25th August— 9th Septem. 21st & 22nd Sundays in OT Weeks 1 & 2

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

PRAYER TO THE HOLY TRINITY FOR THE PREPARATION OF MASS Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, come to us and renew us as we gather to celebrate this Sunday Mass. As we continue our

pilgrimage of life, help us to become better Christians on earth so that we may rejoice with you for ever in Heaven. To the Holy Trinity be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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

Scripture Study Group Monday, 10th September, 1.30 pm. Come join us to read a scripture passage, and then to reflect and pray together. Contact

Eileen Perkins on 01865 374129. All are most welcome.

Kindly note that the parish office is closed for summer.

Baptisms, Weddings, signing school governor’s forms and all parish matters

will resume only in September. For Funerals and matters of urgency

contact: Sr Lucy on Tel:01865 426741 Or Parish Secretary on 01865 374856

Ways you could support the parish to pay off the debt for the new hall in St Hugh’s

You could make your contributions

1) With one off large sum (six figure) donations - that may be Gift Aided from parishioners,

benefactors well wishers and donors. Such will be recognised appropriately in the hall.

2) Any other one off donations that may be Gift Aided

3) Planned giving - by standing order: you may fill in a standing order form to be given

weekly, monthly or as you may prefer specifically mentioning that it is for the ‘STH Hall’

the forms are at the churches porch. Fill in and pass on through the presbytery door.

4) Planned giving - 10 monthly envelope scheme. Please sign up the sheet at the front of the

church to receive your envelops for the 10month contribution towards the ‘STH Hall’ .

You will be allocated a number and so you could collect your set of envelops for the year,

to return it as appropriately each month. Please collect your set of envelops.

5) Other collective and individual fund raising schemes and activity, retiring collections.

6) Promise of Legacies and wills - Contact Fr Prem

You many choose to support this cause of the parish in one or many ways mentioned above as

you may afford to do so. All your donations and contributions will be recognised and recorded

appropriately according to ones wishes, for the history of the parish

NB: All cheques made to ‘St Thomas More, Kidlington’ with ‘STH Hall’ on the reverse, and

put in an envelop with ‘STH Hall’ on the right hand corner. For further information or clarifi-

cation contact the hall fund raising team led by Kazia Kantor & Verena Brogden

La Bamba!! Hurrah! Forthcoming Parish Event

Mexican Fiesta Tacos, Carnitas, Fajitas!!

The Fundraising Group are pleased to ivite you to a

Mexican Fiesta - Authentic Home Cooked Mexican Food with Wine, Music & Amigos. On Saturday 15th September 2018 in Parish Hall. 7.00pm (Last Serving 8.00pm).Tickets £10 – availa-ble shortly. This is a Ticket Only event – Numbers limited. (Wine, Beer & soft drinks will be available for a donation).Raffle – with many prizes (donation of prizes most wel-come)

Parish Diary

• 16th Sept. 2018, Sunday—Home mission Sunday, launching of Par-ish Pastoral Group a chit chat after 11am mass , meet the group to ask your questions.

• 3rd November 2018, First Saturday, Blessing of the graves Wood-stock 11.00am - Old cemetery 11.30am - New cemetery, Kidling-ton2.00pm - Old cemetery, 2.45pm - New cemetery

• 11th December 2018, Tuesday Ad-vent Taize Srevice, 7.30pm

• 9th June 2019, Pentecost Sunday at 3.30pm Confirmation Mass with Bishop William Kenney

• 23rd June 2019 Sunday First Holy Communion Mass 3.30pm

Fund Raising Events

St Hugh’s Monthly Lottery draw - 1st Sunday of the month. All wel-come.

4th Sunday of the Month—Soup lunch after Midday Mass– Next 28th of September.

5th August—Summer Lunch After 11.00am Mass ( NB. No coffee served after Mass on this day)

15th September—Evening of Maxican Cusine & Music Fiesta New Papal Exhortation—Gaudete Et Exsultate - ‘

Call to Holiness in today’s world’ - Pope Francis’ latest exhortation on the Call to Holiness in to-day’s world is very encouraging. CTS have pro-duced copies in an attractive booklet form, or it can be downloaded free from the Vatican Web-site. Just Google the Vatican website &look for it.

