St Simon Stock Catholic Church 26th JULY 2009

Brookfield Road, South Ashford, Kent TN23 4EU

SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY
Tel: 01233 622399
Parish Priest: Fr John Boyle IN ORDINARY TIME
DAY OF PRAYER FOR HUMAN LIFE
Saint Simon of England RC Primary School,
Noakes Meadow, Ashford, TN23 2RB. Tel: 01233 623199 YEAR B
Head teacher: Mrs Elizabeth Willis

MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS TODAY’S MASS TEXTS

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Sunday 26 Entrance Antiphon Ps 67:6-7.36
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) God is in his holy dwelling; he will give a home to the lonely,
Day of Prayer for Human Life he gives power and strength to his people.
10.00am Mass (Deceased parents and brothers of Josephine First Reading 2 Kings 4:42-44
Diffley) They will eat and have some left over.
12.00noon Mass (Latin, 1962 Missal – eighth Sunday after
Pentecost) Responsorial Psalm: Ps 144:10-11.15-18. R.v.16
R: You open wide your hand, O Lord, and grant our desires.
4.00pm Mass in Polish
6.00pm Mass (People of the parish) All your creatures shall thank you O Lord,
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Monday 27
9.30am Mass (Holy Souls) They shall speak of the glory of your reign
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Tuesday 28
9.30am Mass (Peggie Fairess RIP) followed by Divine The eyes of all creatures look to you
Mercy Chaplet & Exposition of the Blessed and you give them their food in due time.
Sacrament until 10.30am You open wide your hand,
4.00pm Reception of the body of the late Roman Zolna grant the desires of all who live. (R)
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Wednesday 29
The Lord is just in all his ways
10.00am Requiem Mass of Roman Zolna RIP
Thursday 30
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He is close to all who call him,
6.45pm Mass (Latin, 1962 Missal, Blesseds Edward Powell,
who call on him from their hearts. (R)
Richard Featherstone & Companions, Martyrs)
(Welfare of Sir Philmer Honeywood) Second Reading: Ephesians 4:1-6
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Friday 31 One Body, one Lord, one faith, one baptism.
St Ignatius of Loyola, priest, Gospel Acclamation: John 6:63.68
9.30am Mass (Fr. John’s intentions) Alleluia, alleluia! Your words are spirit, Lord, and they are
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Saturday 1 August life; you have the message of eternal life. Alleluia!
St Alphonsus Mary de Liguori, bishop and doctor of the Church,
Gospel: Mark 6:1-15
9.00am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Jesus gave out as much as was wanted to all who were sitting
10.00am Mass (for the Cavanagh family)
nd ready.
Sunday 2
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) Preface of Sunday 5, Eucharistic Prayer 1
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10.00am Mass (In thanksgiving – Tricia Coppin’s 50 birthday) Communion Antiphon: Ps 102:2
followed by baptism of Henry Brown O, bless the Lord, my soul, and remember all his kindness.
6.00pm Mass (People of the parish)
INTERESTED IN JOINING THE TEAM OF FLOWER LADIES?
CONFESSION TIMES You could if you wish work with one of them before going on the
Weekdays: before or after Mass upon request. rota every 3 months. If you are interested please speak to one of
Saturday: 10.30am; Sundays: ½ hour before Mass them, their names are on the notice board.
CHURCH CLEANING PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
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31 Bridie; August 7 Sheila; 14 Sue; 21 Sue; 28 Tara Please pray for all our sick parishioners, particularly Rita
COLLECTIONS LAST SUNDAY Redman and Jean Borucki. Names of parishioners who need
Offertory: £334.65, (Gift Aid: £152.96, loose plate: £181.69) + our prayers can be placed in the box in the church foyer.
£94 approx by standing order. Second collection: Parish VISIT OF RELICS OF ST THÉRÈSE OF LISIEUX AYLESFORD
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Maintenance & Development Fund: £107.03. Thank you. 9 – 11 OCTOBER
Second collection today: Day for Life. Next Sunday: Parish Leaflets containing further information about the visit are
Maintenance & Development Fund. available in the church foyer. It promises to be a very successful
DAY FOR LIFE TODAY event. Do ensure you are part of it. If you would like to go by
This year’s Day for Life aims to highlight why the Church coach or can offer a lift in your car please sign up on the notice
believes that every life is worth living even when a person has board.
lost all hope and feels suicidal, together with the vital role played READERS AND
by families and a compassionate parish community in supporting EXTRA-ORDINARY MINISTERS OF COMMUNION
and sustaining those who may be struggling to cope. Today’s If you have not already received your copy by email please pick
collection will go the Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics and up your rota for August and September from the table in the
other life-related activities supported by the Church. There will foyer. Thank you.
also be an appeal for new members of the Society for the HAVE WE FORGOTTEN WHAT IT IS TO BE CATHOLIC? (6)
Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC). (From Fit for Mission? Church by Bishop Patrick O’Donoghue)
WELCOMERS ROTA Those who dissent from the authority of the Church forget
If you would like to help distributing the parish and children’s they are Catholic.
newsletter before the 10am Mass please sign up on the notice
board.
Email: parish@stsimon.org.uk; Web: www.stsimon.org.uk;
Parish blog: http://st-simon-parish.blogspot.com/; diocesan website: www.rcsouthwark.co.uk
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‘NOW I CAN FOLLOW THE MASS’
