JULY

2019

MASS

TIMES

MASS INTENTIONS FEAST DAY

SAT 6th 6.00pm John Hayes+

14th Sunday in

Ordinary Time SUN 7th 8.30am Martin Hughes

10.30am Parishioners

Mon 8th 10.00am

7.30pm

Private Intention

Novena

Tues 9th NO MASS

Wed 10th NO MASS

Thurs 11th 10.00am Mike & Wayne Jones+ St Benedict, Abbot

Patron of Europe

Fri 12th 10.00am Alun Jones St John Jones

SAT 13th 12.00Noon

6.00pm

SFO Regional Meeting Mass

Theresa Stealey

15th Sunday in

Ordinary Time SUN 14th 8.30am Parishioners

10.30am John Michael Nicholas Hughes+

The Church of the Immaculate Conception is part of the

Diocese of Wrexham. Registered Charity No: 700426

WEEKDAY MASS

Weekday Mass is the most blessed way to spend a half hour each day in the company of Our Blessed Lord in His holy sacrament. I do encourage those of you who do not work ‘regular office hours’ to think of giving the Lord that bit of time on some weekdays. It is a precious gift from our hearts to the Lord to offer Him the daily Mass as well, at least when we are able. It will make all the difference!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The Parish needs more volunteers in the follow-ing areas:-

Readers

Eucharistic Ministers

Cleaners

Flower Arrangers

Tea & Coffee after 10.30am Mass If you are able to help please contact the Parish office.

IF ANY READER OR EUCHARISTIC

MINISTER IS UNABLE TO DO THEIR

DUTY IT IS UP TO THAT INDIVIDUAL

TO ARRANGE ALTERNATIVE COVER.

READERS

SAT 6th 6.00pm C Sheane & N Vaughan

SUN 7th 8.30am C Royston

10.30am Children’s Liturgy

SAT 13th 6.00pm E Humphreys & Mary Jones

SUN 14th 8.30am A Johnson

10.30am C Skyner & P Leddy

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

SAT 6th 6.00pm A Cox & C Elder

SUN 7th 8.30am M Cartwright

10.30am J Davies & C Castaldo

SAT 13th 6.00pm L Loftus & I Evans

SUN 14th 8.30am P Moss

10.30am C Tatler-Davies & K Dooley

CLEANERS

Group 4 Edwards/Edwards/Hansen

Mass times

Saturday 6.00pm

Sunday 8.30am

Sunday 10.30am

17 Coleshill Street

Flint

CH6 5BQ

01352 732245

flintcatholicchurch@btinternet.com

www.flintcatholicparish.org.uk

Parish Priest:

Fr Adrian Wilcock

Permanent Deacon

Rev Peter Brownbill

Parish Safeguarding Officer

Kate Dooley

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Parish Schools

St Mary’s Primary School

Ffordd Llewelyn

Flint

CH6 5JZ

01352 733231

info@stmarysflintshire.co.uk

www.stmarysflintshire.co.uk

St Richard Gwyn High School

Albert Avenue

Flint

CH6 5JZ

01352 736900

www.strichardgwynflint.co.uk

srgadmin@

strichardgwyn.flintshire.sch.uk

14th Sunday in ordinary time

Year c

7th july 2019

CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

FLINT

Gospel Reflection for the Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time

