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COLLECTIONS LAST SUNDAYOffertory:
£356.01, (Gift Aid: £147.20, loose plate: £208.81) +£94 approx by standing order. Second collection:
ParishMaintenance & Development Fund:
£133.33.
Thank you
.Second collection today:
Parish Maintenance & DevelopmentFund.
Next Sunday:
Pet
er’s Pence
–
the financial supportoffered by the faithful to the Holy Father for the many differentneeds of the Universal Church and for the relief of those most inneed.
THANKS FOR YOUR GENEROUS RESPONSE
Three weeks ago an appeal from Archbishop McDonald wasmade for extra generosity in the second collection the followingSunday for the Catholic Trust for England and Wales which
funds the work of the Bishops‟ Secretariat. As you will have seenfrom last week‟s newsletter the second collection concerned
raised £225.47. This is double the amount often raised in thesecond collections. It might be that this is due in part to the factthat we had a packed church at the extra 12 noon First HolyCommunion Mass. Nevertheless, I would like to thank those whoincreased their normal giving in response to Archbishop
McDonald‟s appeal.
TODAY’S MASS TEXTS
Entrance Antiphon: Ps 27:8-9
God is the strength of his people. In him, we his chosen livein safety. Save us, Lord, who share in your life, and give usyour blessing; be our shepherd for ever.
First Reading: Job 38:1. 8-11
Here your proud waves shall break.
Responsorial Psalm: Ps 106
R: O give thanks to the Lord, for his love endures for ever.
Some sailed to the sea in shipsto trade on the mighty waters.
These men have seen the Lord‟s deeds,
the wonders he does in the deep. (R)For he spoke; he summoned the gale,tossing the waves of the seaup to heaven and back into the deep;their soul melted away in their distress. (R)Then they cried to the Lord in their needand he rescued them from their distress.He stilled the storm to a whisper;all the waves of the sea were hushed. (R)They rejoiced because of the calmand he led them to the haven they desired.Let them thank the Lord for his love,the wonders he does for men. (R)Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:14-17
Now the new creation is here.
Gospel Acclamation: Ephesians 1:17.18
Alleluia, alleluia! May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christenlighten the eyes of our mind, so that we can see whathope his call holds for us. Alleluia!
Gospel: Mark 4:35-41
Who can this be? Even the wind and the sea obey him.
Preface of Sunday I, Eucharistic Prayer ICommunion Antiphon: Ps 144:15
The eyes of all look to you, O Lord, and you give them foodin due season.HAVE WE FORGOTTEN WHAT IT IS TO BE CATHOLIC?
This is the question that Bishop Patrick O‟Donoghue –
untilrecently Bishop of the Lancaster diocese
–
posed in hisdocument
Fit for Mission? A New Hope for Our Church
(availableon
line via Google). He wrote: “For those within the Church whohave not succumbed to a „forgetfulness of God‟, some are attimes showing signs of forgetfulness about being a Catholic.”Bishop O‟Donoghue
gives examples of how one might haveforgotten what it is to be a Catholic. Each week, one example will
appear in the newsletter. This week‟s example:
Those who ignore their responsibility to God and neighbour forget they are Catholic.
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Please pray for all our sick parishioners, particularly RitaRedman and Ann Pullen. Names of parishioners who need ourprayers can be placed in the box in the church foyer. All our sickparishioners, named and un-named, are remembered in ourprayers.
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