22 October 2017

29th

Sunday of the year

Readings p143/ Creed p11/ Psalter Week 1

Archdiocese of

Liverpool

Pastoral Area

of Saint

Maughold

www.manxcatholic.org

Parishes of:

Saint Anthony of Padua, Onchan,

Saint Joseph, Willaston and

Saint Mary of the Isle, Douglas

Clergy: Monsignor John

Devine (Dean), Father Brian

Dougherty (Sub-Dean) and

Rev Graham Priest (Deacon).

Based at:

Saint Mary of the Isle, Hill

Street, Douglas, IM1 1EG

Telephone: 01624 675509

Email:

saintmaryiom@rcaolp.co.uk

Parish office is open: Monday and Tuesday

1.00 to 4.00 pm.

Thursday and Friday:

1.00 to 5.00 pm.

Funerals and Marriages: By

arrangement.

Visits to sick and

housebound: Please inform

any of our clergy or the parish

office if you know of sick or

housebound parishioners who

would like Holy Communion.

Hospital Visits: If you wish to

see a priest please let the

hospital staff know.

Repository: Open at the back

of church after each weekend

Mass.

Newsletter Notices: E-mail to

saintmaryiom@rcaolp.co.uk or

hand in to the Parish Office by

Thursday morning.

New to the Parish? You’re very welcome. Come and say hello!

Fr John writes… So where were you on the night of the big storm? It

was amazing wasn’t it? I’ve only been on the Island

for two years but people who have lived here all their

lives say they have never experienced anything like

it. It was so powerful. And yet walking out with my

dog the following morning the wind had dropped and

calm had been restored.

It is interesting how we use the language of storms

and calm, of darkness and light to describe our inner

lives. Grief, anxiety, depression, separation, loss,

abandonment, heartache all trigger feelings of

turbulence and darkness. And when we are in such

dark and painful places they seem to permanently

possess us. We imagine that there can never be any

relief. Emotional pain on this scale can sometimes

manifest itself in physical symptoms. There can be a

tendency to identify ourselves too closely with our

emotions but our real self exists at a deeper level

than our emotions. Our emotions can go up and

down but the inner self does not have to go up and

down with them.

There are lessons to be learned. The first is that

emotional storms never last. Just as the calm follows

O Immaculate Lady

Untier of Knots

Pray for us

Novena to

Our Lady Untier of Knots

at Saint Mary of the Isle

Sunday at 3.00 pm

Monday to Friday at 7.30 pm

Saturday at 3.00 pm

29th

Sunday of the Year As citizens of our country we are

called to serve the needs of our society

and world. As citizens of the kingdom

we are summoned to render to God

what is God's. Is there anything that is

not God's?

World Mission Sunday This Sunday, the Holy Father invites

all Catholics to contribute to a special

collection for Missio, his official

charity for overseas mission.

World Mission Sunday is your

chance to support missionaries and the

Church in proclaiming the Gospel of

peace to those who suffer around the

world. By supporting Missio, the

Pope’s official charity for overseas

mission, you will be sharing the peace

and love of Christ with all people by

helping everyone in need, regardless

of background or belief. Today, your

prayers and your donation will help a

spirit of peace spread across South

Sudan and around the world. Please

give what you can. Thank you.

Volunteers for Novena refreshments If anyone can help with refreshments

at any of our Novena sessions this

would be greatly appreciated. Thank

you for your support as always.

Morning Prayer of the Church Don’t forget that each weekday

(Monday to Friday ) we gather in Saint

Mary’s Church at 8.30am for Morning

Prayer.

Lamp Intentions at Saint Mary of the Isle

Sacred Heart: Kelly

Marian: Premature Twins

Saint Joseph: People of our Parishes

Saint Anthony: World Missions

Last weekend Offerings: Thank you

St. A St. J St. M

£ .00 332.00 1,035.00

the storm in terms of the weather, so

too calm inevitably follows the pain

and turbulence in our hearts. In the

Gospels there are two accounts of

storms. In one Jesus remains asleep in

the boat, in the second he walks

towards the terrified disciples from the

very eye of the storm. In both instances

the disciples feel abandoned by him

and he scolds them for their lack of

faith.

