St Benedict’s Social Club Rowan Rd Batchley

Available for hire Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals and other occasions.

Telephone the Club on 01527 60345

BINGO Every Sunday 2.30pm & Monday 8pm

Hadzor Prayer Group Friday mornings 11am-12.30pm to reflect on the Gospel for the coming Sunday. Refreshments provided

St Mary’s Alvechurch Ecumenical Faith Group On the third Wednesday of every month at 10.30 am – all welcome

New LIFE Care Service in Redditch By appointment

telephone 07516 257409 Free National Helpline 0808 802 5433

In the porches there are some LIFE cards which we would ask you to take and place in your doctor’s surgery

“My house shall be called a house of prayer” Please be sensitive to those who want to pray in silence before Mass. Before Mass Talk to God During Mass Listen to God After Mass Talk to each other

Statue Visitation for the Consecrated Life

Parishioners are invited to receive the statue of Our Lady for one week and place her with flowers and candles in a prominent position in the home. Each day you are committed to praying the rosary to which parishioners can be invited to join in if you so wish. If you would like to participate in this, please see one of the clergy or contact the parish office.

ROTA SO FAR ......... Sunday 7th May 2017 Caroline Holland Sunday 14th May 2017 Susan Salam Sunday 21st May 2017 Vera Whyte Sunday 28th May 2017 Sarah Reynia Sunday 3rd June 2017 Bernard Cannon If your date is not convenient for you, please either swap with someone else or let the parish office know. Could you welcome the statue of Our Lady into your

home? - Yes? - please contact the parish office!

If you wish to contact the parish St Vincent de Paul group, please telephone

07531 818731 (the SVP phone) and leave

a message with your contact details so we can

return your call.

THE SHRINES OF OUR LADY & THE SACRED HEART To have the lamp burn for your intentions or loved ones, please contact the parish office, suggested donation £5.

Fellow Catholic Parishioners please come and join us

The Catenians - a Catholic men’s association

‘Strengthening family life through friendship and faith’ The Redditch Circle meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month at the Abbey Hotel and welcomes new members. For further information please contact Andrew Farrell on 07767831548 or Brian Green on 01527 543111

TREE OF HOPE

The tree of hope is near the statue of St Therese for anyone who wishes to hang a leaf for their own particular petition or sorrow. Feel free to take a leaf

and write a name or message on it to hang on the tree and spend sometime in prayer

Mount Carmel Seniors Group

Thursdays at 2.30pm St Benedict’s

May 18th Trip to Windsor Castle, River & Shopping Seats available—Non members Coach £13, Castle £18.70 seniors or £20.50 adult, River £12 COACH LEAVING ST BENEDICT’S AT 8.45AM June 22nd Victoria & Albert Museum July 6th Trip to the Seaside

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GOING INTO HOSPITAL—IMPORTANT

Please let us know if you are going into hospital.

It is ESSENTIAL that you ask for a Catholic Chaplain when in hospital.

Coffee Shop

at St Benedict’s,

Batchley

Wednesdays

10am—12noon

Afternoon Tea for Christian Aid Week Saturday 20th May 3.30pm-6pm at St Stephen’s Church, Town Centre.

Legion of Mary Mondays 10am Parish Centre All welcome

NEW LEAF RECOVERY CHARITY Joseph Salam (son of Susan) will be doing a Sky-dive in aid of the above charity on Saturday 20th May. If anyone wishes to make a donation, visit

Justgiving.com/Joseph-Salam.

Annual Novena

& Pilgrimage to the

Shrine of the Sacred

Heart of Jesus

Mass, Sermon & Novena each evening 8pm

Thursday 15th-23rd June 2017 Friday 23rd June

Feast of the Sacred Heart Sunday 25th June 3pm Pilgrimage Afternoon

Open Air Mass & Procession of Blessed Sacrament in honour of

the Sacred Heart MARYVALE INSTITUTE

B44 9AG

Reflection for today ………..

