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)
THE TWENTY FOURTH SUNDAY (C) 10/11 September 2016
Entrance Antiphon: Give peace, Lord, to those who wait for you, and your prophets will proclaim you as you deserve. Hear the prayers of your servant and of your people Israel. CHILDREN’S LITURGY This group is open to children aged between 4-‐9 years (9.30am Mass) 9.30 MASS Hymns: 846, 608, 967,646, 849; Mass Setting: (Christ the Saviour) 1012 -‐ 1019 Tea & Coffee-‐Squash & Biscuits are served after the 9.30am Mass, all welcome
MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS Saturday 10th Sept 18.00 Sunday 09.30 11th Sept 11.15 Monday th 12 Sept 10.00 Tuesday th 13 Sept 10.00 Wednesday 14th Sept 10.00 Thursday 15th Sept 10.00 Friday 16th Sept 10.00 Saturday 17th Sept 11.05 Vigil Mass 18.00 Sunday 09.30 18th Sept 11.15
People of the Parish Frank, Florina & Andrew Smith (RIP) Michael Paul Kelly (RIP) Mansfield Family (In thanksgiving) Mary Jose (RIP) Br. Bernard Hart ofm.cap Franciscan (RIP) Patrick O’Donoghue (RIP) Mark Barnett (RIP) Lee Tidbury (RIP) Deceased Redfern Family (RIP) John & Margaret Nagle (RIP) Gill May (INT) Jonathan Pease (RIP) Walsingham Pilgrims Robert Smyth (ANN)
JONATHAN PEASE-‐ Funeral Mass is on Monday 19th September at 2.00pm THE MEDITATION GROUP – Back to normal again – Tuesday 2.15pm and Thursday 7.30pm (Upper room)
FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK-‐ Two great feasts with strong Passionist associations this week: Wednesday 14th: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross and Thursday 15th: Our Lady of Sorrows. The Exaltation of the Cross is especially important this year for Fr John Kearns CP (Provincial) and Fr Jeroen Hoogland CP (Rector of Minsteracres) as they are both 25 years professed on that day. Our prayer and best wishes for them!
BOCCIA:-‐ On Saturday 17th the statue of Amy Johnson will be unveiled on the sea front and there will be various events happening around it. One of them will be a demonstration of Boccia (think: got-‐cha); it is national Boccia Day and the players who use our Hall on Fridays will be showing their skills near the new statue which Prince Michael of Kent will unveil. Why not call by the Boccia players and say hello!
COMPANIONS IN PRAYER – Our next meeting is on Wednesday 14th September at 7pm at Star of the Sea. All are welcome. MARY’S MEALS:-‐ You will see that one of the boxes at the back of church has been re-‐labelled MARY’s MEALS: they are making urgent appeal for Malawi where there is severe drought. Please contribute if you can!!
BLOOD DONOR SESSION – In Retreat Hall on Tues. 20th September from 14.00 to 16.30 and from 17.30 to 20.00. New Donors constantly needed.
PUGIN WEEK 2016-‐ Please see poster in Church porch advertising a week of events 7 – 14th Sept at St. Augustine’s Ramsgate.
FLOWER GUILD-‐ The flower guild will be decorating the church in celebration of the Harvest Festival. If you have Chinese lanterns, autumn fruits or veggies growing in your garden and would like to contribute to the arrangements please them in the box at the back of the church next weekend. Thank you for your support for the flower guild. HARVEST FESTIVAL SONGS OF PRAISE: 25 SEPTEMBER Please hand in your suggestions for hymns; we are continuing a recent tradition of meeting to sing God’s praises together. Make a note….and come along to sing.
SVP AWARENESS MONTH-‐ September is SVP awareness month. We greatly appreciate how supportive of our efforts, the parish is, and each week in September, we will use the blackboard in the porch to display a reminder of our work. Our patron Cardinal Vincent Nichols observed that ‘the SVP provides an extended family on which we as brothers and sisters in Christ, can respond to the many and varied problems being faced within our communities’. WALSINGHAM PILGRIMAGE – Sun. 18th Sept. Pilgrimage of Reparation & prayer for the sanctity of life. Coach departs 0700hrs. outside church & 07.15hrs from St. Mary’s Whitstable. To book your seat please phone Althea 07862 276100. Full itinerary and details – please see poster on notice board. List at back of church for names. Quiz in aid of Demelza Children's Hospice on Saturday 17th September in the Retreat Hall. Tables of eight, entrance £7 per head. Ploughman's and soft drinks included. Bring your own alcohol. To book call Moyra 368662 or see Sister Corinne or poster in the porch. SOCIAL JUSTICE -‐ People in Kent concerned about issues of social justice get together to discuss these matters from time to time at the Area Bishop’s house (“The Hermitage”, More Park, West Malling ME19 6HN). The next such gathering is scheduled to run from 2 till 4 pm on Sunday 18 September. All are welcome to join us then, or to contact Phil Kerton on 01474 873802 to get informed about future events. [“Our Concerns: Prayer, Peace, Poverty, Prisoners, Persecution, Pollution”] YEAR OF MERCY: We are organising an afternoon at AYLESFORD on Saturday 15 October to go through the Holy Door and to pray and reflect together. Please watch this space for further details. Hold the date!! Cleaning Group (A) – Other rotas can be found in the porch YOUTH CLUB: Adult helpers needed for Friday night sessions 7.00 to 9.00pm . Please contact Trish Lunn: lunn_m@sky.com The Collections for last week were: 1st Collection -‐ Loose change £444.49 Gift aided £475.70 = £920.19 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 This Sunday second collection – Catholic Education Service. Next Sunday: Home Mission Sunday
Adoration every weekday: One hour, from 8.30-‐9.30a.m. Also Saturday morning, 10.00 to 11.00. There is a further opportunity each week: at Our Lady Star of the Sea chapel, Bournemouth Drive from 5.30 to 6.30 p.m. on Fridays. 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 Any notices for the forthcoming Newsletter need to be emailed to the Parish Office – Sueourladyhb@yahoo.com by the Wednesday lunchtime.
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)