The Catholic Community of Central Nottingham St Barnabas Cathedral Derby Road and St Augustine of England Woodborough Road

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1 The Catholic Community of Central Nottingham St Barnabas Cathedral Derby Road and St Augustine of England Woodborough Road Welcome to all our visitors at St Barnabas Cathedral and St Augustine of England THIRTY FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Saturday 3rd November ~ Sunday 11th November 2018 Psalter Week III ~ Sundays - Year B ~ Weekdays - Cycle II Weekday Masses at The Cathedral: In addition to the 1pm weekday Mass, Mass will be celebrated each weekday in the Lady Chapel at 7.30am and at 6.15pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. On Tuesday 6th November we welcome Bishop Patrick, who will be celebrating the 1pm Mass with the Cathedral Chapter Canons. Children s Liturgy takes place at the Cathedral during the 10am Sunday Mass. Cathedral Repository The Repository is open most Sundays in Cathedral Hall after the 10.00am and 11.15am Masses, it is also open before and after First Friday Masses, and on special occasions such as Diocesan events. Please do feel free to come along and browse, and if you have any special requests, please ask. Sunday Morning Tea & Coffee Tea and Filter coffees will be served after the 8am, 10am & 11:15am Masses in the Cathedral Hall with bacon/sausage rolls, toasted crumpets and teacakes available after the 8am and 10am Masses. Times of Confession Tues - Fri Cathedral 12.15pm pm Saturday St Augustine 5.15pm pm Saturday Cathedral 10.30am - 12 noon 5.30pm pm Weekly Exposition Times Thursday Cathedral 12noon pm Thursday St Augustine After 10am Mass Saturday Cathedral 10.30am - 12 noon 5.00pm pm Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocese Trustees Company No Charity No

2 CATHEDRAL MASS TIMES FOR THE THIRTY FIRST WEEK OF THE YEAR ~ Psalter Week III Saturday 3rd November Vigil Mass 6.30pm Sunday Thirty First Sunday 8am 4th November of the Year 10am 11.15am 6pm Monday Feria 7.30am 5th November 1pm Deceased Clergy and Religious of Our Diocese Tuesday Feria 7.30am 6th November 1pm Chapter ~ 6.15pm Wednesday Feria or 7.30am 7th November Saint Willibrord 1pm 6.15pm Thursday Feria 7.30am 8th November 1pm 6.15pm Friday 9th November Feast of the Dedication of The Lateran Basilica 7.30am 1pm Saturday Saint Leo the Great 9.15am Prayer for Vocations 10th November (Memorial) 10am Bereavement Mass Vigil Mass 6.30pm Sunday Thirty Second Sunday 8am 11th November of the Year 10am 11.15am 6pm Please visit our Facebook page "St Barnabas Cathedral". Hospitals If you have a relative or friend go into QMC or City please inform the Chaplaincy Dept., via ward staff or your parish priest and request a visit. Do not assume that your priest or the chaplaincy team know that you are in hospital. QMC ext City, ext

3 ST AUGUSTINE S MASS TIMES AND EVENTS FOR THE THIRTY FIRST WEEK OF THE YEAR ~ PSALTER WEEK III Saturday 3rd November Vigil Mass 6pm Josie and John Morris Sunday Thirty First Sunday 4th November of the Year 11am 1pm The People Baptisms Tuesday 6th November Feria 10am Wednesday Feria or 7th November Saint Willibrord 9am Thursday 8th November Friday 9th November Saturday Feria Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica 10am 10am 10th November Vigil Mass 6pm Sunday 11th November Thirty Second Sunday of the Year 11am Ivy Sheridan RIP The Requiem Mass of Ivy Sheridan will take place at 11am on Wednesday 14th November at St Augustine s. Ivy will be received into St Augustine s on Tuesday 13th November at 5pm. Please remember Ivy and her family and friends in your prayers. May she rest in peace. Women s Group The next meeting of Sr. Treasa's Women's Group will be on Thursday, 22nd November from 11.00am 'till 1.00pm. New Members welcome! Refreshments St Augustine's Church Hall will be open every Sunday after the 11.00am Mass for teas and coffees. Please come and join us. Easyfundraising By signing up to the website and selecting St Barnabas Maintenance Fund as your chosen charity, a donation can be made every time we do online shopping at a large variety of websites including Tesco, Sainsbury s, Amazon or ebay. We would encourage everyone to sign up to the website, choose St Barnabas Maintenance Fund as your chosen charity and when you are ready to do some online shopping, it's a matter of "clicking-through" via the easyfundraising website where a donation will be paid to the Cathedral on a quarterly basis. The donation (a bit like cash back) can be anything from 1% for some retailers and up to 50 or more for switching utilities. For example, if you wanted to buy something from Amazon, you would first go to and log in, search for Amazon in the browse retailers box and the website then redirects you to Amazon s website. From here you would make your purchase as normal and a donation would be logged and transferred to St Barnabas Maintenance Account within 3 months. Please do consider helping us raise money this way.

