DEC/JAN

2017/2018

MASS

TIMES

MASS INTENTIONS FEAST DAY

SAT 30th 6.00pm Terry McPherson

The Holy Family of

Jesus, Mary and

Joseph

SUN 31st 8.30am Parishioners

10.30am Maura Fox

Mon 1st Jan 9.00am

11.00am

Polish Mass

Intentions of Fr Adrian Mary, Mother of God

Tues 2nd 10.00am Mike Parry

Wed 3rd No Mass

Thurs 4th 10.00am Dot Bellis

Fri 5th 10.00am Michael Growcott

SAT 6th 6.00pm Parishioners

The Solemnity of

the Epiphany of

the Lord

SUN 7th 8.30am Msg Thomas Wynne

10.30am Harry Pickering

READERS EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

SAT 30th 6.00pm M Jones D Tovey & C Elder

SUN 31st 8.30am L Blackwell M Cartwright

10.30am C Skyner & P Leddy B Rees & A Cooper

SAT 6th 6.00pm S Mullarkey I Evans & L Loftus

SUN 7th 8.30am M Jones P Moss

10.30am R Hansen A Cox & Costaldo

Cleaners Group 1 Elder/Cooper/Szczuka

WITAMY/CROESO/WELCOME TO THE

CHURCH OF THE

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

The Holy Family of Jesus,

Mary and Joseph

31st December 2017

Sunday Mass Times

Saturday 6.00pm

Sunday 8.30am

Sunday 10.30am

Confessions

Saturday 10.00am—10.30am

CONTACT DETAILS

Parish Office: 01352 732245

flintcatholicchurch@btinternet.com

www.flintcatholicparish.org.uk

Church of the Immaculate Conception

17 Coleshill Street

Flint CH6 5BQ

Diocese of Wrexham: Reg Charity No 700426

THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD,

JESUS CHRIST

Dear Parishioners,

May I take this opportunity of wishing

you and your families a very

Joyous and Peaceful Christmas

and a Happy New Year.

I’m conscious that this Holy Season is

a sad time for many

especially those who are sick amongst us and those who are

grieving for the loss of their loved ones.

All these things we bring to Christ at Bethlehem and ask the Lord

to give comfort, courage, strength and

peace to ourselves and to our World.

Fr Adrian

Gospel Reflection for the Holy Family

Learning What You Live When the Infant Jesus was

presented at the temple, Simeon

told Mary and Joseph, “This

child is destined to cause the

falling and rising of many in

Israel, and to be a sign that will

be spoken against, so that the

thoughts of many hearts will be

revealed… .” Then Joseph and Mary returned to

Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. “And the

child grew and became strong; he was filled

with wisdom, and the grace of God was on

him.”

Mary and Joseph had a very important job to

do. In fact they were given a job that is not so

different from any parent’s job, to give the

growing child a sense of worth, security,

wisdom and love.

In a nearby school the famous verses of

Dorothy Law Nolte are pinned up in each

classroom. The piece entitled 'Children Learn

What They Live' begins, "….If children live

with criticism, they learn to condemn. If

children live with hostility they learn to fight. If

children live with fear, they learn to be

apprehensive." In other words, we teach by our

example. If we want our children to be truthful

then we ourselves must be honest. If we want

our children to learn justice we must ourselves

be fair. If we want our children to learn respect

we must first of all treat them with kindness and

consideration. Whether we are parents,

stepparents, grandparents, guardians, aunt or

uncles, we must follow the example set by the

Holy Family and live the lives we want our

children to live.

Solemnity of Mary Mother of God

January 1st Today we observe the

solemnity of Mary the Mother

of God. This is a natural

theme having just celebrated

the birth of her son Jesus. The

birth of a child is always a

sign of hope … hope not just for the parents and

immediate family, but also for the whole

community. The lives of Mary and Jesus spell a

vision of a hope, a vision of justice and peace, a

vision of freedom and liberation, a vision of

social change and concern for the common

good. It spells a vision of God present in the

poor child and the holy young woman of

Nazareth; a vision of God to be found in all the

people and things of our world and especially

among the poor

World Day of Peace January 1st On World Day of Peace,

traditionally celebrated on

January 1st, we look at some

suggestions

We are asked to pray for peace in the Middle

East. We are asked to visit another Christian

church in our area as part of our commitment to

Christian unity. We are asked to set aside time

to pray for victims of torture and oppression.

Finally we are asked to prepare for Peace

Sunday later this month.

Upcoming:-

Peace Sunday – 14th January 2018

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – 18th-25th

January

Letting God into your New Year's

Resolutions "What does God want me to do with my life

this year?" There's a company that makes T-

shirts with spiritual themes. One of them shows

an airplane being flown by a frantic pilot. The

shirt says "If God is your co-pilot, switch seats."

The message is that when we put God in charge

of our goals we will succeed. When you make

your new year’s resolutions, think about what

areas of your character you know God would be

pleased for you to change.

Christmas Card Recycling Most cards are paper based and can be recycled,

along with their envelopes. Any embellishments

such as ribbons or glitter cannot be recycled so

should be removed first by simply tearing off

that section. Another good recyclying tip is to

file your old Christmas cards away to use as

homemade gift tags, this time next year.

2017

During the year of 2017 our parish celebrated:-

28 Baptisms

6 Weddings

9 Candidates received into the Catholic Faith (2016/2017)

22 Children made their First Holy Communion

36 Children being prepared for First Holy Communion in 2018

21 Candidates being prepared to make their Sacrament of Confirmation in Feb 2018

34 Funerals

Please remember in your prayers all

those that have died this year, praying

especially for their families at this time.

Margaret Jurdzis

Aubrey Francis Green

Dorothy Agnes Bellis

Karen Ann Simmons

Robert John Simon

Anthony Thomas Joseph Curtis

Mark Breeze

Josephine Savage

Allan Michael Worrall

Kathleen Mary Jones

Janet Gunther

Patricia Josephine Madigan

Christine Palmer

Daniel Davies

Flora Ann Davies

Nicholas Churton

Peter Jurdzis

Patrick John Dowd

Martha Wilcock

Michael Growcott

Joyce Martin

George Edward Conway

Mary Valerie Worrall

John Nicholas Michael Hughes

Agata Czerski

John Kevin Vaughan

Isobel Margaret Pugh

George Hetherington

Anthony Cunningham

Agnes Oonah Stevenson

Jean Lowe

William Cyril Conway

Hilda Waud

Norma Reece

Eternal rest, grant unto them O Lord

and let perpetual light shine upon them.

May they rest in peace. Amen

CHRISTMAS CRIB OFFERING - HCPT

PILGRIM TRUST

Half the money donated will go to the Trust’s

central organisation and half in direct support

of the newly created Wrexham Diocesan Group

in support of next year’s pilgrimage to Lourdes

with the young people from across the Diocese.

CHRISTMAS RAFFLE DRAW

Please see the list of winners on the Notice

Board in the porch. Prizes can be collected

from the Sacristy. Many thanks to everyone

who supported the raffle. The total raised was

£1175.00

PARISH PILGRIMAGE—ITALY 2018

PADUA AND LAKE MAGGIORE

7th –15th June 2018

Booking Forms are now available for the Parish

Pilgrimage to Padua and Lake Maggiore.

Details and brief itinerary can be found on the

notice board in the porch. Please return all

booking forms to the Parish Office.

THANK YOU

A big Thank You for all your cards, gifts and

generous offerings received . I especially want

to thank you for the kinds words expressed to

me over the last weeks. God bless you all.