PARISH NOTICES for the week beginning: 5th July 2009 : 14th Sunday of the Year

WEEKLY COLLECTION for weekend 27th/28th June was £549.05 plus £90.95 in the envelopes. Thank you.

Confirmation We welcome our candidates for Confirmation 2009 to the 9.30am Mass of Enrolment. This year fifty-one young people are preparing for Confirmation.

DEPAUL TRUST Many thanks to all who contributed to the Coin Trail. £170.62 was raised and a cheque sent off for that amount.

Second Collection The collection last weekend for Peter’s Pence raised £196.45. Thank you.

Second Collection There will be a second collection next weekend, 11th/12th July, for Apostleship of the Sea. For those who give by weekly envelope, blank envelopes will be available; please take one and add your envelope number. Please make cheques payable to the church.

Census 2009 If you and your family have yet to complete a census card, please do so today in the church lobby.

PLEASE PRAY for Fr Paul Leonard who was ordained Priest on Saturday 4th July in Southampton.

This week IN THE PARISH CENTRE

Wednesday:

Bridge Club 10.15am-12.30pm.

CONFIRMATION 2009 Classes will continue each Wednesday at 7pm.

Thursday:

SCRABBLE  10.30 to 12.00. All welcome.

Friday:

BABY AND TODDLER GROUP 10.15 to 11.30am.

Saturday:

This Week

Next Week

SUMMER FUN DAY Sunday 12th July We have a fantastic day planned and really appreciate the great support from the parish and school community so far. The activities start at 12pm. Food and drink for all the family and a range of stalls and activities for you to enjoy whilst sharing an afternoon with the local community. Why not invite your friends and neighbours to come along too? See the Summer Fun Day team after each Mass this weekend to donate items or volunteer to help on the day. Please plan to bring all donations to the School on Saturday 11th July if you can or, if not, in the week before. Bring cakes for the cake stall on the day.

SUMMER FUN DAY VOLUNTEERS We urgently now need volunteers to help setting up and manning the stalls, moving furniture, directing car-parking and generally helping on the day. Please sign up on the lists on display after Mass, in the School playground from Monday 6th July, or email Richard Savage at summerfunday@btinternet.com. Please also take a poster to display in a prominent place.

SUMMER FUN DAY GRAND DRAW Please keep selling raffle tickets. There are a fantastic set of prizes this year. Ticket stubs and money should be returned by 12th July to the School Office or the Church Porch after Mass. The draw will take place at the Fun Day at around 2.45pm. Any queries contact Phil Melling on 07887 644636.

SUMMER FUN DAY CAR PARKING for 11.15 Mass. Please park on Altwood Road or at Altwood School if you can so as to minimise congestion in the school parking areas.

Mission Mass There will be an APF Mill Hill Mission Mass at 7.30pm on Monday 13th July at Our Lady of Peace Parish, Reading.

Other Notices

MINISTERS FOR THE SICK & HOUSEBOUND Please pick up your new rota from the church lobby.

OBERAMMERGAU 2010 There will be a short meeting in the Parish Centre at 7.30pm on Monday 20th July, for those going to Oberammergau on 2nd June 2010.

Cox Green Luncheon Club will have a few vacancies from September. It is held at the Cox Green Community Centre on Tuesdays from 12 noon to 2pm for those who are lonely or housebound, offering a two-course meal at a reasonable price. Transport can be arranged. Phone Ruby Doughty on 630603 for more information.

SCHOOL NEWS

Vacancies Please see the noticeboard in the church lobby for details of job vacancies at our school and nursery.

G10 SUMMIT Monday 6th July all day All classes have a particular Sustainability doorway which they study throughout the year, e.g. waste, travel and traffic, etc. Last year we ran a very successful event in which groups of children from each class took it in turns to tell other pupils in the school what they have learnt. This year we would like to invite parents and parishioners in to school at any time from 9.30-11.30 or 1.30-3.00 to find out more about our sustainability learning.