THE CATHOLIC PARISH
OF OUR LADY
STOWMARKET
R.C. Diocese of East Anglia:
A Registered Charity (Charity Commission No. 278742)
News-sheet for week beginning
Sunday, 17th August, 2008
TWENTIETH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Weekday Readings for the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time
(Year 2)
Psalms for Week 4
Dear Parishioners,
All three Readings at this Sunday’s Mass have a common theme. All three Readings bring before us in different ways the truth that there exists significant common ground between the Jewish People and the Church founded by Jesus Christ. Most especially, in Chapters 9 to 11 of his Letter to the Church in Rome, St Paul treats in detail of this theme and prays that in God’s good time the People of the Old Covenant and the People of the New Covenant may be fully one People.
Last Sunday, this Sunday and next Sunday the Second Reading is taken from these three most important Chapters of the Letter to the Romans. Of the Jewish People, St Paul writes in these Chapters: ‘They were adopted as sons, they were given the glory and the Covenants…they are descended form the patriarchs and from their flesh and blood came Christ.’ ‘God never takes back his gifts or revokes his choice.’ ‘God desires to show mercy to all mankind’. The Lord God has not disowned the Covenant he established long ago with his ‘ancient people the Jews’. We need always to remember this same God is the God and Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
We are called to pray for the fulfilment of God’s mysterious purposes, ‘for the Jewish people, the first to hear the word of God, that they may continue to grow in the love of his name and in faithfulness to his Covenant’ – these are the words we use in the Good Friday Solemn Prayers, which continue:
‘Almighty and eternal God, long ago you gave your promise to Abraham and his posterity. Listen to your Church as we pray that the people you first made your own may arrive at the fullness of redemption’.
We shall say the Parish Prayer for Evangelisation at the end of all Masses this weekend.
The Fair Trade Stall will be open after all Masses this weekend.
Would those who hope to come to the ‘Farewell to Father Denys’ at the Cedars Hotel on Sunday, 31st August at 11.45am please sign your names on the list on the table in the porch (back of the church at Woolpit) – if you have not already done so. Those organising the catering for this event need to have a reasonably accurate estimate of numbers.
At 2pm this Sunday at Our Lady’s, Stowmarket: Baptism of Jack Daniel Riley and Adriana Jane Riley, son and daughter of Mark and Jana Riley (55 Stowmarket Road, Needham Market).
This Sunday evening at Sudbury there is the annual Procession ‘The Homecoming of Our Lady of Sudbury’. The Procession will leave St Gregory’s Anglican Church (on the Croft) at 7.15pm (after Evening Prayer there) and will make its way through the town, ending at Our Lady and St John Catholic Church, where there will be a BBQ. The celebrations end with Compline at 9pm. I shall have three seats in my car – please let me know if you would like a lift.
It will not be possible to have a Celebration of Mass on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
TUESDAY: Scripture Prayer Group 1.30pm in the Centre.
FRIDAY, 22nd August – FRIDAY, 29th August: DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES.
SATURDAY: Baptism (in Slovakia) of Shannon Louise McMahon, infant daughter of Mark and Alena McMahon (6 Chandlers Walk, Stowmarket)
NEXT SUNDAY: At 2pm at Our Lady’s, Stowmarket: Baptism of Ethan Efui Akpe Yao, infant son of Andrew and Nana-Esi Kwawu (110 Pine Square, Wattisham Airfield).
ADVANCE NOTICE: Mass on Monday, 25th August (Bank Holiday) at 10am
FORTHCOMING EVENTS IN THE PARISH AND DIOCESE
‘OPEN HOUSE’ at 2 Temple Road, Stowmarket: Saturday, 6th September: There will be ‘Open House’ from 10am – 3pm on Saturday, 6th September at 2 Temple Road, Stowmarket (the home of Eve and Gordon Paton). It will include Cake and Plant Stalls, Raffle, Tombola and Ploughman’s Lunches. The proceeds will go towards specialist treatment for Alexander Wass (Pamela and Tony’s grandson) and for the Hardship Fund at the Bobath Centre in London for children with Cerebral Palsy.
SATURDAY, 13th SEPTEMBER: SUFFOLK HISTORIC CHURCHES SPONSORED BIKE RIDE. Names are needed as soon as possible, please, of both those who plan to get sponsorship and ride – and also names of those who are able to check in the riders at Our Lady’s from 10am until 4pm.
Further – and very importantly – we need someone to volunteer to take over from Amanda Arrowsmith, who in recent years has organised the contribution of our parish to this event. Amanda, as many of you will know, is not well and would like to work with someone this year and then hand over the job for 2009 to whoever has ‘shadowed her’ in the next few weeks. If you are willing to consider doing this, please telephone Amanda: 01449-672766.
