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As
you may be aware the DEC has opened an appeal for this tragedy.
You may wish to send
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your donation direct to CAFOD, (in which case you can gift aid
it). Please note the new address for CAFOD is :CAFOD 55
Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7JB
Prayer for Fr Eugene
Monaghan. Asking the
Intercession of Blessed
Antonio Rosmini.
O God,
who, through your Son, has deigned to pour out on earth the
fullness of your love. Grant us, through the intercession of
Blessed Antonio Rosmini who lived and witnessed to the threefold
form of this virtue, to be worthy of shining out with love, as
he did in his vision and his works. May you grant our prayers
for your glory and for the favour we ask, and for the spiritual
good of our souls. Amen.
Cycle of Prayer:
a deeper understanding between
Christians and Jews; those who suffer Persecution, Oppression
and Denial of Human Rights; Europe; Human Life; and Seafarers
Our Sick Members of the
Parish: Let us pray for our
brothers and sisters who are unwell: Constance Chandler, father
of Giffella Tambini, Fr. Eugene Monaghan, Rosa Tristram, Steven
Saunders, Nancy Rafferty, Patricia O’Shea, Pat Day, Canon
Sylvester O’Donnell, Frances Thomas, Lilian Lowry, Stella Edgell,
Leo Linney, Marie Galvin, Margaret Jenkins, Maureen Gough,
Edwina Peoples, Norman and Hilda Price, Sister Clare at
Bothwell, Hazel and Peter Huxtable, Kathleen Tanner, Johanna
Dobranski, Peggy Evans and Susan Cavalli. If you know of other
parishioners who would like to be included in this list, please
tell us. Thank you.
May they rest in peace:
We remember in our prayers
those who have recently died and Alma Clarke, Teresa Newhams,
Owen Davies and Aileen Lester whose anniversaries occur at this
time.
“Christians Against
Torture” This month we are
writing & praying for the Baha’i community in Iran & a Human
Rights Worker in Rwanda. Next meeting Tuesday 24th
August. in the Parish Hall.
Dates for your Diary
Our Lady of
the Taper,
North
Road, Cardigan, SA43 1LT
Cysegrfan Genedlaethol
In
September His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI will visit Britain and
will celebrate Mass at Westminster
Cathedral. At the end of the Mass and after greeting the young
people, the Holy Father will preside at a special service and
greet and meet representatives from Wales. The Holy Father will
then light
the
Taper candle in the hand of the Statue of Our Lady of Cardigan
which is being taken up especially
for the
occasion. To recognise this historic and wonderful occasion,
there will be a
special Mass of Thanksgiving at the
National Shrine on Sunday
September 26th
presided over by Bishop Thomas Burns of Menevia.
We
would be delighted if you were able to attend and we extend an
invitation to your parishioners and community. There will be the
Rosary at 14.30 followed by the celebration of the Mass of
Thanksgiving.
Pilgrimage in the steps of
St Paul in Greece. Led by
Father Michael Burke. This will take place from Friday 18th
February to Saturday 26th
February 2011. Contact Fr Michael Burke. See notice board for
more details or contact the Parish.
Family Quiz Night
on Friday 3rd
September at 19.00 in the Church Hall. In aid of St Joseph’s
Cathedral Restoration Fund. Tickets £5.00, to include
refreshments, are available from Jim.
Wednesday Playgroup
contact Sue or Sheila for more information.
Neath News
Offertory Collection
15/08/10 £445.46 Levy £100.62
Thank you.
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Briton Ferry News
Offertory Collection
15/08/10 £327.80 Priest
Training £139.12 thank you.
Briton Ferry’s Churches
Together are holding a
“Holiday Songs of Praise” at St Mary’s church hall (Shelone Rd)
18.00 Sunday 29th
August please see poster for details
Catholic Women’s League
help for heroes lunch raised
£1,800 thanks for all who supported this enjoyable event
Catholic Women’s League annual retreat 24th
August is at St Clare’s Porthcawl. If you would like to attend
please add your name to the list in porch
Glynneath News
Offertory Collection
15/08/10 £41.54 thank you.
Request for Our Support
The Jumbulance
was a great asset for people with medical difficulties. It makes
travel a great deal easier for many as the bus is fitted with
beds and fully equipped for all medical emergencies. In my view,
it is a charity worthy of our support. The head driver, Brendan,
will be running the next Great North Run (13 Miles) and has
asked me to seek your support in raising money for the
Jumbulance and so I have placed two sponsorship forms at the
back of the church.
History of the Parish
St. Joseph’s Hillside Lane
(Westernmoor) stained glass windows:
The second window to be placed into the nave of the church was
that of St. Joseph with the child Jesus. This window was donated
by the Smith family as a memorial to Danny Smith a local builder
and parishioner. It happened to coincide with canon Dillon’s
wish for such a window and it was appropriate to Danny as a
father and a builder. This window joins the other
representations of St. Joseph as our parish patron and member of
the holy family. 1984 /1985
Saints of the Week
Monday:
St Rose of Lima (Virgin)
Tuesday:
St Bartholomew (Apostle)
Wednesday:
St Louis or St Joseph Calasanz
(Priest)
Thursday:
St David Lewis (Priest and
Martyr)
Friday:
St Monica
Saturday:
St Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo
also known as Augustine,
St. Augustine, or
St. Austin was Bishop
of Hippo Regius. He was a Latin-speaking philosopher and
theologian who lived in the Roman Africa Province. His writings
were very influential in the development of Western
Christianity. Augustine, a Latin church father, is one of the
most important figures in the development of Western
Christianity. He “established anew the ancient faith” according
to his contemporary, Jerome.
In his early
years he was heavily influenced by Manichaeism and afterward by
the Neo-Platonism of Plotinus. After his conversion to
Christianity and baptism (387), Augustine developed his own
approach to philosophy and theology, accommodating a variety of
methods and different perspectives. He believed that the grace
of Christ was indispensable to human freedom and framed the
concepts of original sin and just war. When the Roman Empire in
the West was starting to disintegrate, Augustine developed the
concept of the Church as a spiritual City of God (in a book of
the same name), distinct from the material Earthly City. His
thought profoundly influenced the medieval worldview.
Augustine’s
City of
God was closely
identified with the church, the community that worshipped God.
In the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion, he is a saint
and pre-eminent Doctor of the Church, and the patron of the
Augustinian religious order; his memorial is celebrated 28th
August, the day of his death. He is the patron saint of brewers,
printers, theologians, sore eyes, and a number of cities and
dioceses. Many Protestants, especially Calvinists, consider him
to be one of the theological fathers of Reformation due to his
teaching on salvation and divine grace. In the Eastern Orthodox
Church he is blessed, and his feast day is celebrated on 15
June. Among the Orthodox, he is called Blessed Augustine,
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