Responsorial Psalm:

What marvels the Lord worked for us!

Indeed we were glad.

Gospel Acclamation:

Alleluia, Alleluia!

I am the light of the world, says the Lord, anyone who follows

me will have the light of life

Alleluia!

Money Matters Offertory Collection last weekend:

£546.25 of which £334.00 was Gift Aided. Mission Sunday : £352.50

Gift Aid: If you are a Tax Payer, please consider filling out the Gift

Aid form which is in the church porch to receive a box of weekly

envelopes for your offertory donation or for a one-off

donation then please use the Green envelopes.

Please remember to write your name, address, sign and date the

green envelope. Thank you for supporting

our Parish.

Let us pray for the Sick

Tricia Twizell, Angela Morris, Rosa Maria, Joan Lawrence, Gay McCornick, Moira Catherall, Lea Hill, Anne Turner, Mary

Rowe, Rose Bryan, Jenny Mansley, Jennifer Rowley, Nancy Wilson, Joe Goggin, Joe & Luisa Desena, Peggy Edwards, Shelagh Fulham, Margaret Stubbs, Philomena Lamano, and Leo McManus.

We remember in our prayers Those whose anniversaries

occur this week (24th) Edward Stocker, Thomas Edward Humphreys (25th) Antonio Pagani, (27th Oct) John Murphy, Noel Cameron (28th) Bridget Bilkyne (29th) Leonie Blass, Helen Hughes, John Davies, John Goodwin, Brenda Cresswell (30th) Jane Rimmer, John O’Neill, Cathe-rine Newbold

Knights of St. Columba Calendar 2016

The Knights of St.Columba Calendar 2016 will be on sale before and after Masses this weekend. The KSC National Action Project for the period November 2015 to October 2018 is to support Missio. Proceeds from the calendar sales are to provide financial support for Missio.

Calendars cost £3.50. Thanking you in anticipation for your support.

Mike Cotter and Peter Carberry

Faith is a bird that feels the dawn breaking and

sings while it is still dark. (Tagore)

Eglwys Catholig Dewi Sant, Yr Wyddgrug St.David’s Catholic Church, Mold

Parish Priest: Fr. Pius Mathew CMI, St.David’s Presbytery, St.David’s Lane, Mold. CH7 1LH

Email: piuscmi@gmail.com 01352 752087

Deacon David Joy:01352 754722 LSUConvent:01352 700121 http://www.stdavidsmold.org.uk/

24th October Saturday Mass 5.30pm

For People of the Parish

25th October Sunday Mass 11am

Caroline Ryan RIP (Ann and Rodney Carter)

Monday : Liturgy of the day 26th Oct Mass 9.15am Int.Josh Griffiths (Chris Griffiths) Tuesday: Clergy conference

27th Oct No Mass today Wednesday: Clergy Conference

28th Oct No Mass today Thursday Liturgy of the day 29th Oct Mass 9.15am Int. Josh Griffiths (Mrs. S. Bird) Friday Liturgy of the day 30th Oct Mass 9.15am Mary Edwards, Frances & Tresa RIP (Leo McManus)

LITURGY OF THE WEEK: Psalter Week II

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions)

Saturdays 10.30am to

11.30am & Before the Vigil

Mass (4.45-5.20pm)

Sundays before the Mass

(10.30-10.50am)

And at any time on request

25th October 2015 30th Sunday Year B

1st November Sunday

Mass at 11am

Rita Galvin RIP (Jim & Rose Hamill)

31st October Saturday

Mass 5.30pm

For People of the Parish

Eucharistic Adoration with

Rosary and Benediction

Every Sunday At 4pm.

Everyone is Welcome

T he blind man in today’s gospel, Bartimaeus, was

no shrinking violet. He was a beggar at the en-trance to the bustling town of Jericho and if he didn’t make his pres-ence felt then he would go home at the end of the day with nothing to show for his hours in the baking sun. And this affected what he did on the day Jesus passed by.

Bartimaeus didn’t complain about his lot in life; he accepted responsibility for it, not sitting back and expecting someone else to stand in for him because of his disability. And he was strong-minded enough to know what he really needed and wanted: to be able to see. Never giving up hope, he be-lieved that things could be different and that he could change. And when other people told him to be content with his lot he took no notice. He was-n’t bothered about what others would think of him and he resisted their attempts to silence him.

This coloured his ap-proach to Jesus since he knew that this might be the only occasion he would ever get to attract Jesus’ attention. Throw-ing off his official beg-gar’s coat, jumping up and shouting was a dra-

matic way of catching Jesus’ eye. But Barti-maeus rose to the occa-sion and took his chance. And when Je-sus cured him, Barti-maeus followed him along the road.

In this short episode we can see our own lives reflected very clearly. In our relationship with God we carry so much baggage that prevents

us from seeing things clearly. We can be spirit-ually blind in so many ways. We can fumble our way through life al-ways several paces away from God. For a while we sit back and moan but eventually we

have to face up to the fact that in many areas we are the architects of our own problems. God did not make us spiritually disabled yet we choose to remain so. What do I really need to happen in my life in order to come closer to God, and do I believe that with God’s help I can change? What holds me back from asking for God’s help? Is it because I’m afraid of what others

will say and think? Is it because I don’t think now is quite the right time to do it?

Am I prepared to make a definite move in God’s direction, to rise to the occasion with some bold and decisive step to re-ply to God’s invitation? Do I really want to see? Do I really want to fol-low? Do I really want a Bartimaeus moment?

RISING TO THE OCCASION

FAITH IN FOCUS:

Sacrament of Baptism

We welcome into our parish Communi-ty Isabella McGuill who is baptised

here today at 12.30pm.

As Sofia and Marcus McGuill give thanks to God for the gift of Isabella, may she in turn bring many bless-

ings and much happiness to them.

Congratulations Congratulations to Eleanor and Anton for serving at their first School Mass on Thursday 22

nd

October. Many thanks to Mr Philpot for training 8 servers. Please keep them

in your prayers.

Celebrating Harvest Many thanks to Fr Pius and Deacon Joy for leading our Harvest Celebration Mass. Generous donations of food items have been distributed between Save the Family and Mold Foodbank. Simon Hughes

Red Mission/Missio Boxes :

It is time to return your Red Missio Boxes to be emptied. Please leave them in Sacristy. Mrs. Trisha Hird will empty them and return them to you as

soon as possible. Thank you.

Money Matters

Diocesan Levies 2015-16 (St.David’s Mold)

Schools : £3806 Clergy Welfare: £716

Bangor Chaplaincy: £1934 Catholic Trust for England&Wales: £382

Church Students : £202 Poor Parishes : £668

Mensal : £1387 Curia : £155

Commissions and Services: £2758

Total: £12,006

Insurance Premium 2015-16 Church, Presbytery, Hall and Organ : £1906.03 St.David’s School:Premises :£201.94

Mr. Mike Bunting will be giving us a brief analysis of the parish Finances April

2014-March2015 at the Mass today.

Many thanks to our parish Finance Committee: David Joy, Mike Bunting, Brian Cullen, Mark Philpot ,and Sue Price (who

kindly takes care of the parish accounts too).

Please Note this change: Starting on 4th December, every Friday, there will be Eucharistic Adoration up to 10.30am, as a continuation of the Mass. Considering the Mass time change and other factors, there will not be any Holy Hour on Sunday afternoons from the first week of December.

Do you have a large trailer? If yes, could you possibly contact Mrs. Carr on 01352 754108