Readings for next Sunday, 15th May 2016 - Pentecost Sunday - “C”

ACTS 2:1-11; 1 CORINTHIANS 12:3-7.12-13 (OR ROMANS 8:8-17) + SEQUENCE; JOHN 20:19-23 (OR JOHN 14:15-16.23-26))

PARISH ORGANIZES

FUNDRISING VENTURES

Makeni Parish has this year organized two fund-raising ventures to raise funds for its various projects at the parish, among them St Pope John Paul II Project.

The two fundraising ventures are as follows:

GOLF TOURNAMENT This event is organized by the Committee: MR

BEN SHOKO, BRIG. GEN HARRISON PHIRI, MS CO-

LETTE MPHANDE, among others. This event took place on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at Chilanga Golf Club. In his earnest appeal to the parishioners on Sunday April 24, 2016 during English Mass, Mr Ben Shoko urged parishioners to support the venture wholeheartedly as it was their event.

And on Sunday May 1, 2016 during English Mass, Mr Miza Francis Phiri echoed Mr Shoko’s appeal to parishioners to turnout in large numbers to support the parish by attending the event at Chilanga Golf Club. Mr Phiri said the event was for everybody at the parish and not for the people who were spearheading it. He urged parishioners to be in their Makeni Parish T-shirts attire at the event.

DINNER DANCE This event is under the capable hands of MR FER-

GUS NKOWANE, BRIG GEN HARRISON PHIRI (RTD), MR MIZA F. PHIRI, MR LAWRENCE CHILESHE, MRS MALA-

MA NTWANGA, among others. The event takes place on Saturday June 4, 2016 at our Parish premises at 19.00 hours. Tickets for the event are being sold by all SCC executives at a giveaway price of K250 each. Mr Phiri said no SCC would be allowed to bring back the unsold tickets to the parish apart from the cash which would be realized from the sale of the tickets. Mr Phiri informed the congregants that the parish had invited the Republican Vice Presi-dent, Mrs Inonge Wina to be the guest of honour during the aforesaid event, as Amayenge Cultural Ensemble would handle entertainment aspect. How-ever, both Mr Shoko’s and Mr Phiri’s appeals to parishioners to support the parish in both events did not yield the desired results as only a skeleton of our parishioners in their Makeni Parish T-shirts was

found at Chilanga Golf Club on that Sunday May 1, 2016. Parishioners are once again strongly reminded to take the remaining event (Dinner Dance) seriously by buying tickets from their respective SCC executives. Hurry, hurry while tickets last.

By PNR

IN PREPARATION FOR THE PENTECOST

Prayer for the Seven Gifts

of the Holy Spirit

O Lord Jesus Christ, Who before ascending into heaven, promised to send the Holy Spirit to finish Your work in the souls of Your Apostles and Disci-ples, 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, O Lord: 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 ways 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 salva-tion;

the Spirit of KNOWLEDGE, that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the sci-ence 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 lov-ing 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

CHRIST THE REDEEMER MAKENI PARISH

P.O. Box 38117, Lusaka

Parish Website: www.makeniparish.com

Email: newsletter.makeni@gmail.com

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Readings: Ascension of the Lord Sunday - ‘C’

1ST READING: ACTS 1:1-11: He was lifted up while they looked on

RESPONSORIAL PSALM 46: GOD GOES UP WITH SHOUTS OF JOY; THE LORD GOES UP WITH TRAMPET BLAST 2ND READING: EPHESIANS 1:17-23: He made him sit at his right hand in heaven

(OPTIONAL 2ND READING: HEBREWS 9:24-28. 10:19.23: Christ entered into heaven itself) GOSPEL: LUKE 24:46-53: As He blessed them he was carried up to heaven

HOLY CHILDHOOD MEETINGS - EVERY SUNDAY AT 14:00HRS

No one has ever ascended

into heaven except the one

who descended from heaven

Today our Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven; let our hearts ascend with him. Listen to the words of the Apostle: If you have risen with Christ, set your hearts on the things that are above where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God; seek the things that are above, not the things that are on earth. For just as he remained with us even after his ascension, so we too are already in heaven with him, even though what is prom-ised us has not yet been fulfilled in our bodies.

Christ is now exalted above the heavens, but he still suffers on earth all the pain that we, the members of his body, have to bear. He showed this when he cried out from above: Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? and when he said: I was hungry and you gave me food.

