JAN/FEB

2019

MASS

TIMES

MASS INTENTIONS FEAST DAY

SAT 26th 6.00pm John Ernest Growcott (MM)+

Third Sunday

in Ordinary

Time

SUN 27th 8.30am Parishioners

10.30am Alistair Thomas+

Mon 28th 10.00am

7.30pm

Arthur Cowley+

Novena St Thomas Aquinas

Tues 29th 10.00am Monica Standring

Plus Holy Hour

Wed 30th NO MASS

Thurs 31st 10.00am George Callan St John Bosco

Fri 1st 10.00am Barbara Holloran

SAT 2nd 6.00pm Grace Cullen

Fourth Sunday

in Ordinary

Time

SUN 3rd 8.30am Parishioners

10.30am David Hume

PARISH WEBSITE www.flintcatholicparish.org.uk

READERS EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

SAT 26th 6.00pm S Mullarkey & M Jones I Evans & L Loftus

SUN 27th 8.30am C Royston P Moss

10.30am P Leddy & C Skyner K Dooley & A Cooper

SAT 2nd 6.00pm M Humphreys & N Vaughan C Elder & D Tovey

SUN 3rd 8.30am P Moss M Cartwright

10.30am Children‘s Liturgy C Castaldo & V Strong

Cleaners Group 5 Morris/Strong/Hollaran

WITAMY/CROESO/WELCOME

TO THE CHURCH OF

THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

FLINT

CONTACT DETAILS

Parish Office: 01352 732245

flintcatholicchurch@btinternet.com

www.flintcatholicparish.org.uk

Church of the Immaculate Conception

17 Coleshill Street

Flint CH6 5BQ

Diocese of Wrexham:

Reg Charity No 700426

Hail Holy Queen

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy;

hail our life, our sweetness, and our hope!

To thee do we cry, poor banished children of

eve; to thee do we send up our sighs

mourning and weeping in this vale of tears.

Turn then, most gracious advocate,

thine eyes of mercy towards us;

and after this our exile, show unto us the

blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

O clement ,O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

P. pray for us ,O holy Mother of God.

C. That we may be made worthy of the

promises of Christ.

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

Lord Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father and

Mary Immaculate, give to our young people

the generosity necessary to follow your call

and the courage required to overcome all

obstacles to their vocation. Give to parents

that faith, love and spirit of sacrifice which

will inspire them to offer their children to

God’s service and to rejoice whenever one of

their children is called to the priesthood or

religious life. May your example and that of

your Blessed Mother and Saint Joseph

encourage both young people and parents

and let your grace sustain them.

Amen

Third SUNDAY

IN ORDINARY TIME

27TH January 2019

Mass Times

Saturday 6.00pm

Sunday 8.30am Sunday 10.30am

Confessions

Saturday 10.00am-10.30am

Gospel Reflection for the Third Sunday

Ordinary Time

Passion and Purpose What makes a great orator? What makes them

more persuasive? How do they influence people

to take action? Great orators have something in

common. A great speaker is driven by his or her

passion. Passion is infectious. Great speakers

keep it simple. They use short sentences. They

use everyday language to make complicated

topics clear and understandable. A great speech

is more than just a clever argument, a great

speech comes from a person that throws their

weight and their personality behind their beliefs.

When Jesus is invited to stand up and preach

back at his own hometown synagogue he

chooses his reading with care. What Jesus

chooses to read is to be a statement about his

own mission priorities. He chooses to speak of

social injustice. ―The Spirit of the Lord is upon

me,‖ he reads, ―… because he has anointed me

to proclaim glad tidings to the poor, liberty to

captives, sight to the blind, freedom to the

oppressed.‖ Then Jesus points to himself as the

fulfilment of the ancient prophecy before

handing back the scroll and sitting down. Jesus

has obeyed all the rules of public speaking, he

has considered the purpose of his reading,

chosen words that will best convey his purpose,

and delivered them powerfully and succinctly.

How will Jesus‘ listeners respond to his claim?

What would our own response have been?

Would we have been inspired and motivated to

hear Jesus speak these words? Would we

suddenly see the ancient prophecy as just that,

an ancient prophecy, or as mission to be

fulfilled under Jesus‘ leadership? Could we

begin to imagine the poetry of these words

resonating two thousand years later? Only very

few of us have the charisma to communicate in

the way Jesus obviously did, but there are other

ways to communicate and other ways to

evangelise. If we want to influence those around

us, we need to take a leaf from Jesus's book and

put some passion into our purpose.