The Lord’s words in today’s Gospel speak to a great and yearning hunger in the heart of each of us. We are everlastingly restless and unquiet, always wanting more than we have, always with eyes fixed on the future, anxious to be anywhere but here. Perhaps it was with this unsatisfied hunger that the serpent tempted Eve: ‘You will be like gods’ (Gen 3:5a). Certainly it was that hunger that made the great and worldly-wise St. Augustine say : ‘Our hearts are restless until they rest in you.’

Distribution of Holy Communion at

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

The servers and choir (when present) receive Communion first. Would parishioners please then come from the front (Our Lady’s side) and then from the back (Sacred Heart side). This will avoid the congestion we currently have when both sides of the church are coming forward and returning to their seats all at the same time. Thank you.

CAR PARKING

As you will have noticed the parking space markings have been updated in the car park. This is in accordance with Health & Safety guidelines. We ask all parishioners using the car park to park within the spaces provided and to be considerate to the parking needs of others and respectful of pedestrians accessing the church. We cannot accept responsibility for the loss or damage to third party property, vehicles and their contents whilst left on these premises.

New Readers’ Rota for Mount Carmel

This is available from the Sacristy after Masses this weekend, please take your copy home with you.

St Mary’s, Alvechurch

Friday 19th May Quiz and Fish & Chip Supper. Tickets £8 to include supper, these must be bought in advance to allow for catering. Contact Felicity 0121 445 2371 for tickets and more details.

Redditch Faiths Together

Unity in Diversity Sunday May 21st 2.30pm-5pm Gather at Bordesley Abbey ruins, the first known place of worship in Redditch. Parking available at the Abbey Stadium. At 3pm walk together to Town Centre for refreshments at St Stephen’s Church and A Panel Discussion ‘Finding Unity in Diversity’ Mark-ing 500 years since the beginning of Christian Refor-mation in Europe’. All ages welcome. For details contact 07946 655450

Pilgrimage to Bordesley Abbey

4pm Sunday 4th June

Commencing from Mount Carmel Church

PARISH SUMMER FETE

Sunday 2nd July, 12 noon in the

Presbytery Garden

Raffle Tickets available soon

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Pray for us

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL, REDDITCH

Beoley Road West, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 8LT (01527) 63096

Email: office@mtcarmel.co.uk Website: www.ourladyofmountcarmel.co.uk

The Parish is part of the Archdiocese of Birmingham: Registered Charity No.234216

Parish Clergy: Fr Anthony Rohan, Fr Craig Davies, Fr Cornelius Safe

Permanent Deacons: Revs Des Chilton & Peter Griffiths

NEWSLETTER 1760 FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER, 14TH MAY 2017

Parish Mass Book Page 131 Acts 6:1-7 Psalm 32 1 Peter 2:4-9 Gospel John 14:1-12

PARISH WEBSITE UPDATE: www.ourladyofmountcarmel.co.uk Journey in Faith, Baptism Enquiries, Wedding Enquiries etc,

VACANCY

at Lucy Locket’s

Kindergarten

NURSERY NURSE

required 3 days a week.

If interested contact

Lucia Skinner on

01527 61777

Mass Times & Intentions

Fifth Sunday of Easter Year A

Week beginning Sunday 14th May 2017

Saturday Mount Carmel 5.00 pm John Morrissey (a) Hadzor 5.00 pm Ints of Terese & Christy Brennan

Sunday Mount Carmel 8.15 am Norah & Eddie O’Hara (a) 9.45 am Mass in Polish 11.15 am Murty Cornyn (a) 6.00 pm People of the Parish Alvechurch 9.45 am Stella Griffiths Feckenham 10.15 am Barry Rugan (a)

Monday Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Ints of Margaret Maddison Thanksgiving for J Joseph

Tuesday Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am George & Rosamma (a) 6.00 pm Agnes Doyle St Thos More Sch 9.10 am School Mass

Wednesday Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Ints of Dee Sharme (b’day) 1.30 pm Funeral Mass Margaret Smith 5.00 pm Mass in Polish

Thursday Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Tom Quinlan 7.00 pm Michael Biggs (a) St Augustine’s Sch 9.30 am Class Mass (9TG)

