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St. Mary’sParish

Wimborne Road 1973 -

West Quay Road 1846-1973
 

Oakdale, Longfleet, Old Town, Canford Heath, Hamworthy, Upton and Lytchett Minster
with parts of Lower Parkstone and Lilliput

POOLE, DORSET

211A Wimborne Road, Poole, BH152EG. Tel: 01202 675412; Fax 01202 668901
e-mail: stmaryspoole@btconnect.com - office@stmarysrcpoole.co.uk
Parish website www.stmarysrcpoole.co.uk
Parish Office: Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 12.30 pm
Co-ordinator for Youth Ministry: Ruth Maguire – ruth@cympoole.org.uk - Tel:07970 588634

WORKING WITH OUR NEIGHBOURING PARISHE
ST JOSEPH’s, ST ANTHONY’s and OUR LADY OF FATIMA

Sunday Mass at Our Lady of Fatima 8 &10.30am,
St. Anthony’s 5.30pm (Sat) 10am (Sun), St Joseph's 5.30pm (Sat) 9 45am (Sun),

PRAYERS

Please continue to pray for the young people from our parish as they follow the Poole Parishes   Confirmation Programme:
Please pray for us as we celebrate the Sacrament of First Holy Communion over the next three weeks:  Ashley Anthoney, Patrick Barrett Donlon, Jack Bartlett, Kristian Bates, Nathaniel Betts, Isabel Boyce, Levi Bright, Elliot Burridge, Lucy Carpenter, Alex Chadwick, Niamh Christopher, Thomas Coombs,  Aiden Crumpler, Amy Fisher, Cara Goodman, Megan Griffiths, Paige Hartshorne, Oliver Hueston, Grace Jackson, Mikulas Kalny, Meghan Kenneally, Charlotte Kenwright, Joshua Kirkham, Lucy Lockley, Zena Davies, Steven Davies-Cortes, Stephanie Dodsworth, Jody Shakeshaft, Jerrold Flores, Jericho Flores, Sean  Murphy, Dominic Myers, Ella Nulty, Amber Oldale, Lewis Plant, Sheridan Raine, Daisy Reeks, Olivia Reeve, Connor Roche, Nathan Russell-Carvallo, Kia Medina, Tiana Medley, Bethany Moody, Joshua Marshallsay, Nathan McGrory, Sean Ryan, Elise Sainval, Georgia Selby, Mairead Smith, Jack Spenceley, Olivia Spiers-Jaegar, Sebby Stone, Taylor Thomas, Joseph Turner, Katy Warren, Toby Watt, Henry Watt, Harry Whittle, Francesca Zanelli

The children will be receiving Holy Communion for the first time over the next 3 weeks, (there is a list in the church porch)
Please keep the children and their families in your prayers.

For your information the pews at the front of church and in the middle section will be reserved for the children and their families. As is usual at these special Masses and in particular at the10.30 Mass the church will be very busy with many extra people attending to celebrate with the children.

After all 3 Masses we will be serving tea, coffee and cakes in the Hall and the children will be signing their "Faith Journey Poster", please join us if you can. All donations of Cakes gratefully received.

Please note that at the 5.30 Mass on May 4th there w ill be music.
More information form Tracy Nelms744219 or Sara Fripp 388159.

This year’s World Communications Day is celebrated on Sunday 4 May 2008 — the Feast of the Ascension.

In his message for the 42nd World Communications Day, the Holy Father speaks of the importance of defending and respecting human dignity in all areas of social communication. He says that ‘many people now think there is a need.. .for info- ethics, just as we have bioethics in the field of medicine and in scientific research linked to life’.

This year’s World Communications Day looks at the important role that the media plays in the lives of individuals and society at large. The Holy Father says that:  ‘Truly, there is no area of human experience, especially given the vast phenomenon of globalization, in which the media have not become an integral part of interpersonal relations and of social, economic, political and religious development’.
Communications Sunday Prayer

O God, whose word is truth and in whose light we see light, guide those who tell the story of our times through word and image.  Make them seekers after truth and advocates of human dignity. Grant discernment to all who rely on their labours, and, as we confront the pain and promise of this world, awaken in us a sense of wonder at your presence and of longing for your peace.

Please remember the work of communications professionals on World Communications Sunday.

The Catholic Communications Network provides support for the bishops of England and Wales in promoting the gospel in the media. There will be a second collection to support its work. The CCN depends on your generosity.
www.catholicchurch.org.uk

Do you want to know more about the Catholic Church. what we believe, how we try to live’? This informal meeting is for the just curious. Do you feel you would like to become a full member of our community? Would you like to know more about the Catholic Church and how to join it in full communion? This informal meeting is for you. Were you Baptized as Catholic but never took your first Holy Communion or your Confirmation? Then this informal meeting is also for you:  Tuesday 13 May at 8:00 pm in the church. Members of the RCIA steering group will meet you at the church door.
For more information call Eunice on Tel 771047

Reaching the Unreached/The Brother Lionel Fund
All are invited to a coffee morning on Saturday 17th May, 10am - 1pm at 16 Churchill Crescent, Parkstone in aid of Reaching the Unreached/The Brother Lionel Fund. As well as home-made goodies, plants, bric-a-brac, books and toys for sale, there will be a prize draw and barbeque.  Any donations of books, toys or bric-a-brac would be much appreciated.  Please phone and I can arrange collection.  I shall be selling entry tickets (50p per adult, to include tea/coffee and a free raffle ticket) after all Masses on Sunday 11th May. Many thanks and looking forward to seeing you on the 17th.  Karen Spriggs, Tel. 734710.