Holocaust Memorial Day 2019 27th January

Torn From Home

The theme for HMD 2019 'Torn

from home' encourages us to

reflect on how the enforced loss of a

safe place to call ‗home‘ is part of

the trauma faced by anyone

experiencing persecution and genocide. ‗Home‘

usually means a place of safety, comfort and

security. On HMD 2019 we reflect on what

happens when individuals, families and

communities are driven out of, or wrenched

from their homes, because of persecution or the

threat of genocide, alongside the continuing

difficulties survivors face as they try to find and

build new homes when the genocide is over

Presentation of the Lord February 2nd

Simeon had waited all his life to

see Jesus. The Holy Spirit had

promised him that he would live

long enough. When Mary and

Joseph presented the baby at the

temple, Simeon said, "Now, Lord,

you have kept your promise, and

you may let your servant go in peace. With my

own eyes I have seen your salvation, which you

have prepared in the presence of all peoples."

Seeing Jesus satisfied Simon's life. We are

prompted to ask what would satisfy us in our

lives. Are the goals we set worth a lifetime of

wanting, as Simeon's was?

Candlemas February 2nd

The name Candlemas comes

from the traditional

observance of blessing candles

and distributing the candles to

worshipers. The candles recall the lights of

Christmas. The candles also symbolize Simeon's

words to Mary and Joseph in Luke 2:32 that

Jesus would be "a light to lighten the Gentiles,

and the glory of thy people Israel."

JOURNEY OF FAITH The Journey of Faith course will continue on

Mon 28th Jan at 7.30pm

CONFIRMATION MEETING The meeting for Confirmation candidates will

continue on Mon 28th January at 6.30pm.

DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO

LOURDES 2019 This year‘s Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes

takes place from Thursday 23rd May —

Tuesday 28th May 2019. Prices for the 5

nights will be £685 in Hotel St George. £699

in Hotel La Solitude. Price includes Breakfast,

lunch and dinner each day. Booking can be

done directly via Joe Walsh Tours. 0161 820

8790 or www.joewalshtours.co.uk

Celebration of Marriage and

Married Life Mass – 9th February 12 midday at the Cathedral .

All are welcome to join Bishop Peter for this

celebration. Those who are celebrating 1st,

25th, 40th, 50th, 60th or any subsequent or

significant anniversaries are invited to send

their anniversary and contact details to

Margaret Hinton -mfl@rcdwxm.org.uk or tel

07842596878 or by post C/O Bishops House.

UCMW CARD BINGO

Wednesday 30th January from 1.00pm—

3.00pm in the Hall. Tea/Coffee & Cake.

PREGO PRAYER GROUP

Thursday 7th February at 6pm in the

Church Sacristy.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

JUSTICE AND PEACE GROUP The next meeting will take place on Tuesday

29th January at 7.30pm in the Parish Centre.

If you are interested in joining then please

come along. You will be most welcome.

50/50 CLUB

Please see the list in the porch for new

numbers. Subscriptions have dropped for the

50/50 club, so there is now only one monthly

prize of £50.00.

November Winner is: No 81 H & D Lawson

December Winner is:No 20 Sandra Jackson

January Winner is: No 92 Jim Edwards

All cheques can be collected from the Sacristy.

Saint Thomas Aquinas 28th January

Against strong family opposition, St. Thomas

became a Dominican friar and in 1250, was

ordained a priest. He was sent to teach at the

Dominican school in Paris where he became

increasingly famous for his teaching,

preaching and writing. St. Thomas takes his

place in history as one of the greatest and most

influential theologians of all time.

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTION Thank you for last Sunday‘s offertory

collection which amounted to £891.60

Gift Aid: £495.18 Standing Order: £112.00,

Loose: £284.42 Please consider signing up to

Gift Aid if you are a tax payer.

DATE 2019

TIME VENUE MEETING

Saturday 26th January 10am – 12noon Church Hall Parish Preparation Day

Saturday 9th March 10am – 12noon Church Hall Parish Preparation Day

Date to be arranged Church First Confessions

Saturday 6th April 10.00am – 2.00pm Pantasaph Retreat Day

Saturday 11th May 10am – 12 noon Church Hall Parish Preparation Day

Sunday 23rd June 10.30am Church First Holy Communion Day