DONA MACHINE
The Digital Collection Plates in both Ilkley and Burley are being upgraded to provide improved reliability and speed up the donation process. Please be aware that you may be asked to re-enter gift aid details (if appropriate) the first time you use the machine.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY 11am SUNDAY MASS
• 15TH SEPTEMBER WELCOME – We will be having a children’s liturgy to welcome back all our children, to say hello and welcome to any new children joining the parish.
• 13th OCTOBER – HARVEST – We will be having special children’s liturgy to celebrate harvest and will have a harvest sale in the hall after Mass. More details to follow nearer the time.
PAFRAS
Thank you for the generous donations which were left last weekend.
BURLEY TÉRÉLI FRIENDSHIP TRUST
Thank you so much to everyone who helped make the Ladies Please Concert such a success. An amazing £971 was raised for projects in Téréli. Many thanks from BTFT trustees and our Dogon friends.
The Evolution of Love: A J&P Day of Reflection
Come and join this uplifting Day of Reflection brought to us by the Leeds J&P ‘Begin with the Heart’ team who try to carry on the spiritual and theological legacy of Fr Donal O’Leary of the Leeds Diocese. This will be held in our church hall on Saturday 19th October, 10:30 – 4pm
More Info & registration https://tinyurl.com/leedsjpautumn2024
CARITAS LEEDS DAY OF REFLECTION AND ACTION
Please join us to find out more about the ongoing development of Caritas Leeds, how it links with Catholic Social Teaching and how you can become involved in social action taking positive steps to make an impact on what Pope Francis refers to as “globalisation of indifference”. Saturday 21st September 10am – 3.30pm, Hinsley Hall, LS6 2BX. Lunch included. Register at www.tinyurl.com/caritasleeds
THE WISDOM YEARS DAY OF REFLECTION
Led by Margaret Silf. Monday 23rd September. A day of reflection exploring the challenges, blessings and fresh perspectives of our later years guided by scripture, story and our own lived experience. £48pp to include a two-course home-cooked lunch and all refreshments. The Briery Retreat Centre, Ilkley. Email admin@briery.org.uk or telephone 01943 607287 to book or for more information.
SISTER ACT
To be presented by Bradford Catholic Players on 13th – 16th November at Yeadon Town Hall Theatre, Wed-Fri at 7.30 pm plus Saturday 1pm and 5.30pm. Ticket Prices: Wednesday: Adults £18, Under 18 £5, Thursday to Saturday: Adults £23, Under 18 £10. To book your tickets visit the Ticket Source link: ticketsource.co.uk/bradfordcatholicplayers, email bcptickets@live.co.uk or call our ticket secretaries on 07305 632 513.
LOURDES PILGRIMAGE 2025 – APPEAL FOR A GP
We are looking to appoint a GP to join our volunteer clinical team for the annual diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes. The 2025 pilgrimage runs from Friday 4 – Thursday 10 July. As part of the clinical team, you would be working alongside other doctors and nurses to support the needs of our assisted pilgrims. For more information, please contact lourdes.enquiries@dioceseofleeds.org.uk
GUIDED TOURS OF ST ANNE’S CATHEDRAL
The Cathedral is taking part in these free events on Wednesday 11 September (1.15pm start) and Saturday 14 September (2.00pm start), when there will be guided tours, the option to visit the bell tower and a short organ recital. All welcome.
RCIA JOURNEY IN FAITH
This monthly group for all those interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith will take place in Ss John Fisher & Thomas More parish hall from 7.00pm-9.00pm on the 10th October, 14th November, 12th December, 9th January and 13th February. All parishioners are invited to learn more about their faith and to support those preparing to be received as Catholics and/or Confirmed as adults next Easter.
Please email Fr Mark for more details: mark.jarmuz@dioceseofleeds.org.uk.
