Franciscan
The APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER leaflets for September are available
in the narthex - please take one.
SCRIPTURE NOTE: Legal observance has its dangers, for it is
sometimes easy to obey the law exactly while forgetting its purpose. It is
no good driving doggedly just below the speed-limit while endangering
life and limb. The more exact the law, the greater is the temptation to
manipulate it to evade its purpose. The Pharisees were as aware of this
danger of distortion as is the modern stickler for exact observance. The
Pharisees have a bad press in the gospels because, at the time the
gospels were written, hostility between Christians and Pharisaic Judaism
was at its height. During Jesus’ own lifetime their opposition was not so
obvious. For instance, they had no share in the Passion and Crucifixion
of Jesus. In any case, Jesus’ own final saying here, while it may apply to
the Jewish ritual Law, has much wider application than the observance
of Jewish rules for clean food. It is more akin to the saying in Matthew:
‘A sound tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor a rotten tree bear good fruit. By
their fruits you shall know them’. A person’s true qualities are seen by
that person’s actions; their true intentions and character, which comes
from the heart, become visible in their words and actions.
What sort of things would manifest a heart centred on Christ?
REFLECTION: Cleanness of heart
Today pollution has become a big issue and rightly so. People want
clean water, clean air, and clean food. But we should be even more
concerned about the most dangerous pollution of all, namely, evil. Pride,
anger, hate, lust, greed, envy - all these are dangerous pollutants. So
what must we do? We must purify the source; the heart is the source. It
is the well-spring from which all our thoughts, words and deeds flow. If
the heart is clean, all that flows from it will be clean. Blessed are the
clean of heart: they shall see God.
PARISH PRAYER
Heavenly Father, pour down on our Church your Holy Spirit, the fire of
your love. Give us the courage, the wisdom and the faith to be salt for
the earth and light for the world.
Help us to build warm and welcoming communities of faith in our
families, our neighbourhoods, our Parish. May we carry the Good News
by word and action into all our environments, especially those which are
hostile and hurting.
Together with Mary, the first evangeliser we entrust all our efforts into
the care of the Divine Spirit, who fills and renews the face of the earth.
Amen.
Church of St. Francis of Assisi
277 Sandygate Road, Sheffield S10 5SD
Telephone 0114 263 0383
Email: stfrancis@frkevin.f9.co.uk
parishcounci26@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.stfrancisrc-sheffield.org.uk
Registered Charity No. 512021
Parish Priest: Fr Kevin Thornton
Parish Deacon: Stephen Parker
YEAR B - PSALTER WEEK 2
22nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Mass book pg 126. Preface II pg 54
Eucharistic Prayer II pg 24
Sunday
30th
9:00 am (BB’s Intentions)
11:00 am (People of the Parish)
Monday
31st
10:00 am
Tuesday
1st
Wednesday 2nd
Thursday
3rd
Friday
Saturday
4th
5th
St Aidan & Saints of Lindisfarne
(Yvonne Reaney)
7:30 pm (Special Intention)
10:00 am (St Francis Dead List)
10:00 am St Gregory the Great, Apostle of the
English (St Francis Dead List)
10:00 am St Cuthbert (JS’s Intentions)
11.15-11.45 Sacrament of Reconciliation
12:00 noon (St Francis Dead List)
Thank you for last week's OFFERTORY COLLECTION.
PLEASE PRAY for Alan, Alexander, Alison, AM, Fr Antony Hayne,
Benjamin Lewis, Brian Dwyer, David Skinner, Eileen Jones, Ellen
Dalton, Ian Baxter, Jim Foley, John Denzil Joseph, John Rowan, Sr Julia
Duignan, J&E.D, JTD, Karen Kilbride, KC, Leonora, Margaret Paget,
Mary Hunt, Mary Rigby, Maura Kay, May Leonard, Michael Hulley,
Nancy Lennon, Rachel Grace, Roger Kemp, Fr Roy Pannell, Ruth Hill,
Teresa Kenyon, Tony Mulchrone, Willow Grist and Yvonne Reaney, who
are sick, and for all whose anniversaries occur about this time.
Free copies of the HALLAM NEWS are available in the narthex - find
out what is happening in Diocese!
The next meeting of HALLAM ASCENT will be on Wednesday 2nd
September in the Assisi Hall when Deacon Stephen Parker will tell us of
his work as a hospital chaplain. We meet at 1.45pm and start at 2pm. If
you are partially or fully retired you are very welcome to join us.
