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
21st FEBRUARY 2021 – YEAR B
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
PREFACE: Temptation of the Lord
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER: Number 2
MYSTERY OF FAITH: We proclaim your Death, O Lord…
CHURCH REOPENS: Next Saturday, February 27th with the Vigil Mass at 6:30pm.
MASSES THIS WEEK: Will be private and will be live-streamed as detailed below.
The following intentions will be said in private Masses:
Sat: 6:30pm – Giuseppe Pasquale Incontrado
Sun: 10:00am – People of St Peter’s
Tue: 9:30am – Cross
Wed: 7:30pm – Large family
Thu: 9:30am – Bridget Thornton
Fri: 7:30pm – Michele Campanaro
Sat: 6:30pm – Robert Smith-Hardie
Sun: 10:00am – People of St Peter’s
Please pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Thomas Fitzpatrick, Denis Dickens, James Murphy, Matilda O’Leary, Kasia Gonzalez, Eileen Summerfield, Pauline Stanley, Stephen Buttimer, Magdalene Danes, Andrew Davidson, Charles Hoppen, George Cowley, Richardson, Mirono Komarneski, Ann McNicholas, baby Emily Woodruff, Ellen Thompson, Mark Murphy, Michael Conway, George Smith, Kathleen Baker, Alice Geoghegan, Evelyn Harding, Antonina Gudz, Michele Campanaro, Elizabeth Butler, Daniel Byrne and Ann Sloan.
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., Joanne, Liam, Lesley, Sally, Win, Louise, Jayne, Olive, Christopher, Edith, the Morgan family, Joanne, Kevin, Magaly, Els and Ivan, Patrick and Dawn, Fr Michael Twomey, Fr Phillip Swingler, Mgr John Broadhust.
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.
GIVING: Thank you to all those that have made donations by BACS, we really do appreciate it as well as donations through the donation station. The following has been received through the station since April 2020 – April £15; May – October £0; November £2; December £280; January 2021 £165.00 so thank you.
YOUR SYMPATHY: Is requested for the family and friends of Jennifer Mander who died last Saturday and whose funeral service will be held at Kettering Crematorium on Tuesday March 2nd at 10:30am.
PARISH LIVE STREAM: 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 .
ZOOM LENT LUNCH PRAYERS: Weekly throughout Lent. To join in the prayers, please use the details below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81084450699?pwd=Tm5DT0lFbllXMVpSUG1MVWtoQVdpZz09
Meeting ID: 810 8445 0699 Passcode: 495190
The dates and times of the prayers are as follows:
Wed Feb 24th, 1pm; Wed Mar 3rd, 1pm; Wed Mar 10th, 1pm; Wed Mar 17th, 1pm;
Wed Mar 24th, 1pm; Wed Mar 31st, 1pm; Maunday Thursday Apr 1st, 1pm;
Good Friday Apr 2nd, 1pm
FOOD BANK DONATIONS: TO BE RESTARTED at MASSES on the WEEKEND of 27th/28th FEBRUARY: Arrangements are to be as before. I will collect and deliver your contributions to the local hub on your behalf. If anyone wishes to know more about this please contact me on 07913 398931. Thank you. Sue O’Neill
TOGETHER IN PRAYER ON ZOOM: Is this Sunday
at 8pm for 40 minutes; everyone from our churches is welcome to join in prayer and praise. https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73944214157?pwd=bW5JRlJaM3dINkhxNnNnVWtySUNIdz09#success
Meeting ID 739 4421 4157, Meeting Password 418681.
SEEING YOUR LIFE 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’?