CORPUS CHRISTI PARISH HEADINGTON www.corpuschristiheadington.co.uk

Birmingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees. Registered Charity No. 234216

 

Corpus Christi Church, Margaret Road, Headington, and Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Crown Road, Wheatley.

Parish Priest: Fr John Baggley, The Presbytery, 88 Wharton Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8AJ

Tel: 01865-762433 Fax: 01865-742494

Parish Deacon: The Revd Michael Walsh.      Assistant Priest: Fr Anthony de Vere                                                                                                                        Welcome to this

St Joseph’s Primary School, Tel: 763357 St Gregory the Great Secondary School Tel: 749933                                                                                                    House of God

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Talk to God before Mass

SUNDAY 2nd November 2008 The Solemnity of All Saints  (Year A)                                                                                                                                                Listen to God during Mass

                                                                                                                                                                                          Talk to others after Mass

9-00 am Mass (All in educational work in Oxford; Paulo Miguel Velasco)

10-00 am Mass at Wheatley (Christians in the Middle East)

11-00 am Mass (People of the Parish: Maria Vu Lui Thong Heng, Denis Lui Thong Heng & Br Edwin McCarthy +)

6-30 pm Mass (All in medical & nursing work in Oxford)

Masses in Corpus Christi;                                                                                                                                                                                                                            at the Priory, 85 Old High Street.

Mon    All Souls Day: Masses in Corpus Christi at 9-15 am & 7-30 pm

Tues    9-15 am St. Charles Borromeo (Bob Hinchin)                                                                                                                                                                                  6-30 pm

Wed    9-15 am (Heather Schilling+)                                                                                                                                                                                                              6-30 pm

Thurs  9-15 am (Bob Hinchin)                                                                                                                                                                                                                        6-30 pm

                                11-30 am Mass in St Luke’s Hospital

Fri        9-15 am St. Willibrord (Gabriel, Raphael, Apolonia, Cicilia+)                                                                                                                                                        6-30 pm (Millie Piper+)

                                Followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 10-00 am

Sat      10-00 am Bl. George Napier

                                 6-30 pm Mass at St Anthony of Padua

                            Confessions 11-00 to 11-30 am; 6-00 to 6-30 pm

 

TODAY ****  Second Collection for the work of The Johnson Association - caring for retired and elderly priests in the Archdiocese. Gift Aid Forms available.

** 2-30 pm Blessing of Graves in Headington Cemetery: starts with a Service in the Cemetery Chapel.

* Parish  Diaries for 2009 available for 50p each.

 

THIS WEEK

Thursday, the first of the series for the Year of St Paul with Fr David Sanders on St Paul in our Church Hall. Doors open at 7-30 pm; Talk & discussion start at 7-45 pm. We close with Night Prayer at 9-00 pm.  This week: Whatever happened to St Paul?  A look at the experience of St Paul. Please bring a Bible with you! All welcome.

 

NEXT SUNDAY: Christian Christmas Cards on sale.

 

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION. Application Forms are available in our Churches. Please complete them and return them to Sr Marie Ann or Fr John.

Enrolment for First Confession, First Holy Communion and Confirmation will take place on Sunday 14thDecember at the 9-00 am Mass.

 

CONTINUING WITH ST PAUL:

13th November What was it all about?
  The development of St Paul's thinking and theology.
20th November What do we do about it?
  Spirituality and Mission according to St Paul.

The Hall will be open from 7-30 pm; talk & discussion from 7-30 pm Night Prayer at 9-00 pm

 

OXFORD SLEEPOUT for the homeless 15th Nov. Please sponsor sleepers – forms available in Church.

 

PRESENTS FOR Fr John – sale at Wheatley 23rd Nov.

 

CATHOLIC HANDICAPPED FELLOWSHIP: 25th Nov 7-30 pm Bingo and Raffle at Cowley Cons Club.

 

A SENIOR CITIZEN’S TEA PARTY is planned for Sat 6 Dec, 2-5 pm Leaflets available; helpers needed!

 

OXFORD CATHOLIC YOUNG PROFESSIONALS meet twice a month at 7-30 pm at 14 Norham Gardens. Inf from Philippe or Stefano at oxcyp05@yahoo.co.uk

 

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED www.MOPS.org - a Christian website for parents with pre-school children.

 

FILIPINO LINK Ariel Lanada on 07817 498735 & Lizell Truman on 01993 709 605.

News and inf at www.filcomoxford.org.uk

 

OFFERTORIES 26th October £529-60 (Gift Aid £158-50)

Aid to the Church in Need: Collections & donations: £621-79; sales: £196-50. Thank you for your generosity.

 

BUILDING FUND so far this year: £2366. Thank you to the people who keep feeding the little yellow boxes with small change – and large change!

 

PLEASE PRAY FOR

Archbishop Vincent Nichols, & Bp William Kenney with responsibility for Oxfordshire and Warwickshire.

Sick and housebound people: Margaret Bond, Paddy Brady, Mai Breene, Pedro Busette, John Carrol, Michael Carroll, John Catterall, Judy Catterall, Pauline Chadwick, Michael Coyne, William de la Cruz, Maureen Felix, Emily & John Florczyk, John & Helen Foster, Rufina Galvin, John Gills, Dominic Gondreau, Jim Grint, Hilary Hannaford, Linda Hewlett, James Horsley, Theresa Johnson, Alice Jones, Caleb Lewis, Yvonne Lewis, Carmel McGarry, Gerard McHale, Nora Murphy, Eileen Peck, Maria Penny, Alan Pittick, Nellie Pizzi, Marian Roszcyk, Fr Charles Smith, Antonietta Spadaro, Felix Suarez, Gaynor Taylor, Alan Thorpe, Jack Tilley, Betty Watson, Graham & Josephine White,  Fr Bill Wizeman.

The recently dead: Mary Roper, Marie Sadler, Margaret Donaghy, Paul Pollard, Ron Clifton.

 

Priests linked with the parish: Fr Denis Egan, Fr Michael Suarez SJ. Fr Baggley is the Catholic Chaplain to the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and St Luke's Hospital.