26th May 2019

 

Mass Times

Monday – Friday 09.30am    /   Saturday 10.00am / 7.00pm

Sunday 09.00am / 11.30am / 1.00pm (Polish) / 6.00pm

     Eucharistic Adoration

         Tuesday 7.30pm – 8:30pm & after Friday Morning Mass

     Friday 8.00pm – 9:30pm (Polish)

Confession Saturday 10:30 am – 11:00 am & 6:15 pm – 6:40 pm

 

 

WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND 2^nd JUNE at all Masses. Communication is part of God’s plan for us and an essential way to experience fellowship. Made in the image and likeness of our Creator, we are able to express and share all that is true, good, and beautiful. Donation will go to Bishops Conference of England and Wales.

 

THANK YOU to all parishioners who supported the TABLE TOP SALE last weekend.  £360 was raised and it will be divided between St. Joseph’s Convent in Bethlehem and a defibrillator for our parish church.

 

MARRIAGE IN CHURCH.  Couples thinking of getting married are reminded to register in good time (minimum of 6 months’ notice). Contact the parish office to make an appointment to see Fr. Kevin and he will help you from there.  Couples planning to marry in another parish or even outside the country should realise that the process properly begins here.

 

NOVENA PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT from 31^st May to 8^th June every morning Mass.

FOR YOUR DIARY:

27^th May is Bank Holiday.  Mass starts at 10am. Please note that Parish Office will be CLOSED.

Thursday 30^th May. Holyday of Obligation - The Ascension of the Lord.  Mass will be at 9.30am and 7.30pm.

Sunday 9^th June- Pentecost Sunday. There will be no 6pm Mass due to Confirmation Mass at 3pm on that day.

Friday, 21^st June- PRE- BAPTISM MEETING at 7.30pm at the Presbytery. Please note that this meeting is for adults only.

 

 

PROCESSION IN HONOUR OF OUR LADY.  In celebration of the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Leyton would like to invite everyone on Friday 31^st May at 5.30pm.

 

ELEVENTH GIDEA PARK STUDY DAY.  Drawing Nearer to the Presence of God with the Apocalypse This study day will focus on the rich verbal imagery of the Apocalypse. A number of shifting and blended images are used to visualise God, the risen Lord, the Spirit, and believers. We will consider a selection of passages together, sensitive to how they seek to draw us ever more closely into the presence of God. Dr Sean Michael Ryan Dr Sean Ryan is a Roman Catholic lecturer in Biblical Studies at the University of Roehampton, and formerly Dean of Undergraduate Studies at Heythrop College. Saturday 1st June 2019 11.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m. Christ the Eternal High Priest Church 410 Brentwood Road Gidea Park RM2 6DH All are welcome. Admission is free but booking essential by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Coffee will be available from 10.30 a.m. Please bring your own lunch. Local eateries available. Easy access by road from the M25 and Gallows Corner. Ample free parking available at the church. Three minutes’ walk from Gidea Park station. Please check the Greater Anglia website for possible service alterations.

 

STRESS IN YOUR MARRIAGE? –Retrouvaille is a program for married couples that feel bored, disillusioned, frustrated, or angry in their marriage. Some experience coldness. Others experience conflict in their relationship. Most don’t know how to change the situation or even communicate with their spouse about it. This programme has helped 6,000 couples who were experiencing difficulties in their marriage in the past year. There is no group therapy or group work. For confidential information about ‘Retrouvaille’ or to register for the programme commencing with a residential weekend on 7^th – 9^th June 2019. Call or text 0788 7296983 or 0797 3380443 - or Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.      or visit www.retrouvaille.org.uk

 

FAITH EVENING ON THE LITURGICAL YEAR.  On Wednesday 12^th June at 7 pm at the Catholic Church of Christ the Eternal High Priest, Gidea Park, RM2 6DH Fr David Manson will lead an evening on the Liturgical Year, exploring the main seasons of the Church’s year and explaining how the feasts of the Church are celebrated. Admission is free but please book your place by email to  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   Refreshments will be provided.

 

PHILIPPINES 121^st INDEPENDENCE DAY – 16^th June 9am Mass.  The Filipino Community invite all parishioners on Sunday 16^th June to celebrate Philippines Independence.  The celebration will include food served on the lawn after the 9am Mass.  There will be fund raising on that day for the parish defibrillator.  Any Filipino parishioners wishing to contribute to the celebration please ring Dolly Relopez on 020 8521 5742.