This week we have our Novena to

Mary Untier of Knots. She too knows

the pain of sorrow, of suffering,

separation and grief. She witnessed her

Son’s rejection, betrayal, torture and

unjust execution. We can entrust the

knots in our lives, the heartbreak, the

losses and the catastrophes to her in

the knowledge that she also witnessed

the Resurrection.

Books in Polish We have received a request for books

in Polish for the prison library. Do any

of our parishioners have books they

would be willing to donate to the prison

library. Please bring books (in polish) to

the church next weekend. Thank you.

This week we welcome… Bishop Tom Williams, Auxiliary

Bishop of the Archdiocese of

Liverpool, who is here to lead the

Novena to Mary, Untier of Knots on

Sunday afternoon.

Father Kevin Hughes of the Mill Hill

Missionary Society. Father Kevin will

be staying with us for several weeks to

make appeals for the foreign missions

and to visit our faithful ‘red box’

collectors throughout the Island. He

has also kindly agreed to lead two

evenings of our Novena to Mary,

Untier of Knots on Tuesday and

Thursday this week

Novena News Our Novena began on Friday and will

continue until Saturday 28th in St

Mary’s. Everybody is very welcome to

come to all remaining sessions or to as

many as you can manage.

We are hoping (if no computer

glitches) to put each day’s prayers and

hymns on www.manxcatholic.org so

anyone who cannot attend a particular

day will be able to follow the prayers.

Please follow the Novena link on the

website for each day’s prayer content.

If you know of any sick or elderly

relatives or friends who do not have

access to internet please assist them as

best you can to see the Novena

prayers. There is great fellowship

when people unite together to pray a

Novena for all of our intentions.

Each day we will petition Mary,

Untier of Knots, to undo all the knots

in our lives - see centre pages of this

newsletter for more details.

May the Choirs of Angels come to greet;

Brian Lovelady

Requiem on Tuesday, at Saint

Anthony’s, Onchan at 12.00 noon.

May the Lord grant him eternal rest and to

his family and loved ones the consolation

of his Holy Spirit.

Sacrament of the Sick This Sunday afternoon of our Novena

we will reflect on the ‘Knots’ of

Sickness and Suffering in our

community and will be celebrating the

Sacrament of the Sick at 3.00pm at St

Mary’s led by Bishop Tom Williams.

Transport has been arranged for

those who need it by kind support of

minibus organisers and drivers. Our

sincere thanks to all involved with this.

Alzheimers

This Thursday 26th October Catholic

Women's League will be having as their

guest speaker, Mrs Susan Walker from

the Alzheimer's Society. If a member of

your family is giving cause for concern

and you are worried it may be the onset

of Dementia then please come along.

Mrs Walker will be able to give advice

and information on the condition itself

and how we can help support both

sufferers and carers. There is no charge

but there will be a raffle, the proceeds of

which will be donated to the Alzheimer's

Society. It would help us if you could

contact CWL secretary, Mrs Cecilia

Sharpe (333092 or 672002) so, at Mrs

Walker's request, we may have an idea of

numbers. The talk will be given at the

Columba Catholic Club, Circular Road

and begins at 8.00 p.m.

Novena to Mary, Untier of Knots

Until Saturday 28

th October

at Saint Mary of the Isle,

Douglas

People from all over

the Island welcome

O Immaculate Lady

Untier of Knots

Pray for us

Daily Novena Prayer which will be said during each of nine days

O Virgin Mary, faithful Mother who

never refuses to come to the aid of

your children;

Mother whose hands never cease to

help, because they are moved by the

loving kindness that exists in your

Immaculate Heart, cast your eyes of

compassion upon me, and see the

snarl of knots that exists in my life, of

my life.

In your hands there is no knot which

cannot be undone.

Most holy Mother, pray for Divine

assistance to come to my aid.

Take this knot (mention need) into

your maternal hands this day; I beg

you to undo it for the glory of God,

once and for all, in the name of your

Divine Son, Jesus Christ.

Amen.

Programme

Friday 20th at 7.30pm Identifying the Knots in our lives.

Saturday 21st at 3.00pm Exposition: Placing our Knots before the

Blessed Sacrament.

Sunday 22nd

at 3.00pm Undoing the Knots of Ill-Health: The

Sacrament of the Sick led by Bishop

Tom Williams.