4 Today: Once a village blacksmith had a vision. An angel of the Lord came to him and said The Lord has sent me. The time has come for you to take up your place in his kingdom. I thank you for thinking of me, said the blacksmith, but as you know, the season for sowing the crops will soon be here. The people of the village will need their ploughs repaired, and their horses shod. I don t wish to seem ungrateful, but do you think I might put off taking my place in the kingdom until I have finished? The angel looked at him in the wise and loving way of angels. I ll see what can be done he said, as he vanished. The blacksmith continued with his work, and was almost finished, when he heard of a neighbour who fell ill in the middle of the planting season. The next time he saw the angel, the blacksmith pointed towards the barren fields, and pleaded with the angel. Do you think eternity can hold off a little longer? If I don t finish the job, my friend s family will suffer. Again, the angel smiled, and vanished. The blacksmith s friend recovered, but another s barn burned down, and a third was deep in sorrow at the death of his wife. And the fourth.and so on. Whenever the angel reappeared, the blacksmith just spread out his hands in a gesture of resignation and compassion, and drew the angel s eyes to where the suffering was. One evening, the blacksmith began to think of the angel, and how he had put him off for such a long time. He felt very old and tired, and he prayed Lord, if you would like to send your angel again, I think I would like to see him now. He d no sooner spoken than the angel appeared before him. If you still want to take me, said the blacksmith, I am now ready to take my place in the kingdom of the Lord. The angel looked at the blacksmith, and smiled, as he said Where do you think you have been living all these years? The Kingdom of God is among you.. (MB) Remembrance Sunday The 11.15am Mass at the Cathedral next weekend, will be offered for the Dead of all Wars. Music includes The Last Post and the Cathedral Choir will sing Duruflé's Requiem. Battle s Over ~ A Nation s Tribute On 11th November 2018, the United Kingdom and its friends overseas will mark the day 100 years ago when the guns fell silent at the end of the First World War individual Pipers commence the day s commemorations at 6am with the traditional Scottish lament played at the end of battle Battle s O er. A lone piper will be at The Cathedral if anyone would like to come along to this moving commemoration. Lest We Forget The poppies around the Cathedral are to mark the 100th Anniversary of the end of the First World War, and to remember those who died not only in the First World War but also those who have died in All Wars. Thank you to all the ladies who gave their time and skills making the wreaths over the last few weeks. Catholic Singles is a group that helps practising Catholics meet other Catholics. They also support parishes and charities. If you would like further information please telephone or infor@catholicsingles.org.uk. St Augustine Loose Plate Envelopes S/Orders Total Parish Finances Last Week Cathedral 1, , Thank you for your generosity to the work of the Church! In your Will, please remember your Church. Cake Stall Thank you to all those who made or bought cakes for the stall last Sunday and those who came and brought the cakes. Your supported is very much appreciated.

5 Canon Geoffrey Hunton Canon Geoffrey acknowledges the expressions of concern and the prayers for him. Please be assured that Canon Geoffrey is in good spirits and is taking a brief period of time away to rest and recoup. November - a time for remembering Few Christians need encouraging to pray for the dead. We pray for them naturally as we pray for our loved ones and friends who are still living. It would be strange not to do so, as the Faithful Departed are as near to us as Christ is, for they are in Christ like we are. November is a time to remember our loved ones who have gone to the Lord. Here in the Cathedral and at St Augustine s we will have a Novena, please complete the form by adding your loved ones names and place it in the envelope provided - these envelopes can be found at the back of the churches. All names will be placed on the altar for the celebration of Mass and will be the Intentions for the Mass during the time of the Novena. (MB) RCIC We are looking ahead to the start of the RCIC (Rite of Christian Initiation for Children) which commences on the 19th November at 5pm in the Ellis Room. The RCIC is a program for children age 7 years to 15 years who have not been baptised and is open to both parishioners and non-parishioners who wish to prepare for the Sacraments. Whether your family is just entering the church, is returning after time away, have decided as a family to delay the children s sacramental preparation, or any other circumstance, all are welcome. Contact the Cathedral Office for more information. Weddings 2019 Any couples who are hoping to get married next year, in either of our two parishes, are required in the first instance to make an appointment with the Cathedral Dean. Diocesan Law requires a minimum of six months notice prior to the wedding. This enables all the necessary arrangements and preparations to be made. All couples without exception have to attend the Marriage Preparation Course. Prayer for the Sick Father, your Son accepted our sufferings to teach us the virtue of patience in human illness. Hear the prayers we offer for our sick brethren. May all who suffer pain, illness or disease realize that they have been chosen to be saints and know that they are joined to Christ in his suffering for the salvation of the world. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Events This Week At The Cathedral Vespers Lady Chapel Sunday 6.45pm following Mass Private Function McMahon Room Monday 11am onwards Art and Craft Group Ellis Room Monday 1.30pm Journey of Faith McMahon Room Monday 7pm Compline Cathedral (Mon/Weds/Fri) 6.45pm (After 6.15pm Mass) Bible Reflection McMahon Room Thursday 6pm Music Theory McGuinness Room Friday 5pm Youth Choir McMahon Room Friday 6pm Cathedral Choir McMahon Room Friday 7.30pm Refreshments McMahon Room Saturday 10.30am

