When you enter church you may hear ‘the call of God’. However, it is unlikely that He will call you on your mobile. Thank you for turning off your phone or switching to silent.

PARISH NOTICES PEACE SUNDAY 2019 The theme is ‘Good politics serves peace’. We are reminded, by Pope Francis in his annual New Year’s Day message, that being peacemakers and praying for peace is central to our call as missionary disciples of Christ. Further information is available at www.paxchristi.org.uk.

CATHOLIC YOUTH MINISTRY FEDERATION - FLAME 2019 - RETIRING COLLECTION

In March, a coach of 50 young people and parishioners from our Tynemouth Priory Partnership will attend the biggest Catholic youth event in the UK - Flame 2019 - in London. It will be a fantastic day of inspiring speakers, live music and prayerful reflection. Today's retiring collection will go towards the costs of our young people; please support as generously as you can. The young people of our Partnership appreciate your support! If you are in Year 10 and above and want to attend, simply speak to Michael, the school chaplain from St. Thomas More Academy, or email him at: mthompson@stmacademy.org.uk

RECENTLY DECEASED Please pray for the repose of the soul of Kenneth Bratt of Whitley Bay. Requiem Mass will be celebrated

at 12.30pm on 24th January at St Edward’s Church, Whitley Bay, followed by burial at Whitley Bay Cemetery. May he rest in peace. Amen.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Karl Hire. Requiem Mass will be celebrated at 10.00am on 28th January at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, West Monkseaton, followed by burial at Earsdon Cemetery. May he rest in peace. Amen.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Michael Heaney of 21 Garden Terrace, Earsdon, who died on 16th January 2019. Funeral arrangements to be announced. May he rest in peace. Amen.

PARISH MONDAY CLUB The Monday Club will meet on 21st January in St Edward's Parish Rooms after Word & Communion, when Clemens will share memories of Christmas in Germany, everyone is very welcome.

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING - The next meeting of the council will be held on Tuesday, 22nd January in the meeting room at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church at 7.30pm. Should anyone like a matter discussed at either meeting, please approach one of your church council members (details on display in the Narthex).

St Edward, Coquet Avenue,

Whitley Bay, NE26 1EE Immaculate Heart of Mary, Church Close,

Monkseaton, NE25 9PG Our Lady and St Edmund, Station Road,

Backworth, NE27 0RU

PEACE SUNDAY, 2ND SUNDAY OF THE YEAR, Year C, 19TH & 20TH JANUARY 2019

SUNDAY READINGS REFLECTION

The experience of the exile to Babylon will be forgotten and Isaiah prophesise that the new relationship which ensues will mirror the joy of a recently wedded couple. In the same way we understand the wedding feast at Cana in a symbolic way. John calls this the first ‘sign’ and the wondrous miracle points beyond itself to a deeper reality. Essential to this is the role played by the mother of Jesus, His glorification and the belief of His disciples. Jesus transforms the water into wine in such great quantities – a hundred and eighty gallons! Symbolically, this points to His power to change all of us into something much better as we make him the centre of our lives and the basis of our journey in faith. Deacon Terry

CYCLE OF PRAYER

In the time leading up to Lent, the

Pope asks us to pray for these

intentions:

Peace on Earth; Christian Unity

(week of prayer 18th - 26th

January); The Sick and Those Who

Care for Them; Victims of

Trafficking and Those who Work to

Combat it; the Unemployed.

PARISH WALKING GROUP The next walk will be on Wednesday, 23rd January when John Charlton will lead a 6 mile walk from Weetslade Country Park to the Big Waters. Please meet at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church at 9.30am. Peter Weighill.

PARISH LUNCHEON CLUB - IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CHURCH, WEST MONKSEATON The next parish luncheon club will be held on Wednesday, 30th January at 12.00 noon.

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL WEEK On Thursday, 31st January at 7.00pm at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, our parishioner Gay Keenaghan (nee Gabrielle Weiss) will give a talk describing her experience of escaping as a child on the Kindertransport from her native Austria. Having a Jewish father, she was at risk from the Nazis. It is a most moving story, and very well worth hearing.

PARISH PILGRIMAGE ROME 20TH - 24TH MAY 2019 There are now two places available for anyone wishing to join the group. The pilgrimage is being led by Mgr Faley. Flights are direct from Newcastle to Rome 20th - 24th May. For further information please contact either Anne Wilson 0191 2525850 or Deirdre James 0191 2513740

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY PRESBYTERY The Presbytery at Immaculate Heart of Mary is to be rented out in the near future. If anyone is holding any keys for the Presbytery please return them to the parish office as soon as possible. Thank you.

