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St George's Fairtrade Stall
Thank you for all who supported the stall last Sunday.
Goods to the value of £415 were bought (£313 at morning Mass and £102 at evening Mass – excellent, thank you again.
The next stall is after both Masses on Sunday 22 November - a ‘Christmas Special’ selling Advent Calendars, Christmas cards, Baubles, Christmas chocolates, stocking fillers, dates etc.
The usual jams, teas and coffees will also be available – please ask

 

 

Thank you for supporting this important initiative for our Church.

St George's SVP - Annual Report to the Parish

A copy of the St George's SVP Annual Report to the Parish, showing how we have acted to relieve poverty and loneliness in the last 12 months, is available on the notice board at the back of Church, and by following the link below.

If you would like your own copy, please speak to one of the SVP at Mass.

And please continue to pray for the work of the SVP, both in our Parish and throughout the world.

Sacrament of Reconciliation

From this Sunday 25th Oct Mgr Gerard will be available to hear Confessions during the half hour before and the half hour after each Sunday Mass.

This is in addition to being available to hear Confessions after each weekday and Saturday morning Mass.

St George's Fairtrade Stall

Very many thanks to all who supported the Fairtrade Stall last Sunday.

Goods to the value of £377 were bought - £208 at morning Mass and £169 at evening Mass. The Christmas baubles are very popular.

 

 

The next stall will be after both Masses on 1st November for the sale of the usual products as well as Advent Calendars, a selection of Christmas Cards and baubles .

 

There will be a ‘Christmas Special’ stall on 22 November for the sale of Advent Calendars, Christmas Cards and gifts as well as the popular baubles.

 

A small selection of the usual products will be available ‘under the counter’.

 

Very many thanks,

Frances & Dennis

Gerry Kelly RIP

Today we remember Gerry Kelly a former parishioner of St George's who died peacefully recently in a care home aged 94.

Gerry was a regular at St George's Sunday evening Mass right up until lockdown in 2020.

Arriving from Ireland at the age of 14, he made a career as a professional jockey and then a trainer and stable hand at the Easterby stables in Sherrif Hutton.

He never married and had no children but received regular visits from St George's SVP. He was a joy to visit.

His funeral is at St John the Evangelist Church in Easingwold at 11am on Thursday 13th August.

May Gerry's soul and the souls of all the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

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Saturday 30th May - Parish Retreat Day

Thicket Priory near York was the venue for a Day of Parish Renewal for the parishioners of St George’s Church in York.

In a day led by our Diocesan Adult Formation Coordinator, Nicola Sweetman, parishioners were encourage to explore what God is calling us to do, through prayer and reflection.

Around 40 parishioners attended for the day which was initiated by Fr Jose Michael.

A big thank you to Nicola for leading the session and for creating a calm, reflective and prayerful environment for us, and for enabling us to practice some structured methods of prayer and reflection.

The Carmelite Sisters provided us all with the usual warmth and hospitality of Thicket Priory, including refreshments and musical accompaniment for the Mass and the final session of the day.

A big thank you to everyone involved in making the day such a great success.

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Recycling for Charity
There are boxes at the back of church to recycle the following items
- Clean and scrunched aluminium foil – for Snappy
- Cables with plugs, etc removed – for Snappy
- Used inkjet (only) cartridges – for SVP
- Candle wax – for the Carmelites at Thicket Priory
Very many thanks to our regular recyclers
Frances & Dennis
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Laudato Si Bookcase - Free to Use
At the back of church, you will now find a small bookcase with a selection of books on faith, prayer, the Church and Christianity, including lots of smaller CTS books on many topics.
Please take any book you wish to read and then return it when finished for someone else to enjoy.  
Great for summer reading!
Thank you - Laudato Si group
 
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St Francis Xavier
The large and thriving Goan Community within St George’s Parish in York recently commemorated the Feast Day of St Francis Xavier with a special Mass celebrated by Canon Jerry.
This was a very special day for the Goan community as St Francis Xavier is the Patron Saint of Goa.
Here are some photos from the Mass.
You can read more about St Francis Xavier via this link:
LAUDATO SI
A very moving and thought provoking screening of the climate change film by Pope Francis - The Letter - last night.
"Encouraged", "Shattered", "Enlightened" were just some of the words parishioners used to describe how the film made them feel.
We all agreed that there is a lot that we can do as a parish to respond to the climate emergency call from our Holy Father.
So, watch this space over the coming weeks and months for more updates from our Laudato Si group within the parish.
We're conscious that a number of people who wanted to attend had other commitments last night, so we will schedule a repeat screening soon if the demand is there.
Please email stgeorgelaudatosi@gmail.com if you would like to attend a screening of the film.
..... and thank you to St Lawrence Parish Church, York for the use of their excellent facilities.