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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 [email protected] [email protected]
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: [email protected] Website: www.tauntoncatholicchurch.co.uk
Permanent Deacons: Rev Trevor Jones 01823 270935 Rev Ed Channing 01823251253 [email protected] [email protected]
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:
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: [email protected]
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