St Joseph & St Etheldreda Lichfield Street, Rugeley WS15 2EH Tel: 01889 582586

Father Peter Stonier Deacon Peter Kilgallon The parish is part of the Archdiocese of Birmingham Registered Charity No: 234216

TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY OF THE YEAR Saturday Vigil 7.00 pm Angela Hayden RIP (McMahon) Sunday 2 Sept 11.00 am Roy Johnson RIP (MJ) 4.00 pm Sung Vespers & Benediction 6.30 pm Margaret Landon RIP (Rowe) Baptism Skylar Martin Monday ST GREGORY THE GREAT 3 Sept DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS 9.30 am Requiem Mass Jon McCarthy 7.00 pm Fred & Ina Dawson RIP (GWT) Tuesday Feria 4 Sept 8.30 am Sr Margaret Langley FMM (GL) Wednesday Feria 5 Sept 12.00 noon Joan Kelly RIP (Hinks) Thursday Feria 6 Sept 9.00 am Deacon Peter Kilgallon (Owen) Friday Feria 7 Sept 7.00 pm Beth Gilbert RIP (Hinks) Saturday NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 8 Sept 9.00 am Edward Smith RIP (Smith) TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY OF THE YEAR Saturday Vigil 7.00 pm Peter Egan RIP Sunday 9 Sept 11.00 am Anne Burrows RIP (Evans) 4.00 pm Sung Vespers & Benediction 6.30 pm Martin Rowe RIP (Beech)

The Departed: Jon McCarthy, Nancy Graham Anniversaries Sunday: Eileen Deadman Monday: Dorothy Fearn, BabsCarney, Barry and Christopher Price Wednesday: Albert Jackson Thursday: Charles Warlikowski Saturday: Rozalia Kowalczyk, Rose Wain, Bill Lycett, John Kilgallon ‘Mac’ McDermott, Ann Boughey ROTAS for next weekend 8/9 Sept Eucharistic Ministers Team 3 Children’s Liturgy Will resume after the Summer Holiday Week commencing Monday 10 Sept Cleaning Team 1 Friday 7 Sept – Flower Team 1

HOME AND AWAY COMMITTEE – Meeting at 7.00 pm on 5 September in the Study ROSARY GROUP – Tuesday evenings at 7.30 in the Lounge bar

MOTHERS’ PRAYERS – Wednesday afternoons. Please telephone for details 586328

SOUP LUNCH – 11.45 am on Thursdays. Proceeds to the Home and Away Fund SOCIAL CENTRE – Licensee Mrs Laura Hulley – 07980 467071 The Centre is available for bookings. Please telephone the Licensee for details. OPUS THEATRE COMPANY – Presents the comedy ‘Elsie and Norm’s Macbeth’ on Saturday 22 September at 7.45 pm Tickets £7.50 available from the Centre or on the door. FOOD BANK Please bring your gifts of dry foods and place in the box provided in the porch. There are leaflets and a ‘shopping list’ explaining what is required.

The Sick

Sue Greaves, Trish Clancey, Teresa O’Driscoll, Ashley Chell, Mary Keenahan, Margaret Lovell, Deacon Peter Kilgallon, Bill Robertson, Natalie Lowe, Irene Crundwell, John Gough, Andrew Barker, Deacon David McCarroll, Maureen Hunt, Brenda Hammersley, Paul Arnall, Joe Meakin, Monica Conner, Sandra McLaughlin, Ann Butler, Evelyn Hodson, Daniel John Humble, Anthony Bowley, Garrett Prendergast, Joan Scragg, Ann O’Connor, Christine Nightingale, Kath Kearns, Carolyn Devaney, Kevin Sumner, Eileen Hodson, Norman and Rene Panter, Graham Simpson, Theresa Woods, Eileen Johnson, Lena Filipowicz,.

Collections last Sunday

Gift Aid £347.60 Loose plate £303.45 Total £651.05

Thank you for your generosity The Blessed Sacrament Lamp

is burning this week in prayer for the Soup Lunch Club

Twenty-second Sunday of the Year

300 CLUB WINNERS 190 Sam Caswell 87 Catherine Love 239 Pam Gamble Annual Subs due now, please Cheques to: St Joseph & St Etheldreda

Annual Subs now due please

For your prayer

Sacrament of Penance & Reconciliation Monday 6.00 pm Wednesday 12.30 pm Friday 6.00 pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Monday 6.00 – 7.00 pm Tuesday 7.30 – 8.10 am Wednesday 12.30 – 1.00 pm Friday 6.00 – 7.00 pm

Saints Days this Week

St Gregory the Great Nativity of Our Lady