Vigils St Gregory’sSacred Heart

5.30 pm6.30 pm

John McAlinden +People of the Parish

Sun29th Oct

30th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR St Bede’sSt Gregory’sSs Peter & PaulSt Oswald’sSt Bede’s

9.30 am 9.30 am 10.30 am 11.00 am 5.00 pm

Larry, Sheila & Lawrence SmithPeople of the ParishDec’d members of the SVPTrevor MinchellaPeople of the Parish & Partnership

Mon30th

Oct

The Martyrs of Douai CollegeSt Oswald’sSt Bede’s

9.00 am 12.00 pm

Ernie GibsonPat Owens (A)

Tues31st Oct

Weekday & ALL HALLOWS EVESs Peter & PaulSt Bede’sSt Oswald’s

10.00 am 12.00 pm 7.00 pm

David DelaneyFr Michael Conaty (NBF)Special Intention

Wed1st

Nov

ALL SAINTS’ DAYSt Gregory’sSs Peter & PaulSt Bede’sSacred Heart

10.00 am 10.00 am 12.00 pm 12.00 pm

Pat Owens (AMO)Mary Gilleece & Dec’d FamilyAnn Askwith’s IntentionsPeople of the Parish

Thurs2nd

Nov

THE COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTEDSacred Heart 9.30 am Holy SoulsSt Vincent’sSt Bede’sSs Peter & Paul

10.00 am 12.00 pm 7.00 pm

James & Ruth McGhin (AMcG)Holy SoulsPriest’s Intention

Fri3rd

Nov

WeekdaySt Oswald’sSt Gregory’s

9.30 am 12.00 pm

Bob SpinksGerard Hogg (RH)

Sat4th

Nov

St Charles BorromeoSt Bede’sSt Gregory’s

10.00 am 10.00 am

Bridie Weymes (RIP)Dec’d Howey & Baggot Families (MH)

Vigils St Gregory’sSacred Heart

5.30 pm6.30 pm

Well being of Diane Finch (TC)Betty, Tom & Tony Poolan

Sun5th

Nov

31st SUNDAY OF THE YEAR St Bede’sSt Gregory’sSs Peter & PaulSt Oswald’sSt Bede’s

9.30 am 9.30 am

10.30 am 11.00 am 5.00 pm

Peter HarmanPeople of the ParishBrian RichardsonPeople of the ParishPeople of the Parish & Partnership

Cluster Parishes www.cpsswb.weebly.com

30th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR 29th OCTOBER 2017

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Familiarity with Jesus’ answer to the question about the greatest commandment blunts our awareness of its startling directness. Many answers could be given, perhaps singling out any one of the ten commandments as the greatest, the most important basis of society. A frequent answer to the question was and is the Golden Rule which exists in many cultures: ‘Do not do to another what you would not have done to you’. This is basically a selfish answer, protecting one’s own interests. By contrast, Jesus’ answer hits home, turning us away from self to God. ‘Love’ (not ‘obey’ or ‘adore’ or ‘fear’ or ‘reverence’) is the command. Love is not simply the warmth of companionship or of sex, but is the willing generosity of mother to helpless young child or daughter to helpless old parent, of wife to alcoholic husband or husband to paralysed wife, seeking no reward but the happiness of the receiver. Paul gives a useful check-list about love in chapter 13 of his first letter to the Corinthians. John’s first letter provides a useful summary: ‘No one who fails to love the brother or sister whom he can see, can love God whom he has not seen’. How do we put into practice this commandment to love?

Holy Rosary & St Bede’sE-mail: rosarybede@gmail.com Office: Wednesday and Friday 9.30 am - Noon

