Saint Charles Swinton Parish Newsletter 7 June 2015 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (“Corpus Christi”) Page 85 in Mass Book – Year B vol. 2. An Indelicate Question? Why are you eating someone’s body and drinking his blood? I know this is an indelicate question, but still, why? You walk up the aisle and receive what appears to be bread and wine, but which is really Christ’s Body and Blood. The Roman historian Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD) described Christians as cannibals. And many of Jesus’ followers simply walked away when he said, “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him.” (Jn 6:56ff) An answer is found in the word “sacrifice.” Not in today’s meaning of the word, denoting some item we like but give up for Lent. Or, as parents might say: “I sacrificed my own interests in order to raise you kids.” But there is a longer history of the word, and it involves body and blood. Once upon a time, the tribes of the world tried to please whatever gods their tradition believed in by offering “sacrifices” to them. They wanted a return on this activity, of course: a better harvest, prevention of the storm or the drought, lack of starvation, victory in battle, and so on. Sacrifice often meant killing what was offered. Why would they do this? Slaughtering the best lamb from the herd made it a gift for the gods and freed it from earth. The lamb or dove or young girl was meant to represent the best things that belonged to earth, now directed to heaven. Send the best of earth to paradise in order that the best of paradise could come down to earth. continued over… The Coming Week…… Sunday 7 June Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (“Corpus Christi”). Mass 6.00pm (Saturday) 8.45am. 11.00am Father Collum Kelly is here to say something about the mission of the Apostleship of the Sea. It will be good to catch up with them again and finding out where all the woolly hats you made for them ended up! Monday 8 June 8.30am Mass We are now in weekdays of “Ordinary Time”, Week10, weekday reading Cycle 1. 7.30pm Parish Development Group meets. Tuesday 9 June Saint Columba, abbot. Columba (“Colm Cille) was born in Donegal around 597. After founding monasteries in Ireland he felt called to Scotland where he founded the famous monastery of Iona which was a base for the conversion of Western Scotland. He also took the Gospel to northern England 8.30am Mass Wednesday 10 June Mass in school (Class 5) Thursday 11 June Saint Barnabas, Apostle. Born in Cyprus, he was sent as a companion of Saint Paul on his first missionary journey. 8.30am Mass Friday 12 June The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 8.30am Mass. Saturday 13 June 9.00am Mass in Cemetery. 11.30am – 12noon Sacrament of Reconciliation. Sunday 14 June Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time. *************************** ****** Further Ahead…… First Holy Communions. The children of our Sacramental Programme will be making their First Holy Communions after the half-term holidays on
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Saint Charles SwintonParish Newsletter7 June 2015The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ(“Corpus Christi”)Page 85 in Mass Book – Year B vol. 2.
An Indelicate Question?Why are you eating someone’s body and drinking his blood?I know this is an indelicate question, but still, why? You walk up the aisle and receive what appears to be bread and wine, but which is really Christ’s Body and Blood. The Roman historian Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD) described Christians as cannibals. And many of Jesus’ followers simply walked away when he said, “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him.” (Jn 6:56ff)An answer is found in the word “sacrifice.” Not in today’s meaning of the word, denoting some item we like but give up for Lent. Or, as parents might say: “I sacrificed my own interests in order to raise you kids.” But there is a longer history of the word, and it involves body and blood.
Once upon a time, the tribes of the world tried to please whatever gods their tradition believed in by offering “sacrifices” to them. They wanted a return on this activity, of course: a better harvest, prevention of the storm or the drought, lack of starvation, victory in battle, and so on. Sacrifice often meant killing what was offered.Why would they do this? Slaughtering the best lamb from the herd made it a gift for the gods and freed it from earth. The lamb or dove or young girl was meant to represent the best things that belonged to earth, now directed to heaven. Send the best of earth to paradise in order that the best of paradise could come down to earth. continued over…
The ComingWeek……
Sunday7 June Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (“Corpus Christi”).Mass 6.00pm (Saturday)8.45am. 11.00amFather Collum Kelly is here to say something about the mission of the Apostleship of the Sea. It will be good to catch up with them again and finding out where all the woolly hats you made for them ended up!
Monday 8 June8.30am MassWe are now in weekdays of “Ordinary Time”, Week10, weekday reading Cycle 1.
7.30pm Parish Development Group meets.
Tuesday 9 JuneSaint Columba, abbot.Columba (“Colm Cille) was born in Donegal around 597. After founding monasteries in Ireland he felt called to Scotland where he founded the famous monastery of Iona which was a base for the conversion of Western Scotland. He also took the Gospel to northern England8.30am Mass
Wednesday 10 JuneMass in school (Class 5)
Thursday 11 JuneSaint Barnabas, Apostle. Born in Cyprus, he was sent as a companion of Saint Paul on his first missionary journey.8.30am Mass
Friday 12 JuneThe Most Sacred Heart of Jesus8.30am Mass.
