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Day of Prayer for Peace

Brian Dowd — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:55:33 +0000

Sunday 15th January is the Day of Prayer for Peace in our World. Pope Benedict, in his message to mark this time of prayer, encouraged the Church to educate young people in the ways of justice and peace. We can only do this if we ourselves are committed to working in our world to promote these qualities.

There will be a second collection for Pax Christi.

Thank You

Brian Dowd — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:26:58 +0000

Pam Shallow is very grateful for all the words of sympathy, and the cards, Mass offerings, etc. she has received on the death of her daughter Mary Smith. Pam would like to say thank you to you all.

Remembrance Day

Brian Dowd — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 07:47:26 +0000

During our 9.30am Mass we will remember all those who have given their lives in the service of our country, as we recall their sacrifice. It is a powerful reminder of the need to pray and to work for justice and peace in our world.

Remembrance Day

Brian Dowd — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:21:50 +0000

Poppies are available on a table at the back of church, where you will also find a box for donations.

Its Panto time again!

Brian Dowd — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:56:27 +0000

We have managed to secure 100 tickets for Snow White at Middlesbrough Theatre, with tickets reduced from £14.50 to £11.50.

As we will be unable to get any more seats, they will be on a first come basis. There is a list at the back of church, and all monies to be paid by the end of October.

Please contact Theresa on 591009, or Val on 284462 for further info.

Blessed Mother Teresa of Kolkota (Calcutta)

Brian Dowd — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 13:41:35 +0000

It will be Blessed Mother Teresa’s feast day on Monday, September 5th, 2011

Some Quotes from Blessed Teresa

Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.

I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper’s wounds, I feel I am nursing the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience?

The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved.

We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.

The other day I dreamed that I was at the gates of heaven. And St. Peter said, ‘Go back to Earth. There are no slums up here.’

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish that He didn’t trust me so much.

In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love.

Thank you!

Brian Dowd — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:11:31 +0000

Maureen Whatley would like to thank the parishioners of St Clare’s for their prayers, sympathies, cards, and support following her husband Arthur’s recent death and funeral.

Maureen would especially like to thank Canon John for his kindness and support at this sad time and during Arthur’s illness.

Message to Parishioners from Wynne Hughes

Brian Dowd — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:18:21 +0000

Wynne sends her love, prayers and greetings to parishioners whom she remembers fondly. She is happily settled, though misses St Clare’s very much. She is well established in her new Parish and has a weekly visit from a 90 year old nun who brings her Communion!

Wynne is most appreciative for prayers and good wishes and says she will always treasure the warmth and lasting friendships she enjoyed during the many years in our Parish.

Please continue to keep her in your prayers.

Dressmaking Workshop

Brian Dowd — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:43:45 +0000

Starting September 2011, basic sewing skills through to more advanced skills (such as taking a pattern off an existing item of clothing and re-creating in the same or different fabric) will be taught in the Parish Room.

The workshop will be two hours per week on either a Monday or Friday evening.

For more information or to book your place please call Sarah on 07773 390938 or e-mail sarahtrollope@hotmail.co.uk

Open to all ages, and no experience required. You may bring your own sewing machine, but some will be available for use within the group.

Places will be limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Catholic Witness – Friday Penance

Brian Dowd — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:55:00 +0000

By the practice of penance every Catholic identifies with Christ in his death on the cross. We do so in prayer, through uniting the sufferings and sacrifices in our lives with those of Christ’s passion; in fasting, by dying to self in order to be close to Christ; in almsgiving, by demonstrating our solidarity with the sufferings of Christ in those in need. All three forms of penance form a vital part of Christian living. When this is visible in the public arena, then it is also an important act of witness.

Every Friday is set aside by the Church as a special day of penance, for it is the day of the death of our Lord. The law of the Church requires Catholics to abstain from meat on Fridays, or some other form of food, or to observe some other form of penance laid down by the Bishops’ Conference.

The Bishops wish to re-establish the practice of Friday penance in the lives of the faithful as a clear and distinctive mark of their own Catholic identity. They recognise that the best habits are those which are acquired as part of a common resolve and common witness. It is important that all the faithful be united in a common celebration of Friday penance.

Respectful of this, and in accordance with the mind of the whole Church, the Bishops’ Conference wishes to remind all Catholics in England and Wales of the obligation of Friday Penance. The Bishops have decided to re-establish the practice that this should be fulfilled by abstaining from meat. Those who cannot or choose not to eat meat as part of their normal diet should abstain from some other food of which they regularly partake. This is to come into effect from Friday 16 September 2011 when we will mark the anniversary of the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the United Kingdom.

Many may wish to go beyond this simple act of common witness and mark each Friday with a time of prayer and further self-sacrifice. In all these ways we unite our sacrifices to the sacrifice of Christ, who gave up his very life for our salvation.