Divine Office: Week

WEEK COMMENCING 1 APRIL 2018

EASTER SUNDAY – YEAR B

EASTER BLESSINGS Fr Gubbins and Fr Albert wish you all a Joyful and blessed Easter,

and thank you for all your gifts and cards

Ang panginoon ay muling nabuhal

Yeshukristhu Uyirthu Tha Criosd a dh'èirich Cristo è risorto

Christus ist auferstanden

Christ est ressuscité Cristo ha resucitado

Crist Atgyfodedig

Tá Críost aiséirithe o marbh!

Àm na Càisg math

Gesegnete Ostern

Maligayang Pasko ng Pagkabuhay

Easter Ashamsakal

Cáisc shona duit

He is Risen! Alleluia!

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MASS TIMES FOR WEEK COMMENCING 1 APRIL 2018: EASTER SUNDAY

Saturday 31 7pm

8pm St Joseph’s EASTER VIGIL MASS

St Peter’s SERVICE OF LIGHT

See printed copy for Mass Intentions

Sunday 1 8.30am

9.30am

10am

11.30am

St Edward’s EASTER SUNDAY

St Peter’s (Polish)

St Joseph’s

St Peter’s

Monday 2 6.30pm St Edward’s

Tuesday 3 9.30am

St Joseph’s

NO EVENING MASS

Wednesday 4 9.30am St Peter’s

Thursday 5 9.30am

St Joseph’s

NO EVENING MASS

Friday 6 9.30am St Peter’s

Saturday 7 9.30am St Peter’s

SYRO-MALABAR MASS: normally 3rd Sunday of the month at 4pm at St Edward’s Church Avenue Victoria.

MORNING PRAYER OF THE CHURCH (Divine Office) 15 minutes before morning Mass: St Peter’s – Saturdays; St Joseph’s - daily

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confessions):

Sunday 31st St Joseph’s 9.15 - 9.45am

Saturday 7th St Peter’s 10 - 10.30am

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT:

Tuesday St Joseph’s 8.30-9.30am

Thursday St Edward’s CANCELLED

Saturday St Peter’s 10-10.30am

ANNIVERSARIES: see printed copy

NOTICES FOR VISITORS TOILETS St Peter’s: in the Parish Centre (across the car park); St Joseph’s & St Edward’s toilets in the church building. ST PETER’S CHURCH IS OPEN at certain times during the weekdays. Call in and say a prayer. CCTV is in operation. SIGN VISITORS BOOK IN THE PORCH

OFFERTORY COLLECTION St Edward’s 4pm: £174 St Joseph’s 10am: £265 St Peter’s 11.30 & 5pm: £407 Gift Aid envelopes total £602 Standing orders (weekly av.): £524 Total: £1,972

MASS ATTENDANCE

St Edward’s Vigil 4pm 83

St Joseph’s 10am 203

St Peter’s 11.30am 190

St Peter’s 5pm 71

Total (inc. children) 547

MASSES RECEIVED: See printed copy

RECENTLY DEAD:

NEW OFFERTORY ENVELOPES commencing 8 April are available at church

THIS WEEKEND for St Joseph’s & St Peter’s. Please collect yours. If you want a set of

envelopes get in touch with the Parish Office. Do consider Gift Aiding your offering if

you pay tax. For every £1 given we can claim an extra 25p at no extra cost to you.

EASTER MONDAY

EASTER TUESDAY

EASTER WEDNESDAY

EASTER THURSDAY

EASTER FRIDAY

EASTER SATURDAY

SCARBOROUGH PARISHES PROPERTY UPDATES ST PETER’S CHURCH CAR PARK ENTRANCE & ESSENTIAL REPAIR WORK: The entrance to the car park and MAIN access to St Peter’s Church needs to be fenced off/closed from Tuesday 3 April until Friday 10 April. During this period the CAR PARK will be out of use and there will be no Mass in St Peter’s Church - but Mass will be said in the Parish Centre.

ST PETERS SANCTUARY UPDATE: Site Meeting with Historic Churches

12 April to discuss proposals and also to further look at lighting and maybe other

sanctuary reordering. ST JOSEPHS BUNGLOW UPDATE: Discussions and more modest plans being looked at as the previous plans were proving too costly

NEW NOTICE BOARD is being prepared for St Peters

ALL CHEQUES (donations, Masses etc) should be made payable to St Peter’s Church

I WILL SING TO THE LORD, GLORIOUS

HIS TRIUMPH! 1

300 CLUB WINNERS See printed copy

THE SIGN OF PEACE & COMMUNION IN BOTH KINDS resumes this Easter weekend. Eucharistic Ministers take note.

