Looking Ahead
SATURDAY 18 FEBRUARY 7.30 p.m. A Concert of Choral and Organ Music will take place at Christ Church, Great Ayton Including music by Byrd, Howells, Parry, Palestrinn, Rutter and Stanford by The Choral Scholars of St Chad’s College, Durham Tickets: £6 (£1 for under 16s) available at the door. Light refreshments will be served after the concert.
SUNDAY 19 FEBRUARY Day of Prayer for the Unemployed.
WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY – ASH WEDNESDAY 7.00 am Mass at St Joseph’s 9.15 am Mass at St Joseph’s 7.00 pm Mass at St Margaret’s
THURSDAY 23 FEBRUARY 7.30 pm Cleveland Newman Circle invite all to attend a talk by Dr George Herring on ‘The Oxford Movement: its historical and contemporary significance’. The talk will consider among other points the Oxford Movement’s connection with Cardinal Newman and his conversion to Catholicism.
SUNDAY 26 FEBRUARY 3.00 pm Rite of Election for new Catholics, who are to be received into the Church at Easter, in St Mary’s Cathedral.
FIRDAY 2 MARCH Lent Fast Day and Women’s World Day of Prayer. Please take away the CAFOD Fast Day Envelopes that are in the porches of both Churches and when you make you offering this year please be aware that it will be part of ‘UK Aid Match’ a new scheme through which the Government will match your offering pound for pound and give a significant boost to the amount that CAFOD will be able to distribute to the poorest in our world. 2.00 pm Women’s World Day of Prayer Service at St Margaret’s Church, speaker Mrs Margaret Blatchford. 2.00 pm Women’s World Day of Prayer Service at Stokesley Methodist Church, preacher Rev Alison Hutchinson. 8.00 pm ‘Life’ present their annual gig at Marton Country Club featuring Vin Garbutt – tickets at £10.00 are available from 01642 475894.
SATURDAY 3 MARCH 10.30 am Middlesbrough Diocesan Women’s Commission will meet at St Bede’s Pastoral Centre in York – please see poster in porch for further details. 7.30 pm Pope Idol 2012 at Middlesbrough Theatre – The Search for the Stars of the Year as young people from across the Diocese celebrate their talent. Tickets at £7.50 are available from the Mission House 01642 822056 or the Box office 01642 815181. What about a bus from the parish?
FRIDAY 9 MARCH 10.30 pm Members of our Parish have been invited to join people from Christ Church Great Ayton who visit the sick and housebound for a joint act of worship in the Church. The invitation which has been particularly sent to the Parish Conference of the Society of St Vincent de Paul and similar groups at the Methodist Church and Society of Friends in Great Ayton is addressed to any members of our parish who visit the housebound or care for the sick in anyway – all welcome.
SUNDAY 11 MARCH This year’s Mission Appeal will be made at all Masses in the parish this weekend by Sister Maureen Donohoe of the Columban Sisters.
SUNDAY 18 MARCH 3.00 pm The Catholic Handicapped Fellowship (young people with learning difficulties) will celebrate their monthly Mass in St Joseph’s Church today. Please come and help to make our visitors welcome. Any volunteers to help Julie Dowson make tea please?
SUNDAY 1 APRIL – PALM SUNDAY Sunday Masses at normal times
TUESDAY 3 APRIL 12.00 pm Chrism Mass in the Cathedral. This celebration is one of the high points of the year in the Diocese please try to go along and take part.
THURSDAY 5 APRIL – HOLY THURSDAY 7.00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by the Watch of the Passion until Midnight in St Joseph’s
FRIDAY 6 APRIL – GOOD FRIDAY 9.15 am Office of Readings and Morning Prayer in St Joseph’s. 10.00 am Stations of the Cross, mainly for children, in St Margaret’s. 3.00 pm Celebration of the Passion in St Joseph’s. Special Collection for the Holy Places
SATURDAY 7 APRIL – HOLY SATURDAY 9.15 am Office of Readings and Morning Prayer in St Joseph’s. 8.00 pm Easter Vigil in St Joseph’s
SUNDAY 8 APRIL – EASTER SUNDAY Sunday Masses at normal times.
