Parish Newsletter Year B - Our Lady of Fatima and St. Thomas More

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Parish Newsletter
Year B •
Easter Sunday
2015
2014
MASS INTENTIONS 4th – 12th April
Mass Day
Mass Time
Saturday
8.00 pm
11.00 am
Sunday
1.30 pm
Monday 9.00 am
Tuesday
9.00 am
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Our Lady of Fatima (OLF)
Liturgy of the Paschal Vigil
People of the Parish
PL: Za Dusze Cierpiace
Brian Doyle RIP
Sicily De Cruz RIP
St Thomas More (STM)
Mass Time
10.00 am N0 MASS
9.00 am Lily Antony & Louis Antony RIP
7.30 pm Catherine Briody (SI)
10.00 am Norma Carpenter RIP
9.00 am Antony Jacob RIP
9.00 am For Community Spirit
10.00 am John & Helen Delaney (SI)
6.00 pm Miroslawa (SI)
11.00 am Fr. Andrew Forys & all priests
10.00 am For travellers
9.00 am People of the Parish
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) &
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Saturday: 9.30 – 10.00am at St Thomas More
Saturday: 5.00 – 6.00pm at Our Lady of Fatima
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Monday: 7.00 - 8.00pm at Our Lady of Fatima
Legion of Mary
Friday: 7.00pm in St Thomas More Hall
8.00pm - Vigil
9.00am
11.00 am
Readers
Eucharistic Ministers
Counters
N. Roberts,G. Reynolds
P. Fox.J Ndunga, B.John
H. Reynolds
M. Samuels
D. Grace
J. Ellingham, R.Bill
B. Ellingham
F. Linden
B. Westgate
V.Kimeng
C Manyati
S.Farrugia
M. Hyde
V. Hyde
G. Seers
J. Brown
B. Vernem
D. Lawless
R. Bill
E. Jolley
Next Week:
H. Linden, S.Carter
Church Cleaning:
OLF: Team: D
At this time of year when nature springs forth with newness of life in abundance, hopefully, our Lenten
journey has awakened within us a renewed spirituality that acknowledges the presence of God in all
aspects of life. At Easter we look to the Risen Lord, not the disappointed hope of a dead past. Christ is
not to be found there. He is alive! We are alive in Him!
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE
From Fr. Bogdan & Fr. Leszek
The Brentwood Diocesan Trust: Registered Charity No. 234092
Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette: Fr Boguslaw Kot MS – Parish Priest • Fr Leszek Gamracy MS – Assistant Priest
The Presbytery, Howard Way, Harlow, Essex CM20 2NS • Tel/Fax 01279 426017 • Email: stmandolfparish@talktalk.net
The Brentwood Diocesan Trust: Registered Charity No. 234092
PARISH NEWS 5th April 2015
EASTER SUNDAY
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON
I have risen: I am with you once more; you placed
your hand on me to keep me safe. How great is
the depth of your wisdom, Alleluia!
First Reading: from the Acts of the Apostles (Acts
10:34.37-43)
RESPONSORIAL PSALM 117
This day was made by the Lord; we rejoice and
are glad.
2nd Reading: from the letter of St. Paul to the
Colossians (Colossians 3:1-4)
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia! Christ, our Passover, has been
sacrificed; let us celebrate the feast then, in the
Lord. Alleluia!
GOSPEL: John 20:1-9
COMMUNION ANTIPHON
Christ has become our paschal sacrifice; let us
feast with the unleavened bread of sincerity and
truth, alleluia.
Experience would have us believe that this is an infallible guide to
acceptance; although with today's computer wizardry and Steven
Spielberg's imagination, one wonders; not to mention David
Copperfield, master illusionist. For the Apostles and the first
followers of Christ, however, seeing the Risen Christ was the proof
they needed to restore their shattered spirits.
Acts 10:34, 37-43: By now, Peter's denial of Christ is history. In the
same way, the horrible experience of Christ's passion and death is
history. Peter is now gripped by a new reality. He and his
associates have "seen the Risen Lord". Their faith in Christ is now
rock solid.
Colossians 3: 1-4: Paul uses the resurrection of Christ as a
stepping stone to the ultimate level of Christian belief - the
immortality of the human soul.
John 20: 1-9: For Mary of Magdala, the empty tomb meant one
thing - the disaster of Christ's death was compounded by the
disappearance of His body! The restoration of her faith came with a
later encounter with the risen Christ. Peter and John, however, saw
the empty tomb and the folded clothes and quickly understood that
the scriptural prophecies had been fulfilled - Christ, the Anointed
One, had risen! Their conclusions were soon justified when the
Risen Christ appeared to them.
Offertory Collection: £887.17. Thank you
CONGRATULATIONS TO Yuliya Dima and Pauline
Gordon who will be received into Full Communion
with the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil, and to
Marcin Stawicki, Juliette Sharras and Angela Kurton,
who will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
PLEASE NOTE – THERE WILL BE NO EXPOSITION OF THE
BLESSED SACRAMENT ON MONDAY EVENING
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
Next Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday. There will be an
Hour of Mercy at Our Lady of Fatima Church, from 2.30
pm – 3.30 pm, which will be followed by the Recommissioning of Eucharistic Ministers and Readers.
All welcome.
OUR LADY’S PRAYER GROUP
With praise, intercessions and scripture – Tuesdays in
Our Lady of Fatima Chapel from 7 pm – 8 pm. Access
through Sacristy door. All Welcome.
FIRST COMMUNION 2015
The children’s preparation resumes on Monday 13th
April at 5.30 pm in Our Lady of Fatima chapel with the
theme: `We Share the Bread of Life’
HOSPITAL VISITS/HOME VISITS
If hospital in-patients would like a visit on the ward
from a priest or Chaplaincy Team member, or to
receive Holy Communion on Sunday, they or their
relatives must make such a request. Tel Fr. Slawek on
426017. If you know of any sick or housebound
parishioners who would like a visit, or to receive Holy
Communion, please contact the Parish Office.
GIFT AID/PLANNED GIVING ENVELOPES
Please collect your box of envelopes for the new
Financial Year from the Church Porch, if you have not
already done so, and use from 12th April – NOT
BEFORE. Thank you all for your generous support
during the past year.
DAY OF DEVOTION TO THE DIVINE MERCY
The Billericay Padre Pio Prayer Group invite you to a
Day of Devotion to the Divine Mercy at the Diocesan
House of Prayer, Abbotswick on 12th April, 10.30 am
for 11.00 am start. Confession available. Mass at 3.30
pm. Tea and coffee available but please bring a
packed lunch. Ring Claire Wallis for details 01277
658783. All welcome.
The Brentwood Diocesan Trust: Registered Charity No. 234092
For further information about our Parish, our Faith, Sacraments and contact details please see our website:
www.olfstm.weebly.com