6 The Cathedral is a place for quiet prayer and reflection - all are most welcome to take advantage of this oasis of peace in our busy world. Mass for Deceased Clergy & Religious 5th November 2018 This year s Mass for the Deceased Bishops, Priests, Deacons and Religious of our Diocese, will be celebrated in St Barnabas Cathedral at 1.00pm on Monday 5th November. Bishop Patrick McKinney will be the Principle Celebrant. All are welcome. Cemetery Visits On Sunday November 4th there will be Cemetery Prayers at 3pm at Wilford Hill Cemetery, led by Canon Michael Brown and Fr. John McCay from The Holy Spirit Church. Please meet at the Cemetery Chapel. All welcome. Mass for the Deceased takes place on Saturday 10th November at 10.00am in the Cathedral This is the annual Mass where we remember especially those from St Augustine s and St Barnabas who have died during the past 12 months. We also remember in our prayers all those who are bereaved. During the Mass we will have the opportunity to process to the foot of the altar and light a candle for our loved ones. We encourage you to invite any of your catholic and non-catholic friends and relatives to come along and celebrate this special Mass of Remembrance. Refreshments will be served in the McGuinness Room after Mass so there will be a chance to meet and chat with your relatives and friends and others who are bereaved. We welcome you all to come along. Commissioning of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion The Commissioning Mass takes place on Saturday 17th November at 11.30am. Bishop Patrick will be celebrating this Mass and commissioning the new extraordinary ministers from around the Diocese. Please note that there is no 10am Mass or Confessions on this day. Christmas Memories The Art and Craft Group invite you to a flower demonstration called Christmas Memories on Friday 16 th November at 2.00pm. There will also be a Christmas Crafts Sale, and all the flower arrangements will be raffled with all proceeds to Restoration Fund. The afternoon will conclude with an afternoon cream tea, tickets or pay on the door ~ 6.00 which includes the cream tea. Cathedral Readers There are still a number of vacancies for readers, particularly at the 8.00am Mass where we urgently require four readers and one reader at the 6.00pm Mass. If you would like more information please contact Helen Auty on or helen-auty@hotmail.com or speak to one of the Clergy. Let Earth be Glad The Justice and Peace Commission s annual assembly, is on 10th November 2018 at St Hugh s in Lincoln, a short walk from the railway station. Come and join other Catholics who care about justice, peace and care for creation. With Graham Gordon, CAFOD s Head of Public Policy, and Cllr Chris Burke, recent Mayor of Lincoln, we ll imagine what a 'zero-carbon' diocese will look like. Join us for a day of inspiration, challenge and networking, opening with Mass celebrated by Bishop Patrick. Share exciting new plans for justice and peace in the diocese. Booking is free at jpnottingham.eventbrite.co.uk or call St Oscar Romero Bishop Patrick invites you to join him on Monday 26th November from 7pm at the Becket School, West Bridgford, in celebrating the canonisation of Oscar Romero and to be inspired by his witness and his legacy. To book a place please contact Maggie Mairura at mmairura@cafod.org.uk or telephone

