5th April 2015 EASTER SUNDAY A parish in the Archdiocese of Cardiff – a Registered Charity No. 242380 Bridgend Porthcawl Mass Times MARCH Saturday 4th April Easter Vigil Sunday 5th April Easter Day Monday 6th Octave of Easter 8.00 pm 10.30 am Pyle: 9.00 am 11.00 am 6.00 pm Tuesday 7th Octave of Easter 9.30 am Mass Church 10.00 am Thomas McDonald People of the Parish Elizabeth Quinn (M Ricci) People of the Parish Teresa & Hannen Short Sheila Evans RIP (IF) Service of Word & Andrew Morgan RO{ (MLM) 9.30 am Mass Communion Wednesday th 9.30 am Mass Julia Kent 9.30 am Mass 10.00 am 10.00 am-6.00 pm Adoration Service of Word & Communion Rita Catt RIP (D & TM) Ernest Tucker (MT) 1.30 pm 10.00 am Octave of Easter 8 Thursday 9th Friday 10th Saturday 11th Sunday 12th APRIL Octave of Easter Octave of Easter Octave of Easter 2nd Sunday of Easter Funeral Mass for Maureen Whiskerd Service of Word & Communion Vigil Mass 4.30 pm 6.00 pm 11.00am 6.00 pm 10.00 am Sacrament of Reconciliation th 4/5 April Vigil D Hooper/S Lee/A Davies/T Hodgkiss I W Evans/D Bolton J Jones/M McAweney 11/12 th April Helga Clarke Good health Gethin family (R.I.M) People of the Parish Saturday 11.30 -12.00 pm Speak with Rick C Argent/D Morgan A Stephens/I Ford J Jurado/A Williams Eucharistic Minister to Hospital 5th April G Pearson th 12 April D Gaffney IF A RELATIVE IS A PATIENT AT THE PRINCESS OF WALES HOSPITAL PLEASE ADVISE FR TIM MCGRATH ON 01656 733282 Parish team: Monsignor R Reardon reardon.robert@rcadc.org Rev. Dr Philip Mangha n philip.ma nghan@hotma il.co.uk People of the Parish Lesley Thompson (A& P Stokes) Contact deta ils: The Presbytery 39 Ewenny Roa d, Bridgend CF31 3HS  01656 652034 St Mary’s Primary School Llangewydd Rd, Bridgend.  01656 815560 Head : Mr L Watkins Serves the Parishes of Bridgend, Pyle and Porthcawl Archbishop McGrath Catholic High School Brackla.  01656 815500 Head: Mrs A Keller Serves the Deanery of Bridgend Finance Gift Aid forms, etc Paul Kearns  01656 648210 Hall Bookings Sarah Lee  slee1981@hotmail.com Parish secretary: Mrs C Edwards 4 Wyndham Crescent  01656 657384 chris.stmarys@tisca li.co.uk COLLECTIONS: Gift Aid: Loose Saturday £410.60 £707.11 Teams : Counters: Cleaning: HYMNS Sunday BOOKLET THIS WEEKEND 2 7 COMMISION OF EXTRA ORDINARY MINISTERS OF COMMUNION 16 new extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist are being commissioned the weekend of the 11th/12th April (low Sunday) ready for the introduction of Communion under Both Kinds at all Masses that weekend SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION 2015 Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation for those young people, aged 13-14 years (Year 8) and above, from the parishes of St Mary's , St Roberts, St Mary and St Patrick's, Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Joseph of Arimathea wishing to be confirmed as follows: Monday 18th May 2015: Registration meeting in St Mary's Church Hall at 7pm. Candidates and Guardians to attend - please bring copy of Baptismal Certificate with you and if possible your sponsor's details (this needs to be a practising Catholic who has been confirmed). Saturday 6th June 2015: Preparation Day in Our Lady Star of the Sea, Porthcawl from 10am - 4.30pm concluding with Vigil Mass at 4.30pm Saturday 20th June 2015: Preparation Day in Our Lady Star of the Sea, Porthcawl from 10am - 4.30pm concluding with Vigil Mass at 4.30pm CANDIDATES MUST ATTEND BOTH PREPARATION DAYS IF THEY WISH TO BE CONFIRMED. CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT WITH ARCHBISHOP GEORGE STACK: FRIDAY 3RD JULY AT 7pm in St Mary's Catholic Church for candidates from St Mary's, St Joseph of Arimathea and Our Lady Star of the Sea – Practice session with candidates and sponsors at 6pm in St Mary's Church on Tuesday 30 June. Sunday 5th July at 11am in Our Lady and St Patricks Catholic Church for candidates from St Roberts and Our Lady and St Patricks - Practice session to be confirmed. REGARDING TESCO VOUCHER SCHEME Tesco have decided as part of their restructuring programme to stop supplying discounted vouchers with immediate effect. This means for us as a parish that after many years we will no longer be selling any vouchers. For those who pay by standing order please can you cancel the payments and I will arrange refunds where necessary. The scheme has been a huge success and helped pay a significant part of the debt on the new church. Fr Bob would like to thank all those who have contributed over the years. Special thanks to Mr John Gordon who set the scheme up originally and ran single handed for a considerable time. If any body does have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Steve Hammond. FRIENDS OF ST. MARY’S R.C. CHURCH EASTER DRAW - THANK YOU Thank you to everyone who supported our Easter Draw. The winners were selected by computer after the morning Mass last Sunday and a list is posted on the notice board in the narthe x. As all the prizes were generously donated the amount raised was £450. Thank you all and a Happy Easter. PARKING ON THE FORECOURT There are just six parking places on the forecourt at St. Mary’s; please leave them for those who are elderly or disabled with mobility problems. FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PROGRAMME 2014 - 2015 The next session for the children will be on Saturday 18th April at 10.30 a.m. in the hall. As their First Holy Communion day gets closer the children need our prayer support; could you be a PRAYER PARTNER by making a commitment to say a daily prayer for one of the children? If you can please put your name in the space below one of the photographs of the children whi ch are on display in the church. Children, don’t forget to collect your footprints every week when you come to Sunday Mass.