NEWSLETTER

Church Cleaning.

As we are slowly moving our way back to

normality, we need to start up once again a rota

of volunteers for cleaning the church. (please

note this is not Covid cleaning) If you can help,

please contact Marie Hill on 01952 813004.

Many thanks! 
 

Confession

Weekly Collections

 Sunday 5th September:

 Envelopes = £25.00, Loose Plate = £89.85, Total = £114.85.

 Sunday 12th September:

 Envelopes = £60.00, Loose Plate = £43.30, Total = £103.30.

The amount donated at the First Holy Communion Mass was £46.79.

Gospel Mark 9: Do not stop anyone from working a miracle in my name John said to Jesus, ‘Master, we saw a man who is not one of us casting out devils in your name; and because he was not one of us we tried to stop him.’ But Jesus said, ‘You must not stop him: no one who works a miracle in my name is likely to speak evil of me. Anyone who is not against us is for us.

‘If anyone gives you a cup of water to drink just because you belong to Christ, then I tell you solemnly, he will most certainly not lose his reward. ‘But anyone who is an obstacle to bring down one of these little ones who have faith, would be better thrown into the sea with a great millstone round his neck. And if your hand should cause you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life crippled, than to have two hands and go to hell, into the fire that cannot be put out. And if your foot should cause you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life lame, than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. And if your eye should cause you to sin, tear it out; it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell where their worm does not die nor their fire go out.’

Feast of the Week St Vincent de Paul  c1580-1660 St Vincent was born to A peasant family in France, and was ordained priest at 20. At first he was rather worLdly, but the sad state of the peasantry led to the foundation of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians, Lazarists) and later, with St Louise de Marillac, the Sisters of Charity.  He had unbounded love for the poor, convicts, galley slaves and victims of war, so that his name is forever associated with relief of the destitute. He is the Patron saint of all charitable societies, notable of the Society the bears his name. The Society of St Vincent de Paul is an international voluntary organization in the Catholic Church, founded in 1833 for the sanctification of its members by personal service of the poor. Innumerable Catholic parishes have established "conferences", most of which affiliate with a diocesan council.