Mass Times:

Website: stcolumbascatholicchurch.com

25th SUNDAY of the YEAR - 18th September, 2016

St. Columba’s St. Malachy’s Saturday 17th 10.00 a.m. A Special Intention 6.30 p.m. Eric Barrett Sunday 18th 11.00 a.m. Rita Cusack 9.00 a.m. People of the Parish Monday 19th ----------------------------------- 10.30 a.m. Funeral Service – (John) Jack Armstrong Tuesday 20th 12.45 p.m. Requiem – 8.30 a.m. Eucharistic Service Robert Walsh Wednesday 21st ----------------------------------- 8.30 a.m. Eucharistic Service Thursday 22nd ----------------------------------- 8.30 a.m. Eucharistic Service Friday 23rd 11.30 a.m. Funeral Service - 8.30 a.m. Eucharistic Service Gerald O’Rourke Saturday 24th ----------------------------------- 6.30 p.m. Special Intention Sunday 25th 11.00 a.m. Eileen Fitzgibbon 9.00 a.m. Special Intention

PLEASE PRAY FOR:

THE SICK: Henry Dubaj Patricia Dungworth Mick Murphy Mary Dollman Kieran Kneafsey Gloria Conway

Lisa Philips Marie West Malcolm Webb Rosaline Walsh Bernard Lister Arthur Warden James Sykes Stuart Ridley

LATELY DEAD: Dorothy Fawcett Bob Walsh Gerald O Rourke

ANNIVERSARIES: Eileen Fitzgibbon Rita Cusack Jimmy Kelly

ParishPriestFr.MichaelMahady(01422)361682

DioceseofLeeds

RegisteredCharity

No:249404

Mr. & Mrs. Quinn

OFFERTORY ENVELOPES: We would like to ask you to please continue using your

Offertory envelopes in the normal manner whichever Mass (or Church) you attend within the Halifax Deanery. Please

be assured that your envelope will come back to St. Columba’s as your Parish of Choice.

READERS THIS WEEK: 18th September, 2016 READERS NEXT WEEK: 25th Sept, 2016 11.00 a.m. St.Columba’s – W. Devney 11.00 a.m. St. Columba’s – J. Coffey

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS THIS WEEK: 18th Sept, 2016 NEXT WEEK: 25th Sept, 2016 11:00 a.m B. Holt & D. Hall 11:00 a.m. N. Robinson & P. Luniw

================================================================ OFFERTORY COLLECTION: LAST WEEK: £463.93 THANK YOU HUNGRY BOX: “ “ £16.43 “ “ CATHOLIC EDUCATION: “ “ £113.97 “ “ ---------------------------------------------------------------

All Soul’s Amateur Operatic Society present “Accent on Song”. A magical musical evening – the programme varies from musicals to opera, secular to sacred, traditional to classical – something for everybody. Please see the notice board for times, venues and full details.

HELP PLEASE - UNWANTED CHINA If you have any unwanted China cups, saucers, side plates, tea pots or tea-sets, if you could please put them in the Church Porch or let us know via email at stcolumbascatholicchurch@outlook.com or by tele no: 07552079560 and we can arrange collection.

LADIES GUILD of ST. MARY and ST. ALBAN’S CRAFT FAIR Will be running 2 stalls at a craft fair, to be held in the Halifax Catholic Memorial Club on Saturday 24th September from 10.00 a.m. til 4.00 p.m. Fabulous crafts and Produce stalls. Tombola, Raffle and lots more. Please try to support this event if you can.

NEXT Saturday is the Feast of

Our Lady of Walsingham. The Bishops have asked us to have a second collection next weekend to provide for the

upkeep of our National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham.

200 CLUB: SEPTEMBER DRAW RESULTS: 1st £250.00 No: 43 ISABEL O’DONNELL 2nd £150.00 No: 4 ALICE BIRNIE 3rd £100.00 No: 68 DOREEN WHITLEY

A BIG THANK YOU to all parishioners who Gift Aid

their offertory contributions. Please take

the letter of thanks addressed to you in the

Church porch. The Parish will receive £4,244 from the Inland Revenue for the tax

year 2015/16.

WELL DONE.

For tickets please contact Trisha on 07908 666635

Lord, help me to make time today to serve you in those who are most in need of encouragement or assistance" (St Vincent de Paul). Join the SVP and make time for people in need of support. Please come to our information Evening on Monday 26 September at

7pm in the presbytery.

A BIG THANK YOU FROM THE SVP! Many thanks to all who supported the Coffee Morning and Tombola event in aid of the Youth SVP groups in the

country. The amount raised was £330.00p. This was a brilliant effort from all concerned and the SVP is very grateful for the continued support from St Columba's parish. A special word of thanks to Trish and her team of helpers

for all their help, all those who contributed and attended the event.