SAINT HELEN’S PARISH
31st SUNDAY OF THE YEAR 5th November 2017
The Greatest Among You Must Be Your Servant
THE WORD THIS WEEK Priests should squirm. But we are all addressed. Everyone must be wary of preferring one’s own glory to God’s:
We don’t follow the Gospel to be esteemed. Today’s readings push us to examine our own attitudes and failures,
but they also offer us models of humility. Pope Francis told his ministers – and all evangelisers – to take on ‘the
smell of the sheep’. The prophet concludes by reminding us that we were all created equal, children of the one
Father. Saint Paul congratulates the Thessalonians on their conversion and commitment to the Gospel. Jesus
also calls us to conversion, service, and humility. Today we are all, individually and as a Church, challenged to
practice what we preach.
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: (Psalter: Week 3)
Malachi 1: 14 – 2: 2, 8 – 10. You have strayed from the way, you have caused many to stumble by your teaching.
Response: Psalm 130. O Lord my heart is not proud
nor haughty my eyes.
I have not gone after things too great
nor marvels beyond me.
Truly I have set my soul //
in silence and peace.
A weaned child on its mother’s breast, //
even so is my soul.
O Israel, hope in the Lord
both now and for ever.
1 Thessalonians 2: 7 – 9, 13. We were eager to hand over to you not only the Good News, but our lives as well.
Acclamation for the Gospel:
Alleluia, Alleluia. Alleluia! You have only one Father, and he is in heaven; You have only one Teacher, the Christ! Alleluia, Alleluia. Alleluia!
Matthew 23: 1 – 12. They do not practise what they preach.
Prayer of the Faithful: R/. Lord, hear your people’s prayer.
An enormous ‘THANK YOU’ to all those who contributed to the Tea for the Elderly last Sunday
in any way – by making cakes and /or sandwiches and turning up on the day to make teas and coffees and
wait at tables. It has been a real joy to work with such a dedicated band of volunteers. Mary Conant .
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MASS AND SERVICES DURING THE WEEK: Sat 4th November
6.30pm 31st SUNDAY of the Year
Betty Shaughnessy (MS)
Sun 5th November
10.30am
3st SUNDAY of the Year
For the People of the Parish
Mon 6th November
9.45am
10.00am
7.00pm
Saint Illtud, Bishop
Evening Prayer of the Church
Chakku Mathew (VT)
Service of Memories
Tues 7th November 9.30am 10.00am
Paul Carpentier (JMcC)
Morning Prayer of the Church
Wed 8th November
9.45am
10.00am
All Saints of Wales Morning Prayer of the Church Fowler Family
Adoration 2 to 4 pm & 6 to 8 pm
Thurs 9th November
9.45am
10.00am
The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica Morning Prayer of the Church
Holy Souls
Fri 10th November
9.45am
10.00am
Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church
Morning Prayer of the Church
Holy Souls
Sat 11th November
am
5.45 – 6.15pm
6.30pm
Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop
The Sacrament of Reconciliation
32nd SUNDAY of the Year
For the People of the Parish
Sun 12th November
10.30am 32nd SUNDAY of the Year
Holy Souls .
THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:
Saturday 5.45pm to 6.15pm, or at any time by arrangement with the priest.
CELEBRATING STEPS ALONG THE JOURNEY OF FAITH
A CHILD FOR BAPTISM? To join the Parish preparation, please take the (green)
form ‘Your Child and Baptism’ available in the porch, fill it in and return it to book in to
the next Preparation.
Preparing for RECONCILIATION: Parents and Children gather in the Hall on Tuesday,
6.30pm, to remember how God gives us Peace, and celebrate how God gives us Forgiveness.
JOINING THE CHURCH AS AN ADULT: To know more about the Catholic Faith,
please come along to the Hall this Thursday at 7.30pm for ‘Catholicism, an introduction’, and come
along to the church and ask anyone there to help you come and see.