This is advanced notice that in September a Parish Pastoral Group is forming. The role of the group is to offer support to the parish community wherever there is need. Examples of possible activities the group will engage in: visiting the sick and housebound, organising activities specifically for those less able to access parish social events, providing transport. We hope this group will pro-vide practical and spiritual support to channel the energies of those who want to help and are looking for a way to engage and for the many parishioners already active in helping others. A brief informative talk after mass and short meeting at coffee will take place on 16th Sept. For more information please contact: Charles and Margaret King on 01865 439440, Sandra Lenagan 01993 812973 or Cathy Morrison 01865 372919 Sunday, 16th September introduction at mass followed by a Chat in the hall

Please help keep up the gardens of the church neat and tidy. If you see weeds give a hand to uproot them, if the plants are dry throw a bucket of water, if you see litter pick it up please ~ Thank you.

Forth coming Baptisms in the Parish

15th September, 12 noon (St Thom-as More, Kidlington) Baby Iris Maria Walker-Ward 22nd September, 12noon (St Thomas More Kidlington) Baby Olivia Keady-Green 29th September, 12 noon (St Hugh’s) Francis Robert Codrington-Brooks

Let us keep them in our prayers and welcome them to our Masses as their preparation for the

celebration of the sacrament . Let us pray for their to all their mums and dads

May souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen

PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK: Aidan Sollis,Catherine Elford (McCann), Baby David Ruth, Jane Lemon, Lisa Crisp,

Eileen Groom, Rebecca Lambert , Ella Osborne, Kit Murphy, Mary Couchman, Ray Hazell, Anne Howard, Sue Rugman, Fr Donald Cahill, June O’Leary, Tracy Richards, Bridget Spark, Jean

Neale, Margaret Clancy, Pat Hornsby, Pauline Lilley, Mona Doherty, Christopher Browne, Zoe Kamen, Amanda Ellington, Carmina, Joyce Franklin, Cliff and Sheila Cooper, Fr Chris Greaney,

Geoff Boorman, Baby Clara Joan Smithson, Stephen Kardos.

(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:

Edith Rogers, Patrick Sheehan, John Hughes, Joan Featherstone, Bernadette Creswell, Sidney Belcher, Eliza-beth Deans, John Sheehan, Ernest Simpson, Eileen O'Malley, Elizabeth Lucas, Baby Emmanuel Guiste, Trevor Dawes, Andrew Moran, William Laina, Gladys Redman, Sidney Wallace, George Deans, Charles Lamont, Da-vid Woodward, Pat Ward, Armando Perisi, Patrick Twomey,Jean Rowland, Agnes Daly, Mary Donovan, Joan

Mulligan, John O'Connor, Sharon Cairns, Elizabeth O'Callaghan and Doreen Lloyd.

The Next Retirng Collections: 9/9/18—Catholic Education Service—16/9/18—Catholic Evangelisation. Thank you.

Have a lovely summer, enjoy the summer events!!

Confirmation 2018/2019 – Programme Applications are now closed

PARENTS MEETING’S • Thursday 20/09/2018, 7.30pm - Enrolment /

sacrament • Tuesday 26/05/2019, 7.30pm – Preparation

Celebration of Masses Saturday 6pm 29/09/2018—Presentation of Bibles 10/11/2018 01/12/2018 19/01/2019 09/02/2019 09/03/2019 27/04/2019 18/05/2019

Catechist sessions 13th/16th / 10/ 2018 10th/13th / 11 / 2018 01nd/04th / 12/ 2018 19th/22nd/ 01 / 2019 09th/ 12th/ 02/2019 09th/12th/ 03 / 2019 27th/30th/ 04 / 2019 18th/21st/ 05 / 2019

Preparation for the Confirmation day

• Adoration & Benediction 4.30 – 5.00PM – Fri-day 24th May 2019

• Meeting with Fr Prem & Confessions – 5thJune 2019, Wednesday 3.30pm

• Rehearsals – 6th June 2019, Thursday 7pm at the Church

• Confirmation – Pentecost Sunday 9th June 2019, 3.30pm 2019

Catechist Coordinator: Mrs Lena Shams Email: lenahagan12@gmail.com

Mobile phone : 07456851301

First Holy Communion 2018/2019 –Programme Applications are now closed

PARENTS MEETING’S • Tuesday, 18/09/ 2018, 7.30pm - Enrolment / Sacra-

ment of reconciliation • Tuesday, 26/02/2019, 7.30pm - Sacrament of the

Holy Eucharist • Tuesday, 21/05/2019, 7.30pm – Planning for the

service and celebration

CELEBRATION MASSES Sunday 11 am 30/09/2018 11/11/2018 02/12/2018 20/01/2019 10/02/2019 10/03/2019 28/04/2019 19/05/2019

CATECHIST SESSIONS Reconciliation in 2018 *Your catechist will let you know the exact date, time and place.

