Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Community Herne Bay, Kent
Clarence Road, Herne Bay, Kent - 01227 375095 - Parish Priest: Fr Mark White CP (mwhite8684@aol.com); Assistant Priest: Fr Patrick CP (743727); Deacons James Foley (366841) & Barry Walker (368685) - website: www.ourladyhernebay.co.uk
the BaPtisM oF the lord (Year C) 9/10 JANUARY 2016
Entrance Antiphon After the Lord was baptised, the heavens were opened, and the Spirit descended upon him like a dove, and the voice of the Father thundered: This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Fr Mark writes: The crib has gone; the wonderful Christmas decorations in the church have been taken down; the Christmas tree lights and decorations safely stored away for next year. We have celebrated the Nativity, the feast or Our Lady, Queen and Mother and the great feast of the Epiphany and now today we celebrate the feast of Our Lord’s Baptism in the Jordan by John; the emergence of Our Lord into public life to carry out the Mission he has received from the Father. The time of preparation is over; the great work of preaching and manifesting the Kingdom is about to begin. And for us as a parish, this year which has been designated as a year of Mercy, will get into full sway as we begin the countdown for our Parish Mission, only five weeks away. All those who have volunteered to help in any way will be gearing up for their particular contribution. A special word should be said about those who volunteered to help with Mission Visiting: there will be a training session for you on Monday 18th in the parish room at 8pm (time to be confirmed). Your role is essentially one of support for the Sion Community members during the first week of the Mission; every parish volunteer will accompany a Sion team member and will act as a prayer support for the team member on their visits. If anyone else would like to volunteer to help with the visiting, please see any member of the PPC or Christine Walker.