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Welcome to St Austin's Catholic Parish, Stafford



​NEWSLETTER FOR SUNDAY 18TH APRIL 2021
Third Sunday of Easter (B)



​MASSES FROM ST AUSTIN'S
    Monday at 10.00am
    Tuesday at 10.00am
    Wednesday at 12noon *
    Thursday at 10.00am
    Friday at 12noon *
    Saturday at 5.00pm *
    Sunday at 11.00am *

                         * Masses open to the public

Masses from St Austin's are available via our livestream. To access the Mass on YouTube, please click here: Youtube and to access the Mass on Facebook click here : Facebook


Year B 3nd Sunday Easter: Luke 24,35-48
Read The picture meditations here; Read here

News from CAFOD.  Join CAFOD's Global Green Recovery; Read Here
Weekly Reflection. Read here


​SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE IN THE THREE PARISHES
    Saturday   4.00 pm at St. Patrick’s
                        5.00 pm at St Austin’s
                        6.00 pm at St. Anne’s
   Sunday      9.00 am at St. Patrick’s
                      10.00 am at St. Anne’s
                      11.00 am at St. Austin’s
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​Several of you have asked how you can continue giving to your parish during the pandemic.
PLEASE DO NOT WORRY. We appreciate the many difficulties and hardships that people are going through, with many out of work.
If, however, you feel you can make a contribution at this time, a standing order is the easiest option for your regular giving. This can be done via online banking, or by completing and sending a paper Standing Order form to your Bank. In either case, please contact Phil Hood on 01785 211701 and he will help you.

Alternatively, you may like to give a one-off donation. You will need access to the internet for this. Go to the Diocesan Website at  www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk and click on the red DONATE button on the top right hand corner. This will allow you to give by credit or debit card.

How is CAFOD responding to coronavirus?We have launched an emergency appeal for funds, because the impact of coronavirus in countries with poor health systems will be devastating. Please visit the site to see how you can help.
 www.cafod.org.uk/coronavirus
SAFEGUARDING
If you would like to speak to someone about safeguarding and the Church’s work, please call 
0121 230 6240. If you would like to speak to someone independent of the Church you can contact the NSPCC on 0808 800 5000.
Message from Archbishop Bernard Longley:
IICSA Update
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has published its report on the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
We apologise to all victims and survivors of child sex abuse. We hope that with this Inquiry they feel that they have been listened to.   Even so, words are not enough.
We are committed to continuing to improve our safeguarding procedures and to listen to and learn from victims and survivors. Past failings must never happen again. The diocesan response to the report can be found at
       https://www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk/
If you have a safeguarding matter to report please contact the Archdiocese safeguarding team on 0121 230 6240 or via email: safeguarding@rc-birmingham.org.uk

Advice for Parishes Regarding Coronavirus. Please see the attached advice given by  The Bishops' Conference of England and Wales in conjunction with the Government  and The NHS.
advice_for_parishes_regarding_coronavirus_version_2a.pdf
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The Parish is part of the Archdiocese of Birmingham: Registered Charity No. 234216
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