Good News!

Catholic Parish of St Mary & St Thomas More

2 Hallcourt Crescent, Cannock , WS11 0AB
Parish Priest: Fr Peter Weatherby tel: 07766 335591
Deacons : Rev Michael Vickery, Rev Paul Hender
9th June 2019 • Pentecost Parish Sister: Sr Jacinta Mariette 07488 369482
Welcome to everyone at Mass today, especially if you St Mary’s Music Group: rcmusicgroup.weebly.com
are new to our church or haven't been to Mass for Stafford Hospital Chaplaincy: 01782 676400
some time. Practising Catholics, clear in conscience New Cross & Cannock Hospital Chaplains: 01902 695098
that they are properly prepared, may receive holy St Mary’s Centre (Meals and Functions) 01543 579364
priest@cannockcatholic.org & www.cannockcatholic.org
communion. Others are invited to come forward for Cafod Representative : Jo Burrowes
a blessing. If so, please place your hand on your Safeguarding: Jo Burrowes & Ann Hinsley
heart to indicate this to the priest, deacon or minister. (Birmingham Diocesan Trust: Reg Charity No. 234216)

Masses, Intentions & other services
 Receive the Holy Spirit …

Check mass intentions online at bit.ly/mass-intentions
Double Your Welcome to family
9th June • Pentecost • Pentecost Pound members of the late
Sat 8 5pm Vincenzo & Concetta de Pasquale RIP Vincenzo & Concetta de
has begun!
Sun 9 8am Parish & People Pasquale some of whom
Collect an have travelled long
10.30am Tom & Brenda Murphy RIP envelope this distances for the mass
week this Saturday evening.
Mon 10 9.30am at Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford
Envelopes to be Dowry of Our Lady
Tues 11 7pm Emma Cartwright-Keegan
returned by the Pilgrimage to St Chad’s
Wed 12 9.15am (School mass)
end of August. Cathedral, Birmingham
Thur 13 9.15am John Moyles RIP
from 20th to 22nd June.
1.45pm Holy Souls (at St Thomas More School) Redecoration of the Flyer will full details of
Fri 14 9.15am Bert Owen RIP Church: start date will the visit: bit.ly/2I2BlrI.
Sat 15 10am Parish & People be announced soon.
Good Counsel
Pilgrimage to Shrine Network appeal for
16th June •Trinity Sunday • Holy Trinity of Saint Winefride, prayer on 22nd June.
Sat 15 5pm Thanks for Faith and Friends Holywell (North Wales) Information at
Sun 16 8am Caroline Umeobi RIP on Sunday 23 June 2019 GoodCounselNetwork.co
Poster: bit.ly/2QXTObP. m
10.30am John Glynn RIP

Saints & Holy Days Mon Mary, Mother of the 50th Anniversary 

Church, Tues St Barnabas, Thu Our Lord Jesus Christ Hednesford Pilgrimage
Eternal High Priest
Baptism 9th June 12pm Remi May & Maisie Rose
Welnitschuk.
Children’s Liturgy during Sunday 10.30 Mass
Exposition (Holy Hour) Saturdays 9am to 9.50am
Rosary 8.50am before Mass on Thursday and Friday; 

and first Saturday of each month at 9.40am with the Sun Jul 7th 

intentions of the unborn. Prayer cards are available. Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes,
Archbishop Bernard, Mass 3pm. 

Morning Prayer 9.40am Saturday (not first Poster: bit.ly/2UWZswj
Saturday).
Pilgrimage Choir

Confessions usually Sat 9-9.50am, 10.30-11am, Rehearsals in Our Lady of Lourdes Church on June
4.30-4.50pm. 18th and July 2nd. All welcome: No need be in a
Parish Income 2nd June £398.07 (£245.42 Gift Aid), choir or to read music.
Let the Children Live £707.14. Thank you! Youth Vigil 

Second Collections June: 9th June Parish There will also be a Youth Vigil at 7pm on Saturday
Development Fund, 16th June Catholic 6th July and a procession on Sunday at midday
Communications. A full list of second collections is aimed at young people. For further details, please
here: bit.ly/2LQNZKN contact Fr Jeremy on 01543 422576, or
olol.hednesford@gmail.com
Diocesan Newsletter: June 7th bit.ly/2QVo8UF
Please submit notices and items for publication to Fr Peter by hand, by text 07766 335591 or by email to priest@cannockcatholic.org
9th June • Pentecost

