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Welcome to the Catholic Parish of Stamford Saint Mary and Saint Augustine The Presbytery, 13 Broad Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 1PG Telephone: (01780) 762010 Parish Priest: Father Simon Gillespie Mobile: 07760 372105 Email: [email protected] Deacons: Reverend Charles West-Sadler (retired); Reverend Robert S Dawson (retired) Parish Secretary: Lauren Senior Telephone: (01780) 762010 Email: [email protected] Parish Safeguarding Representative: Tony Williams Telephone: 01780 756456 Email: [email protected] Parish Director of Music: Ruth Proctor Mobile: 07826 017487 Email: [email protected] Parish Hall Manager: Anna Barwell Mobile: 07789 283140 Email: [email protected] Parish Primary School: Saint Augustine’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, Stamford (01780) 762094 Part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham Diocesan Website: www.dioceseofnottingham.uk Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees Company Number: 7151646 Charity Number: 1134449 Fourth 22 nd and 23 rd June 2019 : Corpus et Sanguis Christi The Body and Blood of Christ I’m sure almost all of us have happy memories of the day we made our First Holy Communion; whether this was as a child, or later in our life, it was a day marking the culmination of a journey of preparation, longing and expectancy; finally being able to fully participate in the Mass and receive Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Certainly for those children in our parish who will be making their First Holy Communion day in a few weeks’ time, it will be a day to remember for many years, and such occasions are a reminder to each one of us of the time when we, too, were walking the path which is currently theirs. To receive the Eucharist is the greatest gift that God has given to us, one which (unlike the other sacraments of initiation) we are invited to receive again and again, almost as often as we come to Mass (we may receive the Eucharist no more than twice on any one day, even if we go to Mass a third time; cf Code of Canon Law 917). However, up until the early part of the twentieth century the frequent reception of Holy Communion was rare, and it was Pope Saint Pius X who reinvigorated and gave official sanction to the frequent – indeed daily – reception of Holy Communion. It’s perhaps strange to think that, for many years, people would faithfully go to Mass, but not receive Communion. To most of us, today, the reception of Communion at Mass is not only the high point of the Mass, but also of our week’s prayer. To gain an understanding of the sacrament of the Eucharist we can start in no better place that Saint John’s Gospel, chapter six, and especially verse 35: ‘I am the bread of life. No one who comes to me will ever hunger; no one who believes in me will ever thirst.’ We hear these familiar words often at Mass, and in hymns, and might even use them in our prayer life; they are so utterly profound, linking as they
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Welcome to the Catholic Parish of Stamford

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

Parish Priest: Father Simon Gillespie Mobile: 07760 372105 Email: [email protected] Deacons: Reverend Charles West-Sadler (retired); Reverend Robert S Dawson (retired)

Parish Secretary: Lauren Senior Telephone: (01780) 762010 Email: [email protected] Parish Safeguarding Representative: Tony Williams Telephone: 01780 756456 Email: [email protected]

Parish Director of Music: Ruth Proctor Mobile: 07826 017487 Email: [email protected] Parish Hall Manager: Anna Barwell Mobile: 07789 283140 Email: [email protected]

Parish Primary School: Saint Augustine’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, Stamford (01780) 762094 Part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham Diocesan Website: www.dioceseofnottingham.uk

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

Fourth

22nd and 23rd June 2019 : Corpus et Sanguis Christi The Body and Blood of Christ

I’m sure almost all of us have happy memories of the day we made our First Holy Communion; whether this was as a child, or later in our life, it was a day marking the culmination of a journey of preparation, longing and expectancy; finally being able

to fully participate in the Mass and receive Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Certainly for those children in our parish who will be making their First Holy Communion day in a few weeks’ time, it will be a day to remember for many years, and such occasions are a reminder to each one of us of the time when we, too, were walking the path which is currently theirs. To receive the Eucharist is the greatest gift that God has given to us, one which (unlike the other sacraments of initiation)

