Parish Council: First Meeting on Thursday

7.30 pm, Parish House – we get down to business!

 

Admin Assistant at Spiritans House in Hoole

The Spiritans are looking for an Office Administrator with a background in finance and accounting to work in their Office in Hoole. Mondays to Thursdays 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.  Please send your application to: Provincial Bursar, 60 Hoole Road. Chester. CH2 3NL,

Email provincialbursar@spiritans.co.uk

 

Bishop Mark’s Visitation: Youth Mass

6.00 pm, and we need as many of our youngsters as possible to take part. Thanks so much for those who’ve signed up so far. Please sign up on the lists at the back of church: welcomers, servers, readers, artists, Offertory Procession, musicians & singers… The more the merrier!

 

Heritage Open Days and Trena Cox Talk

For a week from Monday 9th onwards our church will be open weekday afternoons to welcome everyone to Chester’s Heritage Open Days. As part of this annual event, on Sunday 8th at 2.00 pm, Aleta Doran will be giving another talk on Trena Cox, our extraordinary Stained Glass Artist, whose work you can see in our Porch.

 

University Masses Re-Start Monday 9th September

Mondays, 1.10 pm, in the University Chapel. All welcome.

 

Compiling the Pre-Visitation Report.

Would any members of the Parish Council or other interested Parishioners who would like to help me compile this report come to an open meeting Monday 9th September 7.00 pm in the house? Everyone welcome, as we write together this “Portrait of our Parish” in September 2024, to send to our Bishop. 

 

They’re Back from Blackpool!

The Repository will reopen today, Sunday 8th September.  Please note an excellent choice of Christmas cards and gifts will be available from November, so do please come and support us. Thank you, Paula & Bernice (and Mrs Peabody).

 

Help with Accommodation Needed

Student at university seeking support with accommodation on temporary basis. If anyone can put them up for a week or two or if anyone knows of any flats available this would be much appreciated. Willing to pay up to £850 with bills or £750 before bills per month. See FP if interested.

 

Diocesan Finance Audit

Wednesday Morning, starting at 9.00 am.

 

Children’s Liturgy Re-Starts Today

Sunday 8th, at the 10.45 Mass, and will be running until 22nd December. Anyone else like to help?

 

Franciscans Arrival in Chester

1424! There is a special Mass at St Fran is no Tuesday at 12.00 noon to mark this anniversary, to which we are all warmly invited. Happy Birthday, Franciscans!

 

Budding Keyboard Player?

Have we got a young person out there who would like to join our other young musicians and play keyboard for one or two hymns? Please sign up and we will contact you. Tom and the music team will be there for support!

 

Welcome Wednesday 18th September. 

Please drop in anytime between 10.00 and 11.45 for coffee, cake and chat in aid of Macmillan Cancer Charity. No charge but donations gratefully received.

 

Parish Social Walk

Date for the diary. Saturday 21st September. Come and join us for a walk, no longer than three miles based around the river in Chester. For those who want the ‘social’ but not the walk, there will be an opportunity to meet together in a hostelry en route. All welcome, families, individuals, four- legged friends. Details next week.

 

First Holy Communion Parish Group

Lilly Clarkson, Georgia Dawson, Isabella Harris, Joshua Harris, William Haydock, Ben Johnson, Esme Johnson, Joanne Joy, Hugo Mahadanaarachchi, Finlay McDaid, Victoria Puente, Freddie Parkinson, Cerys Pierce, Jessica Pierce, Charles Sims Williams, Chantelle.

List now closed, but if you believe you submitted your name and it’s not included, please get in touch with Louise or Fr Paul.

 

Welcome Wednesday 11th September

Catch-up chat and dominoes until 10.45 when David Huxley will give us a Talk about his Father’s farming life. “Reflections of a Poacher’s Life in the 1960’s & 70’s.” Please bring your own rabbits.

 

September House Mass: Thursday 26th

12.00 noon. Who’d like to host?

 

Annual Mass Count 2024

September 22nd & 29th, October 5th and 12th.

Please enter totals on sheet in Sacristy.

 

Pause for Hope: Sunday 15th September

Have you been affected by cancer? On 15th September at 3.00 pm, there will be an Ecumenical Service named “Pause for Hope” at St Columba’s Church. The service is for anyone who has been affected in any way by cancer. You are most welcome to come for yourself or just to give support to the event. Please invite anyone you know who may benefit from this.

 

Loop System in Church

The Sound Engineers came on Monday and did a thorough overhaul. We believe it is now working fine but will ask the Loopies for feedback (geddit?) at the end of Masses on Sunday, as we did last week. I asked all the Loopies who could hear me to wave. Many did. And then all the Loopies who couldn’t hear to wave. Many did. They worry me a little bit, that second group… We found on Monday that where you sit makes a difference. “Could you ask them to sit somewhere else ?” our Engineer naively enquired. WHAT? Are you going to ask Mrs Kluth or am I?

 

Shrewsbury Lourdes Hospitality AGM

St Columba’s Church (Newman Room), Chester. Saturday 28th September at 2.00 pm. Please forward any items to be discussed under AOB to secretary@teamshrewsbury.co.uk by 14/9/24.

 

Day by Days and Sacred Heart Messengers

Latest numbers now on the News-stand, so do take your copy. £1 each.

 

Photo of the Week: Banners in Church

Celebrations: the repaired banners are again hung in Church: Forgiveness, Confirmation, Baptism, Eucharist. Thanks to Ruby for the snap!