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Advent
Please note these dates for our celebration of the season of Advent and Christmas.
Full details for all of them are on our special 3 Churches Advent and Christmas info sheet.
Tuesday 7 December
7pm – Advent Service at St Brigid’s and live-streamed
Tuesday 21 December
7.30pm – Carol Service at St Brigid’s and live-streamed
Monday/Tuesday 20/21 December
“Bambinelli” – Children’s Christmas Blessing in each church
Christmas Masses
Christmas Eve
6pm – Christ the King and St Paul’s
8pm – St Brigid’s
Christmas Day
9am – Christ the King and St Paul’s
10.30am – St Brigid’s
Booking will be necessary for the Christmas Masses. Contact details will be given next weekend.
Food Market – During Advent we will be seeking support for our outreach to the needy.
Bidding prayers for the faithful feast of Christ the King – Sunday 21 November 2021 (year C)
CELEBRANT: Father with confidence we place our prayers and needs before you on this special feast day of Christ The King.
READER That we build a Kingdom where justice is upheld. (PAUSE)
READER Lord hear us
RESPONSE Lord graciously hear us
READER That we create a Kingdom where peace is sought. (PAUSE)
READER Lord hear us
RESPONSE Lord graciously hear us
READER That we weave a Kingdom where love is experienced. (PAUSE)
READER Lord hear us
RESPONSE Lord graciously hear us
READER That we dream of a kingdom where hope is present. (PAUSE)
READER Lord hear us
RESPONSE Lord graciously hear us
READER We remember today two ladies who were Kingdom builders
in our parishes, Phyllis Webber and Eileen Britton who have
recently died to be enveloped in the glory of God. (PAUSE)
READER Lord hear us
RESPONSE Lord graciously hear us
READER In quietness, we stand also as workers for the Kingdom,
offering to the Father our own prayers and needs. (LONGER PAUSE)
READER Lord hear us
RESPONSE Lord graciously hear us
READER We ask Mary the mother of Jesus to pray with us as we say
Hail Mary….
CELEBRANT: Father, you call us to be part of your Kingdom of which
Christ is the King. We make our prayers in faith and with trust through
Jesus Christ our Lord Amen
3 churches newsletter, 21 November 2021 (Feast of Christ the King)
Download the 3 churches newsletter for the Feast of Christ the King (year B).
Synod news
Over 80 parishioners from over 30 parishes across the Archdiocese have stepped up as representatives in this historic Synod. They started a programme of training this week with an introductory talk on what is meant by a ‘synod’, the synodal process, the timeline, and the role of parish representatives. In their second session next week, they will look at how to organise and run a parish meeting and how they might encourage prayerful listening and discernment. The synodal process is for each and every one of us and we hope we will use the opportunities we are offered to listen to each other.
Questions to think about: How do we journey together, listen to each other? To the Holy Spirit? What is your dream for the Church, your parish, so that it becomes more missionary, more outward looking?
Fr Matthew
Bidding prayers for Sunday 14 November 2021
Priest: Waiting upon the Lord let us be ready to offer him our prayers
for the church, the world and for and for our own intentions.
We pray for Christians throughout the world that being filled with the Lord’s love and constancy – we may be faithful in gathering all people into his kingdom.
PAUSE
Lord, hear us.
Lord graciously hear us.
For peace between nations, that the world may enjoy freedom from war and fear of conflict – that human endeavour will concentrate on bringing true judgement where there is injustice.
PAUSE
Lord, hear us.
Lord graciously hear us.
Let us bring to the Lord our communities, our families, friends and neighbours – that we may be spared from false rumours and damaging hearsay.
PAUSE
Lord, hear us.
Lord graciously hear us.
For all who suffer from war and live in fear of violence, for those who are victims of famine and natural disaster – we pray for the Lord’s blessing on those who seek to bring them relief and hope.
PAUSE
Lord, hear us.
Lord graciously hear us.
Amongst the recently departed we pray for Eileen Britton – and for all who have died as the result of war and conflict.
PAUSE
Lord, hear us.
Lord graciously hear us.
In a moment of silence we offer our personal prayers.
LONGER PAUSE
We join these and all our prayers with those of our Lady
Hail Mary………
Priest Father, prompted by your holy Spirit we ask you to hear these and all our prayers in Jesus name. Amen