A YOUTH RETREAT will be held at Edale next weekend for young people aged 17+. The cost is £35, which includes accommodation & food, but not transport! Arrival is at 6.30pm this Friday, 9th January and departure is after Sunday lunch on 11th January. Contact Judi Shimmell at jshimmell@hallam.diocese.com or on 256 6460.
THE MONTHLY YOUTH MASS will be celebrated on Saturday17th
January at 6.30pm & not next Saturday 10th. Please note!!
THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN
(SPUC) is making its annual White Flower Appeal at all Masses next
weekend, the Baptism of the Lord. The
Society is stepping up its campaign to help those whose careers are threatened
as a result of unjust pressures & policies in the workplace. Please give generously.
THE WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY begins on
Sunday 18th January. The theme this year is “ Reconcile Your
People” & has been prepared by the Churches of Korea. The Annual Ecumenical Service for the
Ecclesall Churches Together is here at St William’s Church on the 18th
itself at 6.30pm. Please
do give your support to this Service.
PEACE SUNDAY 2009 is also celebrated on 18th January. The theme is “Combating Poverty - Building Peace”, taken from Pope Benedict’s World Peace Day message.
A PILGRIMAGE TO FATIMA has been arranged through Tangney Tours from 10th-16th October this year. Two meetings will be held in St Francis’ Church Hall on Tuesday 20th January at 3pm & again at 7pm, when a Fatima DVD will be shown in preparation for making a booking. For further info tel Mr Sowerby on $$$$$$$$. (See poster in the porch).
HALLAM LOURDES PILGRIMAGE booking forms for 2009 are available in the porch. The dates are from Saturday 27th June to Friday 3rd July at a cost of £550 all-inclusive.
ST VINCENT’S
FURNITURE STORE desperately
needs bedding, blankets,
duvets, curtains, towels, cutlery, crockery, saucepans …for further information
‘phone $$$$$$$$$$$$$
OUR CHURCH
CLEANING TEAM urgently wants new helpers on Thursday mornings from
9.00am. Can you help? Then please
come along!!