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 Sunday’s readings tell the story of God’s banquet. The prophet Isaiah imagined God inviting all peoples of the world to a feast in Jerusalem and provided the guests everything, even protection against death. Likewise, the psalm compares life under God’s care as an unending banquet of abundance and lifelong joy. St Paul speaks of this same joy when he assures his readers that God will supply their every need. Jesus uses the same imagery in his parable, but he makes the point that those to whom the invitation was first sent (the Jews) rejected it, and their place was taken by others (the Gentiles). Courtesy at that time demanded that every wedding guest should wear the proper garment – if necessary, it was lent by the groom – but one man came without it, symbolising a life that has undergone no basic change. Deacon Ken.

October Rosary Month: Rosary prayers 15min before Mass: Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays Morning/Evening & Sundays. Anyone can lead. Wednesday (Glorious Mystery), Friday (Sorrowful Mystery), Saturday (Joyful Mystery), Sunday (Glorious or any Mystery), Thursday (Luminous Mystery).

This weekend we welcome Fr Peter Brett who will be covering for Fr Alex.

Confirmation: Meeting with parents/carers and Confirmation candidates is on Saturday 7^th November at 4.30 pm. The first session of the Confirmation programme will start after the meeting after which we all attend the 6 pm Mass.

It is important that parents/carers attend the meeting. Parents/carers do not have to attend subsequent sessions.

Sunday 18th October. A centenary for World Mission Sunday.  Please pray for missionaries and the communities they serve. If you are able please give whatever you can- using a donation envelope, the Dona machine or giving online by scanning the QR code on the envelope in the community room or poster on the door as you come into the church. 

Sunday 18^th October.  Macmillan Coffee Morning following the 10 am Mass. This has been a very successful event in recent years with over £400 raised at St Henry Morse in 2025. As part of the coffee morning, we will have a tombola which has previously been very popular. But this relies on plenty of prizes... So, in the next two weeks please bring along suitable prizes for the tombola and leave them in the marked box in the community room. Many thanks.

Tuesday social - 20^th October 7pm. We are lucky to have Robert Egger, a local beekeeper, coming to talk to us about his passion, bee keeping.  It would be good to have a good turn out for him so please tell your friends and better still, bring one!  Usual start time of 7pm.

Christmas cards from the SVP will be on sale again this year from 24^th October after all Masses. For a sneak preview see this link : https://sthenrymorse.com/?submit=Photo+Archive

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

Clocks go back 25^th October

Social Events meeting 27^th October 7pm in committee room.

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@holytrinitydiss.com.