DEANERY CELEBRATION DAY: Sunday, 14th September (Feast of the Holy Cross): The Deanery Celebration Day will take place at Moreton Hall Preparatory School, Mount Road, Bury St Edmunds. MASS at 2.30pm, celebrated by Bishop Michael.
After the Mass, many events and activities – and BBQ and drinks!
MASS OF INDUCTION OF FR DAVID FINEGAN: Wednesday, 17th September at 7.30pm: Bishop Michael will be coming to Our Lady’s to celebrate the Mass. Please make a note of this important event in your diary and keep the evening free of other engagements!
COLLECTIONS LAST WEEKEND
Woolpit: £211; Stowmarket: £452; Needham Market: £58; 2nd Collection (Fabric Fund): £211.
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN STOWMARKET
‘Churches Together in Stowmarket’ are preparing a leaflet, which we hope to deliver to all houses on the Cedars Park Estate. We thought this would be an excellent way of working together as Christians in the town and letting people know about the places of worship in Stowmarket and times of Services.
The leaflet is nearly ready and we are hoping a group (with representatives from each church) will deliver them on weekday evenings between Monday, 8th September and Friday, 12th September. We shall meet on the Tesco Car Park at 6pm and finish at 7pm.
This is a great opportunity to witness together as Christians and I hope that many of you will feel able to spare an hour or two during that week in September to come along.
Further information will be given nearer the time, but if you are interested and would like to know more, please speak to me or give me a call.
Mrs. Mary Durrant
Tel: 01449-672608
Mrs Josephine Lea is the Representative from Our Lady’s Parish on ‘Churches Together in Stowmarket’ – Tel: 01449-721544
BEREAVEMENT
We offer our sincere sympathy and assurance of prayers to Eileen Jones and her family on the death of Rod last Monday. The Funeral Service will be at St Mary’s, Woolpit on Tuesday, 26th August at 2pm.
CHANGE OF E-MAIL ADDRESS (PPC members especially please note!)
Tommy Joseph’s new e-mail address is: tommyk.joseph@yahoo.co.uk
SICK AND HOUSEBOUND: Bishop Michael Evans, Amanda Arrowsmith, Joe Balfe, Eva Bernsanetti, Alec & Gwen Boyle, Joan Cage, Michael Chilvers, Bridget Conlon, Julie Corrigan, Betty Cytacki, Doreen Davies, Tony and Colleen de Souza, Elaine Devlin, Fr. John Doman, Evelyn Donohoe, Tony and Janet Duggan, John and Diane Emeney, Bob and Marra Emmett, Joe Flinter, Helen Forbester, Ian Forbester, Ann Foster, Kathleen French, Louis Gillespie, Fr Michael Griffin, Roy Hayward, Frank Hewitt, Ann Hewlett, Bernadette Kelly, John Laney, Patricia Manners, Canon Edward McBride, Patricia McCoy, Samuel McCoy-Dudman, Terrence Mizzi, Lydia Monai, Bryan Moore-Smith, Catherine Neuman, Ellen O’Sullivan, Barbara Phillips, Lily Preston, Molly Punchard, Moira Reeve, Veronica Ritzema, Ted Scott, Josephine Scrivener, Vicki Simler, Andrew Simler, Ettie Smith, Fr Roger Spencer, Peter Steele, Betty Stephenson, Pat Tierney, John Tomlinson, Mandy Wall, Jack & Sylvia Weston, Anne Wilce, Winifred Winward, Margaret Yates.
ANNIVERSARIES: Jan Rogowski, Margaret Smith, Elizabeth Mortimer, Eudoxia Massey, John Punchard, R.I.P. Please also remember: Rod Jones, who died last Monday.
DIOCESE AND PARISH INFORMATION:
The Bishop: Right Rev. Michael Evans: Tel: 01508-492202
The Parish Priest: Rev. Denys Lloyd: Tel: 01449-612946
P.P.C. Chairman: Mr. Peter Durbin Tel: 01359-240668
Parish Office (in the Centre): Tel: 01449-771703
Centre Bookings: Mrs. Diane Wilson: Tel: 01449-672527
Marriage Care: Tel: 0800-389-3801 (Ipswich and Colchester Centre)
Masses this week: TWENTIETH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (Year ‘A’)
Saturday 6pm (Woolpit) R.I.P. Donald Pile
Sunday 8.30am People of the Parish; 10.15am R.I.P. Elizabeth Mortimer (Foundation Mass)
Monday (Feria): 8am
Tuesday (St John Eudes) NO MASS
Wednesday (St Bernard of Clairvaux) NO MASS
Thursday (St Pius X): 10am
Friday (The Queenship of Mary): 8am
Saturday (Feria): 10am
Masses next weekend: TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (Year ‘A’)
Saturday 6pm (Woolpit) R.I.P. John Punchard
Sunday 8.30am People of the Parish; 10.15am R.I.P. Laurence Walton
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Thursday 9.25am – 9.55am; Friday 2pm – 4pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 10.30am |
