A parish in the Archdiocese of Cardiff - a Registered Charity No. 1177272

Parishes of St Mary’s Catholic Church, Bridgend , Our Lady Star of the Sea, Porthcawl & St Joseph’s of Arimathea, Kenfig Hill

www.catholicchurchbridgend.org.ukwww.catholicchurchporthcawl.org.uk

Priest: Fr. Tim McGrath 01656 652034 & Fr. Silvio Briffa (retired) Parish Deacons: Rev. Philip Manghan philip.manghan@rcadc.org

Rev. Robert Coyne Tel: 01656 783540 & Rev. Anthony Martin Tel: 01656 746648

Parish Administrator: Sarah Kearns bridgend@rcadc.org

Apart from Tuesday, the Masses listed are live streamed from St Mary’s.

*If you wish to attend weekend Mass in person at St Mary’s or the Tuesday Mass at Our Lady Star of the Sea

you MUST BOOK a space. This is due to the 2m distancing rule that is still in place, meaning that the number

of people that can be accommodated in our churches is very limited.

Please email or telephone before 4.00pm each Friday.

Thank you to all for your continued support. Stay safe. God Bless. Fr Tim

Date Mass Time Intention

Sat 8th Aug

19th Sunday 4.30pm live stream only

Vigil Mass 6.00pm* People of the Parish, our frontline & NHS workers Owen & Kathleen Daley (E Evans)

Sun 9th Aug 10.00am live stream only Mass 11.00am* Mass 6.00pm*

People of the Parish, our frontline & NHS workers Thanks to Veronica & Jeffrey Cox (G O’Mahoney) Thanksgiving

Mon 10th Aug NO MASS TODAY

Tues 11th Aug Mass 10.00am Kath Hammond (Kay Readman)

Our Lady Star of the Sea Mass 10.00am *

followed by Adoration until 1.00pm

Wed 12th Aug Mass 7.00pm Private Intention Harris family

Thurs 13th Aug Mass 10.00am Joan Hughes (Margaret Thomas)

Fri 14th Aug Mass 10.00am Private Intention Gina Rossi

Sat 15th Aug 4.30pm live stream only Vigil Mass 6.00pm*

People of the Parish, our frontline & NHS workers Marguerite & Edward Ghanem (MG)

Sun 16th Aug

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

10.00am live stream only Mass 11.00am* Mass 6.00pm*

People of the Parish, our frontline & NHS workers People of the Parish, our frontline & NHS workers Mary Lindley (James Lindley)

Mon 17th Aug NO MASS TODAY

Tues 18th Aug Mass 10.00am Kath Casey (JVC)

Our Lady Star of the Sea Mass 10.00am *

followed by Adoration until 1.00pm

Wed 19th Aug Mass 7.00pm Doreen Bowen (D&T Morgan)

Thurs 20th Aug Mass 10.00am Kath Hammond (D&T Morgan)

Fri 21st Aug Mass 10.00am John Rabaiotti (S Cavalli)

Sat 22nd Aug 4.30pm live stream only Vigil Mass 6.00pm*

People of the Parish, our frontline & NHS workers Idris & Morfydd Thomas

Sun 23rd Aug

21st Sunday 10.00am live stream only

Mass 11.00am* Mass 6.00pm*

People of the Parish, our frontline & NHS workers Rick, Maria & family (Manghan family) David Hubbard RIP (Topliss family)

Opening Times for St Mary’s and Our Lady Star of the Sea St Mary’s is open for Mass. Please see the timetable on the front of the newsletter. There are only 30 spaces

and the Church can only hold a maximum of 50 people. For weekend Masses you will need to email

bridgend@rcadc.org or telephone 01656 652034 option 2 to book a space. Please do this before 4pm on Friday each week. If you have not booked please DO NOT ATTEND.

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Our Lady Star of the Sea will be open for “Private Prayer” and Mass on each Tuesday.

Mass will be at 10am followed by Exposition until 1pm.

We are sadly limited to 16 people in the Church. Please if you are over 70 have any illnesses or are still

shielding we ask that you do not come on Tuesday.

If you wish to attend Mass, please contact Fr. Tim on porthcawl@rcadc.org or telephone 01656 652034 option 2

to book a place. If you have not booked please DO NOT ATTEND. If you are contacting us by phone PLEASE

make sure you leave your name and contact details in order for your place to be confirmed.

I know some parishioners have keys to the church, due to the cleaning regimes that need to be in place please

DO NOT USE THE CHURCH for private prayer other than times when it is open.

For more Masses to resume more volunteers are needed so please do consider whether you could help.

If you wish to volunteer or for any other queries please contact Fr. Tim (see above).

My thanks on your behalf to all who have made this opening possible.

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On the website there is an update on what to expect at Mass as we get used to this ‘new normal’.

In each church, there is a one-way system. The stewards will seat you and this is unlikely to be in your usual

place, please follow their instructions. Please adhere to the strict social distancing guidelines and use the hand

sanitiser provided. There will be no toilet facilities available in church. If you have any COVID-19 symptoms (sore throat, cough, fatigue, lack of senses of taste or smell)

please stay home. If you should be shielding please stay home.

‘I will hear what the Lord God has to say, a voice that speaks of peace. His help is near for those who fear him.’

(Responsorial Psalm Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time)

Thus says the Lord: have a care for justice, act with integrity, for soon my salvation will come and my integrity be manifest.’

(First Reading Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Isaiah 56:1)

Please continue to remember all those who are sick and housebound in your prayers: Mary Bryan, Anne Colson, Eileen Coyne, Ryan Dixon, Angela Ellis, Barbara Fentham,

Elsie Freeth, Catherine Grills, Margaret Jarvis, John Lewis, Mary Maguire, Robert Morrison, Maureen Pritchard, Marcus Rossini and David Watkins

We pray for the sick and housebound of our parish, our friends, relatives and those who have asked for our prayers:

Anna & Bronislaw, Conall & Siobhan, Emma, Garry, Helle, Jamie, Keith, Margaret, Maria, Martin Ginnelly, Mike, Peter

(please email bridgend@rcadc.org if you would like to add a name to the list)

The office is closed until the 17th

August, however you can still email

bridgend@rcadc.org or telephone as messages will be

monitored.

Switching over to direct giving Our bank now charges us for paying in cash. There is no charge for standing order transactions

and giving in this way also takes away the risk involved in respect of COVID-19 and cash

handling. We need as many parishioners as possible to give by Standing Order. This is also a

good time to reassess your giving to your parish. When is the last time you increased your

giving? Could you increase your giving simply by signing up to the gift aid scheme?

The forms to make this change are available on the website or alternatively they can be posted

out to you. Thank you to all those parishioners who have already responded and filled in a

standing order form. This really does make a huge difference.