St Benedict’s Social Club Rowan Rd Batchley

Available for hire Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals and other occasions.

Telephone the Club on 01527 60345

BINGO Every Sunday 2.30pm & Monday 8pm

Hadzor Prayer Group Friday mornings 11am-12.30pm to reflect on the Gospel for the coming Sunday. Refreshments provided

St Mary’s Alvechurch Ecumenical Faith Group On the third Wednesday of every month at 10.30 am – all welcome

New LIFE Care Service in Redditch EVERY FRIDAY 10.30am-12pm

in the Parish Centre - telephone 07516 257409 Free National Helpline 0808 802 5433

In the porches there are some LIFE cards which we would ask you to take and place in your doctor’s surgery

Statue Visitation for the Consecrated Life

Parishioners are invited to receive the statue of Our Lady for one week and place her with flowers and candles in a prominent position in the home. Each day you are committed to praying the rosary to which parishioners can be invited to join in if you so wish. If you would like to participate in this, please see one of the clergy or contact the parish office.

ROTA SO FAR ......... Sunday 11th September 2016 Christine Watson Sunday 18th September 2016 Susan Salam Sunday 25th September 2016 Vera Whyte Sunday 2nd October 2016 Sarah Reynia Sunday 9th October 2016 Bernard Cannon If your date is not convenient for you, please either swap with someone else or let the parish office know. Could you welcome the statue of Our Lady into your

home? - Yes? - please contact the parish office!

If you wish to contact the parish St Vincent de Paul group, please telephone

07531 818731 (the SVP phone) and leave

a message with your contact details so we can

return your call.

THE SHRINES OF OUR LADY & THE SACRED HEART To have the lamp burn for your intentions or loved ones, please contact the parish office, suggested donation £5.

Fellow Catholic Parishioners please come and join us

The Catenians - a Catholic men’s association

‘Strengthening family life through friendship and faith’ The Redditch Circle meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month at the Abbey Hotel and welcomes new members. We are lay mem-bers of the Church who meet once a month for support in our faith, friendship and fun. For further information please contact Andrew Farrell on 07767831548 or Brian Green on 01527 543111

TREE OF HOPE

The tree of hope is near the shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel for anyone who wishes to hang a leaf for their own particular petition or sorrow. Feel free to take a leaf anytime and write a name or message

on it to hang on the tree and spend sometime in prayer

GOING INTO HOSPITAL—IMPORTANT

Please let us know if you are going into hospital. It is ESSENTIAL that you ask for a Catholic Chaplain when in hospital. Chaplains are no longer given names of patients. __________________________________________________________________________________________

Mount Carmel Seniors Group

Next meetings -

Thursdays at 2.30pm St Benedict’s

25th September Two day trip to Blackpool Illumina-tions & the Lake District. Cost £85.00. 6th October Bingo 20th October Talk by Doug Richards Trip for October to be arranged 3rd November Cup of tea, cake, chat & bowls 10th November ‘Paddy’ at the Palace Theatre 7.30pm __________________________________________________________________

Young Catholics Adults Weekend 28th-30th Oct Age range 18-40, weekend retreat at Douai Abbey in Berkshire featuring Fr Thomas Crean. YCA will be running the weekend with the assistance of the Schola Gregoriana of Cambridge. Visit http://www.youngcatholicadults.co.uk/events.htm for more

information.

Mount Carmel 500 Club

Subscriptions to the 500 Club will be due next month (October). If you are not a member of this very good fundraiser for the parish and would like to be, contact the parish office for a membership form. You can have as many numbers as you want, cost £12 per number per annum.

Volunteers wanted . . .

Helen Tuite is appealing for people to raise money for the MS Society by taking part in Solihull’s first Half Marathon on Sun-day 23rd October. You can register at hhtp://www.kpevents.net/4612/event-23rtd-oct-2016-solihull-half-marathon. Once you have done that or have any queries, contact Helen on 07941 416303 or Helen.tuite@hotmail.co.uk and she can arrange for a sponsorship pack to be sent to you.

Reflection for the weekend ……..

Section 2444 of the Catechism sums up the implica-tion of today’s reading ‘The Church’s love for the poor is a part of her constant tradition’. This love is inspired by the Gospel of the Beatitudes, of the poverty of Jesus and of his concern for the poor. Love for the poor extends not only to material poverty but also to the many forms of cultural and religious poverty.

