PENTECOST AND EIGHTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME
SATURDAY: EXTENDED VIGIL MASS OF PENTECOST at 6.00pm
SUNDAY: PARISH MASS OF PENTECOST at 10.00am (Live-streamed)
ORDINARY TIME RESUMES – WEEK 8 YEAR AWEEKDAY READINGS YEAR 2
MONDAY: Feast of Mary, Mother of the Church
No Liturgy
TUESDAY: Feast of St Philip Neri, Priest & Founder of Oratorians (1515-1595)
No Liturgy
WEDNESDAY: Feast of St Augustine of Canterbury, Monk, Missionary Bishop (d. 604)
No Liturgy
THURSDAY: Feast of Jesus Christ, Eternal High Priest
Adoration 11.30am Service of Word and Communion 12.00 noon
FRIDAY: Feast of St Paul VI, Reforming Pope (1897-1978)
Adoration 11.30am Mass at 12noon
SATURDAY: Adoration 11.30am Service of Word and Communion at 12.00 noon
Symposium on Pope Leo’s Apostolic Letter ‘Dilexi Te’ (St Brendan’s College)
Sacrament of Reconciliation 4.00-4.30pm only
TODAY [1] We celebrate the second greatest Feast in the church’s year – THE FEAST OF PENTECOST – THE BIRTH OF THE CHURCH AS THE BODY OF CHRIST – BORN OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN A FERMENT OF PRAYER, PRAISE AND PROCLAMATION! Make it a special priority to come and call upon the Spirit to renew your own life and the life and mission of our Parish Community. COME HOLY SPIRIT, RENEW THE FACE OF THE EARTH! COME RENEW YOUR CHURCH – GIFT EACH OF US FOR MINISTRY AND MISSION!
[2] There is a Special Vigil Mass of Pentecost on Saturday evening at 6.00pm – I hope many will come and pray for the renewal of our Parish as we move forward to a new future harnessing all the gifts needed and empowering lay leadership.
NEXT SUNDAY: [1] Having celebrated the great actions of God to bring Divine Saving Love to the World, we now celebrate the Feast of the Holy and Undivided Trinity – the Feast of Who God is – God is Love. God is not some lonely isolate Almighty Power, but God is rather a network of self-giving love Whose Being is a vortex of Loving energy always given to the Other. Only a Community of love (the call and true identity of the Church as the Body of Christ) can really witness to the Divine Community of Love that is God. Will we build this Church as a Community of Love? Will we build this Sacrament of the Divine Trinity, the Creating Love?
[2] Very appropriately, we celebrate The Sacrament of Baptism with two of our children, baptising them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
PRAY FOR THIS WEEK’S PARISH MINISTRY OR MISSION We pray for our Ministry of Liturgical Music, our choir and instrumentalists. St Augustine of Hippo said ‘Singing is praying twice over’ and also ‘Sing a New Song to the Lord – our New Lives is the song we are to sing’. Singing in different languages is an essential part of our worship of God in our diverse parish and so we are seeking to rebuild our choir. We invite as many as possible to come and join the choir (it meets for practice each Sunday after the 10am Mass – but if more join us a different time could be arranged). We also need instrumentalists to accompany the singing: guitars, drums, and especially key-board. Please contact Eneyi or Richard.
DIOCESAN PRAYER We pray for the parishes in communion for mission of St Mary’s, Swindon served by Fr Dominic Findlay-Wilson, Fr John Salter,, Deacons Elias Fernandes, Paul Thompson Parish Administrator Rev Elias Fernandes, and all their community.