Benefice News during the pandemic

Benefice News

THE BENEFICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, LAKE

AND ST SAVIOUR ON THE CLIFF, SHANKLIN

in the Diocese of Portsmouth and the See of Richborough

‘Living and sharing the love of God in the Bay’

BENEFICE BULLETIN

Sunday 27th September 2020

THE TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Welcome to the Good Shepherd and St Saviour’s for our Sunday Masses, and a particular welcome to any visitors. Unfortunately we are unable to offer our usual post-Mass hospitality but hope that you’ll enjoy being with us.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO KEEP A PERIOD

OF PRAYERFUL SILENCE BEFORE MASS BEGINS

‘The Rule of Six’ forbids social interaction before and after Mass

RESUMPTION OF PUBLIC MASSES

If this is your first Sunday back with us, if you’re new to our congregations or here as a visitor, please ask for a copy of the information sheet, also available on the website, listing the dos and don’ts that we need to observe, not least about receiving Holy Communion. For reasons of cleaning and hygiene we are, as yet, unable to restore the full pre-Lockdown schedule of Masses but will try to ensure, as well as a Sunday Mass in each church and, unless Father David is away, there will also be a morning weekday Mass in each church and one evening Mass a week, hopefully to offer convenient times for everyone. Holy Hour on Thursday morning is also reinstated. On other days Father David will continue to say Mass to ensure worship is offered daily in the Benefice.

THIS WEEK IN OUR CHURCHES

SUNDAY

9.30am Mass at the Good Shepherd

11.00am Mass at St Saviour’s

TUESDAY SAINTS MICHAEL, GABRIEL AND RAPHAEL

Michaelmas Day

6.30pm Mass at the Good Shepherd

WEDNESDAY St Jerome

11.00am Mass at St Saviour’s

THURSDAY St Thérèse of Lisieux

9.00am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at the Good Shepherd

10.00am Mass at the Good Shepherd

Father David’s rest day is Friday this week.

This week’s Daily Prayer Intentions

Today 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Our Benefice and people

Monday: All victims of Covid-19 throughout the world

Tuesday Michaelmas Day: Thanksgiving for the Archangels

Wednesday St Jerome: Biblical scholars and theologians

Thursday St Thérèse of Lisieux: Growth in the spiritual life

Friday The Holy Guardian Angels: Thanksgiving for our guardian angels

Saturday: The Shrine at Walsingham

TRACK AND TRACE

Please add your name and contact details to the list, which will be destroyed

after the statutory period of twenty-one days.

Deacon Corinne is on holiday this week

Information to Father David for next week’s bulletin by Wednesday morning please.

The October Intercessions List is now available – please take a copy after Mass.

The Parish Annual Meetings

to elect Churchwardens, Church Officers, PCC members etc, postponed because of the Pandemic lockdown, will take place following Mass in both Churches on 25th October. The PCC Secretaries, Kathryne Mason and Ian Hookey, for the Good Shepherd and St Saviour’s respectively, can provide further information.

The Sick and others who have requested prayers:

David Aimies, Linda Alcock, Luke Bartlett, Brian Cooke, Linda Graham, Kes Grant priest, Nicola Hall, Lisa Hawthorne, Edie Jeffrey, Julie Ruck, Patrick Ryan, Kath Sheard, David Smallman, Al-John Sproat, Rebecca Swyer deacon, Chris Street, John Wright, Bill, Bradan, Brenda, Clive, Colin, Jacquie, Jean, Jenn, Kathleen, Luke, Natalie, Orlando, Sofi, Sylvia, Trudy, Jo and Kayden.

The Recently Departed: William Hawes, Jenny Hopkins-Holder.

Anniversaries of death this week:

Sunday: Ivy Briant, Kathleen Lamb, Lilian Welch, Paul Hodgson.

Monday: -.

Tuesday: Jane Baker, Winifred Pink, David Davies, Violet Davies.

Wednesday: Bernard Day, Florence Diamond, Federick Gorton.

Thursday: Douglas Dixon priest, Ron Gwyther priest.

Friday: Arthur Humphrey, Clive, Preston, Robert Stephens.

Saturday: Dorothy Gregory, Eunice Procter.

Priest in Charge: Father David Lawrence-March

Telephone 01983 407928 . fatherdlm@icloud.com

Deacon: The Revd Corinne Smith