Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our Sunday readings this week serve to direct us to the truth that our faith in Christ our Lord finds its fulfilment in the Holy Mass, for here we celebrate the source and summit of our Christian life, where we acknowledge Christ Jesus as the Lord of Life, both here and eternity.

As we seek to serve a variety of needs and preferences the 8 am Mass on Sundays will be celebrated according to the ‘Usus Antiquor Anglicana’ - the Book of Common Prayer enriched in good old Anglo-Catholic fashion from the English Missal.

THIS WEEK AT SAINT MARTIN’S

SUNDAY - 22nd August 2021 8.00 am Low Mass (According t the B.C.P./English Missal)

9.00 am Parish Mass for the 21st Sunday in 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- 29th August 2021 8.00 am Low Mass 10.00 am Parish Mass for the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time

THIS WEEK’S SUNDAY MASS WILL BE BROADCAST.

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“St Martin’s Parish Church, Fenny Stratford.

TEA AND COFFEE ARE NOW AVAILABLE AFTER MASS ON SUNDAYS - DO JOIN US FOR FELLOWSHIP.

PASTORAL LETTER- Please read the Parish Priest’s Pastoral Letter concerning how we are gradually moving out of months of Covid restrictions. It can also be found here on the Saint Martin’s Facebook Page. The good news is that we can sing again and share the fellowship we enjoy once more after Mass over tea or coffee. We do this, however, maintaining a little caution as we seek to move forward into the future together.

Many thanks to those that assisted or supported our Parish contribution towards the Fenny Poppers Festival. Despite lacking in manpower we were still able to furnish enough stalls to raise £591.96 on the day towards Church funds that are sorely needed to further our program of necessary repairs on the Church fabric.

CONCERNING THE ONGOING WORK ON THE CHURCH

IF YOU WISH TO MAKE A DONATION TOWARDS THE COST OF THE ONGOING 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 REMEMBER- 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 - 11.30am.

THE SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION AND RECONCILIATION is also available at this time.

Please continue to remember the following in your prayers:

Firstly:

That we may be able to raise the necessary funds to complete the program of repairs on the Church building.

For those seeking rest and respite through a Summer Holiday or break, that they will find refreshment of body, mind and spirit.

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.

For those who 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 the Monastic Community of the House of Initia Nova of the Order of Saint Benedict as it seeks a new home. For it’s Abbot, Michael-John Austin, for the community and for those new to its life.

For the Sick:

For Susan Carter, Pam Wilderspin, 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 John Winder, Chris Kliszewicz, and all the recently departed and for all those who have died of Covid 19.

We pray too for William MacPherson, Herbert Culley, Bill Collins, Joan Watts, James Crook and all whose whose Year’s Mind occurs at this time. Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord.

And let Light Perpetual shine upon them.

God bless you all.

Father Victor (Dom Cuthbert OSB)