SUNDAY 29 APRIL World Day of Prayer for Vocations Second Collection for the Priests Training Fund
WEDNESDAY 2 MAY 7.30 pm The forum of Churches Together in Stokesley will at the Parish Church.
SATURDAY 12 MAY Commissioning Day for new Ministers of the Word and Ministers of Holy Communion at The Spa, Scarborough.
TUESDAY 15 MAY 7.30 pm Six Young People from our Parish will be confirmed by the Bishop of Middlesbrough in St Mary’s Cathedral this evening – all welcome.
WEDNESDAY 16 MAY 7.45pm The Bishop of Whitby, The Right Reverend Dr Martin Warner, who before he became a Bishop was Administrator of the Anglican Shrine at Walsingham will speak in St Joseph’s Hall on the subject “Walsingham: House of God and Gate of Heaven.” Refreshments will be available from 7.30 pm. Do please make a special effort to come and hear Bishop Martin who is both our neighbour because he lives in Stokesley and a partner in the endeavour to seek the reunion of all Christians.
SUNDAY 20 MAY – ASCENSION OF OUR LORD World Communications Day Second Collection for Communications.
SUNDAY 27 MAY – PENTECOST 6.00 pm United Service at the Friends Meeting House, Great Ayton.
FRIDAY 1 JUNE Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes begins.
SUNDAY 3 JUNE – THE MOST HOLY TRINITY 6.00 pm United Service in Stokesley Parish Church in Thanksgiving for the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen Elizabeth II.
SUNDAY 10 JUNE – CORPUS CHRISTI
WEDNESDAY 13 JUNE Re-commissioning for Ministers of the Word and Ministers of Holy Communion, who have completed five years of service, at Ampleforth Abbey
FRIDAY 29 JUNE – SS PETER AND PAUL Holy Day of Obligation 7.00 pm (Thursday) Mass at St Margaret’s 7.00 am Mass at St Joseph’s 9.15 am Mass at St Joseph’s
SUNDAY 1 JULY Second Collection for Peter’s Pence. 3.00 pm Annual Postgate Rally at Ugthorpe.
SUNDAY 8 JULY Sea Sunday Second Collection for the Apostleship of the Sea.
SUNDAY 29 JULY Day of Prayer for Life Second Collection for Life Issues
WEDNESDAY 15 AUGUST – ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY Holy Day of Obligation 7.00 pm (Tuesday) Mass at St Margaret’s 7.00 am Mass at St Joseph’s 9.15 am Mass at St Joseph’s
SUNDAY 19 AUGUST 3.00 pm Assumption Pilgrimage to Mount Grace.
SUNDAY 2 SEPTEMBER Second Collection for Retired Priest’s Welfare Fund.
TUESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 7.30 pm The Forum of Churches Together in Great Ayton will meet at the Methodist Church.
WEDNESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 7.30 pm The forum of Churches Together in Stokesley will at the Methodist Church.
SUNDAY 9 SEPTEMBER Racial Justice Day
SUNDAY 16 SEPTEMBER Home Mission Day
SATURDAY 22 SEPTEMBER Inspirational Study Day for all Ministers of the Word and Ministers of Holy Communion at The Spa, Scarborough.
SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER Harvest Thanksgiving
FRIDAY 5 OCTOBER Autumn Fast Day
SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER World Mission Sunday Second Collection for World Missions
THURSDAY 1 NOVEMBER – ALL SAINTS DAY Holy Day of Obligation 7.00 pm (Wednesday) Mass at St Margaret’s 7.00 am Mass at St Joseph’s 9.15 am Mass at St Joseph’s
FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER – All Souls Day
SUNDAY 11 NOVEMBER Remembrance Sunday
SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER Day of Prayer for Prisoners and their Dependants.
SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER – Solemnity of Christ the King and National Youth Sunday. Second Collection for Youth Work.
SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER – ADVENT SUNDAY Year C begins
TUESDAY 25 DECEMBER – CHRISTMAS DAY
SUNDAY 31 MARCH – EASTER SUNDAY
