A day of reflection for Carers at St Joseph's parish hall Wetherby, 10.00am to 2.00pm on Saturday 14th November. The theme of the day is 'Awakening Peace Within: come to me and I will give you rest'. FMI carersproject@growingoldgracefully.org.uk
St Mary’s SVP, Small Electrical Items - Many thanks for your generous response to St Mary’s SVP request for small electrical items. Further donations are still welcome and can be left in the SVP box in ST Mary’s Narthex.
Orders are being taken at the Piety shops in both churches. If you would like to buy your cards from church, please pop in to place your order.
Reception 2027 Open Day If your child will be 4 years old by 31st August 2027 and you are looking for a school place, we warmly invite you to attend our Open Day on 12th November . https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2002615184927?aff=od dtdtcreator
To all who took part in our week of guided prayer and to our prayer guides, hosts and supporters during the week. It was a time of real blessing for us all.
Message from Ian; Thank you to everyone who supported me, in various ways, on the Leeds to Walsingham Way Pilgrimage. This was a successful Pilgrimage. There were around 50 Pilgrims who walked various sections of the route and three of us walked the full 250 miles. We delivered the written intentions to the Slipper Chapel in Walsingham. Your kind generosity has helped raise approximately £2,500, including Gift Aid, towards the St Mary's Building Fund. A daily account of the Pilgrimage can be found on the Diocese of Leeds website under the News section https://www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk/leeds-walsingham-wayday-14/ . Days 1 to 13 are also available on the Diocese of Leeds website.
The winning numbers for the September draw are:- £40 - 116, £25 - 160, £20 - 149, £15 - 159. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who supports the 200 Club. The winning cheques can be collected from the notice board.
As part of the auction on Sunday 13th at St Mary's, we have a lot which could be purchased individually or by the parishioners in a group to keep for the Church. Pictures of the Não by Lladro nativity scene are attached to this email. At the auction there will be a reserve of £400 as each porcelain figurine purchased as new can cost between £150 and £350. Similar 8 piece sets are retailling for around £1160. Many of you have seen the Nativity scene on display at Mass today. Should you wish to pledge towards buying the Nativity scene for the Parish. Please can you email Fr Gerard the amount you wish to pledge by Saturday 12th September. This allows us to know any starting bid. All money raised for the Nativity Scene will go directly to the building fund.
Harrogate Hospital - has withdrawn the part-time chaplaincy role that Canon Gerard Kearney held due to funding cuts within the Trust. Meetings and written complaints have been entered into with so far, no movement from the Trust. If you require a Catholic Priest to visit whilst you, or a relative, are in hospital please ask the ward staff to facilitate this. In the meantime, please write to Eillen Watson at Harrogate hospital to register your dissatisfaction with the new arrangements. Her email address is eileen.watson3@nhs.net
CAFOD's local Caritas partner, Caritas Nepal, is assessing and coordinating its response with local authorities. The immediate priorities are search and rescue, evacuation, emergency health care, aid distribution and restoring critical services. They have already dispatched food to provide meals for 300 families for 15 days. This response will be expanded as assessment continues and more areas become accessible. If you wish to support this work go online to: cafod.org.uk Please join us at CAFOD in praying for all who have been affected.