A Parish of the Diocese

of Motherwell.

The Bishop;

Rt. Rev. Joseph A. Toal

www.rcdom.org.uk

Scottish Charity No

SCO11041

14th SUNDAY OF YEAR A

8th-9th July 2017 ENTRANCE

ANTIPHON

Your merciful love,

O God, we have

received in the

midst of your

temple. Your

praise, O God, like

your name, reaches

the ends of the

earth; your right

hand is filled with

saving justice.

Psalm 47.10-11

COMMUNION

ANTIPHON

Taste and see that

the Lord is good;

Blessed the one

who seeks refuge in

him

Psalm 33.9

1st Reading: Zechariah 9.9-

10: The prophet’s ministry

took place during the 500s

BC after the return of the

people from the Babylonian

exile. This passage looks for-

ward to the Messiah’s arrival

and his words are used in the

Gospels to describe Jesus’

entry into Jerusalem.

Response to the Psalm:

I will bless your name for

ever, O God my King

2nd Reading: Romans 8.9-

13: We belong to Christ

since his Holy Spirit lives in

us and empowers us to live

spiritual lives.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Blessed are

you, Father, Lord of heaven

and earth, for revealing the

mysteries of the kingdom to

mere children. Alleluia!

Matthew 11.25-30: Our

knowledge and experience of

God comes through Christ’s

revelation. He has entrusted us

with knowledge of the Father.

This draws us into the life of

the Trinity itself so that we are

part of the relationship

between the Father and Christ.

Because of this

we find rest in

God, even with

our burdens and

sufferings.

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Fr Harrison can be contacted on his mobile phone, 07927614427

This Sunday we celebrate SEA SUNDAY. Sea Sunday is when the

Church remembers in prayer all those who live and work at sea. With-

out them we would not have most of the items we buy in the shops.

Next week’s second collection is for the Apostleship of the Sea (AoS),

the Church’s official maritime welfare agency. It supports seafarers

both practically and spiritually. This collection is vital to enable it to continue its

work, so please give generously and remember seafarers in your prayers. For more

information, visit www.apostleshipofthesea.org.uk

Please pray for the eternal rest of Maurizio Puricelli whose Requiem Mass took place on Thursday. May the Lord receive him into his arms of mercy and send his Holy Spirit of comfort and consolation on his wife Maureen and her family at this time of their loss.

Please remember in your prayers our sick and housebound: Helen Kelly, Chrissie Kelly, Mary Canning, Roisin

Daly, James Sloan, Karen Forbes, Mary Kelly, Ann Martin, Walter Britton, Raymond Gallagher, Maureen Campbell,

John Wilson, Patricia Clisby, Una Delaney, Isobel Gardner, Lynett Moses, Mary Whitcombe, John McKernan,

George Wisdom, Joan McKay, Michael McKay, Anne Marie Reilly, Aaron Joseph Higgins, Karen Derbyshire,

Betty Flynn, Daniel Reid & Alice Cassidy.

May God grant eternal rest to those who have recently died and whose month’s mind and anniversaries occur at this time:

HOLY MASS: Vigil of Sunday: Saturday, 6pm; Sunday: 10am. Monday-Friday: 10am.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday 5.30–5.55pm and on request.

21 Mount Stewart Street, Carluke, ML8 5EB. Parish Priest: Fr. Thomas F. Magill. Tel: 01555 771250. Mobile No: 07789708192; Email address: thomas2magill@yahoo.co.uk Website: www.stathanasiuscarluke.org Chairman of the Parish Pastoral Council: Mr Ronnie Cook.

Parish Treasurer: Mr Eddie Kelly (email: treasurer@stathanasiuscarluke.org)

stathanasiuscarluke @saintaths bit.ly/youtubestathanasiuscarluke

Thank you for last week’s collection which came to £868 in the plate and £580 in Standing Orders; for the collection for Peter’s Pence which came to £382; and for the collection on the Feast of Peter and Paul which was £242.

Many thanks for your generous response to Mary’s Meals. 185 bags of textiles were donated and £436.64 was raised through raffle tickets and donations.

REBOOT LIVE! An event for families to re-charge their Catholic faith, led by Chris Stefanick. See the poster for more details.

The new rota for Readers and Eucharistic Ministers is now available online at our parish website and in hard copy in the porch. More members of the parish will join these important ministries after the summer.

The Children’s

Liturgy has now

finished for the

summer and will

resume after the

holidays. We are

looking for more

people to help in any way in this

important ministry. If you would like

to volunteer, please contact our

co-ordinator, Roisin Rea, on

07754771477.

The National Dance Company of Ireland present a production of The Rhythm of the Dance in Lanark Me-morial Hall on Sunday 5th August. More details on the poster in the porch.

We thank God for the

Ordination to the

Priesthood for our

diocese of Bernard

Mournian and John

Paul McShane. May

the Lord pour out his

grace and blessings

upon them. We also

pray for Bruce

McPhail, Sean Wylie and Paul Denny who

will be ordained for the diocese later this

year. May this great blessing from God of

five new priests fill our hearts with gratitude

and confidence for the future.