Harvest Mass & Lunch at Feckenham

this Sunday 25th September, All welcome

Mass 10.15am Harvest gifts to be auctioned for charity at a 12.30pm ‘shared table lunch’ in Feckenham Village Hall

HCPT Group 148 Sponsored 10 mile Walk

Malvern Beacon to Herefordshire Beacon Sunday 2nd October 10am start with outdoor Mass, finish approx.5pm. HCPT Group 148 is a Catholic Charity that takes children with disabilities or special needs from the local area on pilgrimages to Lourdes each Easter. Our volunteers are constantly trying to raise the money to take 5 children away next Easter. All proceeds to towards the fares of the children. For more info visit www.hcpt.org.uk/group/148. Sponsor-ship forms available at the back of church.

Lampedusa Cross Walk of Witness

Sunday 2nd October

Join us to walk in solidarity with refugees!

Departing from St Chad’s Cathedral at 12.30pm following the 11am Mass, and walk together along the canal to the Birmingham ICC, venue of the Con-servative party conference. (Please note due to the

nature of the route along the canal there are mobility is-

sues). Archbishop Bernard Longley will be joining us to bless those present and speak of the need to Welcome the Stranger in this Year of Mercy.

Christmas Bazaar Saturday 26 November

12 noon-3pm at St Bedes

Raffle Tickets have been ordered and will be available shortly. The next pre Bazaar meeting will be on Wednesday 19th October at 7pm in the Parish Centre for all those involved in the Bazaar and for any other parishioners who would like to run a stall or help in any way.

Altar Servers Visit to Westminster Cathedral

Last Saturday a group of altar servers together with parents travelled to London to a special Mass for the St Stephen’s Guild of Altar Servers celebrated by Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westmin-ster. They also managed to do some sightseeing and an enjoyable day was had by all. Hopefully some photos will appear on the website at some point.

Creationtide runs from 1st Sept to 4th Oct every year, bringing Christians together to pray and work for the protection of the environment. This year, on October 4th, the Feastday of St Francis, there will be an ecumenical service at St Stephen’s at 7.30pm in order that the Christians of Redditch can come to-gether to pray for the protection of our common home. Everyone welcome to attend.

Singers/Musicians are welcome to join Music ministry at the Sunday 11.15am Mass. No experi-ence necessary, no obligation to attend every service. Rehearsal 11.50 (before Mass).

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL, REDDITCH

Beoley Road West, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 8LT (01527) 63096

Email: office@mtcarmel.co.uk Website: www.ourladyofmountcarmel.co.uk

The Parish is part of the Archdiocese of Birmingham: Registered Charity No. 234216

Parish Clergy: Fr Anthony Rohan, Fr Cornelius Safe, Fr Craig Davies

Permanent Deacons: Revs Des Chilton & Peter Griffiths

NEWSLETTER 1727 TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR C 25TH SEPTEMBER 2016

Parish Mass Book Page 72 Amos 6:1.4-7 Psalm 145 1 Timothy 6:11-16 Gospel Luke 16:19-31

PARISH WEBSITE UPDATE: www.ourladyofmountcarmel.co.uk Journey in Faith, Baptism Enquiries, Wedding Enquiries etc,

PARISH COUNCIL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

After 5pm Mass next Saturday in the parish centre

Open to all parishioners

The Parish Safeguarding

Representatives are Mrs Jane Craig & Mrs Linda Gordon

Mass Times & Intentions

Twenty-sixth Sunday of the Year C

Week beginning Sunday 25th September 2016

Saturday Mount Carmel 5.00 pm Edna O’Brien Hadzor 5.00 pm Jamie & Toby Green (b’day a)

Sunday Mount Carmel 8.15 am Christopher McNamee (b’day a) 9.45 am Mass in Polish 11.15 am People of the Parish 6.00 pm Dec’d Cornyn & Darcy Families Alvechurch 9.45 am George, Valerie & Paddy Higgins Feckenham 10.15 am Holy Souls

Monday Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Kathleen Healy Noreen Aldridge (b’day a) Family of Rita Salloway

Tuesday Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am John & Anna Karbi 6.00 pm Christina Donnelly St Thos More Sch 9.10 am School Mass

Wednesday Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Geraldine Kenny 5.00 pm No Polish Mass

Thursday Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Mary Styles 5.30 pm Reception of Body Robert Evans 6.30 pm Adoration 7.00 pm Fr Kevin Good, Peggy Good & Kevin Good Jnr St Augustine’s Sch 9.10 am Class Mass (11MZ)

Friday Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Ints of Deacon Peter & Veronica Griffiths (50th Wedding Anniv) 2.30 pm Funeral Mass Robert Evans 5.00 pm No Polish Mass St Bede’s Sch 2.15 pm Yr 8 Class Mass

Saturday Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Patrick & Elizabeth Bree (a) The following fulfils Sunday Obligation Mount Carmel 5.00 pm Michael John O’Brien Hadzor 5.00 pm People of the Parish

Twenty-seventh Sunday of the Year C

Week beginning Sunday 2nd September 2016 Mount Carmel 8.15 am Private Intention 9.45 am Mass in Polish 11.15 am Michael McNamee (b’day a) 6.00 pm Steven, Marie & Ivan Alvechurch 9.45 am William Moran Feckenham 10.15 am Maryanne O’Leary

Parish Diary ….

