PARISH FINANCE: Last week you gave:  Spalding £848.36, building fund: £217.60; Holbeach: £226.00. Second Collection: £132.81 – Thank you.

NOVEMBER – Month of the Holy Souls: Envelopes for your ‘November Dead List’ are now available.  You are invited to make a list of your deceased relatives and friends whom you wish to be remembered in our November Masses for the Dead. These lists will remain on the altars of both churches during the month.  If you do not use one of our printed envelopes, any envelope will do provided it is clearly marked – any offerings for Masses may be placed in the same envelope.

YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR: Those who are sick and/or housebound; and those who have asked for our prayers: John Baguley, Rita Edwards, Caroll Graham, Anne Clarke, Clara Sands, Julian Paleson, Geoff Whitwell, Margaret Lee, Wendy Lee, Joan Dean, John Blom, Brian & Bryony Sapsford, Barbara Fraser, Mary Jones, Mollie Coaten, Sylvia Hayden, Tom Turnbull, Elizabeth Boz, Philip Robinson, Catherine McLoughlin, Aidan Sapsford, Peggy Thorpe, Georgina Matten, Ronald Miners, Patrick King, Fr. Bernard Higgins, The Taylor Family, Joan Dorgan, Baby Frankie Joe Smith and his family, Mons. Jonathan Moore, Betty Humphries, Bob Patterson, Bob Goemans, Pat Baxter, Marjory Bird, Pat Ward, Mollie Nester, Rita Gensiorskyj,  Greta Willows, Anne van der Weyden, Clare Plowman, Peter & Gwen Hillman, Jack Hayward, and Manfred Haacker.

Please also remember: Annie Daley, Stuart Herd, Pauline Otterburn, Leonard Dowdling, and all those whose anniversaries occur at this time.  Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace!

Mass for parishioners who have died during the past year will be celebrated this year in Holbeach on Friday, 25^th November  (please note the change of date) at 7.30pm – everyone welcome, please spread the word that this Mass is taking place; all those who died during the past year will be remembered.

Graveyard Sunday: Our annual graveyard services will be taking place in Spalding next Sunday, (6^th November) and in Holbeach on Remembrance Sunday, 13^th November. Both services will commence at 3.00pm. Those whose funeral took place in either of our churches during the past three years will be automatically included – if there are any relatives and friends you would like to be included, please let us know and we will gladly remember them.