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: “This weekend, you will see the Clergy vested in a Pink set of Vestments --It is a visual reminder   that: " The desert shall rejoice, and blossom like the crocus ", and further into the Readings — " Establish your hearts , for the coming of The Lord is at hand". And so, it is the weekend that we are reminded that our true and very faith is so close to celebrating Our Lord's Birth " Every Blessing; Rev Dcn David Croucher 

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

CAROL SERVICE on Sunday 14th December at 4 pm.

Advent Retreat – Wednesday, 17^th December, @ 10am

CHRISTMAS PROGRAMME; please see poster in the porch and on our website with dates and times of Masses

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

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

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.

CLERGY MOVES
From either Monday 16th of February or Tuesday the 17th of February 2026.

Fr Martin Hardy has been appointed Dean of the Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Norwich.

Fr Alan Hodgson has been appointed Parish Priest of Sacred Heart, North Walsham.

Fr Peter Raj has been appointed Parish Priest of Saint Michael the Archangel, Huntingdon.

Fr Andrew Eburne has been appointed Parish Priest of St Mary’s, Thetford.

The Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette will be transferring to St George’s, Norwich, and will also assume pastoral responsibility for Our Lady of the Annunciation.

Fr Shinto Varghese CRM has now taken up residence with his brother priests of the Adorno Fathers at St Laurence’s, Cambridge. His pastoral ministry will be exercised as Assistant Priest to Our Lady and the English Martyrs, Cambridge 

Fr Erico Falcao will be returning to Brazil in the spring of 2026. 
Fr Simon Leworthy has been appointed Parish Priest of St Dominic’s, Downham Market.
Fr Michael Brookes has been appointed Parish Priest of Our Lady of Seven Dolours, Stowmarket. 
It is also to announce the following exchange that will be operational from September 2026.
Canon David Finegan will be appointed Parish Priest of St Luke’s, Peterborough.
Fr Jeffery Downie will be appointed Parish Priest of St Etheldreda, Ely.

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.

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.