Trinity News Newsletter of Holy Trinity Parish, Plymouth 12 August 2018 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Parish Priest Arriving in September PARISH OFFICE The Presbytery 6 Pemros Road St Budeaux Plymouth, PL5 1NE Telephone 01752 361161 Email plymouth- [email protected]Parish Office hours Monday—Friday 9am—3pm Parish Secretary Fiona Lang We are on Facebook Holy Trinity Plymouth Safeguarding Representatives Fiona Lang Pat Morris Kathy Turvey Holy Trinity Parish is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth which is a registered charity (213227) www.holytrinityplymouth.co.uk Mass Times this week Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time—Year B Saturday 11 August 5.30pm St Paul’s Peter Sullivan RIP Sunday 12 August 9.00am Holy Family Fdn Samuel Norris-Telling RIP 10.30am Holy Redeemer Helen Jones RIP ________________________________________________________ Tuesday 14 August Vigil of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary 7.00pm Holy Family Wednesday 15 August Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 10.00am St Paul’s Friday 17 August Weekday Mass 10.00am Holy Family ________________________________________________________ Saturday 18 August 5.30pm St Paul’s John Anthony Leavey RIP & Mary Quinton RIP Sunday 19 August 9.00am Holy Family Antonia Perilla RIP 10.30am Holy Redeemer Fdn Eileen Pearson's intentions Dear Parishioners, I would like to write a short note this week to say thank for your overwhelming generosity last weekend, as we said good- bye to each other at the masses and the afternoon reception. Thank you so much to those who organised that event, and, completely secretly, the collection and lovely gift of a travelling Mass kit. We are sorry to go and say “au revoir” to all our friends in Plymouth. I know you will welcome and support Fr Petroc your new priest, and he leads you in taking forward the mission of the parish. I notice Mass is being offered for me this Friday, thank you. I promise to offer Mass for Holy Trinity Parish in my first few days in Swanage and Wool. We have the sublime feast of our Lady’s Assumption coming up : Our Lady, Queen of Heaven, St Joseph, St Paul, pray for us all. Love and many blessings from Fr Tim and Judith.
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Trinity News Newsletter of Holy Trinity Parish, Plymouth
12 August 2018 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
Parish Priest Arriving in September
PARISH OFFICE The Presbytery 6 Pemros Road St Budeaux Plymouth, PL5 1NE
Safeguarding Representatives Fiona Lang Pat Morris Kathy Turvey
Holy Trinity Parish is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth which is a registered charity (213227)
www.holytrinityplymouth.co.uk
Mass Times this week Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time—Year B
Saturday 11 August 5.30pm St Paul’s Peter Sullivan RIP
Sunday 12 August 9.00am Holy Family Fdn Samuel Norris-Telling RIP 10.30am Holy Redeemer Helen Jones RIP ________________________________________________________
Tuesday 14 August Vigil of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary 7.00pm Holy Family
Wednesday 15 August Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 10.00am St Paul’s
Friday 17 August Weekday Mass 10.00am Holy Family ________________________________________________________
Saturday 18 August 5.30pm St Paul’s John Anthony Leavey RIP & Mary Quinton RIP
Sunday 19 August 9.00am Holy Family Antonia Perilla RIP 10.30am Holy Redeemer Fdn Eileen Pearson's intentions
Dear Parishioners, I would like to write a short note this week to say thank for your overwhelming generosity last weekend, as we said good-bye to each other at the masses and the afternoon reception. Thank you so much to those who organised that event, and, completely secretly, the collection and lovely gift of a travelling Mass kit. We are sorry to go and say “au revoir” to all our friends in Plymouth. I know you will welcome and support Fr Petroc your new priest, and he leads you in taking forward the mission of the parish. I notice Mass is being offered for me this Friday, thank you. I promise to offer Mass for Holy Trinity Parish in my first few days in Swanage and Wool. We have the sublime feast of our Lady’s Assumption coming up : Our Lady, Queen of Heaven, St Joseph, St Paul, pray for us all. Love and many blessings from Fr Tim and Judith.
Welcome Whether you are a regular at our Mass or a visitor to our city we hope that your visit here is spiritually fruitful. Please ask one of our Welcomers or contact the parish office if we can help you in any way.
Sick parishioners Please tell the parish priest or the parish office if you know of someone in the parish who is in need of a visit.
Newsletter Deadline for articles for the newsletter is 4pm on Wednesdays. Please get in touch with the parish office by email or phone.
Parish Giving 5 August 2018 £525.70 Thank you!
Getting married? Congratulations! Please give us at least six months notice if you are planning to marry in the Church.
Baptism If either yourself or your partner is a practicing Catholic and you would like your children to be baptised then please contact the parish office for details of our short course.
