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
FiFth sunday oF lent (Year C) 12/13 MARCH 2016
Entrance Antiphon Give me justice, O God, and plead my cause against a nation that is faithless. From the deceitful and cunning rescue me, for you, O God, are my strength. Preparing for Easter We will be celebrating Easter in 2 weeks time and the Gospel for today’s Mass, generally known as The Woman Caught in Adultery, is a wonderful pre-announcement of the Easter message of pardon and new life. Our Lord is well aware of the tendency in human life to be indignant about the wrongdoings of others – so many news items and the way they are presented encourage us to do the same. We even talk nowadays of a “blame-culture” by which we hold everybody or anybody else responsible for things that go wrong rather than ourselves. Jesus asks us in this Gospel incident to learn how to love the sinner but hate the sin: a true Christian attitude to the faults and failings of others is “there but by the grace of God go I.” Jesus offers the woman freedom and tells her to sin no more: each day he offers us the same gift of freedom, refusing to condemn us. Are we big enough to accept this immense offer of grace? Can we accept that the dreadful sufferings that Christ was soon to undergo were experienced by him to show the lengths to which God goes to offer us the priceless gift of freedom from our sins? Palm Sunday Next Sunday is Palm Sunday - we shall begin each Mass in the Retreat Hall and processs into the church with our palms.
Children’s Liturgy This group is open to children aged between 4-9 years (9.30am Mass).
This Sunday 12/13 March – Fifth Sunday of Lent (C) Readings: Readers:
Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 125; Philippians 3:8-14; John 8:1-11 (Sat) 6pm: A.Connolly & C.Tedder; (Sun) 9.30am: A.Nowak & M.Feathers; 11.15am: I.Skerry & M.Collin
9:30 Hymns: 924, 872, 756, 967, 771; Mass Setting: (Christ the Saviour) 1012 - 1019 Tea and coffee is served after the 9.30am Mass, all welcome.
Next Sunday 12/13 March – Palm Sunday (C) Readings: Readers:
Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 21; Philippians 2:6-11; Luke 22:14-23:56 (Sat) 6pm: P.Fifield & O.Dawson; (Sun) 9.30am: E.Rogers & M.Green; 11.15am: C.Tedder & Sr Angela
Parish Notices Daily Prayer Intentions
Mon
The Spiritual Life of the parish
Tues
Christian Meditation (Upper Rm) 2.15pm
Those who no longer practise the Faith
Wed
Exposition after 10am Mass until noon
The housebound and their carers
Thu
CWG (Retreat Hall) 2-3.30pm; Christian Meditation (Upper Rm) 7.30pm Exposition (25 Western Esplanade) 4.305.30pm; Evening Mass (7pm) Exposition from 10am until 11am; Rosary 10.45am
Fri Sat
Those preparing to receive the Sacraments Parish outreach to the poor and suffering The community life of the parish
Adoration every weekday: One hour, from 8.30-9.30am, has been set aside for a particular intention (see table above). Those unable to make the hour each morning are encouraged to take time during the day to pray for these intentions.
Catholic Women’s Guild: the CWG have an afternoon of Recollection, including Stations of the Cross, this coming Thursday (17th March) from 2pm to 3.30pm and all are welcome to join them in the church; refreshments will be served afterwards in the Retreat Hall. 51 year-old parish magazine: A 1965 copy of “Platea” has come to light and we wondered whether any other copies might be in your bookcases. Prayer this Sunday: 4pm Lenten Evening Prayer in the church This weekend: there will be a retiring collection for Easter Flowers. Many thanks to the teams who create the wonderful flower arrangements. Next Friday: Evening Mass at 7pm followed by Stations of the Cross. Syria: With the intense fighting in Damascus, the priests were encourgaed to leave. Since then, a gesture of hope, courage and mercy. Three chapels are being built by the faithful there in suburban districts. More on the website. Traidcraft: last weekend took £93.87. Grateful thanks to all our supporters. Yellow Lines: We would like to draw your attention to the Council Planners’ proposal to have double yellow lines in Clarence Road. You can view and comment on the proposal online at www.canterbury.gov.uk/yellowlines. The Council need to receive your proposal by mid-day on Tuesday 29 March. They can be contacted by post as follows: Transportation Manager, Canterbury City Council, Military Rd, CT1 1YW. For the Attention of the younger families of the parish: on Good Friday we have Family Stations of the Cross at 12noon, led by Fr Charles CP St Mary’s School PTA: invite you to an Irish Night in the school in Tankerton on Sat 19 March, 7.30pm. Please see Rachel Nash 01227 362669 for tickets. Talk on Victorian Herne Bay: Fri 22 April with Fish & Chip supper in the Hall. Rotas: Cleaning Group C. Other rotas in the porch. The Collection for last week was £835.47 (of which £411.00 was from giftaided envelopes and £424.47 was loose collection). We sent a total of £977.01 to CAFOD Lenten Appeal which included £250 from the Passionist Community NB If you are a UK tax-payer then you can gift-aid whatever you offer. To gift-aid your offering please fill in one of the forms at the back of church.
Mass Times and Intentions Saturday of 4th week of Lent
Saturday 12 March
18.00
Sunday 13 March
Fifth Sunday of Lent
09.30 thanksgiving for Mission 11.15
Monday 14 March
10.00
10.00
10.00
ints Jessie Knight
19.00
special intention Solemnity: St Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary
11.05
Parishioners
18.00
Kathleen Brady riP
Sunday 20 March
ints Brenda gray Friday of 5th week of Lent or St Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Doctor
Saturday 19 March
ints Felicity o’Brien Feast: St Patrick, Bishop, Missionary
10.00
Friday 18 March
ints Michael stevenson Wednesday of 5th week of Lent
Thursday 17 March
ellie stone riP Tuesday of 5th week of Lent
10.00
Wednesday 16 March
adam harvey (ann) Monday of 5th week of Lent
Tuesday 15 March
ints Brenda gray
Palm Sunday
09.30 Peggy grant riP 11.15
gordon Mottau riP
sacrament of reconciliation: Saturday 10am-11am and 4.30pm-5.30pm Looking to arrange a wedding or baptism? Contact the parish, details below. our lady of the sacred heart, Clarence Road, Herne Bay, Kent CT6 8TH Parish office: telephone 01227 375095 email ourladyhernebay@gmail.com Find out more about the parish on our website: www.ourladyhernebay.co.uk Join us on social media Facebook: /ourladyofthesacredheartherneBay and Twitter: @ourladyhernebay Part of the Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark • A Member of the Canterbury Deanery • A Fairtrade parish since 2010 • Served by the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ (Passionists)