Sunday Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C Psalter Week 2

Monday 5pm Legion of Mary 7pm Choir practice in Mount Carmel Church 7.30pm Narcotics Anonymous in Parish Centre

Tuesday 7.30pm St Benedict’s Social Club Committee Mtg

Thursday 7.30pm Journey in Faith in the Parish Centre

Saturday

Parish Council AGM after 5 o’clock Mass Teas & Coffee after 5pm evening Mass Teas & Coffee in the Newman Room after 5pm Mass at Hadzor

Sunday Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C Psalter Week 3

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What’s on ………….

A Saint for the Midlands

Cardinal John Henry Newman

Michael Hodgetts ‘A Hymn for Newman’ & Fr Peter Conley ‘Newman’s Colloquial Expressions’ The Cloisters, Oscott College B73 5BB Saturday 1st October, 2pm open, talk starts at 3pm.

Redditch & Bromsgrove Parkinson’s Disease Society present a

Quiz Night at the Bell Inn, Astwood Bank on Saturday 1st

October at 8pm

Arrow Vale Singers 40th Anniversary Concert

with special guests West Mercia Police Band at St Stephen’s Church, Redditch Saturday 15th October at 7.30pm Tickets £10 available from Mrs Christine Parkinson on 01527 893525 or David Cruise 01527 450756

Confessions at Mount Carmel

During Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament followed by Benediction Saturdays 10-10.50am

On the 1st Saturday of the month the Rosary will be said

after Devotions

St Augustine’s Catholic High School

OPEN EVENING

Thursday 6th October 5.30pm-8.30pm

Principal’s Address 6pm & 7pm

SAINTS & FEASTS FOR THE WEEK …

Monday Saints Cosmas & Damian

They were brothers from Syria. Cosmas and Damian were mar-tyred during the persecution of Diocletian. Their names appear in the Roman Canon.

Tuesday Saint Vincent de Paul (1581-1660) St Vincent was born in France. He was a priest who dedicated himself to the evangelisation of the poor, the unfortu-nate, and the suffering. Together with Louis de Marillac, he founded the congregation of the Daughters of Charity. He also founded the Congregation of Priests of the Mission, known as Lazarists. His life remained deeply rooted in humility despite his worldwide fame.

Wednesday Saint Wenceslaw or of

Saints Lawrence Ruiz and

Companions

(907-930) St Wenceslaw was Duke of Bohemia. He assumed the leadership of his country in the year 925. After many trials in governing and evangelising his people, he suffered martyrdom at the hands of his brother. In the 17th century, Lorenzo Ruiz and his companions shed their blood for Christ in Nagasaki, Japan. These martys were members of the Order of Saint Dominic. There were 9 priests, 2 religious, 2 sisters, and 3 laymen. Among the latter was Lorenzo Ruiz, a family man from the Philippines. They abundantly sowed the seed of Christianity with the example of their life and faith.

Thursday Feast of Saint Michael, Gabriel

and Raphael, Archangels

Friday Saint Jerome

(340-420) St Jerome was born in Dalmatia (present day Croatia)He studied in Rome where he was baptised. He chose monastic life, and went to Syria where he was ordained a priest. He went back to Rome as secretary to Pope Damasus, who commissioned him to revise the Latin text of the Bible. He went to Bethlehem to work on this project. His work is known as the Vulgate which the Church has adopted as the official version. He also wrote many other works, mostly commentaries on the books of the Bible.

Saturday Saint Therese of the Child Jesus

St Teresa was born at Alencon, France in the year 1873. She personally petitioned the Holy See to enter the Carmelite monas-tery at Lisieux while still a teenager. She was outstanding for her humility, simplicity and confidence in God. She offered her life for the salvation of souls and for the Church. She died in 1897. She is the patron saint of France and the Missions.