God's Campaign Trail! How can we promote Jesus’ message in a society that tries to confine Christianity to a Sunday afternoon TV Slot? How do we promote Jesus' teachings of unity and sharing in a world of division and materialism? How do we campaign for peace and love in a world hampered by indifference and injustice? We might feel small in face of impacting our beliefs on an unbelieving world. That we feel small perhaps helps us to understand the task the early disciples faced in Luke’s Gospel. The scene set in today’s gospel must have looked something like a biblical ‘campaign trail’. Jesus sent seventy-two disciples ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit to prepare the way. Jesus knew that they were up against the odds. He describes them as lambs among wolves. “The harvest is abundant,” he says, “but the labourers are few.” More credit then, to those early disciples that the Christian message has survived for over two thousand years. What can we learn from their obvious success? Jesus gave his early disciples some important practical advice. His first words of advice were for us to travel light. How can we concentrate on impacting Jesus’ will if we are burdened with other concerns? Having a clear and focussed mind is crucial to any kind of success. Next Jesus advocates relying on hospitality and walking away from opposition. Perhaps today we would call it ‘knowing one’s audience’. In a nutshell, Jesus is asking us to focus on the job in hand, avoid distraction, and not to be deterred by opposition or setbacks. God’s message needs ‘selling’ just as much now as it did two thousand years ago. Two thousand years later, our world still needs a lot of 'fixing'. The job to be done might seem impossible, but we take encouragement from those few early disciples and the scale of their obvious success. To give up on the job would be to negate the work of those who have gone before us. If we care at all about the work our predecessors have put in, it's our turn to take to God's campaign trail.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR OWN FUNERAL MASS

It may be useful to think about your own wishes regarding the arrangements for your funeral. It may help those family and friends during a sad and difficult time especially if they are not familiar with Catholic practices. Also for anyone who has relatives in care homes the section on the back page is important to be filled out and has proved most valuable for staff and relatives in relation to the sacraments and when to contact a priest.

Forms are available at the back of church from the Pastoral Care Project for you to take and if you wish to fill out. Please keep it together with your papers/will or give to an appropriate person. If you wish you can return a copy to Fr Adrian to be kept at Church. It may be useful for your next of kin to be informed you have filled in this form and where it can be located. If you need any assistance with the filling in of this form please contact the parish office .

REPOSITORY STALL

The Repository Stall is located at the back of Church at the left hand side of the organ. There is a wide selection of items for sale including Mass cards, greeting cards, prayer cards, statues, rosaries, candles and many other items. There is also a variety of stock for special occasions , Baptism, First Holy Communion, Confirmation and other seasonal items

REFERENCES Fr Adrian is often asked to give references for parishioners...this is never a problem but it is a courtesy to ask Fr Adrian before his name is put down as a referee. Also if any parishioner is applying for a job in a Catholic school the parish priest’s reference is crucial. This reference is a testimony that the said candidate is a practising Catholic within the parish. Many thanks

WEBSITES AND PRAYER APPS

WEBSITES:-

The global Network for Grateful Living was founded by Brother David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk. The website offers programmes and practices to foster the ability to see the wonder and opportunity in every moment and aims to motivate its visitors to act with love, generosity, and respect towards oneself, one another and the Earth. Access this, and other rich online spiritual resources, via www.NewPilgrimPath.ie

Pathways to God provides daily prayer, Ignatian Spirituality resources and inspiring reflections. Courses, Retreats, weeks of guided prayer and events www.pathwaystogod.org

APPS:-

Click to Pray—Official app for Pope Francis’ Worldwide Prayer Network. Pray as you Go—Daily prayer sessions produced by Jesuit Media Initiatives.

DATA PROTECTION NOTICE

The Parish sometimes collects personal information about parishioners. All personal information is collected, processed and stored in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations. This is retained only as necessary and used by the Parish for the benefit of the Parish and for legitimate reasons such as administration and religious purposes in accordance with the Diocese of Wrexham’s Privacy Notice at www.wrexhamdiocese.org.uk/privacy

BAPTISM - Application forms can be collected from the

clergy after any Mass.

MARRIAGE -

Arrangements must be made with the Parish Priest. At Least 6 months notice is required.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK/HOSPITAL

VISITATIONS

Due to Data Protection Laws hospital staff can no longer inform us if a parishioner is in hospital. Direct requests have to be made by the person in hospital or a family member to the ward staff to contact the Catholic Chaplain. If a priest is needed the Chaplain will contact the priest on duty for that hospital.

HOUSEBOUND

Please let the parish office know if anyone is housebound, even temporarily, so they can be visited and have the opportunity to receive Holy Communion at home.

Newsletter is available online at

www.flintcatholicparish.org.uk

The Church of the Immaculate Conception is part of the

Diocese of Wrexham. Registered Charity No: 700426

Do you pay TAX? Then please sign a

Gift Aid Declaration.

