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St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Parish Priest: Father Tony Duffy. Deacon: Peter Lavery. Birtley Lane, Birtley, Tyne & Wear DH3 1LJ. Telephone: (0191) 410 2923. Facsimile: (0191) 410 5843. Web: www.stjosephs-birtley.co.uk

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REGULAR WEEKLY PARISH MEETINGS DURING 2012
(Please notify the Webmaster by email: birtleystjoseph@btinternet.com or telephone: (0191) 410 9852 of any changes to the meetings or events below)

Monday:

Womens' Guild - Celebration at 12.15 pm start.

Youth Club - is open from 6.30 - 8.00 pm for Y3 - Y7. Youth Leader is Chris Cowie (tel: 07811 780 029).

Tuesday:

Rosary is said at 9.00am, in St Joseph's Church (during term time).

Tuesday:

Catholic Mens' Society -

Tuesday:

2nd Birtley Rainbows:	meet at 5.30 - 6.30 pm in the Parish Centre.	Leader: Catherine Mcleman, tel: (0191) 492 0055.
2nd Birtley Brownies:	meet at 6.00 - 7.30 pm in the Parish Centre.	Guider: Julie Benson, tel: (0191) 410 9009.
Enquiries may be made through the District Commissioner: Julie Benson, tel: (0191) 410 9009.

Wednesday:

Catholic Womens' League - Meet at 1.30 pm. Enquiries: telephone (0191) 492 0193. New members are welcome.

Wednesday:

Young Mothers' Guild - Please meet at the Odeon, Metro Centre, around 8.00 pm, depending on choice of film.

Thursday:

PM Club - Open as normal.

Thursday:

SVP - Meet in the Presbytery at 8.00 pm on 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month. New members are always welcome.

Friday:

1st Birtley Guides:

meet at 7.00 - 8.30 pm in the Parish Centre.

Guide Leader: Jackie O'Sullivan, tel: (0191) 370 1654

New members to the groups are always welcome

COFFEE MORNING
In the Parish Centre every Sunday morning after the 10.00 am Mass - in support of various parish & other charities.
All are Welcome!

PARISH NOTICES & EVENTS 2012
Email the Webmaster with the details, if you have an event you would like shown on this page.

PARISH SHOPPING MALL

The Parish Shopping Mall is avaialble for Parishioners and friends to help raise funds for the parish. The parish gets a small percentage, from the stores visited, for each purchase made online.

More people are now using the Parish Shopping Mall which helps the parish funds.

Thank you for that but much more help is needed, so do continue to use our parish Shopping Mall as much as you possibly can please.

There are some great shopping deals waiting for you in the Parish Shopping Mall - school books for the children, holiday, travel, software, and a wide variety of other shops.

To shop please visit St Joseph's Shopping Mall

If you encounter any difficulties trying to do so, please contact the Webmaster, Kevin Jobson, by telephone: (0191) 410 9852, or email him at: birtleystjoseph@btinternet.com

1 Feb 12 - See below about how we have supported our church so far:-

From EasyFundraising: Your account snapshot for St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church - Birtley Tyne & Wear:

Total raised by St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church - Birtley Tyne & Wear October - December 2011: £9.96.
Total raised for St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church - Birtley Tyne & Wear to date: £50.61.
Total number of supporters: 27

We really need more Shoppers to make this worthwhile!

To shop please visit St Joseph's Shopping Mall

Monday 9th January 2012 - Weddings in 2012 - an Information evening for couples planning to marry in 2012 will be held from 7.30 - 9.00 pm in he Parish Centre. Anyone requiring further informatioin, please contact Deacon Peter Lavery and his wife Pauline Lavery on telephone: (0191) 410 2530 or email: laveryp@hotmail.co.uk
Monday 9th January 2012 - Reading Group - at 8.00 pm in the Parish Centre and from then on will take place on the 2nd Monday of each month. Details from Kathleen Haigh - tel: (0191) 410 2779. New members are welcome.