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: St Bede’s Saturday 9.00 - 10.00 amSacrament Of Reconciliation St Bede’s Saturday 10.30 - 11.00 am(Confessions) Sick: Please pray for Hazel Prowse, Michael Dawson, Derek Aynsley, Carol Dawson, Michelle Greatrex, Mary Clarke, Robert Scott, Gloria Dearden, Terry Wales, Vivienne Scott, Tony Manson, Marian Sykes, Monica Kippax, Eric Walker, Poppy Cox, Christopher Phillips, Ruth Lynch, George Peacock Goodall, Sharon Hutchinson, Ron McLachlan and Catherine Evans.RIP: Please pray for all who have died recently. “Those who die in grace go no further from us than GOD and He is very near.” St Bonaventure.Clergy Training Fund: collection today Sunday 29th Oct, it remains open and contributions are invited until 26th Nov. Envelopes are available at the back of church.Pastoral Letter: from the Bishop will be read at all Masses this weekend.Congratulations: to Roseanna & John Erwin who celebrate their Golden Wedding this weekend.RCIA: Instructions in the Catholic Faith, Tuesdays at St Gregory’s 7.00 pm.St Gregory’s School: invite you to join them in the school hall for Mass with all the children Tue 31st Oct 9.30 amAll Hallows: Wed 1st Nov is the feast of All Saints, Mass at St Bede’s is 12.00noon.Prayer Group: Come and join us in Prayer & Praise at 172 Bamburgh Avenue every Wednesday at 2.00 pm. Cluster Meeting: an open meeting for all parishioners in preparation for the next monthly Partnership meeting 7.00 pm Wed 1st Nov at St Gregory’s. Apologies for short notice. All Souls: Thu 2nd Nov Children’s Mass 10.00 amCommemoration of all the Faithful Departed 12.00noon. At this Mass the names of all those who have died throughout the year will be read and candles will be lit in their memory (deceased of both St Bede’s & Holy Rosary)November Dead List: if you want your deceased relatives to be remembered at Masses during the month of November, write their names on the cards available at the back of church and place the card in the box near the Book of the Dead at the front of the churchScripture Group: St Bede’s Presbytery Thursdays 7-8.00 pm.Legacy: Thank you to Mr John Bowcock who left £12,692.00 in his will to St Bede’s.Quiz:The next Quiz at St Bede’s is Fri 3rd Nov at 7.30pm. All Welcome.Remembrance Sunday: Sun 12th Nov 9.30 am Mass at St Bede’s will be offered for The War Dead. A Parade leaves the Town Hall at 10.30 am and a Service of Remembrance commences at Westoe War Memorial at 10.55 am.Christmas Raffle: Tickets are on sale from today. 1st Prize Deluxe Hamper, 2nd Prize £30 Asda Gift Card, 3rd Prize Christmas Cake & Bottle of Port, plus many other prizes. Drawn at Coffee Morning Sun 17th Dec. Please support. All monies for church funds.

What are we prepared to give up for the Gospel? Do we try to make our own cross, or accept whatever we are given? To give up all your possessions is to make yourself vulnerable and dependant. This gospel teaching could cause all kinds of problems between families, friends and colleagues. St Paul, in putting himself in the place of the slave, Onesimus, is encouraging the church leader, Philemon, to do what is right. But his words are equally for us today. We have the example of many such as Maximilian Kolbe who took the place of a man condemned to death in a concentration camp. We are called to lose our comfort zones, our assumed places and see each human being through the `lens’ of the gospel message of freedom and dignity. We follow Jesus, that through his Paschal Mystery, He may lead us out of the world of selfishness and violence we have made, into a new heaven and new earth, where all is shaped by the generous and merciful ways of his Father.

STEP 1: RELAX & REMEMBER: Remember that through this scripture our Lord is truly present. Read the Gospel, pay attention to any words that stand out & meditate on them for a few minutes and be invited into a dialogue with God.

STEP 2: READ THE GOSPEL: Matthew 22:34-40: The Greatest Commandment

When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees they got together and, to disconcert him, one of them put a question, ‘Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?’ Jesus said, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: you must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets also.’

STEP 3: REFLECTION: See front page of newsletter

STEP 4: RESPOND & REQUEST: Now slowly and prayerfully read the Gospel once again but this time in silence. Consider how this Gospel could apply to your life in general. Then thank God for any insight you may have received. Conclude by asking God to bless you with one of the following spiritual gifts to help you act on any resolution you have made: love, understanding, wisdom, faithfulness, peace, self-control, patience or joy. Please remember to pray for the Church and particularly our school families. Then conclude by requesting the prayers of Our Lady & St Joseph.

“Happy Hubs” – Come along and make new friends –

St Bede’s hall Westoe Road -Third Friday of each month-

See poster at back of church detailing other Hubs in the area.

Churches Together South Tyneside – Diary DatesDementia Action and Reference Group Meeting Wed 1st Nov 2-3.30pm West

Harton Methodist ChurchClergy Lunch Thur 30th Nov 12noon-1.45 pm  St John's, Nairn St, JarrowHappy at Home Christmas Lunch Friday 1st Dec South Shields Golf Club

CTST meeting Wed 31st Jan St Peter’s Jarrow 1.00 pm.

Christmas MassesChristmas Eve

St Bede’s 4.00 pm Ss Peter & Paul 5.00 pm Sacred Heart 6.00 pm St Gregory’s 7.00 pm

Christmas DaySt Bede’s 9.30 am St Gregory’s 9.30 am St Oswald’s 9.30 am

HartonSt Gregory

& St Vincent Cleadon Whitburn

St Gregory’s & St Vincent’s saintgregorysouthshields@yahoo.co.uk 0191 4560724 (Mon, Thurs., Fri morning) For further notices or for more info

Please see the notice board

C ycle of Prayer From September to Advent, we are asked to pray for these intentions: Students & Teachers; The Spread of the Gospel; Harvest; the Fruits of Human Work and the Reverent Use of Creation; Justice & Peace in the World; All Victims of War; Young People; Prisoners & their Families.

The Pope’s Mission Intention November: that Christians in Asia bearing witness to the Gospel in word and deed, may promote dialogue, peace and mutual understanding especially with those of other religions.