Friday Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Ints of Pauline & Jim Phillips 5.00 pm Mass in Polish St Bede’s Sch 2.15 pm Class Mass (5HA)

Saturday Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Holy Souls

(The following fulfils Sunday Obligation) Mount Carmel 5.00 pm Hetty & Giovanni Facchetti Hadzor 5.00 pm William O’Brien

Sixth Sunday of Easter Year A

Week beginning Sunday 22nd May 2017 Mount Carmel 8.15 am Lady Jeanne Hunt 9.45 am Mass in Polish 11.15 am Gertie McPhillips 6.00 pm John Corbett Alvechurch 9.45 am People of the Parish Feckenham 10.15 am Holy Souls

Parish Diary ….

Sunday Fourth Sunday of Easter Psalter Week 4, Fourth Week of Easter Redditch Catholic Fellowship Annual Mass at Oscott

Monday 10am Legion of Mary in Parish Centre 6pm Parish FHC Class in Parish Centre 7pm Mount Carmel Choir Practice in church 7.30pm Narcotics Anonymous in Parish Centre

Tuesday Deanery Day at Harvington 6pm Latin Mass in the Extraordinary Form 6.30pm MCS FHC Meeting in school (Reconciliation)

Wednesday 6pm Aid to the Church in Need Prayer Meeting 6pm STM FHC Meeting in school (Reconciliation)

Thursday 7.30pm Journey in Faith ‘Catholic Devotions’

Saturday Tea & Coffee after 5pm Mass in Parish Centre Tea & Coffee after 5pm Hadzor in the Newman Room

Flowers : Mary Laserna Sunday Fifth Sunday of Easter Psalter Week 1, Fifth Week of Easter

Counting Team G

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Pilgrimages in 2017

Rome Sunday 8th-Friday 13th October from B’ham Airport, £750 per

person sharing, single room supplement £150, Deposit £150. Contact

Andrew Oldnall on andrewsoldnall@gmail.com, or phone 0121 440 8623

landline or 07733 226063 mobile.

Fatima (Weekend—Feast of the Immaculate

Conception) Thursday 6th-10th December from B’ham Airport

£399 per person sharing, single room supplement £65.00. Deposit £150.

Contact Andrew Oldnall on andrewsoldnall@gmail.com, or phone 0121

440 8623 landline or 07733 226063 mobile.

Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

Monday 11 Sept—Tuesday 19 Sept, led by Bishop William Kenny, Flights

from Heathrow. Package Price £1740 per person based on 2 sharing. All

rooms have ensuites. Extra charges Single Rooms £380, Travel Insurance

£59. For more information and booking form contact Gill Didino at

Tangney Tours 01732 886666.

Confessions at Mount Carmel

During Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament followed by Benediction Saturdays 10-10.50am

On the 1st Saturday of the month the Rosary will be said

after Devotions

Tuesday Evenings 6.30pm-7pm

7pm for 7.30pm Women of the Diocese Meeting at St Mary’s, Alvechurch ‘Working together for Faith’

All welcome.

Thursday Saint John I, Pope

(+526) He was elected Pope in 523. The Arian King, Theodoric, sent him as his ambassador to Emperor Justin in Constantinople. On his return, he was captured by the king, who was displeased at the outcome of the embassy, and cast him into prison at Ravenna where he died a few days later.

Friday Saint Dunstan

(909-988) St Dunstan belonged to a noble family and served as abbot of Glastonbury (Somerset) and Bishop of Worcester and London and, finally Archbishop of Canterbury. He was zealous in building churches, promoting monastic life and restoring ecclesi-astical discipline. He was buried at Canterbury Cathedral.

Saturday Saint Bernadine of Siena

(1380-1444) St Bernadine was born in the Republic of Siena (Italy). He entered the Franciscan Order and preached the name of Jesus to the people of Italy with great fervour. He won the conversion of many souls. He died during a preaching tour at Aquila, where he was buried.

