SCHOOL VOUCHERS: We collect school vouchers (from leading supermarkets) for St Mark’s School whenever they are available. Please place the vouchers in the envelopes provided on the notice boards: at the back of the Church at Holy Family; and in the porch at St Mark’s.
DIARY DATES (All known parish & related events are now listed in the calendar)
SPIRITUALITY
CHILDREN’S LITURGY – ST MARK’S : The Children’s Liturgy still runs on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month at St Mark’s and on 3rd Sunday of each month at Holy Family Brantham. If you are a helper, please check which dates you are down to assist, (list can be found at the back of church). We are still in need of more volunteers who are willing to take the lead with this ministry work. Please do consider taking this role on if you are able to. If you have any queries or information required, please speak to Heather Bush either at the end of Mass or email her at heatherbush@sky.com.
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MASS INTENTIONS If you would like to have a Mass offered for someone, living or deceased, please collect a pre-printed envelope at the back of the church, either St Mark’s or Holy Family. Details of your request can be entered on the front of the envelopes.
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SOCIAL AND FUND RAISING EVENTS
TEA & COFFEE AFTER MASS Please join us each week, at Holy Family & The Parish Hall St Mark’s after Sunday Mass, for a cup of Tea, Coffee, a biscuit and a chat; everyone is very welcome.
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DEANERY JUSTICE AND PEACE GROUP
The Deanery Justice and Peace Group is now meeting regularly and aims to keep parishes informed about issues of injustice and malpractice here and abroad that cry out for remedy. Next meeting at St Mary's, Woodbridge Rd Ipswich 9th December at 7.30 pm. All welcome. The Justice and Peace Group can keep you informed, so please would you show your concern by providing your Email address to St Marks Parish representatives – Colin Hardy hardyfamilycoddenham@btinternet.com or Edwin Edwards edwin.edwards1 @talktalk.net
Responsorial Psalm: “My soul give praise to the Lord.”
FAIR TRADE SHOP : Ipswich’s Fair Trade shop has moved: Find it in the town centre at 20A Upper Brook St (where Fred Olsen Travel used to be). Open Monday – Saturday, 9.30am-4.30pm. It sells a wide range of fairly-traded products from biscuits to bags, nuts to necklaces, soap to scarves and coffee to candles…. Drop in and see for yourself.
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Unless a specific collection is listed the second collection will be for the parish maintenance fund.
FROM: ‘LAUDATO SI’ POPE FRANCIS:
The Gospel of Creation – What is happening to our Common Home:
Effects of climate change: There has been a tragic rise in the number of migrants seeking to flee from the growing poverty caused by environmental degradation. They are not recognised by international conventions as refugees; they bear the loss of the lives they have left behind, without enjoying any legal protection whatsoever. Sadly, there is widespread indifference to such suffering, which is even now taking place throughout the world. Our lack of response to these tragedies involving our brothers and sisters’ points to the loss of that sense of responsibility for our fellow men and women upon which all civil society is founded.
SECOND COLLECTION
17/18 September 2016
Home Mission
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15/16 October 2016
World Mission Day
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7/8 November 2016
St Edmund’s Fund
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26/27 November 2016
Diocesan Youth Service
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10/11 December 2016
Diocesan Dependant Priests Fund
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AMORIS LAETITIA – THE JOY OF LOVE : “The Joy of Love” is Pope Francis’ summing up of the two synods on the family that took place in Rome in 2014 and 2015. It upholds the Church’s teaching on God’s gift of marriage and at the same time reminds us that the Church must welcome those whose marriage and family life has met with adversity. A summary of “The Joy of Love” together with a short video of Bishop Peter Doyale, (Chair of the Bishops’ Committee for Marriage and Family Life) introducing this document can be found on line: cbcew.org.uk
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THE 100 CLUB The 54th draw of the St Mark’s Roman Catholic Parish 100 Club, set up to raise much need funds to support the life and mission of our Parish, took place last Sunday 18 September 2016 at Holy Family, Brantham: Congratulations to the winners:
1st Prize £75.90 – Number 22; 2nd Prize £41.40 – Number 115; 3rd Prize £20.70 – Number 75
If you are already a member why not take out another number to increase your chance of winning a valuable prize? Our monthly 1st & 2nd prizes are greater than 99% of the prizes paid by Premium Bonds where your chance of winning has recently been increased to an amazing 30,000 to 1 !
We welcome new members! Please consider joining this week, application forms may be found at the back of the church, on the Parish website www.stmarksparish.org.uk. or from Graeme Forsyth on 01206 399049 or g@forsythuk.co.uk. The next draw is planned to take place after Mass on Sunday 23 October 2016.
Thank you to all Parishioners who support the Club, please remember to confirm any change of address/contact details to the Promoter so that a winning cheque may be sent to the correct address!
We pray for those baptised who no longer or rarely attend Church:
that they will understand and experience in their hearts that Christ is the source of unconditional love and reconciliation.
We pray for everyone who worships in our parish community:
that we may find the right words and means to invite our absent brothers and sisters
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ANNUAL DEANERY QUIZ: This will take place at 7.15 pm on Saturday 8th October 2016 at St Mary’s Church Hall, Ipswich. Three teams of four from each Mass Centre. Entrance £5 per person – this includes a buffet, (bring your own drink). When you have formed a team please let either the Knights of St Columba or the Catenians know (we would like to know numbers for catering) – Tel: 01394 386793
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CHRISTMAS CATALOGUE ORDERS: The new Christmas catalogue is now available to order from. Please take a look and place your order before Friday 7th October. Orders can be left in an envelope by the Repository for Jo Mann to collect or given to Fr Christopher.
HOLY FAMILY HARVEST FESTIVAL: Holy Family is hosting the Brantham Ecumenical Harvest Celebration this year. It will be held on Sunday 2nd October in Holy Family Church at 4pm. All are welcome to this popular celebration. If you can provide finger food to share after the Service please see Ursula Moss today after Mass at Holy Family.
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WEDNESDAY WORD: This is available at the back of Church. Wednesday Word is a rather misleading title of a commentary on the Mass readings. Leaving aside the title, Wednesday Word is a great help to us getting the most out of the readings we shall hear at Mass the following Sunday. Wednesday Word consists of two sides of A4. On one side there is a short commentary on the first and second readings at Mass, on the other side there are guidelines of how to integrate the Gospel into our reflection and prayer. For those of you who want to follow Wednesday Word on your tablet or smartphone, you can find it at www.wednesdayword.org
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DAY OF RECOLLECTION: Many thanks to Anne Smitheram and her helpers, for organising and ensuring the smooth running of the Day of Recollection. This was a good day in so many ways. God willing it will be repeated next year.
COMING HOME PRAYER