The Catholic Church in Jersey One Catholic Parish for the Island of Jersey 27/28 September 2014 ~ Twenty Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ Year A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The cemetery is full of indispensable people. This is a wise saying. Life goes on without us. I was reminded of this recently when I unexpectedly fainted on a stone floor. I gave myself concussion from which I ve been slowly recovering. It was good for my humility two Sundays ago when I had to obey Father Kevin as he wouldn t let me celebrate any Mass, arranging for others to do so. Ironically, I was rushing around, before going to celebrate Mass on the anniversary of my arrival in Jersey 15 years ago, when I ended up flat on my back on the floor unable to do anything. It was a humbling experience which reminded me that man proposes and God disposes. I am now struggling with being told to slow down and learn to say no, when I was always taught to say yes. Perhaps because a priest hasn t a wife to prick the balloon of his conceit, he is tempted to think that everything relies on his energies and efforts rather than on the grace of God. The story is told of Good Pope John, now St John XXIII, who lay awake at night worrying about his responsibilities when he was first elected Bishop of Rome. It then dawned on him that it was the Holy Spirit who led the Church and not himself, so he turned over and went to sleep. In his humanity, as St Paul tells us today, Jesus recognised his total dependence on his Father. He also recognised that his humble sharing of our humanity made him more approachable to others, especially those who were conscious of their human weakness and sinfulness. As someone said to me last week, when I complained about my inability to do all that I wanted, Welcome to the human race! I shall try to be a better student of this wisdom in the future. Father Nicholas PRIESTS: DEACONS: Mgr Nicholas France (Dean & Parish Priest) 720235 David Cahill 07797752151; d.cahill@catholicchurch.org.je Fr Kevin Hoiles (Associate Parish Priest) 863149 Brendan Flaxman 07797908194; b.flaxman@catholicchurch.org.je Fr Janusz Kopeć (Polish Mission) 07797778786 Iain MacFirbhisigh 725963; dcniain@catholicchurch.org.je Fr David Quarmby (Little Sisters) 875960 Christopher Walters 07700773030; c.walters@catholicchurch.org.je Tony Ward 853804; tonyward@newtelsurf.com PARISH WEBSITE: www.catholicchurch.org.je OFFICES: East 853953 east@catholicchurch.org.je West 863149 west@catholicchurch.org.je St Helier 720235 sthelier@catholicchurch.org.je Safeguarding Officer Linda Wiseman 07797776640
CAFOD HARVEST FAST DAY FRIDAY 3 OCTOBER Thank you for your support for CAFOD s Gaza and Iraq appeals. Please join us in prayer this Friday 3 October for the one in eight across the world who do not have enough to eat. Please give generously. COMMUNITY NOTICES FR JOHN LAVERS We welcome Fr John who is arriving later this week. APOLOGIES TO DEACON TONY WARD For omitting him from the names of people thanked in last week s newsletter for holding the fort in the East between the departure of Fr Phillip Harris and the arrival of Fr John Lavers. Sorry Deacon Tony, and a big thank you at this time for what you always do in selfless service. KNIGHTS OF ST COLUMBA ROSARY CRUSADE The annual Rosary Crusade for Peace will be held on the following days: Thursday 2 October - Oasis of Peace at 9am Friday 3 October - St Martin s at 10am Monday 6 October - Sacred Heart at 7pm Tuesday 7 October - Little Sisters of the Poor after 10am Mass Everybody is warmly invited to attend. FRIENDS OF ST THOMAS - AGM 7 OCTOBER Takes place at St Thomas Hall at 8pm. Please consider coming along to this meeting as more members are always needed. Please call Daphne Minihane: djminihane@outlook.com or 861178 for more information. WELCOME CENTRE We welcome Claudia Reis, the new manager who will be commencing her duties next week. We wish her every success in her new role. In order for Claudia and her team to be ready to serve you all, The Welcome Centre this week will be closed on Monday and Tuesday and will re-open on Wednesday. Opening hours will then be: Tuesday to Friday 9am to 5pm Saturday 9am to 6pm Sunday 10am until 1pm & from 3pm to 6pm. We hope you will understand that as a small team working at the café, it is not feasible to continue to be open for seven days a week. We look forward to welcoming you six days a week for coffee, and light lunches and of course come and visit the gift shop. JERSEY LOURDES PILGRIMAGE 2015 If anybody is interested in setting up a monthly standing order to pay for next year s Lourdes Pilgrimage, 15-24 September, please contact Deanna on: 638973 (eve) or 863149 or talk to other committee members, Leslie Crapp, Vanessa Crapp or Mary Greene. CATHOLIC WOMEN S LEAGUE EAST - BINGO Tickets are now on sale for the Bingo taking place on Friday 10 October at 7.30pm in the Berni Centre. Tickets are on sale after Masses in the East - adults 5 and children (under 12) 2. Proceeds will go to the Women's Refuge. FRIENDS OF THE HOLY LAND JERSEY Are holding a meeting to update and plan. All are welcome to join this ecumenical project to help support our suffering Christian brothers and sisters in the Holy Land or are interested in pilgrimage news. Please join us at St Mary & St Peter s church on Tuesday 14 October at 7.30pm. MILLIE OF ST MARTIN Millie Da Silva has now moved to the Little Sisters and we wish her all the best in her new home. We thank her for many years of service