MARCH 2018 K N I G H T S O F S T C O L U M B A Overview for the Month March 2018 ———————————————————————————————————————————————————- Fairtrade Fortnight 26th February - 11th March Supporting farmers and worker who grow our food See: https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————- Women's World Day of Prayer Friday, 2nd March Prepared by the Women of Suriname: All God's Creation is Good. See: https://www.wwdp.org.uk/ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————- Saturday, 3rd March - 10am to 3pm Portsmouth Diocese: Social Justice Assembly for Lent, with Bishop Philip Egan At St Bede's Church, Popley Way, Basingstoke RG24 9DX. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————- Wednesday, 7 March - 7.00pm to 8.30pm Brentwood: Preparing for Holy Week, with Mgr David Manson At Christ the Eternal High Priest Church 410 Brentwood Road, Gidea Park, RM2 6DH ———————————————————————————————————————————————————- Wednesday, 28 March 7pm London: Lent Service for Aid to the Church in Need The Oratory Schola will sing a Lenten Service at St Patrick's, Soho, London W1 The service will take the form of Stations of the Cross with Solemn Music and will include an update on ACN's important work to support persecuted Christians in the Middle East. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————- During Lent we are asked to pray for these intentions: Candidates for the Sacraments: especially on the Sundays of Lent. For those preparing to be initiated into the Church at Easter, Lent marks the final stage of preparation, the period of Purification and Enlightenment. It begins with the Rite of Election on the First Sunday of Lent. During the season of Lent the Scrutinies are celebrated on the 3rd, 4th and 5th Sundays in preparation for Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist at the Easter Vigil. Many parishes will also receive candidates for Reception into the Church. ‘The people of God, as represented by the local Church, should understand and show by their concern that the initiation of adults is the responsibility of all the baptised.’ ‘During Lent, the period of purification and enlightenment, the faithful should take care to participate in the rites of the scrutinies and presentations and give the elect the example of their own renewal in the spirit of penance, faith, and charity. At the Easter Vigil, they should attach great importance to renewing their own baptismal promises.’ The celebration of other Sacraments, such as Confirmation and First Holy Communion, will often take place within the Easter season so that candidates for these Sacraments will also be preparing in Lent. These candidates should also be remembered in the prayers of the community. Youth Matters! KSC launch new National Junior Easter Painting Competition The competition is open to young people aged 8 to 11 years of age; i.e. equivalent to School Year Groups 3 to 6 inclusive. Catholic Primary Schools, Church Youth Groups, Cubs and Brownie Groups are welcome to participate. Please contact your nearest Knights of St Columba Council or KSC Head Office for full details. You can also view the rules of the competition online at:- https://www.ksc.org.uk/youth-competition-rules TM Mission Statement — As Brothers of the Knights of St. Columba we are resolved through our own efforts, prayer and the guidance of the Holy Spirit to increase the membership of our Order so that we can more effectively work for Christ’s Kingdom. Information pack and booking form now available to download and print off from the National Website: www.ksc.org.uk Applications are limited to accommodate 25 young people and are taken on a “first come first served” basis.
Lent Service for Aid to the Church in Need The Oratory Schola will sing a Lenten Service
at St Patrick's, Soho, London W1 The service will take the form of Stations of the Cross with
Solemn Music and will include an update on ACN's important work to support persecuted Christians
in the Middle East. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————-
During Lent we are asked to pray for these intentions:
Candidates for the Sacraments: especially on the Sundays of Lent.
For those preparing to be initiated into the Church at Easter, Lent marks the final stage of preparation, the period of Purification and Enlightenment. It begins with the Rite of Election on the First Sunday of Lent.
During the season of Lent the Scrutinies are celebrated on the 3rd, 4th and 5th Sundays in preparation for Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist at the Easter Vigil. Many parishes will also receive candidates for Reception into the Church.
‘The people of God, as represented by the local Church, should understand and show by their concern that the initiation of adults is the responsibility of all the baptised.’
