ST.

BENEDICTS R C CHURCH

Dates for your Diary

Invitation from Archbishop Bernard Longley to young Catholics of the
Archdiocese - The Archbishop would like to invite you to join him on
pilgrimage to World Youth Day, Krakow, Poland in July 2015.
Birmingham Catholic Youth Service will be organising this pilgrimage, which
takes place between 19th July - 2nd August 2015. Age range - 16-35 years.
For more information and to download your application form, see the
website: www.go2wyd.co.uk .
Bible Alive - the July Issue is available - please feel free to take a copy.
Summer Retreat - July 24-26th at Hilton, Nr. Lichfield (Non-Residential) in a
country setting. There are brochures in the porch and a Poster on the
noticeboard

OWEN STREET, ATHERSTONE,

WARWICKSHIRE, CV9 1DG
Tel: 01827 713177,
Website: st-benedicts-atherstone.org

Finance Secretary: Jo Howe 01827 750214

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

Weeding around the Church - Would anyone be willing to give an hour to

tackling the weeds around the Church and Car Park wall & Hall. To gain
access through the gate, please contact Brian Ingram on 01827 704858.
SUMMER FETE
Many thanks to all who worked so hard in the weeks leading up to let
Saturday, and on the day itself, parishioners, parents and school staff. A lot
of unseen work went into making it such a great success.
Special thanks to Nicola Osborne, Chair of the Parents Association and her
team of helpers, who organized and coordinated the whole event.
Thanks to all who gave so generously providing gifts for prizes and making
cash donations. Thanks to Meyar Singh for providing the BBQ and the
bread rolls.
The financial results should be available shortly.
One again many thanks to all of the volunteers, too many to name
individually, but you know who you are. Thanks to everyone who supported
the event which raises much needed funds for both the church and the
school.

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.

14th Sunday of the Year (B)

Sat 4th July

4.00 pm

Vigil of Sunday

Annie Keane

Sun 5th July

9:30 am

14th Sunday

For the Parish

Mon 6th July

Tues 7th July

Saint Maria Goretti

7.00 pm Prayer Mtg

Meet in Church, all

welcome

Wed 8th July

Thurs 9th July
Service of Holy

Friday 10th July

10.00 am

Sat 11th

4.00 pm

Vigil Mass

Feast of Saint Benedict

Sun 12th July

9:30am

15th Sunday of the year

Parishioners

Communion

The Liturgy & the of the Church

Readers this week:
Readers next week:

Sat: St Thomas More School Pupils

Sun: St Benedict's School Pupils
Sat: M. Henney
Sun: N. Osborne

Offertory Procession this week: Pupils

Eucharistic Ministers M. Bourne. T. Willmott
Next Week
D. Leader D. Dickens
Church Cleaning - ------------------Altar Society -------------------

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, Victor John Zeslawski
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
who's anniversaries fall at this time, Raymond Baines, Jackie O'Connor,
Percy Wilkinson, Charles Barnes, Teresa Gaylor, Martin Guilfoyle, Jack
Bates, Ivy Mary Mansfield, Ann Reid, Tony Costello, and Thomas
Joseph Breen; May they Rest in Peace.

Money Matters
Collections last week: 1st - 207:26

99:28 - thank you!

July 11/12th - Second Collection for the Apostleship of the Seas (special
envelopes will be available).
TOTE: 28/06/2015
12:13
Snowball this week 19

1 Winner

05 / 22

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PRAYER GROUP - Prayer will take the basic format of Evening Prayer of
the Church with the opportunity to extend the various elements of the
Prayer (Praise and adoration, listening to Scripture readings and
Intercession for our various needs). To give you a sense of how long the
meeting might last - last week we prayed together for about half an hour!

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

Commissioned to preach Gods call to repentance

We recall the scriptural passage in which God created the world and
acknowledged His creation to be very good (Gen.1:31). Indeed, God was pleased
to have created the world but at some point, sin entered the world as a sign of
Gods rejection. Adam and Eve were the first to reject God. As a result of this
rejection, God regretted having made man and His heart grieved (Gen. 6:6). That
was the beginning of the fall of man and woman. There are many instances in the
bible where humans have rebelled against God and that rebellion seems to be
growing bigger. Today, we see the re-enactment of that rejection. However, God
commission His prophet Ezekiel to speak about those scandalous attitudes of
Gods people. Are we going to continue to make God grieve and cause Him much
pain?
In our contemporary times, our attitudes could either encourage or discourage
others. In the second reading, Paul comes to term with his human weakness and
put his trust in God. Like Paul, we can acknowledge our weaknesses and offer
them to God. This means that we reject worldly standards which are by their very
nature novel and tempting and; conform to the teachings of Christ who alone is the
way, the truth and life (John 14:6). When we do this, we can be sure that the
miracle of bringing Gods healing to our world would be possible in our time. May
Gods word dwell in our hearts and bear fruits that will last. Amen.
Fr. Raphael Imoni