we are invited to receive again and again, almost as often as we come to Mass (we may receive the Eucharist no more than twice on any one day, even if we go to Mass a third time; cf Code of Canon Law 917). However, up until the early part of the twentieth century the frequent reception of Holy Communion was rare, and it was Pope Saint Pius X who reinvigorated and gave official sanction to the frequent – indeed daily – reception of Holy Communion. It’s perhaps strange to think that, for many years, people would faithfully go to Mass, but not receive Communion. To most of us, today, the reception of Communion at Mass is not only the high point of the Mass, but also of our week’s prayer. To gain an understanding of the sacrament of the Eucharist we can start in no better place that Saint John’s Gospel, chapter six, and especially verse 35: ‘I am the bread of life. No one who comes to me will ever hunger; no one who believes in me will ever thirst.’ We hear these familiar words often at Mass, and in hymns, and might even use them in our prayer life; they are so utterly profound, linking as they

do the person of Jesus to the food for eternal life which he leaves for us. In the other three gospels, the synoptics of Saints Matthew, Mark and Luke, we have accounts of the Last Supper, at which Jesus explained in different words the gift of the Eucharist that he was leaving for his disciples, and indeed for all of us. ‘This is my body given for you . . . this cup is the new covenant in my blood poured out for you’ (Luke 22:19-20, and cf Matthew 26:26-28 and Mark 14:22-24). However the earliest written account of this Eucharistic theology comes not from the gospels but from the letters of Saint Paul; in his first letter to the Corinthians, chapter 11, verses 23-27, he describes very simply the offering of Jesus which we recognise immediately as the same offering we see made every time we go to Mass. What was being described in the very first years of Christianity is still a reality for us in our own time.

All of this is very familiar to us, and yet at the same time there is the mystery: what does happen at Mass? What is the Eucharist? We know that bread and wine are brought to the priest at the offertory of the Mass, and that through his actions this everyday food and drink becomes really Jesus, present amongst us. No longer are bread and wine on the altar, but Jesus is there, ‘his Body and his Blood, with his soul and his divinity’ (Catechism 1413). The actions of the priest are no mere historical re-enactment of the Last Supper; rather, that bloodless sacrifice of Jesus, which prefigured his bloody sacrifice on the Cross, is made real again for us, in our midst. This is called the anamnesis, the re-making present. This happens through the power of the Holy Spirit, working in the priest, who is invoked during the Eucharistic Prayer to hallow our offering, the epiclesis. These two actions taken together, the anamnesis and epiclesis, transubstantiate the bread and wine; the bread and wine are no longer present, instead, Jesus is with us.

Following from this, we can see why we give such honour to the Blessed Sacrament, for we are honouring not just a sacrament, but God himself. We genuflect not when we just enter a church, but rather when we are in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. We make time to adore Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament through our periods of exposition – worship of God on the altar. We celebrate this devotion in our parish each week on Thursday evenings following Mass, and Saturday mornings at 9.00am, and all who are able are encouraged to participate. And we honour God by making sure that we are in a state of grace before we come to Holy Communion, in other words, we should receive the sacrament of Confession before Communion if we are aware of any grave sin in our life, or make a perfect act of contrition before Communion, if we are unable to receive Confession in time, with the resolution of receiving sacramental Confession as soon as possible afterwards.

The Eucharist is the ‘source and summit’ (Lumen Gentium, 11) of our Christian lives; we begin from Christ on our Christian journey, and, strengthened by his heavenly food, it is to Him that we return.

Presbytery Safety

Work is in progress in the presbytery so take care by the building site when going into the parish hall. Please note that a temporary footpath has been laid over the lawn to enable safer access into the parish hall. Take particular care around this area, and around the ‘compound’ which has been established by the front wall. Remember to put any post into the post-box in the church porch, or pop into the parish office in the front half of the parish hall. Thank you for your continuing patience whilst this building and refurbishment work is ongoing.

Changes to Mass times this Week and next Week

Father Simon will be at the Lourdes Pilgrimage Preparation Day on Sunday, and so Father Michael Gilligan will celebrate those Sunday Masses. Mass on Tuesday will be celebrated at 9.00am in our parish primary school, Saint Augustine’s Catholic Voluntary Academy is on Kesteven Road, set back from the houses, at PE9 1SR. On Friday Cardinal Nichols has asked all the priests of England and Wales to concelebrate Mass in Westminster Cathedral, celebrating the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus whilst also marking the 450th anniversary of the founding of the English Seminary in Douai.

