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Father Stewart's Thought for the Week |
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13th May 2012
Easter 6
In today’s Gospel we hear Jesus’ new Commandment. “That you love one another just as I have loved you.” There are many, many examples of such love, that if we open our eyes we can witness everyday. One of the most moving I have ever come across is in the form of a prayer. What makes this prayer so poignant is where it was written and by whom…
This prayer was found scribbled on a piece of paper near the body of a dead child at Ravensbruck Concentration Camp, 98,000 innocent men, women and children died here and yet someone was able to love like this…
O Lord,
remember not only the men and women of goodwill,
but also those of ill –will.
But do not remember all the suffering
they have inflicted on us,
remember the fruits we have bought, thanks to the suffering –
our comradeship,
our loyalty,
our humility,
our generosity,
the greatness of heart which has grown out of this.
And when they come to judgement,
let all fruits that we have born
be their forgiveness.
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13th May 2012
Lead item:
St Bridget's Repository Gift Shop:
This weekend after Mass, come and visit the revitalised "Repository Gift Shop" and take a look at the wonderful range of gifts, books and cards (both handmade and printed) in stock. Our new free gift wrapping service is now available.
Refreshments are being served in the porch after every Mass for you to enjoy while browsing.
We have also introduced a
new exclusive email address:
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to deal with shop enquiries and orders.
Father Stewart will open and bless the shop after the Saturday 6.00pm Mass.
There will be two brief training sessions for volunteers who have offered to help with serving at the shop - on Wednesday 16th May at 7.00pm and Saturday 26th May at 11.00am. Please call Jo on 07971 322240 to confirm your attendance.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 17 May 2012 16:51 |
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Stewardship Campaign 2011-2012 Update |
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 “Become a Friend of St Bridgets……..” In December, the Stewardship Campaign opened with these words urging parishioners to become more involved in the life and work of the parish. The early response to Phase I: Faith and Church has been encouraging, a good start, with some 25 new people offering to give of their time and talents to keep St Bridget’s fully functional in this vital area. A new idea behind the campaign is the voucher scheme, to enable volunteers to commit themselves to one or more tasks for a specific number of hours across the course of a year. We will invite volunteers to renew their commitment annually. Volunteers are always needed and most tasks can be made flexible to fit around busy schedules. It is possible to volunteer at any time outside this campaign period.
Indeed St Bridget’s is always grateful to all those others who contribute their gifts to the church be it financially, through prayer, helping out in a myriad ways or being there and joining in with us.
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Children’s Liturgy Art Gallery |
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We are pleased to include a Children’s Liturgy Art Gallery on our parish website. You can submit your artwork to this site in a number of ways. The easiest way will be to either scan or photograph your art work and get your parents to email them to the following address:
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Please give us your first name , age and if possible a brief description of the artwork.
Alternatively, a box will be made available at the back of the church where you can leave your artwork and we will scan it in. Please write your first name and age , either on the front or back of your artwork.
Please be as creative as you possibly can with your artwork. The only thing we ask is that your artwork is about something that was discussed in children’s liturgy that week.
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New Translation of the Mass
On September 4th we began using THE NEW TRANSLATION OF THE MASS. Everyone will need one of the New Mass Books for the readings. The New Mass is at the back of book. If you wish to follow the Preface & Eucharistic Prayers, you will find the page numbers on the front of the newsletter. There is also a card which has all the people’s parts of the Mass on it. For those who come to week day Masses you will need one of these and they can be found in the porch or on the table the offering gifts are placed on. There are also Mass Cards in the porch for children. Finally if you have not taken one already, there is a sheet containing the people’s parts of the Mass, with explanations for the changes. These are for you to take and read at home.
Please join in all the parts as best you can. We will all make mistakes, so please don’t worry. It will take time to get used to the new words. Please note that the New Parish Mass Books we are using are themselves in transition, as the new Mass has begun half way through, and so some of the references refer to the old Mass. There are also one or two printing errors.
The responses plus the Creed and Gloria will be the only changes that will affect your participation. There will also be new Eucharistic prayers. The readings, however, stay the same. Other changes, notably, that of music will follow later. Please take a letter from Fr Stewart from the back of the church.
Or you can download Fr Stewart's letter about the New Mass from here.
New Mass Translation - printed copies available
We have now received copies of the New Translation and they are available if you would like one. They are priced £1.95 and can be found where the papers are kept. The money can be put in the same slot in the wall.
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