ST EDWARD’S TEA AND COFFEE ROTAS Rotas are now ready for collection in the kitchen next to the parish rooms.

CHURCH VIEWS MAGAZINE Subscriptions are due in January for the inter-church monthly magazine. The annual subscription is £12.00 and an envelope bearing your name and telephone number, can be put through the letter box of the parish office at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. New subscribers are welcome by contacting Astrid Hymers on 0191 2529257.

RED BOXES The books are now ready in the Narthex for the first quarter of the year collection from the red boxes. Please pass all monies to Mary Nugent by 6th February, this includes those who bring their boxes to church. Mary and I wish you all a very Happy New Year. God bless you all, Liz Hickey.

A MESSAGE OF THANKS FROM FRIENDS OF THE HOLY LAND Thank you for your generous Christmas Collection donation of £1000. Last year the Christmas offerings enabled Friends of the Holy Land to support around 200 emergency requests for help with the cost of operations, medication, medical equipment and family support. With no NHS, the cost is often prohibitive, putting families who are already struggling into a desperate situation.

OTHER NOTICES

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY 18TH - 26TH JANUARY St Mark's Church of England Parish in Shiremoor is hosting our local Unity Service on Thursday, 30th January at 7.00pm. Everyone is welcome. St Mark’s Church, Brenkley Avenue, Shiremoor NE27 0PP. Contact email addresses, numbers and website: Monsignor Andrew Faley (St. Edward) stedwardsne26@btconnect.com (0191) 2528021 Star of the Sea Primary School starofthesea.primary@northtyneside.gov.uk (0191) 6432080 Cluster Website www.northtynesidecatholic.org.uk

A comprehensive Parish Directory is held in the parish office. The directory contains names and contact numbers for those responsible for various groups and activities associated with our parish.

This can be viewed in the parish office or you can telephone the number overleaf if you have an enquiry.

Parish Office opening hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 10.00am - 12.00noon, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church.

For bulletin entries please contact the Parish Secretary - email parishofficeolss@btconnect.com or telephone 0191 2527066.

Items for inclusion in the bulletin should be received by 12.00 noon on Thursdays.

Our Lady Star of the Sea: Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle | Registered in England No. 7732977 | Registered Charity No. 1143450

Hospital Chaplaincies North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields & Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Northumbria Way, Cramlington: Contact Fr Stephen Watson or Fr Lee Barrett on 07768 387393. RVI, Freeman and Walkergate Hospitals: Contact Fr Arockia Mariadass Pagyasamy OCD, at St Teresa’s, Heaton Road, Newcastle on 0191 2655290. Newcastle General Hospital: Sister Teresa, 0191 2336161 ext. 28465.

PRIESTS’ TELEPHONE NUMBERS Fr Martin Stempczyk 0191 2513770, Fr Chris Hughes 0191 2575801, Fr John McElhone 0191 2623820, Fr David Smith 0191 2623882. Deacon Terry McGann contact via Parish Office 0191 2527066.

Contact email addresses, numbers and website: Monsignor Andrew Faley (St. Edward) stedwardsne26@btconnect.com (0191) 2528021 Star of the Sea Primary School starofthesea.primary@northtyneside.gov.uk (0191) 6432080 Cluster Website www.northtynesidecatholic.org.uk

A comprehensive Parish Directory is held in the parish office. The directory contains names and contact numbers for those responsible for various groups and activities associated with our parish.

This can be viewed in the parish office or you can telephone the number overleaf if you have an enquiry.

MASS INTENTIONS & OTHER SERVICES

DAY ST EDWARD’S IMMACULATE HEART

OF MARY OUR LADY’S AND

ST EDMUND’S

Saturday 19th January ST WULSTAN

9.30am Philip Rafferty (Monday Club)

5.30 - 5.50pm CONFESSIONS 6.00pm June Carroll (LC)

Sunday 20th January 2ND SUNDAY OF THE YEAR

11.00am The Recently Deceased

9.30am People of the Parish

Monday 21st January ST AGNES

9.30am Word & Communion 10.00am Word & Communion

Tuesday 22nd January ST VINCENT

7.00pm Betty Rutherford (EW)

Wednesday 23rd January 8.00pm Prayer Group 10.00am Maureen Cairns (AW)

