09th Mar-17th Mar ’19 1st Sunday of Lent Yr C Lent-Week 1 THE PARISH OF ST.THOMAS MORE, KIDLINGTON & ST.HUGH OF LINCOLN, WOODSTOCK http://www.catholicparish.kidlingtonandwoodstock.uk Parish Priest: Fr. (Dr) Prem Fernando Email: [email protected]142, Oxford Rd, Kidlington, OX5 1DZ, Tel: (01865) 377093 Part of the Arch Diocese of Birmingham, Registered Charity Number 234216 Parish School: Headteacher: Mrs.Breda Bowles Tel & Fax: 01865 373674 Parish Safeguarding Reps.: Anastasia Hargreaves-Hand (07786651916), Lena Shams [email protected]St Thomas More Parish Hall Contact: Ian Drury, 01865 371086, St Hugh’s Centre Contact: Ruth Fiddy, 01993 812860 PRAYER TO THE HOLY TRINITY FOR THE PREPARATION OF MASS Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, come to us and renew us as we gather to celebrate this Sunday Mass. As we connue our pilgrimage of life, help us to become beer Chrisans on earth so that we may rejoice with you for ever in Heaven. To the Holy Trinity be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Fr Prem’s message: As you gather, having celebrated Ash Wednesday last Wednesday today we cele- brate the First Sunday in Lent. As we were reminded with the ashes; ‘remember we are dust and unto dust we shall return’ is not just to rubbish us, and say that we are useless and worthless, but it is to say that in God’s creative hands we are everything, a precious child of God. It is never God’s desire to aban- don us. But we must be careful, we can have god’s of our own making, not the God of History, not the God of Abraham, Jacob….not the God Christ in a unique way made known to us. Hence we must not be fooled. The scientific truth; life decays, and be reduced to dust is an undisputed reality. Lent as I said and shall repeat during the season of lent is a very privileged, graceful time. It invites us to enter into a retreat. It invites us to be introspective, self critical, look at our own lives first. It is very easy to point the figure at other and find reasons and excuses for our own way of life. But lent invites us to just look at our own selves. What we say and do. It invites us in a unique way to spend time in prayer, self control and restrain. It invites us to engage in acts of mercy; giving alms, visiting the sick, caring to those in need. But this is done not simply in an altruistic behaviour - behaviour with a love for the other, but rather with a love for God, testing as to where do our lives rest in our relationship to God, as a child of God. Any other wonderful, fabulous, breath taking interpretations to Lent might run a risk! It is customary that people like to give up things, at times might not be for the love God. But we also can take on things to do. Lenten weekday masses, readings can be very inspiring, would you like to try it! CAFOD Lent Family Fast Day ~ Friday 15th March At Mass today we will hear of the problems of a woman and her family living in a coastal area of Bangladesh with many thousands of similar families. They rely on rice and fish for food. Cyclones are common, salty sea water floods the rice fields and last year's drought killed all the fish. Working through the local church CAFOD experts know where they are, know they need help and know how to help them survive. On Family Fast Day next Friday we are invited to eat simply and give the money we save to help CAFOD connue their work. We are all invited to share in the abundance that God has given us. Please collect your Fast Day envelope when leaving church today and give what you can at next week's rering collecon. Last autumn our parish raised £1,062 so let's see if we can beat that figure this me! Thank you to everyone. Your giſts will change lives. The first Feast Day of our new Saint Oscar Romero, falls on the Third Sunday of Lent, 24 March: We pray for jusce and peace for all peoples in our communies and across the world: that we may be inspired on his feast day by the courageous example of the bishop and martyr, St Oscar Romero.
