A warm welcome to everyone. Tea and coffee are served after the 10.00am Mass on Sundays and the 09.30 Mass on Wednesdays; all are invited to join us. Father Alex offers a warm welcome to anyone who is visiting the parish this week.

Clergy Thoughts: On the 2nd Sunday of Advent Yr A, the church reminds us that while we are sustained by the great hope of the Lord’s coming, we are called to listen to the voice of the one crying out in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make his path straight.” This is a call for repentance and reconciliation, a call for holiness of the heart as our outmost preparation towards the coming of the Lord. Therefore, let us rid ourselves of everything hindering us from receiving Christ, and seeing Christ in each other especially in the needy, this season. Maranatha, Come Lord Jesus. Amen! Fr Alex

MONDAY 8^th MASS AT 10am THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BVM HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION

No Morning Mass or Confession on Saturday 13th.

ANIMA CHRISTI – Please check the first page of the Hymn Book for the prayer.

First Friday of the Month: Exposition 0900 and Mass 0930 at St Henry Morse

Rosary: Come and pray. Wednesday after 9.30 Mass for 1 hour, and Saturday evening in candlelight after 6.pm Mass for 1 hour. Please see leaflet in the community room.

Please support the foodbank, please see the food list in porch

SVP; A VERY BIG THANK YOU for your generous contributions to the St Vincent de Paul collection. £622 was collected and this will be used to support needy people in our local area. We are very grateful. ALL 100 packs of SVP Christmas cards have been sold, and we thank all of you who bought them

Tuesday Social Club - The December meeting has been brought forward one week to Tuesday 9^th December 7pm so bring your favourite tipple and join us for a pre-Christmas drink and nibbles.

CAROL SERVICE on Sunday 14th December at 4 pm.

GRAND CHRISTMAS RAFFLE. Tickets are on sale at £1 each for the Christmas Raffle which will be drawn after the Carol Service on Sunday 14th December. Christmas Hamper and lovely prizes to be won.

TYBURN CONVENT PILGRIMAGE. I shall start collecting the fare money for the coach, £25 per person and £15 for under 18's, from Sunday 23rd November.  The coach must be paid for immediately after Christmas, thank you, Richard.

Dates for your 2026 diary. The Social Planning Group met recently and continues to work hard to provide a good mix of social activities for the parish. Recent events raised £412 from the Macmillan Coffee Morning, £200 at the Strawberry Afternoon Tea, £700 at the Parish Barbecue and £150 at the Fun Quiz in October.

Next year we have planned for a Film Afternoon on 8 Feb, Bingo and Jacket Potato Supper on 7 March, Strawberry Afternoon Tea on 28 June and a Harvest Festival Service on 20 Sept. More events are likely, and further details will be available in the New Year.  Very many thanks go to all helpers, organisers and supporters of these activities, without whom these social and fund-raising events would not happen.

Young Women’s Retreat 6th -8th March 2026; The Diocesan Youth Service is organising a retreat in York during Lent, for young women (age 18 - 35). For more information and to book a place, please see www.rcdea.org.uk/youth. Places are limited and accepted on a first come first served basis.

Newsletter- information received before noon on Wednesdays will be included in the next weekend’s newsletter (provided there is space available and/or posted to the Parish Website. Information and notices should be sent to office@holytrini-tydiss.com.