Why do we on earth not strive to find rest with him in heaven even now, through the faith, hope and love that unites us to him? While in heaven he is also with us; and we while on earth are with him. He is here with us by his di-vinity, his power and his love. We cannot be in

heaven, as he is on earth, by divinity, but in him, we can be there by love.

He did not leave heaven when he came down to us; nor did he withdraw from us when he went up again into heaven. The fact that he was in heaven even while he was on earth is borne out by his own statement: No one has ever as-cended into heaven except the one who de-scended from heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.

These words are explained by our oneness with Christ, for he is our head and we are his

body. No one ascended into heaven ex-cept Christ because we also are Christ: he is the Son of Man by his union with us, and we by our union with him are the sons of God. So the Apostle says: Just as the human body, which has many members, is a unity, because all the different members make one body, so is it also with Christ. He too has many members, but one body. Out of compassion for us he descended from heaven, and although he ascend-

ed alone, we also ascend, because we are in him by grace. Thus, no one but Christ descend-ed and no one but Christ ascended; not be-cause there is no distinction between the head and the body, but because the body as a unity cannot be separated from the head.

From a sermon by Saint Augustine

today’s Reflection / Inspiration

Pastoral Office

Tuesday - Friday: 9.00-12.00 / 14.00-17.00 Saturday: 9.00-12.00 &/ 14.00-17.00

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SR. MARIA (CHUY) serves in the Pastoral Of-fice: tel. number: (+26) 0 978 316 375

MR MARTIN SEMENTI serves in the Pastoral Office: tel. number: (+26) 0 978 013 259

Parish Priests’ Office

Tuesday - Friday: 14.00-16.00 Saturday: 09.30-12.00 —————————————————————————————————

For other arrangements call the Priests Parish Hose/Office: (+260 211) 27 30 48 Parish Priest: (+26) 0 976 447 000 Assistant Priest: (+26) 0 977 570 595

Parish Pastoral Council

Announcements

Pastoral Reflection for

Catholic Charismatic Re-

newal Movement Leaders. Friday, 13th to Sunday, 15th May - at Pasto-ral Centre.

St Joseph SCC: Fundraising

Traditional Luncheon. Satur-day, 18th May. Details to be announced.

Pastoral Reflection for

Nazareth Leaders. Friday, 3rd to Sunday, 5th June - at Pastoral Centre.

ADL - PMS - Coordinating

Meeting. Saturday, 4th June - at Pope Square.

To Visit the sick / Kuyendera odwala / Ukupempula abalwele

Youth Council Corner

Youth ADL Annual Pilgrim-

age to Marian Shrine. Saturday, 14th May. Details to be announced.

South Deanery “Youth Tra-

ditional Day”. Saturday, 21st May, at Makeni Parish. Details to be announced.

Parish Youth Council Meet-

ing. Sunday, 5th June, after English Mass - at St Joseph Centre. Those to attend: Chairperson of each Youth SCC/Group + one of the Matron/Patron of Each Group. Bring the written report of activities January-March 2016.

SCC Meetings @ 14.00

Christ the King SCC: Mrs Martha Nguluwe St. Anthony SCC: Mr/Mrs Jo Chempausha St. Augustine SCC: Col/Mrs Emmanuel Msoni St. Bakhita SCC: Mr/Mrs Origen Lukonga St. Francis SCC: Ms Clara Mangani St. Joseph SCC: Mr/Mrs Oliver Tentani St. Kizito SCC: Mrs Emma Mulenga

ST KIZITO + VISIT FROM HOLY CHILDHOOD St. Lucia SCC: Mr/Mrs Phiri St. Martin SCC: Maj Muchilwa St. Mary SCC: Mr/Mrs Chileshe

ST MARY + VISIT FROM HOLY CHILDHOOD St. Michael SCC: St John Paul II - Church Plot

St. Monica SCC: Mrs Betty Chipangila St. Paul SCC: Mr/Mrs Mudenda

ST PAUL + VISIT FROM HOLY CHILDHOOD Bl. M. Theresa SCC: Mr/Mrs Mofya Mulubwa

St Joanna SCC: MACSON College (Thur. 17.30)

YOUTH MATRONS/PATRONS’

MEETING

The Meeting for All the Patrons/Matrons of all the Youth SCC and Groups will be held on Sunday, 22nd May - after Eng-lish Mass. All the Leaders of SCCs and Groups, please collect the forms to be filled before the said meeting. Come with the written report of the 2015 activities.

