Charity Number: 234091 / HEART TO HEART
The Newsletter of the Sacred Heart Parish
148 Ashcroft Road, Stopsley, Luton LU2 9AY
Fr Chris Whitehouse(Parish Priest)  723099 Rev James Bannan (Deacon)
Diana Enstone (Secretary) Jenny Dowsett (Pastoral Area Rep) Margaret Berry & Pat Abela (Safeguarding) Hospital Chaplain: Fr Michael Patey  663706 Hospice Chaplain: Fr Tony Brennan  502400
Sacred Heart School:  730781 Cardinal Newman School:  597125
Web site: sacredheartluton.org email: 3rd Sunday of Advent Psalter week 3 13th December 2015

Part of the Diocese of Northampton, Province of Westminster & Luton Deanery of St Alban

Saturday
Sunday / 6.30pm
9.00am
11.00am
3.00pm / John Comerford RIP
People of our Parish
Bridget McDonnell RIP
Holy Hour to launch Year of Mercy / First Mass of Sunday
Gaudete Sunday
at Holy Ghost Church
Monday / 9.30am / Caldbeck family RIP /
St John of the Cross, Priest & Doctor
Tuesday: / 9.30am / Goldsborough Family thanks to parish
Wednesday / 7.30pm / Lisa Doran RIP
Thursday / 9.30am / Gois & Nunes family deceased / O Wisdom
Friday / 9.30am / John Joe Wall RIP / O Ruler with morning prayer
Entrance Antiphon / REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS, AGAIN I SAY REJOICE.
INDEED THE LORD IS NEAR.
Psalm response / SING & SHOUT FOR JOY FOR GREAT IN YOUR MIDST
IS THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL.
Gospel
Acclamation / Alleluia, alleluia. THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ME.
HE HAS SENT ME TO BRING GOOD NEWS TO THE POOR. Alleluia

Communion antiphon:

/ SAY TO THE FAINT OF HEART; BE STRONG AND DO NOT FEAR.
BEHOLD, OUR GOD WILL COME, AND HE WILL SAVE US.

MORNING PRAYER: Monday-Thursday at 8.50am (Wednesday 9.30am).

THE ROSARY: is prayed at 9.10am Monday to Friday.

CONFESSIONS: Saturdays 10.00-10-25 (with exposition) & 6.00-6.15pm

Collection: Last week’s plate collection: £1,187.12 Thank you.
9.00am / 11.00am
Entrance: / see below / Though we are many / see below / Though we are many
Candle / 366 / v3 / 366 / v3
Gospel Accl / 368 / Chorus / 368 / Chorus
Prep. of gifts / 72 / Be still / 689 / The coming of our God
Sanctus / 439 / Creation / 439 / Creation
Our Father / sung / sung
Great Amen / 441 / Creation / 441 / Creation
Communion:
Recessional / 522 / O come, vv 1,2,3 / 522 / O come, vv 1,2,3
Sunday / 11.00am
12noon / COG
Teas & Coffee all welcome / Lounge
Hall
Monday / 9.15am
8.00pm / Parents & Tots
Legion of Mary / Hall
Sacristy
Thursday / 2.00pm
7.30pm / Thursday Club
Knights of St Columba / Hall
Hall
Friday / 8.00pm / Prayer Group / Sacristy

HOLY HOUR: to launch the Year of Mercy, will be held at Holy Ghost Parish today at 3.00pm. Refreshments afterwards. All welcome to pray for ourselves, our family – especially the lapsed, the church and the world.

1. We gather in this place
round the table of the Lord.
Christ’s presence is revealed
in our communion and his Living Word / Though we are many, we are one body
we who come to share this living bread
Cup of salvation, shared among all nations
nourishing us now & evermore
2. Now our communion recalls
Christ’s death and resurrection.
This living sacrifice
is our salvation now and evermore / 4. This bread unites the baptised
who are called to this great feast.
The feast, a sign of God's love,
a great communion with the saints above
3. And through this shared Eucharist
we are the living Church.
We witness to Christ’s love
His living body active in our world. / 5. And when we leave here today
with hearts renewed in joy,
So nourished, we will embrace
the challengenow tolive the Christian call.
/ TOWN PENITENTIAL SERVICE
onMonday 21st December, 7.00pm at St Joseph’s Church.
The priests of the town will be present to hear confessions & this would be an ideal opportunity to prepare for Christmascelebrate theYear of Mercy

HELPERS NEEDED: on Monday 21st December after morning Mass with erecting the Christmas tree & crib. Refreshments afterwards in the Presbytery.

CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES
Christmas Eve: First Mass of Christmas (Children’s Mass)6.00pm
Carols by candlelight 9.30pm
“Midnight” Mass 10.00pm.
Christmas Day: 9.00am11.00am. No evening Mass. /

CARDINAL NEWMAN SCHOOL: will be holding the annual Carol Service in the School hall at 7.00pm on Monday 14th December. Families and parishioners are warmly invited to join us for this service of readings and carols, followed by refreshments.

ANNIVERSARIES: Please pray for all whose anniversaries occur at this time:
Michelle Coleman 1981, John MacGuire 1984, Charles Graham 1964, Colin Reynolds 1968,Catherine Higgins 1989, Frances Edmunds 1995, Mary Murray 2001, Margaret O’Riley 2002, Emelia Ceresale 1975, John Morrisey 1983, Mary McCaffrey 1996, Barry Shakeshaft 1986, Nelson Weeden 1980 & Pietro de Lucia 1984.
 May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God
rest in peace Amen.