Forthcoming Events in our parish, community and diocese

Leicestershire Active Catholic Youth presents One Way Jesus a workshop-afternoon, and evening Mass, for young people on Sunday 23rd June from 4.30pm at Saint Mary’s church, South Wigston LE18 4PG.

Sacramental Preparation continues on Thursday 27th June at 6.00pm in the parish hall.

Saint Augustine’s school Summer Fayre will be held on Saturday 29th June from 12.00noon until 3.00pm in the school and grounds. All welcome!

Opening up to Celtic Spirituality (retreat day) will be given by Father Ted Mullins IC at the Rosmini Centre on Saturday 29th June – further details from 01509 813078 or [email protected].

Celebrating 50 years of the Briars Catholic Youth Retreat Centre over the weekend of 29th and 30th June. See the poster in the porch for more details, including information about the 5-A-Side football tournament, or visit www.ndcys.com for

fuller details. The Centre was founded by Father Paul Klee, so we have a connection in our parish with this pioneering in initiative 50 years ago! There’s also an appeal to sponsor rooms in the centre – again, see the noticeboard for further details.

Parish Meeting for the Pastoral Council and Finance Committee, in the parish hall on Monday 1st July at 7.00pm. Apologies to Father Simon please, if you can’t attend.

Catholic Women, different perspectives will be held at Saint Joseph’s, Leicester, on Saturday 6th July, from 10.00am until 4.30pm. This day has been arranged following the success of our first day at the beginning of this year. It is open to Catholic woman of any age who would like to come, whether or not they regularly attend Mass. There are to be talks and interviews with invited guests followed by questions to the panel during the morning and, following lunch (soup and rolls available at small charge), the afternoon comprises group discussions and a short music meditation. There is no charge for the event, but interested women are asked to confirm that they coming by a message on 0116 2207881.

The Parish Film Night will be showing Hotel for Dogs, on Saturday 6th July in the parish hall at 7.15pm. All are welcome – Popcorn available!

Praising, Praying and Healing Meeting on Sunday 7th July at 3.00pm in Stamford Free Church on Kesteven Road; see the poster in the porch for full details.

The Saint Vincent de Paul Society meets in the parish hall (Broad Street entrance) at 6.15pm on Thursday 11th July.

The Interdiocesan Padley Pilgrimage takes place on Sunday 14th July, meeting at Grindleford Station at 3,00pm. Full details are on the poster in the porch.

The Diocesan Rosary Rally will be celebrated on Sunday 1st September, starting with Mass at 2.00pm, at Mount Saint Bernard Abbey. See the poster in the porch.

ExtraOrdinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Our ExtraOrdinary Ministers of Holy Communion are invited to renew their commitment to ministry each year, usually on the solemnity of Corpus Christi. Due to Father Simon’s absence this Sunday this renewal will take place during our festal Mass on Friday 5th July at 7.00pm, celebrating the solemnity of the consecration of our parish church. Please do attend and renew your commitment at this lovely parish Mass. Refreshments afterwards too!

Parish day-trip to Stonor House : Thursday 8th August

Home to the Catholic Stonor family since the 12th century, Mass has been celebrated in its chapel ever since it was built (on top of a prehistoric stone circle), even during the Reformation and times of persecution. It was at Stonor that the Jesuit priest, Saint Edmund Campion, was given refuge and where he secretly printed pamphlets championing the faith, before his arrest, torture and martyrdom in 1581. During our visit, we will have the opportunity to celebrate Mass in the chapel, and be given a private guided tour of house, which offers a charming mix of medieval to Georgian architecture. We will also be able to explore the splendid gardens and arboretum. Cost: £20 per person, including entrance and travel to and from Stonor by coach. As Stonor will be closed to the general public that day (and its tearoom shut), participants will be asked to bring along their own picnics or packed lunches. To book, or for more details, please contact Thomas Fegan ([email protected]).

