NEWSLETTER OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA BROADSTAIRS KENT CT10 2RH Presbytery Address: The Presbytery, ‘Peveril’, Fordoun Road, Broadstairs, Kent CT10 2BN Telephone: 01843 861627 Parish Email: rcbroadstairs@gmail.com Parish Website: www.ourlady-broadstairs.org.uk Parish Priest: Father Philip Graham Seed Assistant Priest: Father Godfrey Holdstock (01843 862385) Permanent Deacon: Rev. Deacon Charles Parker (01843 604925) Parish School: St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, St. Peter’s Park Road, Broadstairs, Kent CT10 2BA (Tel: 01843 861738) Deanery School: Ursuline College, 225 Canterbury Road, Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8LX (Tel: 01843 834431) Diocesan Website: www.rcsouthwark.co.uk

Sunday Masses: Saturday Vigil—7.00pm; Sunday—9.30 am, 11.00am and 6.00pm

Syro-Malabar Rite Mass: 4.00pm on the third Saturday of the month

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 10.00—10.30am and 6.15—6.45pm, Sunday 5.15—5.45pm

Exposition: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 9.00—9.25am; First Friday of the Month 10.00am—1.00pm

Holydays of Obligation Masses falling on a weekday: 9.30am and 7.30pm

Sunday 23 August—21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)[Divine Office Volume III Week 1] Joshua 24: 1-2, 15-18; Ephesians 5: 21-32; John 6: 60-69 7.00pm (Saturday Vigil) The People of the Parish 9.30am Sheila Hubbard—Health and well-being (Fr. Philip) 11.00am Francis Devine RIP and Francis Dominic Gettins RIP (Olive Gettins) 6.00pm Steve Young RIP (Chris and Mary Hewitt) Monday 24 August—St. Bartholomew, apostle Apocalypse 21: 9-14; John 1: 45-51 9.30am Pat Oliver RIP (Charles Parker) Tuesday 25 August—Feria I Thessalonians 2: 1-8; Matthew 23: 23-26 9.30am The Holy Souls Wednesday 26 August—Feria I Thessalonians 2: 9-13; Matthew 23: 27-32 9.30am Jean Casha—Health and well-being (Fr. Philip)

Thursday 27 August—St. Monica I Thessalonians 3: 7-13; Matthew 24: 42-51 11.00am Requiem Mass of Mark Kybett Friday 28 August—St. Augustine, bishop and doctor of the Church I Thessalonians 4: 1-8; Matthew 25: 1-13 9.30am Mrs Anne Philpott RIP (Joanne Berry) Saturday 29 August—The Passion of St. John the Baptist Jeremiah 1: 17-19; Mark 6: 17-29 9.30am Marie Phebe—Birthday Thanksgiving (Fr. Philip) 11.00am Baptism of Noah Carr-Kingsnorth Sunday 30 August—22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)[Divine Office Volume III Week 2] Deuteronomy 4: 1-2, 6-8; St. James 1: 17-18, 21-22, 27; Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23 7.00pm (Saturday Vigil) The People of the Parish 9.30am The Holy Souls 11.00am Ellen McCabe RIP (Breda MacKenzie) 6.00pm The Holy Souls

Times of Masses, their Readings and their Intentions

Today’s Mass Theme Thought Today’s Gospel brings to a close the Eucharistic discourse from the Gospel according to John that we have heard for the last few weeks. Peter’s words at the end of the Gospel—“Lord, who shall we go to? You have the message of eternal life, and we believe; we know that you are the Holy One of God”—should strike a chord in the hearts of all disciples of the Risen Lord. We hear so many contradictory messages in our world of today, all promising easy ways in which to find happiness and new beginnings, but the truth of the matter is that only the way of the cross, following in the footsteps of Christ who went be-fore us, can bring us true and eternal joy. We can go to no one else but Christ for true life and true wisdom.

PLEASE PRAY FOR

The Sick of the Parish: Sheila Arthur, Kathy Carr, Josie Earl, Mary Fleming, Kay Higgs, Carol Gosbee, Shree Lan-gon, Jane and Roderick Macaulay, Tom Pelham, Tim Quick, Milan Rebec, Frank Sams, Mary Wallace, Mary Wylie, and for those in our Nursing Homes, QEQM Hospi-tal, and the Pilgrims’ Hospice.

PARISH MATTERS

MASS OFFERING ENVELOPES

If you would like a Mass to be offered here at Our Lady’s please use one of the manila Mass Offering envelopes at the back of the church. Please write the details on the en-velope in BLOCK CAPITAL letters.

If you want a Mass to be offered on a particular day or at a specified time for one of the Sunday Masses it is advisable to return the Mass Offering envelope at least two months in advance.

WEEKEND OF 15 August 2015—16 August 2015

Loose Plate: £421.26 Gift Aid: £438.74 TOTAL: £860.00

Thank You.

A Parish in The Roman Catholic Diocese of Southwark Registered Charity Number 235468

SECOND COLLECTION

Next weekend there will be a Second Collection for the work of the SVP in our own parish and in the Thanet Deanery.

REPOSITORY

We need someone to help Angela Ainsley with

the running of the Repository over the next

few months with a view to eventually taking

over her position. If you would like to help

please have a word with Fr. Philip. Or tele-

phone Angela on 01843 871075.

100 CLUB SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL

It is now time for parishioners to renew their subscriptions for the year September 2015—September 2016. The annual cost is £12 per number.

If you would like to continue to support your parish in this fun way please see Wynne Clan-cy after Mass. Cheques should be made paya-ble to Our Lady Star of the Sea. If you want to put your cheques in an envelope and hand this to Fr. Philip then please write your name in block capitals on the envelope and he will forward it to Wynne.

EDUCATION COMMISSION Media and Communications Officer

The Education Commission of the Diocese requires a full-time Media and Communications Officer for October 2015. The successful applicant will:

Be the main point for all print and virtual communi-cation from the Commission.

Manage the Education Commission website. Advise colleagues on the use of ICT in enhancing

their work.

The salary will be in the region of £22,000 to £25,000, depending on experience.

Further information from Donna Gray, Education Com-mission, St. Edward’s House, St. Paul’s Wood Hill, Or-pington BR5 2SR

Tel: 01689 883341 Email: donnagray@educationcommission.org.uk

Closing date for applications: Friday 4 September 2015

CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF ENGLAND AND WALES

Legalising Assisted Suicide

On Friday 11 September the House of Com-mons will debate and vote on a Bill to legalise assisted suicide. This will put the most vulnera-ble people in our society at risk. Please contact your MP, urging them to attend the debate and vote against the Bill. You can send an email to your MP via the Catholic Bishops’ Conference website (www.catholicnews.org.uk/assisted-suicide), or use one of the postcards at the back of the church which has been prepared by the Conference.

JOE FURMANEK

Joe Furmanek’s Requiem Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady Star of the Sea at 11.45am on Wednesday 2 Sep-tember 2015.

Rest eternal grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen.