PARISH of OUR LADY of LOURDES
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PARISH of OUR LADY of LOURDES Catholic Diocese of Northampton
Lloyds, Coffee Hall, PARISH of OUR LADY of LOURDES
Milton Keynes MK6 5EB 40 Lloyds, Coffee Hall, Milton Keynes MK6 5EB
www.ourladyoflourdes.org.uk And the Ecumenical church of Christ the Cornerstone, CMK
Fr Joe Williams (01908) 670850 Fr Joe Williams – telephone 01908 670850
E-mail: ourladysmk@btinternet.com E-mail ourladysmk@btinternet.com
Ecumenical Church of Christ the Cornerstone (237777)
www.cornerstonemk.org.uk
Diocese of Northampton Website: www.northamptondiocese.org
OUR NEWSLETTER
St Paul’s Deanery Website: www.mkcatholic.com
Hospital Chaplaincy - Sister Catherine - Tel: 07906 492486 28/29 November 2009
St Bernadette’s School - Head teacher, Mrs P. O’Byrne Tel. 692438
stbernadettes@milton-keynes.gov.uk FIRST OF ADVENT – YEAR C
St Paul’s Catholic School - Head teacher: Mr M. Manley: Tel. 669735
enquires@st-pauls.org.uk
ADVENT WREATH BLESSING
SUNDAY WORSHIP
Lord our God, we praise you for your
Vigil Mass -Saturday 5.30pm - Cornerstone
Sunday Mass -10 am, 6.30pm - Coffee Hall Son Jesus Christ:
Evening Service - 6pm - Cornerstone He is Emmanuel the hope of the peoples,
He is the wisdom that teaches and
DAILY MASS - see inside newsletter
guides us,
HOLYDAYS OF OBLIGATION He is the Saviour of every nation.
Coffee Hall - 9.30am, 7.30pm Lord God, let your blessing come upon us
Cornerstone – 12.30pm
As we light the candles of this wreath.
May the wreath and its light be a sign of Christ’s
st
Malayalam Prayer Group – 1 Saturday of the month – 6pm
st
Polish Mass (01582 662807) - 1 Sunday -1pm - St Augustine’s, Heelands
Italian Mass (01234 359515) - Sundays - 8.30am - St Thomas Aquinas, Bletchley promise to bring us salvation.
RECONCILIATION (Confession)
Coffee Hall - Saturday 10am - Cornerstone - Saturday 5pm Psalm: - TO YOU, O LORD, I LIFT UP MY
INFANT BAPTISM - see Infant Baptismal Team
SOUL
(tel. 01908 607497) or Fr Joe
ADULT BAPTISM, MARRIAGE, MINISTRY TO THE SICK ADVENT RETREAT –An hour or prayer, readings and
Please see Fr Joe reflection in preparation for Christmas will be held on
Tuesdays in December (1st - 7.30pm, 8th - 8.30pm,
CATECHETICAL GROUPS for our children and young people - who are attending non-
15th -7.30pm and 22nd - 7.30pm) at Coffee Hall.
Catholic schools or are preparing for the Sacraments of Baptism and First Eucharist –
have now started after 10am Mass ALL WELCOME
OUR SUNDAY WORSHIP OUR PARISH THIS WEEK OUR DIARY DATES ADVENT 2009 As we begin this time
Readings for our Worship Monday – St Andrew, Patron of of waiting and expectation how will
CAFOD will be running a coach to The
First Reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16 Scotland Wave event on Saturday 5 December. you keep this great season? There
Lord make a virtuous Branch grow for 12.30pm Mass at Cornerstone CMK Pick up will be from Campbell Park at are Walk with Me booklets for a
Daniel. Tuesday – Feria 9am. Further details from 01604 journey of Prayer for Advent and
5.30pm : Patricia Twumasi-Adutwum 8.30am - Mass at Coffee Hall 785254. Christmas price £1. Advent Retreat
10.00am Gertrude Munyongani 7.30pm – Advent Retreat on Tuesdays. Christian Advent
OUR FEAST DAY CELEBRATIONS
6.30pm Kate Hircock
FRIDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2010 Calendars for our Children to use -
Second Reading: Thessalonians 3:12 -4.2 Wednesday – Feria
12.30pm – Mass at Cornerstone CMK
The evening will start at 8 pm and finish these are free! Which day will you
May the Lord confirm your hearts in
Rosary in the Chapel after Mass
at 10.30 pm. Light refreshments will be go to Mass? Will you make an
holiness when Christ comes. provided. The Centre bar will be
7.30-9pm Charismatic Prayer Group at CMK Advent wreath at home? (Wire coat
5.30pm Kwaku Twumasi-Adutwum available. Tickets will be on sale soon.
