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In the Neath Valley

 

Diocese of Menevia

 

22nd August 2010

21st Sunday of the Year

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St Joseph’s Neath

21st Saturday

19.00

Readers:   K. Halloran, D. Reynolds

Michael & Norma Walsh (W. Family)

21st Sunday of the Year

22nd August 11.00

Readers: B. Hunt, R. Fluck.

Paul Cameron (B. R. & Family)

23rd Monday 9.30

Ita Keenan R.I.P. (B. & M. O’G.)

24th Tuesday 9.30

Joseph’s O’Grady R.I.P. (B. & M.)

25th Wednesday 9.30

W. B. Fr Eugene (A. B.)

26th Thursday 9.30

Len Thomas (B. L.)

27th Friday 9.30

All Parishioners

28th  Saturday

9.30

19.00

Readers:  L O’Halloran & M  O’Hea

All Parishioners

Frank Harrison R.I.P. (M. P.)

22nd Sunday of the Year

29th August Sunday 11.00

Readers:  A Bromage & P Buckingham

Brian Collins Anniv ( A. D. & S. C.)

Our Lady of the Assumption Briton Ferry

21st Sunday of the Year

22nd August 9.30

 

Alf Adams R.I.P. Anniv (E. A.)

23rd` Monday 9.30

Bob Donovan Anniv (J. J.)

24th  Tuesday 9.30

Phyllis Roberts R.I.P. (M. & P.)

26th Thursday 9.30

Pope Benedict (M. P.)

27th Friday 9.30

All Parishioners

22nd Sunday of the Year

29th August 9.30.

 

Margaret & John Stack R.I.P. (M . S.)

St John Kemble Glyn-Neath

21st Sunday of the Year

22nd August 11.30.

 

All Parishioners

25th Wednesday 11.00

Vocations

22nd Sunday of the Year

29th August 11.30.

 

All Parishioners

5th April Saturday

19:00.

Readers: K. Halloran, D. Reynolds

Rosa Bacchetta

3rd Sunday of Easter

6th April 11:00.

Readers: B. Hunt, R. Fluck

Joan & Harry Thomas Anniv (B. H.)

7th Monday 10:30

Vocations

8th Tuesday 10:30.

John May R.I.P. (W. Family)

9th Wednesday 10:30.

B. McKnight (K. D.)

10th Thursday 10:30.

New Term Mass

11th  Friday 10:30.

Sick of the Parish

12th Saturday

10:30

19:00.

Readers: L. McPherson-Jones G. Boland

Dympna Hickey Anniv. (J. H.)

Doreen Gibbons Anniv. (M.G. & Family)

4th Sunday of Easter

13th April 11:00.

Readers: B. Payne, J. Hickey

James O’Donnell (BING) (P. B.)

5th April Saturday

19:00.

Readers: K. Halloran, D. Reynolds

Rosa Bacchetta

3rd Sunday of Easter

6th April 11:00.

Readers: B. Hunt, R. Fluck

Joan & Harry Thomas Anniv (B. H.)

7th Monday 10:30

Vocations

8th Tuesday 10:30.

John May R.I.P. (W. Family)

9th Wednesday 10:30.

B. McKnight (K. D.)

10th Thursday 10:30.

New Term Mass

11th  Friday 10:30.

Sick of the Parish

12th Saturday

10:30

19:00.

Readers: L. McPherson-Jones G. Boland

Dympna Hickey Anniv. (J. H.)

Doreen Gibbons Anniv. (M.G. & Family)

4th Sunday of Easter

13th April 11:00.

Readers: B. Payne, J. Hickey

James O’Donnell (BING) (P. B.)

 

 

 As you may be aware the DEC has opened an appeal for this tragedy. You may wish to send Flood disaster in Pakistan:d 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.

 

Cleaning Rota 1

 

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, or St. Augustine the Blessed

 
 

Prayer for Vocations

 

Lord, make me a better person,

More considerate towards others,

More honest with myself,

More faithful to you.

Make me generous enough to want sincerely

to do your will whatever it may be.

Help me find my true vocation in life

and grant that through it I may find happiness myself

and bring happiness to others.

Grant, Lord, that those whom you call

to enter the priesthood, diaconate or religious life

may have the generosity to answer your call,

so that those who need your help may find it. 

We ask this through Christ Our Lord.

 

Amen.

 
 
 

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