The Catechism of the Catholic Church ( Catechism or CCC) is a unique book which presents what Catholic Christians essentially and fundamentally believe, as drawn from Scripture and the Tradition of the Church. The world catechism comes from the Greek: κατηχέω (katēkhizein), meaning ‘to teach orally’ . It was promulgated in 1992 by Saint Pope John Paul II. Its purpose is to guard the Deposit of Faith which the Lord entrusted to His Church, and present it in all its fullness to each new generation. It is unique because, as well as presenting the Deposit of Faith, as received from Christ , it also provides what should be considered the single greatest Catholic need in the world today, namely, to understand what we believe, and to enable us to apply it to our every-day lives. Every Catholic should have one in their home. In this modern world, we are trained to the hilt in every humanistic subject under the sun (science, history, literature etc). But most Catholics are undereducated in their Faith and vulnerable to secular ideologies. Confusion among Catholics on even the most fundamental doctrines of faith and morals is widespread. Think about the parable of the sower – all good seed is sown, but on four different kinds of ground. Only the last soil produces any yield. Some seed “fell on the edge of the path; and the birds came and ate them up.” Jesus to explained that “When anyone hears the words of the Kingdom without understanding, the evil one comes and carries off what was sown in his heart. This is the man who received the seed on the edge of the path” (Matthew 13:10, 18-19). How should we read Catechism and put it to apostolic use? Before answering this question we should first understand what the Catechism is not – it is not a reference book like a dictionary or encyclopaedia; it is not a handbook of religious ideas or ideals – it is a one-volume reservoir of Catholic Truth and Practice for everyone who wants to bring others to Christ, to solidify the faith of the baptised, and to defend the Catholic Faith both inside and outside the Church. One can, of course, use it to look up specific teachings, but to benefit fully, it should not only be read, but prayerfully meditated. For it to fully bear fruit, we should know the Catechism, trust the Catechism, live the Catechism and share the Catechism. The Four Pillars of Faith: The Catechism of the Catholic Church is organised into 4 main sections called Pillars , as they form the foundations of the Christian life. 1. Profession of Faith (the Creed) 2. Celebration of the Christian Mystery (Sacraments) 3. Life in Christ (Commandments) 4. Christian Prayer (Our Father) Part One. Profession of faith: Those who belong to Christ through faith and Baptism must confess their baptismal faith before men (Mt 10:32; Rom 10:9). First therefore the Catechism expounds Revelation, by which God addresses and gives himself to man, and the faith by which man responds to God (Section One). The profession of faith summarises the gifts that God gives man: as the Author of all that is good; as Redeemer; and as Sanctifier. It develops these in the three chapters on our baptismal faith in the one God: the almighty Father, the Creator; His Son Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour; and the Holy Spirit, the Sanctifier, in the Holy Church (Section Two). Part Two. Sacraments: The second part of the Catechism explains how God’s salvation, accomplished once for all through Christ Jesus and the Holy Spirit, is made present in the sacred actions of the Church’s liturgy (Section One), especially in the seven sacraments (Section Two). Part Three. Life in Christ: The third part of the Catechism deals with the final end of man created in the image of God: beatitude, and the ways of reaching it - through right conduct freely chosen, with the help of God’s law and grace (Section One), and through conduct that fulfils the twofold commandment of charity, specified in God’s Ten Commandments (Section Two). Part Four. Christian Prayer: The last part of the Catechism deals with the meaning and importance of prayer in the life of believers (Section One). It concluded with a brief commentary on the seven petitions of the Lord’s Prayer (Section Two), for in this prayer we find the sum of all the good things which we must hope for and which our heavenly Father wants to grant us. Do not be intimidated by the Catechism. It is actually more easy to read than you might think. Likewise, do not be afraid to read your Bible! “The desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God, and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to himself. Only in God will he find the truth and happiness he never stops searching for. ” (CCC Part 1, Section 1, para 27) WEEK COMMENCING 19 AUGUST 2018 TWENTIETH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B DIVINE OFFICE Week 4 THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH & THE FOUR PILLARS OF FAITH
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The Catechism of the Catholic Church (Catechism or CCC) is a unique book which presents what Catholic Christians essentially and fundamentally believe, as drawn from Scripture and the Tradition of the Church. The world catechism comes from the Greek: κατηχέω (katēkhizein), meaning ‘to teach orally’. It was promulgated in 1992 by Saint Pope John Paul II. Its purpose is to guard the Deposit of Faith which the Lord entrusted to His Church, and present it in all its fullness to each new generation. It is unique because, as well as presenting the Deposit of Faith, as received from Christ, it also provides what should be considered the single greatest Catholic need in the world today, namely, to understand what we believe, and to enable us to apply it to our every-day lives. Every Catholic should have one in their home. In this modern world, we are trained to the hilt in every humanistic subject under the sun (science, history, literature etc). But most Catholics are undereducated in their Faith and vulnerable to secular ideologies. Confusion among Catholics on even the most fundamental doctrines of faith and morals is widespread. Think about the parable of the sower – all good seed is sown, but on four different kinds of ground. Only the last soil produces any yield. Some seed “fell on the edge of the path; and the birds came and ate them up.” Jesus to explained that “When anyone hears the words of the Kingdom without understanding, the evil one comes and carries off what was sown in his heart. This is the man who received the seed on the edge of the path” (Matthew 13:10, 18-19).
