ST PETER APOSTLE CHURCH, RUSHDEN
Parish Priest: Rev Dariusz Bialowas
Tel: 01933 353649
Deacon: Rev Peter Remmington
Parish Secretary: Charmaine: Tue to Thu: 10am – 2pm Parish Safeguarding Representative: Stuart Pearce
Email: parish.stpeterrushden@northamptondiocese.org
Website: https://rushdencatholicchurch.co.uk/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/rushdencatholic
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StPeterApostle
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8th SEPTEMBER 2024 – YEAR B
TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
MASS BOOK: Page 129
PREFACE: Page 68 Number 1
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER: Page 24 Number 2
MYSTERY OF FAITH: Save us, Saviour of the World…
Sat: 6:30pm – People of St Peter’s living and deceased
Sun: 10:00am – Rob Marchment RIP
Tue: 10:00am – Sam Miller RIP
Wed: 10:00am – Bridget Caldwell RIP
Thu: 10:00am – Poor Souls in Purgatory
Fri: 12 noon – Special intention
Sat: 6:30pm – Giuseppe Frezza RIP
Sun: 10:00am – People of St Peter’s living and deceased
Rosary: Restarts on Wednesday September 18th
Holy Hour, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and
Confession: Friday 11am
Please pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Michael Kehoe, Patrick Doheny, Frederick Souza, William Banner, Anthony Humphreys, George Fitzgerald, Sylvia Franklin, Michael O’Rourke, Catherine Baldwyn, Giuseppe Frezza, Maureen Wrighton, Grace Rowthorn, Leslie Freeman, Kenneth Shaw and Maria (Rosie) Stoker.
Please remember in Prayer
Eileen Bishop, Tony Bird, Mia, Victor, Cynthia Connor, Jane, Andrew, Alejandre, Nerita, Peter, Mia, Garry, Sam, Yvonne, Kele, Luna, Kirk, Sopie, Lewis, Nathan, Patsy, Gregory, Shaun, Garry & family, Louise, Lily, Frances, June, Matthew, Barbara, Susan Allen, Elizabeth, Emma, Eva, Win, John, Sunbarashe, Alessandra, Catherine, the Cudone family, Maria, Bud, Jan, Mary, Alan, Nick, the Collett family, Gary, Isla, Anna, Helen & Jack.
OFFERTORY: Last week’s collection amounted to £452.41. Thank you very much.
SECOND COLLECTION: Next weekend is for Home Mission Sunday.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY: Resumes this Sunday at the 10am Mass and is available to all children age 5-9 years old. We invite the children to come out to the hall/lounge after the entrance hymn and we return them at the Offertory.
THE BAPTISMS: Of Lilah Rose Lorraine Bingham and Ronnie Simon John Barber will take place at 11am this Sunday, September 8th.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: New rota starts this Sunday and runs to November 24th. Please let Mike know if you are unavailable for any Sundays during that period.
HEALTH AND SAFETY VOLUNTEER/S: If you are interested in helping the parish with our health and safety please contact the parish office or speak to Fr Dariusz.
TIME TOGETHER GROUP: Meets at 2:30pm next Saturday, September 14th in the Parish Hall, when we will hear from Glennis Hooper about the Crazy Hats charity. All are welcome.
DONATION STATION: Is temporarily out of order.
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; Account Number: 91052432
FOODBANK DONATIONS: There is a comprehensive list of requested items at the back of Church (including tinned foods & household goods). Please keep the donations coming, as stocks are running low and demand is increasing more and more. Thanks to everyone for all the donations, both of goods and money!
ROSARY GATHERING: To honour the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary will take place at 6pm on Monday September 9th at Christ the Cornerstone church, Milton Keynes MK9 2ES. See poster on noticeboard.
RETREAT DAY: At the Diocesan Shrine, Our Lady’s, Great Billing on September 28th from 9am-4pm. Evangelisation and the writing of Servant of God, Luisa Piccarreta. Day Talks by Tony Hickey. Programme starts with Rosary at 9am followed by Mass at 9:30am. Please bring a light lunch. Light refreshments will be served: tea, coffee, biscuits & cake. For further information please contact Mark: 07724337202. See poster on noticeboard.
OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM: The Vatican has granted a new Feast for Our Lady of Walsingham to be celebrated in the dioceses of England, starting this year on September 24th. “May this yearly celebration be a source of renewed grace and evangelical endeavour for the Church in England and Wales, as, imitating Mary, the faithful may ever more become disciples of her Son, receive the message of the Gospel, treasure it in their hearts and reflect on it in their minds.” (Cardinal Roche speaking of the new feast of Our Lady of Walsingham).
See https://www.walsingham.org.uk/.
Seeing your life through the lens of the Gospel
- The healing of the deaf mute provides us with an opportunity to reflect on the importance of communication in our lives. The healing touch of Jesus brought the man from isolation into community. Who have been the people who touched you when you felt isolated and alone (perhaps during the Covid lockdown) and helped you to come out of painful aloneness? For whom have you done this?
- Deafness is symbolic of being unable to hear what is being said to us. What a difference when our ears are opened! Perhaps you can recall a time when your ears were opened, and you heard in a new way that you were loved – by God or by another person.
- Words are not the only form of communication. Actions can speak louder than words. Recall times when this was brought home to you.
- Being able to say what is in you is the other side of communication. Perhaps there have been occasions when you have struggled to find words to express what is deepest in you – your faith, your values, your love. Then something changed and you found the words. What was it like to be able to express your deepest self?