33rd Sunday of the Year
Mass times and intentions
- Saturday (16th Nov) 6pm Mass in St Alban’s: people of the Parishes
- Sunday (17th Nov) 10am Mass in St Patrick’s: Daniel Hughes
- Monday (18th Nov) 10am Mass in St Patrick’s: George Owens
- Tuesday (19th Nov): No Service
- Wednesday (20th Nov) 10am Mass in St Alban’s: Dominic Sloan
- Thursday (21st Nov) 10am Mass in St Patrick’s: Dec’d of Rodrigues Family
- Friday (22nd Nov) 2pm Funeral service: Requiem Mass for Annie (Vera) Isaac
- Saturday (23rd Nov) 6pm Mass in St Alban’s: Frank Smith
- Sunday (24th Nov) 10am Mass in St Patrick’s: People of the Parishes
We keep in your prayers all our parishioners who are sick, housebound or in hospital at this time.
We pray for Annie (Vera) Isaac who died recently. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated for Vera this Friday 22nd Nov 2pm at St Alban’s church, followed by committal at Saltwell crematorium at 3.15pm. May she rest in peace.
Mass this Wednesday will be celebrated at St Alban’s at 10.00am. The school children will anticipate Youth Sunday with a service in church at St Alban’s on Thurs 21 Nov at 3.00pm. All welcome.
Thank you to all those who attended the Mass of Induction on Friday for my installation as Parish Priest of St Patrick’s and St Alban’s and to those who provided the refreshments afterwards. Fr martin
The Advent Café….Is coming back by popular demand – for its 3rd Year, at St. Patrick’s Parish Centre, opening Wednesday, 4th Dec 2024 at 18.00 – offering a chance to explore the themes of Advent. All welcome.
RCIA: The next RCIA Meeting for the John Ingram Partnership will take place this Tuesday 19th November, 6.30pm in the parish centre at St Patrick’s.
The Next Afternoon Tea will be held in the Parish Centre at St Patrick’s next Saturday 23 Nov, 1-3pm. All welcome.
The First Holy Communion children who have been enrolled for this are invited to collect their books during Masses next weekend on Sat 23rd and Sun 24th Nov.
St Alban’s School News
Dear Parish Prayer Sponsors,
Thank you to everyone who has signed up. We really appreciate your prayers each and every day. Please pick up your prayer cards at either St Alban’s Church or St Patrick’s Church this weekend, so that you know who to pray for.
Mrs M Robinson
Youth Sunday
Youth Sunday is celebrated on 23rd / 24th November, the Feast of Christ the King, Celebrating Young People Worldwide. We invite all young people and their families to join us for Mass as we celebrate young people worldwide. This Sunday Mass will focus on the theme Let Your Kingdom Come, reflecting on the importance of youth in our Church and our world. During the Masses this weekend our young people who have been enrolled for their First Holy Communion will receive their I Belong book, marking the beginning of their journey in the sacrament.
A Youth Sunday Preparation Evening
will take place on Friday, 22nd November at 5:30pm (in the Parish Centre at St Patrick’s). If you would like to get involved in the Mass – whether through welcoming, reading, music, or any other part – please do come along to our preparation evening. This invitation is open to everyone, not just young people! It’s a wonderful opportunity to contribute and be part of the celebration.If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Rebecca Rutland on; rrutland00@icloud.com. We look forward to seeing you there and celebrating together!
Youth Sunday – a message from YMT
As we near Youth Sunday on the Feast of Christ the King on 24TH November, we invite you to celebrate and encourage young people in our Diocese. World Youth Sunday resources are now available, including a registration link for CYMFed’s World Youth Funday, a free, interactive livestream event on Friday 22nd November. Join live from studios in London, Nottingham, and YMT, with special guests like Sr. Anna and Sr. Linda (Daughters of Divine Charity), Bishop David Oakley, and more ending the day with a moment of Adoration. Thank you for any support or fundraising you can offer for youth ministry in our Diocese. Follow YMT and visit the CYMFed website for more details.
Church Volunteer Census
If you volunteer in any way for the church or parish please don’t forget to complete the volunteer census form and return it to church.
Less than One month to stop assisted suicide!
The most vulnerable in our society are at risk. MPs will vote on whether to introduce an assisted suicide law on 29 November. To protect the vulnerable from this radical law change, contact your MP and ask them to vote NO. Take action now – it only takes 30 seconds to contact your MP using the tool here: www.righttolife.org.uk/mpcontactnow or collect the postcard as you leave church today.
St Dominic’s in Newcastle: Be Still and Know that I am God, 21st – 24th November 2024
Join Fr Roger Dawson, SJ, is offering this retreat exploring the human condition with practices common to mindfulness and to Christian contemplative prayer. The retreat will seek to reclaim those practices that share common ground with the tradition of apophatic prayer and theology rooted in the monastic and the Eastern Orthodox traditions. For more information and to register: https://christianheritagecentre.com/events/be-still-and-know-that-i-am-god/
Little Sisters of the Poor
A huge thank you to everyone who very kindly supported our Christmas fayre at St Joseph’s Home (Little Sisters of the Poor) on Saturday 9th November. It was a great success. We hope that you enjoyed it as much as we did. We look forward to welcoming you back. Mother Kathleen Mary and Community Little Sisters of the Poor Christmas Concert The Newcastle Male Chorus and Gibside Singers will be performing a Christmas Concert in the Chapel at St Joseph’s Home (Little Sisters of the Poor) on Saturday 7th December 2024 at 7.00pm. The concert is in aid of the work of the Little Sisters at St Joseph’s Home. Tickets are £8 (interval drink included), available from St Joseph’s Home – 0191 273 1279