How should we read Catechism and put it to apostolic use? Before answering this question we should first understand what the Catechism is not – it is not a reference book like a dictionary or encyclopaedia; it is not a handbook of religious ideas or ideals – it is a one-volume reservoir of Catholic Truth and Practice for everyone who wants to bring others to Christ, to solidify the faith of the baptised, and to defend the Catholic Faith both inside and outside the Church. One can, of course, use it to look up specific teachings, but to benefit fully, it should not only be read, but prayerfully meditated. For it to fully bear fruit, we should know the Catechism, trust the Catechism, live the Catechism and share the Catechism.
The Four Pillars of Faith: The Catechism of the Catholic Church is organised into 4 main sections called Pillars, as they form the foundations of the Christian life. 1. Profession of Faith (the Creed) 2. Celebration of the Christian Mystery (Sacraments) 3. Life in Christ (Commandments) 4. Christian Prayer (Our Father)
Part One. Profession of faith: Those who belong to Christ through faith and Baptism must confess their baptismal faith before men (Mt 10:32; Rom 10:9). First therefore the Catechism expounds Revelation, by which God addresses and gives himself to man, and the faith by which man responds to God (Section One). The profession of faith summarises the gifts that God gives man: as the Author of all that is good; as Redeemer; and as Sanctifier. It develops these in the three chapters on our baptismal faith in the one God: the almighty Father, the Creator; His Son Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour; and the Holy Spirit, the Sanctifier, in the Holy Church (Section Two). Part Two. Sacraments: The second part of the Catechism explains how God’s salvation, accomplished once for all through Christ Jesus and the Holy Spirit, is made present in the sacred actions of the Church’s liturgy (Section One), especially in the seven sacraments (Section Two). Part Three. Life in Christ: The third part of the Catechism deals with the final end of man created in the image of God: beatitude, and the ways of reaching it - through right conduct freely chosen, with the help of God’s law and grace (Section One), and through conduct that fulfils the twofold commandment of charity, specified in God’s Ten Commandments (Section Two). Part Four. Christian Prayer: The last part of the Catechism deals with the meaning and importance of prayer in the life of believers (Section One). It concluded with a brief commentary on the seven petitions of the Lord’s Prayer (Section Two), for in this prayer we find the sum of all the good things which we must hope for and which our heavenly Father wants to grant us.
Do not be intimidated by the Catechism. It is actually more easy to read than you might think. Likewise, do not be afraid to read your Bible!
“The desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God, and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to himself. Only in God will he find the truth and happiness he never stops searching for.” (CCC Part 1, Section 1, para 27)
WEEK COMMENCING 19 AUGUST 2018
TWENTIETH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B
DIVINE OFFICE Week 4
THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH & THE FOUR PILLARS OF FAITH
MASS TIMES WEEK COMMENCING 19 AUGUST 2018 TWENTIETH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
Saturday Vigil 18 6.30pm St Edward’s
Sunday 19 9.30am
10am
11.30am
5pm
St Peter’s (Polish)
St Joseph’s
St Peter’s
St Peter’s
See printed copy for Mass Intentions
Monday 20 6.30pm St Edward’s St Bernard
Tuesday 21 9.30am
6.30pm
St Joseph’s St Pius X
St Peter’s
Wednesday 22 9.30am St Peter’s Queenship of Our Lady
Thursday 23 9.30am
6.30pm
St Joseph’s St Rose of Lima
St Edward’s
Friday 24 9.30am St Peter’s ST BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE
Saturday 25 9.30am St Peter’s St Louis / St Joseph Calasanz
SYRO-MALABAR MASS: normally 3rd Sunday of the month at 4pm at St Edward’s Church Avenue Victoria.