Each year, at Corpus Christi, Eucharistic Ministers who have served for five years stand down.  As a result we need new Ministers for all three Sunday Masses.  Please consider whether God is asking you to help serve your Parish in this role.  New Ministers are invested at around Corpus Christi.  It would be wonderful to welcome a wider cross section to the Ministry and we particularly would like to have more young people.  If you have been Confirmed you can help in this important role.

Full training will be given and you only appear on the rota once every three weeks and swaps are easy!
Please contact me if you are interested and would like more details.  I am usually at 8.30 Mass or Email/phone.
Christopher Watkins
 01202 671395 familywatkins27@ntlworld.com

Christian Aid Sponsored Walk - a fun-filled walk for all ages along Bournemouth & Poole Seafront. This takes place on Saturday May 10th, so look out for the poster and if you want to join in please get your walk cards from Mike Abreu (386665).

Door to Door & Street Collections:  These collections provide a significant part of the income that St. Mary’s generates during Christian Aid Week — we collected over £1,000 from the roads in the Oakdale, Longfleet & Tatnam area last year! We need help to continue this effort. If you can spare about 3-4 hours over two evenings to deliver, and then collect envelopes during Christian Aid Week (11th — 17th May), then please contact Joe Salmon on 739462 or for more details If you prefer street collecting as part of a team (e g in Falkland Square, or elsewhere in Poole on Saturday 17th May), then your help would also be much appreciated — again, please contact Joe. Let’s make it the best Christian Aid Week ever!!
‘Drop the Debt Fast’ & the ‘Journey to Justice’ (Birmingham, Sun. 18th May)

‘Drop the Debt Fast’ (l2th April to 18th May) is a 36-day rolling fast to highlight the flight of 36 poor countries (one for each day) which still need substantial debt cancellation. The Fast will begin when the World Bank and IMF hold their Spring Meetings in Washington DC in April, and end on Sunday May 18th when campaigners gather once again in Birmingham to mark the anniversary of the G8 human chain in 1998. Further details, including which day relates to each country, can be found on the website www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/fast

Friday 16th May, 7.30 pm - St. Mary’s church hall in aid of world youth event.  Please come along and support our young people of the Parish.  This will be a fun filled night, not to be missed.

For adults and young people in year 8 and above.  Master of ceremonies: Mr. Mike Royles. Tickets £2 Available from Toby Nelms, Stuart Masters, or Ben Watt

Quiz Night Saturday 17th May 7.30 p.m.) at St. Mary's RC Church Hall – A fun, exciting and amusing evening for all abilities and ages. Whether it is your first Quiz Night or you are a regular star; young, old or somewhere in the middle; the Kidzone Kenya fundraising Quiz night is an event for everyone.  Nibbles included, hot dogs & soft drinks on sale (you may bring your own alcoholic beverages).  All proceeds to the Kidzone Kenya fundraising for poor and deprived children in Kenya.  Enter as a team or simply join a team on the evening. For further information or tickets (£5 per adult, £2 per child) contact Ray Hince (673643) or Pat Scoble (675044

Iranian Kurdish human rights defender Farhad Haji Mirza'i is being held in Tehran's Evin Prison, and is believed to have been mentally and physically tortured. Reports suggest that he may have been sentenced to death.
(Amnesty International UK 2008)

Please write letter of support
Sample letter

I am writing on behalf of Iranian Kurdish human rights defender Farhad Haji Mirza’I who is being held in Tehran’s Evin Prison, and is believed to have been mentally and physically tortured.  I am writing to request details of the reasons for Farhad Haji Mirza’i’s arrest and any specific charges, trial sessions, evidence and any verdict that may have been passed against him.

I wish to express concern that he has reportedly been sentenced to death and calling, if true, for the sentence to be commuted.  I also urge you to undertake full and immediate investigations into reports that he was tortured, to take the necessary steps to bring those responsible to justice and to ensure that he is not exposed to further torture or ill-treatment.

I urge you to ensure that he has regular access to his family and a lawyer of his choice as well as any medical treatment that he may require.  If Farhad Haji Mirza’I has been detained solely in connection with his peaceful activities on behalf of Iran’s Kurdish community and women’s human rights, or with his peaceful exercise of his right to freedom of expression or association, then he is a prisoner of conscience, who should be released immediately and unconditionally; otherwise he should be released unless he is to be charged with a recognisably criminal offence and brought promptly to a fair trial. 
TO:  Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroud - Head of the Judiciary, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Justice Building, Panzdah-Khordad Square, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. Fax: 0098 21 3390 4986
For more details contact:  Chris Rocha 01202 678922
www.amnesty.org.uk

Sacrament of Reconciliation every Saturday when there is Mass and on request
Rosary for peace on Tuesdays at 10.00am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
A list of intentions for Mass during the week will be found at the back of the church

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