“We love him, because he first loved us.”
The thirty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time ends the Church’s liturgical year, so the readings describe the enthronement of the victorious Christ as King in Heaven in Glory. This year marks the one-hundredth anniversary of Pope Pius XI’s 1925 institution of today’s Feast of Christ the King with the proclamation, “Pax Christi in regno Christi” (the peace of Christ in the reign of Christ). This means that we live in the peace of Christ when we surrender our lives to him every day, accept him as our God. Saviour and King and allow him to rule our lives
Fr. Peter
This Sunday is the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the universe.
A Second Collection Appeal will be made at all parish Masses today for donations to the Sacred Heart SVP Conference. The St Vincent de Paul Society group will report on their work over the past 12 months with the homeless, the lonely and deprived. The appeal will be not only for donations this Christmas time and for the coming weeks but we seek ongoing support in the form of regulator benefactors and most of all new members to volunteer and come forward to help with the growing need to respond to the poor within come forward to help with the growing need to respond to the poor within our very parish boundary.
The CHRISTMAS FAYRE – Saturday 29th November, 9am – 1pm. PLEASE, continue to donate items: a special appeal for more bottles, please, for the bottle tombola!
Let’s make it a ‘bumper’ event! A morning when we, as a parish, can get together, enjoy the company and MOST OF ALL!! raise some money for our ailing three churches. All three are badly in need of serious renovation.
What you can do to help:
Pick up a poster from church to put in your window, or in a local shop or on a notice board or public building in the coming days. We need:
Volunteers – people who can be on hand to give help where needed & generally be welcoming to visitors. There will be 12 stalls so it will be busy.
Raffle prizes
Bottles – not just of wine but of any kind eg. bath essence, shampoo etc.
Sweets, Cakes/cookies (delivered near to the time). Important point: ingredients must be listed, please.
Advent Retreat Day. The parish is organising an Advent Retreat Day on Saturday 13th December in the parish hall from 9.30am to 4.00pm. Fr Alvan Ibeh SMMM will be the speaker.
LATE-ADVENT SERVICE OF TRADITIONAL LESSONS & CAROLS. 7pm. Thursday 18th December at St John of the Cross Aylsham. This is an ecumenical service led by Fr Peter and the Rev. Canon Julie Boyd, Vicar of St Michael’s Parish Church, Aylsham. Everyone of all faiths and none is warmly invited to join the SJX Catholic community for this short service of familiar words and music followed by refreshments. Do come!
At the Sacred Heart, (NW), we are hoping to start holding Forums on a fairly regular basis as do our two other churches, St John of the Cross, Aylsham and St Helen’s, Hoveton. These short but valid meetings are held in church immediately following the Sunday Mass and are a welcome opportunity for different points of interest, ideas or concern to be discussed and considered. If you have any points to be discussed please see Peter McKenna. First Forum will be Sunday 7th December. Your opinions are important.
Pastoral Work, Volunteers Needed. The chaplaincy at HMP Bure are looking for volunteer/s to assist in the pastoral care of Catholic prisoners but also to assist in the pastoral care of inmates of other faiths and none. If anyone would be interested in finding out more about this role, which would involve a few hours one Saturday or Monday a month, please contact the Chaplaincy at HMP Bure on 01603-326180. Alternatively, please contact via email – Simeon.akindele@justice.gov.uk or Gerard.mildinhall@justice.gov.uk.
Nominations for new Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) representatives. We are still waiting for a nomination for a representative for the Sacred Heart!
TRADITIONAL CAROL SERVICE OF CAROLS & READINGS to be held at the Sacred Heart Church, Sunday 21st December, 3pm.
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY Sat. 20th Dec. 2-5pm in the hall. NEED TO SIGN UP BY SUNDAY 23RD NOVEMBER! Further information pl email: faithful.flames2025@gmail.com
We pray for our sick parishioners: Matt Butler, Frances Palman, Mary Bell, Celia Cooper, Margaret Larkins, Maria Halsey, Joan Macnamara, Richard Skelton, Teresa Fitzmaurice, Joan Gale, Bernadette Saunders, Doreen Rockey & daughter Sandra, Pam Thornton, Mary Long, Malcolm Akers, Frances Mack, Tony & Amy Heywood & Peter, Cathie Dickson, Carolyn Rayner and Antonia Martínez.
We pray for those whose anniversaries occur this week: Malcolm Craven, George Goodier, Patricia Honey, Maureen Hardingham, and Frieda Summerhill. May they rest in peace.