 

MASS OF THANKSGIVING FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE: Each year Bishop Alan celebrates this Mass particularly for those who are newly married or celebrating special anniversaries. This year the Mass is on Saturday 6th July at 3pm in Brentwood Cathedral, with a reception afterwards. If you would like an invitation please speak to your parish priest. On the same day there is a conference in the Cathedral Hall for all those involved in supporting and promoting the vocation to marriage - see the diocesan website or speak to your parish priest for more information. 

 

RED BOXES. Please bring your boxes to the Presbytery for emptying.  Thank you to parishioners for your continuous support.   - Dolly.

 

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE. Due to Fire and Safety Regulations, children and persons of limited mobility are NOT permitted in the gallery.  We also ask that when lighting a candle, you first place the candle in one of the cups provided. Please do not walk around with a lighted candle. Please do not let your children play around candles.

 

WHEN ENTERING THE CHURCH PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR MOBILE PHONE.  PLEASE NO CHEWING GUM AND FOOD ETC IN CHURCH!

 

PLEASE HELP!MASS LINK URGENTLY NEEDS YOUR HELP. Volunteers are needed for Mass Link. Please contact Parish Office during office hours.

 

UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO MASS? The church offers a service called Mass Link.  At 6pm Sunday Mass, via Skype, we call people who want to listen to the Mass and broadcast the Mass to them over their phones. This service is available for anyone who can't make it to Mass if you are ill or housebound.  If you would like this service, please give your number to the Parish Office and we will ring you every Sunday at 6pm to listen in!

 

NOVENA PRAYER OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP every Wednesday at 10am.

 

DIVINE MERCY- every Wednesday at 4pm in the Church.

 

LEGION OF MARY meeting is held each Thursday after Mass at 10:15 am.  If anyone is interested in what we do you are very welcome to attend. For more information, come and meet us.

 

EL SHADDAI (CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC GROUP). Rosary prayer, praise and worship, preaching the gospel of the Lord, every Saturday, from 1pm – 4pm. All welcome to join.

THE PEACE OF JESUS IS A GIFT. We cannot obtain it through human means. The peace of Jesus is something else: the peace of Jesus teaches us to endure. To endure is to carry life on our shoulders, our difficulties, our work, everything, and to have the courage to go forward. ≈ By Pope Francis ≈

19th May 2019

 

Mass Times

Monday – Friday 09.30am    /   Saturday 10.00am / 7.00pm

Sunday 09.00am / 11.30am / 1.00pm (Polish) / 6.00pm

     Eucharistic Adoration

         Tuesday 7.30pm – 8:30pm & after Friday Morning Mass

     Friday 8.00pm – 9:30pm (Polish)

Confession Saturday 10:30 am – 11:00 am & 6:15 pm – 6:40 pm

 

 

WE CONGRATULATE THE CHILDREN WHO MADE THEIR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION.  Please continue to pray for them- they are our future in faith. Well done to their parents and teachers, and especially to the coordinators who took an active part in the preparation of the programme.

 

THANK YOU! Last weekend collection for GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY amounted to £566.15.  Thank you all for your generosity.

 

MARRIAGE IN CHURCH.  Couples thinking of getting married are reminded to register in good time (minimum of 6 months’ notice). Contact the parish office to make an appointment to see Fr. Kevin and he will help you from there.  Couples planning to marry in another parish or even outside the country should realise that the process properly begins here.

 

TABLE TOP SALE after the Mass this weekend and next weekend to raise funds for Bethlehem and our parish church defibrillator.

 

PRE- BAPTISM MEETING Friday, 21^st June at 7.30pm at the Presbytery. Please note that this meeting is for adults only.

 

FOR YOUR DIARY Sunday 9^th June there will be no 6pm Mass due to Confirmation Mass at 3pm on that day.

