Dear Brothers and Sisters,
This week our readings remind us of the fact that God has mastery over all His creation. Yet this should not cause us to live in fear of Him, but instead should be a cause of reassurance in us. When we are bewildered or afraid we need to remember that as God permeates all of His creation, so He is ever at our side. And when we experience alarm or fear we need to take to heart those words uttered by Our Lord in this Sunday’s Gospel: “Quiet now! Be calm!”.
THIS WEEK AT SAINT MARTIN’S
SUNDAY - 20th June
8.00 am Low Mass
10.00 am PARISH MASS FOR THE 12th SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
TUESDAY
7.00 pm Low Mass
WEDNESDAY 11.45 am Eucharistic Adoration
12.15 pm Low Mass
THURSDAY
10.00 am Low Mass
FRIDAY
10.00 am Low Mass (B.C.P.)
SATURDAY
10.00 am Low Mass
SUNDAY- 27th June
8.00 am Low Mass
10.00 am PARISH MASS FOR THE 13th SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
THIS WEEK’S SUNDAY WILL BE BROADCAST.
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THIS WEDNESDAYS MASS WILL BE BROADCAST
OTHER NOTICES
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Now that the National situation is rapidly stabilising, we would like to return to offering tea and coffee once more after the Parish Mass (albeit with disposable cups). We therefore need volunteers to help serving in the kitchen and to wipe down the tables afterwards. Could we have a few volunteers please? Ideally we would like to look at getting things up and running by the end of this month.
Advance Notice
FENNY POPPERS FESTIVAL - Sunday 15th August 2021
INDEED IT IS TAKING PLACE
Advanced notice that we will need bottles, alcoholic and otherwise for our Bottle Tombola and prizes for our Raffle.
There will be a crate located in the Vestry Hall for items donated.
We also need firm pledges of support from
Individual church members to man the various stalls on the day.
We would also welcome ideas as to new and different stalls that we could run.
This is our parish’s major fund raising event which after the year we have had is desperately needed. So please be generous with your time and commitment.
IF YOU WISH TO MAKE A DONATION TOWARDS THE COST OF THE FORTHCOMING CHURCH REPAIRS.
CHEQUES CAN BE MADE PAYABLE TO:
Saint Martin’s P. C. C. No. 1 A/c
MANY THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONTINUED GENEROSITY.
PLEASE don’t forget to contact me if you have any prayer requests or Mass intentions you would like me to offer at Mass or if would like someone added to our parish prayer list of the Sick or Departed.
My contact details are as follows:
Telephone: 01908 372825
Email: victorbullock@talktalk.net
I am also available in person during Surgery Hour on Saturday’s in Church between 10.30am - 12 noon.
THE SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION AND RECONCILIATION is also available at this time.
Please continue to remember the following in your prayers:
Firstly:
For the repose of the soul of Brother Peter Urrutia of the House of Initia Nova OSB who returned to the Lord suddenly this last week.
In thanksgiving for the Solemn Profession of Dom John-Aelred Lane Within the House of Initia Nova community.
For Ross Stephen Copley as he prepares for his Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood this Peter-tide.
For the continuing process of opening up society once more and for a continued drop in the rate of Covid infections and in the number of hospitalised victims.
For the continued rapid dissemination of the Vaccines for Covid 19 and for all working for this end.
Those who have found themselves out of work, particularly those who have families or other dependents.
For the Government as they seek to rebuild after these very difficult months.
For peace to reign within our homes and amongst one another.
For the elderly, housebound and those living in residential and nursing homes.
For our Ambulance Service and for our other Emergency Service Staff and for Milton Keynes Hospital and all who work there.
For Bishop Jonathan, for Father Victor, Father Ian and Father John and for all parish clergy as they seek to continue to make present in our midst the Sacrifice of the Holy Mass, the other Sacraments of Christ and offer continuing Pastoral care.
For Genesis Abbey, the Mother House of the Monastic Community of the House of Initia Nova of the Order of Saint Benedict. For it’s Abbot, Michael-John Austin, the community and for those new to its life.
For the Sick:
For Abbot Michael-John, Amie Reed, Paul Ward, Jean Holden, Peter White, Roger D’Elia, Norman Kent, Denis & Yvonne Simpson, David Lingham, Sandra Walduck, Eugenius Yung and Doris Weatherley.
For the Departed:
For Brother Peter Urrutia of the House of Initia Nova OSB, for Jacinta Lusamukha and all the recently departed and for all those who have died of Covid 19.
We pray too for all whose years mind falls at this time. We remember Mabel Gammage, Etta Coombs, William Clarke, Nellie Bodsworth, Michael Wilderspin and Sarah Wilderspin. Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord.
And let Light Perpetual shine upon them.
May God bless and keep you.
Father Victor