MARRIAGE At least 6 months notice (preferably 12 months) must be given, by Church law. Before making any arrangements please see the priest to avoid any disappointments.
Bereaved? BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT provides a safe place to enable you to come to terms
with your grief. One-to-one and group support available. For details contact 02920 863450.
PARISH PRAYER LIST: In our prayers we are asked to pray for all who are sick or
housebound, and those who care for them, including: Pamela Griffiths Teresa Meade Sheila Harris Gerry Phenis Graham Jenkins Sandra Bray Jean Kerrigan Lloyd Jones John Maguire Cecelia Mawby Pat Emanuelli Dorothy Warmsley Isobel Cummins Pauline Richards David Mabey Valerie Donovan Paul Costigan Margaret Jones Carol Morrissey Claris Howell Tess Thomas Grace Donovan Mary Camwell Wilson Brown Alice Jones David Warmsley Mary + Bill Morrissey
CATHOLICISM, in or out? A time for adults who want to explore joining the Church, or learn
more about the faith, starting this Thursday 9th November, 7.30pm in the hall.
STRENGTH for TEANAGERS: On April 28th the Archbishop will come to Confirm
our young people in faith. If you are 12 or over and wish to be strengthened with the
Sacrament, please take, fill in, and return a (red) registration form from the porch,
and come to find out more on Wednesday 15th November.
Those who wish to continue in the Ministry, and
anyone who would like to join it, are asked to
come to a Readers’ Prayer and Training evening
on Tuesday 21st November. The Ministers of
the Word will be commissioned for the coming
year on the weekend of 2nd/3rd December .
A SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE for all the members of the Parish family who have died will be held on the evening of Monday 6th November. The names of those who died in the past year will be called out, and their families will be invited to light a candle for them. If you have a family member or friend whom you would like remembered, please contact the Bereavement Group on 02920 863450 to register their name.
The ANNUAL MASS for DECEASED CLERGY will be celebrated in Saint David’s Cathedral this Tuesday at 12.45pm. Please come to pray for the Bishops, Priests, and Deacons who have served you.
You are invited to a CAFOD retreat at the Ty Croeso Centre, Llantarnam Abbey, Cwmbran, NP44 3YJ this Saturday, 18 November to explore how Romero’s life and
faith can inspire and challenge us and transform our world. All welcome; please invite friends and parishioners to come
along too. The retreat is free but please book in advance via cafod.org.uk/retreat or call 0303 303 3030.
We also have an opportunity to learn more about ROMERO closer to home this Friday, when the
film of his life and ministry will be shown in our hall, 7.00pm: All are invited and welcome.
THE DAY OF PRAYER OF THE POOR called by the Pope for the penultimate Sunday of the
year this year falls on 19th November. There will be
prayers at Mass, and a celebration in the Cathedral.
But the main call is for all of us to walk humbly with
all around us, neighbours, friends, acquaintances, and
strangers, who like us all have needs and cares,
material or spiritual poverty of one sort or another,
and like us need support, concern, a listening ear and
shared time. On the Sunday we are asked to bring all
of these people, either physically or in our hearts, to
God our Father, gathered up in the love of the Holy
Spirit into Christ’s offering of the Mass.
SAINT HELEN’S SCHOOL NURSERY: If your child is 3 years old on or before 31st
August 2018 and you would like to apply for a place at Saint Helen’s School Nursery, please contact the school on 029 2085 2532. The closing date for applications is 22nd December 2017.
MINISTERS OF THE WORD Please pick up an ‘availability to read’ form from
the porch, ready for the new rota, and return it by
the weekend of 18th/19th November. If you would
like to be added to this list, or an existing reader
who would like to be removed, please let us know.
Thanks, Berenice Williams, and Chris Jones.
THE CAERPHILLY CHURCHES
NIGHT SHELTER will run here
from Sunday 3rd December to Sunday
25th February. We are looking for
volunteers: If you can help at all please
fill in a form that you will find on the
stand at the back of Church. The Sunday
NIGHT SHIFT is understandably the
most difficult to cover – if you can cover
just one, it would help ensure the
running through to February – a few
would be magic! For any queries, please
contact Cliff Bray. Thank you.
