12th—27th Oct ’19 28th & 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C Week 4 & 1

THE PARISH OF ST.THOMAS MORE, KIDLINGTON & ST.HUGH OF LINCOLN, WOODSTOCK

http://www.catholicparish.kidlingtonandwoodstock.uk

Parish Priest: Fr. (Dr) Prem Fernando Email: frpjfernando@gmail.com

142, Oxford Rd, Kidlington, OX5 1DZ, Tel: (01865) 377093 Part of the Arch Diocese of Birmingham, Registered Charity Number 234216 Parish School: Headteacher: Mrs.Breda Bowles Tel & Fax: 01865 373674

Parish Safeguarding Reps.: Anastasia Hargreaves-Hand (07786651916), Lena Shams lena.shams@physics.ox.ac.uk St Thomas More Parish Hall Contact: Ian Drury, 01865 371086, St Hugh’s Centre Contact: Ruth Fiddy, 01993 812860

The Canonisation of Blessed John Henry Newman

Dear Jesus!

Help me to spread Your fragrance everywhere I go. Flood my soul with Your spirit and life.

Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly, that my life may only be a radiance of Yours.

Shine through me, and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel Your presence in my soul.

Let them look up and see no longer me but only Jesus!

Stay with me and then I shall begin to shine as You shine, so to shine as to be a light to others;

The light, O Jesus will be all from You; none of it will be mine; It will be you shining on others through me.

Cardinal Newman Pray for us!

• The Canonisation takes place this Sunday in Rome

• There are special celebrations at the Birmingham Oratory see poster

• Special diocesan celebrations at the Cathedral with vespers –ecumenical service,20th Oct. 4pm, St Chads Cathedral

• A Lecture by Bishop Robert Barron on ‘Newman & the New Evangelization’ at St Mary the Virgin C of E Church, 16th October, 5-6.30pm, tickets £5

• In Oxford, St Mary’s will be hosting a special celebration of Choral Evensong at 5.30pm on Thursday the 17th October to mark the canonization. This will be an ecumenical celebration and the preacher will be the Most Revd Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham and Co-Chair of ARCIC.

• Visit the Newman Canonisation website

• Nine day novena https://www.newmancanonisation.com/novena

• Pamphlet ‘Who was cardinal newman’ Fr Stewart Foster, the Diocesan Archivist at the Diocese of Brentwood - download it from our Parish Website

• Newman night walk, Tuesday 8th October, from Oratory to Little more, See posters

Evangelization & Mission in our Parish - Please keep 24th November free. Come for a special meeting after 11am mass in Kidlington. Bro Loarn & Natalie Orefice the Archdiocesan Advisor for Parish Evangelisation will lead us. If you attend mass, volunteer or do any kind of ministry in the parish (from cleaners to catechists) or even otherwise consider yourself a parishioner, you are for-mally requested to come. Please keep this special invitation well reserved, in the top draw!! - A finger lunch will be provided by our parish hospitality!! Please Support your parish in every way!

ST THOMAS MORE, KIDLINGTON and St HUGH WOODSTOCK Week 4

SATURDAY 12th Oct.

Sunday

VIGIL MASS

6.00 pm

Death Anni. Bernadette Thieba

2 Kings 5:14-17 Psalms 97

2 Timothy 2:8-13 Luke 17:11-19

SUNDAY 13th Oct.

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time YrC

Canonisation of John Henry Newman

9.30 am

11.00 am

Woodstock Joe’s intentions

Kidlington Well being of Jim Guil-

gunn-jones

MONDAY

14th Oct. Feria in OT

9.30 am

For peace in family Romans 1:1-7, Ps 97

Luke 11:29-32

TUESDAY

15th Oct. Mem. St Teresa of Je-sus, Virgin & Dr.ofCh.

