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8th December 2019
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
SATURDAY 6.00 p.m. Mass – For Pat Surrey – RIP
SUNDAY 10.00 a.m. Mass – For all Parishioners
MONDAY 10.00 a.m. Advent Service of Reconciliation with Fr Kevin
7.00 p.m. Advent Service of Reconciliation with Fr Hugh
WEDNESDAY 10.40 a.m. Funeral for Margaret O’Connell – RIP at
Macclesfield Crematorium
THURSDAY 1.00 p.m. Requiem Mass for Christine Boddington – RIP
FRIDAY 10.00 a.m. Mass for Ellen McGrath
SATURDAY 11.00 a.m. Confessions
6.00 p.m. Mass for all Parishioners
SUNDAY (15 Dec) 10.00a.m. Mass for Margaret O’Connell RIP
PLEASE PRAY FOR Margaret O’Connell whose funeral will take place at Macclesfield Crematorium on Wednesday, 11th December at 10.40 a.m. and for Christine Boddington, Lynne Collins’ mother, whose funeral will take place here on Thursday, 12th Dec at 1 pm.
AND FOR OUR SICK AND HOUSEBOUND
OFFERTORIES 24th Nov/1st Dec: Loose Plate - £173.10/£161.68; Planned Giving - £253.00/£226.00; Standing Orders - £308.00/£308.00; Totals £734.10/£695.68.
THANK YOU to Mark McCabe and Margaret Swift from the Parish Pastoral Council who will speak this weekend about Bishop Patrick’s Plan for the Church in the High Peak. He proposes that Buxton and Chapel be served by one priest and that we sell our churches in Tideswell and Gamesley. We need to prepare for this by each taking more responsibility in our parish community. You will hear some suggestions.
SUNDAY CLUB this Sunday at 2 pm in the Hardwick Room will feature a musical challenge set by Paul Ripley. Contact Caroline (27638) for more information or if you intend to come.
CONGRATULATIONS to the 100 Club winners. £100 to Paul Ripley (No.21). £25 to Pat Hopkins (No.18). £20 to Tony King (No.39). There are about 12 people who have joined but not yet paid – please make Standing Orders/cheques for £48 to “St Anne’s RC Parish Buxton”
ADVENT SERVICES OF RECONCILIATION On Monday 9th Dec at 10 am and 7 pm, Fr Kevin From Chapel will join us in the morning and Fr Hugh from Hassop in the evening.
CAROL SERVICE AT THE DOME – Wednesday, 11th Dec at 2.30 p.m. This year the choir from St Anne’s School will be taking part. Everyone invited to come and enjoy this occasion.
CHRISTMAS CAROL SINGALONG – 15th December at 3.30 pm in the Parish Centre. NO CHARGE, Mulled wine and mince pies. Please leave your name and number of adults/children (for catering purposes) on the board at the back of church. Come and enjoy.
ZINC PROJECT – FOODBANK Thank you for your donations.
They especially need shower gel, shampoo, hair conditioner, toothpaste, brushes, deodorant, tinned meats, ham, corned beef and casseroles and cereals. Thank you once again for your support.
LIVE CHRISTMAS SIMPLY Send your greetings to other parishioners through a Christmas Angel greeting card which is available at the back of the church. All donations to Charis House, a Family Care Charity on Hardwick Square. #Livesimply. Live sustainably. Live in solidarity.
CHRISTMAS EVE Mass at 7.00 p.m. preceded by Carols at 6.45 pm. Christmas Morning Family Mass at 10.00 a.m.
THANK YOU ALL For welcoming Ana from the Grapevine Centre last weekend. We raised £250 for their work.
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING:
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YEAR OF THE WORD “THE GOD WHO SPEAKS”
Our Bishops are launching this on 1st Dec. It marks the 1600th anniversary of the birth of St Jerome who was the first translator of the Bible into Latin. We shall mark it here in the New Year.
RED MISSIO BOXES Thank you to the five people who have returned their boxes. The total was £86.21p for the Missions.
CONGRATULATIONS to Ann Woollacott, Paul Featherstone, Fred Kadzeuski, Thomas Langer and Paul Ripley, who were commissioned as Eucharistic Ministers by our Bishop this weekend.
WELCOME TO JOHN AND LISA COOPER Who have been members of St John’s and the Church of England and are exploring whether God is calling them to be Catholics.