Church Council Executive Office Duty Rota (Room No. 14) Today, Sunday, 8th May: 10.00-12.30 - MS SHAMBASE CHINYONGA (Executive V/Treasurer) Saturday, 14th May: 10.00-12.30 - GEN HARRISON PHIRI (Executive Chairperson) Saturday, 14th May: 14.00-16.00 - MR NICKSON CHIPETA (Executive V/Secretary) Sunday, 15th May: 10.00-12.30 - MR CHRISTOPHER BANDA (Executive Comm. Member)

To bear wrongs patiently / Kulandila adani athu / Ukushipikisha mufilubo

Monday, 9th May: MASS - 17.00

NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT - DAY-4 —————————————————————————————————

Tuesday, 10th May: MASS - 17.00

NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT - DAY-5 —————————————————————————————————

Wednesday, 11th May: MASS - 17.00

NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT - DAY-6 —————————————————————————————————

Thursday, 12th May: MASS - 17.00

NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT - DAY-7 —————————————————————————————————

Friday, 13th May: MASS - 17.00 Our Lady of Fatima

NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT - DAY-8 —————————————————————————————————

Saturday, 14th May: 08.30: MASS St Matthias, Apostle - Feast

NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT - DAY-9

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SUNDAY, 15th May: Duty: BL. THERESA SCC Pentecost Sunday

ENGLISH: READERS: MR MICHAEL MPEMBA, MR BEN SHOKO (MS C. MPHANDE).

CHOIR: CHRIST THE KING CHOIR

NYANJA: READERS: MRS FELISTUS PHIRI, MR JAMES TEMBO (MRS E. KAEMBA).

CHOIR: ST BAKHITA SCC 15.00 - Children’s Mass

DUTY & CHOIR: HOLY CHILDHOOD

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Monday, 16th May: MASS - 17.00 Our Lady, Mother of the Church

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Tuesday, 17th May: MASS - 17.00 —————————————————————————————————

Wednesday, 18th May: MASS - 17.00 —————————————————————————————————

Thursday, 19th May: MASS - 17.00 Jesus Christ, the Most High and

Eternal Priest (Feast)

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Friday, 20th May: MASS - 17.00 St Bernard of Siena

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Saturday, 21st May: 08.30: MASS

16:30: ADORATION/BENEDICTION: C/KING SCC —————————————————————————————————

SUNDAY, 22nd May: Duty: C/KING SCC The Most Holy Trinity Sunday

ENGLISH: READERS: MS COLETTE MPHANDE, MR LAWRENCEW BWALYA (MR F. LUSHIBASHI).

CHOIR: YOUTH CHOIR

NYANJA: READERS: MRS ELIZABETH KAEMBA, MRS STELLA CHIBWE (MS S. PHIRI).

CHOIR: ST MARY SCC —————————————————————————————————

Tuesday, 24th May: MASS - 17.00 Our Lady, Help of Christians

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Wednesday, 25th May: MASS - 10.00 The Parish Day of the Sick

(Africa Freedom Day -Public Holiday)

LITURGY BY LITURGICAL COMM. & H.B.C. —————————————————————————————————

Thursday, 26th May: MASS - 17.00 St Philip Neri

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Sunday Masses:

07:30 (in English) 09:30 (in Nyanja)

(Confession - before each Mass) Children’s Mass: 15:00 (3rd Sunday of Month)

Weekday Masses:

Tuesday - Friday: 17:00hrs Saturday:

Mass: 08:30 (+ catechism classes) Adoration/Benediction: 16:30-17:30(confession)

Saturday, 14th May - Pentecost Vigil

19.00: ADORATION & BENEDICTION; 20.00: MASS

READERS: GLORIA CHEMBE/EN, MR ERNEST MUTALE/BE

CHOIR: BL. THERESA SCC

Divine Mercy Quotes

“O my God, how sweet it is to suffer for You, suffer in the most secret re-cesses of the heart, in the greatest hid-denness, to burn like a sacrifice no-ticed by no one, pure as crystal, with no consolation or compassion. My

spirit burns in active love. I waste no time in dreaming. I take every moment singly as it comes, for this is within my power. The past does not belong to me; the future is not mine; with all my soul I try to make use of the present moment. St Faustina, Diary, No. 351