5th - 20th August 2017 18th, 19th & 20th Sunday in OT Weeks 2,3 & 4

This Newsletter is for the parishioners and friends of the parish. It is for private circulation. Feel free to take it with you and share it with others especially the sick and the home bound.

Prospectus for our fund raising towards the church hall at St Hugh’s in Woodstock

Ways that you could make your contributions

1) With one off large sum (six figure) donations - that may be Gift Aided from parishioners,

benefactors well wishers and donors. Such will be recognised appropriately in the hall.

2) Any other one off donations that may be Gift Aided

3) Planned giving - by standing order: you may fill in a standing order form to be given

weekly, monthly or as you may prefer specifically mentioning that it is for the ‘STH Hall’

the forms are at the churches porch. Fill in and pass on through the presbytery door.

4) Planned giving - 10 monthly envelope scheme. Please sign up the sheet at the front of the

church to receive your envelops for the 10month contribution towards the ‘STH Hall’ .

You will be allocated a number and so you could collect your set of envelops for the year,

to return it as appropriately each month. Please collect your set of envelops.

5) Other collective and individual fund raising schemes and activity

6) Promise of Legacies and wills - Contact Fr Prem

You many choose to support this cause of the parish in one or many ways mentioned above as

you may afford to do so. All your donations and contributions will be recognised and recorded

appropriately according to ones wishes, for the history of the parish

NB: All cheques made to ‘St Thomas More, Kidlington’ with ‘STH Hall’ on the reverse, and

put in an envelop with ‘STH Hall’ on the right hand corner. For further information or clarifi-

cation contact Sandra Lenagan 01993 812973 or David Ellington 01993 815808

PRAYER TO THE HOLY TRINITY FOR THE PREPARATION OF MASS Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, come to us and renew us as we gather to celebrate this Sunday Mass. As we continue our

pilgrimage of life, help us to become better Christians on earth so that we may rejoice with you for ever in Heaven. To the Holy Trinity be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it

labour in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city,

the watchman stays awake in vain. Ps 127 V 1

PRAYER OF ST HUGH Help us, Lord,

with whatever we own, with whatever we do,

to make a loving response to your great love,

Maker, Redeemer, Sustainer of all

THE PARISH OF ST.THOMAS MORE, KIDLINGTON & ST.HUGH OF LINCOLN, WOODSTOCK

http://www.catholicparish.kidlingtonandwoodstock.uk

Parish Priest: Fr. (Dr) Prem Fernando Email: frpjfernando@gmail.com

142, Oxford Rd, Kidlington, OX5 1DZ, Tel: (01865) 377093 Part of the Arch Diocese of Birmingham, Registered Charity Number 234216

Parish School: Temp. Headteacher: Mrs.Breda Bowles Tel & Fax: 01865 373674 Parish Safeguarding Reps.: Sandra Lenagan (01993 812973)

St Thomas More Parish Hall Contact: Ian Drury, 01865 371086 St Hugh’s Church Hall Contact: Ruth Fiddy, 01993 812860

Parish Diary

• 15th Sept. 2017 Friday (Adoration) Parish day of prayer for Vocations

• 4th November 2017, First Satur-day, Blessing of the graves Wood-stock 11.00am - Old cemetery 11.30am - New cemetery, Kidling-ton2.00pm - Old cemetery, 2.45pm - New cemetery

• 18th November 2017, Saturday Healing Mass organised by the SVP at 12 Noon.

• 12th December 2017, Tuesday Ad-vent Taize Prayer Service, 7.30pm

• 10th & 11th of March 2018 Pasto-ral visitations of the parish by Bishop William Kenny - Parish Assembly

• 10th June 2018, Sunday First Holy Communion Mass 3.30pm

• 17th June 2018, at 3.30pm Confir-mation Mass with Bishop William Kenney

Fund Raising Events

St Hugh’s Monthly Lottery draw - 1st Sunday of the month. All welcome.

4th Sunday of the Month—Soup lunch after Midday mass– Next 22nd of September.