Forthcoming Feasts

X Monday (24th June) marks the solemnity of the Birth of Saint John the Baptist, and a festal Mass will be celebrated at the usual time of 9.00am.

X Friday (28th June) is the solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, and as mentioned elsewhere Father Simon, together with priests from all over England and Wales, will be celebrating Mass with Cardinal Nichols in Westminster Cathedral at 12.00 noon. Consequently there won’t be Mass in our parish that day, but a Service of the Word and Holy Communion will be given at 10.00am. In order to honour the Sacred Heart, a Vigil Mass of the solemnity will be celebrated on Thursday evening at 7.00pm. Do come along if you’re able.

X The following Friday, 5th July, sees the solemnity of the Consecration of our parish church in 1952. Instead of Mass at 10.00am we’ll celebrate Mass at 7.00pm, supported by our parish choir, and finishing with refreshments in the parish hall (and garden if the weather is good) afterwards. Put the date in your diary now!

Whenever a solemnity falls on a Friday the rule of abstaining from meat is relaxed, and consequently we can eat meat, should we wish, on the next two Fridays!

Pope’s Prayer Intentions for June

The Mode of Life of Priests : that priests, through the modesty and humility of their lives, commit themselves actively to a solidarity with those who are most poor.

Novena to the Sacred Heart

This novena is for the nine days leading to the Feast of the Sacred Heart, which falls this year on Friday 28th June. You may pray the novena privately, in your family, in a parish group or with your neighbours or friends. Don't rush. So, what does this feast mean to us today? First Day: A Heart For Us Reflection: (Read Luke 22:14-20) Jesus came on earth for us, lived, suffered and died for us; intercedes today with his Father for us. 'For us...and our salvation he came down from heaven... for our sake he was crucified...' Saint Paul reminds us, 'If God is for us who can be against us?' (Romans 8:31) Prayer: Lord Jesus, I thank you that you gave your life for me. Help me to live for you and for others. End each day with this Novena Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, your heart was moved with love for the men and women who came for help in their need. You healed the sick, you fed the hungry, you forgave sinners, you cried over Jerusalem. Above all, you showed to those who were prepared to listen the way to true life, for you are the Way the Truth and the Life. Lord, your heart is still moved today by your people and their many needs. Open our hearts to hear your word, to accept your love, and to respond to your call. In particular, I beg you to grant me the favour I ask during this novena (make you request silently), provided that it will contribute to my own eternal good and to the building up of your Kingdom of justice, peace and love here on earth. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you. Amen. Second Day: A Forgiving Heart Reflection: (Read Luke 23:24) After all Jesus has been through: the hatred of the Jewish leaders, the weakness of Pilate, the fickleness of the crowd, the cruelty of the soldiers, he pleads with his Father to forgive them. This is surely 'the breadth and the length, the height and depth' of love. We can only sit or kneel in silence letting gratitude well up from within. Prayer: Lord Jesus, I am too small, too weak to grasp your love. I am overwhelmed by your love that transformed evil by goodness. A goodness strong enough to defeat the spiral of violence. Help us, Lord, weak as we are, to unite our efforts to yours, so that so much that is good and joyful in life is not lost. End with the Novena Prayer (and each day) Third Day: A Docile Heart Reflection: (Read Matthew 4:1) How inspiring that Jesus himself is docile to the Holy Spirit. He doesn't make decisions alone. No, he waits to be led, to be inspired by the Holy Spirit. That involved getting up before dawn and going off to lonely places to be alone with his Father so that silence in his heart could be in tune with the Holy Spirit. We too have received the Holy Spirit to guide our decisions. It is good to take time with the Lord and to ask for guidance to see whether the Spirit brings a sense of peace. Prayer: Lord, enlighten our minds to make good decisions, free from resistance, fear and self-preoccupation. May all we do give glory to God and be of service to others. Fourth Day: A Childlike Heart Reflection: (Read Matthew 18:2) These words of Jesus may have fallen on deaf ears! Some did not understand that the dependency of children on their parents mirrored the dependency of us all on God. The Lord awaits our free response. There is no forcing, only a love that beckons and that never tires.