MORNING PRAYER OF THE CHURCH (Divine Office) 15 minutes before morning Mass: St Peter’s – Saturdays; St Joseph’s - daily
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confessions):
Saturdays St Edward’s 5.45 - 6.15pm
Sundays St Joseph’s 9.15 - 9.45am
Saturdays St Peter’s 10 - 10.30am
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT:
Tuesday St Joseph’s 8.30 - 9.30am
Thursday St Edward’s 5.30 - 6.30pm
Saturday St Peter’s 10 - 10.30am
BOOKINGS of our Parish communal areas should be made only
through the Parish office, thus avoiding double booking and upset.
REGULAR PARISH GROUPS (more information from Parish Office)
ROSARY for the Unborn St Peter’s: 9am Fridays; St Joseph’s: Thurs after Mass
STATIONS OF THE CROSS Fridays after Mass (St Peter’s)
SACRED HEART Devotion Fridays after Mass (St Peter’s)
OUR LADY of Perpetual Help devotion 3rd Wed. monthly (St Peter’s after Mass)
MOTHERS’ PRAYERS Tuesdays 12.30pm (St Peter’s Parish Centre upper room)
DIVINE MERCY Devotion Fridays at 2.45pm (St Peter’s Church)
LEGION OF MARY Saturdays after Exposition (St Peter’s Parish Centre)
CRAFT GROUPS: St Peter's 7-9pm last Tuesday of month (Parish
Centre; St Joseph's normally 2-4pm fortnightly (bungalow).
BARROWCLIFF CHURCHES TOGETHER LUNCH 12pm to 1pm
every 4th Tuesday of the month at Wreyfield Methodist Church
OUR LADY’S PRAYER GROUP 1st Thursday of the month 2pm to 4pm
(St Joseph’s Bungalow)
YOUTH CLUB Closed now for the Summer.
ICONOGRAPHY GROUP Thursdays, fortnightly 2-4pm, with breaks at
term ends (St Peter’s Parish Centre).
OFFERTORY COLLECTION St Edward’s 6.30pm: £192 St Joseph’s 10am: £216 St Peter’s 11.30am & 5pm: £372 Gift Aid envelopes total: £414 Standing orders (weekly av.): £524 Polish Mass £30 Total: £1,748
NOTICES FOR VISITORS TOILETS St Peter’s: in the Parish Centre (across the car park); St Joseph’s & St Edward’s toilets in the church building. ST PETER’S CHURCH IS OPEN at certain times during the weekdays. Call in and say a prayer. CCTV is in operation. SIGN VISITORS BOOK IN THE PORCH
MASS ATTENDANCE St Peter’s 11.30am 140 St Peter’s 5pm 46 St Joseph’s 10am 174 St Edward’s Vigil 86 Polish Mass (approx) 75 total (including children) 521
RECENTLY DEAD:
MASSES RECEIVED: see printed copy
ANNIVERSARIES: see printed copy
300 CLUB WINNERS No.182 £25 No.64 £10
GOING AWAY in the UK or Ireland? Find the nearest Church/Mass online at www.CatholicDirectory.org
ADULTS please ALWAYS accompany
your children to the toilet when in church.
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ADOREMUS NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS Important notice - Liverpool Metrapolitan Cathedral 9.30am Mass is now fully booked and the online booking facility has been terminated. We have booked a few spare tickets, first come first served. If anyone still wishes to go, contact the parish office on 360358. Advance payment of £10 for the coach is now payable.
BBQ Fri 24 August We need accurate numbers for the BBQ so as to know how many to cater for. We will have some Irish Dancers giving a display on the patio.
WALKING PILGRIMAGE ON THE CAMINO DE COMPOSTELA On 27 August, one of our parishioners commences the 800 kilometre Camino Francés (nearly 500 miles) - best known of the pilgrim routes to the Shrine of St James in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostella, NW Spain. It will take around 40 days. Sponsor forms available at back of church, if you would like to sponsor Ann. Please keep her in your prayers. Proceeds to St Peter’s Church Restoration Fund.
REMINDER TO UCM MEMBERS Demonstration by Georgia - cancelled. Mass at Bar Convent, York, Thursday 30 August at 1pm, followed be afternoon tea at 2.30pm £12.95pp.
