ADVENT 20th & 21st December 2014 Are ready for Christmas are you spiritually ready? Fourth Sunday of Advent Parish Priest: Father Craig Fullard St. Joseph’s Presbytery, Stow Heath Lane, Wolverhampton. WV1 2QN. Tel: 01902 452841 / Emergency only 0784 320 4629 Carol Singing around the Wards of New Cross Hospital craigfullard@gmail.com www.stjosephwolverhampton.org THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH Day Time Service Intention 5.00 - 5.15pm (Sat) 5.30pm (Sat) Confessions Advent IV 10.30 - 10.45am (sun) 11.00am (Sun) Confessions Monday No Mass Tuesday 4.00pm Mass at NX Peter & Margot Canby Wednesday 5.00pm First Mass of Christmas John & Margaret Denieffe 10.00pm Mass of Christmas Night Kevin Hall RIP Thursday 10.00am Mass of Christ. Day Christine Hodgetts RIP Friday 11.00am Mass Jim Williams RIP Weekend 11.00am (Sat) Mass Mavis Thornton 27th & 28th December 5.00 - 5.15pm (Sat) 5.30pm (Sat) Confessions Said Mass Peter & Margot Canby 10.30 - 10.45am (sun) 11.00am (Sun) Confessions Elizabeth Daley RIP Weekend 20th & 21st December The Holy Family Paddy & Lil O’Brien RIP Said Mass Phyllis & George Buckley RIP Sung Mass Sung Mass Mass Intentions: If you would like a Mass said for a particular situation, family member or friend either living or departed please complete a brown mass offering envelope. These can be found in the porch by the piety stall. This week’s second collection is For the Church Maintenance Thank you for your generosity ———————————————— Please do not leave VALUABLES unattended in church. For our prayers… Muriel Grainger, Liz Morris, John Asbury, Jean Hall, Betty Walsh, Sheila Mohan, Emily Colton, Connie Green, Lily Inskip. Malcolm Beech, Jessica Kennedy – Slaven, Laura, Mary Watkins, Mary Calendar, Michael Kieran, Pat Poulton, Dave Pugh, Sharon Cox, Sam Spear, May Rochester, Iris Williams, Ron Davies, Josie Soars, David Ryan, Dave Francis, Katie Carpenter, Rab Pratt, & John Roberts. Monday 22nd December at 6.30pm Carol Singing around the Wards of New Cross All Volunteers are welcome. Christmas Masses Christmas Eve at 5pm Christmas Eve at 10pm Christmas Morning at 10am Parish Prayer Tuesday 23rd December from 6.30 to 7.40pm Father Craig will be in Church to hear confessions. No formal Service just come when you can and make your confession & go. Loving and Merciful Father, bless, we pray, our Parish of St. Joseph’s. May we always seek your will and, united in our endeavours, may we proclaim your love to the world and glorify you in all that we do. We make this our prayer in the power of the Spirit and through Christ our Lord. Amen. Thank You Christmas Greetings To all who supported last weekend’s Christmas Concert - a lovely evening and we raised £350 for church funds and over £100 for the LAPS Charity - well done! Well it’s been another full year with lots going on and much to be thankful for. I continue to appreciate the love and care shown to both myself and family over the last year thank you! St. Stephen’s Day Mass We continue to move forward, but we have so much more yet to do. 2015 will, I hope and pray, see us continue to move forward together in faith, hope and love. Remember that whilst God does not call us to always be successful he does call us to be always faithful. Confessions before Christmas St. Stephen is the Patron saint of the Altar Servers’ Guild: Holy Mass on Friday – is therefore an important occasion for Altar Servers, and is also the occasion when servers who have shown dedication over a period of time are admitted to the Guild of St. Stephen. It is hoped that as many servers as possible will be present. New Year’s Day May the Love of God shown to us so fully in the birth of Christ be shared among you and all your loved ones, both near and far, this Christmas time. God Bless Fr. Craig. (Mary the Mother of God) Mass at 12noon followed by homemade soup and drinks in the parish club. All welcome. Please sign the list in the porch. How did Mary and Joseph know that Jesus weighed 7lb6 when he was born? They had a weigh in a manger!! St Joseph’s Parish, Wolverhampton, is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham, Registered Charity Number 234216