St Benedict’s Social Club Rowan Rd Batchley

Available for hire Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals and other occasions.

Telephone the Club on 01527 60345

BINGO Every Sunday 2.30pm & Monday 8pm

Hadzor Prayer Group Friday mornings 11am-12.30pm to reflect on the Gospel for the coming Sunday. Refreshments provided

St Mary’s Alvechurch Ecumenical Faith Group On the third Wednesday of every month at 10.30 am – all welcome

New LIFE Care Service in Redditch By appointment

telephone 07516 257409 Free National Helpline 0808 802 5433

In the porches there are some LIFE cards which we would ask you to take and place in your doctor’s surgery

“My house shall be called a house of prayer” Please be sensitive to those who want to pray in silence before Mass. Before Mass Talk to God During Mass Listen to God After Mass Talk to each other

Statue Visitation for the Consecrated Life

Parishioners are invited to receive the statue of Our Lady for one week and place her with flowers and candles in a prominent position in the home. Each day you are committed to praying the rosary to which parishioners can be invited to join in if you so wish. If you would like to participate in this, please see one of the clergy or contact the parish office.

ROTA SO FAR ......... Sunday 5th November 2017 Vera Whyte Sunday 12th November 2017 Sarah Reynia Sunday 19th November 2017 Ann Glennon Sunday 26th November 2017 Caroline Holland Sunday 3rd December 2017 ` If your date is not convenient for you, please either swap with someone else or let the parish office know. Could you welcome the statue of Our Lady into your

home? - Yes? - please contact the parish office!

If you wish to contact the parish St Vincent de Paul group, please telephone

07531 818731 (the SVP phone) and leave

a message with your contact details so we can

return your call.

THE SHRINES OF OUR LADY & THE SACRED HEART To have the lamp burn for your intentions or loved ones, please contact the parish office, suggested donation £5.

Fellow Catholic Parishioners please come and join us

The Catenians - a Catholic men’s association

‘Strengthening family life through friendship and faith’ The Redditch Circle meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month at the Abbey Hotel and welcomes new members. For further information please contact Andrew Farrell on 07767831548 or Brian Green on 01527 543111

Mount Carmel Seniors Group

Thursdays at 2.30pm St Benedict’s

November 16th Christmas Arts & Crafts November 23rd Christmas Market at Bath December 16th Trip to Leicester Market, Lunch & Mass with Fr Denis at the school. January 11th 2018 Pantomime at the Hippodrome

Plan-it homecare Limited are recruiting carers in this area now—Earn upto £10 per hr, payment during training, vehicles & fuel provid-ed. For more information contact 01564 776094 or visit www.planithomecare.co.uk

Lourdes for Christmas

6 day pilgrimage to Lourdes by coach leaving St Chad’s Cathedral in Birmingham on 22nd December, £390 per person sharing, £450 per person a single room, for further details and bookings call Northern Star Travel on 0161 773 2115.

Altar Servers—a date for your diary!

Guild of St Stephen Thanksgiving Mass 12 noon Saturday 17th February in St Chad’s Cathedral fol-lowed by refreshments in the Grimshaw Room. If you are interested in going, please let either one of the clergy or Paul Brewster know.

Coffee Shop

at St Benedict’s, Batchley

Wednesdays

10am—12noon

Legion of Mary Mondays 10am Parish Centre All welcome

APF Missio Red Box Holders

2018 Calendars available at back of

church and in porches

CAFOD World Gifts Christmas Catalogue Available this weekend

to take home

ST BEDE’S CHRISTMAS CRAFT

FAIR 5th December 5pm—7.30pm

All welcome to come along to St Bede’s Christ-mas Fair. There will be over 25 stalls selling Christmas crafts. Refreshments on offer throughout the evening. There will also be a raffle with fantastic prizes to be won!

Reflection for this weekend ….

Paul believed that the second coming of Christ was imminent. Hence, he urges the Thessalonians to be watchful. However, Matthew has accepted that the second coming would be delayed. Even so, he too spoke about the necessity of being watchful. In the parable of the talents, he spells out what this watch-fulness consists in: it consists in carrying out the Lord’s instructions to the best of one’s God-given ability. The First Reading sets before us the example of a woman who used her talents to live an industri-ous and virtuous life.