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09th Mar-17th Mar ’19 1st Sunday of Lent Yr C Lent-Week 1
THE PARISH OF ST.THOMAS MORE, KIDLINGTON & ST.HUGH OF LINCOLN, WOODSTOCK
142, Oxford Rd, Kidlington, OX5 1DZ, Tel: (01865) 377093 Part of the Arch Diocese of Birmingham, Registered Charity Number 234216 Parish School: Headteacher: Mrs.Breda Bowles Tel & Fax: 01865 373674
Parish Safeguarding Reps.: Anastasia Hargreaves-Hand (07786651916), Lena Shams [email protected] St Thomas More Parish Hall Contact: Ian Drury, 01865 371086, St Hugh’s Centre Contact: Ruth Fiddy, 01993 812860
PRAYER TO THE HOLY TRINITY FOR THE PREPARATION OF MASS Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, come to us and renew us as we gather to celebrate this Sunday Mass.
As we continue our pilgrimage of life, help us to become better Christians on earth so that we may rejoice with you for ever in Heaven.
To the Holy Trinity be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Fr Prem’s message: As you gather, having celebrated Ash Wednesday last Wednesday today we cele-brate the First Sunday in Lent. As we were reminded with the ashes; ‘remember we are dust and unto dust we shall return’ is not just to rubbish us, and say that we are useless and worthless, but it is to say that in God’s creative hands we are everything, a precious child of God. It is never God’s desire to aban-don us. But we must be careful, we can have god’s of our own making, not the God of History, not the God of Abraham, Jacob….not the God Christ in a unique way made known to us. Hence we must not be fooled. The scientific truth; life decays, and be reduced to dust is an undisputed reality. Lent as I said and shall repeat during the season of lent is a very privileged, graceful time. It invites us to enter into a retreat. It invites us to be introspective, self critical, look at our own lives first. It is very easy to point the figure at other and find reasons and excuses for our own way of life. But lent invites us to just look at our own selves. What we say and do. It invites us in a unique way to spend time in prayer, self control and restrain. It invites us to engage in acts of mercy; giving alms, visiting the sick, caring to those in need. But this is done not simply in an altruistic behaviour - behaviour with a love for the other, but rather with a love for God, testing as to where do our lives rest in our relationship to God, as a child of God. Any other wonderful, fabulous, breath taking interpretations to Lent might run a risk! It is customary that people like to give up things, at times might not be for the love God. But we also can take on things to do. Lenten weekday masses, readings can be very inspiring, would you like to try it!
CAFOD Lent Family Fast Day ~ Friday 15th March At Mass today we will hear of the problems of a woman and her family living in a coastal area of Bangladesh with many thousands of similar families. They rely on rice and fish for food. Cyclones are common, salty sea water floods the rice fields and last year's drought killed all the fish. Working through the local church CAFOD experts know where they are, know they need help and know how to help them survive. On Family Fast Day next Friday we are invited to eat simply and give the money we save to help CAFOD continue their work. We are all invited to share in the abundance that God has given us. Please collect your Fast Day envelope when leaving church today and give what you can at next week's retiring collection. Last autumn our parish raised £1,062 so let's see if we can beat that figure this time! Thank you to everyone. Your gifts will change lives.
The first Feast Day of our new Saint Oscar Romero, falls on the Third Sunday of Lent, 24 March: We pray for justice and peace for all peoples in our communities and across the world: that we may be inspired
on his feast day by the courageous example of the bishop and martyr, St Oscar Romero.
Parish Diary 2019
• 04th April, 7pm Parish Penitential Service (Thursday after the 4th Sunday in Lent)
• 21st April Easter Sunday
• 14th - 16th May, Parish Retreat at Boars Hill
• (25th May Wedding at Woodstock)
• 9th June 2019, Pentecost Sunday at 3.30pm Confirmation Mass with Bishop William Kenney
• (15th June Wedding 1pm at Woodstock)
• 23rd June 2019 Sunday First Holy Commun-ion Mass 3.30pm
• 20th July 2019, Saturday - Ordination of Marco Egehawary
• 28th July 2019, Fr Marco Egehawary cele-brates Masses in the parish, and parish cele-brations, after 11 am Mass.