Wednesday 18th January 2012 - Women's World Day of Prayer:

**WOMEN'S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER**
At 8.00 am - St John's Church, Birtley:	Breakfast
At 12.00 (noon) - Methodist Church, Birtley:	Lunch
3.00 pm - St Joseph's RC Church, Birtley:	Tea
7.00 pm - Comunity Church:

Saturday 28th January 2012 - CAFOD Mass of Thanksgiving - at 2.00 pm at Westminster Cathedral, London, Some seats are available on the coach leaving St Leonard's School at 6.00 am that day, returning at 6.00 pm. Please telephone Kevin Haigh: (0191) 410 2779, if you are interested in going.
Thursday 2nd February 2012 - Jazz in Birtley - with 'Rendezvous Jazz' in the Parish Centre at 8.15 - 11.00 pm. Members: £2.50. Guests: £3.00. A great night out!
Saturday 11th February 2012 - World Day of Prayer for the Sick - the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes - there will be a Mass in St Mary's Cathedral, Newcaslt upon Tyne, at 11.00 am, said by Bishop Seamus Cunningham, when there will be the opportunity to receive the Sacrament of the Sick. All are welcome, especially the sick, doctors, nurses, all employed in healthcare, past pilgrims to Lourdes and all who wish to attend.
Sunday 12th February 2012 - Parish Pastoral Council meeting at 7.00 pm in the Presbytery. All welcome.
Monday 13th February 2012 - Reading Group - at 8.00 pm in the Parish Centre and from then on will take place on the 2nd Monday of each month. Details from Kathleen Haigh - tel: (0191) 410 2779. New members are welcome.
Friday 17th February - Thursday 17th May 2012 - CAFOD UK Aid, sponsored by the Government who have confirmed that they will double all funds collected by CAFOD, which includes Lent Fast Day on 2nd March, and all of Lent. NB: Lent starts 22nd February 2012.
Wednesday 22nd February 2012 - First Day of Lent.

THE SUNDAY MUSIC GROUP
Will be practising every Wednesday at 7.30 pm in Church - new members are welcome. We welcome anyone who wants to sing or play a musical instrument at the 10.00 am Sunday Mass.

PIETY STALL

Our Piety Stall in the Sacristy is open after weekend Masses for the sale of Christmas cards, calendars, diaries & nativity prayer books, gifts and other things.

	DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD SCHEME
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme group meets in the Youth Wing of the Parish Centre, at 6.00 - 7.00 pm, on Sunday evenings (except on school holidays). It is open to anyone aged 14 - 25 years. Come along and enjoy rising new challenges in expeditions, skills, physical activities and voluntary work. Congratulations to those young people who have now officially passed all elements of the Bronze Awards. They will receive their medals and certificates at the annual ceremony on 31st March 2010. For more details contact Paul Younger on (0191) 492 0396.
Anyone willing to help with the scheme, will be very welcome.

HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCIES

If one of your family is in hospital and you want the Chaplain to visit them, you must ask the ward nurses specifically for the Roman Catholic Chaplain. (The Hospital Trust claim that, under the Data Protection Act, they are not allowed to divulge a person's religion even to the Chaplains).
The Hospital Chaplains' telephone numbers are:
Durham - (0191) 333 2333. Gateshead - (0191) 482 0000. Newcastle - (0191) 233 6161

**NORTHERN BRETHRENS' FUND**
Is a fund run by the Secular Priests themselves - it goes back to about 1600 - which also helps sick Priests. Please make a donation to this fund, monthly by Direct Debit, if possible. In return you get lots of prayers and Masses!
SICK & RETIRED PRIESTS
Your support is also required for sick and retired Priests please? There are leaflets at the back of the Church - donations can be by the Gift Aid Scheme whereby we can reclaim tax of 28p for every £1 donated at no extra cost to the Donator.

**COURSES IN THE DIOCESE IN 2010 - 2011**
DIOCESAN EDUCATION SERVICE - COURSES AND EVENTS:- Spiritual Development and Formation for All. Current and forthcoming diocesan formation courses and events are open to all Click here for Course details then click on 'Courses'.
There are some posters at the back of the church advertising various talks and courses. Please take time to have a look at them. Thursday 20th January 2011 - Catholic Theology Research Seminar in Durham.
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