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 16th  November 2008 The 33rd Sunday of the Year  (Year A)                                                                                                                                            Listen to God during Mass

                                                                                                                                                                          Talk to others after Mass

9-00 am Mass (People of the parish; Brigid Parsons +)

10-00 am Mass at Wheatley (St Francis Xavier Missionaries; Rita Kay +)

11-00 am Mass (Persecuted Christians; Bridget & Reg Howell +)

6-30 pm Mass (St Francis Xavier Missionaries; Margaret Joyce)

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

Mon    NO MASS St. Hilda & St. Hugh                                                                                                                                                                                                        6-30 pm

Tues    9-15 am Dedication of Basilicas of Sts. Peter & Paul (Peggy O’Neill+)                                                                                                                                       6-30 pm

Wed    9-15 am (Peter O’Reilly+)                                                                                                                                                                                                                     6-30 pm

Thurs  9-15 am (Mary Stratford+)                                                                                                                                                                                                                   6-30 pm (Felicia & Clare van Cuylenburg+)

Fri        9-15 am (Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Joan Trafford+)                                                                                                                                            6-30 pm (Paul Curran+)

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

Sat      10-00 am St. Cecilia (Michael Cullen+)                                  6-30 pm Mass at St Anthony of Padua

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

 

Today we welcome Fr John Convery of the St Francis Xavier Foreign Mission Society to make the annual Mission Appeal. Second collection at each Mass today.

Today Christian Christmas Cards and Diaries are available for sale in our churches. Buy these and help a charity; send these, and witness to our faith!

 

Thursday 20th: St Paul , with Fr David Sanders OP.

Final talks by Fr David Sanders OP on St Paul : What do we do about it? Spirituality and Mission according to St Paul . Church Hall doors open at 7-30 pm; Talk & discussion start at 7-45 pm. Night Prayer at 9-00 pm. 

 

Next Sunday is the Solemnity of Christ the King; there will be a Second Collection for the Catholic Youth service.

 

Maria Mae Abad, one of our Filipino nurses, died peacefully on Wednesday evening after a long fight against cancer. Pray for her, for her mother, family and friends who are saddened at her death.

Funeral arrangements:

Wednesday 5-00 pm Reception of the body into Church;

8 pm Vigil Mass, followed by Vigil of Prayer for Maria.

Thursday 9-15 am Funeral Mass. Please come and pray for Maria who served as a nurse in Oxford with great generosity of spirit.

 

The Oxford Sleepout for the homeless. Please hand in your sponsorship money!

 

Catholic Handicapped Fellowship: Tues 25th Nov 7-30 pm Bingo and Raffle at Cowley Cons Club.

 

A Senior Citizen’s Party is planned for Sat 6 Dec, 2-5 pm Leaflets available; helpers needed!

 

Ask at the Post Office for the religious Christmas stamps when you are preparing to send your Christmas cards – and see how you get on!!!

 

OUR LADY OF LOURDES, WHEATLEY sale of “Father John’s presents” will take place after Mass on Sunday 23 Nov. As this is to raise money for the Building Fund, Irish Coffee will also be on sale.  Also Christmas Raffle will be launched and be drawn on Sunday 21 Dec. after Mass. Please note dates and bring spending money!

 

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 & Confirmation will take place on Sunday 14thDec at the 9-00 am Mass.

 

Didier Delaplace (a former parishioner) would like to thank all who prayed for him.  His ordination on 19 Oct. as a permanent deacon in Grenoble went extremely well.

 

Irish Set Dancing: Weds 8-10 pm in Corpus Christi Hall.

 

OFFERTORIES 9 Nov £574-71Gift Aid £187-50)

The Johnson Association £446-49.

 

BUILDING FUND so far this year: £2516. 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, Jack Tilley, Betty Watson, Graham & Josephine White,  Fr Bill Wizeman.

 

The recently dead: Margaret Donaghy, Paul Pollard, Ron Clifton, Maria Mae Abad.

 

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.