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Praying and growing
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
Christ the King bidding prayers, 4th Sunday of Lent (6 March 2016)
Note to Reader: Please PAUSE as directed between the Intention and the Response. Please read the response all the way through with the congregation especially where it is longer than usual
Priest: As we listen to the story of the prodigal son in today’s readings we are reminded of the Father’s endless love for us constantly calling us back to Him
R. Our response is “Lord , your mercy is our hope”
R. We ask the Lord to bless and support His Church throughout the world bearing in mind especially the plight of Christians in the Middle East
PAUSE
R. We pray
Lord your mercy is our hope
R. Through the news bulletins we are constantly aware of the plight of the refugees and migrants. Let us pray for these stricken people and their families as they seek a new and safer life
PAUSE
R We pray
Lord your mercy is our hope
R. We are mindful of our brothers and sisters who are sick in mind or body and pray for them and their families and all who care for them
PAUSE
R. We pray
Lord your mercy is our hope
R. Let us pray for all in our parish families who mourn. May the Lord find wys and people to comfort them in their time of loss
PAUSE
R. We pray
Lord your mercy is our hope
R. As we try to understand he many arguments about the future of our country either in or out of the European community we ask the Lord to guide us to produce a fair and humane society based on Christian principles
PAUSE
R. We pray
Lord your mercy is our hope
R. In the silence of our hearts let us listen to the voice of Our Father
LONGER PAUSE
R. We ask Mary the mother of Our Lord to join us in prayer saying HAIL MARY….etc.
Priest: Lord Merciful Father listen to our petitions and grant them through Jesus your Son who lives with you and the Holy Spirit forever
AMEN
3 Churches Info
Visitors often tell me that there seems to be a lot going on in our 3 Churches, going by what is a full newsletter every week, often with things queuing up to get in. They are right – but sometimes we only realize it when we try to put useful parish info together.
Our 3 Churches Evangelization and Pastoral group felt it was time to do a new edition of our information leaflet, and so you should receive one today with this newsletter. It contains loads of information on many different aspects of parish life. Please do not file it in the bin, mainly because it is meant to be a useful resource for you – but also because it has taken a few people a lot of time!
In the next week or two we will publish a second sheet, this time giving more detailed info on the surprising number of groups and activities in our Churches that encourage prayer and discussion. Again, new parishioners sometimes ask what there is to join, while “oldies” are often unaware of just how much is going on.
PS By the way, check out the new Archdiocesan website at rcadc.org
Communication – Community – Communion……it all helps to make us one!
Fr Matthew
REFLECTION after Communion this weekend. Use it at home too…
The Mercy of God is patient.
God tends us – and nurtures us,
and gives us time to grow to fruitfulness.
God of love and compassion,
teach us to be patient with ourselves
and with others.
Help us to be open to the feeding and pruning we may need to become fruitful disciples in your Kingdom.
And give us the grace to repent,
seek your mercy, and enjoy your forgiveness. Amen
3 churches newsletter, 28 February 2016
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Christ the King bidding prayers, 3rd Sunday in Lent (25 Feb 2016)
Priest We pray that our journey through Lent will make us more aware of our needs
The response is The Lord is compassion and love
We pray for the Church that it will be slow to anger and rich in mercy in order to overcome evil with good PAUSE
The Lord …….is compassion and love
As the peace candle sheds its light in a number of homes we pray for peace and peacemakers, for those who suffer and those who care for them
PAUSE The Lord …….is compassion and love
We pray for the people of Wales as we celebrate St David’s Day. May they remember their Christian heritage. PAUSE
The Lord …….is compassion and love
Lent is a time when we ask forgiveness and honestly admit our sins. We remember the messages of Jesus, messages of love, justice and mercy
PAUSE The Lord……….is compassion and love
We pray for women and men who work together for their families and the wider community PAUSE The Lord ……..is compassion and love
We pray quietly for our own needs LONGER PAUSE
We ask Mary to be our refuge as we say Hail Mary ………….
Heavenly Father we make our prayers with trust and hope. We ask this through Jesus your Son and the Holy Spirit for ever Amen