Parish Newsletter 21/22 April 2018

Catholic Community – Herne Bay, Kent Clarence Road, Herne Bay, Kent. CT6 8TH– 01227 375095-Parish priest: Fr Mark White CP (mwhite8684@aol.com) Assistant Priest: Fr. Patrick CP (743727): Deacon Barry Walker (368685) email ourladyhernebay@gmail.com - www.ourladyhernebay.co.uk -Facebook:/OurLadyOfTheSacredHeartHerneBay Twitter:@ourladyhernebay – SVP Helpline 07869 509 804

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR B) 21st – 22nd APRIL 2018

Entrance Antiphon – The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord; by the word of the Lord the heavens were made, alleluia.

CHILDRENS LITURGY- This group is open to children aged between 4-9 years (9.30am Mass) term time.

NEXT SUNDAY 29th APRIL THE 9.30AM MASS IS THE FAMILY MASS: - Children from the parish will be leading the readings, and bidding prayers. After Mass all the children of the Parish are invited into the Retreat Hall for arts & crafts; along with soft drinks and biscuits/ Tea & Coffee for the adults.

All welcome – come along and meet other families. A great way for the children to get to know one another.

TRAIDCRAFT Next weekend, 28/29 April after 6pm and 9.30am Masses.

Tea & Coffee-Soft drinks & Biscuits – are served after the 9.30am Mass in the hall, all welcome 9.30 MASS Hymns: 273, 603, 948, 909, 287; Mass Setting: Joy & Peace.

MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS & SERVICES st

Sat 21 April Vigil Mass Sunday 22nd April Monday 23rd April

18.00 09.30 11.15

VIGIL MASS Jacqui Suggett (RIP) Parish In thanksgiving (Gill May) Robert Meehan (RIP)

10.00

Francis Somers

Thursday 26th April Friday 27th April Saturday 28th April

10.00 10.00 12.30

Ronald W. Kendrick (ANN) Ed & Cheryl Locke (INT) Funeral Service Brian Gilday

11.05

People of the Parish

Tuesday Saturday VIGIL MASS th th 24 April Terry May (RIP) 29 April 18.00 Robert Meehan (RIP) 10.00 Wednesday Sunday 09.30 People of the Parish th th 25 April 30 April 11.15 Christopher Fallows (RIP) 10.00 Fr. Mark White C.P. (INT) FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK: Mon. 23rd April St. George - Martyr & Patron Saint of England. Weds. 25th April – St. Mark the Evangelist.

THIS SUNDAY is VOCATIONS SUNDAY: The Gospel is the gospel of the Good Shepherd and in the bidding prayers we will be reminded of our common Christian vocation as well as the special call that comes to some to the priesthood or the religious life. The Retiring Collection is for the Priests’ Training Fund.

FORTHCOMING FUNERALS: The funeral service of Brian Gilday will take place on Friday 27th April at 12.30; Jessie Knight’s Requiem will be on Thursday May 3rd at 10.00; and we can give you advance notice of Tony Pozzetti’s Requiem which will take place on Friday 25th May at mid-day.

NEW DATA PROTECTION LAWS: As you may all be aware there is some new data protection legislation coming into force on 25th May 2018, which is going to impact on all of us. One of the responsibilities we will now have to undertake is to know who has access to the vast amount of personal information we hold in the parish. I know that a great number of you currently volunteer for the parish or may have done so in the past and may have some personal information at your home in a file and/or on a PC or laptop. Please could you let either me or (the parish secretary) know if this applies to you so that I can let you know what actions you will need to take going forward. The Archbishop is encouraging all of us to help implement these changes and I thank you in advance for your co-operation.

ROSARY AROUND THE COAST: On 29th April Catholic communities which are close to the coast in the UK are invited to pray the Rosary in reparation for the 50 years since the passing of the Abortion legislation. We are

planning to host people from across the deanery and plan to say the Rosary in the open air in the railed-off seated area on Western Esplanade a few yards west of the Lane Ends roundabout. Gather in church at 2.45.

YOUTH GROUP – With increasing youth numbers, we are in desperate need of additional adult help in order to ensure the continuation of the club. Please contact: 01227 373497 if you are interested.

PLASTIC POLLUTION: What can we do abut it? If you would like to attend a local event on this most contemporary of issues, go along to Our Lady Immaculate, Whitstable, Church Hall on Sun. 29th April after the 10.30 Mass. The Whitstable J&P group have been hard at work for a long time preparing this important event.

LET’S TALK: next session: Monday 26 April: Topic: Why is prayer important? Our Lady Star of the Sea, 7.00pm all welcome.

FOOD BANK SVP - we are very low in stocks of tea bags, tinned meat & tinned vegetables, and Pasta. Any donation would be greatly received. Thank you for your support.

WEDNESDAY LUNCH CLUB Sadly Mays lunch club is cancelled - Lunch club will be back to normal on 14th June.