7pm RIP

Jackie Shepherd Romans 1:16-25, Ps 18

Luke 11:37-41

WEDNESDAY

16th Oct. Feria of OT

12 Noon

Mass at Woodstock

RIP Canon Tony Griffiths

Romans 2:1-11, Ps 61 Luke 11:42-46

THURSDAY

17th Oct. Mem. St Ignatius of An-tioch, Bishop &Martyr

9.30 am

- Romans 3:21-30,

Ps 129, Luke 11:47-54

FRIDAY

18th Oct.

Feast of St Luke Day of prayer for voca-

tions - Adoration &

Benediction

12 Noon

- 12.30

Thanks Giving for Ella Osborne

Adoration until 1pm

2 Tim 4:10-17, Ps 144 Luke 10:1-9

St Hugh’s, Woodstock (Morning Prayer daily at 11.30)

Please email your news item to Fr Prem by Wednesday

This Newsletter is for the parishioners and friends of the parish. It is for the intended circulation. Feel free to take it with you and share it with others especially the sick and the homebound.

BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES—SACRAMENTS By appointment with Fr Prem. Please make sure you attend the parish regularly to ask for Sac-raments, making it purposeful and meaningful to oneself, to the community and for the future generations. It liberates us from superstition or simply a collective act—both sinful, and it re-deems the celebrant from making a mockery and a living out of simply dispensing sacraments.

Kindly make sure you are registered with the parish when you ask for sacraments.

SATURDAY 19th Oct.

Sunday

VIGIL MASS

6.00 pm

- Exodus 17:8-13

Psalms 120 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2

Luke 18:1-8

SUNDAY 20th Oct.

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time YrC

9.30 am

11.00 am

Woodstock Jean John

- Kidlington

-

Please Note: all Masses are normally in Kidlington unless mentioned Woodstock

MONDAY

21st Oct. Feria in OT 9.30 am -

Rom 4:20-25, Lk 1; Luke 12:13-21

TUESDAY

22nd Oct. Feria in OT 7pm -

Rom 5:12,15,17-21, Ps 39, Luke 12:35-38

WEDNESDAY

23rd Oct. Feria in OT 12 Noon

Mass at Woodstock

RIP John Williamson

Rom 6:12-18, Ps 123 Luke 12:39-48

THURSDAY

24th Oct. Feria of OT

9.30 am

- Rom 6:19-23, Ps 1

Luke 12:49-53

FRIDAY

25th Oct. Funeral Service 1.00pm

Funeral Service of Patrick Joseph Conaty

Rom 7:18-25, Ps 118 Luke 12:54-59

SATURDAY 26th Oct.

Sunday

VIGIL MASS

6.00 pm

- Eccl 35:12-14,16-19

Psalm 32 2 Tim 4:6-8,16-18

Luke 18:9-14 SUNDAY 27th Oct.

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time YrC

9.30am

11.00am

Woodstock RIP Derek Osborne

Kidlington RIP Francis & Joan Dare

ST THOMAS MORE, KIDLINGTON and St HUGH WOODSTOCK Week 1

St Hugh’s, Woodstock (Morning Prayer daily at 11.30)

Parish Diary 2019

• 18th October, Friday - Day of prayer for vocations - Adoration & Benediction

• 02nd November - Blessing of the graves

• 23rd/24th November - Parish Mission

• 16th November, Saturday, 12 noon Heal-ing mass - (Penultimate Sunday for the OT)

• 10th December, (Cancelled) Tuesday (after the 2nd Sunday of Advent) Taize prayer service

Fund Raising Events 2019

• 30th November - Christmas Craft Event

• 7th December - Christmas Bingo

• 12th December - STH Lecture by Professor Irene Tracy

• 15th December Carols & Christmas Grand Draw

• St Hugh’s Monthly Lottery draw - 1st Sun-day of the month. All welcome.

• Soup Lunch - Every 4th Friday of the month. Next 25th October

Scripture Study Group Monday 11th Novenber, 1.30 pm. Come join us to read a scripture passage, and then to reflect and pray together. Next 9th Dec.,

Contact Eileen Perkins on 01865 374129. All are most welcome.

‘Tea/ Coffee - chit chat’ at the Hall after 9.30 and 11 Masses. Stop by for a sip!

