St Joseph's Parish Newsletter - Saint Joseph's Parish, Cardiff

Saint Joseph’s Parish Newsletter
St Joseph’s Presbytery, New Zealand Road, Gabalfa, Cardiff, CF14 3BR Tel: 20411819 E­mail: saintjosephs@ntlworld.com http://www.saintjosephs.org.uk
Fr Ambrose G Maliakkal, Fr Edward Cody, Br Brian Butler, Deacon Rev Mark Howe
A Parish of the Archdiocese of Cardiff. A Registered Charity (No. 242380). Served by Rosminians
Safeguarding Representative – Chris Mullane – 07747 057163
3rd ­ 11th January 2015 The Epiphany of the Lord (Cycle B)
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
“I beseech the Lord to shower His blessings on you this New
Year.”
Blessed Antonio Rosmini (1797-1855)
Mass Intentions / Adoration / Sacraments
Sat 3rd Jan
The Most Holy Name of Jesus
9.15 am
12 – 1 pm
5.15 – 5.45 pm
Angela Taylor RIP (Margaret Hann)
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Nicesio & Maureen Fantini RIP (Dina)
6 pm vigil of
The Epiphany
Sun 4th Jan
9.15 am
11 am
12.30 pm
4 pm
Mon 5th Jan
9.15 am
Tues 6th Jan
9.15 am
Wed 7th Jan
9.15 am
After Mass – 3.30 pm
Thurs 8th Jan
9.15 am
12 noon
Fri 9th Jan
9.15 am
The Epiphany of the Lord
All Parishioners
Edward Winifred Peter Walsh RIP
Baptism – Sebastian Leon
Mass in Syro-Malabar Rite
Elena & Emilio Manansala RIP (Myrna)
James Mahoney RIP (Veronica M)
Isabel Nobrega RIP (Maria & Luigi Carraf)
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Julia Kent RIP (Cunningham Family)
George Ansamma (Wedding Anniversary)
Requiem – Johanna Deere
Walter & Peggy Hann RIP (Monica Walsh)
Sat 10th Jan
9.15 am
12 – 1 pm
5.15 – 5.45 pm
6 pm vigil of The
Private Intention
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Graham Jones RIP (Dorothy Jones)
Baptism of the Lord
Sun 11th Jan
9.15 am
11 am
The Baptism of the Lord
Graham Jones RIP (Dorothy Jones) School Mass
All Parishioners
We have seen his star in the East, and
have come with gifts
to adore the Lord.
Please pray for those who have died recently:
Blandina Rodrigues, Johanna Deere, Bob Maunder
And those who are ill:
Lyla O’Brien, Pam Deane, Elin Waite, Maria Khan, Angie Whittaker,
Lorna Thomas, Bernard Deere, Deacon Benjamin Benzily IC.
CHURCH COLLECTION
Week Ending 21st December - Attendance 340
Gift Aid - £224.10; Non Gift Aid - £467.25
Christmas Masses – Attendance 720
Gift Aid - £795.00; Non Gift Aid - £1,072.35
Week Ending 28th December - Attendance 324
Gift Aid - £520.00; Non Gift Aid - £422.39
Responsorial Psalm for
The Epiphany of the Lord – Year B :
All nations shall fall prostrate before you, O Lord.
Please make a determined effort to maintain
a dignified silence before
and immediately after Mass.
Confirmation – 27th June 2015 - 6 pm
There will be a meeting for parents and
candidates shortly –
details to follow.
Classes will start in March on Saturdays
from 4 pm – 5.30 pm
The Catholic Province of Cardiff, Wales &
Herefordship Directory and Year Book 2015 is now
available – price £2.60
The Gift Aid Scheme
Gift Aid is a way of benefitting the Parish at no extra cost to you.
It is for UK tax payers instead of putting your weekly offering
directly into the collection bag, you use individually numbered
envelopes so that contributions can be recorded and a claim
made.
You do not need to contribute a fixed amount or to pay every
week of the year. The amount you contribute and how often you
pay is entirely up to you.
If you are a taxpayer and are not already gift aiding your
collection, please give serious consideration to joining the
scheme.
Please collect a sheet from the back of Church
with further details.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will
resume on Wednesday 7th January 2015
New Adorers always welcome!
SPUC WHITE FLOWER APPEAL
There will be a collection after all
Masses NEXT weekend.
Weekly Church Events / Meetings
Monday
7.30 pm
Thursday
Saint Joseph’s Parish Prayer
UCM Meeting – Meeting Room
Bible Study – Lady Chapel
7.30 pm
FORTHCOMING EVENTS 2015
WHEN
Wednesday
7th
WHAT
JANUARY
7 pm
Parish Council
WHERE
Meeting
Room
MAY
Saturday 9th
10.30 am
Saturday
16th
10.30 am
th
Saturday 27
6 pm
First Holy
Communion
First Holy
Communion
JUNE
Confirmation
Church
Church
Loving Father, we ask You to bless our parish:
make us better people,
more considerate towards others,
more honest with ourselves and more faithful to You.
Through the power of Your Holy Spirit
open our ears to hear You in prayer,
open our eyes to Your presence in one another and open
our hearts to those who are searching for You.
Help each of us find our true vocation in life,
so that we may not only find our own happiness
but bring happiness to others.
We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
To be said after 9.15 am Mass on Wednesdays:
Church
Bible Christian Studies
(www.biblechristiansociety.com/apologetics)
Two-minute Apologetics
What does the word "apologetics" mean?
The word "apologetics" is derived from the ancient Greek
word apologia, which means, an apology. Not an apology in
the modern sense of the word - which is to say you're sorry
for something. But rather, an apology in the ancient sense of
the word - which is to make a reasoned defense of
something or someone. In ancient times, the word apology
referred to the case a lawyer would make on behalf of his
client.
Apologetics is about building the case for our Faith...learning
how to explain and defend our Faith. Basically, there are 3
types of apologetics: natural apologetics, Christian
apologetics, and Catholic apologetics. Natural apologetics
builds the case for truths we can know from the "natural" light
of reason. Truths that can be known without any divine
intervention. Truths which the articles of our Faith rest upon
and build upon. Truths such as the existence of God, the
innate spirituality of the human soul, the objective reality of
right and wrong...truths that our faith rest upon and build
upon.
Christian apologetics, on the other hand, builds the case for
divinely revealed truths - truths that cannot be known by
reason apart from faith. Truths such as the reality of biblical
miracles, the divinity of Christ, the Virgin Birth, and the
Resurrection to name a few.
Catholic apologetics encompasses all of Christian
apologetics - since Catholicism is the fullness of Christianity but Catholic apologetics tends to focus on those truths of
Christianity that are not generally believed by non-Catholic
Christians. Truths such as: the Catholic Church having been
founded directly by Jesus Christ; the papacy; the
Sacraments; the Immaculate Conception, and others.
Prayer to St. Joseph
Dear Saint Joseph, just and true,
with a father's care you raised the Child Jesus,
and, with a husband's love, you shared your life with Mary,
his mother. I entrust myself to your care and place in your
hands this request of mine…..
(in silence place your requests before God)
In quiet Nazareth long ago,
the Holy Spirit spoke to your heart and you
followed God's will with wonderful faith.
In the quiet of my days, and in the hard choices I must
make, help me follow the Spirit's guidance and believe
when I cannot see.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
NEWSLETTER The next Newsletter will be
finalised on Wednesday morning 7th January.
Items are always welcome for the Newsletter so
if you have anything you would like to place in the
Newsletter send it to either of the 2 e-mail addresses
below or hand it in to the Presbytery by Tuesday pm.
saintjosephs@ntlworld.com or abibey@ntlworld.com