ST PETER APOSTLE CHURCH, RUSHDEN
Parish Priest: Rev Joe Walsh
Tel: 01933 353649
Deacon: Rev Peter Remmington
Parish Secretary: Charmaine: Tues-Thurs: 10:30am – 2:30pm
Email: catholicrushden@gmail.com
Website: https://rushdencatholicchurch.co.uk/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/rushdencatholic
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StPeterApostleRCChurchRushden
29th November 2020 – YEAR B
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
PREFACE: Advent 1
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER: Number 2
MYSTERY OF FAITH: Save us, Saviour of the world …
Please note: during the lockdown, Masses will again only be available by live streaming
Sat: 6:30pm – Antonio & Antonia Campanaro & family
Sun: 10:00am – People of St Peter’s
Wed: 7:30pm – Paddy Irwin
Sat: 6:30pm – Mary Docerty and Collette Ryan
Sun: 10:00am – People of St Peter’s
HOLY SOULS
The following are some of the requested prayers for the Holy Souls to be remembered during private Masses through December.
Tuesday 1st: Leisha, Johnny, Michael & Fr David Walsh and Mary Kate Synott
Wednesday 2nd: Paddy Irwin
Thursday 3rd: Kureekathil, Poovanthotil families and Henriette Judge and Maria Hagan
Friday 4th: Maple, Jewell and Verity families; John, Mabel, Mark, Matthew & Liz McIver family
Please pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Marianna Rydelski, Mary Edwards, Salvatore Antonaccio, Owen Beirne, Joseph Stolywo, Gladys Hogan, Doreen Skelding, Francesca Pilcher, Eric Mather-Franks, Margaret Rhoada Sivyer, Harold George, Langina Borzym, Charlotte Craft, Joseph Finnerty, Mary Brown, Margaret Vickers, Albert Turicchi, Emily Berrill, Hilda Baker, William FitzGerald and Gerardina Abbott.
REMEMBERING IN PRAYER
Please let us know if there is an intention you would like to be prayed for by contacting the office.
Jane P., Michael M., Gemma B., Joanne, Liam, Lesley, Sally, Win, Louise, Jayne, Olive, Christopher, Edith, the Morgan family, Mr & Mrs Mercado, Joanne, Kevin, Baby Luna and Pat Stringer.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILLIATION: Postponed for the moment.
HOLY SOULS: Envelopes for the month of November are available at the back of church.
FIRST COMMUNION 2020: Will be celebrated on Sunday December 13th at 12 noon in church with Mass.
.FIRST COMMUNION REHEARSAL: Will take place this Saturday, December 5th, at 10am in church.
OPENING PLACES OF WORSHIP: For communal prayer comes into effect this Wednesday, December 2nd. Churches will open for “as many people as can be safely accommodated with social distancing measures”. Here at St Peter’s, public Mass resumes this Wednesday at 7:30pm.
WANTED: Warm hats, scarves, gloves and socks for local homeless people. Please bring any donations next weekend (when the Church will be open as usual) or take to the Food Bank at the Full Gospel Church (60 High Street South) on Tuesday or Thursday morning. They can also be collected – ring 01933 313456.
LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT?: For Parishioners who may be job hunting or going self-employed due to the pandemic, Sacred Heart Parish Luton has set up a free online career coaching programme www.vitaeopus.co.uk providing a wealth of information, tools, practical advice and activities to help anyone wanting to find new employment opportunities, especially if they are not receiving any outplacement or other back to work support. Please pass on the web link to anyone who might find it useful.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT:
From 10am to 6pm Tuesday and Friday, with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.
SEEING YOUR LIFE THROUGH THE LENS OF THE GOSPEL (Mark 13:33-37)
- The coming of the Lord is not just the moment of death, but any moment of grace. Recall unexpected graces – good things that happened when they were not anticipated.
- Perhaps some of these were moments when you were particularly awake and aware of what was going on in you and around you and this enabled you to be open to the moment of grace. Recall the contrast with moments when that alertness and awareness were not present.
- The servants were given the charge of the household ’each with their own job’. See yourself as a person given responsibility within the household of God’s people. What is it like for you to see yourself trusted in this way by God? What has it been like for you when you have been shown trust in this way by another person?
- Jesus says that what he is saying to his disciples he is saying to all. Have there been times when you have been a messenger of hope to others, encouraging them to wait for a moment of grace? Who have been the ones to encourage you?