THE CHURCH OF THE
SACRED HEART OF JESUS
& SAINT JOSEPH, WARE
e.mail:
ware@rcdow.org.uk
website: www.sacredheartware.com
telephone: 01920 462140
Parish Priest: Fr. John Gray
Parish Deacon: Rev. Adrian Cullen
Pastoral Assistant: Mary Hallett
Parish Secretary: Tracy Moloney
2nd March 2014
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
TIMES OF SERVICES & GROUP
MEETINGS THIS WEEK
MONDAY
3rd
TUESDAY
4th
8.00 a.m.
MASS at Carmel
9.30 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. Toddler Group in the Hall
7.15 p.m.
Evening Prayer
7.30 p.m.
MASS
St Casimir
WEDNESDAY
5th
ASH
WEDNESDAY
10.00 a.m.
2.00 p.m.
7.30 p.m.
MASS & Distribution of Ashes
UCM in the Hall
MASS & Distribution of Ashes
A DAY OF FASTING AND ABSTINENCE
THURSDAY
6th
9.45 a.m.
10.00 a.m.
8.00 p.m.
Morning Prayer
MASS
Lent Faith Sharing Group at 1 Ware
Park Cottages
FRIDAY
7th
7.00 a.m.
10.00 a.m.
11.30 a.m.
12.00 noon
7.30 p.m.
MASS followed by Breakfast in the Hall
Women’s World Day of Prayer then
after in the Hall
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
MASS followed by Penitential Lunch
Stations of the Cross
6.30 p.m.
FIRST MASS OF SUNDAY
8.30 a.m.
10.30 a.m.
3.00 p.m.
MASS
MASS
Baptisms: Rosie & Maisie Daniel-Tong
Sts Perpetua &
Felicity
SATURDAY
8th
St John of God
SUNDAY
9th
1st Sunday of Lent
Mass Book Page 142
Response to today’s Psalm
“In God alone is my soul at rest.”
READINGS NEXT WEEK Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7 Psalm 50,
Romans 5:12-19, Gospel Matthew 4:1-11
MONEY COUNTING TEAM NO 2 THIS WEEK
CHURCH CLEANING
This week Kate Corcoran & Colleen Guiver, thank you.
WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
Friday 7th March is the Women’s World Day of Prayer, with prayers this year
written by the women of Egypt, and services (welcoming men and women) will be
held at 10.00 a.m. in our church and 7.30 p.m. at St Margaret’s Parish Church,
Stanstead Abbotts. All welcome.
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APF HALF YEARLY COLLECTION
from the red boxes will take place during March. Boxes please to be handed in to
the Sacristy and will, after counting, be returned to the church Porch with a
Magazine. Thank you.
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COME, FOLLOW ME – Lent Small Groups
‘Come, Follow Me’ is the Lent diocesan faith-sharing booklet, on the theme of
spreading the Good News. The six sessions explore various ‘moments’ in
evangelisation. The booklet also features daily prayer drawn from the Divine
Office and other supplementary resources and will be available for sale next
week. All very welcome, please come along. The groups are:Tuesday 8.00 p.m. in the Church Hall
Wednesday 10.30 a.m. in the Church Hall
Thursday 8.00 p.m. at 1 Ware Park Cottages
Please check the front of the newsletter for when the small groups start.
BAPTISM PREPARATION COURSE
If there are any parishioners who are expecting or have had their first child & who
will want to have that child baptised, there is the required Baptismal Preparation
Course The next Baptism preparation course will take place on the morning of
Saturday 22nd March from 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 noon
. The course must be completed before a Baptism can be arranged. To enrol on
the course, please contact Fr. John as soon as possible.
FASTING & ABSTINENCE
The law of Fasting binds those who have attained their majority, until the
beginning of their sixtieth year. The Law of Abstinence binds those who have
completed their fourteenth year. Pastors of souls & parents are to ensure that
even those who by reason of their age are not bound by the law of fasting &
abstinence, are taught the true meaning of penance.
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Cardinal’s Mass of Thanksgiving for the Sacrament of Matrimony
Westminster Cathedral, Saturday 7th June 2014 at 3.00 p.m.
The Cardinal will be inviting to this Mass all couples in the Diocese who are
celebrating their 10th, 25th, 40th, 50th and 60th(and every year over 60) wedding
anniversary of Catholic marriage in 2014. If you are celebrating an anniversary &
would like to attend this mass, please give Fr. John the following details: husband
and wife’s names, wedding date, full postal address and email (or telephone
number, if no email).
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DIOCESAN HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE 2014
Cardinal Vincent invites us to join him on the 4th Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to
the Holy land. 17th – 25th November 2014. We will renew our encounter with the
Lord, as we follow Jesus’ footsteps from Galilee to Jerusalem and on to
Bethlehem, led by our scripture guide, Fr John Farrell OP, Provincial of the
Dominicans. We will also meet the local Christian communities of the Holy Land,
praying with them, visiting outreach projects and showing our support for them.
Price: £1495 per person sharing a room; £275 single room supplement. For
further details and a booking form contact Gerald Daly at the Diocesan Pilgrimage
Office: Tel: 020 7798 9173 email: geralddaly@rcdow.org.uk or Gill Didino at
Tangney Tours Tel: 01732 886666
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Fairtrade Fortnight - 24th February - 9th March 2014
As a Fairtrade Parish, the Justice & Peace Group are organising the following events:

There will be a Fairtrade stall selling FT goods at the end of each mass on the
weekend of the 8/9th March.
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As usual tea and coffees after mass will be FT.
2014 Campaign –“ Stick with Foncho to make Bananas Fair”.
“Bananas have been at the heart of Fairtrade since they appeared on
our shelves 13 years ago. Together we have achieved a huge
amount, with over 1.2 billion FT bananas being sold in the UK each
year. Despite the achievements there remain serious problems at the
heart of the banana business. That’s why the fairtrade fortnight marks
the launch of a special campaign that aims to transform the banana
industry to ensure those at the sharp end of the supply chain, the millions of strugging
banana farmers and workers get a fair deal ” (www.fairtrade.org.uk)
SHARE YOUR FAITH TRAINING!
The LoveWare team from across the Ware churches are running the training in
the evening and the afternoons (3x2 hour sessions). The session dates are –
Tuesday 4th, 11th, & 18th March at 8.00 p.m. or Thursday 5th, 13th, & 20th March at
2:00 p.m. Sessions take place at Christ Church Centre, New Road. Please find
flyers at the back of church, or speak to Tony Stavrou on 01920 465597 for more
information and booking.
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RETROUVAILLE – a lifeline for troubled marriages
The next programme begins on the 28th March at a hotel in Hatfield. If your
marriage is in difficulty, or you have already separated, please contact Clive and
Kathy Jones on 07973-380443 to discuss in complete confidence how you can be
helped to bring healing and a fresh start to your marriage.
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MAN THE CREATURE
57. Q. How should man treat animals and other fellow creatures?
A. Man should honour the Creator in other creatures and treat them carefully
and responsibly. Man, animals, and plants have the same Creator who
called them into being out of love. Therefore, a love of animals is profoundly
human. Although man is allowed to use and to eat plants and animals, he is
nevertheless not allowed to torture animals or to keep them in inhumane
conditions. That contradicts the dignity of creation just as much as
exploiting the earth thoughtlessly out of greed.