OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, UNIVERSAL KING

St Mary's Parish, 82 West Street, Dunstable
Canon Tony Brennan Tel: 01582 662710
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Website: www.stmarys-dunstable.org
Parish Office Hours – Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 9.30 am – 1.30 pm
Parish Safeguarding Rep – Lin Bateman 07985922706
Diocesan & Pastoral website – www.northamptondiocese.org
Luton & Dunstable Deanery – www.lutonpastoralarea.org

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, UNIVERSAL KING – 26TH NOV 2023

Sat 25th	5-5.30pm 6 pm	Confession followed by The Rosary Mary Woods (health) & Special Int for Mother & Son
Sunday 26th	9.30 am 11.30 am	Aldo Poli & Zelinda; Poli (RIP) Followed by coffee morning Jim Early (Ann) & Derek Early
Mon 27th	NB 9am	Holy Souls & Nieves 80^th Birthday
Tues 28th	NB 12 Midday	Funeral Mass - Anne Smith
Thurs 30th	9.30am	Rohan Fitzsimons (Ann) & Rita Theresa Gilbert (Ann)
Fri 1st Dec	8.45-9.15am 9.30am	Exposition David Ian Wilmott (Ann) & Castherine Sheehan (Rec Dec)

SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND 25^TH/26^TH NOV – FOODBANK

SECOND COLLECTION 2/3^RD DEC - SVP

OLIVE WOOD CARVINGS FROM THE HOLY LAND ON SALE 9^TH/10^TH DECEMBER

CONFIRMATION PREPARATION – St Mary's confirmation program will be open for registrations of interest from Dec 1^st until Christmas. Candidates must be in year 9 or above, and regularly attending mass at St Mary's. We have limited places, so please register your interest as soon as you can, and we will confirm places on Jan 4th. Registration is via the link on our parish website under 'Faith Formation - Confirmation': https//stmarys-dunstable.org/faith-formation/confirmation

FIRST FIVE SATURDAYS DEVOITION - Sat 2nd December from 4pm.

SVP RAFFLE - Tickets for a Luxury Christmas Hamper, and other prizes, will soon be on sale in the church porch, at Tuesday/Sunday coffee mornings and from the office during office hours only. If you have any suitable raffle prizes to donate, please drop them in as well.

ST. MARY’S BALL 2^ND December in Parish Centre from 7.30pm. Tickets £10 on sale after Masses in November and from the parish office during office hours only.

200 Club November winners - £100 to Louise Wadia, £50 to Carole Cull-Simmonds Congratulations! Thank you all for your continued support. Please see Miriam (01582 667166) if you would like to take out a number; it's £5 per month or £60 a year.

ONLINE ADVENT RETREAT: Mondays from 27^th November, 7.30-8.30pm “Let the Wilderness Bloom!”. You can also access the recording at a more convenient time. To register https://pastoralministryoffice.org/bloom/

CARITAS – LOVE CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN – You can donate items to the parish office for Christmas ‘Bags of Kindness’ from Infants to elderly living in poverty or alone, as well as young carers and children from broken homes or in care this Christmas. There is a suggested list of gifts on the notice board or visit www.northamptondiocese.org/lovechristmas. Gifts to be handed in by 12^th December. Gift bags available from the office.