Prayer: Lord, all I am and have is your gift. Help me learn from the spontaneity of children. Lord, grant me a childlike heart to allow you a free hand to create ever new possibilities for me even as I age. Fifth Day: A Peace-Giving Heart Reflection: (Read John 20:19-20) What relief and joy these words must have given to the eleven having deserted him during the Passion. Words that freed them from their guilt at having left him. Jesus gently restores them to his friendship. Now that Jesus has forgiven them, they too can forgive themselves and be forgiving to others. Admission of our own failings is the beginning of compassion. Prayer: Jesus, Prince of Peace, I do want to be at peace: peace with all that has been in my life, peace in my difficult relationships and peace with you. Jesus give me the courage to be a peace maker. Sixth Day: A Union of Hearts Reflection: (Read John 2:1-12) Mary with her feminine sensitivity knows that Jesus would not want their hosts to be embarrassed. She goes and tells the servants, 'Do whatever he tells you'. Whatever her Son does will be best; she trusts him unreservedly. She is not to be disappointed. What he does is beyond anything she could have dreamed of. Prayer: Mary, my mother, attune my heart to the heart of your Son. Open my heart to the needs of others. O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in you. Seventh Day: A Merciful Heart Reflection: (Read Luke 15:20) This story is more about the prodigal Father than the prodigal son! Jesus reveals what his father is like. Through our baptism we have been adopted into God's family with the privilege of calling God, Father. Which of us has not gone our own way or misused our gifts? Our heavenly Father is continually watching out for us, longing for our return, so he can clasp us in his arms. Prayer: Lord Jesus, may I never doubt your patience with me. I believe through the twists and turns of life you are drawing me home to my real self, my true home which is your Father's household. Give me the courage to experience the joy of receiving your forgiveness in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Eighth Day: A Unifying Heart Reflection: (Read John 17:21) Rows in families, fallings out between friends, prejudice between groups, wars between nations are all signs of the absence of the Spirit. How much pain people endure today! The Spirit works to reconcile and build bridges but through the patience of others who seek to build up the community locally or nationally. Prayer: Lord, in our world of fragile relations where prejudice easily substitutes for knowledge, grant us the courage to welcome the outsider and to move beyond peer pressure. Help us to be ready to receive the Spirit at work. Ninth Day: A Welcoming Heart Reflection: (Read Matthew 11:28) Come! We still welcome others with that little word: ‘Come right in, come in and take the weight off your feet!’ It was a word Jesus often used: ‘Come and see; come and eat.’ But how much more has Jesus to offer us? Rest, yes, but friendship unlike any other. Healing, guidance, peace, protection from evil, all offered by the Son of God who is ‘gentle and humble of heart’. Prayer: Be still and imagine the Lord calling your name and saying to you: ‘Come and give me your worries, come and trust me, come and listen to me as I speak my words in the gospel.’

A chance to sing!

On Sunday 30th June there will be a choral workshop for our parish and parishioners in the parish church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Ketton, led by Jeremy Jepson. The workshop will run from 2.00pm and culminate in sung Vespers at 5.00pm. All are welcome to attend the workshop (contact our parish Director of Music, Ruth Proctor, for more information) and enthusiastically encouraged to attend sung Vespers.

Pilgrimage to Knock

A fully escorted Pilgrimage to Knock shrine, Ireland, will begin on 30th September. The cost is £599.00 per person sharing, and this price includes flights with 10kg hand luggage, all transfers, four nights’ in Knock House Hotel with full board; all entertainment and excursions are also included. There are wheelchair accessible rooms in the hotel, and a limited number of single rooms at a supplement of £100. Groups and individual bookings are welcome, contact Patricia on 01268 762 278 or 07740 175557 or email [email protected]. Knock Pilgrimages is a member of the Travel Trust Association and is fully protected by ATOL T7613.

Reception of Holy Communion

As we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ this Sunday it’s a good time to remind ourselves of how we receive Holy Communion at Mass.

X Please clearly indicate whether you wish to receive Holy Communion on the tongue (by sticking your tongue out – not just opening your mouth), or on the palm of your hand (with your hands open and flat);

X Please clearly say ‘Amen’ to the priest’s question: The Body of Christ. By doing so you are confirming your belief in the Real Presence of Jesus!

