ST KENTIGERNS PARISH -

Parish Priest : Fr David Burns 25a Newton Drive, Blackpool, Lancashire FY3 8BT Tel 01253 393439 Email: stkents@aol.com Parish Website www.stkentigerns.co.uk Marriages & Baptisms: by appointment Sacrament of Reconciliation: 11AM-12 NOON Mass Intentions & Service Times Sat 6pm Nigel Knowles (R.I.P.) Sun 9.45am Intentions of the Regnier family 1.30pm Rosary in Tagalog 2pm Mass in Tagalog 4pm Mass in Malayalam Mon No Mass Tues 10.15am Charles and William Goldie - Anniversary Wed 10.15am Matty Boyle (R.I.P.) 6.30pm Stations of the Cross 7pm-8pm The Light is on for You with Exposition Thurs 10.15am Noelle Corkery Fri 7.30am The Parish 6pm Mass in Malayalam Sat 6pm Margaret Ogden - Anniversary Sun 9.45am Peggy McDermott - Anniversary

The Parish Council meets on Thursday at 8pm in the Committee Room in the Parish Centre. LOURDES: The Lour des Committee is constantly trying to raise money for our sick and elderly pilgrims to allow them to attend the Lourdes Pilgrimage. One way in which we do this is to sell "Lourdes Journals". These journals have been recently updated and are of a good quality and value for money. The Journal subscription is currently 5 a year - you will receive two journals in a year - this can be paid by cheque, cash, or by standing order. Standing order forms are available at the back of Church. YEAR OF FAITH: There is a Day of Guided Prayer and Recollection on the Year of Faith and the riches of the Rosary. It will be held at St John Vianney Parish Centre at 10am Saturday March 9th and will be led by Fr. Raphael O'Halloran. For more details 692562. The Deanery Pastoral Council has organised a series of talks for the Year of Faith. The first will be held in the Hall here at St Kentigerns on Monday 11th March from 7.30pm to 9pm. The theme is Finding God in the Family and is led by Greg and Rose McCrave. All welcome. See poster on Notice Board. Easter Ministries: We will be starting to organise the Holy Week ministries next week so please let us know beforehand if you are away. Welcome to MAXIME JULIAN BOSMA baptised here last weekend.

24 February 2013 Cycle C

2nd Sunday of Lent
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Kids Club Mon-Fri in the Hall from 3.30pm -5.30pm Tuesday 6pm Rainbows in the Upper Room & Hall 6.30pm Brownies in the Hall Wednesday 6.15pm 7.15pm Beavers in the Hall 7.15pm- 8.30pm Cubs in the Hall Thursday 6pm - 8.15pm Karate in the Hall

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Please pray for the souls of the faithful departed especially Baby Elsie Grace Parker and Fernando Medina also for Nigel Knowles, James Regnier, Mabel & Harold Pearson, Peter McGuinness, James Rutter, Charles Goldie, William Goldie, Edward Mullane, Margaret Ogden, Hannah McVeigh, James Snape, Rita ONeill, and Mick Potts whose anniversaries are about this time. Readings next week Exodus 3:1-8.13-15 Psalm 102 1 Corinthians 10:1-6.10-12 Luke 13:1-9 Attendance: 307 Collection: 441.22 Thank you. LENT 2013: Ther e ar e three main areas of focus during the Lenten season. They are prayer, fasting and almsgiving. There will be a Mass at 7.30am every Friday to help you focus on prayer. For almsgiving you could support the work of the SVP and for fasting you should abstain from eating meat on a Friday as a discipline. There are CTS leaflets available at the back of Church in the display, 20p each, to help you. There will be Stations of the Cross at 6.30pm every Wednesday prior to The Light is on For you which is an opportunity for confession which will be held in all Catholic churches across the deanery between 7pm & 8pm. There is also a Mass in

Malayalam every Friday at 6pm during Lent. Prayers for the sick and housebound: Tim Lonsdale, Bob Clewlow, Joan Dunne, Teresa Buenaventura, Mark Wrigley, Ollie Bradwell Kelly, Sally Lee, Marie Turner, Sheila Walsh, Aiden Tinu, Michael Stenhouse, Johnnie Hardy, Robert Sime, Alma Lumley, Alan Lloyd, Leopoldine Bamber, Michael OLeary, Kathleen Southworth, Jeannie Courtenay, Ravi Antony, Sheila King, Doreen Coole and Betty Gaw. Mungos Food Bank: Food and financial donations are still needed and very much appreciated. Your generosity does make a BIG difference. Please leave donated items at the bottom of the choir loft steps. If you would like to do some voluntary work with the SVP group, please speak to Terri Smith who can give you further details. Thank you. Weekly Faith Group The next meeting will be held in the Presbytery at 7.30pm on Tuesday. All welcome. There is a Mass in Tagalog 2pm in Church today, Sunday. The Indian retreat concludes with Mass in Church at 4pm today, Sunday. Mass will be celebrated in the chapel at Victoria Hospital on Thursday 28th February at 4pm.

Sun 24 Feb Mon 25 Feb 7.30pm Corpus Christi Prayer Group in the Committee Room Tue 26 Feb Wed 27 Feb 7.30pm Private Meeting in the Committee Room 7.30pm Layton Allotments in the Upper Room Thurs 28 Feb 7.30pm AL-ANON in the Upper Room 7.30pm Labour Party in the Parish Room 8pm Parish Council in the Committee Room Fri 1 March 7.30pm Labour Party in the Hall 9pm Quiz in the Lounge Sat 2 March 10am-12noon Indian Catechism in the Hall 7.30pm-midnight Family Party in the Lounge/Hall Sunday 3 March 12 noon-finish 90th birthday party in the Lounge

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