The Word was made flesh and lived among us!
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.”
(John 1:1)
INFORMATION
- Parish Contributions: Last Sunday Offertory – £940.06 (Standing orders: £686, Offertory Envelopes & Loose change £254.06). Counting: This Sunday – Team C, Next Sunday – Team D
- Holy Mass, Baptisms, funerals, & Weddings: Our church is open for Holy Masses, funerals, baptisms and weddings, in accordance with government guidelines. We are operating a booking system for weekend Masses; you will be able to make a booking online or by telephone. All Masses will continue to be live streamed for the foreseeable future. Please refer to the parish website for information about baptisms, weddings and funerals.
- Epiphany – Holyday of Obligation: On Wednesday 6th January is the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. It is a Holyday of Obligation. Try to attend a Holy Mass either in the church or virtually.
- CleaningRota: The Church Cleaning Rota for the year 2021 is available for collection from the sacristy.
- Catholic Newspapers: If you are a reader of the Catholic Universe or the Catholic Times, you may wish to take out a subscription and have the newspaper delivered to your home each week, post free. Please visit www.thecatholicuniverse.com or call 0161 8205722. There is currently a special offer of 3 months for £22 or 12 months for £80.
- 2021 Directory of Birmingham Archdiocese: This is now available to purchase from our Piety Stall. Catholic diaries are also available for purchase.
- RCIA Programme 2020-2021:The next session will take place on Monday 11th January at 7.45pm in the parish hall. The topic for this session will be ‘Confirmation’. All are welcome!
- RIP: Please pray for the soul of Tony Callaghan who died on 4th December. He will be received into church at 4pm on Monday 11th January and his Requiem Mass will be at 11:30am on Tuesday 12th January. Please remember his wife, Carol, in your prayers at this sad time. (Please note that, until restrictions are lifted, attendance at all funerals is by family invitation only. We appreciate your understanding and support in this matter.)
| CONTACT DETAILS | ||
| St. Mary’s | Fr. Jobin Kollappallil, SDV | Address: Glebe St., Walsall, WS1 3NX; Tel: 01922 622 633 Web: www.stmarysthemount.co.uk Parish Email: stmary.walsall@rcaob.org.uk Fr. Jobin: fr.jobin.kollappallil@rcaob.org.uk Fr. Rionelle: fr.rionelle.hinampas@rcaob.org.uk FB: Stmarys Mount; Twitter: @marys_mount Blog: stmarysthemount.tumblr.com Safeguarding representative: Mrs Karen Donnellan – 07711831462 |
| St. Patrick’s | Fr. Roberto Ciardo SDV | Address: Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN. Tel: 01922 622633 Email: stpatrick.walsall@rcaob.org.uk |
| St. Thomas’s | Fr. Christogonus SDV | Address: Dartmouth Avenue, Walsall, WS3 1SP. Tel: 07404816951 Email: frchrisinsdv@gmail.com |
Sunday and Weekday Masses
| Date | Time | Church/Place | Mass Intention | Offered By |
| Saturday 2nd | 5:30pm 6:30pm 6:30pm | St. Mary’s St. Patrick’s St. Thomas’s | Dan Skowronsky – RIP | Wisniewski Family |
| Sunday 3rd 2nd Sunday after Christmas | 9:00am 10:00am 10:00am 11:00am | St. Mary’s St. Patrick’s St. Thomas’s St. Mary’s | Lorraine Darby – H Margaret Williams – RIP, B | Mary Powell Margaret Williams |
| Monday 4th | 9:15am 9:15am 10:00am 6:30pm 7:00pm | St. Patrick’s St. Thomas’s St. Mary’s St. Mary’s St. Mary’s | Chukwuma Patrick – Protection Holy Rosary Edward Czubak – RIP | W Czubak |
| Tuesday 5th | 9:15am 9:15am 9:30am 10:00am | St. Patrick’s St. Thomas’s St. Mary’s St. Mary’s | Holy Rosary Christine Mary Slater – RIP | Parish Memorial |
| Wednesday 6th The Epiphany of the Lord Holyday of Obligation | 10:00am 10:00am 6:00pm 7:00pm | St. Patrick’s St. Thomas’s St. Mary’s St. Mary’s | Adoration Mavis Hillhouse – RIP Stanislaw Golec – RIP | P Power W Czubak |
| Thursday 7th St. Raymond of Peñafort Priest | 9:15am 9:15am 9:30am 10:00am | St. Patrick’s St. Thomas’s St. Mary’s St. Mary’s | Holy Rosary John Cartwright | |
| Friday 8th | 9:15am 9:15am 6:15pm 6:30pm 7:00pm | St. Patrick’s St. Thomas’s St. Mary’s St. Mary’s St. Mary’s | Confessions Holy Rosary Benny & Tessy Maveli – WA | Family |
| Saturday 9th | 10:00am 10:30am 5:30pm 6:30pm 6:30pm | St. Mary’s St. Mary’s St. Mary’s St. Patrick’s St. Thomas’s | Lorraine Darby – H Adoration & Confession Vigil Mass | P Power |
| Sunday 10th The Baptism of the Lord | 9:00am 10:00am 10:00am 11:00am | St. Mary’s St. Patrick’s St. Thomas’s St. Mary’s |
Let us pray for those who are sick:
Lorraine Darby, Mavourneen Smith, Marie Hornblower, Judith Dunthorne, Patricia Davies, Angela Gonsalves, Margaret Powell, Matthew McGill, Dr. Petroc Willey, Lee Chit Wei, Margaret Abbot, Susan Naughton, Mrs K Carter,
Carol Callaghan, Jo Baker, Mrs Small, Peter Corrigan, Josie Kelleher, Gilbert Wilkes, Doris White.
