Welcome to the Catholic Parish of Stamford

Saint Mary and Saint Augustine The Presbytery, 13 Broad Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 1PG Telephone: (01780) 762010

Website: www.staugustinescatholicchurchstamford.co.uk

Parish Priest: Father Simon Gillespie Mobile: 07760 372105 Email: simon@nottinghamcatholic.com

Deacons: Reverend Charles West-Sadler (with Oakham parish); Reverend Robert S Dawson (retired)

Parish Safeguarding Representative: Tony Williams Telephone: 01780 756456 Email: angant@talktalk.net

Parish Director of Music: Ruth Proctor Mobile: 07826 017487 Email: ruthproctor73@gmail.com

Parish Hall Manager: Anna Barwell Mobile: 07789 283140 Email: anna.barwell@tiscali.co.uk

Parish Primary School: Saint Augustine’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, Stamford (01780) 762094

Part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham Diocesan Website: www.nottingham-diocese.org.uk

Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees Company Number: 7151646 Charity Number: 1134449

21st and 22nd April 2018 : Fourth Sunday of Easter 28th and 29th April : Fifth Sunday of Easter

Good Shepherd Sunday : Day of Prayer for Vocations

At each Mass this Sunday we’ll pray the diocesan prayer for Vocations in place of the

Hail Mary, at the end of the intercessions. Please consider praying this prayer daily

at home, and take one of the prayer cards home with you: keep it in your pocket or

close to hand, and pray often for vocations for our Church.

God Our Father,

we thank you for calling men and women to serve in your Son’s Kingdom,

as Priests, Deacons, and as Religious Men and Women.

Send your Holy Spirit to help others

to respond generously and courageously to your call.

May we continue

to support and encourage

vocations in our families

and in our

parish community.

We ask this through Our

Lord Jesus Christ your Son,

who lives and reigns with

you in the unity of the

Holy Spirit, one God

forever and ever.

Amen.

National Eucharistic Congress : 7th – 9th September

As we continue our preparation for the forthcoming Congress, the homily this Sunday is

entitled: Eucharist : Real Presence. Some quotations for further reflection are given below:

“So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man

and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has

eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood

is drink indeed. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.” (John

6:53-55)

“The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread

which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we

who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.” (1 Corinthians 10:16-17)

“Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will

be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord.” (1 Corinthians 11:27)

"When [Christ] gave the bread he did not say, ‘This is the symbol of my body,’ but, ‘This is my

body.’ In the same way, when he gave the cup of his blood he did not say, ‘This is the symbol

of my blood,’ but, ‘This is my blood’; for he wanted us to look upon the [Eucharistic elements]

after their reception of grace and the coming of the Holy Spirit not according to their nature,

but receive them as they are, the body and blood of our Lord. We ought . . . not regard [the

elements] merely as bread and cup, but as the body and blood of the Lord, into which they

were transformed by the descent of the Holy Spirit." (Saint Theodore of Mopsuestia,

Catechetical Homilies 5:1 [A.D. 405])

"What you see is the bread and the chalice; that is what your own eyes report to you. But

what your faith obliges you to accept is that the bread is the body of Christ and the chalice is

the blood of Christ.” (Saint Augustine of Hippo, Sermons 272, [A.D. 411])

“And this faith has ever been in the Church of God, that, immediately after the consecration,

the veritable Body of our Lord, and His veritable Blood, together with His soul and divinity, are

under the species of bread and wine.” (Council of Trent, Session 13 Ch 3 [A.D. 1551])

“But there is another way in which Christ is present in His Church, a way that surpasses all the

others. It is His presence in the Sacrament of the Eucharist, which is, for this reason, "a more

consoling source of devotion, a lovelier object of contemplation and holier in what it contains"

than all the other sacraments; for it contains Christ Himself and it is "a kind of consummation

of the spiritual life, and in a sense the goal of all the sacraments." (Blessed Pope Paul VI,

Mysterium Fidei [A.D. 1965])

Try to make a little time this week to reflect on the mystery of the Eucharist,

and if you can, come to Adoration on a Saturday morning.

