Hello Everyone
Welcome to our Outreach Weekly News for the Fourth Sunday of Advent. The Weekly News is taking a Christmas and New Year break and will be back with you on the weekend of Sunday 10th January. Please see the special attachment ‘Love Christmas’, including photos about our Christmas Appeal. This has been a phenomenal achievement and would not have been possible without you!
Fr Keith writes:
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year – With this being the last newsletter for a couple of weeks, Deacons Tom, Malcolm and myself would like to wish you all a joyful and peaceful Christmas and a happy New Year. We would like to thank you all for your prayers, cards and gifts. You have been very generous and it is much appreciated. Let’s pray that 2021 will be a year that we can look forward to with hope.
Christine Ingle – Chris taught at St Peter’s school and became headteacher at Corpus Christi for 26 years. Last Friday, Chris retired. She has been a tremendous inspiration to staff and children and we wish her well in her retirement and pray that she will be blest with many years of good health and happiness. Chris, thank you for all you have done.
CHRISTMAS MASSES
Corpus Christi Vigil Mass 8.00pm and Christmas Day 9.00am.
St Peter’s Vigil Mass 6.00pm and Christmas Day 10.30am.
Bookings can be made from Monday 21st December. It is essential to book.
TELEPHONE BOOKINGS
Corpus Christi: Please see the attachment for details of Masses, Services (including zoom) and booking times from 21st December to 10th January. The number for bookings is
07434 661314.
St. Peter’s: Please see the attached Mass Intention Sheet for Mass times and intentions from 21st December to 17th January. Bookings can be made at the usual times throughout the Christmas and New Year period. Please phone:
07434 646950 on Mondays 6.00pm-8.00pm and Thursdays 2.00pm-4.00pm.
FOOD CO-OP
The Food Co-op will be closed for one week after Christmas. Food donations are needed until and including Monday 21st December so that they can be distributed on 22nd and 23rd. Please no further food donations before Friday 1st January ready for distribution on 5th and 6th January. There have been a lot of generous donations so only two items are requested: FRESH VEGETABLES AND FRUIT.
PRAYER CARDS
MESSAGE FROM BISHOP ROBERT
As we approach Christmas, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your hard work for your parish and the diocese in this time of pandemic. To those who have helped to keep our churches open for Mass and those who have reached out to the less fortunate I want to say a big thank you. It is by our faith and unity that we can be a sign to the world of the love Christ showed us in becoming one of us in the holy season. I would like to wish you and your family a happy and peaceful Christmas and a blessed New Year.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN
This year, both our schools have produced wonderful virtual Nativities. You can see the St Peter’s Nativity on the school website www.stpetersrcprimary.org
Corpus Christi Reception parents can view their school’s Nativity via the class gojo account
CORPUS CHRISTI PARISH WEBSITE
corpuschristigateshead.wordpress.com
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