Saturday 13 June9.00am Mass in Cemetery. 11.30am – 12noon Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Sunday 14 JuneEleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time.********************************
*Further Ahead……First Holy Communions. The children of our Sacramental Programme will be making their First Holy Communions after the half-term holidays on Sundays 14, 21,28 June and 5 July, spread over all the Masses. The final celebration of their programme will be on Sunday 19 July.********************************
*Salford Diocese Pilgrimage to LourdesFriday 31 July – Thursday 6 August, by air. There is now also a coach pilgrimage being organised via Salford Cathedral. Any enquiries please contact Clare Muscat on 07415974938.(see also poster in the porch for accommodation and price options).
**********************************Annual Foreign Mission Appeal.The Montfort Missionaries have been allocated our deanery for their 2015 appeal and are busy organising their schedule. I am pleased that they will be able to do the weekend I am away in September as Father Frank will not be available that particular date!
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Sacramental Programme2015/2016.
If you have a child in Year 3 next school year and they are not in Saint Charles school and you wish to enrol them on the
Sacramental Programme,
please give myself or Tracey Morley name, address, contact
details.
Often also, people ate the flesh and drank the blood of their offering. Why? So that they too could be an integral part of this uniting of heaven and earth. This desire to be at one with the gods, the gifts and good things is lodged deep in human culture and human nature. In the fullness of time, the One God at last gave his people a real connection with the real God for whom they had been longing. He did it through sacrifice, but reversed the order of things by sending himself to be sacrificed. Send the best of heaven to earth in order that the best of earth can go up to heaven (Christ on the cross).
He came from heaven but was of the earth, and so he achieved for us the perfect unity of heaven and earth. Animals could not choose to be sacrificed, but Christ did freely so choose, out of love, on our behalf.
On the night before he suffered he gave them sacramental signs of what would be fulfilled the next day. He handed them his body and blood under the appearance of bread and wine and told them to consume it. It would become a re-presentation for all time of the bloody sacrifice on the cross, but now in an unbloody form. All we have to do is consume it.
So the answer to the question we began with is that you and I eat flesh and drink blood in order to take part in Christ’s sacrifice. It is a sacramental way to join in Christ’s unifying action, the new and eternal covenant which is our salvation.
John Foley S. J.Saint Louis Jesuit Sunday Liturgy website.
Vacancies at Wardley Hall
Following the retirement of two long-serving staff at Wardley Hall, the diocese is looking to appoint a
Personal Assistant to the Bishop to provide high quality administrative support to the
Bishop and his Private Secretary.
The second post is that of Housekeeper with Catering.
There is possibility of a job share for this post.
Job Descriptions/Person Specifications can be found in more
detail on notice board. Closing date for applications is
12.00noon on 18 June.
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Summer church concerts…
Saturday 13 June.Saint Mark’s, Pendlebury
presents the Greater Manchester Police
Swing Band.7.30 for 8.00pm in parish hall.
Tickets £5.00“bring your own tipple an snacks”
Saturday 11 July7.00pm
Holy Rood Church presentsThe Sounds of Summer
Concert Performed by the
Salford Royal Choir£5.00 including refreshmentsmore info. on poster in the porch.
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Sainsbury’s “Active Kids” vouchers. The
Uniformed organisations are grateful for all your
contributions. This year’s scheme has now come to an
end.
Parish visit to Stonyhurst on Sunday 9 August. This visit was envisaged originally as part of our Jubilee Year celebrations but visits are not possible during term time as the college is in session. During the summer months there are guided tours and food is available.Stonyhurst is a place of historic interest for our Catholic community with many connections with the martyrs of Reformation times and many famous individuals are connect with it.Please sign up if your interested.
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Money for ink cartridges/phone…The Saint Vincent de Paul Society are collecting spare phones and certain ink cartridges (only original Brother/Canon/Dell/HP/HP Fuser/IBM/Lexmark/OKI/Ricoh/Samsung/Xerox) in order to recycle and make money – box at back of church for your offerings.
