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A parish in the Archdiocese of Cardiff - a Registered Charity No. 242380
St Mary’s Catholic Church, Bridgend www.CatholicChurchBridgend.org.uk
Priest: Father Tim McGrath 01656 652034 Deacon: Rev. Philip Manghan [email protected]
The Presbytery, 39, Ewenny Rd., Bridgend CF31 3HS 01656 652034 Parish Secretary: Sarah Kearns 01656 652034 option 2 [email protected]
Safeguarding officer: Granville Pearson [email protected]
Hall Bookings: Sarah Lee [email protected] Treasurer: Paul Kearns contact via parish office
Schools: St. Mary’s Catholic Primary 815560 Head: Mr L Watkins
Archbishop McGrath Catholic High School 815500 Head: Mrs A Keller
Archbishop McGrath Chaplain: Father Mark Rowles [email protected] 01446 792381
Holy Communion in Hospital and Hospital Admissions If you have a friend or relative in hospital who needs holy communion then please contact the office so they can be added to the list.
Phone 01656 652034 option 2 to leave a message or email [email protected]
Sacrament of Confession after Saturday morning Mass or on request (please check to see if there is Mass).
Mass Intentions
Saturday 19th October No Mass this morning Vigil Mass 6.00pm
Family Intention (Mair Morris)
Sunday 20th October
29th Sunday School Mass 11.00am
Mass 6.00pm
Thanksgiving (Mr &Mrs Vista)
People of the Parish
Monday 21st October Mass 9.15am Giuseppe Basso (DMPC)
Tuesday 22nd October Mass 9.15am Teresa Jenkins RIP (Morgan family)
Wednesday 23rd October
6.30pm Devotions OLPS Mass 7.00pm
Ettore Franchi (Maria Franchi)
Thursday 24th October Mass 9.15am followed by Adoration until 4.00pm
Audrey Skinner ( Sue Ryan)
Friday 25th October Mass 10.00am Thanksgiving
Saturday 26th October No Mass this morning Vigil Mass 6.00pm
A Phillips (JVC)
Sunday 27th October
30th Sunday
Mass 11.00am Mass 6.00pm
Luigi Cavalli (MPC)
People of the Parish
“Could you watch with him?” Adoration every Thursday following Mass until 4.00pm.
To enable adoration to continue new adorers are needed.
Advanced warning – The clocks go back on the 27th October.
Date Mass Readers Eucharistic Ministers
19th/20th Oct
Vigil
11.00am
6.00pm
M Gates/ D Hooper P Lockett/T Moncerate A Williams/ D Bolton
J Daly/ I Hodgkiss J&T Clarey/ D Field/ P Robinson C Beveridge/ C Ruddy Hospital : A Kitchener
26th/27th Oct
Vigil
11.00am
6.00pm
C Argent/ E Evans K Smith/ H Tomulto E Donaghy/ J Jones
A & K Stephens R Davies/ J Thomas/ J&T Clarey A Quinn/ D Gaffney Hospital : P Robinson
Counting team 5 Cleaning Team 2
Finance Gift Aid Non Gift Aid Levy Total 13th October £282.05 £446.83 / £728.88
Date for your Diary SVP Parish Christmas lunch 1.00pm
Wednesday 4th December in the Church Hall. ALL WELCOME
St Mary’s Parish Christmas Craft Fayre
with Special Guest “Ho!Ho!Ho!” Saturday 30th November 12 noon - 4.00pm
Please contact Sarah Lee if you feel you can help in putting
together a parish family craft fayre to take place on the first
weekend of Advent. There is muscle needed to help set up and
tidy away, raffle ticket sellers, face painters, cake makers, bottle
stallholders and elves to help our special guest. Please note that
there will be NO bric a brac stall - It is a lot of work sorting through
it and then disposing of what is left instead, we are inviting local
craft traders to buy a table and come along to sell their wares.
Please come and support this event and help where you can.
It won’t happen without you! Father Tim
Raising awareness on EU Citizens Settlement Scheme and support for vulnerable EU Citizens
‘EEA and Swiss citizens, and their family members in the UK, will need to apply to secure their rights through a free, simple, digital system. This will give them a status in UK law, once we leave
the EU. There is plenty of time to apply – in a deal scenario, the date for applications to be made is 30 June 2021. In a no deal, applicants have until 31 December 2020.
Irish citizens do not need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to protect their status and rights. They are covered by Common Travel Area (CTA) arrangements.
Home Secretary, Priti Patel, announced on 9 October 2019, that there have been 2 million applications to the EU Settlement Scheme. This means that there are an estimated 1 million EU Citizens still to apply. These may include vulnerable people such as the homeless, disabled and elderly. Many of these vulnerable people may be members of our parishes and may have applied
already. Those who hold Permanent Residence will need to convert this to settled status, by applying to the EU Settlement Scheme. Others may not be aware of the need to apply, or require
particular assistance. These could include people who are elderly, housebound, live in Care Homes, have poor English skills, or have limited computer or digital skills, are homeless.
If you know of anyone this may apply to then please help them to find members of the parish or a charity who have the appropriate skills to work with them.
Parish Annual Mass for the Dead - Wednesday 13th
November 7.00pm In memory of those who have died. If you would like to carry a memoriam candle for those who have
died since last November to the Sanctuary and place it before the Altar during Mass these will be
available prior to the start of the Mass. Please see Father Tim or Deacon Philip for further details.
Friends of St Mary’s R.C. Church
Filipino Supper Evening – THANK YOU!
Our Filipino community once again
surpassed their generous best and over 90
people enjoyed what has become a
highlight of the St. Mary’s social calendar.
The fabulous food included seafood and
vegetarian options following soups, spring
rolls and other snack starters. The supper
evening was rounded off with a sumptuous
array of desserts. Oh and £726.46 was
raised for St. Mary’s to boot!
THANK YOU ALL!
Lists and envelopes will be available in the
Narthex for those who wish their loved ones
to be remembered during November.
Father Tim
‘You are holding something divine in your hands: a book that is like fire! A book though which God speaks.’ Pope Frances, preface to the Youcat Bible of the Catholic Church
“All Saints” Holy day of Obligation
Friday 1st November Mass times will be announced next week
TREE OF LIGHT If you would like to remember a loved one by
sponsoring the Tree of Light, forms are now
available in the Narthex. Funds raised will go
towards supporting the Lions Club local charities
along with St Mary’s Youth Club and the
hardship funds of St Mary’s Primary School.
Thank you for your support.
