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Thank you for your offering last week of £1299.33 and £656 for Poorer Parishes. Mass attendances were 597.
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Sunday 22/2/15 |
1st Sunday of Lent (B)
6pm Saturday Sr. Mary Lawrence RIP
9.15am People of the Parish
11.00am Veronica Bedzeme RIP (Sylvie Ducat)
4.00pm Stations of the Cross
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Monday 23/2/15
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Feria/St. Polycarp, Bishop & Martyr
9.30am CWL Intentions
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Tuesday 24/2/15 |
Feria
9.30am Ann Kinahan RIP (Mary Kelly)
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Wednesday 25/2/15 |
Feria
9.30am Michael Kelly RIP (M Kelly)
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Thursday 26/2/15 |
Feria
9.30am Denis & Agnes Crowley RIP (Harrington Family)
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Friday 27/2/15 |
Feria
9.30am Mick Brace (Tomkins Family)
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Saturday 28/2/15 |
6pm (Vigil Mass)
People of the Parish
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Sunday 1/3/15 |
2nd Sunday of Lent (B)
9.15am James Collins RIP (M O’Leary)
11.00am In Thanksgiving (Howell Family)
4pm Stations of the Cross
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Confessions heard Saturday 5.00pm-5.45pm or by appointment.
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Looking Through the Lens of The Gospel
Mark 1:12-15
Jesus is about to start his public ministry. Mark tells us this was preceded by a deep inner struggle when his resolve to take on his God-given mission was tested. Recall important decisions in your own life. Were they accompanied by struggle and doubt? Who were the angels who supported you at that time? Give thanks for them.
Such periods of anxiety may seem like wilderness experiences at the time. Later, with hindsight, we may see them as being good for us. Perhaps, like Jesus, you recall a time when the Spirit of God led you into the wilderness to be tested and after the experience you had a clearer sense of your own identity or your purpose in life?
Repent and believe the good news was the heart of the message of Jesus. It was not a call to penance but to a change of heart, a change of attitude, leading to a change in behaviour. The kingdom of God is a kingdom of right relationships: with God, with one another, with creation, with ourselves. It is a change that leads to a fuller life. When have you found that a change in your attitude towards God, others, yourself, or the world around you, has led you to a more fulfilled or more fruitful life?
There is immediacy about the call of Jesus: ‘the time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near’. Recall when you had a realisation that NOW was the moment of opportunity – for a change in your life, for a spiritual renewal, or a time to give a wholehearted yes to life. At this moment to what do you believe you are invited to say ‘yes’?
....As we begin our Lenten journey it is worth remembering what the fourth-century monk, Abba Isidore of Scetis, Egypt, once had to say about acts of renunciation: ‘If you fast regularly, do not become inflated by pride. If you think highly of yourself because of it, then you had better eat meat; it is better for a man to eat meat than to be inflated with pride and to glorify himself.’
Second Collection
Will be held next weekend for CAFOD Fast Day.
CAFOD Lent Fast Day
Members of our Justice and Peace Group will be speaking to us at each Mass this weekend about CAFOD Lent Fast Day. Please remember Fast Day on Friday 27th February. Envelopes will be distributed this weekend after Mass, for whatever you save on the day, to bring back next week. This year is especially important for CAFOD because whatever amount is donated will be matched by the Government, so the more we give, the more they will!
“Are You Being Served”
The results of a survey taken in the parish last year concerning Confession are available on our website and there is a display and a few printed copies at the back of the church.
Reminders - Church Cleaning!
Saturday 28th February: Parents of Year 1 Class
Saturday 7th March: Parents of Year 2 Class
First Holy Communion 2015 – Upcoming Sessions 4.30pm-5.45pm
Saturday 7th March: Children only
Saturday 14th March: Children only
Confirmation 2015
The next meeting will take place this Sunday 22nd February at 7.00-8.30pm, in the Social Centre.
Lent Publications
Both Walk with Me and My Day by Day are now available at the back of the church.
Praise Him – Lent Courses 2015
Petts Wood Churches Together (PWCT) is running a series of courses during Lent along the following themes.
25th February: Gratitude (Ephesians 1, 3-14)
4th March: Image of God (Colossians 1, 15-20)
11th March: Humility (Philippians 2, 5-11)
18th March: New Birth (Peter 1, 3-12)
25th March: Word Made Flesh (John 1, 1-14)
All sessions will take place from 1.30pm – 3.00pm at Christ Church URC, corner of Willett and Tudor Way and repeated again at 8.00pm – 9.30pm at St Francis Church of England, Willett Way.
All parishioners are welcome to attend.
The Petts Wood Catholic Women's League
The next meeting of the CWL will be held on Monday 23rd February at 8pm in the Social Centre. All ladies of the parish are warmly invited to attend.
We will be holding a Military Whist Drive on Saturday 7th March starting at 8 pm with instruction and practice available from 7.15. The evening will include a light supper and is suitable for all ages from 10 years upwards.
Churches Together in Central Bromley Lent Course for 2015.
This will be held at Trinity United Reformed Church, Freelands Road at 8.00pm on the following Tuesdays: 24th February, and 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th March. The groups will be looking at St. Paul’s Epistle to the Colossians under the title ‘Christ in you the hope of Glory. All welcome.
“Just Money” – an evening exploring Catholic Social Teaching, featuring an interview with Clifford Longley
Clifford Longley is a well-known Catholic Journalist and radio broadcaster. In Autumn 2014, he published a brilliant essay, “Just Money: How Catholic Social Teaching can redeem Capitalism”. In it, Clifford reflects on the banking crash and its causes in the light of Catholic Social Teaching.
If you would like to learn more about Catholic Social Teaching and to hear Clifford responding to questions, please go along and join him at Holy Innocents’, Orpington on Wednesday 4th March, starting at 8.00pm. Contact Stephen Walsh (07778 612050) for further details.
Life In The Spirit Seminar
13th April – 25th May 2015 at Holy Innocents Church, Strickland Way, Orpington. 8pm. Sessions include:
13th April - Fr. Jim McManus – God’s Love
20th April - Michelle Moran – Salvation
27th April - Charles Whitehead – New Life
4th May - Kathryn Murrell – Receiving God’s Gifts
11th May - Jenny Baker – Baptism in the Spirit
18th May - Jon Vaughan Neil - Growth
25th May - Kristina Cooper - Transformation
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 7th- 15th November 2015
A pilgrimage led by Fr. Shaju Varkey of Bromley Deanery is being organised this year. The cost is £1,190.00 per person. Contact the parish office for a booking form.
Marriage Matters - Making the time to talk and to listen. `
As married couples we need time to grow in knowledge and understanding of each other. This week let us make time when we are not tired, to talk together, to share what’s happening in the day, our thoughts and feelings, the things that worry us or make us happy. Perhaps we can also plan a regular celebration of our love. (www.twoinoneflesh.org.uk)