Dates for your Diary

Cake Stall this weekend:

Many thanks to all have brought cakes etc.
All proceeds give a boost to Church funds.
Summer Fete Saturday 27th June 1.00-4.00pm on the School Field.
Please put the date in your diary. This is a joint venture, Parish and School
working together to raise much-needed funds.
Coming soon - a list in the porch for names of volunteer helpers and a box
for donations of gifts for the various stalls and games.
Tribute Concert for Noel O'Brien - The Stanley Operatic Society of
Hinckley performed a wonderful tribute concert in memory of Noel O'Brien,
who was a member of the Society. We are most grateful to the Operatic
Society for their generosity and look forward to their revisiting St Benedict's
in the future.

ST. BENEDICTS R C CHURCH

OWEN STREET, ATHERSTONE,
WARWICKSHIRE, CV9 1DG
Tel: 01827 713177,
Website: st-benedicts-atherstone.org
Parish Priest: Mgr. Paul Watson

Finance Secretary: Jo Howe 01827 750214

Newsletter: Brian Ingram 01827 704858
email: brianingramocds@gmail.com
Items for inclusion in the Newsletter by Thursday Noon

Some Ecumenical Events

Joint Service for Pentecost - next Sunday 24th May at Mancetter Rec, 3 pm.
Revd Tony Tooby to preach.

Future Plans
Prayer Group - Scripture Group - We have decided to hold a series of
meetings on a Tuesday evening for a few weeks up until the summer
holidays. Since most of those who expressed interest put their names down
for both groups, it is thought that, initially at least, we should hold just one
meeting each week and combine teaching and discussion on Sacred
Scripture and a time also of prayer. The style of the prayer time will be
focused primarily on worship of God - learning about vocal praise,
sometimes using the Prayer of the Church (the Divine Office), which
provides a useful model for a structure of prayer.
The first meeting will take place on Tuesday 26th May after the 7.00pm
evening Mass in the Hall. We would aim to finish at about 9.00pm.

Solemnity of the Ascension (B)

Sat 16th May

4.00 pm

Sun 17th May

9:30 am

Mon 18th May

Solemnity of the
Ascension

Rosa & George Wood

For the Parishioners

No Mass

2.15pm

School Mass

7:00 pm

Easter Feria

Wed 20th May

10.00 am

Easter Feria

Thurs 21st May

7:00 pm

Easter Feria

10.00 am

Easter Feria

3.30 pm

Funeral -Michael Grubb

Sat 23rd May

4.00 pm

Vigil Mass

Sun 24th May

9:30am

Solemnity of Pentecost

Tues 19th May

Fri 22nd May

We extend a warm welcome to everyone worshipping here this

weekend, refreshments are served in the Church Hall after 9.30am
Mass, please come and join us, ALL ARE WELCOME.

Vigil of Sunday

For the Parishioners

Intentions of Tricia
Spence
Deceased Ward family

The Liturgy & the Care of the Church

Readers next week:

Readers next week:

Sat: Grace W, Cerys, Enya and Robert

Sun: Ellie, James
Sat: Abby, Enya, Ben M.
Sun: M. Heath

Offertory Procession this week: S. Batty & N. Osbourne

Eucharistic Ministers T. Wright
D. Dickens
Next Week
M. Bourne
M. Reed
Church Cleaning N. Furlong-Smith
Altar Society A. Senter

The Sick and their Carers

Please pray for Father Andrew, Pat & Maureen Burke, Bridie Symmons,
Ada Russell, Winifred Jones, Charlotte Smith, Kath Ford, Ursula Cope,
Patricia Carter, Christina Chetwynd, Olive Fortune and Father Paul.
Please remember our housebound parishioners in your prayers: Marion
Burrows and Marie Aherne .

Anniversaries
We pray for all our deceased relatives and friends especially those
anniversaries fall at this time, Istvan Dulai, Alfred Albrighton, Thomas
Swarbrick, Frank Flint and Elsie Byrne May they Rest in Peace.
Please pray for Michael Grubb of Nuneaton, formerly a parishioner of St
Benedict's, who died on May 7th. His Funeral Service will take place
here at St Benedict's on Friday 22nd May at 3.30pm, followed at the
Crematorium at 4.30pm. We offer our prayers and sympathies to his
wife, Anne, his sons, Ian and Martin, and his sister Jenny Thompson.

Money Matters
Collections last week: Ist - 239.23

2nd - 134.54 - thank you!

Today's special 2nd Collection is for the Church's work in

Communications.
I have postponed the collection for the crisis in Nepal to next week.
Apologies for any inconvenience - but the envelopes for this week are
identified as Catholic Communications!
Gift Aid donors - Please see Tracey (Sat) or Jo (Sun) after Mass

TOTE: 10/5/2015

12.13

"That in all things God may be glorified St. Benedict

Eastertide
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord. The Ascension
marks the end of the period during which the apostles enjoyed the visible
presence of the Risen Jesus. Jesus spoke of returning to His Father. The
Gospel illustrates this by describing Jesus rising into the air and disappearing
from their view. We are not meant to think that Jesus just kept going on into
space - like a rocket - but rather that he moved into another dimension, the
presence of His Father (heaven). For us the primary revelation is that Jesus
has taken our humanity into the very heart of the Trinity. In a real sense, the
whole human race has begun to share in the heavenly life of the Trinity.
From our perspective, it seems that nothing has really changed. Life and
history continues as before the Ascension. When Jesus ascended,, the full
number of human beings had not yet been born - even today, the full total of
human beings is still growing. Only when the number is complete will we all
enter fully into the new dimension of Trinitarian life.
In the meantime, Jesus makes himself present among us through the
sacraments. The awesome nature of the sacraments, especially the Eucharist,
is that, by receiving them, we are lifted to a share in the heavenly life of Jesus.

More Items
Bible Alive - May issue - available at the back of the Church - please take one
Unused Rosaries: Do you have unused rosaries tucked away in the cupboard
or drawer, we are collecting rosaries to send out to various missions around the
world, this appeal is being made by The Catenians who have so far sent out
135,000 rosaries. It would be good if we could give this initiative our support,
spare rosaries can be given to Brian Ingram.
Confirmation Candidates - During May and June, children from Year 6 at St
Benedict's School will be assisting with the weekend Masses as part of their
preparation for Confirmation. Please support them in their roles and keep them
in your prayers at this important time in their spiritual lives. To accommodate this
there have been some changes to the Readers and Offertory Rotas (new rota is
on the notice board in the porch). If this affects you, we hope that you will
understand. Thank you!
First Holy Communion Mass - will take place at 12 noon on Sunday 7th June.
Congratulations to the children who made their 1st Confession last Thursday!
The Sacrament of Confirmation - Bishop William Keaney will be here at St
Benedict's to confer the Sacrament of Confirmation on the children on Thursday
17th.