Jan 22nd 2022

My Dear Friends, This Sunday we are presented with the Lord unequivocally stating that He indeed is the longed for Messiah that the Jewish people have been awaiting. The reading from the prophet Isaiah that Our Lord read out loud in the synagogue, contained the signs by which the Messiah would be recognised. They are all fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ. Let us pray that we may be strong in our faith, recognise Jesus as Lord and make Him known to others by our words, actions and way of life.

THIS WEEK AT SAINT MARTIN’S

SUNDAY - 23rd January 2022 8.00 am Low Mass (According to the B.C.P./English Missal)

10.00 am Parish Mass for the Third 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 No Mass today

FRIDAY 10.00 am Low Mass (English Missal / B.C.P.)

SATURDAY 10.00 am Low Mass

SUNDAY 30th January 2022

8.00 am Low Mass (According to the B.C.P./English Missal)

10.00 am Parish Mass for the Fourth 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 Frances Guess, 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, Charles Indeche and all the recently departed and for all those who have died of Covid 19.

and for Sidney Dunmore, Nellie Osmond, Albert Suddery, Charles Pummery, James Sellars, Alice Massouh 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.

With every blessing,

Father Victor (Dom Cuthbert OSB)