Mass with Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick: 3.00pm, Sun Sept 28
PARISH GROUPS
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
As well as helping with the distribution of Holy Communion at weekday and Sunday Mass, the Eucharistic Ministers also take Communion to our sick and housebound parishioners.
MINISTERS OF THE WORD
A group of parishioners have a rota for the Readings at Mass.
The current Rota can be viewed here
They meet occasionally to reflect on the Minstry of Reading and to improve this service to the Parish.
BAPTISM PREPARATION
Each month this team runs a series of meetings to help parents prepare for the Baptism of their children. Baptism is usually celebrated at twelve noon on Sundays and occasionally at the 10.45am Mass. The preparation meetings are at 7.00pm on the first and second Thursday of the month.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY
St Dominic's has an active Children's Liturgy. At the 10.45am Mass we have special provision for children in an attractive and comfortable room adjacent to the church.
ST DOMINIC'S WOMEN'S GUILD
As its name implies this is open to all the women of the parish. Apart from their social gatherings each Monday evening, they have a Guild Mass on the second Saturday evening of the month and are always available to help in the parish.
ST VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY
Affiliated to the National SVP, the parish group visits sick and housebound and does what it can to relieve poverty and hardship.
web site: www.svp.org.uk
A group of youngsters from St Edmund of Canterbury High School form a Junior SVP. They help out in a local sheltered housing complex and also do practical work around the parish church and presbytery.
SALESIAN COOPERATORS
This is an Association of laypeople who try to live by the spirit of St John Bosco. They meet monthly and keep in contact with other local centres of Cooperators. More details can be found on the Salesian Website. You can find this under LINKS. The Salesian Cooperator World Council Web Site is at
www.sdb.org/cooperatori/home.html
Cooperators_ Newsletter Feb 07.pdf
Cooperators_ Newsletter July 07.pdf
The latest Newsletter is now available here
MERCY ASSOCIATES
St Dominic's is fortunate in having Sr Jo Gleeson, a Mercy Sister, living in the parish. She is involved in many aspects of parish life. The Mercy Associates are parishioners who are attracted by the Mercy Charism and work with Sister Jo in a variety of activities in the parish.
web site: www.mercyworld.org
The Junior Mercy Associates, as their name implies are youngters who are attracted by the Mercy Charism. they hacve activities appropriate to their age.
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP
As their name implies, this group offer support to families faced with the sadness of bereavement. They meet each month and bereaved family members may attend the meeting if they wish. Each year in November a Mass is organised for the families who have lost members during the past year. We also have an Open Air Mass each July in Yew Tree Cemetery for all buried in the cemetery. This attracts a great number of people.
The next July Cemetery Mass is at 3.00pm,
Sunday July 13th 2008
ST DOMINIC'S PARISH CLUB
This has been an important part of the parish from the very beginning.
When the parish opened we only had the little chapel in Yew Tree Cemetery. The first building to go up was our present Infant School. The hall was used as a church and also as a Youth Club and Social Club. In these years we are celebrating the golden weddings of many couples who met at those Youth Club dances.
After the building of the church, a Parish Club was built. To begin with it was part of the Catholic Men's Society. Over the years it has grown and is now a very successful Parish Centre. As well as hosting social events for members it is also available for hire for private parties for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and for receptions after Baptism and after funerals.
Manager: Angela Barrett
Phone 0151 489 2798
ST DOMINIC'S OVER 50s CLUB
In the Spring of 2003 an active and resourceful lady in the parish, observing that there were elderly people in the area not prepared to venture out to social events at night, was inspired to set up an over 50s Club to meet in the Parish club on Friday afternoons. It has proved very popular and the membership has grown beyond all expectations. All tastes are catered for; some just wish to chat with friends over a cup of tea or a drink, whilst the more active enjoy a dance or Tai Chi.
The weekly subscription, together with proceeds from Bingo and raffles, is used for the benefit of the members who have enjoyed very pleasant away days by coach, theatre visits and meals out. With the unanimous agreement of the club members, regular donations are made to the local Baby Hospice (Zoe's Place), the Children's Hospital Kidney Fund and Life Pregancy Care.
The Over 50's Club is run by the catholic parishioners of St Dominic's but new members of any faith or none living in the area are always welcome.