Monday 23rd

7.30pm Undoing the Knots of challenging

Relationships.

Tuesday 24th at 7.30pm Undoing the Knots of Inequality,

Poverty and Injustice: Fr Kevin Hughes

MHM.

Wednesday 25th at 7.30pm Undoing the Knots of Division among

Christian Churches: led by Rt Revd

Peter Eagles, our new Bishop of Sodor

and Man.

Thursday 26th at 7.30pm Undoing the Knots of exploitation and

abuse of the Environment and our

common home: Fr Kevin Hughes MHM.

Friday 27th at 7.30pm Undoing the Knots of Grief and Loss.

Saturday 28th at 3.00pm Restoration of Hope and Harmony –

the Peace the world cannot give.

One World Week "Good Neighbours: My World

depends on Us". There will be a shared

inter-faith meal with members of the

Island's Muslim community on Friday

27th October at 7pm, at the Eastcliffe

Resource Centre, Victoria Avenue,

Douglas IM2 4AL (close to Shoprite

on Victoria Road, plenty of parking).

Bring and Share - please join our

Catholic parishioners there.

Fair-Trade Sale next Sunday 29th

October at from 12 noon til 4.30pm in

St Columba's church hall. Port Erin As

usual there will be a huge variety of

fairly traded goods, crafts, jewellery,

foodstuffs, and cards on sale

In Douglas Traidcraft and Fairtrade

items for sale at Cooill Methodist

Chapel Hall from Thursday 2nd until

Saturday 4th November and from

10.00am to 6.30pm daily. These varied

and beautiful products include

Christmas cards, food and crafts bring

satisfying employment and dignity, fair

wages and a better way of life for men

and women in some of the world’s

poorest countries. Further details:

Margaret Newton on 628995/436182

Simple Lunches in aid of Ugandan

Orphans will be available from 12

noon to 2.00 pm each day.

Halloween Coffee Morning The KSC are holding a Halloween

Coffee Morning next Saturday, 28th

October at the Columba Club from

10.30 am to 12 noon. There will be a

cake stall and raffle. Prize for Best

Turnip Lantern. Adm: £1.00

Lourdes Youth Would any young people aged 15-21

who would like to go to Lourdes in

Summer 2018 to help with the sick

pilgrims and have a life changing

experience please come to a meeting at

back of St Mary’s Church at 5.30 pm

next Sunday 29th October for full

details. Application forms available 7th

Nov.

Reflections on the Word Fr John's next Reflection evening will

be on Tuesday 31st October at 7.30pm

in meeting room at back of church

Manx Catholic Retreat On Wednesday 1st Nov (from 5:00 to

8:00 pm) and Thursday 2nd Nov (from

10:00 am to 5:00 pm) at St Anthony's

Onchan led by Fr Soji of Sehion UK

ministry. Includes talks, Confession,

Rosary and Mass. A children's ministry

will be held simultaneously. For more

information please contact Sheila on

475990 or Ajith on 470210.

With you Always Next sessions: Monday 13th Nov at

Grotto Hall Onchan and Wednesday

15th Nov at St Mary’s School.

Happy birthday! Last week Father Brian celebrated his

82nd birthday. We wish him many

more years of devoted service. This

week Fr Brian and Fr Leo from

Castletown are travelling to Rome to

visit Canon Philip. Fr Leo is a former

student at the Beda College. We wish

them both a well earned break.

Faith in Focus

Pennies for Heaven The Pharisees and Herodians were

bitter opponents. The Pharisees

favoured Israel's independence as a

religious homeland. The Herodians

supported the Roman occupation. They

both feared Jesus as a troublemaker

and so they made an alliance to try and

catch him out.

The question about taxes in today's

gospel boils down to this: Are you in

favour of Rome or Israel? Whatever he

answered he was sure to step into the

trap. We know what happened: Give to

Caesar what is Caesar's and to God

what is God's.

Besides being a very clever answer it

also points to something much deeper

than the obvious. Jesus is not some sort

of revolutionary who invites his

followers to overthrow the civil

authorities. He recognises their

legitimacy but he alludes to something

beyond the here and now, to the things

of God.

