EAST HENDRED CATHOLIC PARISH St Mary’s East Hendred St Patrick’s East Ilsley Fr. Tom Taaffe EpV Fr.Bob Jennings KHS stmaryseasthendred@fsmail.net www.catholichendredandilsley.org.uk Week Commencing Sunday 13th April 2008 Sunday Cycle A Weekday Cycle 2
Fourth Sunday of Easter
SUNDAY MASSES: St. Mary’s, East Hendred 9.30am Frances Feeney & Seamus Comer RIP Anniv. St. Patrick’s, East Ilsley 11.15 am People of the Parish WEEKDAY MASSES Wednesday 12.15pm St Mary’s East Hendred Bridget Woods (FM) Friday 8.30am St Amands Chapel, Hendred House Edward Woods(FM)
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament takes place every Friday between 3 and 4 pm. in St. Amand’s Chapel, Hendred House. Anniversaries John Stibbs, James Dunn, Marcella Raab,Winifred Norris, Isaac Smith, Charlotte Boyle and Thomas Dearlove.
May they rest in the peace of the Risen Christ Last weeks total weekly offering was £373 of which 74% was Gift Aided. Thank you. ADVANCE NOTICE
The 12.15pm Wednesday Mass on 23rd April will take place in the Eyston Chapel, St Augustine’s. GATHERING TOGETHER IN CHRIST We have decided to change the format of our meetings. We shall be using the Bible to help us pray in a form of what has been known since very early in the life of the Church as lectio divina. We shall be using the Bible to help us listen and pray. We shall start by using the gospel of Mark and for the next session on Thurs. 1st May we shall concentrate on a passage in the first chapter. Those wishing to come are encouraged to read prayerfully this chapter at least once before the meeting. Other dates planned are Tues. 3rd June; Wed. 2nd
July; Thurs 7th Aug; Tues 2nd Sept. All take place at 7.30 in the parish rooms. After the fruitful joint prayer meeting in the week of prayer for Christian unity we will also be inviting any parishioner of St Augustine’s to join us if they wish. For information contact Denis Smith, 01235 765564.
WEDDING Congratulations to Stephanie Arnott and Charles Cottriall who celebrated their marriages here at St Mary’s last Saturday. May God bless them in the years ahead and help them to be witnesses of his love to the world. WORLD YOUTH 2008One place has unexpectedly become available to join the Diocesan Group of 42 people traveling to this event in July. Departing from London Heathrow on 8 July and returning on 23 July the group will initially travel to Melbourne where they will spend time with host families, before joining the World Youth 2008 event in Sydney.The cost of this trip is £1800 which includes flights, accommodation, entrance pass to World Youth 2008. Delegates must be aged between 18 and 30.If you know of someone in your parish who may be interested please ask them to contact Dave Hill,
Diocesan Youth Adviser, dhill@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk or Eileen Stephenson, Administrator estephenson@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk as soon as possible. The place will be allocated on a first come basis. Please keep Eamonn Curran and his family in your prayers at his time as he is seriously ill. Association for the Propagation of the Faith, the APF Fr Frank Thompson MHM is coming to the parish to make an appeal on behalf of the Missions-( The Red Box Scheme) on Sunday April 27th. This scheme was started in 1822 in France by a young French woman Pauline Jaricot who persuaded the local working people to support the missions by giving farthing a week. This small beginning has grown into the official mission funding society for the whole Church. This Parish has always been very generous with prayers and donations please continue to support Fr Frank when he comes Thank you Mary Wiley TEENAGE LITURGY There will be a separate liturgy of the Word during mass in St Mary’s today, April 13th, for those attending secondary schools. We will leave the body of the church before the first reading to go into the day chapel and return after the bidding prayers. All teenagers welcome. TODAY'S REFLECTION Our celebration of the Eucharist offers comfort and challenges all of us to hear the voice of the Lord. We take comfort in Jesus the Good Shepherd who guides and comforts us. We are also attentive to our call to peace, forgiveness and love in difficult personal, communal and world situations. We can experience the support of friends and family in our gathering for Mass today, and so we should do all we can to go out and proclaim our faith in our everyday lives. DAY OF PRAYER: HUMAN FERTILISATION AND EMBRYOLOGY BILL. In response to the call from the Bishop's Conference of England and Wales to pro-actively respond in opposition to this draft Bill, our Lady of the Assumption Church (Bath Road, Thatcham) will be holding a day of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament today (13th. April) from 11.00am. to 5.00pm. Please come and join us. FIDEI DONUM MASS : St.John's Cathedral Portsmouth, 12 noon next Saturday (April 19th.). Preacher: Fr. Tony Chantry, Superior-General of the Mill Fathers. All are welcome.