10th Aug - 01st Sept’19 19th, 20th &21st Sundays in Ordinary Time Yr C Week 3,4 & 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

Fund Raising Events 2019

• 8th August - Day Trip to Cotswold Wildlife park organised by the Parish Pastoral Group

• 21st September - Silent Auction

• 5th October - Gourmet Evening

• 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 Sunday of the month. All welcome.

• Soup Lunch - Every 4th Friday of the month. Next 26th July

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 Fu-

nerals and matters of urgency contact:

Dominican sisters on Tel:01865 426741

Or Parish Secretary on 01865 374856

Wish you all a great Summer

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 Healing mass - (Penultimate Sunday for the OT)

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

• 21st December– 1pm,Wedding at St Hugh’s

Our Congratulations to Fr Marco-Daniel Egawhary the seminarian of our parish who

was ordained a Sacerdotal Priest on the 20th July 2019

Please pray for the Adult Baptism of Joe Lockwood & the Reception into the full communion in the Catholic fail of Janice Relano. They have been very faithfully following the RCIA programme.

ST THOMAS MORE, KIDLINGTON and St HUGH WOODSTOCK (19th in OT ) Week 3

SATURDAY 10th August

Sunday

VIGIL MASS

6.00 pm

Intens. of the parish Wisdom 18:6-9 Ps 32

Hebrews 11:1-2,8-19 (Heb 11:1-2 8-12)

Luke 12:32-48 (Luke 12:35-40)

SUNDAY 11th August

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C

9.30 am

11.00 am

Woodstock Joseph Dermot Strahan RIP

Kidlington RIP Patricia Chu-Sang

TUESDAY 13th August

Feria of OT 10.00

am Eucharistic Service

at Kidlington Deut 31:1-8 Deut 32 Matt18:1-5,10, 12-14

WEDNESDAY 14th August

Memorial Priest, Martyr

St Maximilian Kolbe

12 Noon

Eucharistic Service at Woodstock

Deut 34:1-12 Ps 65 Matt 18:15-20

THURSDAY 15th August

Solemnity of the Assumption of the

Blessed Virgin Mary 7pm

Day of Obligation Holy Mass

for the parish

Apocalypse 11:19, 12:1-6,10; Ps 44

1Corinthians 15:45-51

Luke 1:39-56

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.

Parish mission, 23rd/24th November 2019 Parish is part of the ‘Oxford Mission’ initiated

by Bro. Loarne Ferguson OFM Cap. with the di-ocesan Evangelization team will be visiting the parish and speaking at all the masses for this

weekend. Sunday the 24th After the 11am mass there will be a Parish meeting to reflect on the Mission. All members of the parish are

kindly invited to attend this meeting.

SATURDAY 17th August

Sunday

VIGIL MASS

6.00 pm

Intens. of the parish

Jerem. 38: 4-6, 8-10 Ps 39,

Hebrews 12:1-4 Luke 12:49-53

SUNDAY 18th August

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C

9.30 am

11.00

am

Woodstock Paul Moran RIP

- Kidlington

Intens. of the parish

Advanced Notice We will be holding our popular "Silent Auction" fund raising event on Saturday September 21st. Please start thinking about any items you wish to donate/enter.

Look out for further details and announcements nearer the time. ~ Lou Borucki

On August 14 to 16 from 10am to 4pm the Methodist Church are planning another Holiday at Home.This event is for the older folk in mind. The day is filled with fun things, entert., craft, exercises and food. If anyone would like to help for an hour or so over those 3 days please ring Marilyn King on 376700 for further info. If you know of any elderly people who would love to have some social time, there will be signing up forms for details. The cost is £5 a day or £3 for half a day.

Kate and Marika would like to thank those volunteers who gave up their time 14th July, Sunday to join us in prayer with the residents of Glebe House.

TUESDAY 20th August

Mem.,Dr of the Ch., St Bernard Abbot

10.00 am

Eucharistic Service at Kidlington

Judges 6:11-24 Ps 84 Matt 19:23-20

WEDNESDAY 21st August

Mem. Pope St Pius X

12 Noon

Eucharistic Service at Woodstock

Judges 9:6-15 Ps 20 Matt 20:1-16

THURSDAY 22nd August

Mem. Queenship Of the Blessed

Virgin Mary

10.00 am

Eucharistic Service at Kidlington

Judges 11:29-39 Ps 39

Matthew 22:1-14

SATURDAY 24th August

Sunday

VIGIL MASS

6.00 pm

Intens. of the parish

Isaiah 66:18-21 Psalms 116

Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13 Luke 13:22-30

SUNDAY 25th August

21st Sunday Ordinary Time Yr C

9.30am

11.00am

Woodstock RIP Derek Osborn

- Kidlington

Intens. of the parish

ST THOMAS MORE, KIDLINGTON and St HUGH WOODSTOCK (20th in OT ) Week 4

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

Scripture Study Group Monday 9th September, 1.30 pm. Come join us to read a scripture passage, and then to reflect and pray together. Future dates 7th

Oct & 11th Nov. 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!

