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CONFESSIONS—Saturdays 5.30pm EMERGENCY NUMBERS FOR THE SACRAMENTAL MINISTRY OF A PRIEST: Fr Rafaele 969 3423 Fr Luca 9693423 Fr. Pat 931 4469 Fr. Stan 966 3711 Fr. Peter 9428632 Canon Michael 957 2149 Canon John O’Shea 957 4171 Please call your own priest first. READING CHURCHES WEEKEND MASS TIMES: CHRIST THE KING Sat 6.30pm & Sun 10am ENGLISH MARTYRS Sat 6.30pm, Sun 9.30am, 11.30am & 5pm OUR LADY OF PEACE Sun 9am, 11am & 5pm ST JAMES Sat 6pm, Sun 11am ST JOHN BOSCO Sat 9.30am, 6.30pm Sun 10am ST WILLIAM OF YORK Sun 9am, 11am 6pm term time only St JOSEPH’S Sun 8.30am & 10.30am YOUNG CATHOLIC ADULTS WEEKEND 20-22nd Oct 2017 Event for Young Catholic Adults 18-40. Prices Start from £18.50 pp per night To guarantee your place book before 29th Sept. go to https://v1.bookwhen.com/ youngcatholicadults-douai2017 RECENTLY DIED Fr Terry Burke MHM Funeral Mass at St James Church, Forbury Road, Reading on Friday 22 nd September at 12.30pm, Cremation to fol- low at Reading Crematorium. Fr Terry spent most of his life teaching at St Peter’s Seminary in Malay- sia. Also he was the Catholic Chaplain at Reading University for about 10 years and prior to that was assistant priest at St James Church Reading for about 2 years. Our sympathy to his sister Margaret, the family and the Mill Hill Missionaries. May he rest in peace. CAFOD Harvest Fast day Friday 6 th October This Harvest fast day we are standing with Eldemira, a farmer in El Salvador as she works to provide for her family. With your help CAFOD has given her fruit trees, training and strong seeds. Please help us to give this support to other farmers by picking up a fast day envelope and giving whatever you can. CONGRATULATIONS To St Josephs College on your excellent exam results. Well done! ST. DOMINIC SAVIO CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Western Avenue, Woodley RG5 3BH Tel. 0118 969 3893 Head Teacher: Mr. James Broadbridge Website: www.stdominicsavio.co.uk St John Bosco Parish is a vibrant and worshipping community in the heart of Woodley. We are committed to serve, to grow, to connect and to give. The Roman Catholic Parish of 10th September 2017 - 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time - Issue 1185 Dear Parishioners We are Fr. Luca and Fr. Raffaele. We belong to the Fraternity of St. Charles, a group of priests who live together in small communities We bring the word of Jesus Christ, whom all mankind are looking for. I’m father Luca. I was born in Pavia, near Milan,1983. I studied engineering at the University and when I was 22 I entered the seminary of the Fraternity of St. Charles. I was ordained priest in 2012. My first mission was in Rome. There I spent a lot of time with the children and the young couples of the Parish of St. Mary in Domnica, near the Colosseum. I also taught religion in two secondary schools in Rome. My name is Raffaele Cossa. I’m 43 years old. I was born in Milan and I study Physics before entering the seminary. As a priest I worked 11 years in Lisbon, Portugal. It was a very exciting mission and it was a pleasure to meet a lot of Portuguese people. I had only met Fr Luca a cou- ple of times prior to our arrival in Woodley. As yet, I don’t know him very well but I’m sure we will be friends in Christ and I hope we can help this parish to grow. God Bless, Fr Luca & Fr Raffaele Responsorial Psalm: 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time “O that today you would listen to his voice! Harden not your hearts” St. John Bosco Church 56 Western Avenue, Woodley, Reading RG5 3BH Tel: 0118 969 3423 Priests: Fr Rafaele Cossa Fr Luca Speziale Email: stjohnbosco @portsmouthdiocese.org.uk Website: stitytjohnbosco.co.uk Facebook: https:// www.facebook.com/ groups/1455918784702101 Part of the PORTSMOUTH DIOCESAN TRUST Registered Charity Number 246871 Church Office is open : Tues - Thurs: 8.30am - 1.30pm Administrator: Karen Tarvin 0118 9693423 Safeguarding Rep: Julie Hamblin 0118 9618918 WEEKLY COLLECTION Envelopes £252.50 Loose £342.02 Standing orders: £510 Thank you for your kind and generous donations which go towards the running of the parish Next Special Collection: 16/17 Sept - Home Mission CARITAS PORTSMOUTH Weds, 27 Sept at 7.30pm English Martyrs Church Hall Led by Kevin Gallagher, newly appointed CARITAS promotor for the diocese. Aim of meeting is to review current projects in Reading on efforts to support the marginalised, our involvement with refugees in Reading, the homeless the poor and the needy. Representatives from all parishes involved in Social Action, Peace and Justice are invited to this meeting. CARITAS is the Social Action Agency of the Catholic Church in this Country. Please don’t miss this important meeting. REINSPIRED Sunday 24th September 4pm @ Christ Church a service of celebration and thanksgiving for the 10 years REinspired has been working with the schools in Woodley. Come along and find out more about what REinspired is all about. How it has im- pacted the schools and churches over the past 10 years. Have a go at some of the activities we do in the lessons. Pray for the work and chat over re- freshments. The next Traidcraft sale will be on weekend of 15/16 Oct
