Our Weekly Bulletin

Your prayers are asked for:

The sick of the parish and those caring for them especially Elsie Morton, Paul Watson, Kevin Cundy, Mary Aaron, Tony Vose, Joan Thorn, Tim McGee, Catherine Holborn, Peter Taylor, Elsie Lawley, Sr Rita Campbell (Mary Gaskin’s sister), Vicky Rogers.

Lately Dead

Anniversaries Winnifred Patterson, Minnie O’Sullivan

JULY 20^th

Terisan Carmelite Secular Order – Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Darlington

Our community mets the 1^st Saturday of every month in the Spiruality Centre at Carmel Convent, Nunnery Lane, Darlington. For further details please contact 01325 255822.

ALTAR SERVERS

Please note that all Altar Servers need to be trained in the Guild of St Stephen before taking their place on the Altar. A training session will be arranged in September.

Would all those who have just made their 1^st Communion in June (or would like to become Altar Servers) please contact Ian Cowan or Brother Michael in order that a training session(s) can be arranged to start in September. We only really need to have 4 people serving at each Mass, so rotas may need to be introduced and also Albs need to be fitted.

If anybody has got an Alb at home and no longer requires it can they please return it to Church. Thank you.

THANK YOU

Thanks have been received from the Missionary Society of St Columban for your support in their recent mission appeal. They assure us that we will be remembered in their Masses and community prayers.

29^th June – Peters Pence £312.30

6^th July – Day for Life £ 380.71

13^th July – Sea Sunday £ 335.44

HELP NEEDED

Elizabeth Kiwunga Rushamba and her two small children who have been living in Darlington (worshiping at St. Columba's off Clifton Road) for the past 18 months are currently in Yarl's Wood detention centre with a date of 7th August for removal back to Uganda. Elizabeth fled Uganda where she was raped and tortured due to her political connections. She sought refuge as an asylum seeker in the UK but her application was refused without the evidence (corroborated by a wound expert) of rape and torture being taken into account. There is currently a case for judicial review pending (which will look specifically at how a decision could be taken without considering all relevant evidence presented).

Please contact Liam Byrne MP, Minister for Borders and Immigration at: Home Office, 2 Marcham Street, London W1P 4DF (quoting Elizabeth's Home Office Reference: R1147269) to request that he personally review this case. Elizabeth is a genuine asylum seeker who is seeking our support and a safe place to live. If you'd like further information, please contact Cyndi.

CAFOD

Subscriptions are now due for the 2008/9 year. Members of the CAFOD Committee will be available during coffee after Sunday masses in July to process renewals. There are a few spare numbers available this year if anyone would like to join. Please contact Sally Lavender for more information.

St Martin’s Ampleforth - Chorister for a Day - Sunday 12^th October 2008

• Do you enjoy singing?
• Are you aged between 7 and 10 years of age?
• Would you like to spend part of the day in our school and sing with our Choristers?

The day starts at 11.00 am and finishes with Choral Evening Prayer at 4.00pm in Ampleforth Abbey Church. For more details contact Mrs Lynn Harrison on 01439 766600 or email lynn@stmartins.ampleforth.org.uk.

Journey to God

The next course for those wishing to learn more about the Catholic Faith in a relaxed, informal setting begins on Wednesday 8 October at Holy Family. For further information please contact Holy Family on 013525 464848.

SUNDAY MASSES - CLUSTER CHANGES