CHRIST THE KING PARISH, COVENTRY. (Telephone 76591618)
Churches of Christ the King and Our Lady of Lourdes Coundon with St. Augustine's Radford
Third Sunday of Easter 30th  April, 2006.    MASS BOOK PAGE 135.
Parish Clergy:  Very Rev Canon TomFarrell, Parish Priest,  Rev. Mr. P.Flanagan, & Rev. Mr. O Reilly, Deacons.
Parish Website: http://www.ctk-cov.org.uk     email: father-tom@ctk-cov.org.uk
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Dear Parishioners
This week we begin the tea and coffee after Mass at Christ the King. Thanks to all who have offered to help. Please try to call in. It is a good way for us to get to know each other as a community and to strengthen our life as a parish. St Augustine's will start to have refreshments after Mass when we have made a few alterations! This month of May will be a busy one for us. We have the Childrens' First Holy Communion at St Augustines on May 6th and Christ the King on May 13th (Cup Final Day!). We will also have my Induction Mass on Friday 19th May at 7pm. I hope that many of you will be able to come, and we will start to ask for numbers for catering purposes, next week. Bishop Pargeter and a good number of priests will be coming to celebrate the Mass and I would like it to be a great parish evening. The induction Mass reminds us of the partnership between priest and people that is at the heart of a good parish .Please come along if you can. We also begin celebrating a number of weddings in the parish this month. All of these events in May we entrust to Our Lady co patron of our parish. Perhaps in May we could look at saying the Rosary or lighting a candle and saying a prayer at Our Lady's statue.
Our youth group started this week and thanks to all who help with this. The group will meet every fortnight on Tuesday at 6.30pm in the Library at Christ the King. Next meeting May 9th.
The Archbishop has asked me to take on a trainee priest for the next two years. His name is Dominic Coslett and he will come to live and work in the parish in a few weeks time. He will be a great help to me and I know you will make him welcome. He has worked as an Anglican priest but has converted to the Catholic Church and will work in our parish as part of his training. Dominic will be able to tell you about his journey to the Catholic Church when he begins his work with us.
Fr Des Devenney at Holy Family celebrates his 25th anniversary of Priesthood on Tuesday night. I will be attending and we give thanks to God for his service as a priest and wish him many more years of ministry.
Thanks to all who have worked hard to make the library ready for our various parish groups to meet..
God Bless you all with Eastertide Blessings
Fr Tom

SUNDAY MASSES.      SATURDAY.         6.00 pm           Tony O'Donoghue decd.
                                         SUNDAY.            9.00 am           Terry Butterley Anniv                                                              
                                                                     l2.00.Noon       People of the Parish
WEEKDAY MASSES.   MONDAY.             9.15 am          Joe & May Kavanagh. Anniv.
                                         TUESDAY.            9.15 am          Michael Conway. Anniv.
                                        WEDNESDAY     12.00.Noon        John Kavanagh. Ints.
                                         THURSDAY.       12.00.Noon       Kevin Hughes. Deed.
                                         FRIDAY.               9.15  am          Funeral of John J Doran.
                                                                      7.00 pm           Bridget Brookes. Anniv.
                                         SATURDAY.        6.00 pm            Jean Hyland. Anniv.
CONFESSIONS             SATURDAY.       NB No Morning Confessions
                                                                      7.00 pm. After the evening Mass.
ROSARY A BENEDICTION.    SUNDAY.            4 pm
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT.     FRIDAY.    9.45 am to 10.45 am
                                                                                                                6.00 pm to  7.00 pm
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                                             ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH.
MASSES.                        SUNDAY              10.30 am.         Michael Montgomery. Anniv.
                                        THURSDA Y         9.15. am          Patrick O 'Toole. Anniv.
                                      
                                         SATURDAY      10am  First Holy Communions

Feasts during the Week.   Monday, St. Joseph the Worker,   - Tuesday, St. Athanasius.   - Wednesday Sts Philip and James Apostles.   -   Thursday  English Martyrs.

Baptisms & Marriages. I am happy to speak to families to make arrangements for the Sacraments of Baptism & Marriage, please let me have your name address and telephone number. Thank you.

Thankyou for Your weekly offereings     CHRIST THE KING.               ST. AUGUSTINE'S
25th April        LOOSE PLATE.                            £743.00                                  £200.00
                         GIFT AID.                                    £389,10                                   £99.00
                                                                      TOTAL...............£1,431.10.

COLLECTION FOR THE HOLY PLACES.    LOOSE PLATE. £461.   GIFT AID.   £192.45.       TOTAL......£653.45

SECOND COLLECTION NEXT SUNDAY for the PRIEST'S TRAINING FUND.

CHILD PROTECTION. In order to comply with the Archdiocese of Birmingham Guidelines on Child Protection, all those who take responsibility for, or -who have significant regular contact with children on behalf of the Church will shortly be contacted by the Parish Child Protection Representative. Paula Fitzmaurice has been appointed to the role and will be shortly issuing the relevant documentation for completion. Many thanks in anticipation of your help in updating our Parish records

OFFERTORY ENVELOPES 2006/2007.
NON GIFT AID ENVELOPES - Envelopes are available in the Library When collecting your NON GIFT AID Envelopes please fill in the sheet provided giving your name, address and envelope number, thank you.

DAY OF SPIRITUAL RENEWAL Saturday 6th. May.   10.00.am. to 4.00.p.m. to include Mass. Speaker and Celebrant Fr. D.Keniry. Cost £15.to include lunch, at ARK OF THE COVENANT 110 Potters Green Road, Coventry.

BAPTISM PREPARATION COURSE.  The next course will be held on Thursdays 4th and 11th  May at 8.00 pm in the Library. If you wish to have your baby Baptised, please see the notice above and then 'phone the Presbytery (daytime) to register for the course.

SCRIPTURE SHARING GROUP meets each TUESDAY in the Library after the 9.15 am Mass, to reflect on the following Sunday's readings - Please join us for one hour - all welcome.

SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF COVENTRY  The Rosary is red ted at the shrine every Saturday at 8.00 pm All are welcome to join in this devotion.

MERCIA FRIENDSHIP CLUB, (for the over 50's) meets in the Parish Centre each Friday at 1.00 pm. Admission 50p. on 28th. April, Gillian Andrews will give a humorous talk entitled "Do you remember Children's Hour?".

PIETY SHOPS.   First Holy Communion Cards etc., are now available.

THE LEGION OF MARY Has been established in our Parish for over 50 years. Members visit the sick, bereaved, housebound and lapsed. Meetings take place every Monday at 7.00 pm

SUNDAY NIGHTS IN THE CENTRE Bingo - Music by The Elliotts,   and Open the Box - Jackpot this week £383 on 6 keys.

PYRAMID DRAW has commenced in the Centre, Tickets are on sale from Friday lunchtime, through to Sunday 2.30.p.m. when the draw takes place. The Jackpot this week is £625.  You might be lucky

The Parish is part of the Archdiocese of Birmingham Registered Charity No. 234216