Vocations Sunday : A Reflection

Is God Calling Me to be a Priest? The Lord does send signs to those men he calls to priesthood,

but we have to be careful! When we use the word ‘sign’ it may make us think of visions and

voices. It is true that sometimes something clear and dramatic helps us, but usually God

speaks to us in ordinary ways, guiding us through the events and experiences of our daily lives;

through the ‘ordinary’ experience of our Christian faith (which of course is not at all ordinary).

Deep down, it is not about signs, but about an ever-deepening personal relationship with the

Lord – his love and care for me, his call, what he has created me for; and how I respond to that

with the gift of my whole life. But he uses certain signs to call out to us, just as we use words

and gestures when we communicate with other people.

Below is a list of some of the initial ‘signs’ that God may be

calling you to the priesthood:

The desire to be a priest. Perhaps you can’t explain why, but

you feel you would love to do what a priest does – to

celebrate Mass, or preach, to baptise or visit the sick. Maybe

you can’t explain why you have this desire - you just imagine

yourself as a priest and it seems to fit, even if it makes you

afraid or you think it would be impossible. And this desire is

different from just an ambition. We can be ambitious for the

priesthood – we can turn it into a possession or an achievement: ‘wouldn’t it be great if…’ But

this is not the same as a vocation. Ambition in this sense turns the priesthood into an external

possession; but a vocation is more like a deep personal desire to become what you feel you

should be. There is a joy and excitement when you think about it, a sense that this is the right

path, and it will lead to the place you are meant to be.

The idea of the priesthood keeps coming back. In your prayer, your daydreaming, your

imagination; in your reading of the gospels – you find yourself coming back to ideas about the

priesthood. Some scripture passage seems to be directed at you – about the priesthood, or

the call of the disciples, or service. These passages seem to stand out for you and have a kind

of clarity. You hear a sermon about the priesthood, or read something, and it seems personal;

as if a light comes on, or it warms your heart; or as if someone is pointing at you.

Inner desire to pray more. To take the faith more seriously. You just find that you want to

pray more and to learn more about your Catholic faith. The Mass seems to mean more to

you. You have become more honest about your faults and failings, and desire to go to

confession more often than in the past. You are reading more about the faith, or the

priesthood – it inspires you; your interest grows. Your love for Christ is growing, and your love

for the Church.

Over the past 200 years there has always been a resident priest in Stamford but there hasn’t

been, so far as records show, a single vocation to the priesthood from this parish. Pray for

priests. Pray that young (and not so young!) men will think seriously about this call to

priesthood. Pray that Our Lord will send labourers into his vineyard!

Changes to Mass times this Week and next Week

Father Simon will be leaving for Leuven on Monday afternoon, where he has exams

over the coming week. Father Stephen Dye will be celebrating the Mass on Friday,

and Father Michael Gilligan will celebrate Masses next weekend. Thank you to them

both! Consequently there won’t be Vespers on Monday evening (Saint George’s

Day), and after the Requiem Mass on Monday there won’t be daily Mass (except for

Friday) until Father Simon returns on Tuesday 1st May. Full details are on the back

page of this (two week) newsletter.

Forthcoming Events in our parish, community and diocese

The Parish Film Club will show ‘Prince of Egypt’ on Saturday 21st April at 7.15pm,

after the evening Mass, in the parish hall. All are welcome – refreshments are

available too – no cost to parishioners, a donation of £1 is asked from others.

Peterborough Theological Society will host Very Reverend Professor Martyn Percy

speaking about ‘How the truths of Christianity are (mis)represented in the media’

on Wednesday 25th April. Details from Canon Jonathan Baker on 01733 355300.

The SVP (Saint Vincent de Paul Society) meets next on Thursday 26th April at 6.00pm

in the parish hall. All are welcome.

Nottingham SPUC is organising a Prolife Chain on Saturday 28th April, from 10.00am

until midday. This year those interested in participating are asked to meet on

Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham, at 9.55am, at the tram park and ride.

