March 7^th 2010              Third Sunday of Lent                        

Baptisms - by appointment with the priest; Sacrament of Reconciliation – after evening & Saturday morning Masses and Saturday Evening: 5.40-6.10pm; Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament – Saturdays 9.00 – 9.50am; Morning Prayer - Sat 9.40am; Rosary – Weds 9.10am. Stations of the Cross – Fri in Lent after morning Mass.

For regular meeting information please see the notice board in the narthex

Next Weekend there will be an appeal and retiring collection for Catholic Care.

Lourdes Fund Raising Coffee Morning. This made £200.06. Many thanks to all who helped and supported.

ICF Fund Raising Coffee Morning. This will be after both masses on Sunday 14^th March. All donations of raffle prizes and cake welcomed. Any offers of help at the 8.30am mass would be gratefully received. See Fr. Dan or Amanda McDonnell.

SVP Party. We finally regret that we have been unable to proceed with our party arrangements for several reasons, and so we must leave it until next year. Sorry to disappoint you all, but with great hesitation I can say that there will be the usual Summer Outing at the beginning of September. More on that later.

Parish Reorganisation. The sub group reports are available in the narthex. Thank you from Fr. Paul to all parishioners who helped. All material he has received on the matter has been sent to Bishop’s House.

CAFOD Lent Fast Day. Please remember the “Give It Up” fast throughout Lent. Envelopes and a donation basket are still in the narthex.

Ingleborough Practice Walk. There will be a practice walk for the 8^th May Parish challenge on Sunday 7^th March 1.45pm meet at Hall Park Bandstand. Wear good walking shoes and bring a drink. Details in the narthex.  

Ladies Group. Next meeting schedule for Wednesday 10^th March at 7.30pm in the school hall. Speakers from The Sylvia Wright Trust have been invited to talk to the group.

Parish Newsletter. The next edition of the parish newsletter will be published at the end of March. If you have any articles, stories, poems, anecdotes or items of interest, please send them to Margaret Barnes or email john.barnes13@ntlworld.com by March 26^th.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Sunday 14^th March starting in Millennium Square from 11am (10.30am if you wish to join in the march). Entertainment on Millennium Square all afternoon – All welcome.

Growing Old Gracefully Project. Seminar on issues concerning frail, older people including those with dementia and their carers. Tuesday 16^th March 7-8.30pm Little Sisters of Poor, Headingley. All welcome. Call 07811455424 for information.

TASC Chaplaincy Open Lecture Series. Thursday 18^th March 7pm at Trinity and All Saints College. Poster in the narthex.

St. Mary’s Primary School Grand Ball. Saturday 8^th May at the Queens Hotel, Leeds. £45 a ticket. Poster in the narthex. Contact Francesca Darcy 07838753166 or Catherine Brayshaw 07960753513.