A reflection from ‘Marriage Matters’

Memories of You Memories enable us to make the past present. At family gatherings we remember things we have shared together. At funerals we remember all that the person meant to us. At the family Eucharist the past is made present as we remember what Abraham, Melchizedek, Moses, and Jesus did. Let us seek to create God / good memories for ourselves and our children.

Parish Census

In light of the changes to data protection legislation last year our parish needs to destroy any personal information held for which the parish doesn’t have either specific permission or a legitimate reason to hold it. Consequently, over the next two weeks a letter will be sent to each Catholic family for whom we have details on the parish database, asking if they wish to remain on the database, and giving some details about our parish (contact details, Mass times, etc) and ways in which the parish can be of service to them, and they can help our parish. When you receive this letter please complete and return the census sheet so that we can keep your details on our parish database! Do have a look, too, at all the other things going on in our parish, about the presbytery refurbishment, social activities, fundraising, prayer … the whole range of parish and Church life in one envelope! Spare copies will be available at the back of church at the start of July for anyone who didn’t receive a copy through the post. We obviously didn’t have your details in the first place, and it would be great to add you to the list!

Mass Intentions

There are spaces in the diary for anyone who wishes to have a Mass offered for a loved one, living or having died; perhaps as a birthday gift, or on a particular anniversary. Envelopes are available at the back of church, and once completed can be put through the parish letterbox or given to Father Simon. Mass offerings are the only regular financial support our priests receive and are a traditional way of both praying for our loved ones and supporting our clergy.

Presbytery Refurbishment : Financial Update

If you’ve not yet made a financial commitment to the refurbishment work, please consider doing so. So far £89,291 has been pledged, of which £31,957 actually received. We need approximately £110,000 more to be able to pay for the work. Sincere thanks to all those who have contributed and made pledges!

Many Thanks for your Generosity

Envelopes £266.52 Loose plate £210.47 Standing Order £305.00 Collection Total £781.99

Second collection for the Day for Life : £220.77 Second Collection next Sunday for Peter Pence

Prayers For . . .

All who have died recently, especially: X Winifred Norah Hunt, who died on Monday 10th June and whose body will be

received into church on Tuesday 2nd July at 6.00pm before her Requiem Mass at 10.00am on Wednesday 3rd July;

X Lesley Michels, a well-known member of our parish, who died on Saturday 8th June, and whose body will be received into church at 6.00pm on Wednesday 3rd July before her Requiem Mass at 11.00am on Thursday 4th July;

X Kathleen St John, mother of Father John St John, of Sileby and Syston parishes in Leicestershire, who died on Friday 14th June, and whose Requiem Mass will be celebrated in Nottingham on Friday 28th June;

May they rest in peace!

All our parishioners and friends who have asked for our prayers: especially Rosemary Henley, Paul Trotter, Michael Paine, Barbara Martin, Lorraine Martin, Eileen Brentnall, Daniel Dopson, Joy, Hariet McBain-Allan, Kate Myers, Kitty Hughes, John and Julia Newman, Maria Pinto, Catherine Farndell, Marie Lunny, Mary Patrick, Dympna Middleton, Vincent Kelly, Sister Attracta, Verlia Duque, John and Stella Chapple, 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, Valerie Pellier, Fiona Ruddle, David Cooke, Helen Allen, Jean Maker, Anna Orme, Lucy Court, Debbie Reed, Ken Woods, Lilian Popple, Anne Woods; Monsignori Jonathan Moore and Joseph Phelan; Canons John Berry and Michael Bell; Fathers John Cairns, Anthony Colebrook, Hugh Doherty, James Hannigan, Christopher Hogan, James Lynch, Frank McLaughlin, Robert Rutledge, Michael Tutcher, Daren Brown, Kevin Clark, David Bowler, Joe O’Hanlon, John Warrington and Richard Finn OP; Deacons Stephen Doona, Bill Hutchinson, and Bob Dawson.