On Saturday 28th April Bishop Patrick will lead the annual Blessed Sacrament

Procession, as we witness to our faith through the streets of central Nottingham. We

start at St Mary’s, Hyson Green, at 2.00pm, and proceeding to the Cathedral, for

Benediction at 4.00pm. After Benediction we will pause to pray before the tomb of

the Venerable Mary Potter to pray for her Beatification. For more information please

contact Father David Palmer: catholicdavid@me.com This is a great way to prepare

for the National Eucharistic Congress in September

A Parish Quiz Night with Tom Jordan will be held on Saturday 28th April in the parish

hall at 7.00pm. Teams of 4 people, £3 per person teams, tickets will be on sale after

Masses. More details from Stephanie (07889 825712) or Mary. (07932 501183).

Bring your own refreshments and have an amazing evening.

Nottingham Diocesan Rosary on the Coast Pilgrimage will be celebrated on Sunday

29th April from 1.30pm in Grimsby; more details are on the poster in the porch.

People of Stamford are invited to the Prayer at the Shack on Recreation Road, on

Monday 30th April at 7.00pm

The Parish Pastoral Council will meet on Thursday 3rd May at 7.30pm (after Mass)

in the presbytery. Any items for discussion, or for the agenda, or apologies, to

Thomas Fegan (secretary) on feganthomas@virginmedia.com

A Power, Praise and Healing Meeting will be led by Trevor Dearing at Stamford Free

Church on Friday 4th May at 7.00pm. All are welcome, see the poster in the porch.

Lifefest 18 a March For Life, will take place in London on Saturday 5th May. Details

are on the poster in the porch. The coach will leave from Nottingham outside the

Cathedral at 7.50am and return at 8.00pm; the cost is £15 (concessions available).

For a place please contact:40daysforlifenotts@gmail.com or mobile 07775 7815625.

The Diocesan Charismatic Day of Renewal will be held on Saturday 5th May at Our

Lady of Lincoln, Lincoln, from 10.00am until 4.00pm. See the poster in the porch.

Thursday 10th May – Ascension Day – A Holy Day of Obligation

A Young Adults Day will be held at Saint Paul’s church, Nottingham, on Saturday 12th

May, from 11.00am until Mass at 6.00pm. Specifically for young adults of the

diocese, there will be exciting speakers; Reconciliation; workshops; Adoration of the

Blessed Sacrament; and time to socialise. Speak to Father Simon if you’re interested.

Advanced notice of the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Walsingham on Saturday 16th June.

Last year we had a small coach form the parish; if you’d be interested in taking part

in this Pilgrimage please speak to Father Simon and a coach could be arranged again.

Catholic Women’s League

A meeting will be held in the parish hall on Monday 23rd April at 7.30pm for all

members and former member of the parish Catholic Women’s League, and anyone

else who might be interested in joining a reformed ladies’ social group. The CWL has

recently voted to disband, but many of the members are keen to organise something

in its place. All are welcome to this meeting, or if you can’t attend, speak to

Stephanie Crook for more information.

Calling all Readers . . .

Two training sessions are being held for our parish readers, to welcome those who

signed up last weekend as new readers, and as a reminder for existing readers.

Please let Liz Murphy know which one you’ll be attending. The dates are:

Wednesday 2nd May at 7.00pm (in church);

Saturday 5th May at 5.00pm (in church).

Thanks to all our readers for their help in making our liturgies in church so wonderful.

Confirmation Day

LACY (Leicestershire Active Catholic Youth) are holding a Confirmation Fun Day called

"Hidden Treasures" which we are offering to young people preparing for the

Sacrament of Confirmation and those who have celebrated the Sacrament and

would like to share their Faith further with us. This will be held at Topstones

Campsite and Activity Centre, near Tilton on the Hill, Leicestershire on Sunday 13th

May. A day of "Activities, Faith, Fun and Food". 10.30am - 5.00pm. £3.00 per

person. Bring a packed lunch - outdoor clothing and footwear. Father Simon will

celebrate Mass at 4.00pm. Let us know if you would like to share this time with us

and contact us by Friday 4th May. Be Motivated! Get Involved!

Contact: paulinepayne@hotmail.com or iancardwell50@hotmail.com.

Parish Volunteering

Weekend

It was great to see so many

parishioners in the hall after

Masses last weekend, learning

about all the various ways in

which we can become more

involved in the life of our parish.