13th August—Summer Lunch from 12.30pm

2nd Sept– Parish trip to Bourne-mouth

8th Sept– Oxford Cherwell Brass Band Concert—STM Church

7th October—Quiz Night with Fish & Chips

ST CHAD’S PILGRIMAGE, 23 SEPTEMBER 2017 Bishop Michael Ipgrave, the Bishop of Lichfield, and Long-ly invite clergy and parishioners of the two Dioceses to take part in a pilgrim walk from St Chad's Cathedral, Bir-mingham to Lichfield Cathedral, approximately 18 miles. This is not a sponsored event but an ecumenical initiative which will allow for people to take part in a stage of the walk if you feel that the whole distance is too much. The route will move from St Chad's, along arranged canal paths and emerging at Perry Common. Then onward through Sutton Park and Little Aston.

Kindly note that the parish office is closed for summer.

Baptisms, Weddings, signing school governor’s forms and all parish matters

will resume only in September. For Funerals and matters of urgency

contact: Sr Lucy on Tel:01865 433143 Or Parish Secretary on 01865 374856

Enrol for First Holy Communion & Confir-mation 2018

Enrolment forms available at

parish school, Church Porch and

Parish Website.

DEADLINE 8TH SEPTEMEBER 2017

Parish catechists contact details: Confirmation: Mrs Lena Shams

Email: Lena.Shams@physics.ox.ac.uk

First Holy Communion:

Sr Norbert Tel: 01865 433143 Email: quinnzita@gmail.com

Please pass on this message to those children who are NOT attending St Thomas

More School. The full programme (subjected to a very few changes) is published al-

ready on the parish website: www.catholicparish.

kidlingtonandwoodstock.uk

Sunday

13th August Enjoy

a Summer Lunch

with a choice of

home cooked

Quiche, Cold Meats

& Salads in Parish

Hall from 12.30pm.

Ticket only Parish Fund raising event.

Tickets £7.50 each. Note: no coffee

served after Mass on this date.

May souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen

PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK: Baby David Ruth, Jane Lemon, Iris Ative, Lisa Crisp, Eileen Groom, John Pollard, Mark Selwood, Rebecca Lam-bert, Jonathan Fitzpatrick, William Hayes, Derek and Ella Osborne, Kit Murphy, Mary Couchman, Tina & Ray Hazell, Anne Howard, Sue Rugman, Fr Donald Cahill, June O’Leary, Tracy Richards, Bridget Spark, Jean Neale, Margaret Clancy, Pat Hornsby, Ambrose Hargreaves, Lord John Kerr, Rosemary Brown, Pauline Lilley, Mona &

Jimmy Doherty, Christopher Browne, Joan Knatt, Zoe Kamen, Pat Barfield, Amanda Ellington, Carmina, Rosa Liggins, Joyce Franklin, Cliff and Sheila Cooper and Michael O’Leary.

(Kindly keep us updated to remove names from the sick list as and when required)

AND FOR ALL THOSE WHOSE DEATH ANNIVERSARIES OCCUR DURING THIS TIME:

Harold Pollard, Jack Shaw, Rose O'Neill, Karen Bubley, Jim Togstead, William Blacoe, Thelma Bar-ron, Thomas Robinson, Ellen Steen, Bill Farrell, Martin McCormack, Patricia Chue-Sang, Baby

Maia Guiste, Martin Kelly, Mary Wyse, Catherine Kelly, Thomas Kelly, Claire Hawes, David Rahill, Ettie Higgins, Bernard White, Louis Martin, Alfred Osborne, & Gertrude Parker

The Next Retirng Collections: 10/9/19—Catholic Education Service.

17/9/17—Catholic Evangelisation. Thank you.

Diocesan Annual Havington Pilgrimage will take place on Sunday 3rd September 2017. All are welcome. See poster for information.

Parish Bournemouth Trip on Sat 2nd Sept cost: £15 Adults £8.00 children up to14yrs,

or simply make your own donation & join us as a parish social event.

To be paid by 16th August. Please put payment in an envelope mark

‘Bournemouth Trip’ ( cash or cheques made pay-able to ‘St Thomas More Parish’) and hand it

over to the sacristy or put it through the Inner door of the presbytery, with the names of

the people that is paid for.

