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| Night Prayer | Calendar (external links)
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'Holy
Family Parish' newsletter & other notices
SWINE
FLU. Last week the World Health Organisation
declared the outbreak of this illness now a pandemic. This
does not mean the illness is any more dangerous than before, simply that
it is now spreading from person to person at a more virulent rate. We are
told that it spreads both as an airborne agent, through sneezing, and also
through physical contact from person to person, especially carried on our
hands. The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales agreed that when the
WHO raised the outbreak to level 6 the following would now apply:
# Holy Communion: to be administered from the ciborium only and
not from the chalice.
# Holy Communion is to be received only in the hand and not on the tongue.
This will remain in place until the
end of the pandemic.
Please remain reassured that, as Catholics, we have always
believed that the entire Christ is given to us under either species- so
you do not lose any of the spiritual graces by not receiving from the
chalice.
Extra Ordinary ministers for ciborium only, please wash
your hands in sacristy during Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) before coming on to
the altar. Cardinal Rivera - prayer
to Our Lady of Guadalupe to halt swine flu
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BOOKS FOR TROOPS - We have received an appeal from the chaplain with
the Royal Marines in Afghanistan, asking for books and sweets for the lads
from supporters at home. There is a lack of books, and sweets always go
down well. Any old paperbacks that you think they might like to read ( no
Mills & Boon!) Sweets esp individually wrapped like boiled ones.
Packets under 2kg are posted free from any UK post office. If you can
help, post to: Rev’d Peter Scott, Chaplain Cdo Log Regt Royal Marines
Bastion BFPO792 (Please do not write Afghanistan anywhere on the address.)
Thanks.
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PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before ascending into
heaven did promise to send the Holy Spirit to finish Your work in the
souls of Your Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit
to me that He may perfect in my soul, the work of Your grace and Your
love. Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise the perishable
things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal,
the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Your
divine truth, the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way
of pleasing God and gaining heaven, the Spirit of Fortitude that I may
bear my cross with You and that I may overcome with courage all the
obstacles that oppose my salvation, the Spirit of Knowledge that I may
know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints,
the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable,
and the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence
towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him. Mark me, dear Lord
with the sign of Your true disciples, and animate me in all things with
Your Spirit. Amen.
Novena to the Holy Spirit
(ext link) Pentecost
Sunday May 31st 2009
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Please continue to think about new ideas for ongoing fundraising &
pass on to Fr. Philip, as all our buildings need continued maintenance and
renewal. Forthcoming Fundraising Events: See printed
or online newsletter
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Churches
Together In Penzance (CTIP)
 Cornish
Inter Faith Forum meetings - open to
everyone | Interfaith network u.k. | Interfaith.org
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‘My house
shall be called a house of prayer’
Please
remember: Talk to God
when you come in. Talk to each other on
the way out. Be sensitive to those who want to pray in quiet, all
unnecessary talk outside the church. I know it is not easy, but our
main aim is the worship of Almighty God and we do come first for the
worship of Almighty God. Fr. P | Article
link | Link2 (C
of E) ext link
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'Day by Day' is a handy £1.00 monthly booklet of the daily
Mass readings. If you would like one, phone parish office.
'Catholic South West', our local catholic paper, is available for
50p in the Holy Family Parish churches.
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Pope Benedict XVI has declared 28 June 2008 to 29 June 2009 the Jubilee
‘Year of St Paul’ celebrating
the 2,000th anniversary of St Paul’s birth. The Bishops’
Conference of England and Wales’ website has Pauline resources as does the Catholic
Agency to Support Evangelisation (CASE) website | Article | Out of His infinite glory, may
He give you the power through His Spirit for your hidden self to grow
strong, so that Christ may live in your hearts through faith, and then,
planted in love and built on love, you will, with all the saints have
strength to grasp the breadth and the length, the height and the depth;
until, knowing the love of Christ, which is beyond all knowledge, you are
filled with the utter fullness of God. Eph 3:16 19
The Vatican on
YouTube external
link
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RCIA -
Journey of Faith commenced again in the
Autumn until Easter 2009. Contact
Fr. Philip if interested in becoming a Catholic or knowing more about the
Catholic Faith.
New Outreach Magazine for Enquirers (Diocese
website link)
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Lourdes
- links for more information
Pope Benedict Benedict XVI’s 2008 visit from the Lourdes Jubilee
website - two of our parishioners were there. Texts | Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes |Lourdes pastoral theme 2009 - the year
of Bernadette as has been decided by Bishop Perrier, bishop of Tarbes and
Lourdes, an opportunity to acquaint ourselves with the message of Lourdes,
learning from St. Bernadette. Novena to Our Lady of
Lourdes 2-10 February
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First Holy Communion (2010)
Please contact Fr. Philip with name,
address and 'phone number, if your child is in year 3 and will be 8 yrs
old by next Eastertide. Preparation classes begin in the Autumn for First
Holy Communion and Reconciliation.