Sincere thanks to everyone who helped to set up or run a stall, to the Pastoral Council

for arranging the Weekend, and to all the new volunteers we have in our parish!

The Pope’s Prayer Intention for April

For those who have Responsibility in Economic Matters. That economists may have

the courage to reject any economy of exclusion and know how to open new paths.

Pope Francis speaks to Young People

After circling a massive, crumbling public housing complex on the outskirts of Rome

last Sunday, Pope Francis had an emotional encounter with the neighbourhood’s

children. Question-and-answer sessions with youngsters are a standard part of Pope

Francis’ parish visits. And at Saint Paul of the Cross parish there were the usual

questions like, “How did you feel when you were elected Pope?” But then it was

Emanuele’s turn. The young boy smiled at the pope as he approached the

microphone. But then froze. “I can’t do it,” Emanuele said. A papal aide encouraged

the boy, but he kept saying, “I can’t.” “Come, come to me, Emanuele,” the Pope

said. “Come and whisper it in my ear.” The aide helped the boy up to the platform

where the pope was seated. Emanuele was sobbing by that point, and Pope Francis

enveloped him in a big embrace, patting his head and speaking softly to him.

With their heads touching, the Pope and the boy spoke privately to each other before

Emanuele returned to his seat. “If only we could all cry like Emanuele when we have

an ache in our hearts like he has,” the Pope told the children. “He was crying for his

father and had the courage to do it in front of us because in his heart there is love

for his father.” Pope Francis said he had asked Emanuele if he could share the boy’s

question and the boy agreed. “‘A little while ago my father passed away. He was a

nonbeliever, but he had all four of his children baptised. He was a good man. Is dad

in heaven?'” “How beautiful to hear a son say of his father, ‘He was good,'” the Pope

told the children. “And what a beautiful witness of a son who inherited the strength

of his father, who had the courage to cry in front of all of us. If that man was able to

make his children like that, then it’s true, he was a good man. He was a good man.

“That man did not have the gift of faith, he wasn’t a believer, but he had his children

baptised. He had a good heart,” Pope Francis said. “God is the one who says who

goes to heaven,” the Pope explained.

The next step in answering Emanuele’s question, he said, would be to think about

what God is like and, especially, what kind of heart God has. “What do you think? A

father’s heart. God has a dad’s heart. And with a dad who was not a believer, but

who baptised his children and gave them that bravura, do you think God would be

able to leave him far from himself?” “Does God abandon his children?” the Pope

asked. “Does God abandon his children when they are good?” The children shouted,

“No.” “There, Emanuele, that is the answer,” the Pope told the boy. “God surely was

proud of your father, because it is easier as a believer to baptise your children than

to baptize them when you are not a believer. Surely this pleased God very much.”

Pope Francis encouraged Emanuele to “talk to your dad; pray to your dad often.”

This Week in our Parish Primary School

Special Visitors to Elephant Class This week Elephants class had some very special

visitors come in to talk to them. The PCSOs in the local community came to talk to

the children about their job as at the end of Term Four the children decided they

wanted the role play area to become a police station. The children had a fantastic

time asking

questions, trying

on some of the

police uniform,

sitting in the

police van and

listening to the

sirens.

Miss Auton’s Class learn outdoors Year 2/3 made a productive start to the term on

Monday afternoon! Children began to understand how plants require air, water,

light, room and minerals to grow, testing this by planting cress seeds. Children

decided as a class the different conditions that each pot of

cress seeds would grow in, including having no water, no

light, no space or too much water. Here were some of our

predictions: “I think the pot that is in the window with light

and space will grow the best because it has all the things

plants need to grow.” “I think the pot that has too much

water will not grow because the seeds will drown.”

Statement of the Week : I know when to ask for help

New Headteacher for our Parish Primary School

As mentioned just before Easter, Governors were delighted to appoint a new

headteacher for Saint Augustine’s primary school, to take up this important role from

September, in succession to Mrs Erica Holt, who has been our outstanding Interim

Headteacher for the past year. Jude Bowden, Chair of Governors, writes:

n behalf of the Governing Body, after a thorough

interview process and the completion of the formal

paperwork, I am pleased to announce the appointment

of Mrs Rachel de Wet as the new Headteacher of Saint

Augustine’s. Mrs de Wet will take up her post from 1st

September 2018.

