Virgin Mother of Good Counsel

2, Lower Blackhouse Hill, Hythe, CT21 5LS. Tel: 01303-266430

St. Monicas

St. Augustines
135 Queens Rd Littlestone, TN28 8NA

St. Martin of Tours

124 High Street Lydd, TN29 9BA

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT 16TH DECEMBER 2012

Chapel Road Fax: 01303-264773 email catholic.hythe@googlemail.com www.catholic-hythe.org Dymchurch, TN29 0TD

Catholic Parish served by: The Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (S.O.L.T.) Parish Priest: Fr. Avelino Bermundo Assistant Priest: Fr. Samuel Medley. In Residence: Fr. Robert Copsey. Deacon: Rev. Raymond Partridge. Tel: 01303-873835.
St. Augustines RC Primary School: St. Johns Road, Hythe, CT21 4BE. Tel: 01303-266578. Head teacher: Mrs. P. Parnell St. Edmunds Catholic Secondary School: Old Charlton Road, Dover, CT16 2QB. Tel: 01304-201551. Executive Head Teacher. Mr Chris Atkin

Confessions: Saturday 11.00-11.45am. 6.00-6.30pm

SUNDAY M ASS INTENTIONS - HYTHE
Sat 6.30pm Sun 8.00am 9.30am 11.15 am 7.00pm Mr & Mrs J S Hardy Mr P Hardy Lily Gallagher Micheal Chatfield Mr & Mrs P D Stemnler

Last Weeks collection raised 942.47

And for The Church Christmas Flowers 351.58 Thank You HYTHE LECTORS for next week: Sat 6.30pm Sun 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15am 7.00pm

SUNDAY MASS INTENTIONS THE MARSH

Dym 8.30am L/stone 10.00am Lydd 11.30am William McCormack People of the Parish Intention of Vera Rhodes
AM

G Stowbridge Eileen Knight K McCormick J McCormick Anne Taylor Sabrina Grech

Mrs Pamela Parnell is retiring as Headteacher of St Augustines Primary School at the end of this academic year. We would like to thank her for her many years of service. If you know of a suitable applicant for this position please encourage them to apply. For more info kent-teach.com PARISH ADVENT PREPARATION 2012
Commencing 30th November and subsequent Fridays until 21st December. Led by Canon Cronin The Advent Preparation will take the form of a Holy Hour before the blessed Sacrament in which our prayer springboard will be a prayerful reflection on the gospel of the coming Sunday. The Holy Hour will conclude with Benediction 2.00pm to 3.00pm At Hythe Church

Diaries are available at the back of the Church. Get one for you and maybe another one for your friend. Its free. Please just correct the Parish telephone number. It is supposed to be 01303 266430 Thanks a lot to Mark and Jill Botting for organizing our Parish Christmas Socials last 8th December. Likewise, thanks to those who came. It was indeed a lovely evening
ADVENT NINE LESSONS & CAROL SERVICE Sunday 16th December at 2.30pm All children welcome to cone dressed as angels or shepherds so that they can join in the nativity Hythe Catholic Church After the Service there will be refreshments in the Fr. Daly Hall

P ARISH D AILY M ASS 10.00

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 12noon Rodney Foxwell Ashton Clarke Mrs Sarah Hardy Mrs Mildred Howley Roswitha Beddowes Mr & Mrs Hardy

HYTHE COFFEE SUNDAY

Coffee & refreshments will be served by This Week: SPUC Next Week: Debbie & Susan

Schedule of Masses for Christmas

24th December
5.00pm Vigil Mass-Convent 6.30pm Vigil Mass 12.00mn Midnight Mass

Christmas Novena Masses

Begin 24th December (Midnight Mass) Until 2nd January 2013
P ARI SH B O WL I NG CL UB The club started 17 years ago, four of the current players formed part of the original founders. The passage of time has left these members unscathed! As a consequence new blood is being sought and thus a combination of old and new will ensure the continuation of the club into the future. We meet Fridays at 2.30pm in the Hall, refreshments provided, previous experience and age not a bar. Playing equipment is provided. For further details please contact Jean Williams on 265223

SISTERS M ASS (Convent)

Sat 5.00pm Mon 11.00am Tue 5.00pm Wed 11.00am Thu 11.00am Fri 5.00pm Breege McCarrick Deceased Members of Gaffney & McCarron Families CC Sr Kathleen Moran Sr Marie-de-Lourdes CC

25th December
8.00am Hythe 8.30am Dymchurch 9.30am Hythe 10.00am Littlestone 11.15am Hythe 11.30am Lydd NB No Evening Mass
CO ME CE L EB RAT E T H E YE AR O F T H E F AI T H Journey through Vatican II is suspended for Christmas Season and will begin again Thursday 3rd January 2013

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

Classes every Saturday 9.45am10.45am. Please call parish office if you want to enrol your child
SIMBANG GABI Novena Masses
From 15th December to 24th December At 8.00pm in Hythe Catholic Church Open to all.

FEASTS/M EMORIALS

E XPOSITION

OF THE

BLESSED S ACRAMENT IN HYTHE Mon - Wed after Mass to 11.30am Sat 11.00am - 12noon

ROSARY In St. Martin of Tours Church, Lydd, or opposite at 8, The Green on Wednesday at 11.30am. Also after weekday Masses in Hythe

WE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL OF David Draper RECENTLY DECEASED, AND FOR THOSE WHOSE ANNIVERSARIES OCCUR AT THIS TIME: Thomas Malon, Leonard Maynard, David Cross & Elizabeth Pluck, Roswitha Beddowes, Violet Hutchinson, Dawn Wood, Sean Hands, Gwen Dixon, Kathleen Norton, Grace Rossi, Alice Newman, Sr. Madelaine, Wilfred Wood, Dennis Holmes, Elaine Dawkins, Lillian Wood, Kathleen Clarke, May Nolan, Kathleen Boughton, Pansy Gingell, Winifred Tanner, David Tong, Natalie Sharp, Mary Cobb, Cissie Bulbeck, John Henly, John Dacey and Elizabeth Eccles. Michael Green, Sonia Forse. MAY THEY REST IN PEACE

Please pray for the sick & those in hospital: Hannah Forse, Dolores Jennings, Mary McArdell, Eileen Russell, Christene Burket, Jim Emerson, Peter Power-Court, Bro. Duran, SOLT, Sheila Phelan, Annegret Burford. Jennifer & Barry Sansom. Jim Fields. Michael Davis. Rose West. Helen Coughan. . Clifford Browne. Linda & Simon Fisher. David Blacklocks. Fr. Gus Kinnane. Jennie Terry. Brian Harvey. Doreen & Alan Green. Peter Devanney. Sr. Mary Trinity. Colin Harms. Janis Johnson, Madeline Rooksby