You can boost the donations you are currently making to our parish without paying a penny extra.

We DON’T want to know how much you earn,

or how much tax you pay or where your income comes from

we don’t even want to know how much you give You don’t have to give a fixed amount each week.

All you are doing is saying:- “Whatever I give to the Parish, please claim back

the tax on that money”

If your circumstances change: if you move away: or stop paying tax: or for any other reason you want to leave the scheme:

all you have to do is tell us

Last year we claimed back from HMRC £10,454 from Gift Aid and

£2,000 from GASDS (Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme)

If you would like to sign up to Gift Aid complete and sign the yellow form

return to the parish office Use the allocated envelopes for your collection.

Gift Aid is a government scheme which allows UK charities to reclaim the tax on donations you have made.

You don’t necessarily have to be working to pay tax. Apart from tax on an income from a job or self-employment, the tax you have paid

could include:-

Tax on your state pension

Tax on investment or rental income

Capital Gains Tax on gains

Tax deducted at source from savings interest

(Building Society saving etc)

Pope Francis’s Prayer Intention for July

There is a belief inbuilt from childhood that justice will always prevail. As we grow older we realise that justice needs a helping hand. We realise specifically, that there are many without a voice who unable to defend themselves. These might include the elderly, the

disabled, the imprisoned or the enslaved. We all need to keep an eye open for the injustices going on around us. This month we are invited to join in Pope Francis's prayer intention “…..That those who administer justice may work with integrity and that the injustice which prevails in the world may not have the last word.”

Care for Our Common Planet

There is a growing scientific consensus that keeping global warming to no more than 1.5C by the end of the century is essential to avoid severe climate impacts, with extreme weather, extinction of species, and millions of humans fleeing lethal heat and rising seas. Part of the answer is to plant trees…. billions and billions of them! This is something we can all do. To do:- Plant additional trees in your own garden. Send neighbouring schools the link to the Woodland

Trust. The Woodland Trust sends out free tree packs for schools to plant.

Contact the local council and request additional trees in our parks and cities.

Write to the local MP or look for online gov.uk petitions demanding that the government increases its tree planting pledge.

Join campaigns that prevent destruction of forests. Spread the word…. Start a Facebook campaign.

There will be Mass on Saturday 13th July at 12 Noon for the Secular Franciscan Order’s Regional Meeting. Parishioners are welcome to attend Mass.

RCIA—Journey of Faith 2019/2020

If any parishioner is interested in being involved in the Journey of Faith 2019/2020 please speak to Fr Adrian.

CYTUN—CHURCHES TOGETHER IN FLINT

AND DISTRICT

CYMANFA GANU (Hymn Singing Festival) Friday 12th July 7.00pm at St Johns Flint with Bagillt URC.

Tea & Coffee is served in the Hall every

Sunday after 10.30 am Mass

All are welcome

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTION

Thank you for last Sunday’s offertory

collection which amounted to £1047.49

Gift Aid: £577.50

Standing Order: £116.00

Loose: £353.99

IF YOU ARE A TAX PAYER. PLEASE CONSIDER

SIGNING UP TO GIFT AID

SECOND COLLECTION FOR

PETER’S PENCE.

This collected amounted to £265.51. Many thanks

PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO

ROME

SEPTEMBER 2020

A pilgrimage to Rome is being arranged for September next year (dates yet to be confirmed).

The trip will also include tours to:- Castel Gandolfo Villa d’Este Tivoli Hadrian’s Villa

If you are interested in this pilgrimage or would like more information please put your name down on the list in the porch.

Prices will be confirmed once there is an idea of

Come & See

Are you or someone you know interested in learning more about the process of

entering the Catholic Faith?

Come and learn why Catholics do what they do and what Catholics believe about

God, Church and family life in Christ.

We are starting our new sessions in September on Monday evenings at

7.30pm.

For more information contact the Parish Office:

01352 732245 flintcatholicchurch@btinternet.com

www.flintcatholicparish.org.uk