On Sunday 14th February the Annual Collection for Cabrini Children’s Society will take place.

The Society provides support and care for some of the most vulnerable children and young people in our community.

Their work includes providing subsidised Breakfast & Homework Clubs and Pre-school Care; Counselling for school age children experiencing stress and exclusion; Residential Care for young people with special needs and Catechetical Programmes for children and young people with disabilities.

The Society relies on the generosity and good will of the Catholic community to continue its work in our diocese. Please give what you can to help give the next generation the chance they deserve.

A very special Thank You to you Fr Barry and parishioners for your Christmas gift which I received 2 days ago for our sisters in Cameroon.

I know in these hard times it will be very welcome. S Noreen is returning there on Sunday next and she told me yesterday that every penny of it will be put to great use. Your gift and sacrifices enable us to continue our mission in the Technical School in Somo. It caters for 80 women who follow a 4-year course in sewing, cooking and house management after which they receive a qualification.

Recently for hygiene purposes and better quality of life we extended the kitchen area and they now have a small room where they can sit down in turn and eat together. Thanks to your generosity they will be able to buy the necessary tables and chairs. A lot of the teaching is through demonstration.

Your gift will also enable them to buy the necessary teaching materials such as thread, tracing paper, sewing materials. etc., as well as food and in-service training for the teachers.

As I have said before they receive no state aid whatsoever.

Renewed heartfelt thanks to you all and every grace and blessing for 2010 is our prayer and wish for you!

Sister Alice KilBride, General Bursar, Infant Jesus Sisters

meets next on Monday, February 8th at 7pm in the Parish Room. All are welcome.

Thursday 4th & 18th February, 7-8pm. Contact Ita (501793) who looks forward to see you.

Monday 15th February 10.30am, a discussion on Spirtuality & Dementia, focussed on the DVD 'It's Still Me O Lord' which raises awareness of the spiritual needs of people with Dementia and their carers. All Welcome.

Will you be 16-35 in August 2011? Interest levels are extremely high. We would love you to participate in the Diocesan youth pilgrimage to Spain, so, if you haven’t already, please do contact us to register your interest and be among the first to receive your application pack at lucy.jardine@dabnet.org, or call Lucy on 01293 651162. Application forms will be sent out to arrive by 1st March 2010 and will be posted online on the Youth website at the same time: www.yaab.co.uk.

Next weekend, January 23/24th, there will be a retiring collection at all Masses to help support the earthquake relief work of CAFOD in Haiti. Please give generously.

Thank you Fr. Barry and all the parishioners of Christ The King, Holy Rood and St. Joachim for the very generous gift of almost £1500 this Christmas. Your gifts of money are a great help to the running of our Hospital in Mutomo and you are always remembered in our prayers.

Kindest regards from Sr. Jedidah, Sr. Marian and the community.

The Trinity Players will present their Pantomime "Aladdin" on Sat 23rd January at 7:30 and Sun 24th & 31st January at 3:30pm (note change of time) in the Church Hall. Tickets £3. Book early for best seats. Contact Frank Hennelly on 01323-461655 or e-mail on f.hennelly@sky.com

P.S PLEASE NOTE THAT FRANK WILL BE IN CHURCH AT ALL 4 MASSES THIS WEEKEND. PLEASE COLLECT TICKETS ALREADY RESERVED OR PURCHASE TICKETS AS REQUIRED.

Meet on Monday Morning. Join us for a warm drink on these cold mornings and stop for a chat with friends. Meeting from 10:30am in the Parish Room following the 10am Mass.

£2891.96 to be shared equally between helping the work of the Sisters of Mercy Hospital at Mutomo, Kitui, Kenya and the School of the Infant Jesus Sisters in Cameroun

Every Friday from 6:15 to 7:15pm in Christ the King: The church will be open for Evening Prayer followed by quiet prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.

On Sunday, January 17th at 4pm there will a Prayer Service for the start of the week of prayer for Christian Unity at Christ the King.
As we are the host parish I am hoping many of you will be able to come along.