Sacred Heart Parish Weekly Newsletter.

A CAFOD livesimply accredited parish

The Presbytery, Church of the Sacred Heart, Tel: (024) 7645 6214
Harefield Road, Coventry, E-mail: sacredheart.covty@rcaob.org.uk
West Midlands CV2 4BT Website: www.sacredheart-coventry.org
ands CV2 4BT

1924 100th Anniversary of our Parish and School 2024

Parish Priest: Fr Tony Norton sacredheart.covty@rcaob.org.uk
Parish Treasurer and Gift-Aid organiser: Nina Babbage: pt.sacredheart.covty@rcaob.org.uk
Health and Safety: John Robinson hs.sacredheart.covty@rcaob.org.uk
The Parish operates in accordance with Statutory Safeguarding Guidance and the National and Archdioceses policies &
procedures at all times. Our Parish Safeguarding Representatives are Pascal and Sue O’Malley. They can be contacted at:
sg.sacredheart.covty@rcaob.org.uk or alternatively the Diocesan Safeguarding team can be contacted on 0121 230 6240
safeguarding@rcaob.org.uk if you have any concern.
Parish Livestream: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXaa0PR2llDQExUXhzN2lg

Dear Parishioners, 8th December 2024

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT (C)
CTS New Sunday Missal. Readings p67. Preface p551. Eucharistic Prayer 3 p613
Food for our needy
Saturday
Families. THE DEADLINE
5.00pm Chris and Babe Breen (The Breen Family)
FOR DONATIONS IS NEXT
Sunday
SUNDAY 15TH DECEMBER 10.30am For all the people of the Parish.
Each year you are Monday SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
wonderfully generous and CTS New Sunday Missal p1206. Preface p1210. Euch Prayer3 p613
kind in donating food for 9.00am Richard Donnelly, R.I.P.
our needy families. These Tuesday
are distributed by the 9.00am Seamus Boylan, R.I.P. (Mary and Tony Henry)
school who need to do so Wednesday No evening Mass today.
before the end of term. (There is a reunion of the priests ordained in my year of 1980)
(No fresh food, only 9.00am Richard and Juliet Heenan & Richard & Patrick Jnr., R.I.P.
tinned food, or in Thursday
packets.) These can be left 9.00am Zig Bentley, R.I.P. 2nd Anniversary (June)
Friday St. Lucy, Virgin, Martyr
in Church behind the
9.00am David Griffin, R.I.P.
baptism font.
Saturday St. John of the Cross, Priest, Doctor of the Church.
Error in last week’s 8.15am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
newsletter. The first Mass 9.00am John and Teresa, R.I.P.
on Christmas Eve is Confessions Saturday 9.30am – 10.00am and 4.30pm – 4.50pm
4.30pm not 4.00pm. The
15th December 2024
other Mass times on the
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT (C)
next page are correct. CTS New Sunday Missal. Readings p71. Preface p551. Eucharistic Prayer 3 p613
Saturday
Please sign the petition to 5.00pm Don, Doreen and Donal Kenny, R.I.P. (The Leckenby Family)
the Hospital which is on Sunday
the table in the porch. So 10.30am For all the people of the Parish.
far we’ve had over 180
signatures, which is amazing.

*Madeline Griffin’s funeral will be on Tuesday 17th December at 9.30am. No receception into Church the night
before.

God Bless,
If you hear the fire alarm leave by the nearest exit The Parish is part of the Archdiocese of
following the instructions of the fire marshals. The Birmingham. Registered Charity No. 234216
Assembly Point is in the car park www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk
 An Induction Loop system is BABY CHANGING UNIT Please switch off mobile
provided. Please switch Provided in the phones when in Church.
Hearing-Aid to ‘T’ disabled toilet. Thank you.

