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
10th May 2015
6th Sunday of Easter
TIMES OF SERVICES THIS WEEK
MONDAY11th / 11.00 a.m.8.00 p.m. / MASS at Carmel
Prayer Group in the Hall
TUESDAY
12th
Sts Nereus & Achilleus / 9.30 a.m.-11.00 a.m.
9.45 a.m.
10.00 a.m.
6.30 p.m.-7.30 p.m. / Toddler Group in the Hall
Morning Prayer
MASS
Confirmation Group in the Hall
WEDNESDAY
13th
Our Lady of Fatima / 12.00 noon / Requiem Mass for Miranda Dutton R.I.P.
Followed by Cremation at Parndon Wood
THURSDAY
14th
St Matthias / 9.45 a.m.
10.00 a.m. / Morning Prayer
MASS
FRIDAY
15th / 11.30 a.m.
12.00 noon / Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
MASS
SATURDAY
16th / 6.30 p.m. / FIRST MASS OF SUNDAY
SUNDAY
17th
The Ascension of the Lord / 8.30 a.m.
10.30 a.m.
2.00 p.m. / MASS
MASS
First Holy Communion Mass
Mass Book Page 266
Response to today’s Psalm
“The Lord has shown his salvation to the nations.”
READINGS NEXT WEEK
Acts 1:1-11, Psalm 46:2-3, 6-9 response v 6
Ephesians 1:17-23, Gospel Mark 16:15-20
MONEY COUNTING TEAM NO 4 THIS WEEK
100 CLUB LOTTERY –MAY WINNERS
1st / £50 / Christine Shears2nd / £30 / Graham Alderman
3rd / £10 / Dominic Forte
4th / £5 / Jon Woodford
5th / £5 / Judy King
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.
CAFOD Aid Reaches remote Nepal Villages
Ten days after the Nepal earthquake, CAFOD and its partners have reached more than 30,000 people in urgent need with food, shelter and hygiene kits. Thanks to the donations of Catholics in England & Wales, CAFOD and its partners have delivered aid to thousands of people in remote villages that were devastated by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on 25th April. Matthew Carter, CAFOD’s Humanitarian Director, said: “As ever after a major disaster, the generosity of Catholics across the country is astounding. It will take years for the people of Nepal to recover completely, but our solidarity and prayers are already making a huge difference.” More than 7,000 people were killed by the earthquake and at least 2.8 million have been forced from their homes. Thank you so much for your generosity last weekend which amounted to £815. This has already been sent to CAFOD to use as soon as possible.
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OUR SINCERE PARISH THANKS
Go to Michael Woodford who has resigned from the Parish Finance Committee and who has acted as Chair for the past seventeen years. Thank you, Michael for your sterling work and commitment to the parish. The reward for ‘good work’ is ‘even more work’, so I am sure that there will still be lots to do. God Bless You.
Fr. John
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CAFOD ‘Pedal against Poverty’ 2015
A sponsored bike ride will take place on Sunday 7th June along the River Lea. Two routes are available — 10 or 19 miles. Registration costs of £6 per rider (covers all admin costs of ride, including a CAFOD cycling vest). A great way to raise funds for the developing world.
Enter at pedalagainstpoverty2015.eventbrite.co.uk
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LOVE WARE+LIVE WARE
Once again LoveWare+LiveWare are holding a festival of community activities.
The next of these is on
Saturday 23rd May : Lower Bourne Gardens
If you are able to get involved in helping in some way or for more information please see leaflets at back of the church or see www.lovewareliveware.org
or alternatively speak to Tony Stavrou or Mary Hallett after Mass,
or phone 01920 411658
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NEW EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ROTA FROM 9th May
The new rota is now available. If you have provided an email address a copy will have already been emailed to you. All other Ministers will find a copy in the church porch. Can you please take your copy. If you are prepared to receive your copy via email and have not provided your email address please email it to Thank you
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I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
115. Q. Under what names and signs does the Holy Spirit appear?
A. The Holy Spirit descends upon Jesus in the form of a dove. The first Christians experience the Holy Spirit as a healing ointment, living water, a raging storm, or a flaming fire. Jesus Christ himself speaks about the Counsellor, Comforter, Teacher and Spirit of Truth. In the sacraments of the Church, the Holy Spirit is bestowed through the imposition of hands and anointing with oil. The peace that God established in his covenant with mankind after the flood was indicated to Noah through the appearance of a dove. Pagan antiquity, too, considered the dove to be a symbol of love. So the early Christians understood immediately why the Holy Spirit, the love of God in person, came down in the form of a dove when Jesus allowed himself to be baptised in the Jordan. Today the dove is recognised worldwide as the sign of peace and as one of the great symbols for the reconciliation of man with God.