Second Sunday of the year - 25th January – 2nd February 2025

Date

Mass and Service

details

Times

Intentions

Other Events

Sat 25th

Adoration &

Mass – 3rd Sunday

10.30-

6pm

In the

Purgatory

Wed

Toddler Church

Adoration & Mass –

Feria (In church)

10.15am

1.45pm

In church then in

hall

For peace in Gaza

Choir Practice

Hall in use 9am –

12pm Hall in use 6.30

– 8pm (Yoga)

Let us pray for our sick & housebound: Ben.S, Colin.B, Bernard.W, Marie.R, Biddy.M,

Barbara.R, Margaret.W, Aileen.R, Deacon Bill, Janet.W, Lynne.M, David.W, Kathleen.P, David.B,

Kathleen.L, Cathy.L, Christine.H, Dave.K, Mary.W, Hilary.O’S (Breda's niece), Ben O’C (Carmel’s

nephew) & Terry.H.

Upcoming Parish and Community Events

Thurs

Feb

Jubilee Prayer: Prayer cards available in the porch/pews please keep to hand as we shall be

saying this prayer at mass during the jubilee year. More details at

dioceseofnottingham.uk/jubilee2025

The results of the voting for our joint parish name are as follows:

St John Paul II 36 (St Winefride’s) 25 (Our Lady’s)

St Matthew 29 27

St Bartholomew 4 11

St John Paul II will be the name put forward to the Bishop for approval. We are

grateful to everyone who voted.

St Winefrides 200 CLUB: Over the next few weekends we will be giving out envelopes for this

year’s 200 Club. If you are joining again, please put your money in the envelope, £12 per

attending.

Nottingham Cathedral Choirs & Southwell Minster Choir will be singing Evensong

together at Southwell Minster to celebrate the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian

Unity, on Sat 25th Jan at 5.30pm. All welcome

Assisted Suicide Legislation – what happens next? Bishop John Sherrington writes regarding

an update on the assisted suicide legislation, known as the Terminally ILL Adults (End of Life) Bill,

that the next stage is evidence-gathering by the committee examining the Bill & Bishop John will

submit written evidence to that. This committee will examine the Bill in detail, after which it will

then return to the floor of the House of Commons for a further substantive vote. This vote will

probably take place in late April / early May. The Bill could be defeated in that important division.

(ODA). They need your help to reach their goal of 10,000 signatures, which will trigger a response

from the Government. Please sign their open letter today: https://acnuk.org/our-campaigns/red-

wednesday-advocacy-letter. Together, we can help Christians & other religious minorities trapped

in modern slavery, extreme poverty & worse.

If you would like to deepen your faith, grow in community with other 18-35 years olds as well as

engage more fully in your parish then the brand-new Young Adult Formation Course run by

the Diocese of Nottingham is the course for you. For info contact

charles.archer@dioceseofnottingham.uk or sign up at: https://forms.office.com/e/9qvH5SjRHh

when we will celebrate Mass at 3.00pm to mark the Jubilee of Marriages. The Bishop will lead a

Renewal of Vows during the Mass, impart a special Jubilee Blessing & afterwards host a Reception

in Cathedral Hall. All married couples & their families are welcome to attend, especially those

recently married & those celebrating significant anniversaries this Jubilee year

You Can Help Your Marriage – Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated/angry with each other?

Do you argue or have you stopped because it only makes it worse? Retrouvaille has helped 10s of

1000s of couples experiencing difficulties in their marriage. For confidential information about the

next programme which will be presented on Zoom, Thurs 27th Feb – Sun 2nd March please

email: info@retrouvaille.org.uk tel: 07887 296983, or visit www.retrouvaille.org.uk

Saint Barnabas Cathedral Choir is singing Bach’s Saint John Passion on Sat 29th March at

7.45pm. QR code is available on the poster at the back of church.