If you would like to come please put your name on the list in the church porch. Please ensure

only one name is entered against each seat number.

Out of 49 places, there are only about 14 places left on a first come first served basis. Please do support it by joining us you can bring with you

anther parishioner, a friend or anyone who may like to have a day trip, getting out of home.

Pick up Departure Times: Woodstock 8.00am– from Library Car Park

Kidlington 8.15am– from service road, by the Happy Lodge

Marriage Encounter Weekends will be taking place at Barnes Close, Bromsgrove (Non Residen-tial) 9th-10th September 2017 and at the Ibis Hotel, Rugby (Residential) 24th-26th November 2017. They are enrichment weekends for nor-mal, ordinary marriages ( NOT counselling). ME weekends have proved time and time again to be of immense value to couples however long they have been married. All discussions are pri-vate to the participating couples; there is no group work. For further information go to www.wwme.org.uk or contact Phil & Rita Jackson on 0121 2447762

Raise funds for our Church Hall at St Hugh of Lincoln, Woodstock!

OXFORD CHERWELL BRASS BAND in concert at t homas ore 8th of September 2017, 7.30pm

At St Thomas More, Church Hall, 142 Oxford Road Kidlington, seated by 7.15pm Tickets £10, with finger refreshments included. See poster!

Have a lovely summer, enjoy the summer events!!

ST THOMAS MORE, KIDLINGTON and St HUGH WOODSTOCK Weeks 2 & 3

TUESDAY 8th August

Memorial, Priest St Dominic

10.00 am

Eucharistic Service at Kidlington

Numbers 12:1-13, Ps 50 Matthew 14:22-36

WEDNESDAY 9th August

Patron of Europe St Teresa Benedicta

12.00 Noon

Eucharistic Service at Woodstock

Esther 4,17, Ps 44 Matthew 25:1-13

Thursday 10th August

Feast, Deacon, Mytr. St Lawrence

10.00 am

Eucharistic Service at Kidlington

2 Corinthians 9:6-10 Ps 111

John 12:24-26

SATURDAY 12th August

Sunday

VIGIL MASS

6.00 pm

People of the parish 1Kings 19:11-13

Ps 84 Romans 9:1-5

Matthew 14:22-33 SUNDAY

13th August 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

9.30

11.00 am

Woodstock Pieter & Christine

Kidlington People of the parish

TUESDAY 15th August

SOLEMNITY ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIR-

GIN MARY

7.00 pm

Day of obligation

For the Intensions of the parish

Apocalypse 11:19, 12:1-6,10; Ps 44

1Corinthians 15:20-16 Luke 1:39-56

WEDNESDAY 16th August

Feria OT 12.00 Noon

Eucharistic Service at Woodstock

Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Ps 65

Matthew 18:15-20

THURSDAY 17th August

Feria OT 10.00

am

Eucharistic Service at Kidlington

Joshua 3:7-11, 13-17,Ps 113A Matthew 18:21-19:1

SATURDAY 19th August

Sunday

VIGIL MASS

6.00 pm

People of the Parish Isaiah 56:1, 6-7

Ps 66 Romans 11:13-15, 29-32

Matthew 15:21-28

SUNDAY 20th August

20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

9.30

11.00

am

Woodstock People of the Parish

Kidlington

People of the Parish

SATURDAY 05th August

Sunday 6.00 Pm

Wellbeing of Mona Doherty Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14

Ps 96 2Peter 1:16-19

Matthew 17:1-9 SUNDAY

06th August

FEAST OF TRANSFIGURATION

18TH WEEK

9.30

11.00 am

Woodstock Peter Gallagher

Kidlington 1st Death Anni. Patricia Chue-sang

ST HUGH’S, WOODSTOCK (Morning Prayer daily at 11.30)

Scripture Study Group Monday, 11th September, 2.00 pm. Come join us to read a scripture passage, and then to reflect and pray together. Con-

tact Eileen Perkins on 01865 374129. All are most welcome.

‘Tea/ Coffee - chit chat’ at the Hall after 9.30 and 11 Masses. Stop by for a sip!