 

 

STRESS IN YOUR MARRIAGE? –Retrouvaille is a program for married couples that feel bored, disillusioned, frustrated, or angry in their marriage. Some experience coldness. Others experience conflict in their relationship. Most don’t know how to change the situation or even communicate with their spouse about it. This programme has helped 6,000 couples who were experiencing difficulties in their marriage in the past year. There is no group therapy or group work. For confidential information about ‘Retrouvaille’ or to register for the programme commencing with a residential weekend on 7^th – 9^th June 2019. Call or text 0788 7296983 or 0797 3380443 - or Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.      or visit www.retrouvaille.org.uk

 

MASS OF THANKSGIVING FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE: Each year Bishop Alan celebrates this Mass particularly for those who are newly married or celebrating special anniversaries. This year the Mass is on Saturday 6th July at 3pm in Brentwood Cathedral, with a reception afterwards. If you would like an invitation please speak to your parish priest. On the same day there is a conference in the Cathedral Hall for all those involved in supporting and promoting the vocation to marriage - see the diocesan website or speak to your parish priest for more information. 

 

Eleventh Gidea Park Study Day.  Drawing Nearer to the Presence of God with the Apocalypse This study day will focus on the rich verbal imagery of the Apocalypse. A number of shifting and blended images are used to visualise God, the risen Lord, the Spirit, and believers. We will consider a selection of passages together, sensitive to how they seek to draw us ever more closely into the presence of God. Dr Sean Michael Ryan Dr Sean Ryan is a Roman Catholic lecturer in Biblical Studies at the University of Roehampton, and formerly Dean of Undergraduate Studies at Heythrop College. Saturday 1st June 2019 11.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m. Christ the Eternal High Priest Church 410 Brentwood Road Gidea Park RM2 6DH All are welcome. Admission is free but booking essential by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Coffee will be available from 10.30 a.m. Please bring your own lunch. Local eateries available. Easy access by road from the M25 and Gallows Corner. Ample free parking available at the church. Three minutes’ walk from Gidea Park station. Please check the Greater Anglia website for possible service alterations.

 

JOB VACANCY.  Education Buildings Development Officer. Full time post - 35 Hrs a week - 52 weeks a year. Annual Leave 5 weeks rising to 6 weeks in recognition of long service plus Bank Holidays. Pay range: £45,000 - £53,000. We have a vacancy in the Education Department for a Buildings Development Officer. For further details will be available shortly on the Diocesan Website or can be requested by calling 01277 265284. Applicants are asked to provide a CV and a covering letter, to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Friday 31st May 2019, interviews and tasks to take place on or around Thursday 6th June 2019.

 

CAFOD-'Our Common Home' Brentwood Diocesan Creation Celebration Mass.
With environmental issues very much in the news, you are warmly invited to attend the launch of CAFOD's new campaign-'Our Common Home' at a Creation Celebration Mass, on Saturday 25th May, at 6pm, in the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, Billericay (21 Laindon Road, Billericay, Essex CM12 9LL). The theme of the Mass will be giving thanks for the gift of creation, and we will be offering prayers for our common home.  We are delighted that Bishop Emeritus Thomas McMahon will be celebrating the Mass. We hope that you will also join us for refreshments at a short social event after Mass, where you will have the opportunity to find out more about the aims of the ‘Our Common Home’ campaign, and how you can get involved. For more information, please contact Angela Sparke at  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

THE URSULINE ACADEMY ILFORD.  We are recruiting for the following roles:  Teacher of Religious Education and Subject Leader – Music For further information please visit: uai.org.uk/about/vacancies Beverley Barnes HR & Cover Officer The Ursuline Academy Ilford Email:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   Web: www.uai.org.uk

Phone: (020) 8554 1995

 

RED BOXES. Please bring your boxes to the Presbytery for emptying.  Thank you to parishioners for your continuous support.   - Dolly.

 

FAITH EVENING ON THE LITURGICAL YEAR.  On Wednesday 12^th June at 7 pm at the Catholic Church of Christ the Eternal High Priest, Gidea Park, RM2 6DH Fr David Manson will lead an evening on the Liturgical Year, exploring the main seasons of the Church’s year and explaining how the feasts of the Church are celebrated. Admission is free but please book your place by email to  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   Refreshments will be provided.

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE. Due to Fire and Safety Regulations, children and persons of limited mobility are NOT permitted in the gallery.  We also ask that when lighting a candle, you first place the candle in one of the cups provided. Please do not walk around with a lighted candle. Please do not let your children play around candles.

 

WHEN ENTERING THE CHURCH PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR MOBILE PHONE.  PLEASE NO CHEWING GUM AND FOOD ETC IN CHURCH!

