Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

This weekend is World Mission Sunday. On this day the Holy Father calls us all to be Missionaries of Hope. Mission is the responsibility of the whole Church, and this global celebration of World Mission Sunday is a reminder that we are one family in Christ. This special day is our chance to be part of the love and solidarity to our brothers and sisters overseas. In offering our prayers, we join with missionaries everywhere, in communion and compassion to support them in spreading the Good News, and by giving a donation, we respond to Christ’s call to share our faith in Jesus so that all may experience God’s love. As we have recently held a Missionary Appeal for one of the Missionary societies in the parish, we will not have a second collection for this cause this weekend, but we can still pray along with the Holy Father for the work of the missions. You can watch the Holy Father’s message for today at: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-10/pope-leo-xiv-take-part-in-world-mission-sunday-videomessage.html If you would like to donate to the work of Missio you can do so via the Red Boxes or by clicking here: https://missio.org.uk/donate/

Knit and Natter The Parish Knit and Natter group will meet in St. Teilo’s Hall on Thursday after Mass. All are welcome to come along and join in the knitting or the nattering or both!

November Dead List During the month of November, we will pray for the Faithful Departed at Mass every day. We will remember especially those included on the November Dead List in Church. Envelopes and sheets for your family’s Holy Souls’ list and your donation to the priest are available at the back of the Church. They can be handed in to the sacristy, dropped into the presbytery or placed in the collection plate. If you are unable to get to the Church, you can email your list of the deceased to whitchurch@rcadc.org

 RCIA – Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults The Parish Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) programme began last Wednesday. However, it is not too late for anyone who is interested to come along. The sessions run in the Parish Hall at St. Teilo’s on Wednesday evenings at 6pm. • Are you someone without a formal religion who wants to be baptised in the Catholic faith? • Are you a Christian from another faith tradition who would like to be received into the Catholic Church? • Are you an interested inquirer who wants to find out more about the Catholic Faith? • Are you an adult who has missed out on the Sacrament of Confirmation? If any of the above applies to you, you are most welcome to join the Parish Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) programme which will run in the Parish Hall at St. Teilo’s on Wednesday evenings at 6pm beginning on Wednesday, October 15th . Please come along and discover more – attendance does not commit you to completing the programme but is designed to allow you to reflect on God’s call for you. (The Parish Hall is accessed from the back of the Church building, between the Church and the Priest’s House.)

Parish Christmas Fayre There are now only 9 weeks until Christmas and our Annual Fair is just 3 weeks away. This year the Fayre will be held in St. Teilo’s Hall on Saturday, November 8th beginning at 10.45am. If anybody is interested in having a table to sell items at the Fayre, please contact Carole on 07747562847

Each Tuesday evening, the parish has an hour of silent Adoration at St. Teilo’s from 7pm to 8pm. The primary intention for the period of Adoration is vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Feel free to come for all or part of the hour to pray for the Church in its need for faithful ministers to continue the Mission of Jesus.

Rest in Peace Please pray for the repose of the souls of Simon McCann and Stella Blakey, two of our faithful parishioners and Sue Adams, a former parishioner of ours, who died this week. Simon’s Funeral Mass will take place at St. Teilo’s Church on Thursday, November 6th at 2.00pm followed by interment at Pantmawr Cemetary. Stella’s Funeral Mass will take place at St. Teilo’s Church on Friday, November 7th at 11am followed by interment at Northern Cemetary. Please also pray for Gina Cumberlidge whose Funeral Mass takes place this Saturday, October 25th at 10am at St. Teilo’s. Please also pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Father Patrick Crowley, Archbishop Francis Mostyn, Norman Lewis, Eileen O’Sullivan, Ronald Moss, Luigi Baciglupo, Elizabeth Reeves, Margaret Gardner, Edmund Burke, Janice Kerry, Andrew Ross, Bronwen Foley, Edith Thomas, Sarah Oldfield, Sheila Cummins, Theresa Powell, Franco Peligno, Brenda (Dean) Bending, Ronald Symmonds, Mary Cox, Winefred Heidi, John Jones, Beryl Horwood, Glyn Thomas, Bernadette Curtis, Mary Lock, Yvrtte Pullen, Mary McNally, Thomas O’Leary, Jane Tievney-Jones, James Collins, Kathleen Porter, Edith Godwin, Steward Slatford, Josephine Ryan, Helen Lee, Anna Edwards, Ethel O’Callaghan and Philip Schorah.

At a Loss Café The Parish Loss and Bereavement Café takes a break for the next little while.

Training Session for Eucharistic Ministers On Saturday, November 1st, following the 10am Mass there will be a training session for all Parish Eucharistic Ministers in the Parish Hall at St. Teilo’s. Anyone who is not yet a Eucharistic Minister, who feels they might be called to this vocation, is also welcome to attend. The session will begin with tea and coffee at 10.30am followed by an input from Fr. John Patrick Thomas, the University Chaplain from 11am to 12.30pm, then from 12.30pm to 1pm we shall discuss the practical aspects of the role in the parish. The session will end at 1pm.