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Exposition of The Blessed Sacrament 'Watch and Pray' / Eucharistic Adoration
At 10 am or after Mass / Morning Prayer / Liturgy on Tuesdays and Fridays
in St. Mary's Haven
Chapel until 6.30 pm. closing with Evening Prayer. With simple
Benediction when Father Philip is available. N.B. Mass is occasionally at
7 PM instead of 10 AM especially Fridays (except in Lent). see
printed or online newsletter for St. Ives adoration
times
Rosary Group meets
before 10 AM Mass on Tuesdays. Rosary is prayed before weekday &
Saturday morning Masses.
see
printed or online newsletter for St. Ives &
Hayle Rosary times
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Penzance Church Charity Shop
Needs more volunteers to help run it. Contact
Maddie or Fr. Philip
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The Queen of Peace
(Medjugorje) Prayer Group  now has its own section
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Catholic
Charismatic Renewal information & also the Prayer Group details are now on a separate section
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GAUDETE (Choir)
Association
Penzance Church Music website (external
link) - produced by members of
the choir
monthly choral evening prayer will close with Benediction when
Fr. Philip is available.
See printed or online parish newsletter for dates.
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Reading and Study Group: See printed
or online newsletter
for dates
Celebrating
St. Paul: Meetings to celebrate some of the writings of St. Paul
re-commence on Wednesday 11th February >>, 10am -12 noon in Parish
Hall, Penzance. Tony Cothey will be leading us in a study of 1
Corinthians. All welcome. Please bring a Bible.
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Parish Newsletter: More
assistance required in preparing this.
Please contact Fr. Philip
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Wednesday Friendship Club: See printed
or online newsletter for
dates
Plymouth Diocesan website links
Pastoral Reorganisation
in Cornwall
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New Canonical Parishes come into
effect
Plymouth Cathedral 1858 - 2008: 150th Anniversary Celebrations
Safeguarding:
Changes at the Diocesan Child Protection Office
see
also the Catholic
Safeguarding Advisory Service
and the Catholic
Office for the Protection of Children & Vulnerable Adults
Home Mission Sunday evangelisation article - and more - and here
Revealed – New Youth Ministry Resource |
Retreats in the diocese
during 2008
Justice, Peace & Reconciliation: Corrymeela
Conference & Worship - Exeter
14/15 March 2009
The Corrymeela Community is a residential centre on the
Antrim coast of Northern Ireland founded in 1965 as a Christian centre for
reconciliation in Ireland. Its logo describes it now as: 'Committed to
reconciliation in Ireland and throughout the world'. Their experience has
much to teach us about conflict resolution and living with difference. For
further information, please visit www.corrymeela.org
A new initiative is being launched to encourage parishes
to reach out to non church-going (lapsed) Catholics. Called "Where
are they now?", the project aims to equip Catholics to
extend an invitation to those who, for many different reasons, have
stopped attending Church. It is sponsored by the Catholic Agency to
Support Evangelisation (CASE) which has sent resource packs to every
parish and religious house in the Diocese and across England and Wales.
The hope is that it will complement the outreach ministries already
started in the diocese. more - Diocesan website
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October was 'Golden' for Hayle and 'Centenial' for
St. Ives.
11th October marked the
Golden Jubilee of St. Joseph’s being a Catholic Church. The Mass was a
celebration of that followed by a party in the hall. The St. Ives
Centenary Mass with Bishop Christopher was on Friday 24th October followed
by a reception. Penzance also celebrated the 164th anniversary of its
dedication with Choral Evensong
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The Feast of Christ the King - Novena rtf file pdf file
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Gift Aid and
Legacies
If you would like to contribute financially to the work of our church, you
can do so by making donations under the Gift Aid scheme, either as a
regular contributor or by a one off donation. For more
information, and about leaving us a legacy,
please contact Fr. Philip & the Parish Treasurer.
Pilgrimages and other
visits 2009 / 10 (mostly
external links)
Westcountry group - annual
pilgrimage to Medjugorje
Wed 3rd -
Wed 10th June 2009 flying from BRISTOL with free coach from Buckfast Abbey
Details from Jim & Janet Phare 01803 405557 or Tony A
'Our Lady of Glastonbury' Pilgrimage 2009 12th July
The theme for 2009 is ‘Mary,
Woman of Hope’, and the Mass will again include anointing of the sick,
which the last three years has been very popular with all taking part.
Pilgrimage info 2008 | Article link (Clifton Diocese
website) | Shrine
Website | other
info | St.
Louis Convent
Joseph of Arimathea and the legend of Glastonbury
2009 Cornish pilgrimage to Walsingham Pilgrimage, October 4th – 10th.
Cost tba but £270 in 2008. Contact Chris for more information 01736
369921 or contact Chris via Fr. P.