40 DAYS FOR LIFE will be holding a prayerful vigil between 23rd
September and 1st November outside the Doncaster BPAS Abortion
clinic (123 Thorne Road, Doncaster). There will be a meeting to prepare
on Saturday 5th September at the parish of Immaculate Conception (238
Herringthorpe Valley Road, Rotherham) beginning with Mass at 9.30am.
Contact hallam40daysforlife@gmail.com for more information.
HOMELESS AND ROOTLESS AT CHRISTMAS (HARC) are holding a
charity concert on Saturday 5th September at the Anglican Cathedral.
Nancy Kerr (winner of BBC2 Folk Singer of the Year 2015) and James
Fagan are performing with support from Jon Boden (Bellowhead), Fay
Hield, Neil McSweeney and the Bamford Village Singers. Tickets (£12)
are available from wegottickets.com. All proceeds go to HARC.
SHEFFIELD WALSINGHAM ASSOCIATION are holding a concert with
the Palm Court Trio at 7:15pm on Friday 11th September at Mother of
God Church. It will to raise funds for the National Shrine. Tickets £5
including refreshments (wine 50p extra) from Mrs. McGloin.
There will be a QUIET DAY at Sacred Heart Parish on Saturday 12th
September from 10am to 2pm. The theme will be around 'the joy of the
gospel in Parish Life', creating space and centring ourselves with
mediation, talks, visual resources and Mass. You can email
sacredheart479@btinternet.com or ring 2343580 for a booking form.
There are also some in the narthex.
There will be CHARITY RACE NIGHT at St Wilfrid's School on Saturday
12th September in aid of The Pilgrimage Trust (HCPT). Tickets £5
including supper. Details and tickets from Tim Elliott.
The Parish INSPIR PRAYER GROUP will meet again on Monday 14th
September from 10am until 12 noon. New members most welcome.
Please contact Jacinta Campbell on jfcampbell51@yahoo.co.uk or
2301837 for more information and location details.
The CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP will meet at 7:30pm
on Monday 14th September in the parish rooms at St Marie’s Cathedral.
The next PARISH COUNCIL MEETING will be held on Tuesday 15th
September at 8pm in the Upper Room. All parishioners are very
welcome to attend. The draft agenda is:
1. Approval of last minutes and matters arising
2. Reports from each section
3. Changes to information on webpages and constitution
4. Election of deputy chair
5. Any other business
TEACH US HOW TO PRAY. A special event on prayer will be held at St
Francis Church on Saturday 26th September from 9am to 12.30pm
(followed by Mass.) Join Bishop Ralph and others to learn a little more
about bringing prayer to life and helping us to follow Jesus example.
The HALLAM CATHOLIC SAFEGUARDING COMMISSION Annual
Event, 'Changing our World' will be on Saturday 26th September from
9.30am to 2pm at St Patrick’s Church, S5. Contact Jo Pearson on
jpearson@hallam-diocese.com if you wish to attend.
Hallam Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission AUTUMN
CONFERENCE will be on Saturday 3rd October from 9.30am to 1pm at
Hallam Pastoral Centre, St Charles Street. The theme will be 'the
relationship of the Church to other religions'. Speakers include Bishop
Ralph Heskett and members of the Muslim community. Its primary
endeavour is the task of dialogue - dialogue of life; dialogue of action;
dialogue of discourse and dialogue of religious experience. All welcome.
We need more volunteers to help with CHURCH CLEANING. If you can
help, please contact Sue Shirt on domshirt@me.com.
The National Safeguarding Commission has launched its E-LEARNING
PROGRAMME. Their brochure explains what programmes are available
and how to access them. To register your interest, please contact Jo
Pearson at safeguardingadmin@hallam-diocese.com.
On Friday 11th September, the House of Commons will vote on a Bill to
legalise ASSISTED SUICIDE. Please contact your MP, urging them to
vote against the Bill. You can send an e-mail via the Catholic Bishops’
Conference website (www.catholicnews.org.uk/assisted-suicide) or send
a letter by post.
Bishop John Rawsthorne is returning on Friday 11th September to lead
the 17th ANNUAL WALK in aid of St Wilfrid’s. Bishop Ralph Heskett and
his dog Molly will also take part in some of the walk. Sponsor forms are
on the notice board.