ST PETER APOSTLE CHURCH, RUSHDEN
Parish Priest: Rev Joe Walsh
Tel: 01933 353649
Deacon: Rev Peter Remmington
Parish Secretary: Charmaine: Tue to Thu: 10am – 2pm
Email: parish.stpeterrushden@northamptondiocese.org
Website: https://rushdencatholicchurch.co.uk/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/rushdencatholic
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StPeterApostleRCChurchRushden
24th July 2022 – YEAR C
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
MASS BOOK: Page 114
PREFACE: Page 66 Number 1
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER: Number 2
MYSTERY OF FAITH: Save us Saviour of the World…
Sat: 6:30pm – Marie Barns-Judd
Sun: 10:00am – People of St Peter’s living & deceased
Tue: 9:30am – Philip Wardle
Wed: 7:30pm – Patricia Cunningham & family
Thu: 9:30am – Michele Campanaro
Fri: 7:30pm – Benjamin Bird
Sat: 6:30pm – Frances Grindon
Sun: 10:00am – People of St Peter’s living & deceased
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 11am – 11:30am
Rosary: None: restarts on September 7th
Please pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Patrick Brogan, Pietro Sacco, Jim Knighton, James Horner, Michael Prystorz, Philip Wardle, Bridget Presland, Ernie Hulatt, Jan Indyka, Norman Cox, Jack (John) Robinson, James Friery, Andrzej (Andy) Kempinski, Albert Cuddihy and Rose Massey.
People who need our prayers
Susan V, Andrew, Patricia (Pat) S, Lily McDonald, Mike, Maureen Mullen, Brian T, Doric, Faye, Paddy M., Kathleen R, Natalie, Skilton & Vallet families, Fleurette, Emilie, Richard & family, Eloise & Claudia & family, Silma Noel, Anick, Phiz & Jaci .
OFFERTORY: Last week’s collection amounted to £350.13. Thank you very much.
FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK:
Monday: St James, Apostle
Tuesday: SS Joachim & Anne
Friday: St Martha
Saturday: Our Lady on Saturday
TEA/COFFEE/REFRESHMENTS: After Sunday’s Mass will be in the Parish Hall Lounge.
POPE’S INTENTION FOR JULY: We pray for the elderly, who represent the roots and memory of a people; may their experience and wisdom help young people to look towards the future with hope and responsibility.
THE UCM NEWS: Summer edition has items on the synodal process currently going on; Confession is about much more than sin; Northampton Rosary Rally; Pope Francis – World Day of Vocations; Becoming a Pastoral Parish (book); and Pauline Jaricot – A Saint for our Times.
FOODBANK DONATIONS: There is a comprehensive list of requested items at the back of church for example tinned meat & fish, peas and carrots, jam, coffee, shampoo please see list. No other items please are at present required. Cash donations recently were £65.00 in May and £48.73 in June. Thank you for all your kind donations.
GK CHESTERTON PILGRIMAGE: The 12th Annual GK Chesterton Pilgrimage will take place this year on the 100thAnniversary of GKC being received into the Catholic Church, Saturday July 30th. Please send any prayer requests to: CatholicGKCSociety@yahoo.co.uk or text them to 07795205114. Details of the many different ways in which you can be involved on the day, as well as printable GKC prayer cards can be found on www.CatholicGKChestertonSociety.co.uk and on the flyers at the back of church.
A PRAYER FOR UKRAINE
Loving God,
We pray for the people of Ukraine;
for all those suffering or afraid,
that you will be close to them and protect them.
We pray for world leaders,
for compassion, strength and wisdom to guide their choices.
We pray for the world
that in this moment of crisis,
we may reach out in solidarity
to our brothers and sisters in need.
May we walk in your ways
so that peace and justice
become a reality for the people of Ukraine
and for all the world. Amen.
Seeing your Life through the Lens of the Gospel
- In the prayer Jesus gave us a model, the focus is not on getting God to do what we want, but on trying to be open to what God wants: ‘Your kingdom come’. That openness implies a trust that what God wants for us is our good. When have you found that it was good for you to take life as it comes, trusting that the Spirit was with you no matter what happened?
- It can be helpful at times to pray the Lord’s Prayer with one eye on what you see lies ahead for you in the day. Spend a moment thinking of what you have to do and then take each phrase of the Lord’s Prayer and see how that speaks to your agenda.
- One of the points in the parable of the friend knocking at the door is that in the case of true friendship it will not be necessary to browbeat the friend into giving what you seek. Recall times when you had a friend who gave willingly and readily. What was it like to have such a generous and willing response? Perhaps you can also recall when you have been that kind of a friend to others.
- In the culture of the Middle East, hospitality is a priority. It would be unimaginable not to help a friend. Just so, it is unimaginable that God will ignore our prayer. When you think of the reliability of God, what are the images that you find helpful and that encourage you to persist in prayer?
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: “People don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care.”
Theodore Roosevelt