NINETEENTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME
SUNDAY: PARISH MASS at 10.00am (Live-streamed)
MONDAY: Feast of St Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr (died 258) No Liturgy
TUESDAY: No Liturgy
WEDNESDAY: Feast of St Clare of Assisi and St Jane Frances de Chantal
Adoration at 6.00pm Mass at 6.30pm (followed by PPC 7.15pm)
THURSDAY: Funeral Mass for John Farquharson RIP at 11.30am
FRIDAY: Feast of St Maximilian Kolbe & St Edith Stein, Martyrs of Auswicz
Adoration at 11.30am Mass at 12.00 noon
SATURDAY: Adoration 11.30am Mass at 12.00 noon (in the Assisi Centre)
Sacrament of Reconciliation after 12 noon Mass and 4.00-4.30pm
TODAY [1] With the Nineteenth Sunday of Year A we celebrate Jesus, Man of prayer and Master of wind and storm, not only on the lake but also the storms in our own minds and hearts. He brings us the courage to follow Him and reach out to Him, like Peter does. Let us like Elijah seek him in the stillness, stand before Him with confidence and contemplation.
[2] We celebrate Sea Sunday when we pray for all who serve us on the seas and the ‘Star of Sea’ Chaplaincies who serve them. Sea men and women are perhaps the most exploited workers anywhere, so often treated without rights, poorly paid and separated from their families for months. Please be generous in supporting them with prayer and giving in the Retiring Collection
NEXT SUNDAY [1] We celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of Our Blessed Virgin, Mary. We celebrate a God who is faithful to His promise in Jesus to raise humanity to the fulness of life in the Resurrection. Mary, the first and greatest of disciples, shares the fulness of Her Son’s Resurrection as a sign that we too will enter that eternal fulfilment when we journey through death into the infinite love and mercy embrace of God for all eternity.
[2] We rejoice to Receive into Full Communion with the Universal Church our elected Catechumen, Shane Murphy. He will be confirmed in the Holy Spirit, together with Ronald (who will also make his First Eucharist). Please pray for them as they prepare to be filled with the Holy Spirit for ministry and mission.
[3] Mass with the LBGTQ+ community & friends at 3.00pm – all very welcome
PRAY FOR THIS WEEK’S PARISH MINISTRY OR MISSION We pray today for the Ministry of our Children’s Liturgy of the Word Leaders, who Sunday by Sunday seek to explore the Gospel in a way appropriate for our children 4-8 year olds. Sadly for some months now we have not been able to offer this ministry to our children consistently. WE URGENTLY NEED VOLUNTEERS TO COME FORWARD TO HELP. With the guidance of Mary Hopper, our CLOW leaders work in pairs on a 4/5 week rota. This Ministry is a very important foundation for later catechesis (First Eucharist, Reconciliation etc), as well as building up community among our children – the ‘little church’. PLEASE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING and contact Mary – more volunteers are urgently needed.
DIOCESAN PRAYER We pray for the Chaplaincies Teams serving His Majesty’s Armed Forces stationed in our diocese. In the midst of the challenges of peace-keeping duties and the brutality of war and violence, they seek to bring humanity and compassion to those ordered to keep us safe. Pray that none of our armed forces will loose their humanity in in the execution of their duty.