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 (Parish Secretary) Jenny Dowsett & Sandra Dias (Pastoral area Reps)
Margaret Berry, Pat Abela (Safeguarding)
Web site: sacredheartluton.org email:
Hospital Chaplain: Fr Michael Patey 663706 Hospice: Fr Tony Brennan  502400
Sacred Heart School: 730781 Cardinal Newman School: 597125
Part of the Diocese of Northampton, Province of Westminster & Deanery of St Alban
22nd Sunday of the Year Psalter Week 2 3rdSeptember2017
Saturday:
Sunday: / 6.30pm
9.00am
11.00am / Guy & Elise Celine RIP
People of our Parish
Ann-Marie Duffy RIP / First Mass of Sunday
Monday: / 9.30am / David Webb RIP
Tuesday: / 9.30am / Monica Ring RIP
Wednesday / 7.30pm / Santana Dias intentions
Thursday / 9.30am
1.00pm / Nora Garahee RIP
Funeral: Mary Ellen Ryan RIP / Service at the Vale
Friday / 9.30am / Hugh Garahee RIP / NATIVITY OF B.V.M
Saturday / 6.30pm / Colm Kinsella intentions
Entrance Antiphon: / HAVE MERCY ON ME O LORD, FOR I CRY TO YOU ALL DAY LONG. O LORD, YOU ARE GOOD & FORGIVING, FULL OF MERCY TO ALL WHO CALL TO YOU.
Psalm Response /

FOR YOU MY SOUL IS THIRSTING, O LORD MY GOD.

Gospel
Acclamation: / Alleluia, alleluia. MAY THE FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ENLIGHTEN THE EYES OF OUR MIND, SO THAT WE CAN SEE WHAT HOPE HIS CALL HOLDS FOR US.Alleluia.
Communion Antiphon: / HOW GREAT IS THE GOODNESS LORD,
THAT YOU KEEP FOR THOSE WHO FEAR YOU.

CONFESSIONS: Saturdays 10.00 – 10.25am (with exposition) & 6.00 - 6.15pm

Rosary is prayed twenty minutes before weekday Masses.

MORNING PRAYER: is prayed Monday, Tuesday, Thursday& Fridayat 8.50am.

Collection: Last week’s plate collection came to £1,111.34Thank you.

9.00am & 11.00am

Entrance / 175 / Follow me
Offertory / 106 / Christ be beside me
Recessional / 811 / Who honours courage here
Sunday / 12noon / Parish Gathering resumes for coffee/tea / Hall
Monday / 8.00pm / Legion of Mary resumes. / Sacristy
Tuesday / 10.00am / Church cleaning (all welcome) / Church
Thursday / 2.00pm / Thursday Club resumes. / Hall
Friday / 10.00am
9.00pm / Prayer Group resumes.
Vigil Adoration / Sacristy
Church

WELCOME: to Alexander Ayuninjam who is to be baptised into the life of our community this weekend.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2018: Enrolment forms are available from the sacristy after all this weekend’s Masses. Enrolment for First Communion must be returned bySunday 17th September.

CONFIRMATION: Enrolment forms are available from the sacristy after all this weekend’s Masses. All enrolment forms must be returned to the parish office by Sunday 29thOctober. Please note the revised deadline.

BAPTISM COURSE: onSaturday 9th September at 2.00pm in church. You need to be registered for 3 months as a parishioner before approaching for Baptism. (Registration forms can be found in the church porch & when completed, handed into the Repository shop where they will give you a welcome pack).

NEW ALTAR SERVERS: I have asked a number of youngsters to be Altar Servers and a training session for new servers is on Saturday 23rd September, 11am. More the merrier. All welcome. Come or contact Deacon Jim on 07943 634262. /

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: A ParishDay of Reflection on Saturday 21st October 11am- 3.00pm for all Ministers to attend, current and new. (Please bring a packed lunch).

 / RIP: Please pray for Mary Ellen Ryan, Funeral service at Luton Crematorium on Thursday 7th September at 1.00pm.

ACT OF WITNESS: outside the L&D hospital on Saturday 9th September, 1.00-2.00pm.There continues to be hundreds of unborn children from this area & thousands nationwide who do not come to birth. Please come, to give them a voice & to pray for all those involved.

MASS FOR THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK: onSaturday 23rd September 2.00pm at Our Lady’s Castle Street. All sick, housebound and their families are invited. There will be Afternoon Tea in the Parish Centre following Mass.

SPUC: To mark the passing of the 1967 Abortion Act, SPUC is touring the country to spread the pro-life message:1967-2017: 8.7million babies killed by abortion. There will be a meeting on Friday 8th September 11am-1pm at St Hilda’s Catholic Church, 9 Breakspear , Stevenage Herts SG2 9SQ.

RCIA COURSE: for those interested in learning/becoming Catholics,starts on Monday 2nd October 7.30pm at St. Joseph’s Parish Centre and will finish at Easter 2018.

WALSINGHAM PILGRIMAGE FOR THE SANCTITY OF LIFE: led by Bishop Robert Byrne CO, Sunday 17th September. Adults £15 & children & students £7. Contact Catherine 581917/ 07789 243453 or

CAFOD: come to hear about CAFOD’s work with a focus on El Salvador, Saturday 16thSeptember, Sacred Heart, Pyramid Close, Weston Favell, Northampton NN3 8DP or Saturday 23rd September at Our Lady of Grace, Squirrel Lane, High Wycombe. Both days are from 10.15am-2.30pm (tea/coffee from 10am & shared lunch). Contact 01844 274724 or .

PILGRIMAGE TO FATIMA: in December which coincides with the Feast of The Immaculate Conception. Depart from Luton 7th December returns 10th. Cost £375 per person sharing, £460 single. Full details on the notice board.

NOAH: the next collection of donations will be weekend of 16th17thSeptember. Please do not bring donations before then as we have no facility to store them.

LUTON FOODBANK: thank parishioners for their generosity & support. Suggested items: tinned mince beef, corned beef, stewing steak, vegetables, rice pudding, fruit, custard, soup tins packets, breakfast cereals & fruit juices. Thanks.

LEAGRAVE BRANCH OF COMHALTAS: is hosting their next music session on Sunday 10th September from 3.00pm at St Joseph’s Parish Centre, Gardenia Avenue. All very welcome to attend.

LEITRIM ASSOCIATION: invite you to their social evening at St. Joseph’s Parish Centre, Friday 15th September 8.00pm til late. Buffet & music by John Cahill.

LUTON IRISH FORUM BABY & TODDLER GROUP: meet every Friday 9.30-11.30am, term time. Come & meet other parents/grandparents/carers & children for fun through play & song. Further information, call 720447.

SECOND COLLECTION: next weekend to support the Catholic Education Fund.

A little boy was listening to a long and excessively boring sermon in church. Suddenly the red sanctuary lamp caught his eye. Tugging his father's sleeve, he said, "Daddy, when the light turns green can we go?"

ANNIVERSARIES: Please pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time:

John Manning 2007, John Fennelly 2010, Irene Crokes 1965, Denis McGrattan 1984, Martin McHugh 1989, Richard Gallagher 2004, Harry McHale 2004, Anna Mary Ficeto 2014, Kathleen O’Connor 1979, Margaret McKenna 1981, Christopher Mulligan 1996, Rosina Davis 1971 & Michael Kozyra 1993

May their souls and thesouls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.