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Carers’ event – Buile Hill ParkDo you provide informal care and support for an adult who lives in Salford? Salford City Council and NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group are holding a Carers’ Event at Buile Hill Park on Monday 8
A member of Churches Together in Swinton and PendleburyParish Priest: Rev Mgr Paul F Smith STL 0161 794 1089 [email protected] website: www.stcharlesswinton.co.uk
Registered Charity No. 250037MASS TIMES
Saturday: 6.00 pm (First Mass of Sunday)
Sunday 8.45 am (Church Parade every second
Sunday of the month) 11.00 am (with children's Liturgy of the
Word)
Monday to Friday: usually 8.30 am
Holy Days7.30 pm (eve), 8.30 am
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturdays: 11.30 am to 12.00 noonand after evening Mass
BAPTISMSBy appointment. Parents are expected to
attend a course of preparation.
WEDDINGSSix months notice is normally required.
Saint Vincent de Paul SocietyMonthly as announced
Union of Catholic MothersFirst and third Tuesdays at 7.15pm
Beaver ScoutsMondays in school at 6.00pm
Cub ScoutsTuesdays in school at 6.00 pm
Brownies Wednesdays in school at 6.00 pm
Rainbows Thursdays in school at 6.00 pm
If you would like to receive this weekly newsletter by e-mail please give me your e-mail address.
June, 10am-2pm to provide information and support.
Doors open at 9.30am for refreshments and registration with a welcome speech at 10am. The day includes information stands, refreshments and lunch, holistic therapies and the Big Dance. Contact Sandra Lindsay on 0161 212 6278 for further details and to book your place.
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A member of Churches Together in Swinton and PendleburyParish Priest: Rev Mgr Paul F Smith STL 0161 794 1089 [email protected] website: www.stcharlesswinton.co.uk
Registered Charity No. 250037MASS TIMES
Saturday: 6.00 pm (First Mass of Sunday)
Sunday 8.45 am (Church Parade every second
Sunday of the month) 11.00 am (with children's Liturgy of the
Word)
Monday to Friday: usually 8.30 am
Holy Days7.30 pm (eve), 8.30 am
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturdays: 11.30 am to 12.00 noonand after evening Mass
BAPTISMSBy appointment. Parents are expected to
attend a course of preparation.
WEDDINGSSix months notice is normally required.
Saint Vincent de Paul SocietyMonthly as announced
Union of Catholic MothersFirst and third Tuesdays at 7.15pm
Beaver ScoutsMondays in school at 6.00pm
Cub ScoutsTuesdays in school at 6.00 pm
Brownies Wednesdays in school at 6.00 pm
Rainbows Thursdays in school at 6.00 pm
If you would like to receive this weekly newsletter by e-mail please give me your e-mail address.
A member of Churches Together in Swinton and PendleburyParish Priest: Rev Mgr Paul F Smith STL 0161 794 1089 [email protected] website: www.stcharlesswinton.co.uk
Registered Charity No. 250037MASS TIMES
Saturday: 6.00 pm (First Mass of Sunday)
Sunday 8.45 am (Church Parade every second
Sunday of the month) 11.00 am (with children's Liturgy of the
Word)
Monday to Friday: usually 8.30 am
Holy Days7.30 pm (eve), 8.30 am
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturdays: 11.30 am to 12.00 noonand after evening Mass
BAPTISMSBy appointment. Parents are expected to
attend a course of preparation.
WEDDINGSSix months notice is normally required.
Saint Vincent de Paul SocietyMonthly as announced
Union of Catholic MothersFirst and third Tuesdays at 7.15pm
Beaver ScoutsMondays in school at 6.00pm
Cub ScoutsTuesdays in school at 6.00 pm
Brownies Wednesdays in school at 6.00 pm
Rainbows Thursdays in school at 6.00 pm
If you would like to receive this weekly newsletter by e-mail please give me your e-mail address.
A member of Churches Together in Swinton and PendleburyParish Priest: Rev Mgr Paul F Smith STL 0161 794 1089 [email protected] website: www.stcharlesswinton.co.uk
Registered Charity No. 250037MASS TIMES
Saturday: 6.00 pm (First Mass of Sunday)
Sunday 8.45 am (Church Parade every second
Sunday of the month) 11.00 am (with children's Liturgy of the
Word)
Monday to Friday: usually 8.30 am
Holy Days7.30 pm (eve), 8.30 am
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturdays: 11.30 am to 12.00 noonand after evening Mass
BAPTISMSBy appointment. Parents are expected to
attend a course of preparation.
WEDDINGSSix months notice is normally required.
Saint Vincent de Paul SocietyMonthly as announced
Union of Catholic MothersFirst and third Tuesdays at 7.15pm
Beaver ScoutsMondays in school at 6.00pm
Cub ScoutsTuesdays in school at 6.00 pm
Brownies Wednesdays in school at 6.00 pm
Rainbows Thursdays in school at 6.00 pm
If you would like to receive this weekly newsletter by e-mail please give me your e-mail address.