locking and unlocking the church as well as caring for our flowerbeds. Can someone else now take over the important duty of locking/unlocking the church? Please contact 853953 for more information. CATHOLIC WOMEN S LEAGUE WEST ASK.. For more gloves, hats scarves etc for their shoe box appeal. The boxes for your donations are at the back of the churches for one more week. Thank you to those who have already responded. LITURGY AND SACRAMENTS FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2015 Parents of children in school year 4 or above are invited to come and register for the First Holy Communion and Reconciliation formation programmes. There is a choice of four programmes to choose from: Our Lady, St Martin and St Patrick parents and children please meet on Tuesday 7 October at the Berni Centre, St Martin at 6.15pm. Please bring your child s baptism certificate to this first registration session. St Matthieu, St Bernadette and Sacred Heart parents and children please meet on Sunday 12 October at St Bernadette s Hall after 11.15am Mass. St Thomas Church please collect an enrolment form from the church, complete and return to the church office by 31 October. St Mary & St Peter s Church please collect an enrolment form from the church and return it to St Thomas Presbytery by 31 October. CONFIRMATION 2015 Following a number of late requests for Confirmation we are offering the last opportunity for young people in school year 9+ for final registration on Tuesday 30 September at 5.30pm in St Thomas Youth Room, for young people and at least one parent. The young person will be required to stay from 6.30pm - 8.30pm to complete Session One.
LEARNING FROM THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH All are invited to the next talk centred on the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on Tuesday 14 October at 3pm at the Oasis of Peace. We shall continue our reflection on The Ten Commandments from paragraphs 455. NOITE DE ORAÇO PRAYER EVENING WITH SISTERS OF BETHANY OF CHRIST... onde estiverem dois ou três reunidos em meu nome, aí estou eu no meio deles (Mt 18, 20) Jesus diz que está no meio de nós quando nos reunimos em Seu nome. Tudo o que pedirmos será atendido; tudo o que Lhe entregarmos, Ele aceitará. Porque não Lhe entregarmos as nossas dores, as nossas aflições, as nossas tribulações? Porque não O escutamos, pedindo orientação para a nossa vida, pedindo-lhe mesmo ajuda? Jesus fala connosco! O que temos é de O escutar, sobretudo quando Ele Se faz presente no Pão consagrado para O adorarmos. Adoremos o nosso Deus, Jesus Cristo, que por nós fez, faz e tudo fará! A Comunidade Cristo de Betânea, vem convidar a Comunidade Portuguesa a juntar-se à Oração e Adoração do Santíssimo Sacramento que se realiza na primeira e terceira Quarta-feira de cada mês, pelas 7pm, na St Thomas Church. 1 Sábado de cada mês, pelas 7pm, na St Mary and St Peter. All nationalities are welcome to this Portuguese prayer time on Saturday 4 October at 7pm at St Mary & St Peter s Church. Baptisms We welcome into the church through the Sacrament of Baptism: Lucia-Rose Lucchesi Caldeira, Brianne Rita da Silva Barry, Greta Chapman, Alexander Chapman, Harlow Emma Jayne Franks, Maximus James Mitchell and Theo Joseph Goulart. Marriages Congratulations to Brian Guilcher & Jacqueline Jones and Harriet Richardson & Thomas Wharfe. Funeral Please pray for the soul of Reginald Peter Tirel. May he rest in peace. COLLECTIONS We acknowledge with thanks collections: Collections Home Mission East 1100.58 390.00 St Helier 1849.00 480.99 West 1291.74 353.18 ST HELIER 500 CLUB Week commencing 22 September 2014 1. 24 2. 277 3. 155 4. 38 5. 356 SECOND COLLECTION This weekend there will be a second collection for our Cathedral in Portsmouth. FR JOHN DOWNEY A Comboni Missionary Father, will be returning to Jersey to preach at the Masses in the East this weekend. Recently, Fr John preached in the west and in town. Fr John will be staying in the East. YOUTH NEWS Activities and events are available for children, teens and young adults. Check www.jacy.org.je or find us on Facebook. Contact the Youth Phone for more information: 07797787090 or if you need Mary Cahill, Youth Ministry Coordinator, contact m.cahill@catholicchurch.org.je /07797742767. This term there is so much on offer for children and young adults - please see the notice boards and take a flier from the churches. Youth Pods: A chance to meet with other young people in your church community. You can also put faith into action by joining the YSVP. Each group is just 15-20 minutes after Mass and is open to primary age as well as secondary age children and young people. If any adults would like to be involved please let Mary Cahill know. Sacred Heart: after 6pm Saturday Mass in the house. Our Lady, St Martin: after 9am Mass in the house St Mathieu: after 9.30am Mass in the house St Thomas: after 9.30am Mass in youth room above the hall St. Patrick s: after 11am Mass in the hall St. Bernadette s: after 11.15am Mass at back of church St Mary & St. Peter s: after 11.15am Mass in Liturgy Room. THIS WEEK AT THE OASIS OF PEACE Monday 29 September at 7pm - An opportunity to read, reflect, discuss and pray using the readings for the next Sunday. Thursday 2 October at 9am - Adoration and Rosary at the Oasis prior to 10am Mass. Friday 3 October at 6:30am - Morning Prayer followed by breakfast. For the times of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Rosary & Confession, please see church notice boards.
