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Collections & Standing Orders

St George’s: £978 & £995 St Teresa’s: £143 & £230

Thank you for your generosity

Upcoming Special Collections: 10th Sept: Catholic Education Service 17th Sept: Home Mission Sunday 8th October: CAFOD Harvest Family Fast

Diocesan Prayer Link: Clifton Cathedral Church of

St Peter & Paul, Bristol

Parish Priest: Monsignor Bernard Massey Assistant Priest: Fr David Savoury bernard.massey@priest.cliftondiocese.com david.savoury@priest.cliftondiocese.com

Parish Administrator: Carolyn Kirby St George & St Teresa Parish Office Tel: 01823 272700 Hours: Monday - Thursday 9.30am - 1.00pm & Friday 10.00am - 5.00pm Email: taunton.stgeorge@parish.cliftondiocese.com Website: www.tauntoncatholicchurch.co.uk

Permanent Deacons: Rev Trevor Jones 01823 270935 Rev Ed Channing 01823251253 trevor.jones@deacon.cliftondiocese.com edward.channing@deacon.cliftondiocese.com

Churches: St George’s Billet St, Taunton, TA1 3NN St Teresa’s Eastwick Rd, Taunton, TA2 7HF

We remember all those who have died recently especially Geoff Gunn, Sheila Sutton, and those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Stanley Cattle, Martin Thomas, Valerie St John Webster, Rosalie Hayhurst, Paul Gallagher, Hilda Bending, Eileen Manders, Gerzuydas Balbosiovas, Bronwyn Webber, Patricia Baker, Mary Branscombe, Frank Crossman, Eileen Foxton, Dorothy Goodall- Copestake, Ann Major, Catherine O’Flaherty, Mary Platt, Clare Smith & Bernard Ridge

In this week’s gospel we see Jesus retreating into gentile territory for a while, to take a break

from endless confrontation with the Pharisees, and to let things cool down a bit. While he is there a

woman (we know from Mark, a Greek woman of social standing) begs Jesus to cure her daughter,

who is tormented by a demon. Perhaps because he is in gentile territory Jesus makes clear his own

standing as Messiah – he comes first for the people of Israel; they must be fed before the “dogs” of

the household. The word used for dogs here indicates little pet dogs – so he is actually being more

tender than we at first realise, but he is testing the woman’s faith nevertheless.

She comes through with flying colours. With real humility she persists in begging mercy from the

man she believes to be the Messiah and her prayer is answered. Jesus found faith amongst the

pagans that often he did not find amongst his own people. Let’s not think that because we’re

Catholics we are entitled to God’s privileged attention – there may be others, outside the Church,

whose humility and simplicity of heart bring them an enviable closeness to God.

Fr David

CONFESSIONS & ROSARY St George's: Confessions Thursday: 12.00-12:20pm Saturday: 10:00am-10:30am & 5:00pm –5:20pm Rosary : Thursdays: 11:45am & Saturdays:10:00am St Teresa’s: Confessions by request Sunday Evening

Sat 19th 5:30pm St George’s Twentieth Sunday Molly, Jack & Austin Sowerby RIP

Sun 20th 8.00am St George’s Twentieth Sunday People of the Parishes

Sun 20th 9.30am St George’s Twentieth Sunday Deceased Members of the Atherton & Rainford Families

Sun 20th 11.00am St Teresa’s Twentieth Sunday Raffaele & Ginetta Pizii RIP

Mon 21st 9.30am St George’s St Pius X Margaret Gregory RIP

Tues 22nd 9.30am St George’s The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Bob Wilkinson RIP

Wed 23rd 9.30am St George’s Ordinary Weekday Dominic James Lucas RIP

Thurs 24th 12:30pm St George’s St Bartholomew Intention of Joanna Sydor

Fri 25th 10:00am St Teresa’s Ordinary Weekday Eileen Elizabeth McChrystal

Sat 26th 9.30am St George’s Ordinary Weekday James Littlejohns RIP

Sat 26th 5:30pm St George’s Twenty-First Sunday Eileen Foxton RIP

Sun 27th 8.00am St George’s Twenty-First Sunday Simon Benjamin Hulme RIP

Sun 27th 9.30am St George’s Twenty-First Sunday Deceased Members of the

Kirton Family

Sun 27th 11.00am St Teresa’s Twenty-First Sunday Intention of David Culley

MASS TIMES FOR THE COMING WEEK

BOOKSHOP Please support your church & pay

us a visit for your Gifts & Cards. Opening times: Sunday, 8.30am -11.30am

Healing Mass with Benediction at St Dunstans, Somerton,

on Friday 1st September at 7pm FFI: tel Maggy on 01460 281 038

St Georges Church

Choir & Music Group

The Choir practise weekly on Thursday

evenings, 7.30 - 9pm in St George’s

Church & will resume on Thurs 7th Sept.