Is there anything that does not belong

to God? Is there any arena of public

interest that belongs only to politicians

and has nothing to do with the divine?

Presumably not, given that the world is

God's and it is God whose design is

stamped upon it.

Nothing weakens the impact of our

faith more than putting it into a neat

religious compartment. Never discuss

religion or politics, they say. They only

say it because they're scared of what

might happen if we do. And so we're

lured into the social convention of

thinking that it's somehow not decent

to wear our religion on our sleeve.

Religion should be a personal matter,

they say. That's because it has

uncomfortable consequences when we

display it in the light of day. When

politicians know that they have

produced legislation that is

questionable, they usually try to

silence religious leaders by claiming

that they should keep religion out of

politics, should stick to hymns and

prayers rather than public

demonstration.

Faith must be the leaven of society,

not one of its side-shows. That's

because the image stamped on our tax

coins may well be Caesar's, but the

image stamped on those who pay the

taxes is unmistakably God's.

Food Bank Parishioners have been very

generous in ongoing food donations

for our local Food Bank. If you can

spare one or two items of tinned or

packet food or items of a seasonal

nature, please leave them at the back

of Church. Thank you.

Sunday: Tea and

coffee available

after the morning

Masses.

Prayer of the Church:

Each weekday

(Monday to Friday) we

gather in Saint Mary’s

Church at 8.30am for

Morning Prayer. All are

welcome

Wednesday at 2.30pm

Legion of Mary in the

Grotto Hall at Saint

Anthony’s. New

members always

welcome.

Thursday at 6.30pm:

Saint Anthony’s

Church choir: Practice

at St Anthony’s

Church, Onchan (until

7.30pm). All welcome

Friday at 7.30 pm:

CaFE group (Catholic

Faith Exploration)

meet at Grotto Hall,

Onchan (until

9.30pm). Everyone

Welcome

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Before Mass please be

mindful of those who

have arrived early for

Mass in order to pray

privately by keeping

conversations to a

minimum and

maintaining, as best

possible, a respectful

silence. Thank you.

29th

Sunday of Ordinary Time

Saturday 5.00 St Anthony’s Hugh McFeat

21st

: 6.00 St Joseph’s Jim Kneen (B’day Anv)

Sunday 9.30 St Anthony’s People of our Parishes

22nd

: 11.00 St Mary’s Michael J Hennessey

3.00 St Mary’s: Novena to Mary Untier of Knots

7.00 St Mary’s Richard Lee (Anv)

Monday 10.00 St Anthony’s Service of Word and Communion

23rd

10.00 St Joseph’s Dennis Cain (2nd

Anv)

12.10 St Mary’s Peter Musker

Each week night at 7.30 pm

St Mary’s: Novena to Mary Untier of Knots

Tuesday

24th

:

10.00 St Joseph’s Service of Word and Communion

12.00 St Anthony’s Requiem: Brian Lovelady

12.10 St Mary’s Ella Mc

Aleer

Wednesday 10.00 St Anthony’s Service of Word and Communion

25th

10.00 St Joseph’s John Cullinan

12.10 St Mary’s Luka Prodanovic (B’day Anv)

Thursday 10.00 St Joseph’s Service of Word and Communion

26th

: 10.00 St Anthony’s Harry Doolan

12.10 St Mary’s CWL

Friday 10.00 St Anthony’s Service of Word and Communion

27th :

St Simon and St

Jude, Apostles

10.00 St Joseph’s People of our Parishes

12.10 St Mary’s Paddy Hanley (1st Anv), Betty Hanley

(B’day Anv) & Brendan Reynolds (Anv)

Saturday 11.00 St Mary’s Confessions until 11.50 am

28th

: 12.00 St Mary’s Service of Word and Communion

3.00 St Mary’s: Novena to Mary Untier of Knots

30th

Sunday of Ordinary Time

Saturday 4.30 St Anthony’s Confessions until 4.50

29th

: 5.00 St Anthony’s Evelyn Denver (1

st

Anv)

6.00 St Joseph’s Joe Green RIP

Sunday 9.30 St Anthony’s Margareta Daugherty

30nd

11.00 St Mary’s Alfred and Ellen Nolan

7.00 St Mary’s George and Mary Murphy