Last week’s Offertory: £983.45 comprising: Gift-Aid Starting 22nd November in Corpus Christi.Every fourth
envelopes: £97.00 non-Gift-Aid envelopes and cash: Friday 6.00pm – 8.00pm. “Charis”: Rosary, Holy Mass,
£434.45 Direct Giving (Standing Orders and donations) Confession, Spiritual talk, Adoration, praise and
around £452.00. Thank you. Worship led by Fr Stephen.
This weekend Retiring collection for the Poor Parishes
Fund. First Holy Communion and Confirmation for children
Counters this week: Team C. attending non-Catholic Schoools. If you have any
500 Club Draw November. Total Income £300.00 Total children who need preparing for their First Holy
Prizemoney £150.00 1st Prize £90.00 No.19 V. Banks; 2nd Communion or Confirmation please see me after Mass.
Prize £40.00 No.780 Barbara MacIntyre; 3rd prize
£20.00 No.320 Alice Gibney. Please support Coventry Book Bank. Many children in
schools and in the care system do not have any reading
At the Christmas Eve and the Christmas Day Masses books of their own. There is a green wheelie bin as a
there is only one collection which is your Christmas collection point at the back of the church. For further
Offerings for your priest. Envelopes will be available at information email maeve@thereadingdoctors.com or
the back of Church if you would like to use them call: 07813809213

School Carol Concert in Church Wednesday 18th Monthly meeting on the third Sunday of the month to
December 6.30pm. This is always an amazing support and accompany 18+ LBGTQ+ Catholics, family
celebration so do please come along. members, and friends at Diamond House, 13 Stoney
Forthcoming social events in the Hall: Road, CV1 2NP. For more information, please contact
Friday 13th December - BBC Radio 4 live broadcast of Dcn Leo 07984 071124 dcn.leo.poole@rcaob.org.uk
“Any Questions” from our church hall.
Friday 10th January - Games Sunday evening Mass in the Deanery. There is a Sunday
evening Mass in St Osburg’s at 6.00pm.
Our Penance Service for Christmas will be on Friday
20th December at 7.00pm. There will be plenty of priests 7-Day Candles: 7th – 14th December
available to hear Confessions, so no-one will be delayed Sacred Heart: Reeja Xavier - healing; John Paul Brogan
or rushed. Monday 16th December 7.00pm Penance – anniversary.
Service at St. Anne’s. Our Lady: Catriona Murphy, R.I.P.
Christmas Mass times. By the small Crucifix:
Christmas Eve:
3.00pm (Not a Mass) Carols around the stable in the Please pray for Adolfo Miralles, Lily Zuccarino, Jorge
Hall for young children Miralles, Jose Luis Miralles, Patience Whittaker,
4.30pm Mass (Not 4.00pm as in last week’s newsletter) Lourenco Dias, Kathleen Griffin, Franc Bili, Eddie
7.00pm Mass Cannon, Eileen Hardie, Joshua Hubert, Sue Thomas,
Christmas Day: Margaret Whittle and all who are sick, for the repose
10.30am Mass - And a special guest will be coming at of the souls of Madeline Griffin, Stephen Naughton
the end of Mass! and all who have died and for all whose anniversaries
occur at this time. Please keep in your prayers the
Raffle tickets will be on sale before and after the families of those who have died.
weekend Masses. First prize a £200 shopping voucher, Sacred Heart Prayer group meets every Tuesday
second prize a £100 shopping voucher. Three other evening in the hall at 7:30pm. Everyone is welcome
prizes of £50, £30 and £20 shopping vouchers. A big Offertory Donations to the Parish The best way is by
thank you to the Kerala community for arranging this Standing Order (You can amend or cancel this with your
bank at any time) If you pay tax but don’t yet Gift-Aid
your donation, please ask for a form.
LiveSimply Prayer
Compassionate and loving God, you created the world for us all to share, a world of beauty and plenty. Create in us a
desire to live simply, so that our lives may reflect your generosity. Creator God, you gave us responsibility for the earth,
a world of riches and delight. Create in us a desire to live sustainably, so that those who follow after us may enjoy the
fruits of your creation. God of peace and justice, you give us the capacity to change, to bring about a world that mirrors
your wisdom. Create in us a desire to act in solidarity, so that the pillars of injustice crumble and those now crushed
are set free. Amen.