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 31st August 2008 Sunday Cycle A Weekday Cycle 2
Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time SUNDAY MASSES: St. Mary’s, East Hendred 9.30am People of the Parish St. Patrick’s, East Ilsley 11.15 am Matilda Dearlove (FM)
There are no weekday Masses this week as Fr Bob is having a break. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament takes place every Friday between 3 and 4 pm. in St. Amand’s Chapel, Hendred House. Anniversaries Charles Western, Gertrude Murphy, Percy Barry, Fr Abban Quinn, Eddie Reedy, Sidney Harris, Thomas Smyth and Catherine Kent. May they rest in the peace of the Risen Lord RIDE AND STRIDE This will take place on Saturday 13th September. You can walk or cycle to as few or many churches in Oxfordshire to raise money for the Historic Churches Trust. For more information contact Louise Mollo 01235 868205 PARISH LUNCH- TWO WEEKS TO GO!! Sunday 14th September 12.30pm Mass will be at the usual times in both churches. The lunch will take place in St Amands School Hall. Cooked meats will be provided. You will need to bring your own crockery, cutlery and drink. Would you be kind
enough to bring a salad or dessert to share? Please sign the list by the church door. Thank you. MILTON MANOR MASS Mass will take place at Milton Manor on Sunday 7th September at 6pm. All Welcome. ROSARY GROUP The Rosary group will meet on Tuesday 2nd September in St Amands Chapel, Hendred House at 7pm. All Welcome.
RED BOXES APF Welcome to all new box holders and promoters and thanks to all long standing ones for their continued support. It is Red Box emptying time again so please bring your box to church and collect your Mission TOday. Many thanks. Mary 01235 850451.
GATHERING TOGETHER IN CHRIST Our next meeting will be Tuesday, September 2nd, 7.30 p.m., in the parish rooms. We shall be using the Bible to help us listen and pray and shall be concentrating on a passage in the fifth chapter of Mark’s gospel. Those wishing to come are encouraged to read prayerfully this chapter at least once before the meeting. All are welcome. For information contact Denis Smith, 01235 765564. CHILDRENS LITURGY OF THE WORD This will take place in St Mary’s Church on Sunday 7th September. All primary school aged children welcome. TODAY'S REFLECTION How can your body become a sacrifice? Let your eye look upon no evil thing, and it will become a sacrifice. Let your tongue speak nothing filthy, and it will become an offering. But this is not enough for we need good works also. So, let your hand be open to gving alms, let your mouth bless those who anger you, and let your ears find delight in hearing the word of God. From our hands, and feet, and mouth, end every other part of our body let us then offer the first fruits to God. (St. John Chrysostom. Homily on Romans, 12).
St Amand’s Catholic Primary SchoolSt Mary’s Road, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LF Tel: 01235 833342 Fax: 01235 861320 www.st-amands.oxon.sch.uk School re-opens on Tuesday for a new year. We wish all the staff and pupils, especially those starting school for the first time, all the best for the new term. We are collecting Flora “Cooking with Schools” tokens, so if you have any at home, we would be very grateful for them. You can bring them to church and we will collect them at the back of church, or redeem them on line. Many thanks! St Amand’s is your local Catholic primary school, with a free school bus from Grove, Wantage and Didcot. You are welcome to visit at any time. Please phone Debbie, the school Administration Officer to make an appointment. Applications are also welcome from children new to the area for other classes.
Please remember our school in your prayers.