MESSAGE FROM CAFOD “Thank you for your support to our Lent Fast Day appeal. Donations to CAFOD until 12 May will be doubled by the UK Government. We have planned a £5 million programme to combat malnutrition - and with it we hope to be able to reach 245,000 people. But we need the full amount of match funding to make it happen. You can help us reach the full amount needed for this crucial programme. We still have some way to go yet! To donate please go to cafod.org.uk/lent “ SVP LENTEN COIN CARDS: Thank you for returning them. If you have not already done so, please return ASAP. MISSIONS/RED BOXES – The promoters’ envelopes are available at the back of the Church for collection.

Members please return your red box to your promoter or hand in to the Parish Office. All donations to be returned by end of April. Thank you for your continued support for the missions.

EQUAL SHARES:2018/19 – Thank you for returning your application forms – we now need 30 to break even.

Forms are available at the back of the church.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

COURSE FOR GRANDPARENTS- PASSING ON THE FAITH Come to 4 sessions at St. Theresa’s Ashford.

To consider some key points that can help children acquire a solid faith. See leaflets at back of church EAST KENT ACTA (A CALL TO ACTION) GROUP NEXT MEETING SATURDAY APRIL 28th 2018 - 2.00 pm. 2 Manor Road, WHITSTABLE, Kent CT5 2JT For further information call 01227 280034 E-mail: mulveyanne@live.co.uk DEANERY REFLECTION ON THE EUCHARIST: following the first session which took place here on March 10th, the second will take place in Faversham, St Jude Centre, on Saturday May 5th from 11.00 to 2.00 Theme: The Eucharist and the Scriptures. Speaker: Fr Kevin Alban, O.Carm, Carmelite Provincial. Lifts will be available.

MASS IN CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE, St George’s Cathedral - 16th June 2018. If you are celebrating your 1st /10th/ 25th/ 40th/ 50th/ 60th +wedding anniversary this year, you are invited to this special celebration Mass by invitation from the Archbishop. Please let Fr. Mark know by the 30th April. Please provide address, telephone number and email address and the date of your marriage.

Cleaning Group – (A) –Other rotas can be found in the porch The Collections for last week were: 1st Collection - Loose change £399.11. Gift aided £440.00 = £839.11 2nd Collection – There will be a second collection for the Ecclesiastical Education Fund today. There will be a second collection next week for St. Georges Cathedral 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.

“SVP -Bring some food each week and help someone to eat" CHRISTIAN MEDITATION: Tuesday 2.15 pm; Thursday 7.30 pm. In the Upper Room. All welcome Adoration every weekday: 8.30-9.30a.m. Wednesdays: also after Mass till 12.00 Also Saturday morning, 10.00 to 11.00 with Rosary at 10.45., said for the Parish each week. There is a further opportunity each week: at Convent Chapel, 25 Western Esplanade from 3.00 to 4.00pm on Fridays. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 10am-11am and 4.30pm.-5.30pm Looking to arrange a wedding or baptism? Contact the parish, details above. Any notices for the forthcoming Newsletter please email the Office – Sueourladyhb@yahoo.com

NOTICES NOT INCLUDED – FROM PREVIOUS

14TH– 15TH APRIL 2018 KEEP THE DATES: We have mentioned our Parish Bible Weekend several times in the bulletin. The dates for this are JUNE 22 – 24 and all the events will take place in the hall and the church. It promises to be very helpful in strengthening a love for God’s Word and also very enjoyable at the same time. We will keep you informed as to how the plans develop.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR The Catholic Education Service is seeking to appoint an Asst. Director (Education) to lead our work on Religious Education, Inspections, Leadership, Governance and wider education policy. Full details on the role and how to apply can be found on: www.catholiceducation.org.uk RE-ENERGISE BY EASTER, CHANGE THE WORLD WITH CAFOD Re-energise after Easter, do you want to put your faith into action? CAFOD campaigning tackles the causes of poverty and injustice, not just the symptoms. Could you help your fellow parishioners to campaign with us? All our campaigns are based on in-depth research: we listen to people living in poverty, study the political context and work out possible solutions. We then raise our voice to draw attention to the issues. We are especially looking for… Tenacious writers who could contact their MP three times a year to seek their support for CAFOD campaigns. Good organisers to run a Share the Justice refugee campaign walk in your parish. Great communicators to speak & write about our campaigns in parishes, schools and online. Please get in touch with us on southwark@cafod.org.uk or 020 8466 9901 to find out more about how you can make a difference and to book on our next information day on Sat. 28 April in Waterloo.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

CCF Golden Jubilee: 1968-2018 The Centre for Catholic Formation will be 50 years old this summer. A lecture series has been arranged as part of our celebrations. All are welcome to attend one or all of four evening talks on key themes: Bishop Paul Mason on adult formation (5 June); Dr Caroline Farey on catechesis (8 June); Canon John Udris on GK Chesterton (14 June) and Dr Pia Matthews on Disability Theology (19 June). To book your place: https://www.ccftootingbec.org.uk/fifty or call 020 8672 7684; email: office@ccftootingbec.org.uk