Rachel is currently the Deputy Headteacher of

Uppingham CE Primary School and has over 16 years

of teaching experience. Over the summer term she will

work closely with Mrs Holt to ensure that the transition

to her new post is smooth and successful from the

word go. We ask you to give her a warm welcome as

the newest Headteacher of our wonderful school. In the meantime, Mrs Holt will

remain as the Interim Headteacher until the end of term.

Please keep Mrs de Wet, Mrs Holt, and all of our school staff, pupils, parents and

governors in your prayers. The work of forming young people into the saints whom

God is calling them to be is a vital vocation in our Church!

Gaudete et Exsultate

Pope Francis has published a new Apostolic Exhortation last week, ‘On the call to

holiness in today’s world’. The title, meaning ‘rejoice and be glad’, allows an insight

into the Pope’s desire that we should be bearers of the Good News of Jesus’

resurrection from the dead, through which we are offered forgiveness for our sins

and the opportunity to come to eternal life. We need also to understand how this

call echos in our daily lives, lives which, as Christians, should be marked by a radical

holiness and conversion.

Copies of this new Exhortation can be ordered from the Catholic Trust Society

(http://www.ctsbooks.org/gaudete-et-exsultate/) or downloaded or read on the

Vatican’s website: http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/

documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20180319_gaudete-et-exsultate.html

Prayers For . . .

All who have died recently especially:

Arthur John Griffiths (pictured) whose body will be received

into church on Sunday at 5.45pm, before his Requiem Mass

on Monday 23rd April at 11.00am – the family are keen for all

parishioners to be invited, and into the parish hall for a

reception afterwards;

Ruth Linsey whose Requiem Mass will be celebrated on

Wednesday 2nd May at 12.00 noon;

and all whose anniversaries fall at this time. May they rest in peace!

All our sick and housebound parishioners and friends: especially Kevin Vinter, Kitty

Hughes, John and Julia Newman, Maria Pinto, Catherine Farndell, Marie Lunny, Mary

Patrick, Dympna Middleton, Vincent Kelly, Sister Attracta, Verlia Duque, John

Chapple, John Herd, Jo and Bernard Raffo, Victoria Crouch, Peter Herrick, Mark Grab,

Rosa Maria Santos, Kenneth Court, Veronica Hosking, Beth Coleman, Joan

Middleton, Pat Dancer, Augusta Deane, Irene Mulligan, Connie Edgar, Gladys Brown,

Nora Hunt, Valerie Pellier, Fiona Ruddle, David Cooke, Maeve Swann, Helen Allen,

Jean Maker, Anna Orme, Lucy Court, Debbie Reed, Ken Woods, Lilian Popple, Anne

Woods, Monsignori Brian Dazeley, Jonathan Moore and Joseph Phelan; Canons John

Berry, Michael Bell, and Tim O’Sullivan; Fathers John Cairns, Eamonn O’Hara, Terry

Fellows, Anthony Colebrook, Hugh Doherty, James Hannigan, Christopher Hogan,

James Lynch, Frank McLaughlin, Neil McLaughlin, Robert Rutledge, Michael Tutcher,

Daren Brown, Kevin Clark, Tom Breslin, David Bowler and Kevin Gradwell; Deacons

Bernard Croft, Bill Hutchinson, John Timson, Don Lavery and Bob Dawson.

A reflection from ‘Marriage Matters’

Fourth Sunday of Easter : We lay down our lives, we go beyond…

Couples can relate to the notion of ‘shepherding’ with regards to their children: “I

know my own and my own know me”. Even in crowds, our children will recognise

our voices and we theirs. Also, just as Jesus spoke today of ‘laying down His life’,

when marrying, we made a solemn vow to lay down our lives for one another.

Fifth Sunday of Easter: Listening and discerning together

Jesus says: “Whoever remains in me bears fruit in plenty.” Listening to Our Lord is

essential for our fruitfulness. This can depend on how well we make the time to

listen to each other, to discern together. Often God speaks to us through our spouse;

some say ‘the closer we are to each other, the closer we are to God’.

