St Peter’s Catholic Church London Road, Gloucester GL1 3EX

Tel: 01452 523603 gloucester.stpeter@parish.cliftondiocese.com Parish website: www.stpetersgloucester.org.uk

Diocesan website: www.cliftondiocese.com

Parish Priest:

Monsignor Liam Slattery VG

liam.slattery@cliftondiocese.com

Assistant Priest: Canon Alan Finley alan.finley@cliftondiocese.com Permanent Deacons: Rev Colm Robinson colm.robinson@cliftondiocese.com Rev Tim Meadows timothy.meadows@cliftondiocese.com Rev David Hebbes david.hebbes@cliftondiocese.com

Parish Secretary: Mrs Thérèse English gloucester.stpeter@cliftondiocese.com Parish Office: Tues, Wed, Fri -9.30am-2.30pm Thurs-12.00pm-5.00pm

Parish Safeguarding Representatives: John Bond & Deacon Colm Robinson

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

28th January 2018- Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Sunday 28th January

6.00pm (Sat) Vigil Mass Alan Hipwell RIP 9.00am Mass Reg Keates RIP 10.30am Mass Vera McSweeney RIP 12.30pm Polish Language Mass 5.30pm Mass People of the Parish

Diocesan Prayer Link Dulverton- St Stanislaus Minehead-Sacred Heart

with Watchet

Monday 29th January 9.30am Mass John Vinson RIP Ordinary Time Tuesday 30th January 6.00pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

7.00pm Mass Ints of Peggy Brindley Ordinary Time

Wednesday 31st January 9.30am Mass Ints of Fr Richard Elson St John Bosco Thursday 1st February 9.30am Liturgy of the Word & Holy Communion Ordinary Time

Friday 2nd February 12.00pm Mass Mary Fitzgerald RIP 8.30pm Polish Language Mass

Presentation of the Lord

Saturday 3rd February 9.30am Mass David McClurg (80th Birthday) 3.00pm Filipino Monthly Mass 5.15pm-5.45pm Confessions 6.00pm Vigil Mass Brendan Markey RIP

Ordinary Time

Mass Text: Sunday 28th January- Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Responsorial Psalm: O that today you would listen to his voice! Harden not your hearts. Gospel Acclamation: The people that lived in darkness has seen a great light; on those who dwell in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned. Preface: II of the Sundays in Ordinary Time Eucharistic Prayer: III

Next Weekend: Sunday 4th January – 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Job 7:1-4. 6-7 1 Corinthians 9:16-19. 22-23 Mark 1:29-39

Last Week: Offertory - £1421.34 Mass Count –799

This Week: Fourth Week in Ordinary Time and Week 4 for the Daily Prayer of the Church.

Eucharistic Adoration: On the Wednesdays of Lent, beginning on February 14th, there will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in St Peter’s Church from after the midday mass until 7.00pm. In the Gospel of St John, St John the Baptist directs the gaze of his disciples to Jesus, whom he declares as the Lamb of God. When Jesus in turn asks these disciples ‘What do you want’, they respond ‘Where do you live’. Jesus issues an invitation, ‘Come and see’. The disciples stayed with him the rest of that day. Through Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Jesus issues us that same invitation. In the coming season of Lent let us respond to that invitation.

We pray for those who are ill - Andrea Brushneen, Mary Wood, Jessie Hall, Cheryl Loy, Rita Lenagan, Sharon Williams, Michaele Hercules, Ann Vaughan, John Wood, Leonard Slatter, Sue Hartnett, Jane Conway, Marie Cunningham, Tom Kennedy, Phil Gammond, Mandi Stokes, Florence Stephens, Theo Montague, Sammy Santorelli, Lal Slattery, Margaret Coleman, Vera Watson, Patricia Walsh, Janice Hunt, Cecilia Edwards, Veronica Burke, Janet Diaco, Eileen Dewsnip, Sarah Anderson, Michelle Shields, Freddie Ludlow, Fred Leader, Peggy Brindley. Do please let us know of any names to be added or removed from this list.

