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 18th October 2020

THE TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Welcome to St Saviour’s for our Benefice Mass this morning, 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. A particular welcome to Father Russell Lawson from Holy Spirit, Southsea, who is presiding and preaching as Father David is on leave.

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

10.15am THE BENEFICE MASS at St Saviour’s

Presider: Father Russell Lawson, Holy Spirit, Southsea

NO MASS AT THE GOOD SHEPHERD TODAY

NO MASS ON TUESDAY EVENING THIS WEEK

WEDNESDAY

11.00am Mass at St Saviour’s

THURSDAY St John Paul II

9.00am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at the Good Shepherd

10.00am Mass at the Good Shepherd

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

Father David is back ‘on duty’ from Wednesday.

This week’s Daily Prayer Intentions

Today 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Our Benefice and people

Monday: Dementia sufferers and their carers

Tuesday: The recently bereaved

Wednesday: Those who receive Holy Communion at home

Thursday St John Paul II: The Anglican Centre in Rome/ARCIC

Friday: The sick and the housebound/those who feel isolated

Saturday: The Medical and Caring Professions

Father David will be on leave from Tuesday, hence a reduced schedule of services this week. Deacon Corinne will be ‘on call’ in his absence. Should you need a priest in an emergency, please contact Father Tony Richards, whose telephone number is 863607.

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.

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 NEXT SUNDAY. 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:

Linda Alcock, Luke Bartlett, Brian Cooke, Linda Graham, Kes Grant priest, Lisa Hawthorne, Edie Jeffrey, Rex Punt, 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: John Bean priest, Norman Cave, Bridget Glassey, Peggy Miller, Gillian Tester (funeral on Monday).

Anniversaries of death this week:

Sunday: Alfred Hayles, Irene Knott, Jack Green, Rose Hibberd.

Monday: Elizabeth Hayfield, James Buckett priest, Vera Lamb, Charles Smith, Sandra.

Tuesday: Maude Davies, Patrick Mitchell, Mo Pegram.

Wednesday: -.

Thursday: Jayne Lewis, Stephen Lewis.

Friday: -.

Saturday: Sid Doman, Jonathan Waterman.

Priest in Charge: Father David Lawrence-March

Telephone 01983 407928 . fatherdlm@icloud.com

Deacon: The Revd Corinne Smith