Our gospel reading today is about communicating the Christian message – what we call the church’s mission. Without Christ the disciples are unable to catch any fish (i.e. make other disciples) but with him, the possibilities are limitless (so many fish that the nets started to break).
Here at St James we try to imitate this pattern. Three aspects of this are
· The Evangelium course which attracts up to 24 people
· Our Catechists training course- some 20 parishioners are about to complete this
· Petts Wood Festival Chorus which starts up again this week
In all these ways we are sharing the faith, building up community and, (with the choir) enriching our ecumenical relationships.
We are all called to extend Christ’s work in appropriate ways, sharing our faith with others and also learning from them. It is a dynamic and life-giving process. Our nets are not quite breaking but I do thank all the “fishermen” in the parish who work so hard to make Christ visible here.
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Welcome to Mass today. Please take your copy of Briefly home and keep it for reference – and don’t forget to visit our website www.stjamespettswood.org for up to date parish news!
Thank you your response to the APF speaker last weekend; and thanks too to those who came to the Taize service – the next will be on February 28th at 5pm. |
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Notices and Items of interest |
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A number of changes have been made to the information in the Parish Booklet - an amendment sheet is available in the porch. Copies of the main booklet are in the carousel (one copy per family please, if you haven’t had one already). |
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Monday 8/2/10 |
Evangelium (3) 8.30pm: The Incarnation. All welcome. |
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Tuesday 9/2/10 |
Finance Committee: 10.15am –in the presbytery
8pm first rehearsal of Petts Wood Festival Chorus (in church). All most welcome to come and sing in this now eagerly awaited annual music fest! – and it is great fun! (We need tenors and bases, so come on guys........) |
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Wednesday 10/2/ 10 |
Mass at 9am in St James School (NO 9.30am Mass here) with years 3 and 4- all most welcome.
7pm–meeting for parents in the social centre (who were unable to attend last Tuesday’s meeting) who will be applying to church schools later this year (for Sept. 2011 start). This will be for just 30 minutes but is very important.
7.45pm Catechists training (last session) – meeting in church for prayer and followed by refreshments in presbytery.
8pm Youth Group meeting for parents and leaders to plan this year’s programme (in the meeting room). |
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Friday 12/2/10 |
Women’s World Day of Prayer – rehearsals here at 10.30am |
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Saturday 13/2/2010 |
Baptism of Junior Mwansa at 4.30pm. Do remember that all members of the parish are most welcome to baptisms (as well as marriages and funerals). These are all celebrations of the whole church and it would be good to see those of you who are available at these services. |
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Sunday 14/2/10 |
There will be a collection for Cabrini Children’s Society. |
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Next weekend -CAFOD Spring raffle |
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Just a reminder – Ash Wednesday is on February 17th- Masses will be at 9.30am and 8pm. (Half term week but I do hope we have two full Masses.) |
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Admin Assistant Bishop Challoner School (Shortlands) – term time only –from April 2010. Please contact Maria Pelter on 0208 460 3546 |
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One bed flat for sale in Sundridge Park area for £175,000. Call 07949 431523 (parishioner of St Joseph’s Bromley). |
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In tune
Done your practice? Said your prayers?
Echoes from childhood, as though
Practice must be perfect, prayer complete.
Experience tells us neither satisfies
Till techniques spring to life.
Prayer is musicianship, a
Growing alertness to God’s beat,
Drawn to the rhythm of his will,
Watching for cues for
Rest or entry; listening
Aware of others harmony, or
Seeking in discord sound of
Resolution; accepting occasional
Transposition to enable others
To join in; through many modulations
Learning the beauty of minor key
Offsetting major’s splendour.
Then secure, daring to improvise
Above the steady groundbass of God’s love.
A poem by Ann Lewin
Every blessing. Fr. Bryan
Mass attendance last week was 665.
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Mass Intentions for the week of Sunday, 7th February 2010 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) |
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Sunday |
6pm |
Denis & Agnes Crowley RIP (the Harrington family) |
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10am |
People of the Parish |
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11.30am |
Kenneth Jackson RIP |
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Monday Feria 8/2/10 |
9.30am |
Thanksgiving to the Infant Child of Prague ( A Wheeler) |
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Tuesday Feria 9/2/10 |
9.30am |
Sean & Melanie Deasy RIP (John Bailey) |
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7.15pm |
Jim Driscoll RIP (Teresa West) |
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Wednesday St Scholastica 10/2/10 |
9.30am |
Julie Devlin WELF (E Gibson) |
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Thursday Our Lady of Lourdes 11/2/10 |
9.30am |
Daniel Carrigan RIP (G Carrigan) |
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Friday 12/2/10 |
9.30am |
Marion E Wickes RIP (Michael Cooper) |
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Mass Intentions for Sunday 14th February 2010 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) |
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Sunday |
6pm |
Bill Collins RIP (Catherine Slattery) |
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10am |
Teresa & John Lynch RIP (M Jackson) |
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11.30am |
People of the Parish |
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Morning Prayer:- Monday - Friday at 9.10am |
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Weekday Masses:- Monday- Friday at 9.30am and Tuesday 7.15pm |
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Confessions are heard:- Saturday at 5.30-6pm and Monday at 10-10.30am |
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Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament:- Mondays at 10-10.30am |
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Don’t forget to visit our parish website: www. stjamespettswood.org |