The Cathedral Parish of Our Lady, Saint Peter of Alcantara & Saint Winefride
Incorporating the communities of The Cathedral, Our Lady of Pity, Harlescott and Saint Winefride, Monkmoor.
Cathedral House, 11 Belmont, Shrewsbury, SY1 1TE.
Tel: 01743 362366
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Very Reverend Canon Jonathan Mitchell & Reverend Father Edmund Montgomery; Revv Mr Fred Beddow, Mr Ron Ball,
Mr Ben Tomnay; Associated Priest: Reverend Father David Mawson (Priest of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham)
Sunday 12th April 2015
Second Sunday of Easter
Sat 11
Sun 12
Second Sunday
of Easter
Mon 13
Ferial
Tue 14
Ferial
Wed 15
Ferial
Thu 16
Ferial
Fri 17
Ferial
Sat 18
Ferial
Sun 19
Third Sunday
of Easter
Our Lady of Pity
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St Winefride’s
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Convent
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Our Lady of Pity
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St Winefride’s
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Our Lady of Pity
Cathedral
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St Winefride’s
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Our Lady of Pity
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6pm
7.45am
8.30am
9.30am
10.15am
10.45am
12.15pm
4.30pm
6pm
7.30am
12.15pm
5.30pm
9.30am
12.15pm
9.30am
12.15pm
9.30am
12.15pm
5.30pm
12.15pm
7pm
9.30am
After Mass
6pm
7.45am
8.30am
9.30am
10.15am
10.45am
12.15pm
6pm
Claire Carrott (Birthday)
Morning Prayer
Peter Hick (Thanksgiving)
Arnold Tipper (RIP)
Prayer During the Day
Parishioners
Mass in the Extraordinary Form
Holy Hour, Vespers and Benediction
Trisha Haines
James, Catherine and Susan Wallace (RIP)
David Robinson (RIP)
Holy Hour for Peace in the Middle East
Claire and Marie Carrott (Blessings)
Rev. Ray Smith (RIP)
Private Intention
Rory Ryan (RIP)
Holy Souls
Sr Mary of Mercy Buckley (RIP)
Holy Hour for Priests and Vocations
Anneliese T (Birthday)
Michael Briggs (1st RIP Anniversary)
Oscar Adeva (RIP)
Marian Devotions
Parishioners
Morning Prayer
Brigid Monks (Courage in illness)
Intentions of Iris Jones
Prayer During the Day
Gay and David Moran (Wedding Anniversary)
Mass in the Extraordinary Form
Deceased Members of the Worlock Family
The Cathedral ~Town Walls, Shrewsbury SY1 1TE
Our Lady of Pity ~ Meadow Farm Drive, Harlescott SY1 4JY
Saint Winefride’s ~ Crowmere Road, Monkmoor SY2 5RA
The Cathedral Primary School ~ New Park Road SY1 2SP
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Cathedral
Saturday: 10am – 11am
St Winefride’s
Friday:
6.15pm – 6.45pm
Our Lady of Pity
Saturday: 5.15pm – 5.45pm
The Diocese of Shrewsbury is a Registered Charity, Number 234025
Please remember Shrewsbury Cathedral in your will.
“Who can say that he is free from sin and does not need God’s mercy? As people of this restless time
of ours, wavering between the emptiness of self-exaltation and the humiliation of despair, we have a
greater need than ever for a regenerating experience of mercy.
St. Pope John Paul II, Regina Caeli message, April 10, 1994”
From the Dean’s desk…
Today is Divine Mercy Sunday and humanity’s need for the message of Divine Mercy took on dire urgency in
the 20th Century, when human civilisation began to experience an “eclipse of the sense of God” and, therefore
to lose the understanding of the sanctity and inherent dignity of human life. In the 1930s, Jesus chose a
humble Polish nun, St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, to receive private revelations concerning Divine Mercy that
were recorded in her Diary. St. John Paul II explains: “This was precisely the time when those ideologies of evil,
nazism and communism, were taking shape. Sister Faustina became the herald of the one message capable of
off-setting the evil of those ideologies, that fact that God is mercy—the truth of the merciful Christ. And for this
reason, when I was called to the See of Peter, I felt impelled to pass on those experiences of a fellow Pole that
deserve a place in the treasury of the universal Church.” St. Pope John Paul II, Memory and Identity (2005)
Mercy is a theme that was close to St John Paul II’s heart and in his second encyclical, Dives in Misericordia
(Rich in Mercy), St John Paul II offers an extended meditation on the mystery of God’s mercy, which he calls
“the greatest of the attributes and perfections of God” (DM No.13). He returned to this theme throughout his
pontificate: “As a gift to humanity, which sometimes seems bewildered and overwhelmed by the power of evil,
selfishness, and fear, the Risen Lord offers His love that pardons, reconciles, and reopens hearts to love. It is a
love that converts hearts and gives peace. How much the world needs to understand and accept Divine Mercy!
“Lord, who reveals the Father’s love by Your death and Resurrection, we believe in You and confidently repeat
to You today: Jesus, I trust in You, have mercy upon us and upon the whole world.” St John Paul II, Regina Caeli
message prepared for Divine Mercy Sunday, April 3, 2005.
Let us pray for God’s mercy (for ourselves and for the world) this Sunday, turning to him in complete trust and
faith.
A BIG THANK YOU on behalf of the parish to all in our parish who played a part in the making the
Churches and the liturgical ceremonies so beautiful and memorable. We could not have such beauty and
celebrate Holy Week and the Paschal Triduum and Easter Sunday without many people working behind the
scenes. If you were not involved this year, then perhaps you can offer your time and abilities on another
occasion. There is always room for other volunteers to experience a real sense of belonging to the parish by
contributing to its life!
