THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

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1 22 nd May 2016 "Everything the Father has is mine: all the Spirit tells you will be taken from what is mine" THE WORD THIS WEEK This Sunday is all about the Divine Community - in other words, the way in which our God is in himself a communion of love: Father, Son and Spirit, distinct yet perfectly united - three persons, one God We hear of the perfect union between Father and Son, revealed in the mysterious poem of the First Reading, where the Son is Wisdom joining the Father in the act of creation This union bears fruit in the Spirit, who pours this perfect love into our hearts, so that we may imitate the Communion of Love by living together and hoping for our place within the Divine Community TODAY S SCRIPTURE: (Psalter: Week 4) Proverbs 8: Before the earth came into being, Wisdom was born Response: Psalm 8 When I see the heavens the work of your hands, the moon and the stars which you arranged, what is man that you should keep him in mind, mortal man that you should care for him Yet you have made him little less than a god; with glory and honour you crowned him, gave him power over the works of your hand, put all things under his feet All of them, sheep and cattle, yes, even the savage beasts, birds of the air and fish that make their way through the waters Romans 5: 1 5 To God, through Christ, in the love poured out by the Spirit Acclamation for the Gospel: Alleluia, Alleluia Alleluia! Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, the God who is, who was, and who is to come Alleluia, Alleluia Alleluia! John 16: Everything the Father has is mine: all the Spirit tells you will be taken from what is mine Prayer of the Faithful: R/ Holy Trinity, hear our prayer

2 MASS AND SERVICES DURING THE WEEK: Sat 21 st May Sun 22 nd May Mon 23 rd May Tues 24 th May Wed 25 th May Thurs 26 th May Fri 27 th May Sat 28 th May Sun 29 th May 1030am 645pm pm 1030am 200pm Varghees Neyyan (TT) For the People of the Parish Ivy Hehir (BT) Adoration 2 to 4 pm & 600 to 8 pm Saint Philip Neri, Priest Jill Goldsmith (GG) The Sacrament of Reconciliation THE BODY + BLOOD OF CHRIST Mona Clinch (JO B) THE BODY + BLOOD OF CHRIST Marianne + Josef Eder (ML) Baptism of Esme Giles THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday 545pm to 615pm, or at any time by arrangement with the priest CELEBRATING STEPS ON THE PILGRIMAGE OF FAITH WELCOME AND CONGRATULATIONS To our children who last Sunday and this Saturday shared in Communion with us for a first time (and some of them for a second time on Saturday) Congratulations also to their parents who brought them to this step and growth in their life of faith, in keeping with what they promised when they brought their children to Baptism, to bring them up in the practice of the faith Please pray for them and their families Bereaved? BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT provides a safe place to enable you to come to terms with your grief One-to-one and group support available For details contact A CHILD For BAPTISM? Please take and fill in the green form Your Child and Baptism from the porch, to book into the next preparation The CANDIDATES for CONFIRMATION continue their work together on Thursday, in the sacristy, in preparation for the Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (29 th June) when they will be Confirmed in Faith CENTENARY PILGRIMAGE OF PRAYER: This week on our journey of prayer round the Diocese moves on to Our Lady of Peace, Newbridge with Sacred Heart, Pontllanfraith and Saint Anthony & Saint Clare, Risca, with their Parrish Priest, the Revd Kevin Payne, VF