St George’s Music Group practise on

alternate weeks & will resume on Fri 1st

Sept, 7.30 - 9pm in St George’s Church

If you sing or play an instrument & are

interested please feel free to chat to us

at St George’s Church on Sunday after

the 9.30am Mass or tel: Anne-Marie

Twort on 253293 or email the Office.

There will be a second collection this weekend for the

Taunton Catholic Charities

ST GEORGE’S MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION & READERS rotas for October to December are being prepared. Please will Eucharistic Ministers & Readers

advise Anthony Brown of all unavailable dates by

Monday 11th September Tel 01823 480441; Email:

aabrown.battens@gmail.com

CONFIRMATION &

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

A Deanery Confirmation Mass

will take place on the evening

of Thursday 30th November at

St George’s Church - full details

will follow in a few weeks.

First Holy Communion will

start in January 2018 - details of

these sessions & how to apply

will follow later in the Autumn.

Living Stones

Retreat days for Catechists & Youth Leaders

Youth Leaders, Catechists, teachers, clergy & all interested

in Youth Ministry are invited to

take time to explore, reflect & pray at one of our Youth

Ministry Retreats. Saturday 16th September 2017 at St Cassian's

Centre, Kintbury or Saturday 20th January 2018 at Brownshill

Monastery, Stroud. Both days

10am – 4pm; lunch provided. Cost £20 per person; booking

essential. FFI/to book email: youth@cliftondiocese.com

Altar Servers If those who made their

First Holy Communion recently, or anyone who has made their First Holy Communion, would like to become an Altar Server,

please contact Mgr Bernard or email the Rectory.

The Parish Sick List is on the noticeboard in the Narthex of both churches.

Any additions or changes are listed in the Newsletter so as to

keep you up to date on who would appreciate your prayers.

Foundation Governor St George’s Catholic School is

seeking to appoint a Foundation Governor onto the Governing Body.

Foundation Governors are appointed by the Bishop for a

four-year term to ensure that the religious character of the school is

preserved. The school is looking for an enthusiastic and committed member of our parish who is

prepared to express their views, listen to the views of others

representing the school and to influence pupils’ education for the

better. For further information, &/or an application form, please

speak to Monsignor Bernard Massey or to Helen MacConnell

(Chair of Governors). Closing date for applications: Monday 11th September 2017

Geoff Gunn’s Funeral Service will take place at Taunton Deane Crematorium at 3.30pm on

Wednesday, 23rd August; there is no Requiem Mass but Margaret would be pleased if you joined her at the

9.30am Morning Mass at St George’s Church this coming Wednesday.

If you wish to make a donation in memory of Geoff, please forward a donation to your preferred charity.

St Teresa’s 70 Club Will parishioners who are not

members please consider joining us, and existing

members from last year please renew. FFI contact John

Cavaciuti or the Parish Office

OPEN DOOR - Help our local homeless. Food (non perishable), toiletries,

clothing & bedding always needed. Phil & Deacon Trevor Jones are St

George’s parish contacts. Boxes are available for items at both churches.

The Spring Collection, of the Clifton Catholic Children’s Society (CCS) Blue

Boxes, raised the sum of £167.64. Thank you to all who contributed.

“The Catholic Centre Lending Library”, thanks to Sylvia Richardson, has been refurbished & reclassified. The books, & material of religious connection, are now available to be borrowed - & returned so they are accessible to all. There is a book provided where readers may list the

books they have borrowed/returned & if they wish, write a short review. Donations of books are always welcome, bearing in mind their content &

the space available; those not used will be sold at the Monthly Book Sale. Any enquiries, please contact Sylvia (Librarian) on 01823 253 962