Archbishop-elect John Wilson, currently auxiliary bishop in Westminster, who has been named by Pope Francis as the eleventh Archbishop of Southwark. Bishop John will take up his position on 25th July, feast of the apostle Saint James.

If you have any prayer intentions that you would like parishioners to remember in their prayers (perhaps someone who’s died, or an anniversary, or someone celebrating a significant birthday, or a milestone in their lives) please let Father Simon know by Thursday for inclusion in Sunday’s parish newsletter.

Liturgy this Sunday and next Sunday This week Next week

Celebration Corpus Christi Saint Peter and Saint Paul Cycle & Psalter Year C, Week 4 Year C, Week 1 First Reading Genesis 14:18-20 Acts 12:1-11 Psalm Psalm 109(110):1-4 Psalm 33(34):2-9 Second Reading 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 2 Timothy 4:6-8.17-18 Gospel Luke 9:11-17 Matthew 16:13-19 Preface The Most Blessed Eucharist Apostles Eucharistic Prayer One One Memorial Acclamation C (Save us, Saviour) C (Save us, Saviour)

Readings at Masses this week

Monday Isaiah 49:1-6; Psalm 138(139):1-3.13-15; Acts 13:22-26; Luke 1:57-66.80 Tuesday Genesis 13:2.5-18; Psalm 14(15):2-5; Matthew 7:6.12-14 Wednesday Genesis 15:1-12.17-18; Psalm 104(105):1-4.6-9; Matthew 7:15-20 Thursday Genesis 16:1-12.15-16; Psalm 105(106):1-5; Matthew 7:21-29 Friday Ezekiel 34:11-16; Psalm 22(23); Romans 5:5-11; Luke 15:3-7 Saturday Genesis 18:1-15; Luke 1:46-50.53-55; Luke 2:41-51

Mass Books in church

The current Mass books (purple covers) came to an end two weeks ago, with the celebration of Pentecost Sunday. The next volume has been packed away when the presbytery was emptied, and so won’t be available until the items in storage are returned when the presbytery refurbishment work is completed. There are now Mass Cards available with the people’s responses printed on them, together with the usual sheets for sung Mass parts, and hymns books. It will give us an opportunity to listen to the proclamation of the readings, rather than following them in our Mass books, but this might be a challenge.

X For those who are readers, ensure that you truly proclaim the reading, speaking with understanding of what you are reading, and allowing the Word of God to seep into the hearts of those in the congregation;

X For those who are listening, be attentive to what is said, catching the sense of it and actively thinking about what God is speaking to you!

Masses and Services this Week

Saturday 22nd June Feast of Saint John Fisher and Saint Thomas More No morning Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Benediction and Confessions 11.30am Ordination Mass in Brentwood Diocese of Deacon Gary Dench SOLEMNITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI 6.00pm Mass Mrs M Cosgrove RIP 7.00pm Confessions Sunday 23rd June SOLEMNITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI 9.00am Mass Adam Dudek – blessings Children’s liturgy; Tea and coffee after 11.00am Mass Priest’s intentions Tea and coffee after 5.00pm Sung Vespers Monday 24th June SOLEMNITY OF THE BIRTH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST 9.00am Mass Brian Goodwin RIP Tuesday 25th June Feria 9.00am Mass in school Robert Dudek – blessings Wednesday 26th June Feria 7.30am Mass Maria (Gloria) Remedios RIP Thursday 27th June Feria 7.00pm Mass Paul Thusi - wellbeing 7.30pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction Friday 28th June SOLEMNITY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS 10.00am Service of the Word and Holy Communion Saturday 29th June Memorial of the Immaculate heart of Mary 9.00am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Benediction and Confessions SOLEMNITY OF SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL

Second Collection for Peter Pence 6.00pm Mass Anniversary of James and Nellie Penny RIP 7.00pm Confessions Sunday 30th June SOLEMNITY OF SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL 9.00am Mass Pro Populo (people of the parish) Children’s liturgy; Tea and coffee and 200 Club Draw after 11.00am Mass Bob Middleton, Nash and Middleton families RIP Tea and coffee after 5.00pm Sung Vespers in Saint John the Baptist church Ketton


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