{"id":3514,"date":"2021-01-08T16:10:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T16:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stthomasneilston.co.uk\/?p=3514"},"modified":"2021-01-08T16:10:22","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T16:10:22","slug":"e-bulletin-10-1-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/?p=3514","title":{"rendered":"E bulletin (10\/1\/21)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <u>Feast of the Baptism of the Lord:<\/u>\u00a0 <u>10<sup>th<\/sup> January 2021<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>St Thomas the Apostle: Collections:<\/u><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<u>St John the Evangelist: Collections<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First GA \u00a3105.00\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0NGA:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a3216.42 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 First GA \u00a3183.00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0NGA: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a3338.84<\/p>\n<p>Monthly Standing Orders: \u00a31,677. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Monthly Standing Orders: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a32,823.<\/p>\n<p>Building Fund GA \u00a380.00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Justice &amp; Peace GA \u00a3126.01<\/p>\n<p>Justice&amp; Peace GA \u00a3138.30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Justice &amp; Peace NGA \u00a3248.05<\/p>\n<p>Justice &amp; Peace NGA \u00a352.85\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0St Margaret\u2019s Adoption: \u00a3194.31<\/p>\n<p>St Margaret\u2019s Adoption \u00a3157.70<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Funerals this week<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday 15<sup>th<\/sup> January: Joseph Buonaccorsi (St Thomas)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Church services during lockdown<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Holy Mass: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Live-stream daily @ 10am (Sun also 11.30am)<\/p>\n<p>Adoration:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Live-stream daily @ 9am<\/p>\n<p>Rosary:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Livestream daily @ 9.30am<\/p>\n<p>Divine Mercy: Livestream Fridays @3pm<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mary\u2019s Meals: The <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/marysmeals.us18.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=71642ed3d70deb2b1c25da8f0&amp;id=214fbd3cf0&amp;e=30904d157d\"><strong>Miles For Mary\u2019s Meals campaign<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> This January, as many of us turn our minds to achieving new resolutions and personal goals, <strong>the miles for Mary\u2019s Meals campaign<\/strong> is the perfect way to fulfil your new year\u2019s resolutions while making a long-lasting difference to the world\u2019s poorest children.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s taking on a regular\u00a0run, getting on your bike or upping your daily step count, there are lots of different ways you can take part.<\/p>\n<p>Simply set yourself an active challenge, make a donation or ask for sponsorship from friends and family for every mile that you achieve.<\/p>\n<p>And thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/marysmeals.us18.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=71642ed3d70deb2b1c25da8f0&amp;id=a13dda0221&amp;e=30904d157d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Double The Love<\/a>, your miles will go even further! Give until 31 January 2021, and the UK government will match public donations, up to \u00a32 million, helping us to reach more hungry children in Liberia.\u00a0Please ensure that you take part in your chosen\u00a0challenge safely and follow\u00a0Covid-19 restrictions in your local\u00a0area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18th &#8211; 25 January.) <\/strong>The Church calls us to pray, especially this week, for the unity of all who believe in Christ. Each year there is a special theme chosen and proposed by our own Pontifical Council for promoting Christian Unity and the World Council of Churches. This year\u2019s theme, is <strong>\u201cAbide in Christ and you will bear much fruit\u201d<\/strong> (cf John 15:5-9).This was chosen and prepared by the Monastic Community of Grandchamp, \u00a0in Switzerland. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianunity.va\/\">www.christianunity.va<\/a><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>In the following weeks we hope to offer on the Diocesan web page a list of Catholic Church documents since Vatican II relevant to the theme of Christian unity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>St Anthony\u2019s Box December contributions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>St Johns: \u00a3197.27 sent to SPUC Scotland and St Thomas: \u00a3257.23 sent to SPUC Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adult Education Talks\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You are invited to our next talk on Monday 18th January at 6.30pm on The Teachings of Saint John Paul II by Bishop John.\u00a0Please click the link below to join the webinar:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/j\/96974935970?pwd=b04ya2pUOElxeXJhRElkdXlHVXlwQT09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/zoom.us\/j\/96974935970?pwd=b04ya2pUOElxeXJhRElkdXlHVXlwQT09<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Passcode: 758071<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vocations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Families need blessings of patience, forgiveness, gratefulness and love. Can you bring the Gospel to families in your community? If you think God is calling you to be a priest, deacon sister contact Fr. John Morrison 01418895056 or e-mail\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:vocations@rcdop.org.uk\">vocations@rcdop.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>We pray for those who have died recently especially:<\/strong> Eileen Bolger, Joseph Buonaccorsi,Jamie Bramer, Frank Devlin, Derek Gillespie, Tommy Kennedy, William Noon, Robert Phillips, Alan Stewart, Anthony Stewart, David Timmons <strong>and the Months Mind<\/strong>of Jane Balmer <strong>and the Anniversaries of<\/strong> Jim Brown, Elizabeth &amp; James Connelly, William Devine, Margaret Donnelly, Robert Furie, Robert Gribbon, Eugene &amp; Mary Mc Gowan, Margaret Mc Guire, Margaret Mc ILreavy, Gregg Thomas Mc Master, Fred Seils<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fundraiser \u201cKindness for Kids\u201d: <\/strong>A big thank you to Gemma Connell who handed in \u00a3200 worth of Vouchers from her Fundraising Group for the Advent Jesse Tree Appeal in St Johns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy New Year of 2021:<\/strong> Fr Joe &amp; Fr Jonathan wish you and all your loved ones every grace and blessing for 2021. We also would like to thank all those who helped with the Christmas Liturgies and those who put up the Cribs, Christmas Trees and to the stewards for their continued commitment in allowing us to open the churches for Funerals during this new lockdown. We also are very appreciative of the parish team of gritters who are out while some of us are still in bed preparing the grounds for easier access. We would also like to acknowledge your Christmas greetings, cards and gifts and for Mass cards for Fr Joe\u2019s mother. Holy Mass will be offered up for your intentions.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the lock down we are still very much here for you and will continue to administer the\u00a0 sacraments especially to the sick\/housebound and the dying, (safely &amp; in accordance with all NHS instructions). Finally, thank you for your continued financial offerings which support\u00a0 the upkeep of the parishes and the mission of the church.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Feast of the Baptism of the Lord:\u00a0 10th January 2021 \u00a0 St Thomas the Apostle: Collections:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0St John the Evangelist: Collections First GA \u00a3105.00\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0NGA:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a3216.42 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 First GA \u00a3183.00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0NGA: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a3338.84 Monthly Standing Orders: \u00a31,677. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8230; <span class=\"more\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/?p=3514\">[Read more&#8230;]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["entry","post","publish","author-ryan-black","post-3514","format-standard","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p85OtW-UG","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3514"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3515,"href":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3514\/revisions\/3515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}