Mass Times in the Parish during the next week Date Time Church Mass intention Saturday 27 Sept First Mass for the Twenty Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 6:00 pm Sacred Heart Pat Campbell RIP 6:00 pm St Patrick In Thanksgiving for Fr Phillip s Ministry in Jersey 6:00 pm St Thomas The People of the Parish Sunday 28 Sept 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ezek 18:25-28; Psalm 24; Phil 2:1-11; Matthew 21:28-32 9:00 am Our Lady, St Martin In Thanksgiving for 80 th birthday 9:00 am St Mary & St Peter Mass in Polish 9:30 am St Matthieu 9:30 am St Thomas Olga and Len Hamel RIP 11:00 am St Patrick Conceicao Goncalves Lucas RIP 11:15 am St Bernadette Maria Nunes da Camara RIP 11:15 am St Mary & St Peter Anne Mulvany RIP 3:30 pm St Thomas Mass in Portuguese: Luís Abreu RIP, Adelaide Velosa Rodrigues RIP, Diana Balfour RIP, João de Sousa RIP & In thanksgiving to Our Lady of Fatima 6:00 pm St Thomas Holy Souls 7:30 pm St Thomas Mass in Polish Monday 29 Sept The Holy Archangels Michael, Gabriel & Raphael Dan 7:9-10.13-14; Psalm 137; John 1:47-51 9:30 am Our Lady, St Martin Bernie & David Curtin and family RIP Tuesday 30 Sept St Jerome Job 3:1-3.11-17.20-23; Psalm 87; Luke 9:51-56 9:30 am Sacred Heart 9:30 am St Patrick Jan Leonard RIP 6:00 pm St Thomas Peter Delanoe RIP & deceased members of Boyd Family Wednesday 1 Oct St Teresa of the Child Jesus Job 9:1-13.14-16; Psalm 87; Luke 9:57-62 12:30 pm St Thomas Michael Hussey RIP 6:30 pm Sacred Heart 6pm Adoration 7pm Rosary Thursday 2 Oct The Holy Guardian Angels Ex 23:20-23; Psalm 90; Matthew 18:1-5.10 7:30 am St Mary & St Peter Holy Souls 9:30 am St Patrick Intentions of Sr Marie Louise 10:00 am St Matthieu Friday 3 Oct Feria Job 38:1.12-21; 40:3-5; Psalm 138; Luke 10:13-16 12:00 pm St Bernadette 12:30 pm St Thomas Ellen Hetherington RIP 7:00 pm St Mary & St Peter Mass in Polish + Holy Hour Saturday 4 Oct St Francis of Assisi Job 42:1-3.5-6.12-17; Psalm 118; Luke 10:17-24 9:30 am St Patrick 11:00 am St Thomas Rebola & Matias Families RIP Saturday 4 Oct First Mass for the Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 6:00 pm Sacred Heart Peter Gerard Doyle RIP 6:00 pm St Patrick Steele Family living and deceased 6:00 pm St Thomas Joseph & Bridie McQuillan RIP Sunday 5 Oct 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 5:1-7; psalm 79; Phil 4:6-9; Matthew 21:33-43 9:00 am Our Lady, St Martin Annie Morvan & Phillip Henwood RIP 9:00 am St Mary & St Peter Mass in Polish 9:30 am St Matthieu Joan Harvey RIP 9:30 am St Thomas The People of the Parish 11:00 am St Patrick Baby Leah Ward RIP 11:15 am St Bernadette 11:15 am St Mary & St Peter Teresa Mueller RIP 3:30 pm St Thomas Mass in Portuguese: Adelaide Velosa Rodrigues RIP, Maria Graciete Marques Ribeiro RIP, João Franco RIP & Holy Souls 6:00 pm St Thomas Jacklin Family RIP 7:30 pm St Thomas Mass in Polish Mass at 10am each morning at the Little Sisters. For the addresses of the above churches, please call one of our parish offices (phone numbers on the front page of this newsletter) or visit our website: www.catholicchurch.org.je. Catholic Pastoral Services 732583 cps@catholicchurch.org.je The Welcome Centre 767997 thewelcomecentre@catholicchurch.org.je Caritas Jersey 768963 johnscally@caritasjersey.je Saint Vincent de Paul Society 874008 The Oasis of Peace 861750 oasis@catholicchurch.org.je Community Christ of Bethany 722970 ccb@catholicchurch.org.je (m) 07797727625 Padre Pio Prayer Chain 636772 tbaylee@newtelsurf.com