Thursday 24th January ST FRANCIS DE SALES

12.30pm Requiem Mass Kenneth Bratt

7.00pm Compline

Friday 25th January THE CONVERSION OF ST PAUL

10.00am Mary Baharie (FJ)

Saturday 26th January SS TIMOTHY & TITUS

9.30am Philip Rafferty (M,S & DS)

5.30 - 5.50pm CONFESSIONS 6.00pm People of the Parish (Parish Pastoral Care Team)

Sunday 27th January 3RD SUNDAY OF THE YEAR

11.00am Valerie Gibson (MK)

9.30am Kathleen Jones (LC)

Please remember in your prayers those who are ill: Anne McLaughlan, Albert Whiting and Patrick McAdam. Please also remember those whose anniversaries occur at this time and those who have died recently especially Mary

Baharie, Ernest Christopher Stones, John Little, Eileen Waters, Michael Heaney, Kenneth Bratt and Karl Hire.

BAPTISMS IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

CHURCH ST EDWARD

19th January, Vigil Mass (Mgr Andrew) Georgia Louise Mcmullan Layla Mae Mcmullan

20th January, 12.30pm (Deacon Terry) Matthew James Isaac Armstrong

READINGS AT MASS 2ND SUNDAY OF THE YEAR, 20TH JANUARY 2019

The Order of Mass is in the Laudate Hymn book from page 200.

First Reading Isaiah 62:1-5 About Zion I will not be silent, about Jerusalem I will not grow weary, until her integrity shines out like the dawn and her salvation flames like a torch. The nations then will see your integrity, all the kings your glory, and you will be called by a new name, one which the mouth of the Lord will confer. You are to be a crown of splendour in the hand of the Lord, a princely diadem in the hand of your God; no longer are you to be named ‘Forsaken’, nor your land ‘Abandoned’, but you shall be called ‘My Delight’ and your land ‘The Wedded’; for the Lord takes delight in you and your land will have its wedding. Like a young man marrying a virgin, so will the one who built you wed you, and as the bridegroom rejoices in his bride, so will your God rejoice in you. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Psalm Psalm 95(96):1-3,7-10 Psalm Response: Proclaim the wonders of the Lord among all the peoples.

Second Reading 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 There is a variety of gifts but always the same Spirit; there are all sorts of service to be done, but always to the same Lord; working in all sorts of different ways in different people, it is the same God who is working in all of them. The particular way in which the Spirit is given to each person is for a good purpose. One may have the gift of preaching with wisdom given him by the Spirit; another may have the gift of preaching instruction given him by the same Spirit; and another the gift of faith given by the same Spirit; another again the gift of healing, through this one Spirit; one, the power of miracles; another, prophecy; another the gift of recognising spirits; another the gift of tongues and another the ability to interpret them. All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who distributes different gifts to different people just as he chooses. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation Alleluia, alleluia! Speak, Lord, your servant is listening: you have the message of eternal life. Alleluia!

Gospel John 2:1-11 There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee. The mother of Jesus was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited. When they ran out of wine, since the wine provided for the wedding was all finished, the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’ Jesus said ‘Woman, why turn to me? My hour has not come yet.’ His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.’ There were six stone water jars standing there, meant for the ablutions that are customary among the Jews: each could hold twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, ‘Fill the jars with water’, and they filled them to the brim. ‘Draw some out now’ he told them ‘and take it to the steward.’ They did this; the steward tasted the water, and it had turned into wine. Having no idea where it came from – only the servants who had drawn the water knew – the steward called the bridegroom and said, ‘People generally serve the best wine first, and keep the cheaper sort till the guests have had plenty to drink; but you have kept the best wine till now.’ This was the first of the signs given by Jesus: it was given at Cana in Galilee. He let his glory be seen, and his disciples believed in him. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Memorial Acclamation When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.

1. O sing a new song to the Lord, sing to the Lord all the earth. O sing to the Lord, bless his name.

2. Proclaim his help day by day, tell among the nations his glory and his wonders among all the peoples.

Scripture readings © 1966 and 1968 by Darton, Longman & Todd, Ltd and Doubleday, Psalm © 1963, The Grail, and all used by permission.

3. Give the Lord, you families of peoples, give the Lord glory and power; give the Lord the glory of his name.

4. Worship the Lord in his temple. O earth, tremble before him. Proclaim to the nations: ‘God is king.’ He will judge the peoples in fairness.