SAINT HELEN’S COMMUNITY CENTRE – THIS WEEK:
Date Time Event
Mon 6th November 9.30am Parents & Toddlers
Tues 7th November 10.30am
6.30pm
Music Appreciation
Reconciliation Preparation
Wed 8th November 9.30am
7.00pm
Parents & Toddlers
W.I.
Thurs 9th November 9.30am
2.00pm – 4.00pm
6.30pm
7.30pm
Parents & Toddlers
Sunshine Club
Youth Club
“Catholicism, an Introduction” (s.m.r.)
Fri 10th November 1.00pm
7.00pm
History Group
Romero, the Film
Sat 11th November 9.30am – 12.30pm Dance
Sun 12th November 11.30am Tea, Coffee, & Biscuits
OFFERTORY COLLECTION 29th October 2017
Gift Aid Weekly £ 185.90
Non Gift Aid Weekly £ 92.02
Gift Aid Standing Orders £ 502.04
Non Gift Aid Standing Orders £ 65.00
Loose £ 330.35
TOTAL £1175.31 Many thanks
LOTTERY BONUS BALL CONGRATULATIONS to Margaret Bishop and Rhys Cronin, the
winners of the Bonus Ball no.53. A total of £89.00 was made for parish funds. No winner on the third
sheet. TRY YOUR LUCK AGAIN THIS WEEK.
PARISH 200 CLUB DRAW, OCTOBER The winners are: 1st prize £25.00 (No. 10) Lexi
Dacey; 2nd prize £20.00 (No. 99) Mrs K.M. Jones; 3rd prize £15.00 (No. 148) Mrs Celia Llewellyn.
Congratulations to all.
OCTOBER CAFOD DRAW WINNERS: 1st prize £75.00 (No. 76) Mrs McInerney; 2nd
prize £50.00 (No. 95) Isobel Williams: 3rd prize £25.00 (No. 66) D. Walmsley. Congratulations to all.
CHRISTIAN PRAYER. Section Two: The Lord’s Prayer: ‘Our Father’
Article 3: The Seven Petitions. III. ‘Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread’
(2834) ‘Pray and work.’ (Cf. Saint Benedict, Regula 20; 48.) ‘Pray as if everything depended on God
and work as if everything depended on you.’ (Attributed to Saint Ignatius of Loyola; cf. Joseph de Guibert
SJ, The Jesuits: Their Spiritual Doctrine and Practice (Chicago: Loyola University Press, 19674), 148, n.44) Even
when we have done our work, the food we receive is still a gift from our Father; it is good
to ask him for it with thanksgiving, as Christian families do when saying grace at meals.
Catechism of the Catholic Church 1992
Parish Directory Priest: Revd. John Kelly 20883192; Chair of Parish Council: Graham Taylor 20860919
Church Student: Elliot Hanson: 20883192; Safeguarding Officer: 20864112 SVP: 20866838
Bereavement support: 07895092009 Cafod: 20861930 Marriage Care: [email protected]
Music: Brett Pugh 07971848734. Hall: 20883192 Piety shop: Norma Bromily 20862998
Saint Helen’s School: 20852532 Cardinal Newman School: 01443 494110
Newsletter items: 20883192 Calendar Additions: [email protected]
[email protected] www.sthelenscaerphilly.com Website Additions: [email protected]
Saint Helen is a Parish of the Archdiocese of Cardiff, a Registered Charity.
Tickets on sale this weekend
for CAFOD'S Winter
Warmer. Monies made will
go to the parish in Sebeya,
Ethiopia, which we support.
Don’t forget the Bonfire this Sunday night, 6pm,
at the bottom of
the Garden: Bring your
own roasties, Marsh-
mallows, drinks, etc.
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