Mass for deceased parishioners

7pm Tuesday 28th November

Friends of the Holy Land

Thank you for your very kind generosity last weekend following the appeal by Peter Rand; the amount raised to date is around £1200.

Exploring the World of the Bible

Next session 11am Friday 1st December in Parish Centre

Thank you

Anne Glennon on behalf of her grandson James Duffy, would like to thank everyone who sponsored him in the Birmingham Marathon. So far he has raised £2,529.21 for the ‘Kids like Us’ Charity. Any outstanding donations can be given to Anne or left in the Parish Office.

Presentation to Fr Cornelius

Fr Cornelius will be leaving the parish on Thursday, December 14th to return to Camaroon and we will be making a presentation to him at the Christmas Bazaar next Saturday 25th November.

Next Saturday

25th November

St Bede’s School

12 noon-3pm

Raffle Tickets-please take some home with you! Father Christmas, Christmas Stall, Piety, Gaelic Coffees, Tombola, Refreshments, Grand Raffle and much more— Wanted Donations of prize money £200, £100 (given), £50 (given) Wines & Spirits, Cuddly Toys CHILDREN’S BOOKS ONLY, jigsaws, cakes, chocolates, biscuits, Christmas Decorations, bottles for the tombola. children’s sweets for lucky dip bags, good quality unwanted gifts. If you can’t attend, why not make a donation. PLEASE NO BRIC-A-BRAC, ELECTRICAL ITEMS OR JUMBLE

THE PARISH SVP are in desperate need of jars of

coffee to help with their soup kitchens and outreach work in Birmingham and Redditch. If you can help please leave your donation at the back of church or at the Parish Office. Thank you!

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL, REDDITCH

Beoley Road West, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 8LT (01527) 63096

Email: office@mtcarmel.co.uk Website: www.ourladyofmountcarmel.co.uk

The Parish is part of the Archdiocese of Birmingham: Registered Charity No.234216

Parish Clergy: Fr Anthony Rohan, Fr Craig Davies, Fr Cornelius Safe

Permanent Deacons: Revs Des Chilton & Peter Griffiths

NEWSLETTER 1787 THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY OF THE YEAR A 19TH NOVEMBER 2017

Parish Mass Book 89 Proverbs 31:10-13.19-20.30-31 Psalm 127 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6 Gospel Matthew 25:1-6

PARISH WEBSITE UPDATE: www.ourladyofmountcarmel.co.uk Journey in Faith, Baptism Enquiries, Wedding Enquiries etc,

The Parish Safeguarding Representatives are

Mrs Jane Craig & Mrs Linda Gordon

Stations of the Cross

Fridays at 10am

after Mass

Wear RED, light RED Get ready to stand up for

FAITH and FREEDOM on Red-Wednesday 22nd November Holy Hour in Mount Carmel 6pm-7pm with Rosary & Benediction for PEACE Freedom to believe—or not to believe—is a fundamental human right. Today however, Christians and many others around the world face threats, persecution, torture and death for their faith.

CHARITY DANCE Friday 24th November at St Benedict’s

Dancing to ‘Irene & Tom’ 8pm-late Tickets £5

All proceeds in aid of the Redditch Catholic Fellowship’s Christmas Party

Mass Times & Intentions

Thirty-third Sunday of the Year Cycle A

Week beginning Sunday 19th November 2017

Saturday Mount Carmel 5.00 pm Rose Manners (a) Hadzor 5.00 pm Galton Trust

Sunday Mount Carmel 8.15 am James & Eileen Herlihy 9.45 am Mass in Polish 11.15 am Tim Herlihy (a) 6.00 pm Owen , Carmel & Michael Grady Alvechurch 9.45 am George Robins (a) Feckenham 10.15 am People of the Parish

Monday Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Fran Maguire Peter & Elizabeth McManus

Tuesday—Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Peter Hughes (a) 6.00 pm Michael & Antonina Bobowscy St Thos Sch 9.10 am School Mass

Wednesday—St Cecilia Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Holy Souls 5.00 pm Mass in Polish 6.00 pm Holy Hour

Thursday—St Clement or St Columban

Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Holy Souls 1.30 pm Funeral Mass Philip Hadley 6.30 pm Exposition 7.00 pm Sp Intention Emilia Suska