Some weeks ago after Mass a parishioner proudly showed me her lovely new Sunday Missal. The only problem
was that she had been unable to find the text of that Sunday’s Mass. It took just a few minutes to show her how to find the
right pages. The next Sunday, she came to see me with a happy expression: ‘I was able to follow it today!’ This prompted
me to make a mental note to encourage people once again to purchase a Sunday Missal. They can be bought very
cheaply, but people who spend a little bit more find themselves very proud owners of a very valuable resource. Bringing a
Missal to Mass helps you understand the structure of the Mass better. Marking up the Missal for a particular Sunday helps
you anticipate and look forward to the next Mass, and you might even prepare by reading the prayers and the scripture
readings at home before you come, or even during the week some days before coming, all of which helps you participate
in the Mass more fruitfully. The more one prepares for Mass, the more fruitfully one attends at Mass. There is also the
practical point that if, for some reason, you miss something that the reader or priest has read out, you can read it yourself.
You can also re-read something that has struck you particularly, or that you have found difficult to understand at a first
reading. Missals can be bought or ordered from the repository at the back of the church. Fr. John
REGULAR EVENTS – COME ALONG! VACANCIES AT MEDIAWATCH-UK
Mediawatch-uk, who are campaigning for decency and respect
DIVINE MERCY PRAYER GROUP
across the media, currently have two vacancies details of which
after the 9.30am Mass on Tuesdays. Prayers of
can be found on the notice board. There are also copies of their
intercession for various needs and silent
information and joining forms on the table in the foyer.
adoration of the Blessed Sacrament till 10.30am.
WALSINGHAM LAST THURSDAY
CHOIR PRACTICE TUESDAYS 7.30PM
Newcomers always welcome
BIBLE STUDY THURSDAYS 7.30PM
Studying the Acts of the Apostles.
Newcomers always welcome.
YEAR OF PRAYER FOR PRIESTS
Come and pray the Rosary for our priests 20 minutes before the
morning Masses, Monday to Friday. All are welcome to join.
MONTHLY PRAYER REQUESTS FOR PRIESTS
August/September list now available in the church entrance.
YEAR OF PRIESTHOOD
A Daily Prayer for Priests
Heavenly Father, grant that our priests be strengthened and
healed by the power of the Eucharist they celebrate. May the
Word they proclaim give them courage and wisdom. We pray
that all those whom they seek to serve may see in them the love
and care of Jesus our eternal High Priest. Who is Lord for ever
and ever. Amen. Mary, Mother of the Church, look tenderly upon All who participated agreed
your sons, our priests. that we had a wonderful day.
It was good to have a number of young people and families with
NOVENA IN HONOUR OF ST JEAN MARY VIANNEY us. Thanks to Viv and Eileen Conn for organising the coach.
Some copies of prayers in preparation for the feast of St Jean Photos above clockwise from top left: inside the Slipper Chapel,
Mary, the patron of this Year of Priesthood, are available in the outside the Slipper Chapel, inside the Holy House in the
church entrance. Please take one for prayer. Anglican shrine, the Holy Mile.
TORCHES PARISH PILGRIMAGE 2010
Donations of £260, (£316 including gift aid) towards the new Although it was not possible to plan a parish pilgrimage overseas
torches have been received. Thank you. The torches we were this year, it might be possible to do so next year. Some
looking at have proved not to be suitable. Other possibilities are parishioners have mentioned the possibility of going to the
being looked at but £500+ is still about how much they will cost. famous Passion Play at Oberammergau in Bavaria, Germany.
Further donations will be gratefully received. Thank you. (See notice board.) This play is only staged every ten years.
THE ROAD TO COMPOSTELLA – A PERSONAL TALE There are a number of tours possible between May and
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Susie Gray who rode her horse Apollo from Canterbury to September but a tour from 24 – 31 September has been
Santiago de Compostela, one of the principal pilgrim destinations arranged with the Southwark Archdiocese in mind. Prices range
in Europe, is giving a talk on her pilgrimage at 7pm on this from £975 to £1,375 for a 7-night package, with 5 nights at a
Thursday at the Dominican Priory, St Peter’s Lane, Canterbury. mountain village near Lake Como in Italy and 2 nights in
Oberammergau itself.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED (There is also a 3 day (2
The charity LIFE, who offer pregnancy counselling and care night) tour from 15 –
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services, are looking for volunteers to be counsellors. Full 17
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September priced
counselling training is given of if you have counselling skills £650 - £990.) If you are
consider going along to help them. Contact Agnes Rees, the likely to be interested in
London co-ordinator on 07515578598 or email: going to Oberammergau,
agnesrees@lifecharity.org.uk for details. please sign up on the
VACANCY AT THE FRIARS, AYLESFORD notice board or let me
A Lay Sacristan is needed who will be responsible for the daily know. I will look into
running and upkeep of the shrine and chapels. Full details of this other possible
vacancy can be found on the notice board and a full job pilgrimages when I have
description is available on their website, www.thefriars.org.uk. a response to this
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Closing date for applications: 9 August 2009. enquiry. Fr. John

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