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							NEW COLLECTION ENVELOPES are at the back of the church.                          PARISH OF OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA
(Those with high numbers have been given lower numbers THIS                        9 Law Road, North Berwick, EH39 4PN
YEAR) If you have not already done so, please consider signing a      Tel. 01620 892195
Gift Aid declaration for our Archdiocese. This is NOT like the old
covenants. You are not committed to paying a definite weekly          E-mail: fatherstephenrobson@msn.com
amount, but for every pound you give, the parish can reclaim 28p      Website: www.nbstar.org.uk
from the Inland Revenue. You can pay by direct debit or by putting
cash or a cheque in a collection envelope. There are copies of Gift   Parish Priest:      Rev. Stephen Robson      mobile: 07823338610
Aid declarations beside the envelopes.                                Hall Bookings:      Mrs M McGonigal           01620 892286
FIRST CONFESSIONS IN NORTH BERWICK are on Saturday,                   Sunday           5th Sunday of Lent – Year C (25 03 07)
14th April 2007, after the morning Mass.                                                Vigil Mass 6.30pm (Dunbar – Holy Souls RIP)
                                                                                        9.00am Mass (North Berwick – For the People)
FAIRTRADE DIOCESAN LAUNCH: Cardinal O’Brien invites you               Hymns:            721(vs1, 3, 4), 643, 964, 909, 756.
to join him in the Cathedral Centre on Thursday, 29 th March (6-                        11.00am Mass Dunbar (For the People)
8pm). Please give your support and enjoy a glass of wine!
                                                                      Monday           Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord
EASTER CEREMONIES: i am attempting to cover all the Easter                             Mass: 10.00am (Holy Souls RIP)
Ceremonies in both parishes this year. Holy Week is so important
to the Church’s Year that it should be celebrated by all in the       Tuesday          Tuesday in the 5th Week of Lent
parish who are able. Some of the ceremonies are slightly longer                        Mass: 10.00pm (Donor’s Intention)
than Sunday Mass but the richness of the liturgy is well worth the
effort. Please support all the Holy Week Services if you can. There   Wednesday        Wednesday in the 5th Week of Lent
will be PASSIONTIDE VEILING OF CRUCIFIX AND STATUES                                    Communion      Service:   10.00am           (Donor’s
this weekend until Holy Saturday which signifies our concentration                     Intention)
on the suffering of our Lord
                  Hymn: By the Blood that flowed from Thee            Thursday         Thursday in the 5th Week of Lent
    1. By the Blood that flowed from thee, in Thy bitter agony                         Mass: 9.00am (Frank McGonigal RIP Anniv)
      By the scourge so meekly borne: by Thy purple robe of scorn:                     Penitential Service with CONFESSIONS Dunbar
Jesus, Saviour, hear our cry! Thou wast suffering once as we;                          7.30pm
Hear the loving litany, we Thy children sing to Thee.
    2. By the thorns that crowned Thy head! By Thy sceptre of a       Friday           Friday in the 5th Week of Lent
        reed: By Thy footsteps faint and slow, weighed beneath Thy                     Communion         Service:   10.00am        (Donor’s
        cross of woe. Refrain                                                          Intention)
    3. By the nails and pointed spear: by Thy people’s cruel jeers:
        By Thy dying prayer which rose, begging mercy for Thy         Saturday         Saturday in the 5th Week of Lent
        foes. Refrain                                                                  Mass: 10.00am (Donor’s Intention)
Please pray for those who are sick – John McCann, Isobel            £389.99. Your generosity for the running of the parish is greatly
Paxton, Audrey Jones, Agnes Brodie, Ario & Maria Santini, Mary      appreciated.
Smith, Sr. Bernardine, Patsy McWattie, Maureen Thomas, Bill
Christie, Liz Dixon, Terry Coy, Judy Walls, Christine Clark,        PARISH FINANCES. Please accept today from the back of the
Reginald Brothers, Lawrence Gardner, Len Ramanauskas, June          Church a comparison sheet drawn up by Jack Ralph which shows
Sykes,    Tom Smith,     John Hislop,   Sandy Darling, Helen        the broad trends of spending and income of our parish accounts for
Williamson, Joe Hunter, Roman Wight and Margaret Maher.             2004, 2005, 2006. There is an explanatory letter to go with the
                                                                    accounts. Please note that this year is a split year; Canon Friel
who died recently: Moses Coyle, Mgr Anthony McNally, David          Jan-Jul, myself Aug-Dec. Would any parishioners who pay tax and
Aitchieson, Rita Donnelly, Elizabeth and Robert Rivers-Bulkeley,    do not currently ‘GIFT AID’ their collection to the parish like to do
Fr Charlie Lynch (Liverpool)                                        so? It is a really painless way of gifting more money to the parish at
                                                                    no extra cost to you. Please see Father Stephen or Jack Ralph. In
and those whose anniversaries occur at this time: John Flynn,       addition have you ever considered gifting a legacy in your will to
Isabel Maxwell, James Wynne, Bernard McElhinney, Mary Hope,         the parish in the event of your death? This is an excellent way of
Bill Taylor, Frank McGonigal, John Kellagher, Winnie McGinley,      guaranteeing the future mission of the parish so that the Catholic
Andrew Carson                                                       Faith may flourish here in this part of East Lothian. Please think
                                                                    about it.
                 Next Week’s Ministries
                                                                    CHURCH SPRING CLEAN – FRIDAY 30th MARCH – 2pm. Please
Servers                   Riccardo, Charles and Shaun               note the sign-up form at the back of the Church looking for
Readers                   Pat McLaughlin and Tony Conroy            volunteers. Thank you in advance for making the Church spick and
Eucharistic Ministers     Lady Dalrymple and Alice Hoffie           span for the Holy Week and Easter ceremonies.
Counters                  Clem and Jim Slimon
Cleaners                  Norah Craig, Kathy Parton, Isabel Bryce   THE SECOND COLLECTION TODAY IS FOR SCIAF – the
                          and Judith Gilliland                      Scottish International Aid Fund. Please return your SCIAF boxes
                                                                    next Sunday (Palm Sunday) and, if you pay tax, complete the form
SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL RELIEF: On behalf of Scottish                attached including the amount you put in the collection TODAY.
International Relief, I wish to thank you for an outstanding        For those taxpayers who did not have a box, there are photocopies
response. The Halls in both parishes were full of donated goods     of the form which SCIAF can use to reclaim 28p for every pound
and a total of over £1,000 was collected for Mary’s meals. I was    you give today. The forms can be folded and put in the basket or
very proud to be Parish Priest of Our Lady Star of the Sea and of   inside your collection envelope next week. They will be sent
Our Lady of the Waves and to add from our Mission Fund a further    directly to SCIAF. Very many thanks!
£1000 on your behalf!
                                                                    COMMUNITY CENTRE CAR PARK; Next Sunday all cars should
Last Sunday’s Offertory Collection for the mission of the parish    be removed before 10.45 am as there will be a car boot sale from
and the Church and for the support of the priest amounted to        11.30am –3.30pm in aid of music therapy and the MS Society. See
                                                                    poster in the porch.