Pastoral Letter: from the Bishop will be read at all Masses this weekend.Clergy Training Fund: collection today Sunday 29th Oct, it remains open and contributions are invited until 26th Nov.De La Salle -Lourdes Pilgrimage - 26th May -2nd June 2018. Deposit £80 due Full cost £400 –fully inclusive. Open to anyone Year 9+ Focus 50p Group - Mondays St Gregory’s 6-7.30 pm crafts, activities & games. RCIA: Instructions in the Catholic Faith, Tuesdays at St Gregory’s 7.00 pm.Cluster Meeting: 7.00 pm Wed 1st Nov at St Gregory’s an open meeting for all parishioners in preparation for the next monthly Partnership meeting. Apologies for short notice. Planned Giving Forms: are available to enable parishioners to replace their Holy Rosary envelopes with envelopes of the church you attend now. This is part of the process to facilitate the closure of Holy Rosary Bank Account and enable you to continue contributing financially. Please contact Catherine Tel: 07733174475 or Gillian Tel: 07772664359.Churches Together: Do you shop at Asda South Shields or Asda Boldon? South Tyneside Key project is one of their charities this month. Please ask for the green tokens at the checkout.Happy at Home Hubs: Come along and make new friends. See Poster at the back of church for venues and dates.Remembrance Sunday: Sun 12th Nov 9.30 am Mass at St Bede’s will be offered for The War Dead. A Parade leaves the Town Hall at 10.30 am and a Service of Remembrance commences at Westoe War Memorial at 10.55 am.Tree Lighting Service at St. Oswald’s: Monday 4th Dec 7.00 pm. Names written in BLOCK CAPITALS with a suggested donation of £5. Must be in an envelope with a contact number in case of queries. Give to Noreen McKie, Irene Pattison or Elaine Brown by Sun 19th Nov. Anything other than stated above will not be accepted.John Paul II Award Registrations : Many students have been registering for this Award. If there is anyone else aged 16/17 (Yr 12) who would still like to register, please contact Mrs Stoker at St Wilfrid's, or Hilary Thompson on 07584060949.  Christmas Shopping Trip: to Leeds, Wed 13th Dec. £10 per person. Coach departs St Gregory’s 8.45 am and Landreth House 9.00 am. For more information please Tel Frankie 0191 4562466 or 07506553178. 

Tues 31st Oct: 6.00 pm: Exposition of the Blessed SacramentWed 1st Nov:: 10.00 – 10.15 am Private Prayer & ReflectionSat 4 th Nov: : 9:30am: Rosary for VocationsThe Sick: Gordon DeLooze, Terry Hagan, Joan Stewart, Gloria Dearden, Betty Devine, Joan Robson, Rona Bojke, Rose Scott, David Frame, Anthony Balfour, Norman Scott, Benedict O’Donohoe, Len Gardner, Clifford and Christopher Browne, Derek Aynsley, Brian Marley, Jennifer Schofield, Pat Buckley, George Goodall, Denis Wright, Martin Joyce. Anniversaries: Frank Dignam, Pat Owens, Ted Sanderson, Fr Peter Dunlop, Ann Bourke, Sidney Cox.Baptism: Welcome Harry James Peel and Congratulation to his parents, Andrew and Lorna.Duty Rotas for 4th November (Vigil Mass): Reader: Ann Trollope. Offertory: Pauline James. Eucharistic Ministers: Rosemary Malpass, Ann Wright, Veronica Ellis, Eddie McCann.Duty Rotas for 5 th November: 9.30 am Mass at St Gregory’s : Welcomers: Linda Ray, Sheridan Smith. Readers: Joe Green, Neil Jackson Snr. Eucharistic Ministers: Tommy Cullen*, Cathy Jordan, Maureen Balfour, Emma Wilson, Moira Cullen. Bidding Prayers: Jean Little. Coffee: Marilyn France, Joan Masters. Flowers: Sheridan Smith/Sylvia Hudson. News Letter: Maureen Iveson.Christmas Lunch: Wednesday 6th December has been booked at The Britannia, Cleadon. If you would like to attend please place your name and choice of menu on the list on the notice board at St Gregory’s or St Vincent’s. Money must be paid by the end of November. Contact Tommy Cullen or Kath Softley.St Gregory’s School: invite you to join them in the school hall for Mass with all the children Tue 31st Oct 9.30 amPiety Stall: Christmas cards, diaries, Advent Calendars are now available.

Whitburn Christmas Fayre: to be held at St Vincent’s November 18th. Unwanted gifts, bottles, CD’s, DVD’s and cakes and savouries on the day would be most welcome (gifts can be handed into the office or left in the Narthex). All proceeds to go towards Church funds.

Coffee Morning: Our thanks to Anne Patchett, her helpers and those who contributed to a very successful coffee morning in support of the Shoe Box Appeal.

S.T.A.R.C.H: Small toys needed.

Anne Seymour: South Shields Museum is putting together a memorial of Anne’s life which will be on display during June and July . The organisers are looking for any anecdotes about Anne. Any contributions to go to Tommy Cullen

St. Oswald’s Sacred Heart