St Simon Stock Catholic Church
Brookfield Road, South Ashford, Kent TN23 4EUTel: 01233 622399
Parish Priest: Fr John Boyle
Saint Simon of England RC Primary School,Noakes Meadow, Ashford, TN23 2RB. Tel: 01233 623199Head teacher: Mrs Elizabeth Willis
Email: parish@stsimon.org.uk; Web: www.stsimon.org.uk;Parish blog: http://st-simon-parish.blogspot.com/; diocesan website: www.rcsouthwark.co.uk
26
th
APRIL 2009THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTERYEAR B
MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONSSunday 26
th
Third Sunday of Easter (B)
10.00am Mass (Mary Kelly RIP)12.00noon Mass (Extraordinary form Latin, 1962 Missal)NO POLISH MASS THIS WEEK6.00pm Mass (People of the parish)
Monday 27
th
6.45pm Mass (Holy Souls)
Tuesday 28
h
St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, priest
9.30am Mass (Mary & Michael Kelleher RIP) followed byDivine Mercy Chaplet & Exposition of the BlessedSacrament until 10.30am.
Wednesday 29
th
St Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the Church,Patron of Europe, feast
9.30am
Mass (Tony Shanny RIP) St. Simon‟s School
attending
Thursday 30
th
6.45pm Mass (Extraordinary form Latin, 1962 Missal, StCatherine of Siena) (Intention of Miss E. A. Peverill)
Friday 1
st
May
St Joseph the Workman (First Friday)
6.45pm Mass (Deceased members & friends of Dunne andRoche families)
Saturday 2
nd
St Athanasius, bishop and doctor of the Church
9.00am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament10.00am Mass (Grzegorz Romaniuk RIP)
Sunday 3
rd
Fourth Sunday of Easter (B) World Day of Prayer for Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life
10.00am Mass Gabriel & Nial McAvinue RIP) followed byCrowning of Our Lady and Procession.6.00pm Mass (People of the parish)
CONFESSION TIMES
Weekdays: before or after Mass upon request.Saturday: 10.30am; Sundays: ½ hour before Mass
CHURCH CLEANING
May 1
st
Sue; 8
th
Sue; 15
th
Tara; 22
nd
Bridie; 29
th
Sheila
COLLECTIONS LAST SUNDAYOffertory:
£399.00, (Gift Aid: £152.88, loose plate: £246.12) +£99 approx by standing order. To contribute by regular standingorder please ask for a form. If you are a tax payer and are notalready using the Gift Aid scheme, please ask for a Gift Aid form.Second collection:
Parish Maintenance & Development Fund:
£133.23.
Thank you
. Second collection today:
ParishMaintenance & Development Fund.
Next Sunday:
Ecclesiastical Education
(helping to meet the costs of trainingstudents for the permanent diaconate and priesthood andsupporting on-going formation of the clergy).
MAY PROCESSION NEXT SUNDAY
After the 10am Mass next Sunday we will have our annualceremony of crowning the statue of Our Lady with a processionround the grounds of the church.
TODAY‟S MASS TEXTS
Entrance Antiphon: Ps 65.1-2
Let all the earth cry out to God with joy; praise the glory ofhis name; proclaim his glorious praise, alleluia!
First Reading Acts 3:13-15.17-19
You killed the prince of life. God, however, raised him from the dead.
Responsorial Psalm: Ps 4
R: Lift up the light of your face on us, O Lord.
When I call, answer me, O God of justice;from anguish you released me, have mercy and hear me!It is the Lord who grants favours to those whom he loves;the Lord hears me whenever I call him. (R)
“What can bring us happiness?” many say.
Lift up the light of your face on us, O Lord.I will lie down in peace and sleep comes at oncefor you alone, Lord, Make me dwell in safety. (R)Second Reading:
1 John 2:1-5
He is the sacrifice that takes our sins away, and not only ours,
but the whole world’s.
Gospel Acclamation:
Luke 24:32Alleluia, alleluia! Lord Jesus, explain the scriptures to us.Make our hearts burn within us as you talk to us. Alleluia!
Gospel:
Luke 24:35-48
So you see how it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead.
During Eastertide we recite the Apostles CreedPreface of Easter 2, Eucharistic Prayer 2Communion Antiphon: Luke 24:46-47
Christ had to suffer and to rise from the dead on the thirdday. In his name penance for the remission of sins is to bepreached to all nations. Alleluia.THE
„
REGINA CAELI
‟
As the Angelus reminds us of the Annunciation and Nativity ofOur Lord, so the Regina Caeli reminds us of the Resurrection.The Regina Caeli is said/sung instead of the Angelus duringEastertide. We are singing it after Mass on Sundays. TheEnglish translation is found on p. 41 of The Simple Prayer Book.
DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
–
NEXT SUNDAY
In his message for next Sunday
‟s day of prayer, P
ope Benedictsays:
The vocation to the priesthood and to the consecrated life constitutes a special gift of God which becomes part of the great plan of love and salvation that God has for every man and woman and for the whole of humanity.
This gift is not just for theperson who receives the vocation but is for the whole communityof believers. Please join in praying for this very importantintention. The Southwark Vocations Director, Father StephenLangridge, suggests every parish establish a Parish VocationsTeam, a group of people who work together to foster a
„culture of
vocation
‟ in the parish.
It would be wonderful to have a PVT inthis parish. Please give some prayer and thought to this.
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Please pray for all our sick parishioners, particularly HelenWright, Shirley Kent and Rita Redman. Names of parishionerswho need our prayers can be placed in the box in the churchfoyer. All our sick parishioners, named and un-named, areremembered in our prayers.
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