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St Peter’s Catholic Church London Road, Gloucester GL1 3EX Tel: 01452 523603 [email protected] Parish website: www.stpetersgloucester.org.uk Diocesan website: www.cliftondiocese.com Diocese of Clifton Registered Charity No. 233977
Parish Priest: Monsignor Liam Slattery VG [email protected] Assistant Priest: Fr Gerry Walsh [email protected] Deacons: Rev Colm Robinson [email protected] Rev Tim Meadows [email protected] Parish Secretary: Mrs Thérèse English [email protected] Parish Office: Tuesday - Friday 9.30am-1.30pm
Sunday Mass Times 6.00pm (Sat), 9.00am, 10.30am, 2.15pm (Polish), 5.30pm
Reconciliation/Confessions Saturday: 10.30am-11.30am & 5.15pm – 5.45pm
Schools
St Peter’s Catholic Primary School. Tel: 01452 524792. Web: www.st-peters-pri.gloucs.sch.uk St Peter’s Catholic High School & Sixth Form Centre. Tel: 01452 520594. Web: www.st-petershigh.gloucs.sch.uk
13th December 2015 – 3rd Sunday of Advent (Year C)
Mass Text Responsorial Psalm: Sing and shout for joy for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! The spirit of the Lord has been given to me. He has sent me to bring the good news to the poor. Alleluia! Preface: Preface 1 of Advent Eucharistic Prayer: II
LAST WEEKEND: Mass Count – 774 Offertory - £1644.86 MASS TIMES & INTENTIONS THIS WEEK: 6.00pm (Sat) (Wladyslaw Wasylkiw RIP). Sunday 9.00am (People of the Parish). 10.30am (Patrick Mannion -Anniversary). 2.15pm - Polish Mass. 5.30pm (Mimi Voicu, Andrea Chiriac & Livia Stan RIP). Monday 9.30am (Maggie Chuytungo RIP). Tuesday 11.00am (Funeral Mass for Ann Mumford) 7.00pm (Paddy McCormack RIP) Wednesday 12.00pm (Wladyslaw Wasylkiw RIP). Thursday 9.30am (Sinforofo Ancheta RIP). Friday 9.30am (Bernard Haynes RIP). Saturday 10.00am (George Hicks RIP). 6.00pm (Paul Monanaro RIP). THIS WEEK: Psalter Week 3 and Advent. Monday – St John of the Cross GAUDETE SUNDAY: Today is known as Gaudete Sunday. The term Gaudete refers to the first word of the Entrance Antiphon, "Rejoice". Rose vestments are worn today and the rose candle on the Advent wreath is lit to emphasize our joy that Christmas is near. CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES: Christmas Eve: 6.00pm and 12midnight. Christmas Day: 9.00am and 10.30am, 12.15pm (Polish). ADVENT PENITENTIAL SERVICES: With the opportunity for individual confessions within Gloucester Deanery as follows: Tuesday December 15th at 7.00pm in Our Lady’s Newent. Thursday December 17th at 7.00pm in St Patrick’s Brockworth. Monday December 21st at 7.00pm in St Peter’s Gloucester. Tuesday December 22nd at 7.00pm in Our Lady’s Churchdown. CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT: Our Parish Carol Service (by candlelight) will take place in church on Sunday December 20th at 7.00pm followed by mulled wine and mince pies. Do join us. EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: Tuesday 6.00pm & Wednesday 11.30am. PRAYERS FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL: Andrea Brushneen, Alison Blake, Sarah Anderson, Marie Cunningham, Jessie Hall, Cheryl Loy, Norah King, Charlie Slade, Daryl Paris, Hayley Fox, Florence Stephens, John Staley, Rita Lenagan, Eileen Dewsnip, Lloyd Smith, Sharon Williams, Bridget Johnson, Neil Hillyer, Adrian Russell, Michaele Hercules, Ann Vaughan, Joan Byrne, Lal Slattery, Val Foster. CHRISTMAS RAFFLE: Organized by the Friends of St Peter’s. Tickets on sale this weekend and next at all masses. The draw will take place following the candlelight carol service next Sunday evening. JOURNEY IN FAITH: The Journey in Faith Programme will next meet on Wednesday December 16th at 7.30pm in the sacristy. BAPTISM: We welcome into the family of the Church Felix Hunt baptized today.
