THE CHURCH OF THE

SACRED HEART OF JESUS

& SAINT JOSEPH, WARE

e.mail: Parish Priest: Fr. John Gray

website: www.sacredheartware.com Parish Deacon: Rev. Adrian Cullen

telephone: 01920 462140 Pastoral Assistant: Mary Hallett

Parish Secretary: Tracy Moloney

12th May 2013

The Ascension of the Lord

TIMES OF SERVICES & GROUP MEETINGS THIS WEEK

MONDAY13th
Our Lady of Fatima / 11.00 a.m. / MASS at Carmel
TUESDAY
14th
St Matthias / 9.30 a.m. - 11.00 a.m.
6.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m.
7.15 p.m.
7.30 p.m. / Toddler Group in the Hall
Confirmation Meeting in the Hall
Evening Prayer
MASS
WEDNESDAY
15th / 9.45 a.m.
10.00 a.m.
2.00 p.m.
5.00 p.m. / Morning Prayer
MASS
UCM in the Hall
Syro-Malabar Rite Mass
THURSDAY
16th / 9.45 a.m.
10.00 a.m.
10.30 a.m.
8.00 p.m. / Morning Prayer
MASS
Thursday Reflections in the Hall
Ladies Group in the Hall
FRIDAY
17th / 11.30 a.m.
12.00 noon / Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament MASS
SATURDAY
18th
St John I / 10.00 a.m.-12.00 noon
6.30 p.m. / Baptism Preparation Course for First Time Parents in the Hall
FIRST MASS OF SUNDAY
SUNDAY
19th
Pentecost / 8.30 a.m.
10.30 a.m.
2.00 p.m. / MASS
MASS with First Communions
First Communion Mass

Mass Book Page 273

Response to today’s Psalm

“God goes up with shouts of joy; the Lord goes up with trumpet blast.”

READINGS NEXT WEEK Acts 2:1-11, Psalm 103,

1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13 Gospel John 20:19-23

MONEY COUNTING TEAM NO. 3 THIS WEEK

100 CLUB LOTTERY – MAY WINNERS

1st / £50 / Tina Cipolla
2nd / £30 / David Cocquerel
3rd / £10 / Elizabeth Wilson
4th / £5 / Samuel Ewing
5th / £5 / Joan Pamphilon
Many thanks to all of you who take part in this fund raising activity and to Tom Stapleton, who organises it. ______

CHURCH CLEANING

This week Tina & Angelo Cipolla, thank you.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION’S NEXT WEEKEND

Sunday 19th May 10.30 a.m. Daisy Thorburn, Joseph Bergeal, Aisling Cosgrove, Emily Ells, Louis Lappage, Ciaran Whatmore & Ben Cooper

Sunday 19th May 2.00 p.m. Sienna Baffa, Euan Schertel, Millie Lodge,

Emily Tucker, Scarlett Hopwood, Madeleine Hopwood, Oscar Dimate-Trotter & Charlie Edmondson

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BAPTISM PREPARATION COURSE

If there are any parishioners who are expecting or have had their first child & who will want to have that child baptised, there is the required Baptismal Preparation Course next Saturday from 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 noon. To register to be on this course, parents should call Fr. John during this coming week.

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LOVE WARE+LIVE WARE

Once again we are holding a festival of community activities over the May and August bank holiday weekends. The next of these is

Saturday May 25th at Grange Gardens (Presdales Drive)

11.00 a.m.-3.30 p.m.

There are lots of activities for all ages. All events are open to everyone in our community. We invite you to come in person and see for yourself how much fun is had by the community.

Lantern Theatre Company present “Key Witness”

The final days of Jesus’ earthly life are interwoven with earlier episodes using comedy, music and serious drama. The production will be at

8.00 p.m. on Friday 17th May 2013 at Allenbury’s Club ( Glaxo) Harris’ Lane, Ware SG12 0DJ. For more information and tickets (£5) contact Tony Stavrou (01920 465597). Profits will go to Young Life for their work with young people in Ware.

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(Our Diocesan Fund Raising Campaign)

The Growing in Faith fundraising campaign, asked for by the Archbishop, is now well under way in our Parish. It is our aim to contact one way or another all households where there is at least one person who is Roman Catholic. Please pray for the success of this campaign.

Year of Faith

GOD APPROACHES US

18. Q. What significance does the New Testament have for Christians?

In the New Testament God’s revelation is completed. The four Gospels according to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are the centrepiece of Sacred Scripture and the most precious treasure of the Church. In them the Son of God shows himself as he is and encounters us. In the Acts of the Apostles we learn about the beginnings of the Church and the working of the Holy Spirit. In the letters written by the apostles, all facets of human life are set in the light of Christ. In the Book of Revelation we foresee the end of the ages.