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hangers will do it!)
10.00am George Selormey Thursday – St Francis Xavier
6.30 pm Leonie Arscott 7.30 pm – Mass for Tina Brooks at VOCATIONS WEEKEND
th
Starting 7pm on Friday 4 December SVP GIVING TREE
Gospel: Luke 21:25-28. 34-36 Coffee Hall
Your liberation is near at hand.
th
until Sunday 6 December lunchtime Our Advent Giving Tree is in the
Friday – St John Damascene at Luton. A weekend of prayer and entrance porch. Please take tag from
Bidding Prayers: 12noon – Mass at Coffee Hall reflection for young men aged 18 or the branches and provide a gift for a
5.30pm Kofi Twumasi-Adutwum over who feel God may be calling
10.00am Ann Smith Saturday – St Birinus
needy person and bring the gift to
them to be a priest. Speak to Fr Joe
630pm Megan Pritchard 9.30 am Mass and Litany at Coffee Hall for more details. the church by Sunday December 20.
HOSPITAL COMMUNIONS – Jean Next Sunday – Liturgical Ministers SAFEGUARDING OF CHILDREN,
Brookman, Lissy Paulson, Anne O’Connell 5.30 pm: Welcomer Daniel & Nora Chan
Masses during the week YOUNG PEOPLE & VULNERABLE
Readers: Mry Clark, Nikhil Vinod, return to the usual times, ADULTS WITHIN THE CHURCH
OUR PRAYER BOARD – The shrine of
Our Lady of Coffee Hall. Remember the
Jonathan Vines Maybe during this season of All Eucharistic Ministers, Youth Group
Leaders, Catechists, Altar Servers, St
intentions people put there. 10.00 am: Welcomer Veronica Nimako Advent you might consider Vincent de Paul members etc, please
Readers: Palmella Onyebuchi, Michal
Potrowicz, Maureen Treacy
attending a midweek Mass if contact Megan Pritchard 01908 503474
The SVP will be running a repository on
Sundays after the 10am and 6.30pm you don’t normally. or meganpritchard@tiscali.co.uk for
6.30 pm: Welcomer: TBA further information
Masses. New Christmas stock is now Readers: Prinz Kamalaneson, Angela
available – stop and have a look. Barber, Michal Piotrowicz VANDALISM at Coffee Hall
nd Would you please be vigilant when
The Pastoral Area Steering Group for Readings: 2 of Advent C passing the church in Coffee Hall? If you
the Walk Humbly Process is now Baruch 5:1-9; Philippians 1:3-6. 8.11; see anything suspicious, please report it
asking priests to fill in questionnaires Luke 3:1-6 to the police. Tel. 08458 505505
about their parish, Shortly they will Psalm: What marvels the Lord worked
be talking to parishioners in each for us! Indeed we were glad
community about what they value.,
OUR FINANCES – THANKS TO ALL
what they do best and how they do it.
Last weeks Offertory £912.79
The aim is to have a five year
15 Nov £552.80
Pastoral Plan for the Pastoral Area
Sick retired clergy £249.51
approved by Bishop Peter and ready
to be launched at Pentecost 2010. Eucharistic Ministers are needed
to take Communion to the
Hospital – see Fr Joe.
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