SVP: Meeting on Tuesday December 15th at 7.30pm in the Coffee Bar. RIP: Your prayers are asked for those who died recently: Ann Mumford (formerly Tonks). Funeral mass takes place on Tuesday 15th December at 11.00am followed by burial at Coney Hill Cemetery. Steve Baron. His funeral service takes place on Friday 18th December at 11am followed by committal at Gloucester Crematorium. POLISH PRIEST: The Polish Mission in the United Kingdom has appointed Fr Dariusz Mazur as Parish priest to the Polish Community in Gloucester, Cheltenham and Dursley. Fr Dariusz is currently residing in Cheltenham. He replaces Fr Krzystztof Pajak who served these communities for the past number of years from Oxford. We welcome Fr Dariusz and offer our prayer for his ministry in Gloucestershire. KNITTING GROUP: Meet on Wednesday 16th December (Christmas Party) after midday mass in the Coffee Bar. PIED PIPER CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS: The Chairman, Trustees and all at Pied Piper wish to thank Monsignor Liam and Parishioner’s of St Peters for use of their beautiful church for their annual Celebration of Christmas evening which was a huge success. They would also like to thank the Children of St Peter’s Primary school and their parents for allowing them to be such an important part of the evening. Pied Piper were grateful for use of the Social Centre both before and after the event. The amount raised was £1114 which will be used to make Sick children’s stay in hospital more comfortable. Should any one like to become a Volunteer or run their own event please contact the Pied Piper office on 03004226119. Thank you. RED MISSION BOXES/MISSIO: Box holders and promoters, thank you all so much for your generosity in helping the missions. Please collect your magazines and calendars from the back of church. Please feel free to empty your own box if you can and put the money into one of the brown envelopes provided. Otherwise, please bring it to church to be emptied. If you would like to write a cheque, please make it payable to “APF”. Any queries, please contact me on 07787 835 762 or email [email protected] Many thanks Lucy Hayward. SIMBANG GABI: As part of the Filipino traditional preparation for Christmas, Fr Jason Dy SJ from Liverpool Hope University, will be celebrating the Simbang Gabi mass at 6.00am n Friday December 19th in St Peter’s Church. All welcome. DIOCESAN PUBLICATIONS: The Clifton Diocesan Directory 2016 (£5) and the Clifton Diocesan Liturgical Diary 2016 (£6) are available now to buy in the repository.
THE O ANTIPHONS: From at least the eighth century the antiphon before and after the Magnificat at Vespers (Evening Prayer), for the seven days leading up to Christmas Eve, has greeted Christ with a title starting with "O". These became the basis of the popular carol "O come, O come, Emmanuel". The initials, when read backwards, form the Latin "Ero Cras" which means "Tomorrow I come." The O Antiphon for each day from December 17th can be used for prayer and reflection. 17 December - O Sapientia - O Wisdom O wisdom, coming forth from the Most High, filling all creation and reigning to the ends of the earth; come and teach us the way of truth. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. 18 December - O Adonai - O Lord of might O Lord of Lords, and ruler of the House of Israel, you appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush, and gave him the law on Sinai: come with your outstretched arm and ransom us. Amen. Come Lord Jesus. 19 December - O Radix Jesse - O Root of Jesse O root of Jesse, standing as a sign among the nations; kings will keep silence before you for whom the nations long; come and save us and delay no longer. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
THE JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY
December 8th 2015 – November 20th 2016
www.iubilaeummisericordiae.va
This Extraordinary Holy Year is itself a gift of grace. To pass through the Holy Door means to rediscover the infinite mercy of the Father who welcomes everyone and goes out personally to encounter each of them. This will be a year in which we grow ever more convinced of God’s mercy. How much wrong we do to God and his grace when we speak of sins being punished by his judgment before we speak of their being forgiven by his mercy (cf. Saint Augustine, De Praedestinatione Sanctorum, 12, 24)! But that is the truth. We have to put mercy before judgment, and in any event God’s judgement will always be in the light of his mercy. In passing through the Holy Door, then, may we feel that we ourselves are part of this mystery of love. Let us set aside all fear and dread, for these do not befit men and women who are loved. Instead, let us experience the joy of encountering that grace which transforms all things.– From the homily of Pope Francis during the Mass for the Inauguration of the Jubilee
NEXT SUNDAY: Fourth Sunday of Advent – Year C Micah 5:1-4. Hebrews 10:5-10. Luke 1:39-44.