CONFIRMATION: Mass for candidates and parents Wednesday 3rd May 7.30pm, followed by parents meeting in the hall.
PARISH COUNCIL: will meet on Thursday 4th May 7.30pm in the presbytery.
WEDNESDAY:is the feast of SS Philip & James, Apostles
SPUC & LIFE JOINT PETITION: In view of the appalling treatment of women, rooted in callous disregard for unborn children, our joint petition is calling on the Secretary of State for Health to withdraw Marie Stopes International Abortion Clinics, licence. Please sign the petition in the church porch. 522 babies are aborted in the UK every day.
RIP:Please pray for John Hogan who died recently.
BAPTISM COURSE: Preparation meetingSaturday 6th May 2.00pm in the church. You need to be registered as a parishioner for three months before approaching for Baptism.
FUNDRAISING ITALIAN NIGHT: on Saturday 5th May, St. Joseph’s Parish Centre, in aid of Glanfield Children’s Group that take sick children to Lourdes. Tickets: adult £6 & £4 for children under 16 years. Contact Mary Maybury for tickets 07866 989254 or 754850.
ALTAR SERVERS MASS: will be held at the Cathedral 12noon on Saturday 13th May. All servers & their families are very welcome to attend. Servers wishing to attend should put their names down on the list in the Sacristy. Thank you.
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER: for police on May 25th.
VOCATIONS WEEKEND: for young women (20s & 30s) 26th – 28th May, Broadstairs, Kent. The weekend is organised by the sisters, Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ) and the theme is ‘Discerning God’s Call in my Life’. Full details on notice board.
SACRED HEART PRIMARY: have a vacancy for a class teacher required for September 2017. Please contact the school for further information tel: 01582 730781 or email .
SECOND COLLECTION: next weekend for the Priest’s Training Fund.
PARISH PROJECT: the total raised for Keech Hospice our last project was £1000.93.Our overseas project will be Mary’s Meals. They do fantastic work, providing one and a half million meals per day to children who attend school. They work in countries with desperate need, famine, earthquakes, wars etc. 93p out of every pound reaches the needy. They visit, assess the need and work with people on the ground to provide the meal (the only one, children receive each schoolday in many places). We will be sharing more information with you as time goes on. You can give donations through the white wall box in the porch, next to the publicity posters and flyers.
ANNIVERSARIES:Please pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time,James Shontall 1984, Elsie Money 1987, Vittorio Spiga 2008, Margaret Doherty 1972, Mary Wallman 1976, Harry Baily 1991, Waclaw Jacinski 1997, Valerie McGuigan 2013, Bernadette Scott 2015, Elizabeth Penman 1968, James Keegan 1984, Errol Henderson 2002, Irene (Renee) McGarry 2013, Irene Meek 2014, Paul Failla 2014, Lawrence Kent 1968, William Ring 1983, Catherine Lowe 1957, Ellen Foster 1972, Margaret McAuliffe 1977, Robert Murray 1979, Mary Barnes 1982, Kevin Campbell 2005, Moira Kieran 2005, David Robinson 2009 &Lena Chrabkowski 2011May their souls and thesouls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
-Charity Number: 234091 / HEART TO HEART
The Newsletter of the Sacred Heart Parish
148 Ashcroft Road, Stopsley, Luton LU2 9AY
Fr Chris Whitehouse(Parish Priest) 723099 Rev James Bannan (Deacon)
Diana Enstone (Parish Secretary) Jenny Dowsett & Sandra Dias (Pastoral area Reps)
Margaret Berry, Pat Abela (Safeguarding)
Hospital Chaplain: Fr Michael Patey 663706 Hospice: Fr Tony Brennan 502400
Sacred Heart School: 730781 Cardinal Newman School: 597125
Web site: sacredheartluton.org email:
Part of the Diocese of Northampton, Province of Westminster & Deanery of St Alban
3rd Sunday of Easter Psalter Week 3 30th April 2017
Saturday:Sunday: / 6.30pm
9.00am
11.00am / Vittorio Spiga RIP
People of our Parish
Janet Howell RIP / First Mass of Sunday
Commission Eucharistic Ministers
Monday: / 10.00am / Ann Davern RIP / St Joseph the Worker
Tuesday: / 9.30am / Rubeena Surnam & Family intentions / St Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor
Wednesday / 7.30pm / Joseph Downes RIP / Confirmation Candidates & Parents
Thursday / 9.30am
2.00pm / Graham Warden & Family intentions
Agnes Caulfield RIP / MARTYRS OF ENGLAND & WALES
Yr4 Class Mass Sacred Heart School
Friday / 9.30am / Christopher Tansley RIP / School Mass
Saturday / 6.30pm / Jim Gibson RIP
Entrance Antiphon: / CRY OUT WITH JOY TO GOD, ALL THE EARTH; O SING TO THE GLORY OF HIS NAME. O RENDER HIM GLORIOUS PRAISE, ALLELUIA.
Psalm Response /
SHOW US, LORD, THE PATH OF LIFE.
GospelAcclamation: / Alleluia, alleluia! LORD JESUS, EXPLAIN THE SCRIPTURES TO US. MAKE OUR HEARTS BURN WITHIN US AS YOU TALK TO US.Alleluia.
Communion Antiphon: / THE DISCIPLES RECOGNISED THE LORD JESUS IN THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD, ALLELUIA.
CONFESSIONS: Saturdays 10.00 - 10.25(with exposition) & 6.00 - 6.15pm
Rosary is prayed twenty minutes before weekday Masses.
Morning Prayer of the church is prayed Tuesday, Thursday& Fridayat 8.50am.
Collection: Last week’s plate collection came to £ 1,163.97 Thank you.
9.00am & 11.00am
Entrance / 690 / The day of ResurrectionGloria / sung / Lourdes
Offertory / 160 / Father in my life I see
Sanctus / sung / A new peoples Mass
Recessional / 728 / Thine be the glory
Sunday / 6.30pm11.00am
12.00 noon / Children of God
Parish Coffee Gathering / Church & Hall
Hall
Tuesday / 10.00am
8.00pm / Church cleaning (all welcome)
Legion of Mary / Church
Sacristy
Thursday / 2.00pm
7.30pm / Thursday Club
Parish Council / Hall
Presbytery
Friday / 10.00am / Prayer Group / Sacristy
Saturday / 2.00pm / Baptism Course / Church