Parish Schools St Paul’s Catholic Primary School Pemros Road, Plymouth Telephone 01752 365459
Keyham Barton Catholic School Renown Street, Plymouth Telephone 01752 567684
Pope’s Intention August 2018 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.
Regular Events in the Parish
Divine Mercy Prayer Group Meets every third Sunday at 6pm in Holy Redeemer Church. Everyone is welcome to join us. Next meeting: 19 August
Holy Hour at St Paul’s The first Sunday of each month at 6pm. Please come and join us. Next Holy Hour: TBC (in September)
Ignatian Prayer Group Meets in Holy Family Church Hall on Beacon Park Road. Everyone is welcome and refreshments are provided. We meet on a Friday at 10.45am and on a Monday at 7.30pm. If you’d like more information please contact Joanna Price on 07759 114507. Next meeting:
Catholic Youth Club If you are aged between 11 and 17 then please come and join us in Holy Family Church Hall on Thursdays between 6.30pm and 8.30pm. We meet every Thursday during term time.
Rosary Come and pray the Rosary with us:
Fridays after the 10.00am Mass at Holy Family Church and
Wednesday at 9.00am at Holy Redeemer Church. Everyone is very welcome.
Soup and Scripture Third Thursday of each month at 20 Whiteford Road, Mannamead, Plymouth PL3 5DL. Contact Joanna Price on 07759 114507.
Evangelisation Group Help spread the word of God. We meet on a Wednesday at Holy Redeemer Presbytery. Next meeting: TBC
In our prayers this week Please pray for the repose of the souls of: RIP: Mary Sugden
Anniversaries of parishioners: Edward Telling, William Crocker, Christina McCarthy, Constance Mullen, Nora McCarthy, Michael Healy (Sr).
Anniversaries of clergy: Father Patrick Lynch.
May they rest in peace
Intercession for Clergy Please pray for our Diocesan Clergy: Mon: Christopher Delaney OSB Thu: Dominic May OSB Fri: Francis Straw OSB Sat: Sebastian Wolff OSB
Extraordinary Form Mass St Edward the Confessor, Home Park Avenue, Peverell. Every Sunday at 11.30am
Marjon Memory Café At Marjon University every other Wednesday. The café is run by students and staff of the university, in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Society.
Sclerder Family Festival ‘I am because I belong’. At Sclerder Abbey, Looe, PL13 2JD on Saturday 18 August from 11am until 8.00pm. See poster in the porch for details.
200 Club This months 200 club has been drawn. We can’t publish the names of the winners, but please look out for a your name on a white envelope at the back of church. It could be you! ________________________________________
Celebrate 2018 South West Celebrate Weekend 13-14 October in Plymouth: A joyful and faith-filled event for young and old at Notre Dame School, Looseleigh Lane, Plymouth PL6 5HN. Main speakers: Maria Health, Fr Oscar Ardila, Charles Whitehead. Separate streams for children and young people. Lively worship, drama, a variety of workshops, family Mass, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Reconciliation available. Online booking now open (prior booking is essential). More details can be found online at www.celebrate.org or by emailing [email protected] or by telephoning Rebecca on 01395 489902 or Susanne on 01803 606256.
Vacancies The SVP is seeking to recruit a Young Vincentians Programme Manager, and a Mini Vinnies Officer as part of the expansion of our youth programme.
Young Vincentians Programme Manager: £30k pa; full time permanent contract. Closing date: 15:00 on Thursday 23rd August 2018. Interviews: Thursday 30th August 2018. Start date: ASAP.
Mini Vinnies Officer: £23k pro rata; 2 days/wk; one year contract. Closing date: 10:00 Monday 20th August 2018. Interviews: Friday 24th August. Start date: ASAP.
Both roles based at national office. For more details & application pack, please visit the vacancies section of the SVP website: https://www.svp.org.uk/.
Grants for School Transport If your child will be attending a Catholic school in the Diocese in the next academic year and you wish to apply for a grant from the School Transport Fund, please
contact the parish office as we have the form you will need to complete.
Grants are allocated on a need basis and forms should be returned to the parish office before the end of August.
Plymouth Foodbank Now that the school children have gone on summer holiday from schools they will no longer be getting a free school meal. This means lots of families will be getting into hardship in order to feed their children. Many of those families will turn to the foodbank in order to be able to feed themselves.
We can help with this by donating food to the foodbank in Plymouth. You can do this by leaving donations at the back of the church for us to collect. We will then take it to the foodbank on your behalf. Any donation is greatly received, but especially tinned fruit and vegetables, cereal, toiletries and UHT milk.
Cream Tea In aid of St Luke’s Hospice. Being held at St Boniface Church on Percy Street. Wednesday 15 August from 2-4pm. Tickets are £3 from Fran Morris.