 

PLEASE HELP!MASS LINK URGENTLY NEEDS YOUR HELP. Volunteers are needed for Mass Link. Please contact Parish Office during office hours.

 

UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO MASS? The church offers a service called Mass Link.  At 6pm Sunday Mass, via Skype, we call people who want to listen to the Mass and broadcast the Mass to them over their phones. This service is available for anyone who can't make it to Mass if you are ill or housebound.  If you would like this service, please give your number to the Parish Office and we will ring you every Sunday at 6pm to listen in!

 

NOVENA PRAYER OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP every Wednesday at 10am.

 

DIVINE MERCY- every Wednesday at 4pm in the Church.

 

LEGION OF MARY meeting is held each Thursday after Mass at 10:15 am.  If anyone is interested in what we do you are very welcome to attend. For more information, come and meet us.

 

EL SHADDAI (CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC GROUP). Rosary prayer, praise and worship, preaching the gospel of the Lord, every Saturday, from 1pm – 4pm. All welcome to join.

12th May 2019

 

Mass Times

Monday – Friday 09.30am    /   Saturday 10.00am / 7.00pm

Sunday 09.00am / 11.30am / 1.00pm (Polish) / 6.00pm

     Eucharistic Adoration

         Tuesday 7.30pm – 8:30pm & after Friday Morning Mass

     Friday 8.00pm – 9:30pm (Polish)

Confession Saturday 10:30 am – 11:00 am & 6:15 pm – 6:40 pm

 

 

WATER HARVEST. Our parish Lent offerings to help create wells and water for our sisters and brothers in India are still being collected.  Thank you so much for your self-denial and generosity. £650.02 has been donated so far.

 

TODAY IS GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY This Sunday is Good Shepherd Sunday. It is traditionally a day of prayer for vocations to the Priesthood. God calls each of us to serve him in some particular way so it is important for us to promote a culture of vocations within the church. A person might be called to live a single life, to marriage, to religious life or to the priesthood.  Please give generously to the collection today towards the promotion of vocations. Please also pray in particular to day for vocations to the priesthood for our diocese and for our current seminarians as they journey towards priesthood. They are Paschal Uche, Adrian Lowe, Michael Barwick, Tony Grant, Alexander Johnson, Damien Wade, Matúš Meleg and Jonathan Burden. Our new seminarian is Moses Itene who will start at Allen Hall in September. At the moment there are ten young men in the priesthood enquirers’ group. Thank you for your prayers and generosity.  Fr. Graham Smith: Vocations Director -  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; Fr. Mark Swires: Vocations promoter -  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

MARRIAGE IN CHURCH.  Couples thinking of getting married are reminded to register in good time (6 months’ notice). Contact the parish office to make an appointment to see Fr. Kevin and he will help you from there.  Couples planning to marry in another parish or even outside the country should realise that the process properly begins here.

 

STRESS IN YOUR MARRIAGE? –Retrouvaille is a program for married couples that feel bored, disillusioned, frustrated, or angry in their marriage. Some experience coldness. Others experience conflict in their relationship. Most don’t know how to change the situation or even communicate with their spouse about it. This programme has helped 6,000 couples who were experiencing difficulties in their marriage in the past year. There is no group therapy or group work. For confidential information about ‘Retrouvaille’ or to register for the programme commencing with a residential weekend on 7^th – 9^th June 2019. Call or text 0788 7296983 or 0797 3380443 - or Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.      or visit www.retrouvaille.org.uk

JOB VACANCY. St. Patrick Catholic Primary School recruiting EYFS/KS1 Teacher   M1 to UPS3 (£27,596 to £43,348) NQTs are welcome to applyClosing Date/Shortlisting: Tuesday 14th May 2019 (12 noon) Interviews: Thursday 16^th May 2019 Start Date:1^st September 2019 Application forms can be downloaded from the school website at www.st-patricks.waltham.sch.uk/vacancies or requested from the school office. We are currently advertising for two posts.  Please specify on your application form which post you are applying for or whether you wish to be considered for either post.Completed CES applications should be sent by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or handed over to the school office.  For more information, please visit school website.

