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Mass Times & Intentions

• Sunday - 25th Jan (Third Sunday of the Year): 10:00 AM at Holy Rosary (Intention: Parishioners).

• Monday - 26th Jan: 12:00 PM Requiem Mass at Holy Rosary (Intention: Michael Anthony Canty).

• Tuesday - 27th Jan: 10:00 AM at St Joseph’s School (Intention: Nan, Eamon, and Gerard Whelan and Michael Finn).

• Wednesday - 28th Jan (Saint Thomas Aquinas): 9:15 AM at St Paul’s School (Intention: Canon Bob Spence).

• Wednesday - 28th Jan (Saint Thomas Aquinas): 6:15 PM Exposition and Evening Prayer at Holy Rosary. 7:00 PM Holy Mass at Holy Rosary (Intention: Stephen Allison).

• Thursday - 29th Jan: 10:00 AM at Holy Rosary (Intention: Lance, Gemma, and Jamie Moon).

• Friday - 30th Jan: 10:00 AM at St John’s (Intention: Laurence and Mary Boynton). 2:00 PM Funeral Service at Billingham Cemetery (Intention: Durnan Clarke-Burns).

• Saturday - 31st Jan (Vigil 4th Sunday of the Year): 5:30 PM Vigil Holy Mass at St John’s (Intention: M. and N. Hutchinson).

• Sunday - 1st Feb (Fourth Sunday of the Year): 10:00 AM at Holy Rosary (Intention: Parishioners).

Key Notices

• Next Sunday (1st February): There will be a Collection for the White Flower Appeal.

• CAFOD: A Coffee Morning will be held after Mass on Sunday, 1st February.

• Medway Thursdays: Join us for tea, coffee, biscuits, and a chat every Thursday from 11:00 AM in the Medway. Everyone is welcome.

• Lourdes Pilgrimage - Youth Section: Bookings for the Diocesan Pilgrimage close on 31st January 2026. Please contact the organizers soon to secure a place.

• Holy Rosary Crib: Thanks to Kevin, Bill, Peter, and Brian for the Holy Rosary Crib construction. A full story is available on the website.

• Light a Virtual Candle: Visit the Prayer Wall on the parish website to join the community in spirit.

• January Puzzle Challenge: Fr Adrian’s latest puzzle is available; names of correct answers will be published at the end of January.

• All Our Yesterdays: A call for photographs, videos, or memories to help preserve history. Please speak with Fr Adrian.

• SVP Crib Collection: Over £470 was raised for Sudan Infant Feeding Stations.

• SVP Food Hub: Open on Fridays from 12 noon to 2:00 PM.

• Baptismal Preparation Meeting: For parents/carers on Thursday, 12th February at 6:15 PM in The Medway.

• Parish Pilgrimage to Walsingham: Planned for Friday 21st – Sunday 23rd August 2026. Please provide a £50 deposit to Callum Walker.

• Holy Island SVP Summer Camps 2026: Applications are open for children in School Years 5 to 7. Volunteers are also needed for various roles.

Prayers

Sick: 

• Sheila Allen, Maureen Braithwaite, Carol Brownlee, Ann Christeson, Robert Dalton, Bill Devine, Judy Houchen, Sheila Hunt, Brian Kane, Mary Langsdale, Sarah McAllister, Rev. Dan Mckie, Grace Ollie, Christine Rooney, Bill Simpson, Fr John Skivington, Peter Smith, Judith Sowerby, Margaret Wilkie, Kate Williams.

Recently Died:

• Michael Green, Sheila Holmes, Mary Bewley, Thomas Peters, Brian Nichols, Bridget McGoldrick, Georgina McQuilling, Peter Horan, Vivian Suttill, Helen Webb, Christopher Madden, Edmund (Eddie) Wilson, Frankie Miller, Neil Davis, Trevor Pennington, Chris Allison, Stephen Allison, Denis Murphy, Audrey Upton.