DIVINE MERCY PRAYER GROUP resumes on Friday 13 April at 2.45pm at St Peter’s Church, after the Easter break.

ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCING resumes 9/10 April after the Easter break at St Edwards Hall: Mondays 2-4pm to recorded music; Tuesdays 7.30-9.30pm to live music. All are welcome. CLOTHING SALE in aid of the Refugees: 10am-12noon on Saturday 14 April in St Mary’s Parish Hall. Please bring donations of good quality items to sell on the day. More information from the parish office.

COMMISSIONING DAY for Lay Ministers of the Eucharist and Readers Saturday 28 April at the Spa, South Bay, Scarborough. Cost of £25 will be paid by the Parish and includes refreshments and buffet luch. Begins 9.30am and ends 3pm approx. Could ministers attending please confirm attendance with Liz White by Wednesday 4 April.

COFFEE MORNING 10am on Saturday 28 April in St Peter’s Parish Centre to raise funds for Kevin O’Connor’s grandson’s charity expedition to Peru. We will have a Raffle and a Cake Stall.

PRAY & PLAY (ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT): A new parish group for children aged 0-7 in St Edwards Hall. Saturday mornings during the Summer term: 10am–11.30am on Saturday 28 April, 12 May, 7 July. The children will participate in games, songs, and craft activities alongside prayer and guided adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Juice and biscuits provided. No fee: donations invited. All children must to be accompanied by an adult throughout. Bring your little ones and spread the word. Speak to Fr Gubbins.

WALSINGHAM PILGRIMAGE from Scarborough 7-10 September will still go ahead. Celebrating Our Lady's birthday on the 8th Sept. as the Dowry is now on 16th. A couple of rooms left. More info the parish office.

SIMNEL CAKE RAFFLE to help fund the UCM Walsighham Pilgrimage raised £85.50. Thank you. Winning ticket 903.

MISSION EARTH 2 An event to share creative ways to care for our Common Home & launch of the Diocesan Environment Policy. 10am-2pm Saturday 21 April at All Saints Lower School, Nunnery Lane, York YO23 7JG. Keynote speaker: Ellen Teague of the Columban Justice & Peace Team. Refreshments provided. Bring packed lunch. All welcome.

PARISH DINNER - Advance Notice: Celebrating 160 years of St Peters and 50 years of St Edwards churches to be arranged at South Cliff Golf Club. possibly end of June early July. Cost per person will be around £15. More details later. EASTER EGG HUNT in Parish Centre after Easter Sunday Mass. Adults can join in only if you behave! NEWS: The Pope has imparted his Apostolic Blessing on all those who participate in the Rosary on the Coast event “as a pledge under the protection of Our Blessed Lady, Mary Mother of the Church.” Archbishop Edward Adams, apostolic nuncio to the United Kingdom, said that the Pope “presents His greetings to all those persons participating in the Rosary on the Coast for Faith, Life and Peace in Scotland, England and Wales… assuring them of His spiritual closeness to them in their prayers.” Rosary on the Coast is a united Rosary prayer initiative along the coast of Britain planned for Sunday 29 April. Scarborough Parishes will take part (more details next week). A prayer can be said daily as we prepare spiritually for this event (see back of newsletter) and a leaflet of suggested daily preparation is available at back of church.

1ST CONFESSION & 1ST HOLY COMMUNION PREPARATION MASS: Sunday 8 April at St Peter’s 11.30am

Mass. REGISTERS to be signed each week.

CONFIRMATION PREPARATION next meeting 12 noon Saturday 21 April for Candidates & Catechists.

CONFIRMATION RETREAT DAY at Thicket Priory Carmelite Convent, York: Saturday 5 May departing 9am,

arriving back 6pm. Parents please indicate if your child can come as we need to book a coach. List in church porches.

BAPTISM PREPARATION COURSE The next course will run late June/July. If you would like your child Baptised,

speak to Fr Gubbins.

PARISH TALKS FOR THE YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST Led by Fr Albert 10am Wednesdays after 9.30am Mass in St Peter’s Parish Centre (with DVD presentation) 2 May: Adoremus 16 May: The Mass. Eucharistic prayers 30 May: Exposition and Adoration: Respect and behaviour in front of the Eucharist

“We are an Easter people, and

is our Song.”