 

SHARING HOPE IN CRISIS: Do you have a team in your parish that supports your Parish Priest with Pastoral Care, do you think they would benefit from some training?  This seminar is designed to help you know what to say—and what not to say—to someone facing difficulty and to compassionately share the love of Jesus Christ with those who need it most.   The event takes place at the Conference Centre, Brentwood Cathedral on Saturday 18^th May from 9 am – 4.30 pm.  There are only 80 places available so please do sign up as soon as you can.  Go to Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sharing-hope-in-crisis-seminar-tickets-58994806053 or email  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  Refreshments are provided, please bring a packed lunch.  There is no charge for the event but there will be an opportunity to make a donation to cover costs.

 

BAPTISM. Application forms for infant Baptism are available in the porch.  Please fill in and present to Parish Secretary during office hours and make an appointment to see Fr. Kevin.  It is unwise to organise a reception until the date of the baptism has been approved. You have to be registered in this parish for at least six months.  Please be aware that baptisms are celebrated on the first Saturday of the month.

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE. Due to Fire and Safety Regulations, children and persons of limited mobility are NOT permitted in the gallery.  We also ask that when lighting a candle, you first place the candle in one of the cups provided. Please do not walk around with a lighted candle. Please do not let your children play around candles.

 

WHEN ENTERING THE CHURCH PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR MOBILE PHONE.  PLEASE NO CHEWING GUM AND FOOD ETC IN CHURCH!

 

PLEASE HELP!MASS LINK URGENTLY NEEDS YOUR HELP. Volunteers are needed for Mass Link. Please contact Parish Office during office hours.

 

UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO MASS? The church offers a service called Mass Link.  At 6pm Sunday Mass, via Skype, we call people who want to listen to the Mass and broadcast the Mass to them over their phones. This service is available for anyone who can't make it to Mass if you are ill or housebound.  If you would like this service, please give your number to the Parish Office and we will ring you every Sunday at 6pm to listen in!

 

NOVENA PRAYER OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP every Wednesday at 10am.

 

DIVINE MERCY- every Wednesday at 4pm in the Church.

 

LEGION OF MARY meeting is held each Thursday after Mass at 10:15 am.  If anyone is interested in what we do you are very welcome to attend. For more information, come and meet us.

 

EL SHADDAI (CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC GROUP). Rosary prayer, praise and worship, preaching the gospel of the Lord, every Saturday, from 1pm – 4pm. All welcome to join.

 

 

O Mother Mary, we love You. We thank You for Your promise to help us in need. We trust in Your love that dries our tears and comfort us. Mother, please teach us to find our peace in Your Son, Jesus and may You bless us every day of our lives. Amen

5th May 2019

 

Mass Times

Monday – Friday 09.30am    /   Saturday 10.00am / 7.00pm

Sunday 09.00am / 11.30am / 1.00pm (Polish) / 6.00pm

     Eucharistic Adoration

         Tuesday 7.30pm – 8:30pm & after Friday Morning Mass

     Every Friday 8.00pm – 9:30pm (Polish)

Confession Saturday 10:30 am – 11:00 am & 6:15 pm – 6:40 pm

 

 

NEXT SUNDAY 12^th MAY IS GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY when we pray in a particular way for Vocations. There will be a second collection for the work of promoting vocations in the Diocese. 

 

CONFIRMATION.  Reminder to all Confirmation Candidates - ALL candidates must attend 'The Confirmation Rite of     Acceptance   Service' at Brentwood Cathedral on Sunday 12th May. Please ensure   that you are at the church by 1:15pm, so that we can leave promptly! We will arrive back for you to attend 6pm Mass.

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT 6^th MAY IS A BANK HOLIDAY. MASS WILL BE AT 10AM. PARISH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED.

 

THE NEXT “ENQUIRERS’ EVENING” for those considering or interested in a vocation to the priesthood is on Tuesday 7^th may at St. Edmund of Canterbury in Loughton.  Deacon Gary Dench, who is soon to be ordained to the priesthood will join us and give us some input.  Please contact Fr, Mark Swires – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

 

† WE REGRET TO ANNOUNCE THE DEATH OF IGNACE DEBONO RIP. Ignace’s funeral Mass will take place here on Thursday 9^th May at 10 am.  This will be the only Mass on this day.  May he rest in peace.

