St Peter’s Catholic Church London Road, Gloucester GL1 3EX

Tel: 01452 523603 gloucester.stpeter@parish.cliftondiocese.com

Parish website: www.stpetersgloucester.org.uk Diocesan website: www.cliftondiocese.com

Diocese of Clifton Registered Charity No. 233977

Parish Priest: Monsignor Liam Slattery VG liam.slattery@priest.cliftondiocese.com Deacons: Rev Colm Robinson colm.robinson@deacon.cliftondiocese.com Rev Tim Meadows timothy.meadows@deacon.cliftondiocese.com Parish Secretary: Mrs Thérèse English gloucester.stpeter@parish.cliftondiocese.com Parish Office: Tuesday - Friday 9.30am-2.30pm

Schools

St Peter’s Catholic Primary School: Tel: 01452 524792. Web: www.st-peters-pri.gloucs.sch.uk St Peter’s Catholic High School & Sixth Form Centre Tel: 01452 520594. Web: www.st-petershigh.gloucs.sch.uk

24th July 2016 – 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

Sunday 24th July

6.00pm (Sat) Vigil Mass Bernadette McGonnell & Margaret Hayes- Anniv 9.00am Mass Kathleen Hall RIP 10.30am Mass Noel & Breedge Maguire 60th Wedding Anniv 12.30pm Polish Mass 5.30pm Mass People of the Parish

D.P.L. Batheaston-

Good Shepherd Bradford-on-Avon-

St Thomas More

Monday 25th July 9.30am Mass Ints of Fr Gerry Walsh St James Tuesday 26th July 6.00pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

7.00pm Mass Ints of Nora Higgins Saints Joachim & Anne

Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Wednesday 27th July 9.30am Mass John Vinson RIP & Lawrence Pickett RIP

Weekday in Ordinary Time

Thursday 28th July No Mass Weekday in Ordinary Time Friday 29th July

9.30am Mass Charlie Caldwell RIP 8.30pm Polish Mass

St Martha

Saturday 30thJuly

10.00am Mass Jean Mercer RIP 10.45am-11.30am Confessions 5.15pm – 5.45pm Confessions 6.00pm Vigil Mass Leonie Lawrence Anniv 7.30pm Polish Mass

Weekday in Ordinary Time

Mass Text: Sunday 24th July – 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Responsorial Psalm: On the day I called, you answered me, O Lord. Gospel Acclamation: The Word was made flesh and lived among us; to all who did accept him he gave power to become children of God. Preface: 3 of the Sundays in Ordinary Time Eucharistic Prayer: I Next Sunday – 18th Sunday Year C: Ecclesiastes 1:2;2:21-23. Colossians 3:1-5.9-11. Luke: 12:13-21.

We pray for our sick parishioners and friends - Andrea Brushneen, Alison Blake, Sarah Anderson, Marie Cunningham, Jessie Hall, Cheryl Loy, Norah King, Charlie Slade, Hayley Fox, Florence Stephens, Rita Lenagan, Lloyd Smith, Sharon Williams, Bridget Johnson, Neil Hillyer, Michaele Hercules, Ann Vaughan, Lal Slattery, John Wood, Leonard Slatter, Sue Hartnett, Danny Clarke, Jane Conway, Charles McGuigan, Terrie Tyreman

Last Weekend: Offertory - £1435.47 Mass Count – 795

This Week: 17th week in Ordinary Time and Week 1 for the Daily Prayer of the Church.

This Weekend: There will be a retiring collection for the Bishop’s Charitable Fund.

Praying for World Youth Day: Young people from the Clifton Diocese, including Steve Canete, Jude Canete and Eileen Padfield from our parish, are joining millions of other young Catholics on pilgrimage to Kraków for World Youth Day. The group left our diocese on Wednesday 20th July and return on Monday 1st August. You can follow the progress of our Diocesan World Youth Day Group on the diocesan website.

Baptisms: We welcome into the family of the church Daulton Miller & Juliana Sunio baptised this weekend.

