Author: Ann McHardy

Week Commencing 14th & 21st September 2025

PARISH BULLETIN

HARVEST THANKSGIVING
SERVICE 28TH SEPTEMBER 2025
DONATIONS GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED
Tinned Tomatoes Tinned Desserts
Pasta Sauces Tinned Fish
Rice Biscuits
Mash UHT Milk
Coffee Sweets
Fruit Juice Chocs
Tea Bags
Tinned Vegetables

Parish Office
Annual Leave
The Parish Office will close at 2pm on Wednesday 10th Sept and will re-open at 9am on Tuesday 23rd Sept.

Fr David will be unavailable from Friday 12th September until Sunday 28th September
During this period there will be no 8am Sunday Mass and no mid week Mass
Sunday 14th and 21st Sept will be a Service of the Word

Join us for coffee at the back of the church after the 9.30am Mass
All welcome

Social Committee trips etc Please contact Yvonne 07443 562148 or
see her at church.
Any payments can be made to Yvonne but if possible please
pay directly into the Church bank account (Church bank
details available from Yvonne or the office or Julie our Treasurer)
Raffle prizes are urgently needed, if you can help please contact Yvonne or pop in at the Parish Office - Thank You - Needed for the Male Voice Choir event on the 4th Oct.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Walsingham Cell
There will be a meeting of the Walsingham Cell, in Lady Chapel on Wednesday 24th September at 1.30 to celebrate Our Lady of Walsingham.
Please bring your Pilgrim Manual.
PCC Meeting
The next PCC meeting will be held on the 22nd September from 19.30 preceded by Mass at 19.00.
All Welcome.

CALENDAR
Sept 15th Mothers Union: St. Francis’ ,1.30-3.30pm
Sept 16th Stitch Knit or Natter: St Francis’,1.30-3.30pm
Young at heart 1.30 - 4.00pm
Sept 23rd Stitch Knit or Natter: St Francis’,1.30-3.30pm
Sept 25th Games Club: St. Francis’ ,1.30-3.30pm
Sept 30th Stitch Knit or Natter: St Francis’,1.30-3.30pm
Young at heart 1.30 - 4.00pm

Sunday - 14th September - Service of the Word
8.00am Low Mass : () St Francis’ Lady Chapel - Canx 9.30am Sung Mass: St Francis’ 11.15am Sung Mass: Holy Evangelists’ CANCELLED
Gen 3 v 1-15, John 12 v 27-36a Psalms 8 and 146
Sunday - 14th September - Service of the Word
8.00am Low Mass : () St Francis’ Lady Chapel - Canx 9.30am Sung Mass: St Francis’ 11.15am Sung Mass: Holy Evangelists’ CANCELLED
Isa 45 v 9-22 and Rev v 1-5 Psalms 130 and 131

USUAL WEEKDAY TIMES: (please see front page of Bulletin for any changes)
Holy Evangelists: Mass on Thursday at 10.00am CANCELLED
St Francis: Mass on Tuesday at 9.30am in Lady Chapel
Mass on Thursday at 7.30pm in Lady Chapel

The Parish of Meir Heath and Normacot Reg. Charity No: 1131470
Parish Priest: Fr David McHardy
The Vicarage, Sandon Road, Meir Heath, Stoke-on-Trent ST3 7LH
Tel: 01782 398585 Email: david.mchardy@hotmail.co.uk
(Please note Fr David’s day off is usually Friday)
Parish Office: Telephone: 01782 393189 (Tues - Wednesday 9am-2pm)
Email: office@mhandn.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MHandN
A Church Near You:
St Francis: https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/4396/
Holy Evangelists’:
Please note : Readings Lists are at the back of the Church.
https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/4414/