DIOCESAN 40 HOURS EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
As part of the Year of Prayer and Preparation for next year’s Jubilee of Hope, the Bishops of England & Wales will celebrate a Eucharistic Congress on Saturday 14 September at Saint Mary’s College, Oscott. Bishop Marcus hopes that all the faithful of our Diocese will have the opportunity to participate spiritually in the Eucharistic Congress and we will have a Holy Hour of Adoration at Ss John Fisher & Thomas More on Thursday 12th September 6.00pm-7.00pm and at Sacred Heart on Saturday 14th September 11.00am-12noon.
The specific prayer intention for the 40 Hours is for an increase in response to vocations to the priesthood and the religious life.
LiveSimply social/fundraising event for our new garden project
A big thank you to all for helping to make Sunday 23 June’s LiveSimply social/fundraising event such a success and what a celebration! To everyone who donated bottles/games/cakes/jams & plants and to those who looked after the tombola, cakes (weren’t they beautiful and delicious!) and plant stalls. There are a few plants left, they are in the kitchen at the back of the hall, please take one and give it a home. This was our first Fund Raiser for the new garden project and we received over £500 in donations which was brilliant. We are planning similar celebration events later in July and an autumn harvest Sunday when we will have fruits and veg to bring in and share.
Do join our LiveSimply team, you can leave your details on the form in the church entrance. We are finalising the new garden details; you can help with this, for example choosing new plants or building the paved area. Also if you were away you can support the project by donating LiveSimply via the DONA machine.
VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED FOR CHILDREN’S LITURGY
We are looking for some willing volunteers to help with children’s liturgy at 11am Mass. We have done lots with the children in engaging them with the Live Simply messaging and we want to build on that. We would welcome new volunteers with new ideas for the liturgy. You would be fully supported and work with others. The commitment would be less than once a month and you could come as a visitor to start with to see how things run. If you want to find out more or think you can help, please get in touch with Mary Preston on: mary.preston@googlemail.com or on 07759 516386.
BECOMING A PARISH CATECHIST
We have now heard from a couple of men who have kindly offered to help with the Journey in Faith (RCIA) and now would really love to hear from some women who might like to be involved (as well as any other men!). It’s an excellent way to ourselves learn about our Faith in a fresh way. If you are interested, please contact Fr Mark: mark.jarmuz@dioceseofleeds.org.uk.
CONSIDERING BECOMING A CATHOLIC?
We hope it may be possible to offer a Journey in Faith course beginning in the Autumn, so if you or someone you know would be interested in learning more, please do contact Fr Tim in the coming months: timothy.swinglehurst@dioceseofleeds.org.uk
Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day activity at Children’s Liturgy – showing appreciation for mothers everywhere.
The Deanery celebration of Confirmation of 80 candidates at Leeds Trinity University. Such a happy occasion!
Tree of Life
At our parish meeting in October Fr Tim asked us to include Caring for Creation as one of our main priorities. This would mean building on what we did to gain our CAFOD LiveSimply award with new ideas from all our parish families. At our Mass on Sunday 18th October you wrote your suggestions on card leaves, these will be added to the Tree of Life in the foyer. We will be repeating this at a Saturday Mass early in the New Year to give everyone in our parish the opportunity to contribute to this work. In the meantime, you can add your ideas on card leaves in the basket in the church foyer. Please include your name and email/telephone so that we can contact you.
‘The Wednesday Word’ Web Site
This site contains information which you may find helps in preparation for the Mass readings for each Sunday, see http://www.wednesdayword.org
SVP, do you want to join?
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVP) is very active in Leeds Diocese. Ss John Fisher and Thomas More had a conference in the past. Sacred Heart Ilkley SVP Conference remains active and would like to extend an invitation to any Burley parishioners who might be interested in finding out more about the society and perhaps joining us in our work. The central purpose of the society is to assist those in need whatever form that need takes. Amongst other things members visit people in their own homes or in residential homes. For more information please contact Frank McCrickard, thatcanyon@gmail.com or Krzysia Condliffe krzysiacondliffe@gmail.com