Friday—St Andrew Dung-Lac & companions Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Tony Gallagher 10.00 am Stations of the Cross 5.00 pm Mass in Polish St Bede’s Sch 2.15 pm Y6 Class Mass (6AW) Ita Hayes

Saturday—St Catherine of Alexandria or of Our Lady Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Ints of Biddy Smith

(The following fulfils Sunday Obligation) Mount Carmel 5.00 pm STM FHC Celebration Dec’d brothers of the Redditch Catenian Circle Hadzor 5.00 pm People of the Parish

Feast of Christ the King

National Youth Sunday

Week beginning Sunday 26th November 2017 Mount Carmel 8.15 am Dolly Wakefield & Harry Nolan 9.45 am Mass in Polish 11.15 am MCS FHC Celebration Mary O’Brien 6.00 pm Charles Bright (b’day a) Alvechurch 9.45 am Vittorio Valleria Feckenham 10.15 am Norrie Egan

Parish Diary ….

Sunday Thirty-third Sunday of the Year, Cycle A, Psalter Wk 1

Counting Team F Monday 10am Legion of Mary in Parish Centre 7pm Mount Carmel Choir Practice 7.30pm Narcotics Anonymous in Parish Centre

Tuesday STM FHC Meeting in school

Wednesday 6pm-7pm Holy Hour with Rosary & Benediction for Peace

Thursday 6.30pm MCS FHC Meeting in school 7.30pm Parish Finance Committee Meeting 7.30pm Journey in Faith in the Parish Centre

Friday 10am Stations of the Cross in Mount Carmel

Saturday Christmas Bazaar at St Bede’s 12 noon-3pm Tea & Coffee in the Parish Centre after 5pm Mass Tea & Coffee after 5pm Hadzor in the Newman Room

Flowers : Angela Martin & Jean Hardcastle Sunday—Feast of Christ the King & Youth Sunday Thirty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr A, Psalter Wk 2

Counting Team G

What’s on ……….

Sister Act—the Musical performed by the Redditch Operat-

ic Society Tuesday 21-Saturday 25 November at the Palace Thea-tre, 7.30pm nightly with a matinee on Saturday at 2.30pm. Tickets from Mrs Ann Duffin 01527 527363 or David Cruise 01527 450756

Redditch Choral Society Christmas Concert—Carols

and Messiah. Saturday 2nd December at 7.30pm in St Stephen’s Church. Tickets £12 from St Stephen’s

The Redditch Orchestra presents ‘Christmas Favourites’

Saturday 2nd December at the Oasis Church, Plymouth Road Tickets £12 Concessions £10 Children Free. Tel 07941 692879

Confessions at Mount Carmel

During Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament followed by Benediction Saturdays 10-10.50am

On the 1st Saturday of the month the Rosary will be said

after Devotions

Tuesday Evenings 6.30pm-7pm

(Syro Malabar Rite) Monthly Mass 6.15pm Rosary followed by Mass,

First Saturday of the month

Tuesday Presentation of the Blessed

Virgin Mary

This ancient feast is held in high esteem by Eastern Christianity. It celebrated Our Lady’s dedication to God, which prepared her for her acceptance of God;s will that she became the Mother of His Son.

Wednesday Saint Cecilia

St Cecilia was a Roman woman of noble family who was mar-tyred in the reign of Marcus Aurelius. Her family home is now a basilica dedicated to where her remains lie. She is the patron saint of musicians and is remembered in the Roman Canon

Thursday Saint Clement I, Pope or of

Saint Columban

(+97) St Clement ws the third pope after St Peter and author of the famous letter to the Corinthians, an early example of the Bishop of Rome’s universal jurisdiction. Tradition records him being sentenced to hard labour in the Crimea and thrown into the sea, tied to an anchor. (c540-615) St Columban was born in Leinster, Ireland, and entered the monastic life at an early age. With a dozen compan-ions he travelled to the continent and founded many monaster-ies in France and Italy, including Luxeuil and Bobbio, although his strict discipline sometimes aroused opposition. He died in Bobbio in 615.

Friday Saint Andrew Dung-Lac &

Companions St Andrew Dung-Lac was a Vietnamese priest martyred in 1839. He was one of a group of one hundred and seventeen martyrs put to death in the nineteenth century. They were canonised in 1988. Altogether between 130,000 and 300,000 Catholics were martyred in Vietnam from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries.