25/09 02/10 09/10 16/10 30/10 06/11 13/11 20/11

FIRST CONFESSION Thursday, 6th December 2018 at 4.00pm

CATECHIST SESSIONS First Holy Communion in 2019 15/01/ 22/01 29/01 05/02 12/02 26/02 05/03 12/03 19/03 26/03 02/04 30/04 07/05 14/05 04/06 11/06

• Meeting with Fr Prem & Confessions – 18th June 2019, Tuesday 3.30pm

• Rehearsals – 20th June 2019, Thursday 3.30pm at the Church

• First Holy Communion – Corpus Christi Sunday, 23rd June 2019, 3.30pm

Coordinator: Sr Norbert Tel: 01865 426741 Email: quinnzita@gmail.com

ST THOMAS MORE, KIDLINGTON and St HUGH WOODSTOCK Weeks 1 & 2

TUESDAY 28th August

Mem. of St Augustine

10.00 am

Eucharistic Service at Kidlington

2 Thess. 2:1-3,14-17 Ps 95, Matt.23:23-26

WEDNESDAY 29th August

Mem. Of the Passion of St John the Baptist

12.00 Noon

Eucharistic Service at Woodstock

2 Thess. 3:6-10,16-18 Ps 127,Mark 6:17-29

THURSDAY 30th August

Feria OT 10.00

am

Eucharistic Service at Kidlington

1 Corin. 1:1-9, Ps 144 Matthew 24:42-51

Friday 31st August

Feria OT 12

noon

Holy Mass

RIP Derek Osborne

1Corin 1:17-25, Ps32 Matthew 25:1-13

Deuteronomy 4:1-2,6-8 Ps 14

James 1:17-18,21-22,27 Mark 7:1-8

SATURDAY 01st Sept.

Sunday VIGIL MASS 6.00 pm

People of the Parish

SUNDAY 02nd Sept.

22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

9.30

11.00 am

Woodstock People of the Parish

Kidlington 2nd Death. Anni. William Laina

MONDAY 03rd Sept.

Feast St Gregory the Great

9.30 am

Holy Mass in Kidlington 1 Thessalonians 2:2-8 Ps 95, Matt 16: 13-19

TUESDAY 04th Sept.

Feria OT 7.00 pm

Holy Mass in Kidlington 1Corinthians 2: 10-16, Ps 144, Luke 4:31-37

WEDNESDAY 05th Sept.

Feria OT 12.00 Noon

Holy Mass at Woodstock

1Corin 3:1-9, Ps 32

Luke 4:38 - 34

THURSDAY 06th Sept.

Feria OT 9.30 am

Holy Mass in Kidlington 1Corinthians 3:18-23,

Ps 23, Luke 5:1-11

FRIDAY 07th Sept.

Feria OT 12

Noon Holy Mass in Kidlington

1Corinthians 4:1-5 Ps 36, Luke 5:33-39

SATURDAY 08th Sept.

Sunday

VIGIL MASS

6.00 pm

RIP Jim Foley Isiah 35:4-7,

Ps 145, James 2:1-5,

Mark 7: 31-37 SUNDAY

09th Sept.

23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

EDUCATION DAY

9.30 ———-

11.00 am

Woodstock People of the Parish

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Kidlington Jeff Clapp RIP

SATURDAY 25th August

Sunday VIGIL MASS 6.00 pm

People of the Parish Joshua 24:1-2,15-18,

Ps 33, Ephesians 5:21-32

John 6:60-69 SUNDAY

26th August 21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

9.30 ——————

11.00 am

Woodstock People of the Parish

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Kidlington People of the Parish

ST HUGH’S, WOODSTOCK (Morning Prayer daily at 11.30)

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