Dates for your Diary

Summer Retreat - July 24-26th at Hilton, Nr. Lichfield (Non-Residential) in a

country setting. There are brochures in the porch and a Poster on the
noticeboard.
Slip Stitch - Knitting and sewing group, next meeting Wednesday 22nd July
at 11:30 in the church hall. Everyone welcome, enjoy a chat and a cuppa!
There will be a series of Jewellery Making sessions for children aged 6 to 12
years, to be held in the Church Hall on the following dates: July 27th,
August 3rd, August 10th, August 17th and August 31st. The children can
attend as many sessions as they wish. All equipment is provided, there is no
charge, however if you can afford a donation towards costs it would be
appreciated. If you have children that would like to attend, please see
Margaret Ingram or call on 01827 704858.

SUNDAY 26th July 2015 - Baptism of PEPPI-ROSE SWEET at

11:00am. We welcome Peppi-Rose into the family of the
Church, please pray for her and all of the family on this very
special occasion.

ST. BENEDICTS R C CHURCH

OWEN STREET, ATHERSTONE,
WARWICKSHIRE, CV9 1DG
Tel: 01827 713177,
Website: st-benedicts-atherstone.org

Finance Secretary: Jo Howe 01827 750214

Newsletter: Brian Ingram 01827 704858
email: brianingramocds@gmail.com
Items for inclusion in the Newsletter by Thursday Noon

16th Sunday of the Year (B)

Sat 18th July

4.00 pm

Vigil of Sunday

Article 1.

Sun 19h July

9:30 am

16th Sunday

THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Mon 20th July

Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the
Spirit ( vitae spiritualis ianua ), and the door which gives access to the other
sacraments, Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as children
of God; we become members of Christ, and are incorporated into the Church
and made sharers in her mission: "Baptism is the Sacrament of
regeneration through water and in the word."
The Celebration of the Christian Mystery.
CATECHISM of the CATHOLIC CHURCH

We extend a warm welcome to everyone worshipping here this

weekend, refreshments are served in the Church Hall after 9.30am
Mass, please come and join us, ALL ARE WELCOME.

Tues 21st July

7.00 pm Prayer Mtg

For the Parish

Meet in Church, all

welcome

Wed 22nd July

St. Mary Magdalen

Thurs 23rdJuly

St. Bridgit of Sweden

Friday 24th July

10.00 am

Sat 25th July

4.00 pm

Sun 26th July

9:30am

Service of Holy
Communion
Feast of St. James,
Apostle
17th Sunday of the year

Michael Griffin,
Molly & John Ryan
Parishioners

The Liturgy & the of the Church

Readers this week:
Readers next week:

Sat. M. Bourne
Sun: D. Dickens
Sat: C. Chetwynd

: S. Hall

Offertory Procession this week: O. Fortune

Eucharistic Ministers
T. Wright
M. Reed
Next Week
M. Bourne
M. Heath
Church Cleaning Mrs N. Furlong-Smith
Altar Society -------------------

The Sick and their Carers

Please pray for Father Andrew, Pat & Maureen Burke, Bridie Symmons,
Ada Russell, Winifred Jones, Charlotte Smith, Kath Ford, Ursula Cope,
Patricia Carter, Christina Chetwynd, Olive Fortune, Victor John Zeslawski
and Father Paul. Please remember our housebound parishioners in your
prayers: Marion Burrows and Marie Aherne .

Anniversaries
We pray for all our deceased relatives and friends especially those
who's anniversaries fall at this time, Peter Kirkbride, Stella M Carroll,
Bessie Ford, Jean Conolly, Tom O'Donnell, Rene Smith, Cecelia
Goodwin, John (Jackie) Short and Ellen J. Morgan. May they Rest in
Peace.

Money Matters
Collections last week: 1st - 201:52
114:10 - thank you!
Refreshments:
36:62
July 18/19th - Second Collection is for our Organist, Mrs J. Kaye who will
be leaving us shortly after many years of loyal service.
In June Direct Debit receipts were: 1st collection 417 2nd. 44
TOTE: 05/07/2015. Winning Nos 14 - 16. Rollover
Snowball this week 22
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PRAYER GROUP - The prayer will take the basic format of Evening
Prayer of the Church with the opportunity to extend the various elements
of the Prayer (Praise and adoration, listening to Scripture readings and
Intercession for our various needs). To give you a sense of how long the
meeting might last - last week we prayed together for about half an hour!

"That in all things God may be glorified St. Benedict

Shepherd of Gods people

Today our attention is drawn toward shepherding Gods flock.
More so, the focus is Jesus the good shepherd who desires to
lead his faithful at all cost even to the point of shedding his
blood. What does it entail to be shepherd in our contemporary
communities and what are the expectations of a shepherd. First,
we look at the roles of the church leaders who are in the
forefront caring for their faithful. For example, if we look at the
Bishops crozier, it is like the shepherds crook which is used to
guide the flock. It means therefore that the first role of the
shepherd is to guide the flock as well as protect them from
wolves.
However, being shepherd is by no means limited to the clergy.
Parents have the responsibilities of being the first shepherds of
their home. Then we have the teachers at school I do not mean
that teachers should become a kind of big brother to children
but they have the duty like parents to teach pupils to imbibe the
right conduct of the society as enshrined in the immutable truth
of God. This is where the Lord becomes the good shepherd who
will never starve His flock of the right menu of life. We too are
invited to imitate the Lord in providing the right answers which
our society so earnestly desires.
Fr. Raphael Imoni