Saturday Saint Catherine of Alexandria

or of Our Lady on Saturday

St Catherine lived during the 4th Century. She was a learned girl of noble birth who protested against the persecution of Chris-tians which was ordered by the Roman Emperor, Maxentius. She converted the Emperor’s wife, and defeated in debate the best scholars sent to oppose her. Very little is known about her life; she was popular in the Middle Ages. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Christmas Celebration at St Augustine’s for OAP’s

Monday 11th December 2pm-3.30pm

If you wish to go please call into the parish office to give your name and choose from the menu—this information has to be with the school by the 24th November.

Lamp at the Shrine of Our Lady of Mt Carmel

This week the lamp burns in loving memory of MARY O’BRIEN(ANNIVERSARY) ….. Next week the lamp burns in loving memory of ASHA PAUL (BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY)

Lamp at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart

This week the lamp burns in loving memory of PATRICK BYRNE (ANNIVERSARY) … Next week the lamp burns in loving memory of the deceased members of the DURAJ & SREBNIAK FAMILIES

For the dead ...

Your prayers are asked for SIAN O’NEILL Funeral Service at St Peter’s, Bromsgrove 12.15pm Thursday 23rd November, PHILIP HADLEY Funeral Mass Thursday 23rd November at 1.30pm, MARY TORSNEY Funeral service 11am Wednesday 29th November at the Abbey Chapel, EMELIA ZIUBRZYCK Funeral Service 3.30pm Thursday 30th November at the Abbey Chapel, MARTIN FAWLK Funeral Service 2pm Friday 15th December at the Abbey Chapel. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Please pray for the sick…

Deacon Des, Carmel Fiolka, Fred & Pauline Clarke, Jane-Christina Thomson, Bob & Caroline Holland, Mick Halloran, Chris Figgett, Kitty Fanning, Thomas Henry Burnside, Bridget Heatley, Winifreda Olga Hall, Brian & Devan Dixon, Brian Dixon Snr, Pat Conner, Margaret Daly, Maureen Reavey, Gregory & Linda Daniel, Maura Lee, Sean Harkin, Margaret Clarke, Antho-ny Obinna, Margaret Leonard, Mary Hickey, Rita Wilson, Pat Davis, Grazyna, Kazik & Krzys Juszkiewicz, Delia Bree, Gino Belmonte, John Henry Birtle, Martin Twomey, Mgt Maddison, Fiona Short, Jane Elliott, Selina Kilker, James Daniel Durrant, Gillian Reeves, Biddy Smith, Andrew Quinn, Christopher Carr, Clive McColgan, Christine Watson, Maria Yates, Mark Yates, Josie Clarke, Stuart Pearson, Mandy Millward Morrissey, Francis & Judith O’Hare, Eugene Kirk, Tom Nicholas

Carmel.

Mount Carmel 500 Club—Subs now due

VACANCIES

St Bede’s Catholic Middle School require a Teacher of Girls PE (Maternity Cover) for February 2018. The job description & application forms are available on the school’s website www.st-bedes.worcs.sch.uk Closing date 12 noon Monday 24 November To discuss the post or to arrange a visit, contact Mrs J Bush 01527 525916 or email office@st-bedes.worcs.sch.uk

Mount Carmel School require a lunchtime supervisor, 12-1pm Monday to Friday, term time only. For more information please contact the school office on 01527 546398.

Mount Carmel School due to movement within the school, now have the following pupil vacancies : two in Reception, two in Year 2 and three in Year 4—if you would like to apply for a place in any of these years, please contact the school on 01527 546398

WEEKLY STATISTICS

Weekend 11/12 November 2017 1st Collection £792.35 2nd Collection £1116.59 Friends of the Holy Land

Attendance 745 (No Polish Mass count) These figures do not include Standing Orders

SAINTS & FEASTS FOR THE WEEK …

Baptism To arrange for the baptism of your child/children you will need to contact the parish office on 01527 63096 or visit the parish website to find out when the next available Baptism Meeting is for you to attend. At this meeting you will be given the Baptism Form to take away with you for completion. Once completed please bring it with you to the parish office on a weekday morning between 10am—11am when one of the priests will be able to see you and book the date for baptism. Baptisms normally take place on a Sunday at 12.45pm in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. There is an administrative fee of £30 for Baptism which should be paid at the time of arranging the date.