Radiating Christ
Dear Jesus,
Help me to spread your fragrance
Everywhere I go.
Flood my soul with Your Spirit and Life.
Penetrate and possess my whole being
So utterly that my life may only be
A radiance of Yours.
Shine through me and be so in me
That every soul I come in contact with
May feel Your presence in my soul.
Let them look up,
And see no longer me, but only Jesus!
Stay with me and then I will begin
To shine as You shine,
So to shine as to be a light to others.
The light, O Jesus will be all from You;
None of it will be mine.
It will be You, shining on others through me.
Let me thus praise You
In the way You love best,
By shining on those around me.
Let me preach You without preaching,
Not by words but by example,
By the catching force,
The sympathetic influence of what I do,
The evident fullness of the love
My heart bears for You. Amen.
Composed by John Henry Cardinal Newman
Please pray for: Tony Marriott who died recently. Also Frederick Williams,
Carmen Agnes Makepeace, Arthur Leonard Lunn, Teresa Wood and
John Foley whose anniversaries are at this time.
SAINT AUGUSTINE
OF ENGLAND
CATHOLIC CHURCH
0121 705 0228
1 Herbert Road, Solihull B91 3QE
www.staugustinesolihull.org.uk
admin@staugustinesolihull.org.uk
Registered as a charity No. 234216
Parish Child Protection Representatives are:
Anne Ryder 0121 705 3067 anne.ryder@staugustinesolihull.org.uk
Teresa Cund 0121 733 2143 teresa.cund@bgfl.org
Father Dominic Kavanagh
Father Sean McTernan
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9th 2007 (YEAR C) 23rd WEEK OF YEAR
Dear Parishioners,
Today’s Gospel highlights the cost of being a Christian. God has created us
free. Nothing must come between Him and us. Yet we sometimes have an
inordinate affection for worldly possessions. Through the correct use of
freedom we are given the privilege of being sons of God and escape remaining
slaves of the world. (Pope John Sunday Missal)
The Friday evening Mass this week will include the Sacrament of the
Anointing of the Sick. If you have a serious illness or a long-term condition
such as Diabetes you are welcome to receive this Sacrament.
This coming Thursday we will hold a Baptismal Preparation Evening at
8.00pm. in the Parish Hall. You are welcome to attend.
We look forward to celebrating the first Mass of a new school term at
St.Augustine’s this Tuesday morning at 9.30am.
The Society for Protection of Unborn Children (S.P.U.C.) has written to us
asking if we would contact our M.P.s in respect of the government’s draft
Human Tissue and Embryos Bill. Their concern is that should the Bill become
law it will lead to the creation of cloned human-animal embryos and also
allow the genetic modification of human embryos for research. Our M.P.s are
Lorely Burt and Caroline Spellman and may be contacted at: The House of
Commons, London SW1 1AA There are some flyers available for you.
Father Sean will be taking part in the pilgrimage to Medjugorje starting this
Thursday. If you would like him to take some petitions for you please hand
them in by Thursday morning. Please do not place any money in with the
petition.
Finally, please keep in mind the 3rd Birmingham Diocesan Justice and Peace
assembly which will take place at St.Peter’s School on Saturday 13th October
10.00am.-4.00pm. Further details later.