THE PRESENTATION ASSOCIATES wish to wholeheartedly thank everyone that enabled them to raise £1,019.15p for the KAOMA Children’s Orphanage and £200 for the Buxton Riding for the Disabled at their Charity Concert by buying concert tickets, supporting the raffle or helping in many ways in its overall production. The winners of the hamper were Jackie and Peter Oliver.
PARISH FINANCES
Thank you once again for your regular financial giving. The statement for 2018-2019 is now on our parish website. Link to Finance Page.
Our thanks to Margaret Swift for presenting it to us last week. Standing orders, boxes of planned giving envelopes are available today, also gift-aid forms for anyone wanting to gift-aid
BISHOP PATRICK WRITES
“From October 28th to November 8th the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, established by the Government, will turn its attention to the present situation in the Catholic Church in England and Wales. On November 6th Cardinal Vincent Nichols will give evidence to the inquiry. He will once again offer an unreserved apology to all who have suffered at the hands of the Catholic Church and express profound regret especially to the survivors and their families. Both our achievements in safeguarding and our failures will be highlighted and also the need to listen to the voice and experience of survivors. This will be a painful time of deeper purification for our catholic community. Please keep all involved in your prayers, especially those who carry the heavy burden of childhood abuse every day of their lives”.
CONGRATULATIONS TO JULIA WIGGINS who was appointed permanent Headteacher of St Anne’s School last Monday. Julia has been “Acting Headteacher” and “Head of School” over the past 18 months and has been responsible for significant improvements especially in SATS results, Staff morale, and parent relationships. I have invited her to come and talk to us at Mass in the near future and she has already planned a Christingle Service for the school here on Sunday, December 22nd at 3 pm.
HARVEST FESTIVAL - “Let all the Trees of the Wood Sing for Joy”
A big thank you to the children and staff at St Anne’s School and to all who planned and took part last weekend. I think the Children’s Liturgy Group, led by Clare O’Neil, Marion McCabe, Nicky Barnes, and Leslie Crowther stole the show and we enjoyed the new hymns from the Music Group too. Our thanks to Ivana Lukasik and those who decorated the church. Thanks to all for your food donations which will be taken to the Food Bank and for the Cafod Harvest Donations.
OUR GARDENS
Lots of people have been telling me how beautiful they’ve found our church gardens over the Summer. Our thanks to Mary Rooney, Sue Hardman, Cathy Short, Karen King, Lucinda Barratt, Elizabeth Bouchier and Pam Mason who have been looking after them. To Peter Skrobot who has cared for the lawns and Viv Robinson who has nurtured the door planters so caringly.
HIGH PEAK BOROUGH FAIRTRADE STEERING GROUP is looking for Fairtrade enthusiasts to join them in working more widely for Fairtrade in the High Peak. If you are interested in joining, please email mjbrueck@live.co.uk or phone 07977 468285
WELCOME TO CHRIS FITZGERALD who began as our first lay chaplain at St Thomas More and St Anne’s Schools at the start of this term. Chris comes from Rotherham, has been a member of the Briars team and the Diocese of Hallam Youth Service. He will be meeting children, young people and staff at our Buxton Schools and also at St Mary’s schools in New Mills and Marple Bridge.
HARDYAL DHINDSA The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire came to our Sunday Mass last weekend and told us a little about his work which includes supporting the victims of crime as well as all the things we take for granted. He was especially grateful for all the ways High Peak people co-operated with the police during the recent crisis at Whaley Bridge with the Toddbrook Reservoir. He spoke about NICE (Neighbourhoods Investing in Criminal Earnings) and how it makes some £300,000 in awards to local groups from the proceeds of crime. Thank you all for making Hardyal and Palmjit, his wife, so welcome along with Linda Grooby, the ex-Mayor of Buxton. Special thanks to Bruce Thomson and Margaret Swift for their work in applying for and administering the £25,000 grant from NICE. Special thanks to the large group of parishioners who prepared the Centre last Saturday morning and to the McCabe family who hosted the refreshments. Click for videos WELCOME TO HARDYAL DHINDSA The Police Commissioner for Derbyshire
ST THOMAS MORE SCHOOL RESULTS
Mr Brendan Hickey, the Headteacher, writes “Our Year 11 students are celebrating another fantastic year of success with their GCSE results. 86% of students achieved the required Pass Grade in English and 72% in Maths. Overall the progress the students made appears to be the Schools’ best. I’m so pleased not just about these results but especially with these students’ attitudes. They are determined, dedicated and committed. Almost a third of them got top grades in English and a quarter in Maths, which is incredible when you consider these exams increased in difficulty this year. Congratulations to all students who worked so hard and to our staff, parents, governors, and friends who have supported them through the last 11 years of their education”.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LUKASIK FAMILY To Ivana, Marek, Ollie, and Gabby on the birth of Maksymilian on July 22nd. Have a look at him at Mass this Sunday!
