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
31st JANUARY 2021 – YEAR B
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
RACIAL JUSTICE SUNDAY
PREFACE: Number 3
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER: Number 2
MYSTERY OF FAITH: Save us Saviour of the World …
Sat: 6:30pm – Eleanor Murray
Sun: 10:00am – People of St Peter’s
Tue: Josef Espeil
Wed: 7:30pm – Mary Nelson
Sat: 6:30pm – Fedele Girardi
Sun: 10:00am – People of St Peter’s
The following intentions will be said in private Masses
Thu: Kathleen Leitch
Fri: William & Margaret Hyland
Please pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Sarah Hopwood, Waclaw Nadruszlanski, Philomena Rooney, Elizabeth Riddle, Margaret Mangan, Timothy Walsh, Mary Dibdin, Kate Shine, Mildred Horner, Sara Wood, Teresa Fratangelo, William Sullivan and Peter Dobson.
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 £136.15. 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 .
CANDLEMAS DAY – THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD: This Tuesday, February 2nd, we celebrate the close of the Christmas festival of light and there will be a public Mass at 9:30am with the blessing of candles at the beginning of Mass. This Mass will also be live streamed. The blessed votive candles will be available during the following days by the church door.
BLESSING OF THROATS: During Wednesday’s 7:30pm Mass will take place both remotely in church (please remain in your seats) and virtually during the live streaming.
CHRISTIAN UNITY SERVICE: The annual Christian Unity Service which was to be held in our church on either Monday, January 18th or Friday January 22nd regrettably could not take place in view of the current Covid-19 virus and restrictions covering meetings of numbers of people. However, we should all take time to reflect on the meaning of Christian Unity, and the following quote from the late Kofi Anan, is a good reminder of what the subject is all about: “People may differ in tradition, language and religion, but they all have one common denominator, a desire to be treated as human beings.” A reading from Psalm 133 v1: “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.”
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 MARK1:21-28
- In this first chapter Mark familiarises his readers with the type of things Jesus did to proclaim the kingdom, the Reign of God. Our passage today touches on two of these, the first being that ‘he taught as one having authority’. It makes a difference when you listen to someone who is clearly speaking from experience and personal knowledge. Remember people who impressed you in this way.
- Jesus combined teaching with healing, and he drove the evil spirit out of the man. The power of God that worked this wonder through Jesus is also at work in and through us today. When have you been freed from some bad habit?
- The evil spirit convulsed the man before it left him. The path to liberation can be a painful struggle. If you have found it so, who was the Jesus person that helped you through the struggle to freedom?
- It is not only individuals but groups that can be struggling with an evil spirit – jealousy, rivalry, malicious gossiping, abuse of power, etc. Sometimes a Jesus person comes into the group and drives out that evil spirit. Have you experienced this? Perhaps you yourself have been this person on some occasion?
ATTENDING MASS: When attending Mass, you will be asked to leave your name and contact details if you have not previously done so.