• 18th October, Friday - Day of prayer for vo-cations - Adoration & Benediction
• 02nd November - Blessing of the graves
• 16th November, Saturday, 12 noon Healing mass - (Penultimate Sunday for the OT)
• 10th December, Tuesday (after the 2nd Sun-day of Advent) Taize prayer service
Fund Raising Events 2019
• 14th March, St Hugh’s Centre Lecture, 7.15 for 7.30pm
• St Hugh’s Monthly Lottery draw - 1st Sun-day of the month. All welcome.
• Soup Lunch - Every Friday during Lent (8th March—12th April) in aid of Cafod—Lent Fast
• 15th December Carols & Christmas Grand Draw
• Await for the other dates!!
Soup Lunch during Lent will be held every Friday after Midday Mass
in aid of Cafod –Lent Fast. Soup makers and helpers needed! Please sign up on the list in Church porch if you can help in either way.
Many Thanks
Feb soup lunch £ 71 towards parish projects
‘We are called’ - Annual Parish Retreat Led by Sr CHRISTINA MCGARRY O.P.
Tuesday 14TH May to Thursday 16TH May OR
Come for the day on Wednesday 15th May 2019 Join us for Mass, Inspirational Talks, Reflection Prayer times with the Community in the beautiful grounds of The Carmelite Priory, overlooking the spires of Oxford.
Carmelite Priory, Chilswell, Boars Hill, OXFORD OX1 5HB
Please ring Jane Lemon 01865 370039 or email [email protected] to book your place or alternatively sign the list in the church porch indicat-ing lunch and/or evening meal. Lifts to the Retreat are available.
The Holy Week Services in the Parish N.B. All the services, except Easer Sunday 9.30 am Mass, will be held at the parish church in Kidlington. Maundy Thursday, 18th April - 8 pm
- Holy Mass of the Lord's supper
- Watch before the Blessed
Sacrament until 12 midnight
Good Friday, 19th April 3.00 pm
- Solemn Liturgy of
the Passion
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Easter Vigil 20th April 9.00 pm
Easter Vigil Mass
Easter Sunday
- 8.00 am Kidlington - Easter Dawn Mass - 9.30 am Woodstock - Easter Morning Mass - 11.00 am Kidlington - Late Morning Mass
Please collect your ‘Lent Walk with me booklet’ the payments are taken centrally for them by the diocese
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK: Catherine Elford (McCann), Lisa Crisp, Eileen Groom, Rebecca
Lambert , Ella Osborne, Kit Murphy, Mary Couchman, Ray Hazell, Anne Howard, Sue Rugman, Fr Donald Cahill, June O’Leary, Tracy Richards, Bridget Spark, Pat Hornsby, Pauline Lilley, Mona
Doherty, Christopher Browne, Zoe Kamen, Neil Greenwood, Joyce Franklin, Cliff and Sheila Cooper, Fr Chris Greaney, Geoff Boorman, Stephen Kardos, Verena Brogden,
Veryan Boorman, Marion Robinson and Sheila Brockman (Kindly keep us updated to remove names from the sick list as and when required)
AND FOR ALL THOSE WHOSE DEATH ANNIVERSARIES OCCUR DURING THIS TIME: John Carroll, Molly O'Hanlon, Katherine Boden, Winnie Coyne, Sidney Alderman, Mick Leahy,
Kathleen Darling, Maria Lavery, Wendy Anonuevo and Maria Gray.
THIS WEEKS RETIRING COLLECTION IS FOR THE PARISH DEBT
THERE WILL BE AN APPEAL THIS WEEKEND FOR CAFOD LENT FAST THE RETIRING COLLECTION FOR THIS WILL BE HELD NEXT WEEKEND.
The Next Retiring Collection: 7/04/19 Easter Flowers. Thank you.
‘Tea/ Coffee - chit chat’ at the Hall after 9.30 and 11 Masses. Stop by for a sip!
2nd St Hugh’s Lecture
Victorian Murderess & Media Sensation
by Professor Anne-Marie Kilday
Pro Vice-Chancellor Student & Staff Ex-perience, Oxford Brookes University.
