Catholic Hythe Newsletter 24 May 2009

THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 24TH MAY 2009

Virgin Mother of Good Counsel

2, Lower Blackhouse Hill, HYTHE, CT21 5LS 01303-266430 Fax: 01303-264773 [email protected] www.catholic-hythe.org

SUNDAY M ASS INTENTIONS - HYTHE † Alejahdro Atencia (senior) All Parishioners † Lily Rastall † Whitney Shattuck

SUNDAY M ASS INTENTIONS - THE MARSH Dym 8.30 † Larry Dowd L’stone 10.00 Katherine Polley Lydd 11.30 Eileen Hallows - in hospital

P ARISH D AILY M ASS 10.00 AM Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 12noon

† Len Griffiths - anniversary † Ken Blackman Private intention - return of faith

SISTERS’ M ASS (Convent) Sat (vigil) Mon Tue Wed

St. Augustine

Chapel Road Dymchurch,TN29 0TD

135 Queen’s Rd. Littlestone, TN28 8NA

St. Martin of Tours 124 High St. Lydd, TN29 9BA

Catholic Parish served by: The Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (S.O.L.T.) Parish Priest: Fr. Frederick W. Alexander Assistant Priest: Fr Jon Kightlinger In residence: Fr. Robert Copsey Deacon: Rev. Raymond Partridge (01303-873835)

Confessions: Saturday 11.00-11:45, 6-6:30pm

Sat 6.30 pm 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 7.00 pm

St. Monica

Good estate - Roma Clark † Fr Gilbert Huissoud Private Intention (c) Intention of Sr MaryAugustine Thur † Fr Gilbert Hissoud Fri Private Intention (c) ————————————— Memorials & Feasts 25th May - St Bede the Venerable 26th May - St Philip Neri, priest 27nd May - St Augustine of Canterbury ————————————— EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED S ACRAMENT In Hythe Mon - Wed after Mass till 11.30am Sat 11am - 12 noon ————————————— L AST SUNDAY’S COLLECTION - £958.53 THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS —————————————

St. Augustine’s RC Primary School: St. Johns Road, Hythe, CT21 4BE (Tel: 01303-266578) Headteacher: Mrs. P. Parnell St. Edmund’s Catholic Secondary School: Old Charlton Road, Dover, CT16 2QB Tel: 01304-20155101304-201551) Headteacher: Mr. C. J. Atkins

This week’s Second Collection is for World Communications Day HYTHE COFFEE SUNDAY

Coffee and refreshments will be served after 9.30am Mass next week by Liz, Sarah, Susan, and Verity —————————————

ROSARY In St. Martin of Tours Church, Lydd or opposite at 8, The Green on Wednesdays at 11.30am. Also, after the weekday Masses in Hythe.

AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED Latest Newsletter is at the rear of Church. See how the persecuted Church is being helped by our prayer and assistance. Christian Aid in Lydd 15th May. The Methodist Church provided lunch, All Saints the white elephant stall & St Martin of Tours the raffle. We raised £410 for Christian Aid.

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HYTHE LECTORS for next week: SAT 6.30 pm Dearden family SUN 8.00 am Eileen Knight 9.30 am Gill Badcock Paul Timney 11.15 am Geraldine Donlan 7.00 pm Colin Harms GIFT AID Envelopes are available to collect at the back of the church this weekend. To Gift Aid your donations means we can collect an extra 28p for every pound you donate, an excellent way to boost the parish income at no extra cost to yourself. Please consider Gift Aiding if you are not already doing so and are a Tax payer, and contact Shirley to make arrangements for this. Many thanks to you all. Spring Red Box opening. Thank you for your generous support We will require in the near future another one or two collectors. Any names should be passed to Fr Copsey.

*** T h i s W e e k *** First Holy Communion classes will meet on Saturdays 9.15sm - 11am THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION Confirmation classes will be on Thursdays at 7pm in the Fr Daly Hall. Legion of Mary Meets Sundays in the Fr Daly Hall at 5.30pm UCM PILGRIMAGE TO AYLESFORD PRIORY Tuesday 26th May 2009 Coach leaves Hythe at URC East Street at 9.30am, returns 4pm. Cost £15. Contact Norma Crozier - 261829 or Cleo Hart - 230433. Please sign list at back of church. MASS IN CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE At Aylesford Priory on Saturday 30th May at 3pm, for those with 10th, 25th, 30th, 40th or 50th wedding anniversaries this year

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS OF THE RECENTLY DECEASED AND THE SOULS OF THOSE WHOSE ANNIVERSARIES OCCUR AT THIS TIME: Sr. Emmanuel Walkin SM, Mary Wood, Margaret Dearden, Timothy Sloper, Margarita Rico, Kevin Muncer, Sr. Bridget Mary Sweeney, Mary Freeman, James Ellis, John Harris, John McGoldrick, Margaret Sparrow, Thomas Hopkins, Thomas Healy, Mary Taylor, Elizabeth Roche, Edward Brennan, Poppy Bulbeck, John Rich, John Cronin, and Grace Fowler. MAY THEY REST IN PEACE.

JPIC Commission - Spring Assembly, Saturday May 30th, see notice at rear of Church

Cabrini Children’s Society Garden Party Sunday 31st May at Worth Abbey Begins with 2pm Mass. For more info. 02086 682181, or email [email protected] *** FOR YOUR DIARY *** CELEBRATE LOVE Celebrate your love with this two day seminar for couples in loving marriages. Presented in a Catholic context, the seminar is a private experience for couples of any faith. The Hermitage, West Malling 6th & 7th June. www.celebratelove.co.uk Or speak to Mark and Gill Botting 266225

Weekend for the Bereaved 5th - 7th June 2009 ‘Grief in Loss - Hope in Christ’. For more info. Contact Aylesford Priory at www.the friars.org.uk/retreatpilgrim/ retreats2009 or 01622 717272 A Pro-Life Evening - Thursday 11th June 2009, at Our Lady Help of Christians, Guildhall Street, Folkestone, Church and Hall. 7pm Mass followed by talk at 8pm by John Smeaton. Dover Deanery CORPUS CHRSTI EUCHARISTIC PROCESSION Sunday 14th June 2009 at 4pm at Virgin Mother of Good Counsel, Mill Road, Hythe. Please pray for the sick & those in the hospital: Gabriel Sanchez, Louisa Allwright, Frances Stacy, Hannah Forse, Dolores Jennings, Mary McArdell, Mary Plumbly, Eileen Russell, Lorraine Sansom, Klare Schooling, Eberhard Stickler, Catherine Riddell, Roy Hermon, Lesley Wisbey, Bernice O’Leary.