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Collections & Standing Orders

St George’s: £985 & £995 Mission Sunday: £557 St Teresa’s: £135 & £230 Mission Sunday: £247

Thank you for your generosity

Upcoming Second Collections: 6th October: CAFOD Harvest Fast Day 20th October: World Mission Sunday 3rd November: Clifton Cathedral Appeal

Diocesan Prayer Link: Alexander House, St Ambrose & All Diocesan Departments

Parish Priest: Monsignor Bernard Massey Assistant Priest: Fr David Savoury bernard.massey@cliftondiocese.com david.savoury@cliftondiocese.com

Parish Administrator: Carolyn Kirby St George & St Teresa Parish Office: Tel: 01823 272700 Hours: Monday - Thursday 9.30am - 1.00pm & Friday 10.00am - 5.00pm Email: taunton.stgeorge@cliftondiocese.com Website: www.tauntoncatholicchurch.com Permanent Deacon: Rev Trevor Jones: email: trevor.jones@cliftondiocese.com; tel: 01823 270 935

Churches: St George’s, Billet St, Taunton, TA1 3NN St Teresa’s, Eastwick Rd, Taunton, TA2 7HF

We remember all those who have died recently Christopher Carter

And those whose anniversaries occur at this time:

Margaret Blake, William Martin, Fr Gerard Carrol, Harry Clemas, Michael Conway,

Elizabeth Cullen, Michael Kent, Ruth Phillips, Harry Platfor, Minnie Soul, John Terry, Nora

Walsh, George Walsh, Peter Whittaker, Charles Waldron, Catherine Morrish,

Ellen Bray, Phyllis Phillips, Katie Forsey, Jack Antliff, John Weaver, Gwen Hill,

Joanna Shijo, Teresa Visconti, Tommie Downey, Gregory Slawin,

Rodney Perry, Betty Collins, Valentina Walker, John Darlington,

Zygmunt Kmiti, Alan Plampling, Fleur Crowther-Smith & Doreen Pearse.

On Friday of this week, Apple unveiled their latest phone, the iPhone 11. When the first iPhone was launched in 2007, it was such a significant news story that the TV stations showed hundreds of people queueing at Apple Stores to get their hands on this new piece of technology. Years later, the hype of this product launch has altered as consumers have become more and more accustomed to the item and the message of how it can transform their lives. As is so often, within our consumerist world, individuals soon get bored with what is on offer; their attitude is largely ‘been there, done that’ or ‘seen that, got one.’ The truth is that the consumerist world can only really address our superficial needs. It can satisfy our short-time needs, but it is never really able to be long-lasting. If you want to get to the core of what it means to be human, then you need to look somewhere else. We need to search for the truth. It doesn’t diminish with time; it increases - real truth is that which we find in true love. True love satisfies us today and tomorrow, because genuine love, when it is reciprocated, doesn’t diminish; it grows and matures with age. For us, the greatest expression of love is to be found in Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh and who came into the world to bring us salvation. This unique act of love has changed our world over the past two thousand years. For all their aspirations, I doubt whether the iPhone will last anywhere near as long as that!

Mgr Bernard

REGULAR TIMES OF CONFESSIONS & ROSARY

St George's: Confessions Thursday: 12.00-12:20pm Saturday: 10:00am-10:30am & 5:00pm –5:20pm

Rosary : Thursdays: 11:45am & Saturdays:10:00am

St Teresa’s: Confessions by request

MASS TIMES FOR THE COMING WEEK

CONFIRMATION A reminder that sessions, for all

those registered, start at 3pm this Sunday in the Catholic Centre;

please arrive by 2.45pm. Emails have been sent with all the relevant

details, please contact Mgr Bernard, Fr David or the Parish

Office, if any queries. We are not accepting any more registrations.

Calling all Singers & Instrumentalists Please come and join with other singers and instrumentalists from our Deanery

Parishes to lead the music for the Confirmation Mass at 7pm on Tuesday

15th October 2019, at St George’s Church, Taunton. There will be practice on Thursday, 10th October, 7.30pm –

9pm in St Georges Church. Please contact Anne-Marie Twort on: 253293

or The Parish Office so we have the relevant music available for the you.

Information provided to the Diocese, together with all other personal data about individuals held by the Parish & Clifton Diocese is processed in accordance with the Diocese’s Privacy Notice, which is available at cliftondiocese.com/privacy-notice or from the Parish Office.

The St George’s rota’s for Readers & Eucharistic Ministers for October, November and December 2019 have been emailed to Special Ministers &

Readers. For those not on email there is a limited number of printed copies

at the back of the church.

APF/MISSIO St George's 'Red Box' holders - Promo-tors will be contacting box holders over

the next few weeks. Please DO NOT leave any 'full boxes' in the church.

There will be a Diocesan Mission Mass on Thursday 3rd October at 7pm at

St Joseph’s, Bridgwater, TA6 3NJ followed by light refreshments.

