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The Parish of Ss. Thomas & Edmund of Canterbury Erdington Abbey The parish is part of the Archdiocese of Birmingham: Registered Charity No. 234216 Served by the Redemptorists since 1922 Mass Intentions Saturday 20 th December 6.00pm. Davis & Mary Ann Constable RIP Sunday 21 st December 8.00am. All Parishioners 9.15am. Thomas Cunnion RIP 10.30am. Ned M c Ginnell RIP 12.00noon. Ollie Eivors RIP 6.00pm. Millie & John Fitzpatrick RIP Monday 22 nd December 10.00am. Bernard, Mary & Maureen Holihan RIP 7.30pm. Ken Doble RIP Tuesday 23 rd December 10.00am. Jack & Maryann Murphy RIP 7.30pm Penitential Service Wednesday 24 th December Christmas Eve 10.00am. Patrick M c Gough RIP 7.00pm. Mike Pilnick RIP Vigil Mass for Children 12.00 Midnight. Octave Mass* Thursday 25 th December Christmas Day 8.00am. Frances Shelly RIP 9.00am. All Parishioners 10.00am. Michael & Mai Cusack RIP 11.00am. Pauline Richards RIP 12.15pm. Angela & Nello Allegrini RIP Friday 26 th December Feast of St Stephen 10.00am. *Octave Mass Saturday 27 th December 9.30pm. Joseph Kuruvilla RIP 6.00pm. Octave* Sunday 28 th December Feast of the Holy Family 8.00am. Octave* 9.15am. All Parishioners 10.30am. Agnes Finn RIP 12 noon. Breda Keane RIP 6.00pm. Dr Joseph Padinjath RIP *Octave of Christmas Masses for your family and friends. Collections: £1,960.52 Poor Parishes: £1,1804 Zimbabwe: £7.20 Holy Souls £25.01 CAFOD: £29.12 Christmas Day Offertory Collection for your Priests. Thank you for your generosity PLEASE PRAY FOR Teresa Nevin, Desmond Teague, Maureen Shiel, John Reidy and Seamus M c Elroy who are sick. Wednesday: Novena Prayers during the morning Mass. NO CONFESSIONS on Saturday 27 th T HANK YOU TO ALL who donated money to decorate the Church for Christmas. A list of those who are to be remembered can be found in the church porch. DECORATING THE CHURCH: HELP needed on Christmas Eve to put in place the prepared church decorations, please meet in the Church after the 10am Mass . No Exposition until Monday 12 th January. The Church will close after morning Mass. PARISH OFFICE AND HALL will be closed from 24 th December until Monday 5 th January. THE HOLY SHOP WILL BE CLOSED from 23 rd December until Monday 5 th January. Abbey Christmas Octave card on sale in the Holy Shop price 50p. ABBEY DIARIES available from the Church Porch. Price 75p each. NO PRAYER GROUP MEETING until Thursday 9 th January. CATHOLIC DIRECTORIES on sale in the Holy Shop and back of the church price £3.00. REDEMPTORIST YOUTH MINISTRY: Next meetings will be in January. If you would like to join either group in 2015, please contact Paul Murphy on 07751237473 or e-mail paul.murphy @ redemptorists.co.uk. SPUC extend grateful thanks to Edmund Campion School for their wonderful carol service and for their support also to all those who attended. They raised £167.00 for their work. Are you “Danny C” as you are missing out a Grand Draw prize, see Fr. Gabby. ABBEY 750 + TOTE: Winning numbers were 7, 12, 13 & 16. Mrs Day, Claire Daly, Marjorie Hegeney had correct numbers and each receive £25.00. P Carpenter, M. O’Hara and N Cashin were bonus winners. The jackpot next week will be £1,000. You have to be in it to win it! Please pick up your copy of “The Comfort of Prayer” booklet. Fourth Sunday of Advent Year B Mass Book Page 90 20 th December 2014 Service of Reconciliation Tuesday 23 rd December: 7.30pm. CHRISTMAS EVE: Mass: 10.00am. Confessions: 10.30—11.30am Evening: 7.00: Vigil Mass for Children 11.30: Readings and Carols 12.00: Midnight Mass CHRISTMAS DAY Masses: 8.00, 9.00, 10.00, 11.00am and 12.15pm Boxing Day 10.00am Mass NO EVENING MASS. Fr. Gabby, and Fr. Dickinson wish you a happy, holy and peaceful Christmas Parish Priest’s Corner. No Parish Surgery until 15 th January 2015 To what extent are we available to God and do we see what he wants to do in us and through us? Today we are shown the marvelous example of Mary. Even if she did not see clearly all that it implied, she accepted her mission to become the mother of the Saviour. Jesus wants to be born in our world through us too, with our cooperation. We too have to say our YES to God and to his plans with us and with the world. Let us say our YES with Jesus and Mary. ♫On a lighter note Terry: ‘What’s that piece of cord tied around your finger for?’ Harry: My wife put it there to remind me to mail her Christmas cards.’ ‘And did you mail them?’ ‘No. She forgot to give them to me!’ Fr. Gabby C.Ss.R.
