St Felix Rc Parish Newsletter - 6th Sunday Of Easter

FROM CAFOD ...

We have great faith in the Catholic community and its stalwart commitment to our work, even in these trying economic times. So we are especially grateful to dedicated CAFOD supporters such as you and your parishioners at St Felix’s who are invaluable to us and our partners overseas in sustaining the vital work we do for development and social justice. Please do keep CAFOD and those with whom and through whom we work, especially the people of Sri Lanka, in your prayers. With my best wishes and gratitude,

Chris Bain

Director, CAFOD

OUR PARISH ADVISORY COUNCIL (PAC)

needs your help in order to develop a Parish Welcome Pack. How can you help? If you are involved in running a group or activity in our parish, then please contact Mark Jones (Tel: 07875 115250 / email: [email protected]) with details of when and where you meet and how to get involved. GALA CHARITY CONCERT ST AUGUSTINE’S CHURCH SATURDAY, 6th JUNE, 7.30pm

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS ALL WHO ARE SICK AND THOSE WHO HAVE DIED RECENTLY OR HAVE ANNIVERSARIES:

Featuring light and classical choral music Tickets: £7.50 Available from Keith ( 01473 725700) or Tony ( 01473 420848 )

David Kerr, Michael Hazell, Lily Dunn, Alexander Howard, Peter Kelly, Denise McCann, Nigel Shillitto, Katheleen Harrison, Elizabeth Negus. RIP

CHRIS O’BRIEN, a parishioner, is a carpenter and general builder, warmly recommended by all he works for in the parish. If you have any jobs that need doing, please contact him on Fx 277883 or 07985481147, and he will be pleased to quote and help.

8, Gainsborough Rd., Felixstowe IP11 7HT 01394 282561

St. Felix RC Parish Newsletter

I am writing to thank you and all the parishioners at St Felix’s for your incredibly generous donation of £12,142.00 from your weekly collections for CAFOD in 2008. Please do pass on my sincere thanks to everyone involved in raising this fantastic amount!

E-Mail: [email protected] Parish Priest: Fr David Hennessy Website : www.saintfelix.org.uk Facebook Group facebook.com/group.php? gid=112120055384

May 17th 2009 SIXTH SUNDAY OF

EASTER

WEEKEND MASS SATURDAY 6pm ( Baptism of Alexandra Maria Torres Davison )

SUNDAY 9am Marie Richardson 80th Birthday 10.30am ( Convent ) 11.30am ( Trimley )

Peter has a vision ... WEEKDAY MASSES Convent Monday: Eucharistic Service Tuesday—Saturday: 10.00am

COLLECTIONS LAST WEEK:

Tuesday: Ita Aherne & Family

OFFERTORY: £834.03 CAFOD: £ 207.20

Wednesday: Mary Doohan (Founder of Little Way Ass’n , Died 29th August, 2008, aged 91)

MANY THANKS INDEED FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

FRIDAY 12noon at St Felix

SEAFARERS UK LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS WITH THE FELIXSTOWE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA SATURDAY, 6th JUNE, 7pm ST JOHN’S CHURCH ORWELL ROAD Adults: £15; Children: £5 Tickets available from Derek Peters ( 285010 )

After many years serving the parish as our Gift Aid Organiser, Mike Tehan is now retiring . I am immensely grateful to Mike for the work which he has so cheerfully done over many years. This essential work will now be carried on by Alan Lamberton who can be contacted on 01394 279373 for any queries or, hopefully, to sign on for gift-aiding your donations. Why feather the second homes of MP’s if the church can reclaim the tax the parishioners have paid and use the money to improve the lot of the parishioners? The note below gives some guidance as to the minimal requirements to give using Gift Aid.

PARISH SUMMER FETE SATURDAY 20th JUNE 2pm - 4pm. This weekend we will be handing out the raffle tickets. Please try and sell as many as you can, as it is an easy way for the parish to make money. Please return counterfoils and cash in an envelope marked "raffle" to either Sylvia, Jenny or through the presbytery door. If you would like to donate a raffle prize lists are up at St. Felix, St. Cecilia's and the Convent. If you would like to help at the fete, a list is up in St. Felix. If you are new to the parish or perhaps now have a little spare time on your hands, this is a good way to meet people and make new friends. More details next week. Watch this space. Your Parish really does need you!! Any queries please speak to:Sylvia - 275370 or Jenny - 671217

Please consider GIFT AID for your donation This enables the church to reclaim tax you have paid on the money you donate. You can only provide gift aid if you pay tax ( and who doesn’t? ). You do not have to pay a specific amount. You do not have to pay every week. You can cancel at any time.

You just have to provide your name and address and state that you pay tax. Contact Alan Lamberton on 01394 279373 if you would like to Gift Aid your donations. Thank you.

CHILDREN’S SUMMER CAMP – Each year the Diocese of East Anglia organises a camp for children aged between 8 yrs and 14yrs. The camp offers a mixture of faith and fun. Over the past years, many children from our parish have attended these camps and enjoyed them so much they have returned year after year. The camp this year will be held at Eccles Hall in Norfolk from Friday 28th August until Monday 31st August at a cost of £70 per child. It would be a great experience for any child who is able to go. Please contact Monica Macdonald as soon as possible for a booking form or more information about the camp as bookings must be in by 30th June at the latest. CHILDREN’S PILGRIMAGE TO WALSINGHAM – This annual event will take place on Tuesday 26th May. The pilgrimage begins with the procession led by the Bishop, from the village to the shrine for mass at 12.00 noon. It may be possible to organise a coach or minibus if there are enough families who would like to go. Please speak to Monica ASAP if you are interested.