My Dear Friends,
The Feast of the Lord’s Baptism is a continuation of the Feast of Epiphany in that it develops further the theme of the manifestation of the Jesus’ divinity. At Jesus’ baptism, God the Father witnessed that He was His Son. By baptism we too have been made God’s children, chosen to bring His Good News to our families, communities and to the world.
THIS WEEK AT SAINT MARTIN’S
SUNDAY - 9th January 2022
8.00 am Low Mass (According to the B.C.P./English Missal)
10.00 am Parish Mass for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
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 (English Missal / B.C.P.)
1.30 pm Sung Requiem for the repose of the soul of June Jarvis
SATURDAY
10.00 am Low Mass
SUNDAY 16th January 2022
8.00 am Low Mass (According to the B.C.P./English Missal)
10.00 am Parish Mass for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
THIS WEEK’S SUNDAY MASS WILL BE BROADCAST.
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“St Martin’s Parish Church, Fenny Stratford."
TEA AND COFFEE IS SERVED AFTER MASS ON SUNDAYS - DO JOIN US FOR FELLOWSHIP.
HOW WE RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION DURING THE PARISH MASS. We have returned to using the Communion rails for Holy Communion. However, to maintain a safe distancing, we invite four people at a time to come forward and kneel at the altar rail. As soon as you have received, please make room for those behind you. If then you then would like to receive from the chalice, remain kneeling at the altar rails.
IF YOU HAVE ANY PRAYERS 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:
The strength to keep our New Year’s resolutions and to witness more diligently to our Christian faith.
That we may always remember, even in the midst of our own rejoicing at this time the needs of those so less fortunate than ourselves.
For a Holy and Pastoral man to be appointed soon as our new Bishop in succession to Bishop Jonathan Goodall.
For the Monastic Community of the House of Initia Nova as it meets in Convocation this week.
For those at school, college or University, that they may be kept safe and well.
That society may remain open 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 continue 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 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 Nicola Monaghan, Rosalio Eluna, Susan Carter, Pam Wilderspin, 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 June Jarvis, Father Robert Nokes and all the recently departed and for all those who have died of Covid 19.
and for Elsie Callow, Kate Gammage, Irene Albert, Frederick Harold, Emmeline Parkins, Gladys Smith, Margaret Joyce, Dorothy Masters, Howard Jarvis, Albert Elliott 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 grant you all a happy and prosperous new year.
Father Victor (Dom Cuthbert OSB)