She is also one of our parishioners and an Extraordinary minister of the
Holy Eucharist.
Kate Webster- Victorian Murderess and Media Sensation : Looking at why some criminals become fa-
mous and others do not and what history can tell us about this.
14th March Thursday, 7.15 for 7.30 pm
It is fund raising event, book your place with a ticket £7
inclu. canapés and wine/tea/coffee!
May souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen
Mill Hill Missionary prayer The National Novena to St Joseph will take place from 10-18 March 2019 at St Joseph's Church in Maidenhead and at Herbert House, Freshfield, Liverpool. Each year the Mill Hill Missionaries prepare for the Feast of St Joseph, their patron, with a special Novena of Masses and prayers to ask for God's blessing on their Society and the missionary outreach of the Church, as well as for the intentions of all those who support their work. You are invited to send in your petitions and/or to request a Novena booklet to enable you to join in from home by praying the daily No-vena prayer. Please write to Fr. Brian Oswald MHM, St Joseph's Missionary Society, 58 Cookham Road, Maiden-head, SL6 7HT, or email [email protected] Dear APF members. Kindly collect your brown envelope from the porch, which contains your Spring edition of Mission Today. Please return to Church by 24th March. Thank you very much for your continued support of the Mission work. Re-gards, ~Mary Laina
ST THOMAS MORE, KIDLINGTON and St HUGH WOODSTOCK Lent-Week 1
SATURDAY 09th Mar.
Sunday 6.00 pm
Well being Andrew Bell
Deteronomy 26:4-10 Ps 90
Romans 10:8-13 Luke 4:1-13
SUNDAY 10th Mar.
First Sunday of Lent
11.00 am
wellbeing Sheila Brockman
MONDAY
11th Mar. Lent Feria
9.30 am
11th Death Anni.
Jim O’ Brien
Leviticus 19:1-2,11-18 Ps 18, Matt 25:31-46
TUESDAY
12th Mar. Lent Feria
12 Noon
RIP Margaret Clancy
Isaiah 55:10-11 Ps 33 Matt 6:7-15
WEDNESDAY
13th Mar. Lent Feria
9.30 am
- Jonah 3:1-10, Ps 50,
Luke 11:29-32
THURSDAY
14th Mar. Lent Feria
9.30 am
Wellbeing of a Parishioner
Esther 4:17, Ps 137 Matthew 7:7-12
FRIDAY
15th Mar. Lent Feria
11.30 ——— 12
Noon
Way of the Cross
Holy Souls
Ezekiel 18:21-28, Ps 129 Matthew 5:20-26
SATURDAY 16th Mar.
Sunday
VIGIL MASS
6.00 pm
Well Being of Anne & Zu Rammo Genesis 15:5-12,17-18
Ps 26
Philippians 3:17-4:1
(Phil 3:20-4:1)
Luke 9:28-36
SUNDAY 17th Mar.
Second Sunday of Lent
11.00 Am
wellbeing Sheila Brockman
SUNDAY 10th Mar.
First Sunday of Lent
9.30 am
Get well
Nancy D’arcy
WEDNESDAY
13th Mar. Lent Feria
11.30 ——— 12
Noon
Way of the Cross
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SUNDAY 17th Mar.
Second Sunday of Lent
9.30 am
RIP
Doreen Eva Wills
St Hugh’s, Woodstock (Morning Prayer daily at 11.30) SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturdays 5-5.30 pm
BAPTISMS & MARRIAGES by appointment with
Fr Prem Please make sure
you attend the parish regularly to ask for
Sacraments.
Kindly make sure you are registered with the parish
Scripture Study Group Monday, 11th March 1.30 pm. Come join us to read a scripture passage, and then to reflect and pray together.
Contact Eileen Perkins on 01865 374129.
All are most welcome.
Please email your news item to Fr Prem by Wednesday
This Newsletter is for the parishioners and friends of the parish. It is for the intended circulation. Feel free to take it with you and share it with others especially the sick and the homebound.
