Catholic Parish of the Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart North Walsham, St John of the Cross Aylsham, St Helen Hoveton

Sacred Heart North Walsham, St John of the Cross Aylsham, St Helen Hoveton

NEWSLETTER 30.08.26

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FROM THE PARISH PRIEST
A Huge Thank You:  Thank you to the generous sponsors who have donated towards the Sacred Heart sound system.  We had a bumper week last week where over £1200 was raised through the SumUp machine and through envelopes.  Thank you for your generosity (you know who you are!)  and I thank those who used the GiftAid option as this increases your donation by 25% at no additional cost to you.   The good news is that I feel comfortable enough to proceed with the upgrade to the system and have booked this in for mid-September.  The members of our choir will be able to hear more clearly and, hopefully, the whole system will sound crisper and clearer.  If you still wish to donate towards the system, then please feel free to do so.    
Our Lady of Peñafrancia:  Our joint celebration of Our Lady of Peńafrancia and the jubilee celebrations take place with Bishop Peter on September the 20th at 1pm.  We have been joyfully invited by the Norwich Filipino Community to celebrate this beautiful feast together and to celebrate our Jubilee Mass with Bishop Peter.  Let us all come together as one community and make this a celebration to remember.    We hope to make a display of three boards in the Narthex of St Helen’s for this event with pictures of our three churches depicting our life over the last 50 years (or beyond).  If you do have pictures that we can use, then please bring them to Mass so we can use them on the displays.    
The programme for September 20th  looks like this:  12:30 – gather at Broad Tours, Wroxham (just over the bridge after Roys) 13:00 – procession from Broad Tours to St Helen’s 14:00 – Mass with Bishop Peter 15:30 – Feast and celebration kindly provided by the Filipinos  
The Annual General Meeting for the Parish Pastoral Council:  This will be held on Thursday 10th September at 7.00 pm in Sacred Heart Parish Hall.  Refreshments will be served before the meeting, and all are welcome.  This is an important opportunity for us all to come together as a Parish to hear what has been happening financially, sociallyand charitably in the Parish during the past year.  Please sign the list at the back of your church if you will be attending. 
Readers at Sacred Heart: The new reading rota is ready, so you may collect your copy from the back of the church today.		Fund Raising for the Sound System:  Money has already started coming in for our appeal. So far, we are approaching our goal of £2600. This is most encouraging and thank you to all who have donated so far from all our churches.  
The Music Liturgy Group (Aylsham) return on 13th September after their summer break and would love to welcome a few new members. No previous experience needed, just enthusiasm and commitment! To find out more, talk to any of the current group or contact Katie on 01263 577784.   
We pray for our sick parishioners: Matt Butler, Frances Palman, Mary Bell, Celia Cooper, Margaret Larkins, Maria Halsey, Joan Macnamara, Richard Skelton, Teresa Fitzmaurice, Bernadette Saunders, Doreen Rockey & daughter Sandra, Pam Thornton, Mary Long, Malcolm Akers, Frances Mack, Amy Heywood & Peter, Cathie Dickson, Carolyn Rayner and her mother Mary Rayner, Alan Ganney, Roma BrooderWe pray for those whose anniversaries occur this week: Leokadia Lloyd, Christina Quinn, Catherine Brooder, Anthony Conrad, Beatrice Turton, Joan Law, Teresa Moss, Anthony Bateman.  
May they rest in peace