Relics
of St Thérèse of Lisieux in UK - 16 September to 16 October 2009
Plymouth Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2009
Fri 22 May – Fri 29th May 2009
under the leadership of Bishop Christopher. The cost is £640 by air from
Exeter. Financial assistance is available for sick and disabled pilgrims.
For more details, please contact the Pilgrimage Director: Mrs Sue King,
Bishop’s House, 31 Wyndham Street West, Plymouth, PL1 5RZ Tel:
01752 224414 - visit Diocesan website for details
Lourdes pastoral theme 2009 - the year of Bernadette as has been decided by Bishop
Perrier, bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes, an opportunity to acquaint
ourselves with the message of Lourdes, learning from St. Bernadette | Prayer to Our
Lady of Lourdes | Novena to Our Lady of
Lourdes 2-10 February
Parishioners will be attending the
New Dawn conference
and the Youth 2000
conferences
at Walsingham
'Cornwall Ecumenical Worship' (external
link)
has held
successful events attended by several parishioners. Check their site for
info / photos and details of future events most recent was Saturday 3rd May, 2009 at the Minack
Theatre, Porthcurno, Penzance, TR19 6JU
The 'Lost Shrine' to Our Lady in Cornwall at Ladye Park in
Liskeard.
[the most
recent took place 10th June 2007 ~ Ladye
Park is currently unavailable to us ~ updates will be noted here]
Some Prayer, Faith & other resources - ( mostly external links)
Daily Mass
Readings - from Universalis.com also
Office of Readings | Morning Prayer | Evening Prayer | Night Prayer | Calendar
Living Space - commentaries on the
daily scripture readings
The English Dominicans offer each week a sermon on the following
Sunday's Gospel.
"Godzdogz" A blog from the the English Dominican Studentate.
Catholic Homilies | Daily
Blessing | Bible Search
The De La Salle Brothers have an excellent Praying Each Day
site
Vatican
Radio - is easy to receive online. Podcasts of their
programmes are available.
Sacred Space is a
prayer site, updated daily, which guides you through a ten minute session
of prayer, centred on a passage of scripture chosen specially for the day.
~ This is a lovely site. The form of prayer offered is sheer simplicity
and is proving congenial for many people.
Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola - this web
site is an introduction to the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius,
constructed by a British Jesuit priest.
Hear Our Silence - A group
offering an invitation to silent prayer.
The
importance of praying for priests | Readings and sites for the
Spiritual Journey (broken link)
www.clubi.ie/shalom/lectio is an Irish
site that offers explanation of that ancient method of prayer called
lectio divina. Each week the example given focuses on the following
Sunday's Gospel.
Spiritual Reflections - A fantastic site for those who
want to pray and meditate (broken
link)
A favourite of the webmaster. United Christian Broadcasters - "Word for
Today" An excellent
daily inspirational Bible based commentary by Bob Gass. They'll send you 3
months worth in a little booklet if you sign up (FREE-UK only) or you can
download the full current 3 months commentaries and read them at your
leisure. Listen to their radio channels including Christian Music and
Scripture. There is a listening line if there are issues you need
urgent help and prayer.
Also for youth age group and
ministry, see: "The
Word" and "The Word 4
U 2day"
"The Journey" - more daily
scriptural meditations
Bible Alive magazine - articles,
reflections, readings etc.
The
Word Among Us ~ An
excellent monthly magazine published to assist Catholic laypeople in
reading, meditating on and understanding scripture. Older
Articles available > Click here
Bible in a year ~ By dividing
the Bible into 365 daily readings, you can read the Bible in a year.
Acts International - will
e-mail an excellent "Daily Encounter"
Virtual Christianity - A comprehensive list of
on-line Bibles in English and other languages, both ancient and
modern; each featured site having a short description of its content and
arrangement.
OREMUS ~ Daily prayer
resources (Anglican)
General Instruction of the
Roman Missal | link2 | Link3 | Link4
One Bread One Body_1998 pdf
Pope
Benedict's Prayer intentions 2008
and 2009
(EWTN) | Sacred
Space
Pray at Notre Dame
A useful RSS feed is available also audio 'Prayercasts' and
video 'Masscasts'
Radiant Light - a movement within the Roman
Catholic Church which encourages people to grow in holiness by believing
and living the Catholic faith in its fullness. Founded by Elizabeth Wang,
its mission is inspired by the images and spirituality she has received in
prayer.
CASE
Catholic evangelisation - free downloads
Yfaith a
pioneering evangelistic website for children
Churches Together
in Britain & Ireland - resources to download
Interreligious
Dialogue: read the Vatican message for the end of Ramadam 2008 (Islam):
Christians and Muslims: Together
for the dignity of the family.
