OUR LADY AND SAINT JOHN, GORING-ON-THAMES & CHRIST THE KING,WOODCOTE
Parish Priest: Father Antony Conlon HEL PhD Tel: 01491 872181
Email: ourladyandstjohn@btinternet.com
Father Jacob Lewis – Tel: 01635 578714 www.ourladyandstjohngoring.org.uk
PARISH BULLETIN – WEEK COMMENCING 24 th AUGUST 2014
TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – DIVINE OFFICE WEEK I
SERVICES
WEEKEND MASSES: Goring: Saturday, 6pm; Sunday, 10 am Woodcote: Sunday, 12 noon
Daily Morning Prayer and Rosary – 30 and 15 minutes before Mass
Weekday Masses: Goring: Tues, Wed, Thurs – 9 am Mon and Fri - 10 am
Holy Hour: Goring: Friday - 9 am Confessions: Goring: After Mass on Saturday s
23 rd
Readers
/ 24 th August
30 th / 31 st August
6.00 pm (Saturday)
The Jones Family
The Lewis Family
10 am Goring
Mrs J Vilk / Mr K
Harding
The Wheatley Family
12 noon Woodcote
Mrs Metcalf / Mrs Metcalf
Mrs E Hupé / Mrs Preston
Cleaning / Flowers 30 th August Goring: Group E Mrs Allen
Offertory 16 th / 17 th August = £ 439.17. Thank you to all of you who support your parish.
St Bartholomew: in the New Testament, St Bartholomew is mentioned only in the lists of the apostles. Some scholars identify him with
Nathanael, a man of Cana in Galilee who was summoned to Jesus by Philip. Jesus paid him a great compliment: “Here is a true Israelite.
There is no duplicity in him.”
St Rose of Lima: The first canonised saint of the New World has one characteristic of all saints—the suffering of opposition—and another characteristic which is more for admiration than for imitation — excessive practice of mortification.
St Louis of France: At his coronation as king of France, Louis IX bound himself by oath to behave as God’s anointed, as the father of his people and feudal lord of the King of Peace.
St Monica: Mother of St Augustine of Hippo.
St Augustine of Hippo: Sinner turned Saint - a Christian at 33, a priest at 36, and a bishop at 41.
Message from Fr Tom: I too am beginning a new learning curve. The language is difficult; that’s putting it mildly, but I have discovered there are more ways than one of communication - a smile for example, and a basic response too; it doesn’t matter if they/I don’t understand, as long as some goodwill is generated.
I can't remember ever having seen a stork, but on Sunday there were three of them flying around, I thought they were looking for a site for a nest, but of course they will be soon off to the warmer climes of Africa: sensible creatures, but not before entertaining me!
I was able to join a couple of Pilgrimages, one in honour of St Anne at a tiny Chapel in the forest and, after Mass, to be greeted by a
Brass Band, and all the fun of the fair –, swings and roundabouts, and beer and sausages, in a strange country there are new things to greet you every day, as long as I remain vertical.
Love and Blessings to you all - Fr Tom
Sat 23 rd – 21 st Ordinary Sunday
6pm – The Parish - St Rose of Lima Thu 28 th St Augustine of Hippo–
Sun 24 th - 10am – St Bartholomew
12pm –
Mon 25 th – St Louis of France
9am
9am
Fri 29 th Martyrdom of John the Baptist
9am –
Sat 30 th – Feria
6pm - Parish Tue 26 th - Feria
9am -
Wed 27 th – St Monica
9am
Sun 31 st – 22 nd in Ordinary Time
10am -
12 noon- (Woodcote)
If you would like something published please notify Father Antony or Christopher Quinton on 01491 682419, or email cjq7249@gmail.com by Wednesday of the preceding week.