(St Augustine -354-430AD)

Easter is a Season, not just a day.

It lasts 50 days until

Ascension and Pentecost.

FEAST OF DIVINE MERCY Divine Mercy of God: a day of thanksgiving for the goodness that God has shown us in the whole Easter Mystery. An image of the Divine Mercy is displayed in St Peter’s Church on the Sacred Heart Altar. The Feast of Divine Mercy will be celebrated in St Peter’s Church on Sunday 8 April from 2.30pm finishing with 5pm Mass. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Blessing of Image Veneration of Image Homily on Divine Mercy 3 o’clock prayer Chaplet of Divine Mercy Rosary Confessions Benediction NOVENA LEAFLETS available in church porches (there are also leaflets for Our Lady of All Nations. Please take one and pray for World Peace).

SUNDAY SMILE: Paddy the painter always managed to undercut everyone’s tender… by thinning down his paint to make it go further. The local Catholic church was having a big redecorating job done. Paddy’s bid was accepted because of his low price. He set to, erecting the scaffolding, buying the paint and yes, I am ashamed to say, thinning down the paint. He was up on the scaffolding painting away when there was a terrible crash of thunder. The scaffolding collapsed and he fell down among the benches surrounded by the tell-tale puddles of the thinned and useless paint. Paddy knew that this was a judgement from God, so he got down on his knees and cried: ‘Oh God forgive me! Please, what should I do?’ Amid the thunder and lightning, a mighty voice spoke, ‘Repaint, repaint and thin no more!

ROSARY ON THE COAST DAILY PRAYER IN PREPARATION

40 days of prayerful preparation began on Monday 19 March, Feast of St Joseph. We will say a prayer before each Mass.

We pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit as we prepare for Rosary on the Coast. We pray that our 40 days of spiritual preparation will unite us, and deepen our resolve, as we pray for our countries, for a re-flourishing of faith, for the dignity of the human person and respect for all human life, and for peace to prevail in our personal lives, marriages, families, and nation. We make our prayer in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen

St Joseph, St Andrew, St David, St George & St Patrick, pray for us. Our Lady of Sorrows, pray for us.

Queen of Heaven rejoice, Alleluia; The Son whom you merited to bear, Alleluia, has risen as He said, Alleluia. Pray for us to God, Alleluia. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia, For the Lord is truly Risen, Alleluia.

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PRAYER INTENTIONS OF POPE FRANCIS FOR APRIL Universal For Those who have Responsibility in Economic Matters: that economists may have the courage to reject any economy of exclusion and know how to open new paths.

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EASTER PRAYER O Lord,

How amazing is your love, A love that overcomes, endures

and redeems. How astounding is your life,

A life that sustains, heals and creates.

How awesome is your hope, A hope that promises, restores

and inspires. How absorbing is your truth, A truth that releases, changes

and rebuilds.

How we worship you, as we remember the moment when your

love conquered. When out of the cave of sorrow

Jesus arose to release forgiveness to the world.

And each time we encounter this Resurrection Day we are again

lifted to an eternal place. Our sin, brokenness and

darkness fall away and your light and peace flood our lives. How we thank you for this

incredible celebration we call Easter.

Amen

Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.

Romans 6:3-5

DO YOU KNOW THE 7 JOYS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY?

Among the many different devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary, one that is often

overlooked is devotion to her Seven Joys. Many may be more familiar with the Seven

Sorrows of Mary, especially through the Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows. However, few know

about her Seven Joys, which are an equally ancient tradition.

The Franciscans have helped preserve this tradition over the centuries through their “Rosary”

called the Franciscan Crown. According to one story, this Crown developed when the

Blessed Virgin appeared to a young Franciscan novice in the 15th Century and “instructed

him how, by reciting daily a Rosary of seven decades in honour of her seven joys, he might

weave a crown that would be more pleasing to her than the material wreath of flowers.”

The seven joys that are meditated on during the Franciscan Crown closely resemble the five

Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary.

1. Annunciation

2. Visitation

3. Nativity of Jesus

4. Adoration of the Magi

5. Finding of Jesus in the Temple

6. Resurrection of Jesus

7. Assumption of Mary & Coronation of the Virgin in Heaven

Devotion to the seven joys of Mary is a beautiful counterpart to

the seven sorrows and helps balance a person’s spiritual life,

recognizing that existence is not just filled with sorrows, but also

contains many joys in this life and the life to come.