Year Books If you would like a Diocesan Year Book for 2019 can you please contact the parish office. We will be ordering them soon and we need to know how many to order. Please order yours before the 2nd of September.
Adoremus 2018 The Eucharistic Congress There are a series of podcasts to help us understand further what we, as a church, are being invited to prepare for. The podcasts are available from http://catholicnews.org.uk/Home/SpecialEvents/Adoremus-
NationalEucharstic-Pilgrimage/
Finding a Church on Holiday It can be difficult for Catholics to find a Mass when travelling or when it is not practical to attend their regular parishes. It is not always easy to find the right diocesan or parish websites. “Mass Times” makes it much easier to search for a Mass by presenting all the possibilities in a geographical area on one web page. This really useful website provides worship times, church locations, contact information, website links and maps. There are 117,000 churches in 201 countries/territories. Visit www.masstimes.org
Alumni Wanted Notre Dame School. If you are a former student of Notre Dame, Plymouth, and would like to stay connected with the school, please consider joining our alumni network. Phone 775101 or visit http:networks.futurefirst.org.uk/former-student/notredameplymouth
We need Jam Jars! Madonna is making jam and chutney and needs some jam jars to put the finished product in. She is after 8 fluid oz jars (that’s honey size) jars, with lids if possible. If you have any can you please leave them in the church. Thank you.
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Join us at Christ the King where we have the opportunity to adore Christ in the Eucharist from Tuesday mornings, right through to Friday mornings, 24 hours a day
First Reading 1 Kings 19:4-8 Elijah went into the wilderness, a day’s journey, and sitting under a furze bush wished he were dead. ‘O Lord,’ he said ‘I have had enough. Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.’ Then he lay down and went to sleep. But an angel touched him and said, ‘Get up and eat.’ He looked round, and there at his head was a scone baked on hot stones, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again. But the angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, ‘Get up and eat, or the journey will be too long for you.’ So he got up and ate and drank, and strengthened by that food he walked for forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.
Psalm Response Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Second Reading Ephesians 4:30-5:2 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God who has marked you with his seal for you to be set free when the day comes. Never have grudges against others, or lose your temper, or raise your voice to anybody, or call each other names, or allow any sort of spitefulness. Be friends with one another, and kind, forgiving each other as readily as God forgave you in Christ.
Try, then, to imitate God as children of his that he loves and follow Christ loving as he loved you, giving himself up in our place as a fragrant offering and a sacrifice to God.
Gospel Acclamation I am the living bread which has come down from heaven, says the Lord. Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever.
Gospel John 6:41-51 The Jews were complaining to each other about Jesus, because he had said, ‘I am the bread that came down from heaven.’ ‘Surely this is Jesus son of Joseph’ they said. ‘We know his father and mother. How can he now say, “I have come down from heaven”?’ Jesus said in reply, ‘Stop complaining to each other. ‘No one can come to me unless he is drawn by the Father who sent me, and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets: They will all be taught by God, and to hear the teaching of the Father, and learn from it, is to come to me. Not that anybody has seen the Father, except the one who comes from God: he has seen the Father. I tell you most solemnly, everybody who believes has eternal life. ‘I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the desert and they are dead; but this is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that a man may eat it and not die. I am the living bread which has come down from heaven.
Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever; and the bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life of the world.’
Liturgy of the Word for Children During our weekend Masses at all our churches. All children are welcome to join us.
Confession St Paul’s: Saturday at 5.00pm Holy Redeemer: Wednesday at 9.00am (when there is a Mass)
Reflection on The Word
In today’s first reading, St. Paul begs us to exchange our life of anger and malice for a life of kindness, compassion and forgiveness that mark us as the children of God. St. Francis de Sales tells us how to move from anger to kindness or gentleness: One of the best exercises in gentleness that we can perform is with ourselves. To allow gentleness to reign in our hearts we must not fret over our own faults. While reason requires that we be displeased and sorry when we commit a fault, we must not keep our hearts drenched in bitterness and spitefulness that spring from our self-centered love, which is disturbed at seeing that it is imperfect. This constrains our ability to love. All angry people think their anger just. A parent’s gentle, loving rebuke has far greater power to correct a child than rage and passion. So too when we have committed some fault, if we rebuke our heart with more compassion for it than passion against it, repentance will penetrate more effectively. With great courage, confidence and trust in God’s mercy return to the path of virtue. Speak all your words and do all your actions in the mildest way you can. Remain in peace. No one is so holy as not to be subject to imperfections. However, we are called to practice the freedom of the children of God who know they are loved. They freely choose to follow the known will of their heavenly Father who nourishes them with the Bread of Life, his Son Jesus. We must walk on then, as brothers and sisters united in gentleness, compassion and forgiveness. God always loves us even in our weakest moments. We, too, must do likewise, first with ourselves than others.