3 THE SPECIAL MINISTERS OF COMMUNION are invited to renew their commitment at Mass next weekend, the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, at the Mass at which they usually minister Catholic Bible School : PRAYING the PSALMS led by Sarah Beresford, Director of the Catholic Bible School: Next Saturday, 28 th May, , in Saint David s Priory, Swansea BATH A Trip for All the Family Saturday 4 th June Leaving Saint Helen s about 10am visiting the Roman Baths then an early tea at the lovely Eastern Eye Indian restaurant A bus may be available depending on numbers Please register your interest on our FB page or text/contact Tracey Hoy All are welcome to join in Where Are We Now? Where Have We Come From? WHERE ARE WE GOING? The General Meeting of the Parish on 12 th September is a chance to review our life and mission as individuals, groups and ministries, and as a parish All the groups and Ministries are asked to prepare reports of the past two years since the last meeting, and deliver them to Jo Caruana or the Parish Office by the end of July Thank you And please book the date, September 12 th The Annual Mass for ALTAR SERVERS will be in Saint David s Cathedral on Saturday 18 th June, at 12 noon All Servers, their families, friends, and fellow parishioners are invited On Monday June 20 th the Archbishop will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving in Saint David s Cathedral for the Centenary of our Archdiocese Any ALTAR SERVERS who would like to serve please attend two planning sessions on Wednesday May 18 th and Wednesday 25 th May at 7pm in the Parish Hall in Llantwit Major (CF61 1TQ) and a practice on a date to be confirmed If you to serve please contact Father Mark on westvalecatholicparish@btinternetcom We need as many servers please as possible to serve and assist as MC s in the Mass so senior severs/parish MC s MOST welcome! CHILDREN GROWN UP? You could enjoy the little ones again by helping the Children s Liturgy of the Word ( CLoW ), which lets our children hear and catch the Sunday Word in a way and at a level suited to them (it sometimes helps the adults involved, too!) Please contact Angela Western on to find out more PARENTS and TODDLERS: Mondays are proving difficult for volunteering too: So we are trying another idea: GOOD WITH SUMS? If you could record and report on the (quite small) financial turn-over, that would take some pressure off the organisers: If you could help in this way, or any other, please contact Emma on PARISH PRAYER LIST: In our prayers we are asked to pray for all who are sick or housebound, including: Pamela Griffiths Teresa Meade Sheila Harris Gerry Phenis Graham Jenkins Sandra Bray Jean Kerrigan Lloyd Jones John Maguire Cecelia Mawby Pat Emanuelli David Mabey Isobel Cummins Pauline Richards David Warmsley Valerie Donovan Paul Costigan Margaret Jones Carol Morrissey Claris Howell Maura Coll Calvin Powell Bridie Tolan, Mary Morrissey Grace Donovan Christine Parr Brenda Joslin Martyn Western Helen Fletcher-Davies Thus the Church shines forth as a people made one with the unity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit Lumen Gentium, the Constitution of the Second Vatican Council on The Church

4 SAINT HELEN S COMMUNITY CENTRE THIS WEEK: Date Time Event Mon 23 rd May 930am 1130am 730pm SVP (smr) Tue 24 th May 200pm 400pm History Group Wed 25 th May 930am 1130am 100pm 3pm 700pm WI Thurs 26 th May Fri 27 th May am 200pm 400pm 600pm 715 pm 1100am 100pm 300pm 700pm Sunshine Club Youth Club Little Fizz History Group Monthly Quiz Sat 28 th May 930am 1230pm Dance 200pm 600pm Party Sun 29 th May 1130am Tea, Coffee, & Biscuits OFFERTORY COLLECTION 15 th May 2016 Gift Aid Weekly Non Gift Aid Weekly Gift Aid Standing Orders Non Gift Aid Standing Orders 6500 Loose TOTAL Many thanks LOTTERY BONUS BALL CONGRATULATIONS to Sheila Harris and Mike Joslin, the winners of the Bonus Ball no59 There was no winner on the third card A total of 9600 was made for parish funds TRY YOUR LUCK AGAIN THIS WEEK CHRISTIAN PRAYER Section Two: The Lord s Prayer: Our Father (2760) Very early on, liturgical usage concluded the Lord s Prayer with a doxology In the Didache, we find, For yours are the power and the glory for ever (Didache 8, 2: SCh 248, 174) The Apostolic Constitutions add to the beginning: the kingdom, and this is the formula retained to our day in ecumenical prayer (Const App 7, 24, 1: PG 1, 1016) The Byzantine tradition adds after the glory the words, Father, Son and Holy Spirit The Roman Missal develops the last petition in the explicit perspective of awaiting our blessed hope and the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (Titus 2: 13; cf Roman Missal 22, Embolism after the Lord s Prayer) Then comes the assembly s acclamation, or the repetition of the doxology from the Apostolic Constitutions Catechism of the Catholic Church 1992 The ultimate end of the whole divine economy is the entry of God s creatures into the perfect unity of the Blessed Trinity But even now we are called to be a dwelling for the most holy Trinity Catechism of the Catholic Church 1992 Parish Directory Priest: Revd John Kelly ; Chair of Parish Council: Graham Taylor Hall: Saint Helen s School: Cardinal Newman School: SVP: Safeguarding Officer: Bereavement support: Music: Brett Pugh Cafod: Newsletter items: Website Additions:Website@sthelenscaerphillycom Parish@sthelenscaerphillycom wwwsthelenscaerphillycom NEWSLETTER: All items for inclusion no later than Wednesday evening please Saint Helen is a Parish of the Archdiocese of Cardiff, a Registered Charity

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