Lamp at the Shrine of Our Lady of Mt Carmel

This week the lamp burns for the intentions of J JOSEPH ... Next week the lamp burns in loving memory of MICHAEL & WINIFRED CONBOY (B’DAY ANNIVERSARY & ANNIVERSARY)

Lamp at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart

This week the lamp burns for the intentions J JOSEPH …. Next week the lamp burns in loving memory of BRIAN MANDER

For the dead ...

Your prayers are asked for ROBERT LEONARD EVANS Reception of Body Thursday 29th September at 5.30pm, Funeral Mass 2.30pm Friday 30th September, GERALD FRANK MULLINGS Reception of Body Thursday 6th October at 5pm, Funeral Mass 12 noon Friday 7th October. May the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace

Please pray for the sick...

Deacon Des Chilton, Kathleen Kavanagh, Thomas Adams, Alison Cole, Johannah White, Selina Kilker, Carmel Fiolka, Anna Byrne, Fred & Pauline Clarke, Mark Collins, Mary Grady, Delia Bree, Matthew Smith, Paul Hart, Anne McVicker, Ruby Urka, Jane-Christina Thomson, Bob & Caroline Holland, Mick Halloran, Sr Catherine Devaney, Allan Barber, Chris Figgett, Peggy Woods, Joseph Curtagar, Cynthia Williams, Teresa Grantham, Edwin McGlynn, Dave Pugh, Francis Latchford, Simon Taylor, Lilian Lee, Lottie Hatcher, Fiona Short, John Gannon, John Gill, Phyllis O’Brien, Mary Hillier, Margaret Hughes, Lily Robinson, Kitty Fanning, Thomas Henry Burnside, Bridget Heatley, Winifreda Olga Hall, Kathleen Donovan, Brian & Devan Dixon, James Vaughan, Jill Bennett, Kerry Boyd, Andrew Berry, Pat Conner, Aidan & Ita Hayes, Margaret Beddows, Helen Hardwick, Kate Shenton, Martin & Margaret Daly, Clifford & Christopher Browne, Michael Smith, Michael Burke, Andrea Ferguson, Loret-ta Burns, Charlie Walker, Maureen Reavey, Lynda Rose, Ann Lowe, baby Ellis Morbey, Emma Martin, Jim Gallagher, James Cull, Daisy Mae Williams (aged 3), Pat O’Boyle, Sas Burford, Jackie Gallagher, G Smith, Megan Collier, Cee Sheriden (Hadzor), Thelma Edwin, Martin Twomey, Gregory & Linda Daniel, Maura Lee, Sheila Nicholson, Gordon Taylor, John Laugharne, Dick Bell, Tony Gillespie, Chris Whyte, Margaret Clarke, Paul Kearns, Joyce Tremeer, Philip Broom, Alan Purvis, Brigit Broom, Oscar Rees, Monty Breslin, Judy Mitten, Nellie Gilbert, Sean Harkin, Anthony Obinna, Margaret Leonard, Kobie Boggis, Nora O’Connor, Lucia Galleo, Jacquie Barker-Dean, Norah Hughes, Mary Hickey, Dun-can MacInniss, James Hopper, Bill Cosgriff, Kath Harkin, Ken Harler, Rt Rev Christopher Jones, Bishop Emeritus of Elfin, Rita Wilson, Pat Gordon, Jane Elliott, Theresa Price, Marion Furey, Bill Hopkins, Peter Daniel, Rita Wilson, Martin Brand, Pat Davis, Margaret Maddison, Brother Michael, Grazyna, Margaret Wheeler, Luisa Zinali, Fr David Hutton, Eileen Granger, Trevor Jones

Congratulations to ……

We welcome into God’s family RUBY & MIA BIDDLE, AALIYAH ELLENA WILKES & MAKSYM NOWACZAWSKI baptised last weekend at Mount Carmel

WEEKLY STATISTICS

Weekend 17/18 September 2016 1st Collection £718.62 2nd Collection £315.91 Attendance 643 (No Polish Mass count) These figures do not include Standing Orders

Baptism To arrange for the baptism of your child/children you will need to contact the parish office on 01527 63096 or visit the parish website to find out when the next available Baptism Meeting is for you to attend. At this meeting you will be given the Baptism Form to take away with you for completion. Once completed please bring it with you to the parish office on either a Monday or Friday morning between 10am—11am when one of the priests will be able to see you and book the date for baptism. Bap-tisms normally take place on a Sunday at 12.45pm in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. There is an administrative fee of £30 for Baptism which should be paid at the time of arranging the date.

(Syro Malabar Rite) Monthly Mass 6.15pm Rosary followed by Mass,

First Saturday of the month