Holy Family RC Church Coventry

Website: www.hf-cov.org.uk

Email: Brennan6192@outlook.com Fr Pat’s Blog: Humblepiety.blogspot.com Twitter: @Pathound

Coventry CV6 4GF 02476 333128

Registered as a Charity. Birmingham RC Diocese No: 234216

5th Sunday of Lent Year A Mass Book Page No. 170

Saturday 1st Apr 6 00pm Thomas & Dorothy Cramp

Sunday 2nd Apr 10.00 am Chris Egan RIP

Sunday 2nd Apr 5 00 pm Stations of the Cross

Monday 3rd Apr 9 15 am Dympna Griffin RIP

Monday 3rd Apr 7 00 pm Penance Service

Tuesday 4th Aprl 10.00am Requiem Iris Marlene Booth RIP

Wednesday 5th Aprl 9 15am Tom Stokes RIP

Thursday 6th Apr 9 15 am Whole School Holy Family

Friday 7th Apr 9 15am Angela Foran

Friday 7th Apr 11 00 am @Cardinal Newman People of the Parish

Saturday 5 15 pm –5 45pm Confessions

Saturday 8th April 12.noon Wedding James Wood & Niamh Skeffington

Saturday 8th April 6 00pm Vigil Josie Byrne RIP Rose McManus

Sunday 9th April 10.00 am John Dowd RIP

Sunday 9th April 2 00 pm Requiem William Francis McGullion RIP

Holy Week: Monday 10th Mass 9 15am Confessions 10-1030 am Tuesday 11th Mass 9 15am Confessions 10 10 30 am Wednesday 12th April Mass 9 15 am Wednesday 12th April Chrism Mass @ St Chad’s Cathedral Holy Thursday 13th April. 7pm Mass of the Last Supper and Watching until 9pm. Renewal of Extraordinary Ministers Good Friday 14th April. 12 noon Children’s Stations of the Cross, 3pm Solemn Liturgy of the Passion and Death of the Lord, 7pm Stations of the Cross.

Holy Saturday 15th April. 9am Morning Prayer, 7.30pm Easter Vigil. Easter Sunday 16th April. Mass at 10am.

Good Friday Morning Walk of Witness 10.45 am Meet near the Methodist Central Hall 11.00 am Open Air Service in Shelton Square 11.30 am Walk of Witness to Holy Trinity Church

Good Friday

Good Friday, love's mystery, O fearsome tree, cross of treachery, carried in agony, bathed in forgiveness’s glory, this the Christ's eternal legacy. O rugged simplicity, radiating a fragile beauty, the suffering servant doing his duty, demonstrates on the cross love's ultimate victory.

Fr. Patrick Brennan 2015 all rights reserved

Website Links: Diocese: www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk Deanery: www.coventry-catholicdeanery.org.uk

School: www.holyfamily.coventry.sch.uk

Head Teachers: Holy Family: Grainne Griffiths Cardinal Newman: Marina Kelly

Parish Safeguarding Reps: Debbie O’Donoghue, Carmel Farrelly Gift Aid: Paul & Ann Yielding HForce Youth Group: Every Second Thursday Young at Heart: Coffee, tea; chat, friendship, in the parish centre Thursdays at 10.00am. Toddlers Group: Tuesday mornings 915 am-11 15 am Parish Centre Information and bookings 02476 336345 Parish Grounds Tidy Up Team. Monday’s 2.pm volunteers

Marriages and Baptisms please refer to Fr Pat to make arrangements

Weekend 8th/9th April Parish Ministers

6 00 pm 10.00am

Extraordinary Ministers: Mary Byrne Robert Cramp Clare Gilheaney Kevin Coughlan Marie Burton Rita McDonald Philip Gilheaney Susy George Readers: Merin & Elsa Joy Carmel Farrelly, Ashling Richardson Counters: Kevin McKeever Tony Roberts Ron Kelly

100 Club Collectors: Volunteer Jill Murphy

Church Cleaning 4th April team 1 Una McKeown & Co

Please pray for the elderly, the housebound, the sick; Jessica Graham, Fiona & Brian Burke, Cheryl Kenny, Sarah Higgins, Ronald Hamilton and all who receive Communion from the ministers, in nursing homes, or hospital. May they know the healing touch of Jesus For all who have died recently especially, John Naughton Iris Madeline Booth and William McGullian

Please pray for all who have died recently... For victims of violence... For an increase in Faith For Pro-Life issues For Church Unity For Pope Francis For priests and deacons For the newly baptised For peace in the world... For all the lapsed… For the parish… for the schools and families... For recently married couples... for prayers answered… for vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life…

The Parish Live Stream Web Cam:

hf-cov.org.uk

Monday Grounds team Mondays 2.00pm Helping to keep the grounds around the church neat and tidy. New people always welcome! Tea provided.

Youth Group H-Force meet every other Thursday evenings in the hall. See Laura Kemp and the youth board in church for more details.

Knitting In the Church Monthly on Monday’s 10 am 11 00am For deserving causes.

Holy Family Weekly Offerings: Gift Aid £194.20 Loose £509 Thank you!.

Piety Stall. There is a good selection of gifts, religious objects and cards for sale each week Holy Communion cards and gifts available.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament this Friday 8 am until 9.00 am

Choir meets every other Monday evening in the church at 7 30 pm all welcome.

Jubilee Celebrations This year is the 60th priestly anniversary of Fr Bernard Anwyl, 16th March 1957 and the 25th priestly anniversary of Fr Patrick Brennan, 5th July 1992. There is a Mass and a celebration on Friday July 14th, to which you are all most welcome to attend. If you want to help with planning of the Mass and the refreshments afterwards please let Fr Pat know. There are 5 priests in the deanery celebrating jubilees this year and Holy Family will host a Deanery Mass and celebration on Friday 30th June.

Gift Aid Giving to the Church? Paying income Tax? Not Gift aiding? Every £1 you give we could claim 25p form the Tax Man! See Paul Yielding for a form.

Divine Mercy Sunday Devotions at St. Mary & St. Benedict 52a Raglan Street. On Sunday 23rd April 2017. Commencing at 2.00pm.

Lenten Sponsored Walk Sunday 2nd April in aid of Balamma Satram, the small village where Fr. Sarves lives and works among the poor, sick and elderly. All donations will go to support those in need. Balamma Satram is a Registered Charity No: 1141184 Website: www.sharingourlove.org.uk

Reconciliation Service at Holy Family. This Monday 3rd April 7.00pm There will be several visiting priests here to hear confessions. Please come along and make a confession before Easter.