1st Sunday of Advent
29 November 2020, Year B
This Week's Services
Remember that the obligation to attend mass on Sunday is currently suspended, but you can livestream the St Teilo's webcam at any time. If you do attend mass, please respect social distancing, wear a mask, and practice good hand hygiene.
Key: (S) St Bride's, Saundersfoot; (T) St Teilo's, Tenby
Saturday 28 November, Votive Mass of Our Lady
10am (T) Mass
10:30am - 11:15am (T), Adoration and Confessions
5:30pm (T) Vigil Mass
Sunday 29 November, 1st Sunday of Advent
9:30am (S) Mass
11am (T) Mass
5pm - 6pm (T), Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Monday 30 November, St Andrew
10am (T) Mass
St Teilo's open for Mass only
Tuesday 1 December
7pm (T) Mass
St Teilo's open for Mass only
Wednesday 2 December
10am (T) Mass
10am - 12 noon, St Teilo's open for private prayer
Thursday 3 December
No Mass
Church closed
Friday 4 December
10am - 12 noon, St Teilo's open for private prayer
7pm (T) Mass
Saturday 5 December
10am (T) Mass
10:30am - 11:15am (T), Adoration and Confessions
5:30pm (T) Vigil Mass
Sunday 6 December, 2nd Sunday of Advent
9:30am (S) Mass
11am (T) Mass
5pm - 6pm (T), Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
CELEBRATION OF THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD AND THE CHRISTMAS OCTAVE: The Bishops of England and Wales remind us that the feast of Christmas is celebrated as an Octave, that is eight days celebrated as if it were still Christmas Day. You may wish to consider attending your Mass for Christmas Day on one of those days. CHRISTMAS MASSES: if you wish to attend any of the Masses either on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day you will need to BOOK IN ADVANCE. Numbers will be limited and will be allocated on a first come first basis. Please telephone the presbytery on 01834 842692 between 10am and 5pm. Leave a message if there is no answer.
Thursday 24 December, Christmas Eve
5:30pm (T) Vigil Mass
Mass at Midnight (T)
Friday 25 December, Christmas Day
9:30am (S) Mass
11am (T) Mass
Saturday 26 December, St Stephen
10am (T) Mass
5:30pm (T) Vigil Mass
Sunday 27 December, The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
9:30am (S) Mass
11am (T) Mass
5pm - 6pm (T), Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Monday 28 December, The Holy Innocents
10am (T) Mass
Tuesday 29 December, St Thomas Becket
7pm (T) Mass
Wednesday 30 December
10am (T) Mass
Thursday 31 December
10am (T) Mass
Friday 1 January, Mary the Mother of God
10am - 12 noon, St Teilo's open for private prayer
11am (T) Mass
Saturday 2 January, Sts Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianen
10am (T) Mass
10:30am - 11:15am (T), Adoration and Confessions
5:30pm (T) Vigil Mass
Sunday 3 January, 2nd Sunday After the Nativity
9:30am (S) Mass
11am (T) Mass
5pm - 6pm (T), Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Notices
Year of the Word
To celebrate the Year of the Word, Fr Jerome Ituah OCD had set up a great schedule of talks happening all around the diocese – but Covid-19 put a stop to those plans! The talks are available from the Diocese of Menevia School of Evangelisation and Catechetics (DOMSEC) website or the links below:
-
August 22nd 2020: The Gospel of Matthew, Fr Matthew Roche-Saunders.
-
September 19th 2020: The Gospel of Mark, Fr Jerome Ituah OCD.
-
October 17th 2020: The Gospel of Luke, Fr Robert Davies.
-
November 21st 2020: The Lamb of God in the Gospel of John, Fr Jerome Ituah.
Religious Gifts and Resources
Looking for some religious gifts this Christmas? Have a look at St Anthony Communications
Pembrokeshire Food Bank
Food donations are now being welcomed once again. In addition to the normal items, please consider these specific requests for Christmas parcels:
-
Christmas cake
-
Fancy Biscuits
-
Savoury snacks
-
Boxes of Chocolates
-
Minced Pies (with dates that go to Christmas)
-
Tinned Ham
Otherwise, please consider donating financially at this important time. Please visit the Pembrokeshire Foodbank website to donate on-line, and don't forget to enable Gift Aid if you are eligible.
Thank you.
November Dead List
If you would like your deceased relatives, friends and loved ones remembered in a special way at each Mass during November, please pop their details in one of the brown envelopes available in the porch when we re-open and place the envelopes in the basket at the back of the Church. They will be placed in front of the Altar at each Mass in November. Anniversaries will be shared with the List. A reminder that the suggested Mass stipend is £10. Until we re-open you can email me the names of those you wish to remember and I will print their names off.
Appeal for Stewards
Please note that we are returning to normal pre-lockdown Sunday Mass times for the weekend 26-27 September. However, in order to make this possible we are required to have two stewards at each Mass. Please consider joining the volunteer rota, thank you.
St Vincent de Paul Society
If anyone would like a friendly contact to talk to, especially in these times of isolation, you can reach out to two members of the SVP in Haverfordwest:
Gustavo 01834 861322
Don 01437 763711
CAFOD Coronavirus Appeal
Pip Large has asked for us to join in CAFOD's pandemic response in prayers and donations: "As the parish CAFOD rep I'd like to encourage support for those living in already desperate conditions and the local experts who will be trying to fight the disease with them. It's shocking enough watching our NHS trying to cope, but the effects in refugee camps and communities in developing countries will be devastating."
Examination of Conscience
Here is the Examination of Conscience based on the Fruits of the Holy Spirit, that Fr Matt used in the service before Pentecost.
Useful links
Single Points of Contact
Please see list of contacts.
Catholic Singles
Newsletter Email Subscription
Notice that we have a button on this page to subscribe to an email alert when the newsletter is published, and from which you can download it directly. Please sign up!
A Prayer for our Diocese
Almighty and eternal God, give us the grace and strength to carry out the work entrusted to us in the Diocese of Menevia. Bless our families and our parishes. You call men and women from our families to serve you as priests, deacons and in the religious life. May we read the signs of these vocations in others and help them to follow you. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