September 8th
Saturday
Wisdom 9:13-18 Philemon 9-10, 12-17
Luke 14: 25-33
12.30pm Burt Lunham RIP
6.00 pm Intentions of Palairet
Family
September 9th
TWENTYTHIRD
SUNDAY OF
THE YEAR
September 10th
Monday
St. Egwin & Bl
Agnellus of Pisa
Wisdom 9: 13-18 Philemon 9-10, 12-17
Luke 14: 25-33
9.00am Alan Robinson RIP
11.00am For all People of the Parish
Confession and
Exposition 11-Noon
Tea/Coffee available
after 12.30pm Mass
Confession 5.15-5.45pm
Tea/Coffee available
after 9.am/11.am
Masses
Colossians 1:24-2: 3 Luke 6: 6-11
9.40am The Rosary
10.00am Brian James and all at
Marie Curie
September 11th
Tuesday
Feria
Colossians 2: 6-15
Luke 6: 12-19
September 12th
Wednesday
The Most Holy
Name of Mary
Colossians 3:1-11
September 13th
Thursday
St.John
Chrysostom
Colossians 3: 12-17
September 14th
Friday
The Exaltation
of the Holy
Cross
Numbers 21: 4-9
September 15th
Saturday
Our Lady of
Sorrows
Exodus 32: 7-11.13-14
1 Timothy 1:
12-17
Luke 15: 1-32
Legion of Mary 6.30pm
9.40am The Rosary
10 am Annie McGovern RIP
12.30pm Michael Smith (recovery)
Luke 6: 20-26
7.30am Celebrant’s Intentions
9.40am The Rosary
10.00am S.Delaney (birthday)
Luke 6: 27-38
9.40am The Rosary
10.am Patrick Kennedy RIP
12.30pm Joe Callaghan RIP
John 3: 13-17
9.40am The Rosary
10.00am Celebrant’s Intention
6.30pm Denis McGrory ( Intentions)
Anointing of the Sick
12.30pm Omi Talukder RIP
6.pm For all People of the Parish
September 16th Exodus 32: 7-11. 13-14 1 Timothy 1:
Twenty-Fourth 12-17
Luke 15: 1-32
Sunday of the
9.00amFather Thomas More OFM
Year
11.00am Samuel Neal (Intentions)
Offertory Collection Last week: £ 917:63 Gift Aid £247:55
Rainbows 4.30pm5.30pm
Brownies 5.45pm7.30pm
Exposition 10.30am11.30am
Baptismal Preparation
Evening 8.00pm
Exposition from
10.30am -11.30am
Exposition/Holy Hour
5.15pm until 6.15pm.
Confession and
Exposition 11am-Noon
CAFOD Lunch
available after 12.30
Mass
Confession 5.15-5.45pm
Tea/Coffee available
after 9am/11am Masses
Loose £ 670 :08
‘CATHOLIC TODAY’- September’s issue now available; price 50p
ST.NICHOLAS CATHOLIC CHURCH-vacancy for a Head Teacher for
Parish School. Please see poster in porch.
OSCOTT COLLEGE-Public Lecture 18th September. 8pm David Alton
speaking on Moral Issues; ‘Christian Citizenship: the duty to get involved’ See
poster in porch
ST.PAUL’S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS- Open Evening for September 2008 Year
7 Intake. Thursday 20th September 6-9pm. Headteacher’s address 6.15pm &
8.00pm
BOYCE & STANLEY-‘Age to Age’ Concert Tour. Friday 28th September
8pm Holy Trinity RC Church Sutton Coldfield. £7.50/£5.00. For details
telephone 01675 466 254
BREATH OF LIFE-Appeal is aiming to raise money to purchase new
equipment for the neonatal units across the Heart of England Trust.
Sponsored Walk Sunday 16th September-from Heartlands Hospital to
Solihull Hospital. You can run, walk, cycle-dress in fancy dress.
Approximately
7.5miles.For
details
contact
01214241811.Email:
fundraising@heartofengland.nhs.uk See poster in porch
BETHANY SPIRITUALITY CENTRE-Saturday 15th September 10.30-4pm
ABOUT THE PSALMS-What the Psalms have to say to us today. Led by
Sr.M John OSM. For details and to book telephone 0121 706 2556
Readers this week
Saturday 6pm J.Dodman
J.Benjamin
Sunday 9.am T.Mackay
D.Deneny
Sunday11.am D.Hird
K.Brown
Next week’s rota in italics.
Eucharistic Ministers this week
Saturday 6pm J.&D.Doyle
M.& G.Coburn
Sunday 9am N.Hart/K.Bolton
A.& M. Hallisey
Sunday 11am E.Duffy/B.Day
A.Kelly/B.Day
Please remember in your prayers the sick of the Parish
Damian Crowe
Mary Topping
Maureen McQuillan Anne White
Marie Francis
Doll Williams
Michael McAvinney Eileen Mulry
Hannah Maddock Kathleen McLoughlin
Jenny McHale
James Wall
Kevin O’Connor
Kenneth Shirley
James Moran
Freda Bragg
Patricia Jones
Sammy Nelson
Ann Warren
Baby Brendan Culley
Baby Samuel Neal
Alan Campbell
Irene Sutton
Baby Jones
Michael Hyland
James Farmer
Anita Giblin