St Teresa’s Church is celebrating 60 years of

it's dedication at the 11am Mass on Sunday, 6th

October. Afterwards there will be refreshments provided by St Teresa’s multicultural community together with

a celebratory cake

Sat 21st 5:30pm St George’s 25th Sunday Yr C Intention of Celine & Lacey Barsby

Sun 22nd 8.00am St George’s 25th Sunday Yr C Stephen Fernando

Sun 22nd 9:30am St George’s 25th Sunday Yr C Intention of Dcn Trevor Jones - Anniversary of Ordination

Sun 22nd 11.00am St Teresa’s 25th Sunday Yr C People of the Parishes

Mon 23rd 9:30am St George’s St Pius of Pietrelcina Deceased of the O’Loughlin Family

Tues 24th 2:00pm St George’s Our Lady of Walsingham Requiem Mass for Christopher Carter

Wed 25th 9:30am St George’s Feria Work Undertaken by the SVP Society

Thurs 26th 12:30pm St George’s Feria Sally McLoughlin RIP

Fri 27th 10:00am St Teresa’s St Vincent de Paul Gwen Hill RIP

Sat 28th 9.30am St George’s Feria Barbara Boyce RIP

Sat 28th 5:30pm St George’s 26th Sunday Yr C People of the Parishes

Sun 29th 8.00am St George’s 26th Sunday Yr C Peter Godakanda

Sun 29th 9:30am St George’s 26th Sunday Yr C Deacon Trevor & Phil Jones - Wedding Anniversary

Sun 29th 11.00am St Teresa’s 26th Sunday Yr C Intention of Lichnowscy Family

The PARISH BOOK GROUP

has agreed to meet on the third Thursday of the month at 2pm in the Parish Centre, starting on Thursday 17th October. The first book will be “Decline and Fall” by Evelyn Waugh

& will be available to collect from the church Porch after the Vigil Mass on

Saturday 21st September. FFI/if you would like to join the Book Club

please email the Parish Office.

Faith in Action! Would your parish like to be involved in the new Faith in Action Diocesan Award for young people? This national award is a great way to involve young people in parish life through the

service of others! Come along to an information morning on Saturday 5th October at Alexander House, Bristol.

BS5 0TX. FFI/to book your place email: youth@cliftondiocese.com

A WEEK OF GUIDED PRAYER 22nd to 28th SEPTEMBER 2019 For all who are now signed up for the week of guided prayer, the opening

meeting will start in St Georges Church at 4:30pm on Sunday 22nd September. At

this meeting you will meet your prayer guide, start on the prayer of the week & individual times/venues with the prayer

guide should be arranged; if you are una-ble to attend this meeting please contact me. During the Prayer Week, after Mass,

there will be Exposition - plus prayer leaflets will be available in the church for parishioners who would like to drop in to pray. I hope the whole parish will pray for the retreatants, guides & for the success

of the Guided Prayer Week. FFI please contact Deacon Ed Channing on:

07788 570 934 or email: edward.channing@cliftondiocese.com

Prayer of Silence Group Meetings on the following Thursday’s at 6pm:

26th September in St George’s Rectory 3rd October in The Catholic Centre

17th October in The Catholic Centre Everyone welcome to come & join us.

FFI tel: Rev Ed Channing on 251253 or Wrio Russell on 421796

Day on Prayer & Meditation at Clifton Cathedral on Saturday 26th October, 10.30am to 3.15pm - please bring own lunch. FFI or to purchase a ticket Cost: £10pp tel: 0117 902 5591 www.cliftondiocese.com/beauty-spirit-matter

A Musical Evening with Taunton School at St Georges Church, 7pm on Thursday 3rd October

The talented singers & musicians from Taunton School will perform a variety

of music at St Georges Church. This event is in aid of CAFOD & St Georges

Church. Tickets are £10 each & available from The Parish Office.

Please do come along & support them.

Please note that there will be Requiem Mass for Christopher

Carter on Tuesday 24th September at 2pm at

St George’s Church; this will be the only Mass of the day.

Children’s Liturgy Helpers More helpers are needed to assist with the Children’s

Liturgy at the 9.30am Mass at St George’s. FFI please

speak to Mgr Bernard.

Harvest Mass at St George’s Church Sunday, 6th October at 9.30am

The Children will be leading the 9.30am Mass on this Sunday. children are invited

to bring tins of food with them to this Mass. These will be collected during the Offertory Procession & donated to the

Open Door Charity afterwards.

Part-Time Parish Secretary post available at St James Church, Tiverton. Salary £10ph/16hrs pw For a Job description/Application

Form telephone or email Jan Holton on: 01364 645 383 or:

recruitment@prcdtr.org.uk Applications by: Mon 23rd Sept.

Clifton Diocese is seeking to appoint a Marriage & Family Life Coordinator, a part-time post, 3 days a week based in Bristol. Closing date is 4th October. FFI/application form/job description:

ring: 0117 902 5595 or email: adult.education@cliftondicoese.com