MASS TO BEATIFY CARDINAL NEWMAN -The Pope will celebrate this Mass in Birmingham on Sunday 19 September at 9.30 am.  There will be a coach leaving from our car park at 4 am with 48 places available for our own parish and nearby parishes.  The cost will be £25 payable by cheque beforehand.  Chris Korta has agreed to be our co-ordinator (telephone 885559), Applications this weekend please.

DAY FOR LIFE 2010 - Lord, for your faithful people, life is changed, not ended.  Day for Life, Sunday 25 July, is the day the Catholic Church in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland dedicates to celebrating the dignity of human life from conception to natural death.  This year the theme is the meaning of Christian death and care for those who are dying.  There will be a second collection after all Masses on the weekend 24/25 July.  The proceeds will assist the work of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre (formerly Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics) and other life-related activities supported by the Church.  Gift aid envelopes are available for those who are UK taxpayers.  Please take and read a copy of the Day for Life 2010 booklet.

CATECHETICAL CAMPS -There will be two camps this summer, July 25-30 for years 3-6 and August 1-5 for years 7-10.  Both will be held at Grangehurst, Buckfast Abbey.  Application forms are available from the Parish Office or the website: www.pdsummercamps.org.uk

FOR YOUNG ADULTS (8-35) - 6-8 August at the Oratory School, Reading, Evangelium weekend Conference, explaining the Catholic Faith in the modern world.  Full board £95.  Booking forms available now.  Limited number of places.

JOHN HENRY NEWMAN -is to be beatified during the Pope's visit to Britain in September.  You are invited to find out more about this remarkable Englishman by attending a talk on The Ideas and Influence of John Henry Newman by Fr Rodney Schofield on Thursday 19 August 7.30 pm-9.00 pm in our Church Hall.

ST PETER'S SCHOOL - Two important meetings are to be held at St Peter's School during the Autumn Term 2010.  If parents wish their son or daughter to be considered for a place, it is essential that they attend.  There will be a meeting for parents only on Admissions on Tuesday 14 September at De La Salle Theatre, St Peter's school, Southbourne.  Registration in Library 7-7.15 pm followed by meeting in the Theatre at 7.30 pm.  Car parking will be available on the playground through main school gates.  The second meeting, for parents and children, will be an open evening with a tour of the school and a chance to meet staff and pupils, on Thursday 23 September 6-8.30 pm at St Peter's School, Holdenhurst Avenue, Iford.  Car parking available on the playground at the back of the school.

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