ST PETER APOSTLE CHURCH, RUSHDEN
Parish Priest: Rev Joe Walsh
Tel: 01933 353649
Deacon: Rev Peter Remmington
Parish Secretary: Charmaine: Tue and Thur: 10:30am – 2:30pm
Email: catholicrushden@gmail.com
Website: https://rushdencatholicchurch.co.uk/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/rushdencatholic
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StPeterApostleRCChurchRushden
24th JANUARY 2021 – YEAR B
THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
SUNDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD
PREFACE: Number 6
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER: Number 2
MYSTERY OF FAITH: Save us Saviour of the World …
Sat: 6:30pm – Dominic Lynch
Sun: 10:00am – People of St Peter’s
Wed: 7:30pm – Mass in time of Pandemic
Sat: 6:30pm – Eleanor Murray
Sun: 10:00am – People of St Peter’s
The following intentions will be said in private Masses
Tue: Dutchman
Thu: Antonio Campanaro
Fri: Cross
Please pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Isobel Helsdown, Betty Cuthbert, Wladyslaw Weiss, Krystyna Sidorowska, Anne Timmons, Hugh Gilholme, Teresa Houghton, Peter Burke, Peter Duff, Matilda (Tilly) White, Olindo di Salvo, Margaret Croser, Martin Beirne, Elio Griammarco, Antonio Campanaro, Patrick Mangan, Mykola Skalycz, George Gravestock, Teresa (Tess) Beveridge, Veronica Haddon, Dorothy Gay, Fr Marian Majewski, John Sassano, Ann Haslegrave and Noreen Higgins.
REMEMBERING IN PRAYER
Please let us know if there is an intention you would like to be prayed for by contacting the office.
Michael M., Ernest S., Joanne, Liam, Lesley, Sally, Win, Louise, Jayne, Olive, Christopher, Edith, the Morgan family, Joanne, Kevin, Magaly, Els and Ivan.
OFFERTORY: Last weekend amounted to £167.44. Thank you.
OFFERTORY COLLECTION: You may be wondering how you can support the Church during this difficult time. If you wish to contribute financially, please consider making either a one-off donation or setting up a regular payment. This can be done using the following details:
Bank name: NatWest; Account name: R.C.D.N. St Peter’s Rushden Sort Code: 60-06-11 Acc No. 91052432.
DONATION STATION: We are trialling the use of a Donation Station, a quick and secure way to donate your Offertory or Second Collection offering or pay for Repository items using contactless cards.
PARISH LIVE STREAM: The quality of the video has now been improved. All the public Masses will now be simultaneously streamed on YouTube as well as Facebook as before. The YouTube link to the St Peter Apostle RC Church, Rushden channel is:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHoqWgpxIetY_req6ps7lmTLpVGt-oSEE .
SUNDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD: Is this weekend. Please take away a pocket-sized copy of the Gospel of St Matthew.
BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF HOPE AND LOVE:
Pope Francis in Fratelli Tutti (“all brothers and sisters”) in his latest encyclical looks forward to a world post Covid19 – a world where more of the same is no longer acceptable. The Pope calls upon us to model ourselves upon the Good Samaritan – to regard everyone as our neighbour, to put aside personal prejudice and historical difference and to accept our co-responsibility in creating a fair and just society that nurtures and supports all its members.
LUX.VALOUR MEETING: LUX this year is going online. It’s completely free for anyone to join, however all young people require parental/guardian consent. If you wish to register more than one young person, please complete a form for each young person. LUX.Valour online is open to young people aged 11 (Year 7) – 18 and will be on Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st January 2021. For details see https://nymo.org/lux-valour/
TO OUR CATHOLIC UNIVERSE AND CATHOLIC TIMES READERS IN THE PARISH: At the moment you are unable to collect your paper at Mass, but you can get it delivered direct to your home every week, POST FREE. Please go to www.thecatholicuniverse.com or call them on 0161 820 5722 and they will arrange for you. Special Offer: 3 Months for £25, 12 Months for £99 or get a
Digital Copy for 12 Months for £55.
PRIVATE PRAYER IN CHURCH: Following the latest diocesan guidelines meeting in Church for private prayer, including adoration, is postponed for now.
LIVING FAITH: Daily scripture reflection magazine for January to March 2021 now in Church, priced 80p.
SEEING YOUR LIFE THROUGH THE LENS OF THE GOSPEL MARK1:14-20
- ‘The time is fulfilled’ – this is a decisive moment in the life of Jesus. His public ministry is about to begin. Recall turning points in your own life when something new happened and with hindsight you can say the time was ripe for it to happen, ‘the time was fulfilled’.
- ‘Repent and believe the good news’. Jesus was not preaching a new doctrine, but calling for a change of heart, as a response to the good news of the gospel message. A new way of understanding God leads to a conversion in how we relate to God, a change of heart. A growth in awareness of who we are can lead us to a new level of self-confidence, another change of heart. Can you recall times when ‘good news’ led you to a change of heart?
- The Spirit of God who was at work in Jesus calling the disciples continues to work in our day and in our lives. That is why the gospel message is one of GOOD NEWS. When has your understanding of the gospel message led you to a different style of life? Who was the ‘Jesus person’ through whom the call came to you? To whom have you been a ‘Jesus person’ in this way?
ATTENDING MASS: When attending Mass, you will be asked to leave your name and contact details if you have not previously done so.