This Week’s Diary

Week Commencing Sunday 5th February 2012

MONDAY 7.00 pm The Parish Rosary Group will meet at 31 Angrove Close, Great Ayton – all welcome. 7.00 pm The young people preparing for Confirmation will meet in the Presbytery.

TUESDAY 4.15 pm The children preparing for their First Holy Communion will meet in the Church Hall 7.30 pm The Parish Pastoral Council will meet in the Presbytery.

WEDNESDAY 9.45 am The Parish Conference of the Society of St Vincent de Paul will meet after Mass.

THURSDAY 7.30 pm Sister Brenda Matterson DC will give a talk “Feeding the Committed and Fostering the Fringe – a talk about the work of the Hull Evangelisation Team”.  All welcome to this important and inspiring event to be held in St Margaret’s Hall.

FRIDAY 7.00 pm Mass to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes at Christ The King Church, Thornaby. The Mass will be followed by light refreshments in the Hall. All Lourdes Pilgrims, past, present and future are encouraged to attend.

 

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