MASSES FOR THE 26TH WEEK OF THE YEAR

Reading Cycle: Sunday"A"; Weekdays "2" ( * Masses in Cowbridge)

26th Sunday of the Year

SAT.SEPT.27TH         * 5.30 p.m.         Thanksgiving:                             Joan C.

SUN.SEPT 28TH           9.00 a.m.         John Francis Xavier Harris:         Francis

MON.SEPT.29TH         Feast: Ss.Michael, Gabriel & Raphael, Archangels

        9.00 a.m.          Margaret & Bert Finnigan:           The Family

TUES.SEPT.30TH         Memoria: St.Jerome, Priest & Doctor

      * 7.30 p.m.          Fr.Patrick Meagher [B'ham]:       Pact 8/07        

WED.OCT.1ST             Memoria: St.Therese of the Child Jesus, Virgin & Doctor

        9.00 a.m.         Andrew Bennett:                          S.V.P.

THUR.OCT.2ND          Memoria: The Holy Guardian Angels

    * 10.00 a.m.         For the People

FRI.OCT.3RD              7.30 p.m.           McConnell Family:                      Pat & Mary

SAT.OCT.4TH             Memoria: St.Francis of Assisi

       10.00 a.m.         Thanksgiving Ligi Sunny

27th Sunday of the Year

SAT.OCT.4TH          * 5.30 p.m.         Gerard Stanton:                             Marie

SUN.OCT.5TH            9.00 a.m.         Marian & Thomas McGinley:         Marion

MORNING PRAYER:

Our Lady & St.Illtyd: Monday, Wednesday & Saturday, 20 minutes before Mass.

Rosary Every Sunday at 8.40 a.m. in Our Lady & St.Illtyd.

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CONFESSIONS

St.Cadoc Tuesday: 7.15 p.m. Thursday: After Mass

Our Lady & St.Illtyd Friday: 7.15 p.m. Saturday: After Mass

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Anniversaries

Please pray for the repose of the souls of Mgr.John Crowe, Fr.John Cahalane, Fr.Michael O'Callaghan, Fr.Terence Shaw, Helen Joan Clements and James Gordon Swalwell whose anniversaries occur around this time. May they rest in peace. Amen

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MEETINGS

Mothers'Prayer Group This Wednesday at 9.15 p.m. in St.Cadoc.

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NOTICES

Harvest Fast Day This Friday 3rd October. The proceeds will be taken up in a second collection next weekend.

Augustinian Missionary Appeal: Sincerest thanks for your generous response which came to £556.96

Whist Drive This Monday 29th September, 7.30 p.m. Parish centre

From Wednesday 1st October 2008 - the children's sessions for 2008-2009 resume in the Parish Centre at the following times:- Parish Angels & Doves - 4:10pm to 5:30pm
Parish Pelicans (preparation for First Reconciliation & First Holy Communion) 5:10pm to 6:30pm. Parents who wish for their children to receive Catholic Instruction, please contact Elizabeth on 774212.

St.Vincent de Paul Society On 27th September, the Feast of St.Vincent de Paul, St Marys, Canton, Cardiff hosted a national Mass for 175 years of SVP in Britain. We have a conference in our parish and are most anxious to find new members who can give a little time to visiting or helping with the housebound, elderly, bereaved and single parent families. Interested? Contact Fr.Maher, or Judy on 01446 773389.

Pastoral Advisory Elections There are vacancies on the PAC. Nomination forms are available on the notice boards of both churches.

Shopping Trip to Cribbs Causeway - Saturday 15th November 2008, £10 per person. Name & money to Margaret (774212) by 22nd October.

Circle of Friends (A group to provide help and support to divorced, separated, widowed & single Catholics and their friends. MASS Friday 3rd October 7.30 p.m. St.Brigid's Church & Hall, The Crystals, Llanishen Cardiff. See poster. Contact Paul on 07717 737214.

Thanks Carol and Lyn, the daughters of Bert and Margaret Finnigan, wish to express their deep gratitude to all parishioners who visited their parents, attended their funerals, prepared and served the food afterwards, provided flowers and gave Mass cards. God bless you all.

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BAPTISM

We welcome into our Catholic Community ALYS HAF EVANS who is being baptised this Sunday at St.Cadoc. We extend our best wishes to her parents: Clare and Stephen. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OCTOBER is the month of the ROSARY World-wide Day of the Rosary on Saturday 4th October for Love and Peace in our worlds, for the Family and for all the Unborn. Rosary will be prayed next Saturday after the 10.00 am Mass in Our Lady & St.Illtyd and before the 5.30 pm Mass in St.Cadoc.