7 Onya Murray RIP formerly known as Sister Ann Gertrude RSM died on the 28th October. Onya was the last Headteacher of St Mary s School on Derby Road and may be remembered by some of you who attended there. May she rest in peace. Eucharistic Ministers Scapulars If any Eucharistic Ministers have recently borrowed a Scapular from the Sacristy can they please return it as soon as possible. Prayers For Vocations Saturday morning in the Cathedral Blessed Sacrament Chapel at 9.15am. Christmas Mini Market will take place on the First Friday of December, the 7th December, in the Cathedral Hall. We will be having a Tombola so any unwanted items that we could use as prizes would be greatly appreciated: wine, chocolates, gloves, gift sets etc. Please mark them for the attention of Valerie Black ~ Mini Market. Thank you. Real Advent Calendar 2018 The Meaningful Chocolate Company have created a new Advent Calendar. Behind the 25 windows there is a line of the Christmas Story, and the calendar comes with a free Christmas Story/Advent activity book which has a page for every day in Advent. Not only does it reinforce the Christmas story with narrative, quizzes and challenges, it also gives a sense of the Advent journey. Please visit to find our more. Angela Rose RIP Many of you will have known Angela who died recently and we ask that you remember her in your prayers. When her health allowed, Angela regularly attended Mass at the Cathedral and went on the Pilgrimages to Lourdes. May she rest in peace. Cathedral Faith in Families Collection Boxes are now due for emptying. Would box holders please bring them into the Cathedral at your earliest convenience. Secured Parking Suspensions The Nottingham Playhouse have advised that from Wednesday 14th November to Wednesday 21st November, there will be limited parking around the Cathedral, especially on East Circus Street, to accommodate the broadcast production vehicles required for their first live broadcast of their production of The Madness of King George III. Social Justice Last week representatives of the Cathedral joined others from across the city in a Nottingham Citizens Assembly to gather the results of our respective listening campaigns and arrive at 3 new areas for action for 2019 and beyond. These are: Fair Work, Jobs and Wages, Mental Health, Young People and Education. Work will also continue on Hate Crime and Modern Slavery (possibly). We will launch the three new action teams at a joint event on the 14th November, 6.00pm-7.30pm at Karimia Institute ( Berridge Road West, NG7 5JU). If you are interested in, affected by or able to contribute expertise in any of these issues we need your support. For more information, call Jim Lee on or just come to the meeting and meet the team. Gifts For The Poor Thank you to all who continue to contributed to our weekly collection. We support these charities regularly: Emmanuel House ~ Food, Clothes and Toiletries. Jericho Road ~ Women s Toiletries NG7 Food Bank ~ Food and Household Cleaning Products We also support other worthy causes on an ad hoc basis. Please continue to support these charities with your gifts during Homelessness is increasing and looks set to do so for the foreseeable future.

8 THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL NOTTINGHAM St Barnabas Cathedral, Derby Road and St Augustine s, Woodborough Road Contact us then dial extensions Parish Clergy PARISH BULLETIN 10P Rev Fr Biju Joseph ~ Ext. 8 Rev Fr Marcus Wakely ~ Ext. 5 Rev Fr John Alex ~ Ext. 4 Rev Fr Malachy Brett (Cathedral Dean and Parish Priest) ~ Ext. 3 Note: To leave a message, wait for ten rings and follow the instructions given. Bishop Rt. Rev Patrick McKinney ~ Bishop s House, 27 Cavendish Road East, The Park, Nottingham. NG7 1BB Bishop s Private Secretary Rev Fr Jonathan Rose ~ Deacons Rev Anthony Sullivan ~ (St Augustine s) Rev David Kerry ~ (The Cathedral) Parish Secretaries Mrs Debra Harley (Monday & Fridays 10.00am to 3.00pm) ~ Ext. 7 Mrs Alison Lokes (Tuesday, Weds & Thursday 10.00am to 2.00pm) ~ Ext. 7 Director of Music Mr Alex Patterson BA (Hons) MMus ~ Organist Mr Robert Gower MA FRCO (CHM) LRAM ARCM ~ Organist Emeritus Mr Graeme Vernon ARMCM ~ Flower Co-ordinator Mrs Mary Mulvenney ~ Information The Cathedral is open from 7.00am Sunday to Friday and Holydays, and from 8.00am on Saturdays. For Mass & Confession Times ~ Ext. 1 Holy Day Mass Times ~ Ext. 2 Office Hours ~ Mondays to Fridays 9.00am pm Donations May be made to the Cathedral by cash, cheque, (payable to Saint Barnabas Cathedral RCP) If you are a Taxpayer, please use Gift Aid. address: stbarnabasnottingham@gmail.com Web Site: stbarnabascathedral.org.uk Facebook: st Barnabas Cathedral or Cathedral Nottingham All correspondence should be addressed to: Cathedral House, North Circus Street, NOTTINGHAM, NG1 5AE Parish Sisters The Cathedral Sr Margaret Murphy LCM & Sr Monica Kelleher LCM St Augustine s, Woodborough Road Sr Philomena Rooney PBVM, Sr Bernadette Healy PBVM & Sr Treasa Ridge PBVM Mary Potter Heritage Centre - Regent Street, Nottingham Sr Anita MacDonald LCM & Sr Margaret Service LCM Safeguarding Representatives Jeremy Lea and Ann Reddington (The Cathedral and St Augustine s)