A huge thank you! to all who supported our recent Fundraising Events. The Indian Cuisine Evening raised £873.20 and the Silent Auction £884.30.

Our special thanks go to Asha, Paul, Javeen and all their families for their fantastic support and generosity in providing and cooking

all the food for this very enjoyable occasion. Thank you for all your efforts in making the parish ‘one family of God!!’

Please send your news items, articles and requests by Wednesday, two weeks prior to be published please.

Thank you

PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK: Catherine Elford (McCann), Lisa Crisp, Eileen Groom, Rebecca Lambert , Ella Osborne, Kit Murphy, Mary Couchman, Anne Howard, Sue Rugman,

June O’Leary, Tracy Richards, Bridget Spark, Pat Hornsby, Pauline Lilley, Mona Doherty, Christopher Browne, Zoe Kamen, Neil Greenwood, Joyce Franklin, Cliff and Sheila Cooper, Fr Chris Greaney,

Geoff Boorman, Stephen Kardos, Veryan Boorman, Marion Robinson, Richard Upton, David Ellington, Mary Sheehan and Canon Tony Griffiths

(Kindly keep us updated to remove names from the sick list as and when required)

AND FOR ALL THOSE WHOSE DEATH ANNIVERSARIES OCCUR DURING THIS TIME: Mary Hubbuck, Rose Juggins, Dorothy Gariff, Maureen Morgan, Frank Thomas, Leslie Hall, Oliver Harti-

gan, Maria Perry, James Murphy, Eileen Honey, John Nee, Zenola Smith, Bruno Marchini, Andrew Cooper, Annie McGovern, David Mungall, John Hartnett, Johann Zoderer, Veryan Smith, Christopher

Meade, Maire Pickett, Brian McErlain, Angela Wright, Peter Brescoe, James Daly, Joseph McGrecor, Jan Silwa, Margaret Costello, Joy Wentorth-Foster and Mary Haines

May all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen

Last Sunday’s Collections: 29/9/19 - STM: £428.59 STH: £ 187.35- 06/1019 –STM: £356.71 STH: £ 235.70 Retiring Collec. - Parish Debt :STM: £56.38 STH:£ 24.50 CAFOD Harvest Fast: STM & STH:£ 829.38

THIS WEEKS RETIRING COLLECTION 13/10/19- Prisoners Advise & Care Trust The Next Retiring Collections: 20/10/19 APF World Mission Sunday, 27/10/19 Parish Debt. Thank you.

We welcome babies

Clio Victoria Rose Boorman Snape

baptised, 28th September

Congratulations to parents

Daniel Snape & Theodora Boorman Snape

&

Cecily King

Baptised, 12th October

Congratulations to Dominic & Sarah King

Forthcoming Baptisms

Kidlington

26th October, 12noon Baby Iris Maria Walker-Ward

Let us keep them and their family in our prayers and welcome them

to our Masses as their preparation for the celebration of this sacrament.

Please lend a Hand, parish needs Help!! We need desperately; Readers Singers & Musicians Eucharistic ministers Greeters Cleaners Please lend your Hand !

Thank you for supporting the September Friday’s soup lunch Thank you to those who prepared it with such love

and care for the parish. The amount raised £ 110.20 It is all towards parish development projects

The next Soup Lunch is 25th October Thank you for your wonderful help and support.

Join our Christmas Craft Workshop To make your own Christmas Wreath

with STEPHANIE O’KEEFE on Saturday 30 November 2019 St Thomas More Church Hall

10.00am – 1.00pm Tickets £25 to include Coffee Cake & all materials

Raffle with a chance to win a Wreath!TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW Limited Numbers

Blessing of Graves 1st Saturday in November

Woodstock 11.00am - Old cemetery 11.30am - New cemetery,

Kidlington 2.00pm - Old cemetery, 2.45pm - New cemetery

Please gather with your family & friends, children too, to pray

for those gone before us!

Eternal Rest Grant unto Patrick Joseph Conaty. Funeral will take place Friday, 25th October, 1pm , at St Thomas More’s Church