A member of Churches Together in Swinton and PendleburyParish Priest: Rev Mgr Paul F Smith STL 0161 794 1089 [email protected] website: www.stcharlesswinton.co.uk
Registered Charity No. 250037MASS TIMES
Saturday: 6.00 pm (First Mass of Sunday)
Sunday 8.45 am (Church Parade every second
Sunday of the month) 11.00 am (with children's Liturgy of the
Word)
Monday to Friday: usually 8.30 am
Holy Days7.30 pm (eve), 8.30 am
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturdays: 11.30 am to 12.00 noonand after evening Mass
BAPTISMSBy appointment. Parents are expected to
attend a course of preparation.
WEDDINGSSix months notice is normally required.
Saint Vincent de Paul SocietyMonthly as announced
Union of Catholic MothersFirst and third Tuesdays at 7.15pm
Beaver ScoutsMondays in school at 6.00pm
Cub ScoutsTuesdays in school at 6.00 pm
Brownies Wednesdays in school at 6.00 pm
Rainbows Thursdays in school at 6.00 pm
If you would like to receive this weekly newsletter by e-mail please give me your e-mail address.
A member of Churches Together in Swinton and PendleburyParish Priest: Rev Mgr Paul F Smith STL 0161 794 1089 [email protected] website: www.stcharlesswinton.co.uk
Registered Charity No. 250037MASS TIMES
Saturday: 6.00 pm (First Mass of Sunday)
Sunday 8.45 am (Church Parade every second
Sunday of the month) 11.00 am (with children's Liturgy of the
Word)
Monday to Friday: usually 8.30 am
Holy Days7.30 pm (eve), 8.30 am
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturdays: 11.30 am to 12.00 noonand after evening Mass
BAPTISMSBy appointment. Parents are expected to
attend a course of preparation.
WEDDINGSSix months notice is normally required.
Saint Vincent de Paul SocietyMonthly as announced
Union of Catholic MothersFirst and third Tuesdays at 7.15pm
Beaver ScoutsMondays in school at 6.00pm
Cub ScoutsTuesdays in school at 6.00 pm
Brownies Wednesdays in school at 6.00 pm
Rainbows Thursdays in school at 6.00 pm
If you would like to receive this weekly newsletter by e-mail please give me your e-mail address.
A member of Churches Together in Swinton and PendleburyParish Priest: Rev Mgr Paul F Smith STL 0161 794 1089 [email protected] website: www.stcharlesswinton.co.uk
Registered Charity No. 250037MASS TIMES
Saturday: 6.00 pm (First Mass of Sunday)
Sunday 8.45 am (Church Parade every second
Sunday of the month) 11.00 am (with children's Liturgy of the
Word)
Monday to Friday: usually 8.30 am
Holy Days7.30 pm (eve), 8.30 am
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturdays: 11.30 am to 12.00 noonand after evening Mass
BAPTISMSBy appointment. Parents are expected to
attend a course of preparation.
WEDDINGSSix months notice is normally required.
Saint Vincent de Paul SocietyMonthly as announced
Union of Catholic MothersFirst and third Tuesdays at 7.15pm
Beaver ScoutsMondays in school at 6.00pm
Cub ScoutsTuesdays in school at 6.00 pm
Brownies Wednesdays in school at 6.00 pm
Rainbows Thursdays in school at 6.00 pm
If you would like to receive this weekly newsletter by e-mail please give me your e-mail address.
A member of Churches Together in Swinton and PendleburyParish Priest: Rev Mgr Paul F Smith STL 0161 794 1089 [email protected] website: www.stcharlesswinton.co.uk
Registered Charity No. 250037MASS TIMES
Saturday: 6.00 pm (First Mass of Sunday)
Sunday 8.45 am (Church Parade every second
Sunday of the month) 11.00 am (with children's Liturgy of the
Word)
Monday to Friday: usually 8.30 am
Holy Days7.30 pm (eve), 8.30 am
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturdays: 11.30 am to 12.00 noonand after evening Mass
BAPTISMSBy appointment. Parents are expected to
attend a course of preparation.
WEDDINGSSix months notice is normally required.
Saint Vincent de Paul SocietyMonthly as announced
Union of Catholic MothersFirst and third Tuesdays at 7.15pm
Beaver ScoutsMondays in school at 6.00pm
Cub ScoutsTuesdays in school at 6.00 pm
Brownies Wednesdays in school at 6.00 pm
Rainbows Thursdays in school at 6.00 pm
If you would like to receive this weekly newsletter by e-mail please give me your e-mail address.