TUESDAY 27th August

Memorial St Monica

10.00 am

Eucharistic Service at Kidlington

1Thessa. 2:1-8 Ps 138 Matt 23:23-26

WEDNESDAY 28th August

Memorial, Bishop, Dr of the Ch. St Augustine

12 Noon

Eucharistic Service at Woodstock

1Thessa. 2:9-13, PS 138

Matthew 23:27-32

THURSDAY 29th August

Mem. Beheading of St John the Baptist

10.00 am

Eucharistic Service at Kidlington

1 Thessalonians 3:7-13 Ps 89, Mark 6:17-29

SATURDAY 31st August

Sunday

VIGIL MASS

6.00 pm

Intens. of the parish Ecclesiasticus 3:17-20,

28-29 Psalms 67

Hebrew 12:18-19, 22-24

Luke 14:1, 7-14

SUNDAY 01st Sept.

22nd Sunday Ordinary Time YrC

9.30 am

11.00

am

Woodstock Joseph Dermot Strahan RIP

- Kidlington

8th Death Ann. William Laina

ST THOMAS MORE, KIDLINGTON and St HUGH WOODSTOCK (21st in OT) Week 1

Please give a hand in weeding & watering the plants where and when as you is see needed!

PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK: Catherine Elford (McCann), Lisa Crisp, Eileen Groom, Rebec-ca Lambert , Ella Osborne, Kit Murphy, Mary Couchman, Ray Hazell, 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, Sheila Brockman, 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: Baby Maia Guiste, Martin Kelly, Mary Wyse, Catherine Kelly, Thomas Kelly, Claire Hawes, Esther

Brumby, David Rahill, Ettie Higgins, Bernard White, Louis Martin, Alfred Osborne, Gertrude Parker, Charles Ellul, Catherine Ellul. Bernard Murphy, Thomas Connolly, Arthur Hill, George Wareing, John

McErlain, Maria Jeffries, Michael Sweeney, James Flood, Helen Anonuevo, Edith Rogers, Patrick Sheehan, John Hughes, Joan Featherstone, Bernadette Creswell, Sidney Belcher, Elizabeth Deans,

John Sheehan, Ernest Simpson, Eileen O'Malley, Elizabeth Lucas and Baby Emmanuel Guiste.

We pray for Sheila Brockman & her loving family. May all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen

THIS WEEKS RETIRING COLLECTION IS FOR: Parish Debt. The Next Retiring Collections: All weekends - Parish Debt, except 08/09/19 Catholic Education. Thanks!

Confirmation 2019/2020– Programme

PARENTS MEETING’S • Thursday 19/09/2019, 7.30pm - Enrol-

ment / sacrament • Tuesday 21/05/2020, 7.30pm – Preparation

Celebration of Masses Saturday 6pm 28/09/2019—Presentation of Bibles 09/11/2019 30/11/2019 18/01/2020 08/02/2020 29/02/2020 25/04/2020 16/05/2020

Catechist sessions …./.../ 10/ 2019 …./.../ 11 / 2019 …./.../ 12/ 2019 …./.../ 01 / 2020 …./.../ 02/2020 …./.../ 03 / 2020 …./.../ 04 / 2020 …./.../ 05 / 2020

Preparation for the Confirmation day

• Adoration & Benediction 4.30 – 5.00PM – Friday 22nd May 2020

• Meeting with Fr Prem & Confessions – 3rd June 2020, Wednesday 3.30pm

• Rehearsals – 4th June 2020, Thursday 7pm at the Church

• Confirmation – Trinity Sunday 7th June 2020, 3.30pm

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

Mobile phone: 07456851301

First Holy Communion 2019/2020 –Programme PARENTS MEETING’S

• Tuesday, 17/09/ 2019, 7.30pm - Enrolment / Sacra-ment of reconciliation

• Tuesday, 11/02/2020, 7.30pm - Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist

• Tuesday, 19/05/2019, 7.30pm – Planning for the service and celebration

CELEBRATION MASSES Sunday 11 am 29/09/2019 10/11/2019 01/12/2019 19/01/2020 09/02/2020 01/03/2020 26/04/2020 17/05/2020

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

24/09 01/10 08/10 15/10 22/10 05/11 12/11 19/11

FIRST CONFESSION Thursday, 5th December 2019 at 4.00pm

CATECHIST SESSIONS First Holy Communion in 2020 14/01/ 21/01 28/01 04/02 11/02 25/02 03/03 10/03 17/03 24/03 21/04 28/04 05/05 12/05 19/05 02/06

• Meeting with Fr Prem & Confessions – 09th June 2020, Tuesday 3.30pm

• Rehearsals – 11th June 2020, Thursday 3.30pm at the Church

• First Holy Communion – Corpus Christi Sunday, 14th June 2020, 11am with Parish Mass

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