‘During Lent, the period of purification and enlightenment, the faithful should take care to participate in the rites of the scrutinies and presentations and give the elect the example of their own renewal in the spirit of penance, faith, and charity. At the Easter Vigil, they should attach great importance to renewing their own baptismal promises.’
The celebration of other Sacraments, such as Confirmation and First Holy Communion, will often take place within the Easter season so that candidates for these Sacraments will also be preparing in Lent. These candidates should also be remembered in the prayers of the community.
Youth Matters! KSC launch new National Junior
Easter Painting Competition
The competition is open to young people aged 8 to 11 years of age; i.e. equivalent to School Year Groups 3 to 6 inclusive.
Catholic Primary Schools, Church Youth Groups, Cubs and Brownie Groups are welcome to participate.
Please contact your nearest Knights of St Columba Council or KSC Head Office for full details.
You can also view the rules of the competition online at:- https://www.ksc.org.uk/youth-competition-rules
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Mission Statement — As Brothers of the Knights of St. Columba we are resolved through our own efforts, prayer and the guidance of the Holy Spirit to increase the membership of our Order so that we can more effectively work for Christ’s Kingdom.
Information pack and booking form now available to download and print off from the
National Website: www.ksc.org.uk Applications are limited to accommodate
25 young people and are taken on a “first come first served” basis.
Sunday 29th April 2018 - 3.00pm Rosary on the Coast of the British Isles
The Event This is a day of Pilgrimage and Prayer for the re-flourishing of our Faith, for the grace to build a culture of Life and for true Peace to reign in the hearts of all peoples & Nations. The Inspiration Recently the faithful of Poland and Ireland have responded to what they sense as a movement of the Holy Spirit to gather around the coasts of their nations and pray to Jesus, the Divine Mercy, for a renewal of faith and respect for human life through the powerful intercession of Our Lady of the Rosary. Having witnessed this, a number of the lay faithful in the British Isles - England, Scotland, Wales and their isles- have felt the same inspiration and urge to respond. They are hoping for us to have our own national Rosary on the Coast for Faith, Life and Peace in the British Isles and are calling their brothers and sisters to such a day of Prayer and Pilgrimage on Sunday 29th April at 3.00pm, 2018, fifth Sunday of Easter. ———————–———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Friday, 11th to Sunday, 13th May 2018 Knights of St Columba's
National Social Event The Auckland Hotel, Morecambe
A weekend of entertainment, excursion and fun for members, their wives and friends.
2 nights - Evening Meal, Bed & Breakfast basis £127.50 per person. - Limited single rooms available.
For further information & booking contact Ken & Sheila Hargreaves Email : [email protected]
Saturday, 16th June 2018 - 3.00pm Biennial Deceased Brothers' Mass at
Liverpool Cathedral of Christ the King ———————–———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Saturday, 22nd June 2018 Seafront Sponsored Walk for
the Brentwood Catholic Children's Society Starting with 10.00am Mass at Our Lady Help of Christians and St Helen in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex (27 Milton Road, SS0 7JP) We will then walk with Father Joseph along the seafront for just over 5 miles to the parish of St George and the English Martyrs in Shoeburyness where we will be warmly met in the hall with refreshments and a certificate of thanks. Free to take part. Close to both train stations. Walkers will need to register which is free and are encouraged to gather sponsorship to help the Brentwood Catholic Children's Society who do not receive direct funding from the Diocese. For more information and forms contact Damian at [email protected]
Tuesday, 24th to Friday, 27th July 2018 Young People's Seminar at Hinsley Hall,
10.30am till 1.00pm at Nazareth House, 111 London Road, SS1 1PP
Southend-on-Sea Council 192 are hosting our 3rd annual Community Fayre for local charities and support groups to showcase their organisations to the public. Around 20 groups will be represented that help older people, the poor, the sick, the lonely, children and the homeless in the local area amongst many other issues. Fairtrade refreshments and a fairtrade raffle will be on offer as will second hand books, and a chance to recycle old coins, old mobiles and old spectacles all for charities. All welcome especially Knights and families. Free entry.
Knights of St Columba —1919 to 2019 A Century of Service
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