Read the Vatican message for Vesakh 2008
(Buddhism):
Christians and Buddhists: Caring
for the Planet Earth.
Pillar of
Fire, Pillar of Truth ~ a booklet of answers about the
Catholic Faith
Pray the Rosary Apostolate (new site
as all MSN groups are closing on 21st Feb 2009)
Mary's
Way of The Cross - Meditations to guide you - (external
link)
A Messenger of St. Anthony (Magazine)
Miscellaneous /
General interest
The Helix Nebula
A picture taken with the Hubble
space telescope, has become known as 'The Eye of God'
'Cornubia'
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Land of the Saints
The Transfiguration c15th Russian Icon | Michaelangelo's Pieta,
sculpted around 1500
Get Safe online Excellent
advice for safe computer use and web surfing (UK Gov etc.)
Some temporary content which is 'homeless' during our
website reorganisation!!!!
Padre Pio prayer group? Our Saint Pio info, prayers
and links page
A Padre Pio Prayer group may be formed in the parish. Use this link to
Contact Jeanette for information
and to offer support. See printed or
online parish newsletter for updates.
A Prayer to Padre Pio - (more)
Beloved Padre Pio, today I come to add my prayer to the thousands of
prayers offered to you every day by those who love and venerate you. They
ask for cures and healings, earthly and spiritual blessings, and peace for
body and mind. And because of your friendship with the Lord, he heals
those you ask to be healed, and forgives those you forgive.
Through your visible wounds of the Cross, which you bore for 50 years, you
were chosen in our time to glorify the crucified Jesus. Because the Cross
has been replaced by other symbols, please help us to bring it back in our
midst, for we acknowledge it is the only true sign of salvation.
As we lovingly recall the wounds that pierced your hands, feet and side,
we not only remember the blood you shed in pain, but your smile, and the
invisible halo of sweet smelling flowers that surrounded your presence,
the perfume of sanctity.
Padre Pio, may the healings of the sick become the testimony that the Lord
has invited you to join the holy company of Saints. In your kindness,
please help me with my own special request: (mention here your petition,
and make the sign of the Cross).
Bless me and my loved ones. In the name of the Father, the Son and the
Holy Spirit. Amen.."
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Daily Novena Prayer to St Joseph. Feast day 19th March:- now online
Almighty God, you have chosen Saint Joseph to be the mainstay of Jesus
and Mary, the wise and faithful servant in whom they could trust. We
pray that he may truly be the guardian of your Church; that he
may inspire with confidence those who are devoted to him; that he may
give security to those who work in the vineyard of Your Son; and
finally, that he may be a source of strength to us, who wish, like
him, to dedicate ourselves to Christ's service, now and in times to
come. Amen.
Novena to the Holy Spirit (ext link) Pentecost
Sunday May 31st 2009
Day for Life ‘Blessed
is the fruit of your womb’ is the theme for this year’s Day for Life
– the day dedicated to raising awareness about the meaning and value
of human life at every stage and in every condition. External link
Please continue to pray for an end to all
wars, violence, injustice and famine
Strong and merciful God,
You crush wars and overthrow the proud;
banish violence from the Middle East
and wipe away the tears of those who suffer.
May all men and women, made in Your image and likeness,
find in Your love and mercy, a pattern for their lives.
We ask this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God for ever and ever, Amen
PEACE
PEACE PEACE - A prayer by Mother
Teresa
"We are all pencils in the hand of a
writing God, who is sending love letters to the world". ~ Mother
Teresa
"Peace is not the product of terror or fear. Peace is
not the silence of cemeteries. Peace is not the silent result of violent
repression. Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all to the
good of all. Peace is dynamism. Peace is generosity. It is right and it is
duty." Oscar Romero
"Peace, peace,
peace and only peace! Peace must reign between God and man and also
between men!"
MIR - PEACE - SHALOM |More Medjugore
messages
Prayer Attributed to St. Augustine: Watch, dear
Lord, with those who wake or watch or weep tonight, and give your angels
charge over those who sleep. Tend your sick ones, O Lord Jesus Christ,
rest your weary ones, bless your dying ones, soothe your suffering ones,
shield your joyous ones, and all for your love’s sake. Amen.
In November, our prayers focus on the souls of our
deceased family, friends and others. Many continue this throughout the
year especially remembering those who have no one left to pray for them. Bereavement page
The
Beginning Experience is a peer group ministry for those who are
grieving the loss of someone through separation, divorce or
bereavement. Two weekends are held each year at St. Rita's Centre,
Honiton, Devon. Following a weekend last April, the next one is on
28-30 September 2007. More information is available from Rose Teh on 01626
330962 or Marguerite Duncan on 01395 266694.
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In the name of the
Father, the Son & the Holy Spirit, Amen
