Saint Joseph’s Parish Newsletter St Joseph’s Presbytery, New Zealand Road, Gabalfa, Cardiff, CF14 3BR Tel: 20411819 Email: saintjosephs@ntlworld.com http://www.saintjosephs.org.uk Fr Ambrose G Maliakkal, Fr Edward Cody, Br Brian Butler, Deacon Rev Mark Howe A Parish of the Archdiocese of Cardiff. A Registered Charity (No. 242380). Served by Rosminians Safeguarding Representative – Chris Mullane – 07747 057163 11th 19th October 2014 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Cycle A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK “We must not deceive ourselves: anyone who does not pray cannot keep his footing, cannot stand before God.” Blessed Antonio Rosmini (1797-1855) Mass Intentions / Adoration / Sacraments Sat 11th October 6 pm vigil of Rickard Family (well-being) (K Bracken) 28th Ord Time – A Sun 12th October 9.15 am 11 am Mon 13th Oct 9.15 am Tues 14th Oct 9.15 am Wed 15th Oct 9.15 am After Mass - 3.30 pm 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle A All Parishioners Enrolment Mass 1st Holy Communion Christopher Whelan RIP (A Whelan) Private Intention St Callistus I Anthony G Carey RIP (Bob & Mary) St Teresa of Jesus Peter & Charlie Muscat RIP (Albert) Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Thurs 16th Oct 9.15 am Fri 17th October St Hedwig; St Richard Gwyn 9.15 am Roche Family RIP (Betty Roche) Sat 18th October St Luke 9.15 am 12 – 1 pm 5.15 – 5.45 pm Thanksgiving (Veronica M) Sacrament of Reconciliation Sacrament of Reconciliation Robert & Ellen Blackler RIP (M Blackler) 6 pm vigil of Elizabeth Kidley (well-being) (Family) St Ignatius of Antioch 29th Ord Time – A Sun 19th October 9.15 am 11 am 4 pm 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle A Helena J Shanahan RIP (Maureen Regan) All Parishioners Mass in Syro-Malabar Rite / Rosary Sacrament of Confirmation 2015 Calling all pupils from St Joseph’s Parish in Year 8 or above. Confirmation classes will begin on Saturdays in the new year – to be confirmed Please write a short letter to Fr Ambrose saying why you consider that you are ready to begin this preparation course for Confirmation. Details will follow. October – The Month of the Rosary The Rosary will be said before each Mass: Weekdays at 8.55 am; Saturday at 5.40 pm and Sundays at 8.55 am and 10.40 am On Friday 31st October at 7 pm there will be Solemn Rosary and Benediction St Luke Next Saturday we celebrate the feast of St Luke. Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of the Gospels of Jesus Christ. He is venerated as St Luke the Evangelist as patron saint of artists, physicians, surgeons, students and butchers. His feast day is 18th October CHURCH COLLECTION Week Ending 5th October - Attendance 313 Gift Aid - £262; Non Gift Aid - £379.32 Syro-Malabar Mass - £113.50; Fairtrade Sales - £21.70 World Mission Sunday – 2014 Today is World Mission Sunday. Today the Holy Father invites all Catholics to contribute to a special collection for Missio, his official charity for overseas mission. Your prayers and donations today will support the work of missionaries and young churches as they share faith, build churches and provide healthcare and education, often in difficult and dangerous circumstances overseas. The World Mission Sunday collection will go in its entirety to support mission projects worldwide that bring God’s love and message of dignity for all. Please give whet you can, and if possible, please use the Gift Aid envelopes if you are a taxpayer. Every gift makes a real different to people living in poverty who are yearning to hear the Good News of God’s love. Please pray for those who are ill: Sheila Jenkins, Pam Deane, Paul Costigan, Pat Rickard, Elin Waite, Christopher Aston, Pat Duddridge, Paul Evans, Maria Khan, Janet Hayward, Mary Paul, Michael Downs, Rachel Taylor, Alcide Rodrigues, Adam Poucher, Christopher & Paul Michael, Denise Pike, Toby Williams, Angie Whittaker, Deacon Benjamin Benzily IC, Lorna Thomas. Calling all Altar Servers There will be a meeting for all Altar Servers on Thursday 23rd October at 6 pm in the Meeting Room. Please try and attend. Weekly Church Events / Meetings Monday 7.30 pm Tuesday after 9.15 am Mass Tuesday 7 pm Thursday 7.30 pm UCM Meeting – Meeting Room Church Cleaning – ALL WELCOME (please help, even if it’s only for a short time – or come along to find out more!) One World Group Bible Study – Lady Chapel “The Things They Ask …” The THIRD in the series of booklets produced by Fr Philip Scanlan is now available – What is prayer? Right and wrong – how do we know? Why are we here? These are available from the Shop at the back of Church. Please feel free to make a donation! FILM CLUB Our next film is the acclaimed epic adventure "War Horse" by director Steven Spielberg (Cert 12). A World War I story of a remarkable friendship between a horse and his young trainer. Screening on Tuesday 21st October at 3 pm. Admission free and refreshments. Why not make it a family occasion? Saint Joseph’s Parish Prayer Loving Father, we ask You to bless our parish: make us better people, more considerate towards others, more honest with ourselves and more faithful to You. Through the power of Your Holy Spirit open our ears to hear You in prayer, open our eyes to Your presence in one another and open our hearts to those who are searching for You. Help each of us find our true vocation in life, so that we may not only find our own happiness but bring happiness to others. We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen. To be said after 9.15 am Mass on Wednesdays: Saintj Y-Gen Group If you are a young member of this parish and would like to be involved in our youth group please complete a form from the back of Church. Youth Retreat Day – Sunday 23rd November The last Sunday of the Church's year the Solemnity of Christ the King - has been dedicated as 'Youth Sunday' by the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. The seminarians of our Archdiocese are organising a Youth Retreat Day at the Cornerstone at St. David's Cathedral, concluding with Mass celebrated by the Archbishop. The day will include opportunity to learn something of our faith, how to share our faith with others, as well as a chance to celebrate Mass together at the end of the day. Theme: ENCOUNTERING JESUS 14:30 – Arrivals and light refreshments 14:50 – Input Sessions and Breakout 17:30 – Holy Mass, chief celebrant, Archbishop George For post-Confirmation age, young adults (14+). For more information about the retreat, or to register your intention of coming on the retreat, please visit the diocese’s youth page on Facebook, or, alternatively, email the youth team at: youth@rcadc.org CENSUS FORMS – are available at the back of Church for those who haven’t yet completed one. FORTHCOMING EVENTS 2014 WHEN Thursday 23rd Saturday 1st Monday 3rd WHAT OCTOBER 6 pm Meeting of Altar Servers NOVEMBER 6 pm Youth Mass 7 pm Bereavement Mass WHERE Church Church & M/Room Church Prayer to St. Joseph Dear Saint Joseph, just and true, with a father's care you raised the Child Jesus, and, with a husband's love, you shared your life with Mary, his mother. I entrust myself to your care and place in your hands this request of mine….. (in silence place your requests before God) In quiet Nazareth long ago, the Holy Spirit spoke to your heart and you followed God's will with wonderful faith. In the quiet of my days, and in the hard choices I must make, help me follow the Spirit's guidance and believe when I cannot see. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be... NIGHT OF LIGHT THE ARCHDIOCESAN PARENTING SUPPORT & THE EVANGELISATION GROUP W ORKER Invite all families of all ages to an evening of games and activities to celebrate Halloween as a Christian celebration of the Saints and Jesus ‘the light of the world’. Perhaps you would like to come dressed as one of the Saints or holy Angels! Friday October 31st 2014 from 6.30pm @ The Cornerstone at St. David’s, 29 Charles Street There will also be ‘a light supper’ available What immediately comes to mind when you think of Hallowe'en? Probably, like most people, it is the images of witches and ghosts and so on, which belong to the dark world of the occult & magic, images of darkness & death In fact Halloween ('All Hallows Eve'), the evening of the 31st October, is the vigil (beginning) of the feast of All Saints - the feast in which we celebrate the glory of God in His saints. The victory of light over darkness in the lives of God's holy ones in heaven. Jesus is the 'Light of the World'. The saints lived by that light, and became a beacon in their own generation. We too are called by Jesus to live out this vocation - to be the 'Light of the world' today. Let Christians reclaim Halloween for God so that it is transformed from a night of darkness into a great Christian festival once again. In this way, in years to come, when people are asked what immediately springs to mind when they think of Halloween, they will think of Jesus Christ & the glory of God in His saints. They will think of a NIGHT OF LIGHT