Vacancy at St Augustine’s

ICT TECHNICIAN

required asap, Salary grade 3-SCP 14-17 Full time,

Permanent. Closing date 12.30pm Friday 19th May

For further details and an application form visit

www.st-augustines.worcs.sch.uk, or contact Mrs

Charley Evans HR Assistant on 01527 555976 or

email evans@st-augustines.worcs.sch.uk. Potential

applications are welcome to visit the school, please

contact Ben Glover, New Technologies Manager on

gloverb@st-augustines.worcs.sch.uk or call 01527

550400 to arrange a visit.

VACANCY

at Lucy Locket’s Kindergarten—NURSERY NURSE required 3

days a week. If interested contact Lucia Skinner on 01527

61777

Lamp at the Shrine of Our Lady of Mt Carmel

This week the lamp burns in loving memory of JOHN LYNCH … Next week the lamp burns for a PRIVATE INTENTION (C.C)

Lamp at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart

This week the lamp burns for the DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE STEWART FAMILY ... Next week the lamp burns in loving memory of CORNELIUS MORRISSEY, NED & NORA MORRISEY (Birthday Anniversary)

For the dead ...

Your prayers are asked for MARGARET SMITH Funeral Mass 1.30pm Wednesday 17th May , MICHAEL SEENEY, MARGOT LANGLEY, NORAH MASON, BRIAN WEBB & FR GEOFFREY HARGREAVES Priest of this diocese. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Please pray for the sick...

Deacon Des Chilton, Carmel Fiolka, Fred & Pauline Clarke, Jane-Christina Thomson, Bob & Caroline Holland, Mick Halloran, Allan Barber, Chris Figgett, Kitty Fanning, Thomas Henry Burn-side, Bridget Heatley, Winifreda Olga Hall, Brian & Devan Dixon, Pat Conner, Ita Hayes, Martin & Margaret Daly, Maureen Reavey, Gregory & Linda Daniel, Maura Lee, Chris Whyte, Mar-garet Clarke, Sean Harkin, Anthony Obinna, Margaret Leonard, Mary Hickey, Kath Harkin, Bill & Julie Hopkins, Peter Daniel, Rita Wilson, Pat Davis, Grazyna, Kazik & Krzys Juszkiewicz, Peter Baker, Bill Wilson, Delia Bree, Gino Belmonte, John Henry Birtle, Martin Twomey, Mgt Maddison, Fiona Shortt, Jane Elliott, Pat Reardon

What’s on ……………….

March for Life, Lifefest 17 Saturday 20th May

Join Bishop Robert Byrne in remembering the 8.7

million babies who have died throughout 50 years of

legal abortion in the UK beginning with Mass at

10am in St Chad’s Cathedral. For full itinerary to to

marchforlife.co.uk

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Vacancies at the Archdiocese of Birmingham

Head of Communications & Community

Management £34,000-£40,000 pa

Press & Media Relations Officer £27,000-£31,000 pa

For informal discussion/job description for either role

please contact Gerry Dryden, Director of HR via email

Gerry.dryden@rc-birmingham.org or phone 0121

230 6224. Application for either role is by covering

letter and CV. Closing date is Friday 2nd June 2017

First interviews scheduled for week commencing

26th June with final interviews scheduled for week

commencing 3rd July 2017.

WEEKLY STATISTICS

Weekend 6/7 May 2017 1st Collection £719.78 2nd Collection £403.93 Attendance 744 (No Polish Mass count) These figures do not include Standing Orders

The Parish Safeguarding Representatives are

Mrs Jane Craig & Mrs Linda Gordon

SAINTS & FEASTS FOR THE WEEK …

Baptism To arrange for the baptism of your child/children you will need to contact the parish office on 01527 63096 or visit the parish website to find out when the next available Baptism Meeting is for you to attend. At this meeting you will be given the Baptism Form to take away with you for com-pletion. Once completed please bring it with you to the parish office on a weekday morning between 10am—11am when one of the priests will be able to see you and book the date for baptism. Baptisms normally take place on a Sunday at 12.45pm in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. There is an administrative fee of £30 for Baptism which should be paid at the time of arranging the date.