Sunday 3rd December 2017

Diocese of Northampton Registered Charity No: 234091Bishop Rt Rev Peter DoylePastoral Area of St Luke Corby, Kettering, Oundle, Thrapston, B. Latimer, Rothwell, Raunds, Desb’roDean Canon John KoenigSafeguarding Joan Currie (Tel No. 07854 123636)Parish Secretary Maggie Cleary (Kay Priest on Thursdays)Parish Office Hours Monday – Friday 09:15 am – 12:30 pm Kettering General Hospital If you know of a Catholic in hospital please ring: 01536 512497Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School (St Luke’s Academy) Headteacher: Mrs Maire Hayes: 01536 203805Our Lady’s Catholic Social Club (KK) 01536 264753Parish Website ourladyofwalsinghamcorby.orgOver 50’s Club Tuesday afternoon in the Club

Fr Gerard Byrne St Brendan’s Church: 01536 202879“Cross Stitch” Knitting Group Fridays 10:30-12:30 pm.“O.L.Y.” Our Lady’s Youth meet monthly on Saturday mornings.

Weekend Mass Times in Corby

Saturday Vigil Mass Times

St Brendan’s: 6:00 pmOur Lady’s 6:30 pm Sunday Mass TimesOur Lady’s 10:15 amSt Patrick’s: 9:00 amSt Brendan’s: 11:00 amSt John Ogilvie: 5:00 pmSt Joseph’s (Polish) 11:00 am 4:00 pm

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Year of Prayer and Vocationbegins today with a Visual or Audio Presentation from Bishop Peter. Don’t forget to take your free bookmark too.

On Wednesday Evening we welcome some local schools to our church for their early Christmas Carols Service.

Advent Sunday

Baptism.Welcome to Katarzyna Nina Szynk, who joined the Family of God today.

Wednesday Mass in School, 9.30am. All welcome, includes the blessing of the

Advent Wreaths.

Solemnity of The Immaculate Conception.Mass here in Our Lady’s on Friday at 10am.

Also evening Mass in the Cathedral in Northampton at 7pm. All welcome

Sunday 10.15 amReaders Today: Daniil & Mary Ann

Next Week: Sophie and Peter C

Eucharistic Ministers Today:Margaret & John Next Week: Jane and Renee

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Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday08:00 am - Adoration of the

Blessed Sacrament08:45 am - Benediction

09:00 am - Rosary09:30 am - Mass

NB No Mass at St John Ogilvie this

Friday or Saturday

Parish of Our Ladyof Walsingham

71 Occupation Road, CORBY, NN17 1EE Tel: 01536 203121Parish Website: ourladyofwalsinghamcorby.orgEmail: ourlady.corby@yahoo.co.uk

Parish Priest: Canon Michael Harrison Assistant Priest: Fr Wilson Sebastian MSFS Seminarian on Placement: Daniel Rooke

Advance Notice Saturday 23 rd December

2pm-4pm Church Open for Adoration and Confessions (three priests)

6.30pm Vigil Mass (Advent IV) Sunday, 24 th December:

10:15 am Mass at Our Lady’s (Advent IV) 4:00 pm First Mass of Christmas at Our Lady’s

(Children-friendly) 6:00 pm Christmas Vigil Mass at St John Ogilvie’s

8:30 pm Christmas Vigil Mass at Our Lady’sNB Please note, no Advent Sunday IV Mass at St John Ogilvie’s

Monday, 25 th December: 08:30 am Christmas Dawn Mass at St John Ogilvie’s

10:00 am Christmas Day Mass at Our Lady’s

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Our Lady’s School Open Day, Friday, 8th December. Appointment not necessary; prospective parents are welcome to come in any time!

Your ‘Walk with Me’ booklet is available today for only £1. Hurry, because they always go very quickly. Foreword by Cardinal Vincent Nichols and daily prayers for the season. Advent Is Here! A beautiful season of anticipation, often overlooked because we can run headlong into Christmas too early. The best things in life are woth waiting for, as Advent teaches us

Giving TreeThank you for taking a tag off the tree and for bringing in the item. (There is still plenty of time to bring things in). Our S.V.P. will see that it gets to someone who will appreciate it. Thank you!

May He Rest In Peace.John McKechnie, late of Cornwall, formerly of Corby whose Requiem Mass is on Friday at 11.45am.

Parish Advent Raffle. Next Weekend For One Weekend Only we urge you to buy a raffle ticket or two for our Parish Draw. You might win a nice prize, or you might not. But you will be contributing to our Parish Christmas Fund Raiser. ONE WEEK END ONLY

Cakes & Crafts Last Week Many thanks to the bakers and crafty people who raised £474.40 for parish funds from last weekend’s sale.The Knights of St Columba raised £923 from their recent presentations in all four Corby parishes.

Exciting News. New Paid Position: Area Catholic Youth Worker – Corby.The Catholic Parishes of Corby (that’s us!) are currently seeking a youth worker to help shape the Catholic youth programme in the town: inspiring and developing youth leaders, integrating young people into the life of the parish and deepening their relationship with God. The ideal applicant should be a practising Catholic with konwledge and understanding of Catholic Teaching with some form of Youth Ministry experience. Closing date for applications: 5th December 2017. For full details of salary, hours, etc visit www.northamptondiocese.org/vacancies or call Paula Wynn (HR) on 01604 714840Did you ever dream that you would read a notice like this? This project is only possible because of the generosity of the Sisters of the Holy Cross who are funding this paid position for two years.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word at the 10:15 Mass. We now have two new volunteers to add to the team. Would you like to make it three? Please see Fr Michael and ring our Parish Safguarding Rep Joan who will help you complete the DBS forms (as in keeping with good practice, everyone who works with young people or vulnerable adults in the church are DBS cleared). No experience required, just a heart for young people.

Masses and ServicesSaturday 6:30 pm Mary Glen RIP / Laurie McCahill RIP 1st Sunday of AdventSunday 10:15 am Michael Crosby (A) / Teresa & John Rowley RIPMonday 10am Helen Kerr and Jean Flynn RIPTuesday 09:30 am Willie Lafferty RIP / Mark Britt RIPWednesday 09:30 am Billy Graham RIP / John Tierney RIP

Also 9.30am Mass in SchoolThursdayFriday

09:30 am10am

Eileen Dellot A/ George Johnston RIP Liz Clarke Int; 11.45am Requiem John McKechnie

St AmbroseImmaculate Conception

Saturday 5:30-6:10 pm Confessions6:30 pm Ina Murphy RIP/ Jeanette Savage RIP

Sunday 10:15 am Hugh and Matthew Hackett A / Francis Laabgharte 2nd Sunday of Advent

May God Bless Us All, Fr Michael and Fr Wilson