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

Sun 14th June 2009 CORPUS CHRISTI SUNDAY (Year B)                                                                                                                                                                              Listen to God during Mass

                                                                                                                     Talk to others after Mass

9-00 am Mass (Vocations to the priesthood)                                                                                

10-00 am Mass at Wheatley (Vocations to the priesthood)

11-00 am Mass (Vocations to the priesthood)

6-30 pm Mass (Vocations to the priesthood)

 

Weekday Masses in Corpus Christi                                                                                                                                                                                                                        and at the Priory, 85 Old High Street

Mon         NO MASS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    6-30 pm 

Tues         9-15 am St. Richard of Chichester (Bried & Jim Carney)                                                                                                                                                                       6-30 pm 

Wed         9-15 am (William Kelly+)                                                                                                                                                                                                                            6-30 pm

Thurs       9-15 am Dedication of the Cathedral (Thomas Harnet+)                                                                                                                                                                       6-30 pm

Fri             9-15 am Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Sidney Smith+)                                                                                                                                                       6-30 pm

(Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 10-00 am)               

Sat           10-00 am St. Alban (Bill Kelly+)   4-30 pm Polish Mass                  6-30 pm Mass at St Anthony of Padua 

                                Confessions from 11-00 to 11-30 am and 6-00 to 6-30 pm

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Today is the Solemnity of Corpus Christi.

The intentions at all the Masses will be for vocations to the priesthood. Pray that those whom God calls to this ministry will have the grace to respond generously, and that they will have the support they need from families and friends.

There will be a simple form of Benediction at the end of all Masses.

 

Today at 2-30 pm Corpus Christi Procession in Oxford begins at St Aloysius Church, stopping at Blackfriars, and going on to the Catholic Chaplaincy, where there will be light refreshments.  Please come!

 

Thank you to all who helped with the Confirmation Mass last Sunday, particularly the musicians and servers, and all who helped Sr MarieAnn in preparing the candidates for this sacrament.

 

On Sunday 28th June there will be a Mass at Oscott College (Birmingham) to mark the closure of the Year of St Paul and the beginning of the year of Priesthood. Archbishop Vincent will be the principal celebrant; there will be a presentation to him in thanksgiving for his nine years of service to the Archdiocese. Details on notice boards.

 

CAFOD is urging us to lobby the government to remember the needs of developing countries in their policies, especially in matters concerning climate change. Postcards are available for you to send to HM Government.

 

Sidney Smith was regularly at the 9-00 am Mass every Sunday until a couple of accidents made it impossible for him to get to Mass. He died in the JR hospital on 4th June at the age of 97. His Funeral Mass will be in Corpus Christi on Wed 17th at 12 noon, followed by burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, and refreshments in the Cowley Conservative Club.

 

Set Dancing: Weds 8-10 pm in Corpus Christi Hall – learners welcome.

 

Corpus Christi Hall is available for family functions and other events. For booking information please contact Peter Bean on 764215

 

Filipino Link Ariel Lanada on 07817 498735 & Lizell Truman on 01993 709 605.

News and inf at www.filcomoxford.org.uk

 

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

 

Catholic Radio & TV: ETWN TV can be accessed on SKY 608 and SKY 897

 

Highly Recommended:  www.MOPS.org - a Christian website for parents with pre-school children

 

Offertories: 7th June: £723-84 (Gift Aid £187-55)

 

Building Fund: banked so far this year: £2535-78

Thank you for recent donations

 

Please pray for: Bishop Kenney and others responsible for the administration of the Archdiocese; and for those involved in the appointment of a new Archbishop.

Elisabeth Goodall & Andrew Wareham, married yesterday in Ampleforth.

Sick and housebound people: Patricia Barfield, Miles Barfield, Lucia Bianchini, Margaret Bond, Paddy Brady, Mai Breene, Pedro Busette, Michael Carroll, Pauline Chadwick, Michael Coyne, Maureen Felix, Helen Foster, Dominic Gondreau, Hilary Hannaford, Linda Hewlett,  Theresa Johnson, Fr Graham Leonard, Caleb Lewis, Carmel McGarry, Gerard McHale, Maria Penny, Marian Roszcyk, Fr Charles Smith, Margaret Smyth, Antonietta Spadaro, Felix Suarez, Alan Thorpe, Jack Tilley, Edwin Townley, Graham & Josephine White.

The recently dead: Christopher Davis, Stephen Dallison, Biju Tharu, Shiela Kelly, Sidney Smith, Margaret Hodson

Dennis Peiris.

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.