OUR LADY AND SAINT JOHN, GORING-ON-THAMES & CHRIST THE KING,WOODCOTE

Parish Priest: Father Antony Conlon HEL PhD Tel: 01491 872181

Email:

Father Jacob Lewis – Tel: 01635 578714

PARISH BULLETIN – WEEK COMMENCING24thAUGUST 2014

TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME– DIVINE OFFICE WEEK I

SERVICES

WEEKEND MASSES:Goring:Saturday, 6pm; Sunday, 10 am Woodcote:Sunday, 12 noon

Daily Morning Prayer and Rosary – 30 and 15 minutes before Mass

Weekday Masses:Goring:Tues,Wed, Thurs– 9 am Mon and Fri -10 am

Holy Hour:Goring:Friday - 9am Confessions:Goring:After Mass on Saturdays

Readers / 6.00 pm (Saturday) / 10 am Goring / 12 noon Woodcote
23rd / 24th August /

The Jones Family

/ Mrs J Vilk / Mr K Harding /

Mrs Metcalf / Mrs Metcalf

30th / 31st August /

The Lewis Family

/ The Wheatley Family /

Mrs E Hupé / Mrs Preston

Cleaning / Flowers / 30th August / Goring: Group E / Mrs Allen

Offertory 16th/ 17th August = £439.17. Thank you to all of you who support your parish.

St Bartholomew: in the New Testament, St Bartholomew is mentioned only in the lists of the apostles. Some scholars identify him with Nathanael, a man of Cana in Galilee who was summoned to Jesus by Philip. Jesus paid him a great compliment: “Here is a true Israelite. There is no duplicity in him.”

St Rose of Lima:The first canonised saint of the New World has one characteristic of all saints—the suffering of opposition—and another characteristic which is more for admiration than for imitation—excessive practice of mortification.

St Louis of France: At his coronation as king of France, Louis IX bound himself by oath to behave as God’s anointed, as the father of his people and feudal lord of the King of Peace.

St Monica:Mother of St Augustine of Hippo.

St Augustine of Hippo: Sinner turned Saint - a Christian at 33, a priest at 36, and a bishop at 41.

Message from Fr Tom: I too am beginning a new learning curve. The language is difficult; that’s putting it mildly, but I have discovered there are more ways than one of communication - a smile for example, and a basic response too; it doesn’t matter if they/I don’t understand, as long as some goodwill is generated.

I can't remember ever having seen a stork, but on Sunday there were three of them flying around, I thought they were looking for a site for a nest, but of course they will be soon off to the warmer climes of Africa: sensible creatures, but not before entertaining me!

I was able to join a couple of Pilgrimages, one in honour of StAnne at a tiny Chapel in the forest and, after Mass, to be greeted by a Brass Band, and all the fun of the fair –, swings and roundabouts, and beer and sausages, in a strange country there are new things to greet you every day, as long as I remain vertical.

Love and Blessings to you all - Fr Tom

Feast days & Mass Intentions this week

Sat 23rd– 21stOrdinary Sunday

6pm – The Parish - St Rose of Lima Thu 28thSt Augustine of Hippo–

Sun 24th - 10am – St Bartholomew9am

12pm – Fri 29thMartyrdom of John the Baptist

Mon 25th–St Louis of France9am –

9am

Sat 30th– Feria

Tue 26th - Feria 6pm - Parish

9am -

Wed 27th – St MonicaSun 31st– 22ndin Ordinary Time

9am 10am -

12 noon- (Woodcote)

If you would like something published please notify Father Antony or Christopher Quinton on 01491 682419, or email by Wednesday of the preceding week.