St Mary’s Centre 01543 579364 Please Pray … Cathryn, Molly Cooper,

Sunday Carvery 12-4pm £6.95 and Noah Cooper, Emma
Wednesday Carvery 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 … for all those suffering in Chapman, Katie Bruce,
Thursday 5.30-8pm 2 for £10 (OAP £4 each) Mozambique, Malawi and John Morris, Vincent
Friday 5.30pm-8.30pm from 2 for £10 Zimbabwe after Cyclone Dockery, Peter Garnett,
@cannockrcclub Idai.
All functions catered for
Hannah Newborough,
… The Holy Father's Prayer Peter Clamp, Kevin
Intention: that priests, O’Mahony, Ray Bishop,
Has Pope changed the Lord’s Prayer? through the modesty and Audrey George, Mitek
… or is this “fake news”?
Karasinska, Geoff Tipping,
humility of their lives,
commit themselves Josie Riley, James B, Helen,
You may have heard or read in the press this week
actively to a solidarity with Fr Neil Bayliss, Jim
that Pope Francis has decided to change the words of
those who are most poor. Armishaw, Olive Brookes,
the Lord’s Prayer. Like many stories of this kind,
… all sitting exams about Frank Brooks, Lynne
there is a grain of truth, much misunderstanding, and
this time Causland and Sylvia
perhaps even some mischief in the telling of the tale.
… for the street children of Fawdrey.
What has really happened is that in translating the
Medellin
3rd edition of the Roman Missal from Latin, first the
French speaking bishops, and now the Italian … for the sick or The Holy Souls
speaking bishops, have decided to change, ever so housebound: Don
McCulloch, Mary Rowley, …. for the recently
slightly, the translation of the Lord’s Prayer into their departed: Caroline
languages. Bear in mind that the older translations Helen Pawłak, Kath
Turner, Stella Skillen, Umeobi, Kevin O’Mahony
which they replace have only been in use since about Emma Cartwright-Keegan,
1970. And now the Pope, as is proper, has approved Winifride Haynes,
the new translations. Annette Mason, Doris … for those with
Crabb, Joanne Jeavons, anniversaries about this
The phrase in question is “do not lead us into Nicola McCulloch, Celia time: 11th Mona
temptation”. The Latin text is itself a translation of Hurdiss, Dee Fellows, Woolliscroft, 12th Alan
the words in the Bible which are in Greek, and Jesus David Holt, Theresa Price, 13th Angela Mary
probably first taught the prayer in Aramaic, a Hadley, Sandra Avery, Fr Dibble, Elsie Jeans, 14th
language similar to Hebrew and Arabic. The word for Pat Farrelly, June Brenda Murphy
“temptation” can mean “testing”, and scholars have Weatherby.
long recognised that this could mean “struggle” or
… for those in our parish
“trials” or “persecution”. In the 1970s, a translation of
receiving communion at Thanksgivings
the prayer agreed by the various churches in England
home: Tony Gaughan, … 34th Wedding
used the words “Save us from the time of trial”.
Mary Kirby, Norah Perry, Anniversary of Fr Peter &
The problem with the older translation is that Peter Clamp, Don and Shirley
although the prayer is asking God to protect us from Breeda Hinton, Gerry … for a new job, and a new
times that will test our faith, it may sound to some Marriott, Billie Wyles, start this coming week
that it is God himself who is the one who tempts us - Maria Wacławski,
and yet, as Pope Francis has reminded us very clearly, … for a wonderful diocesan
Catherine Holloway,
the Tempter is not God, but Satan. pilgrimage to Lourdes (see
Bernard Deakin, Iris
parish facebook page for
While these debates have gone on, English speaking Robertson, Mary Casey.
photos)
Catholic bishops have both recognised the proper ... for those undergoing or
meaning of the prayer, and yet shown no inclination recovering from treatment
to change the very familiar words. And - so far at least or otherwise in particular
- it seems it will remain so. need of our prayers:

Full rota is at bit.ly/cannockparishrota

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ROTAS Sat 5pm Sat 5pm Sun 8am Sick Visiting Sun 10.30am Sun 10.30am Counters Stole Washing

D Bruce, Team 1
P & C Garnett Michael
June 9th Josie Morris C Hunt, Michael David Gleve
A & R Hinsley Schools Jo Burrowes Seavers Nancy Costello
Pentecost Clare Jackson Teresa Smith Burrowes Peter Garnet
R Cranney David Gleve
M Sargeant I Savage
E Sargeant
June 16th Sister Jacinta A & R Hinsley Team 2
David Callum Pearce Amy Pritchard M Powell
Trinity Shirley D&M P & C Wilson S & P Kilgallon Nancy Costello
Korzonek Colman Whitelaw Javier S Nelson
Sunday Weatherby Hibberts G Dockery
Gonzalez

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