RIP: We ask your prayers for those who have died recently: Maureen Lown: Her funeral service takes place in St Peter’s Church on Monday January 29th at 11.30am followed by committal at Gloucester Crematorium. Antonio ‘Tony’ Lanciano: His funeral service takes place in St Peter’s Church on Wednesday January 31st at 12noon followed by burial in Coney Hill Cemetery. Cynthia Harvey: Her funeral mass takes place on Thursday February 15th at 12.00pm followed by committal at Gloucester Crematorium.

Holiday: Fr Liam will be on holiday for a week from this coming Wednesday. Fr Alan Finley, Fr Gerry Walsh and Fr Frank Wainwright will be covering the publicised masses in his absence.

Baptism: We welcome into the family of the church Rainold Nistor baptised today.

SVP: Meet on Tuesday January 30th at 7.30pm.

St. Peters Prayer Group: Is holding a meeting on Thursday 1st February at 7.00pm. Everyone is welcome to come and join us in prayer. Access is through the side door of the church.

Bookkeeper: St Peter’s Social Centre currently requires a Bookkeeper for 15/20 hours per month. Duties include the maintaining of all financial records and bookkeeping records for St Peter’s Social Centre including processing sales invoices, income, receipts and payments. For details, job description and application form please contact St Peter’s Parish Office. Closing date for receipt of application forms is February 20th.

Filipino Monthly Mass: Saturday February 3rd at 3.00pm in St Peter’s Church. The celebrant will be Fr Ramil Nerio from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. Fr Ramil originally hails from southern Philippines.

Newsletter for Families: The February edition of the parish newsletter for families is available this weekend.

Rachel Kirby Writes: In July 2018 I am volunteering in South India for 3 weeks with Gloucester Diocese, helping to teach English in schools and helping the local people in orphanages and hostels. I have to raise my air fare and would love to raise extra to be used by the schools etc. We will be holding a cake sale after 9.00 am mass at the back of church on Sunday Feb 4th. Any cake donations welcome, as well as people to buy cakes! Thank you.

Gloucester Foodbank: Are facing what could be a tough challenge as Universal Credit is rolled out in Gloucester during February. When this has happened in other parts of the country demand for food parcels has risen by at least 25%. Please keep Foodbank in your prayers and if you are able to donate key food items, including UHT milk and fruit juice, tinned fruit, fish and meat, they will be gratefully received. Gloucester Foodbank wish to thank you for your ongoing support and generosity which has brought hope to many.

Faith and Light (Gloucestershire): Next meeting Sunday 4th February at 3.00pm in English Martyrs Church Hall, Tuffley, GL4 0NX. This is a Christian Association that brings together people with special needs of all ages , their families and friends for some worship followed by refreshments and some fun/craft activities, this month decorating heart boxes. For details please contact Fr Gerry gerry.walsh@cliftondiocese.com or 01452 412702 or Shelley Sullivan on 07808608991 or Shelley1270@gmail.com

Changes to Mass Times: Please not the following necessary changes to daily mass times: Wednesday January 31st: Daily mass is at 9.30am. Friday February 2nd: Mass for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (Candlemass) is at 12noon. Saturday February 3rd: Morning mass at 9.30am with rosary at 9.00am. No morning confessions. Tuesday February 6th: Daily Mass is at 9.30am.

CLIFTON DIOCESE - YEAR OF MISSION Jesus makes that wonderful impression upon people in this weekend’s gospel. He speaks with authority. Bishop Declan often links this word with the word authenticity. Jesus is authentic in everything he says and everything he does. That authenticity, that authority flows from his nearness to the Father. Jesus is ‘plugged in’ to the Father and his love so that it really is the Father’s love that Jesus proclaims in all he says and does. It’s an authority, and authenticity, a closeness that our world longs for and can find in us. Let’s allow those we encounter this week to see something authentic and real in us. We don’t necessarily want people to say, ‘Wow!’ but to find something of God’s nearness to them, of his outreaching in us. Let us be signs that God cares and that God loves.