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Palm Sunday

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Reflection after Holy Communion for Palm Sunday

Lord Jesus Christ,
you have accompanied me on my journey through Lent;
be with me still in this most holy of weeks –

when we come again to the foot of the Cross, when all seemed lost,
and move through the emptiness
towards the new dawn of Easter.

As I share the moments of your Passion,
help me to embrace the glory and the joy of the cross
through which you redeemed each one of us.

Instil in me a desire to draw closer to you;
to follow you more closely in my daily life
and to reflect your love and mercy to those I meet each day.
Amen

3CY – Three Churches Youth

3 churches, youth

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On Sunday 17th April 2016 we are launching a new Youth Group for Yr7 and Yr8 here in our 3 Churches, and we don’t want anyone to miss out on what will be an amazing experience.
Once you go to High school, parish life can seem to stop, apart from Confirmation. We are launching this new youth group because we really value our young people, and we know that they have so much to give.

The vision of 3CY, rooted in our Catholic faith, is inspired by Pope Francis’s letter “Laudato si” where he asks us to care for each other and for our common home. The idea is to have fun, make new friends, have a great time. But also to talk about real topics, take action on real issues and use our gifts and talents to make real change. Friendly and informal, with games and refreshments, there will be talks, videos and discussion, maybe walks and trips, music and drama, prayer services and Mass.

So we invite our young people to come along and take ownership of this group. It’s all yours!
Where? CTK Primary School Hall. When? 6.30pm – 8.00pm Sundays in term time from 17th April.
Adults young and older – to volunteer in any capacity and at any commitment level, contact Helen McSherry hmmcsherry@gmail.com or 07720 053999
Website  3churchesyouth.wordpress.com/
Facebook www.facebook.com/3ChurchesYouth/
Twitter @3ChurchesYouth

REFLECTION after Communion this weekend. Use it at home too…

Lord Jesus Christ
you came to call sinners
and offer complete forgiveness and salvation for all.
Give me the grace to feel you alongside me in my sinfulness;
to sense your understanding and encouragement.
Help me to acknowledge my sin –
but to trust in your unending mercy and compassion.
Teach me not to judge others,
nor to condemn them,
but to offer the hand of support and friendship and place mercy at the centre of my life. Amen

Praying and growing

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Have you had your usual meals during the last 24 hours? I bet you have… but have you had nourishment for your spirit and your mind too? Most of us would not think about missing our meals – or perhaps our favourite TV programme. If it’s important we make sure we do it, don’t we?. So how important is it to grow in spirit too?

Looking beyond our own personal prayer life, there are in fact a lot of opportunities to grow in faith through discussion and/or prayer or sharing in our 3 Churches. But not everyone is aware of them, and so it was thought a good idea to bring together info on them into one place.

This week then, as a follow-up to last week’s 3 Churches Information folder, you will be given another sheet listing most of those opportunities. It’s not exhaustive, not mentioning, for example seasonal things like Stations or the Lenten Discussion Groups. But it does give a good overall picture of what is available, and perhaps you have ideas for new initiatives? Let us know!

Fr Matthew

REFLECTION after Communion this weekend. Use it at home too…

God our loving Father,
rich in mercy, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love,
speak deeply to me today of your unconditional love and forgiveness. Help me to come to my senses;
repent of my wrongdoings;
turn back to you
and accept your complete forgiveness.
Give me a readiness to reflect your love and compassion in my everyday life; to be prepared to show mercy and forgiveness to others
and so become more like you.
Amen