Ordination: Fr David Savoury was ordained priest for service in Clifton Diocese by Bishop Declan yesterday in Clifton Cathedral. We keep him in our prayers

Congratulations: To Sarah Ball & Ben Sheil who were married here yesterday and to Noel and Breedge Maguire who are celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary this weekend.

Little Church (Sunday 9.00am mass): Has now finished for the summer and will resume in September. If you would like to help with Little Church please speak to Mgr Liam

Red Mission Boxes/Missio: Box holders and promoters, thank you all so much for your generosity in helping the missions. Please collect your magazines (Spring and Summer) from the back of church. Please feel free to empty your own box if you can and put the money into one of the brown envelopes provided. Otherwise, please bring it to church to be emptied. If you would like to write a cheque, please make it payable to “APF”. Any queries, please contact me on 07787 835 762 or email lucyglos@msn.com Many thanks, Lucy Hayward

Cafod Connect 2 Peru Launch: - Tuesday 26 July, 6:00pm ‐ 8:00pm This event at St Bonaventure’s Parish, Egerton Rd, Bristol BS7 8HP, will help inspire, inform and equip you for action, whether you are new or experienced in getting people involved in the work of CAFOD. To hear first-hand about the work your parish can support in Peru, we have Fr Ed O’Connell speaking. Fr Ed has lived and worked in Peru for thirty years; in parishes, with a special needs school and with projects linked to CAFOD, including Warmi Huasi. Come along for a 6pm start with a Peruvian (or British!) dish to share, followed by Fr Ed’s presentation and an update from CAFOD staff member Liz Baldwin on how your parish can be involved in the work. All are welcome and admission is free, but please register for the event in advance with Liz at ebaldwin@cafod.org.uk or telephone 07779 804 248.

Three Choirs Festival: Takes place in Gloucester from July 23rd to 30th. Three of the events are taking place here in St Peter’s (Organ recitals on July 27th and 29th, and the Rodolfus Choir in concert on July 28th). For full details and ticket availability please visit www.3choirs.org. Please be aware that due to these events, Mass on Wednesday July 27th is at 9.30am and on Thursday July 28th there will be no mass. Fr Michael Thomas, Parish Priest on Minehead and Dulverton, an avid supporter of the Three Choirs Festival will be staying with Mgr Liam for the duration of the Festival and will assist with some of the weekday/weekend masses. We welcome him among us.

Marriage Help – Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi) has helped tens of thousands of couples at all stages of disillusionment or misery in their marriage. This programme can help you too. There is no group therapy or group work. For confidential information about Retrouvaille or to register for the next programme commencing with a residential weekend on 16th-18th Sept, 2016, please visit www.retrouvaille.org.uk ; call or text 0788 729 6983 or email info@retrouvaille.org.uk

Chernobyl Children’s Project: Thank you to all who supported the cake sale last month, which raised £200. One of our aims while the children are here is to give them plenty of fresh fruit to boost their immune system as much of the fruit and vegetable they eat in Belarus is still contaminated, so we are asking for donations of fruit to distribute between the host families on the weekends July 30/31 and August 6/7. Thanks for your support. Maggie Kirby 720464

Bible In A Year: The Prophets, on Saturday August 6th at 11.00am in the meeting room adjacent to the Prinknash Café and shop. See noticeboard for more details.

Exploring Faith: Jesus of Nazareth- what do we know about him? On Saturday August 6th at 2.00pm in the meeting room adjacent to the Prinknash Café and shop. See noticeboard for more details.

Divine Mercy at Prinknash Abbey: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Monday August 15th 10.30am to 12.00noon. See noticeboard for more details.

Bible Alive: August edition now available priced £2.50.

Belmont Abbey: Have two events on Saturday August 13th to celebrate the Assumption of Our Lady: A Day of Prayer and Reflection from 10.00am – 4.00pm (booking essential) and a Concert of Gregorian Chant and Organ Music at 7.30pm (free entrance). See noticeboard for details or visit www.belmontabbey.org.uk.

Extraordinary Ministers of Communion: The new rota is ready for collection from the sacristy.