Readings at Masses this Week and next Week

Monday 23rd Revelation 12:10-12; Psalm 125(126); 1 Peter 4:12-19; John 15:1-8

Tuesday Acts 11:19-26; Psalm 86(87); John 10:22-30

Wednesday 1 Peter 5:5-14; Psalm 8(89):2-3.6-7.16-17; Mark 16:15-20

Thursday Acts 13:13-25; Psalm 88(89):2-3.21-22.25.27; John 13:16-20

Friday Acts 13:26-33; Psalm 2:6-11; John 14:1-6

Saturday Acts 13:44-52; Psalm 97(98):1-4; John 14:7-14

Monday 30th Acts 14:5-18; Psalm 113B(115):1-4.15-16; John 14:21-26

Tuesday Acts 14:19-28; Psalm 144(145):10-13.21; Matthew 13:54-58

Wednesday Acts 15:1-6; Psalm 121(122):1-5; John 15:1-8

Thursday 1 Corinthians 15:1-8; Psalm 18(19):2-5; John 14:6-14

Friday Acts 7:55-60; Psalm 30(31):3-8.17-21; Matthew 10:17-22

Saturday Acts 16:1-10; Psalm 99(100):1-3.5; John 15:18-21

Liturgy this Week and next Week

Celebration Fourth Sunday of Easter Fifth Sunday of Easter

Cycle & Psalter Year B, Week 4 Year B, Week 1

Mass Page 261 Page 264

Penitential Rite B, page 8 B, page 8

First Reading Acts 4:8-12 Acts 9:26-31

Psalm Psalm 117:1.8-9.21-23.26.28-29 Psalm 21:26-28. 30-32

Second Reading 1 John 3:1-2 1 John 3:18-24

Gospel John 10:11-18 John 15:1-8

Preface Easter 3, page 60 Celebrant’s discretion

Eucharistic Prayer Two, page 24 Celebrant’s discretion

Memorial Acclamation B (When we eat) B (When we eat)

Many Thanks for your Generosity

Envelopes £292.30 Loose plate £404.52

Standing Order £301.00 Collection Total £997.82

Second Collection this weekend for the Clergy Formation Fund

which pays for the training of aspiring deacons and priests of our diocese

Masses and Services this Week and next Week Saturday 21st April Fourth Sunday of Easter

Second Collection for the Diocesan Clergy Formation Fund

6.00pm Mass November Dead List Sunday 22nd April Fourth Sunday of Easter 9.00am Mass Daniel Lloyd’s Intentions Children’s Liturgy; Tea and coffee in the hall after 11.00am Mass Pro Populo (people of the parish) Tea and coffee in the hall after 5.00pm Sung Vespers 5.45pm Reception of Arthur John Griffith’s body into church Monday 23rd April SOLEMNITY OF SAINT GEORGE, PATRON OF ENGLAND 11.00am Requiem Mass Arthur John Griffiths RIP Friday 27th April Easter Feria 10.00am Mass November Dead List Saturday 28th April Fifth Sunday of Easter 6.00pm Mass James Robinson RIP 7.00pm Confessions Sunday 29th April Fifth Sunday of Easter 9.00am Mass November Dead List Children’s Liturgy 11.00am Mass Priest’s Intentions Tea and coffee in the hall after 5.00pm Sung Vespers Tuesday 1st May Memorial of Saint Joseph the Worker 9.00am Mass Safe delivery of grandchild Wednesday 2nd May Memorial of Saint Athanasius, bishop and doctor 12.00noon Requiem Mass Ruth Lindsay RIP Thursday 3rd May Feast of Saint Philip and Saint James, apostles 7.00pm Mass Ruth Lindsay RIP Friday 4th May Feast of the English Martyrs 10.00am Mass Michael Shevlin RIP (3rd anniversary) Saturday 5th May Sixth Sunday of Easter 6.00pm Mass Charles, Louise and Ann Harris RIP 7.00pm Confessions Sunday 6th May Sixth Sunday of Easter 9.00am Mass Tony Lamb RIP Children’s liturgy; Tea and coffee in the hall after 11.00am Mass Pro Populo (people of the parish) Tea and coffee in the hall after 5.00pm Sung Vespers