 

 

STRESS IN YOUR MARRIAGE? –Retrouvaille is a program for married couples that feel bored, disillusioned, frustrated, or angry in their marriage. Some experience coldness. Others experience conflict in their relationship. Most don’t know how to change the situation or even communicate with their spouse about it. This programme has helped 6,000 couples who were experiencing difficulties in their marriage in the past year. There is no group therapy or group work. For confidential information about ‘Retrouvaille’ or to register for the programme commencing with a residential weekend on 7^th – 9^th June 2019. Call or text 0788 7296983 or 0797 3380443 - or Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.      or visit www.retrouvaille.org.uk

JOB VACANCY. St. Patrick Catholic Primary School recruiting EYFS/KS1 Teacher   M1 to UPS3 (£27,596 to £43,348) NQTs are welcome to applyClosing Date/Shortlisting: Tuesday 14th May 2019 (12 noon) Interviews: Thursday 16^th May 2019 Start Date:1^st September 2019 Application forms can be downloaded from the school website at www.st-patricks.waltham.sch.uk/vacancies or requested from the school office. We are currently advertising for two posts.  Please specify on your application form which post you are applying for or whether you wish to be considered for either post.Completed CES applications should be sent by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or handed over to the school office.  For more information please visit school website.

 

SHARING HOPE IN CRISIS: Do you have a team in your parish that supports your Parish Priest with Pastoral Care, do you think they would benefit from some training?  This seminar is designed to help you know what to say—and what not to say—to someone facing difficulty and to compassionately share the love of Jesus Christ with those who need it most.   The event takes place at the Conference Centre, Brentwood Cathedral on Saturday 18^th May from 9 am – 4.30 pm.  There are only 80 places available so please do sign up as soon as you can.  Go to Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sharing-hope-in-crisis-seminar-tickets-58994806053 or email  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  Refreshments are provided, please bring a packed lunch.  There is no charge for the event but there will be an opportunity to make a donation to cover costs.

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE. Due to Fire and Safety Regulations, children and persons of limited mobility are NOT permitted in the gallery.  We also ask that when lighting a candle, you first place the candle in one of the cups provided. Please do not walk around with a lighted candle. Please do not let your children play around candles.

 

WHEN ENTERING THE CHURCH PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR MOBILE PHONE.  PLEASE NO CHEWING GUM AND FOOD ETC IN CHURCH!

 

PLEASE HELP!MASS LINK URGENTLY NEEDS YOUR HELP. Volunteers are needed for Mass Link. Please contact Parish Office during office hours.

 

UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO MASS? The church offers a service called Mass Link.  At 6pm Sunday Mass, via Skype, we call people who want to listen to the Mass and broadcast the Mass to them over their phones. This service is available for anyone who can't make it to Mass if you are ill or housebound.  If you would like this service, please give your number to the Parish Office and we will ring you every Sunday at 6pm to listen in!

 

NOVENA PRAYER OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP every Wednesday at 10am.

 

DIVINE MERCY- every Wednesday at 4pm in the Church.

 

LEGION OF MARY meeting is held each Thursday after Mass at 10:15 am.  If anyone is interested in what we do you are very welcome to attend. For more information, come and meet us.

 

EL SHADDAI (CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC GROUP). Rosary prayer, praise and worship, preaching the gospel of the Lord, every Saturday, from 1pm – 4pm. All welcome to join.

 

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FAITH AND TRUST IN GOD Recently, I wrote about my mother’s heart valve replacement and her fear around scheduling the necessary procedure. My mother’s faith in God is strong and always has been, but worried that something would go wrong, she couldn’t face having the surgery until she consciously put all of her trust in the Lord’s hands. Her situation left me wondering…is there a difference between faith and trust? This question has been on my mind for a while now. It is one thing to believe in God, but another entirely to trust blindly in Him. And it is human nature to fear the unknown. The struggle with placing our trust entirely in God is something we must all face at one time or another. It boils down to this: faith is a belief system; trust is action. Faith is believing that God is who God says He is and that what God can do, only God can do. But trust takes things a step further. It is making the willful choice to trust that God will do what He promises. The head versus heart.  Here’s an example. In the Gospel, there is a story of a sick child whose father told Jesus, “I believe, help my unbelief.” Just like the father in the story, my mother had faith in God. But she needed to trust that God was in control of her situation before moving forward with the procedure. Most of us believe in the power of God thanks to our personal experiences and through reading the Bible. But putting these beliefs into action can be a true challenge for most. Placing our trust in God is our choice and one that we must make wholeheartedly. But no matter what,

God is with us. Lord, help us put our faith into action so that we can trust You wholeheartedly with our lives. By Pablo Diaz.