PRAYER WALK with South Cliff Churches Together around the area. Meet 2pm on Wednesday 5 September at St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, returning there for refreshments.
PRAY & PLAY GROUP resumes Saturday 8 September, 10-11.30am at St Edwards Church on Avenue Victoria. We will have a birthday party for Our Lady with special guest Magic Mike & team, who will be doing face painting & party games. For children aged 0 - 9. No cost but donations greatly appreciated.
INSTRUCTION FOR CONVERTS (RCIA) A 15 sessions Course of Instruction for those thinking about becoming a Catholic beginning 6pm on Tuesday 11 September in St Joseph’s bungalow. Speak to Fr Albert. 2 enquiries so far.
LORD REVEAL YOUR CHARACTER Ecumenical prayer conference at St Mary’s Church, Castle Road on 6.30pm on 9 September, 14 October, & 11 November. Visit prayforscarborough.org.uk for more info.
QUEEN STREET LADIES OF MARY (DMJ) CONVENT REUNION Saturday 15 September at St Augustine’s School.
CONGRATULATIONS to all who received their exam results this past week.
LIVE STREAMING OF SUNDAY MASS and other services from St Peter’s Church. We are still making enquiries about this and the necessary steps needed to add as a link to our parish website.
ST PETER’S REPAIR WORK The total cost of repairs and replacement to the clerestory windows and widening of the car park entrance and making safe the pillars came to £35,590 excluding VAT. We may be able to claim back some, but not all of the VAT.
POPE FRANCIS’ VISIT TO IRELAND Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 August for the World Meeting of Families. He will visit the Marian Shrine of Knock where 45,000 people have secured tickets. 500,000 are expected to attend the Papal Mass in Phoenix Park, Dublin on Sunday 26 August. He is also expected to meet with victims of child abuse and will visit a homeless shelter in downtown Dublin. The last papal visit to Ireland was in September 1979 by the late Pope St John Paul II. For further details, see the website of the World Meeting of Families https://www.worldmeeting2018.ie/en/ The event will be covered by EWTN and The Pope App.
APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEA APPEAL at all Masses next weekend by port Chaplain to Teeside & Hartlepool Docks, Deacon Peter Barrington. There will be a retiring collection.
VISIT TO TEESIDE DOCKS and visit on board one of the ships: Monday 10 September - Port Chaplain invitation to see the working of the Apostleship of the Sea (AOS). Names to the list for bus. Departs 10am St Peter’s, 10.15am St Joseph’s, arriving back in Scarborough 5.30pm approx.
PARISH BBQ 6.30pm on Friday 24 August in St Peter’s Rectory garden
(beautiful views of South Bay & cliffs) Tickets available £5. Proceeds to St Peter’s Restoration Fund. Volunteers needed for cooking and a few BBQ stoves needed, as well as some home-made coleslaw. Recently the garden has had some decking installed. Due care and attention will be needed around the steps (bring your deckchair). Entry through the Presbytery
9.30am Mass at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, celebrated by Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP. Outdoor Eucharistic Procession is at 1pm – anyone can attend. We have been informed that there will be various ways to spend the time between the Mass and the Procession, including opportunities for Confession and prayer, and various exhibitions. Details of this will be provided closer to the time.
Transport The coach will leave St Peter’s Church at 5am and will pick up at St Joseph’s Church at 5.15am (back in Scarborough 7pm approx). Advance payment of £10 is now payable.
CONGRESS PRAYER Lord, give to our hearts the light of faith and the fire of love, that we may worship in spirit and in truth our God and Lord, present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist, who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen
St Edward’s congregation are holding a farewell evening for Aaron on Saturday 1 September after Mass, before he leaves to commence college in America. Evening will include tombola, buffet, drinks, and a presentation. All contributions welcome – envelopes available. For more info please contact Jennie Eyre on 07983 402203
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF PADRE PIO (ST PIO) Day Pilgrimage by coach to the National Shrine at Pantasaph, North Wales,
Sunday 23 September (if sufficient interest). Add your name to the list at back of church (on one list only please). Seats £10 in advance (children free). Departs 7am from St Peter’s, 7.15am from St Joseph’s, back in Scarborough 8.30pm approx (3½ hr journey).
PRAYER INTENTIONS OF POPE FRANCIS FOR AUGUST (Universal) The treasure of Families: That any far-reaching decisions of economists and politicians may protect the family as one of the treasures of humanity.