THANK YOU!
Money Matters:
Offertory Collections for 5th April:
Cathedral:
£ 2,396.61
Our Lady of Pity:
£ 395.00
St Winefride’s:
£ 644.46
(includes Easter Offerings) (of which £ 296 is Easter Offerings) (of which £ 563.46 is Easter Offerings)
(29th March)
£ 672.69
Catholic Education £ 2.00
Thank you for your consistent generosity.
The Holy Father’s Mission Intentions for April 2015: That persecuted Christians may feel the consoling
presence of the Risen Lord and the solidarity of all the Church.
The Easter Edition of the Shrewsbury Catholic Voice is available from all our churches priced £1.
The Children's Liturgy Team at St Winefride's are having a short break after Easter therefore there is no
Children's Liturgy today, Sunday 12th April. We will resume on Sunday 19th April.
There will be a Talk given by Glyn Secker, Executive Committee member of Jews for Justice for Palestinians
and Captain of the Jewish Boat to Gaza (2010) on ‘Islamophobia, Antisemitism and Israel Today’, organized by
the Shropshire Friends of Palestine and Jews for Justice for Palestinians. It will be held at the Shrewsbury
Friends Meeting House, on Corporation Lane, Coton Hill on Tuesday 21st April at 7.30pm. Admission Free.
Churches Together Hustings will be taking place at Holy Trinity, Meole Brace on Wednesday 22 nd April at
7.30pm. The hope is that the hustings will contain a mixture of questions, relating to issues that are relevant
to Christians today and to topical issues. However this mixture can only come about with your help. If you feel
passionately about the lack of Biblical teaching in schools today or the many ways Christians around the globe
are persecuted, please submit a question. All five Prospective Parliamentary Candidates for Shrewsbury and
Atcham have been invited and the meeting will be chaired by Professor Jane Green from Manchester
University. Questions for the candidates can be submitted on: www.trinitychurches.org/election
SVP and CAFOD are presenting a concert for you by the popular JIGSAW SOUND – just three weeks away on
Tuesday 28th April at 7.30pm in the Cathedral. Tickets are £10 each but if you are alone and would like to go
with a friend then it’s only £15 for two. Tickets will be for sale after this Mass or if you want to order some
tickets for the following Sunday then ring Caitriona on 01743 271395. If you’d like to go but have no lift, then
ring Caitriona.
Booking Forms, for this year’s Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes (Overland: Tuesday 28th July – Wednesday 5th
Aug; Air: Wednesday 29th July – Tuesday 4th Aug), are available via the Pilgrimage Website
www.shrewsburypilgrimage.co.uk or from Christine or Tony on 01743 246916 or tbrn@btinternet.com
The Miraculous Relic Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Protectress of the Unborn, will visit the Cathedral
from Saturday 9th May until Friday 15th 2015. Please see poster displayed at the back of church for more
information.
OF ONE ACCORD CHOIR and SHROPSHIRE GIRLS CHOIR will be returning to the Cathedral to perform a joint
concert on Saturday, May 9th at 7.00pm. Under the direction of Musical Director, Alison Stevens, both choirs
will perform a selection from their wide and varied repertoire which contain both secular and sacred music.
Light refreshments will be available during the interval. Tickets priced £7, and £5 concessions are available
from Alison Bebb 01743 860158 or on the door. Proceeds will be in aid of both choirs' funds.
Is there anybody who could offer an occasional lift to Sunday Mass to a young lady living in Yockleton? Please
ring the Cathedral Office if you think you can help.
A.P.F./Red Boxes. A very big thank you to all Box Holders at Our Lady of Pity. The amount raised this half year
was £ 328.52, which is a marvellous total!
Thank You, to everybody who supported our Sunday Lenten Soup Lunches and helped us raise £240 towards
helping the volunteers on this year’s Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes in July.
CAFOD 20-week draw. Week 9 £10 prize No.52 A. Brown;
March bonus prize £50 No. 45 P. Derwas.
Week 10 £10 prize No.90 F. Bates;
The Cathedral Lamps: The Cathedral Marian Lamp burns this week for Alysse Smee and the Cathedral
Saint Winefride’s Lamp burns for New Members of the Church. If you would like either of the lamps to burn
for a particular intention, please contact The Cathedral Office. A £5 donation is suggested.
Cathedral Coffee: Cathedral coffee will be served in the Chapter House after 10.45am Mass this week by the
Choir and next week by the Window Restoration Group. All are welcome.
Second Sunday of Easter Year B (Divine Mercy Sunday)
First Reading:
Acts of the Apostles (4:32-35)
United, heart and soul.
Response to
the psalm:
Psalm (Psalm 117:2-4.15-18)
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, for his love has
no end.
Second
Reading:
1 John (5:1-6)
Anyone who has been begotten by God has already
overcome the world.
Gospel
Acclamation:
Gospel:
Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus said: ‘You believe because you
can see me. Happy are those who have not seen and
yet believe.’ Alleluia!
John (20:19-31)
Eight days later, Jesus came.
What’s coming soon
Mon 13 April
Tue 14
CAFOD Group meeting Pullen Room, Cathedral House 7.30 pm
SVP meet in the Chapter House 8 – 9pm
...... and What’s On every week
Monday
Monday
Meditation Group meets 10.45am, Convent, College Hill. Term-time only. Tel: 240401
Rosary Group meets at 2.30pm at St Winefride’s Parish Centre
“We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his
presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.”
St Francis de Sales
Have you picked up Wednesday Word?