“HELLO”
From Fr Domenico Simeone, an Italian Priest, whom a parishioner met in Lourdes this Summer and who went to St Anne’s School.
ST THOMAS MORE GOVERNORS
A massive thank you to JOHN O’MEARA and ROSEMARY WOOD who have both served as Foundation Governors for more than 30 years and are retiring this summer. They have done a splendid job throughout the years and have been great friends and supporters of the school. Sue Hardman is presently Chair of Governors and Anne Woollacott, Lorraine Maddocks and I continue as Foundation Governors. We appointed a Lay School Chaplain last week who will be starting at St Thomas More and St Annes’ Schools this September.
ST ANNES’ GOOD RESULTS
Parents, Staff, and Governors are delighted with the much improved SATS results our Year 6 children received last week. Congratulations to Mrs Wiggins and her team for their hard work this year bearing much fruit.
NEW ROTAS AVAILABLE For all Church Ministries – hard copy and on the Parish homepage – and an amended Welcomers Rota
GDP REGULATIONS Thanks to all who have completed their permission forms for sharing emails with parish groups. If you haven’t please email a sentence saying you consent to this to stannesbuxton@gmail.com
FAITH IN FAMILIES Adoption Information evening every First Thursday of the Month at 7 Colwick Road, West Bridgeford, Nottingham NG25FR. See Poster and www.faithinfamilies.org
CONFIRMATION Congratulations to Molly, Araminta, Sophia, Josh, Joey, Leah, Julia, Mia, Sara, Caitlin, Abi, Casey, Catherine, Sean, Isabella and James who made their confirmation last Tuesday. Many of them will be leading us in the prayers at Mass this Sunday. Our thanks to all their Catechists, to the music group and to the refreshments group who looked after us so well in the Parish Centre. Bishop Patrick told us all how much he had enjoyed the celebration.
NEW PRAYER CARD
This will replace the Live Simply Prayer Card we have been using for 15 months. It will connect with CAFOD’s present campaign of “Celebrating Creation” as part of their “our common home” project. Please take a moment to look at the photos on the card. The market stall overflowing with varied fruits; the parched, cracked earth dried out by drought; the pathway through the forest and the polar bear standing on the last yard of ice in a sea of plastic. Let’s take our time to say the prayer. It will feed us and grow on us. Please leave the prayer cards in the hymn books. Can you remember the Live Simply Challenge? Reduce; Re-use; Recycle; Rebuild.
CHURCH RESTORATION
The builders have finished so have a good look at both the outside and the inside of the church. Please forgive the temporary Holy Water bowl in the entrance. You will notice the internal door has had a facelift; the rose window is now safe and resplendent and the ceiling in the main body of the church and the aisle is completely repainted. There are still some problems with the damp left-hand Sanctuary wall which will be addressed when it dries out. What do you notice about the outside of the building?
RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION FROM THE CHALICE
Thanks to all who came to the Eucharistic Ministers meeting recently.
We thought reception from the chalice was going well and we want to encourage parishioners who haven’t had a try yet to do so.
The minister will say “The Blood of Christ” to you and you reply “Amen” and take the chalice from them. We know that people are rightly concerned about infection and ask that if you have a cold or sore throat you don’t take the chalice.
“JUST NOW” The Diocesan Justice and Peace magazine is available at the back of Church.
Year Book 2013 2014
Parish Year Book 2012 - 2013
St. Anne's Parish Year Book 2011 - 2012
Click logo for Year Book 2011 - 2012
St. Annes Parish Year Book 2009 - 2010
St. Annes Parish Year Book 2008
The Daily Gospel
Pray as you go
Flower Festival Auction of Promises
Grand Total raised for the Flower Festival £1,812.37Many thanks to everyone who helped, particularly to Mike who acted as Auctioneer with great humour and skill and some wonderful individual bids undoubtedly came as a result of his gentle cajoling. Thanks also to Bruce who dealt with the bids, to Angela and Aileen for doing the refreshments, to Rob for all the printing and to Fr Dennis for all the advance publicity. Last but not least, thanks to everyone who kindly donated an item to auction or who bid for one or more of the lots.
We shall have a truly wonderful Flower Festival. We shall display a full list of the lots, donors & money raised at the back of the church from this evening.
Best wishes, Margaret Robinson
Flower Festival
National Catholic News
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