ROSARY UNDER THE CROSS MIRACULOUS 54 DAY ROSARY NOVENA Many of you participated in Rosary on the Coast in April this year, when thousands gathered across the British Isles to pray for Faith, Life and Peace. Following on from this, you are invited to join the Miraculous 54 Day Rosary Novena, starting 15 August on the Feast of the Assumption, and culminating on 7 October. This Novena will be prayed in homes and families. On the last day, 7 October, communities across the British Isles will gather at 3pm under the Cross of the Lord as one family in Churches and Communities, in one voice, to pray in solidarity to obtain a miraculous intervention from our Blessed Mother for the Church, for Families and for the World. Pray the Rosary each day, offering a sacrifice or a penance, in reparation for your own sins and those of your family and peoples of the British Isles. More information on their website at www.rosaryonthecoast.co.uk
MASS INTENTIONS normally entered in order received. We do try to honour requests for specific dates. However, due to the high number we receive, duplicate requests inevitably occur, and it may not always be possible. It is advisable to give a second choice of date. Thank you for your patience .... Fr Gubbins.
RAINBOW CENTREis in need of tinned & dried food, toiletries,
soap, toothpaste etc. (non - perishable items only). There are boxes at the back of each church for your donations.
SUNDAY SMILE: Teacher: “Pay attention please Tia! Don’t you know why God gave you two ears?” “Yes, Miss, so things can go in one ear and out of the other!”
ADOREMUS: EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS LIVERPOOL: SEPTEMBER 2018
The Eucharist is fundamental to the Christian Faith and Life. With only 3 weeks to the Eucharistic Congress, we will reflect upon the centrality and importance of the Eucharist in the life of the Church.
The aims of Adoremus are: • To rejuvenate Eucharistic Adoration • To encourage greater love for the mystery of the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar • To kindle deeper understanding of the place of the Eucharist in the life of the church • To provide practical resources for Eucharistic Adoration for Parishes and Schools • To better form Extraordinary Ministers • To better equip Parish Catechists and Schools • To confirm Parish ministry around the centrality of the Eucharist
Because Adoration of the Eucharist deepens our relationship with Christ, it enables us to be more effective disciples who will be better able to lead others to the life of the Church that has the Eucharist at its heart.
From the Introduction to Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist outside Mass:
“The celebration of the Eucharist is the centre of the entire Christian life, both for the Church universal and for the local congregations of the Church. ‘The other sacraments, all the ministries of the Church, and the works of the apostolate are united with the Eucharist and are directed toward it. For the holy Eucharist contains the entire spiritual treasure of the Church, that is, Christ himself, our Passover and living bread. Through his flesh, made living and life-giving by the Holy Spirit, he offers life to men, who are thus invited and led to offer themselves, their work, and all creation together with him.” [cf. 1, 5]
From the Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Benedict XVI Sacramentum Caritatis †
“In the Eucharist, the Son of God comes to meet us and desires to become one with us; Eucharistic adoration is simply the natural consequence of the Eucharistic celebration, which is itself the Church’s supreme act of adoration. Receiving the Eucharist means adoring him whom we receive. Only in this way do we become one with him, and are given, as it were, a foretaste of the beauty of the heavenly liturgy. The act of adoration outside Mass prolongs and intensifies all that takes place during the liturgical celebration itself. Indeed, ‘only in adoration can a profound and genuine reception mature. And it is precisely this personal encounter with the Lord that then strengthens the social mission contained in the Eucharist, which seeks to break down not only the walls that separate the Lord and ourselves, but also and especially the walls that separate us from one another.” [66]
ST BARTHOLOMEW
Feast Day Friday 24 August
St Bartholomew was one of
the 12 disciples. All that is
known of him with certainty is
that he is mentioned in the
Synoptic Gospels and Acts as
one of the twelve apostle. His
name, a patronymic, means son of Tolomai
and scholars believe he is the same
as Nathanael mentioned in John, who says he
is from Cana and that Jesus called him an
"Israelite... incapable of deceit." The
Roman Martyrology says he preached
in India and Greater Armenia, where he was
flayed and beheaded by King Astyages.
Tradition has the place as Abanopolis on the
west coast of the Caspian Sea and that he also
preached in Mesopotamia, Persia, and Egypt.
The Gospel of Bartholomew is apochryphal
and was condemned in the decree of Pseudo-
Gelasius. Feast Day August 24.
“The Eucharist is essential for us: it is Christ who wishes to enter our lives and fill us with His grace.”
