Newsletter 18 / 19 February 2012
SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Crescent Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 2LY
01892 522525
www.st-augustine.co.uk
office@st-augustine.co.uk
Clergy
Parish Priest: Fr. Peter Stodart: frpeter@st-augustine.co.uk
Assistant Priests
Fr. Josaphat Ezenwa: jcezenwa@yahoo.co.uk
Fr. Anthony Cassidy: fr.anthony@st-augustine.co.uk
Deacon Kevin Dunne: deacon.kevin@st-augustine.co.uk
Catholic Schools
St. Augustine's: 01892 529796
St. Gregory's: 01892 527444
Beechwood Sacred Heart: 01892 532747
PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: chair-parishcouncil@st-augustine.co.uk
SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday Vigil Mass: 5.30 p.m.
Sunday: 8, 9.30, 11.15 a.m. and 5.45 p.m.
WEEKDAY MASSES
Mon, Tues, Thurs.: 7.30 & 10 a.m.
Wed : 7.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. and
7 p.m. (Extraordinary Form)
Fri: 7.30, 10 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.
Sat: 8 and 10 a.m.
Rosary
Mon.—Tues.--Thurs.—Fri. after 10 a.m. Mass.
This week’s intention: For the unemployed
Eucharistic adoration
Mon. and Fri.: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Tue. and Thurs.: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The church is normally open from 7a.m.
until about 9 p.m.
Reconciliation
Sat. 10.30-11.30 a.m. and 4.30-5.15 p.m.
And by appointment
Baptisms and weddings
See special leaflets in the porch.
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON
O Lord, I trust in your merciful love.
My heart will rejoice in your salvation.
I will sing to the Lord who has been bountiful with me.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Heal my soul for I have sinned
against you.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, Alleluia!
The Word was made flesh and lived among us; to all who did accept him
he gave power to become
children of God.
Alleluia!
COMMUNION ANTIPHON
I will recount all your wonders, I will rejoice in you and be glad, and sing psalms to your name, O Most High.
POLISH EVENING IN HALL
WITH A MEAL INCLUDED
Saturday 25th February from 7pm
All welcome.
Tickets £10 available from parish office.
Any profits will go to Rabka School for blind children in Poland.
Contact Victoria Terrell for more details
TW 533340
JUSTICE AND PEACE GROUP
The Pax Christi
ICON OF PEACE
in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel until Sunday 26th February.
Please spend some time there.
There will also be a
VIGIL FOR PEACE In the Middle East
on Friday 24th February
starting with Mass at 7.30 pm
until Midnight
with led Night Prayers at 11.40 pm.
ALL WELCOME
Justice and Peace
Training day 10th March
Amigo Hall, St George’s Cathedral
4 workshops—Refreshments
See poster in porch
Plea for Knitting Wool
A parishioner, an avid knitter, would welcome donations of unwanted wool to make blankets, etc ... for charity. Please leave your wool in the office for Julie to collect.
ASSOCIATION OF SEPARATED
AND DIVORCED CATHOLICS
(ASDC) Sunday lunch on
Sunday 26th February at 12.30 pm
at Valerie’s,
for members and anyone wanting to
know more about the ASCD,
Contact Val 01892 544 548.
MADONNAS - GUEST SPEAKER
- TUESDAY 28 FEBRUARY
The Madonnas meet again on Tuesday
28 February at 8pm in the Church Hall.
This month we have a very entertaining guest speaker, Chris McCooey, the local
author and journalist.
His talk is called:
"Women-Famous, Infamous & Unsung".
Tickets cost £5 ( which includes a glass of wine) and will be on sale after the 9.30 mass or from Natasha Gibson on 07764 823 395.
As always, new members are very welcome.
CAFOD
This Lent is very important for CAFOD, the generosity of the Catholic community is being recognised by the UK government. Under their UK Aid Match scheme they will match pound for pound every donation given to CAFOD. This means that some of the Government's aid budget will be channelled through CAFOD and their partners based in local communities around the world.
Please remember CAFOD this Lent and be proud that the good work that CAFOD does with out support is recognised.
Please see the CAFOD stand in the narthex for any further information about CAFOD's work.
CAFOD Fast Day
Friday 2nd of March
Please come and support CAFOD this Fast Day by having a bowl of homemade soup and bread in the hall, served from 12.00 -1.30. Suggested donations £1.50.
STEPS OF PAIN,
STEPS OF HOPE
Reflections on the Way of the Cross
By Our Vicar General
Fr. Matthew Dickens
Should we order some today???
LAST WEEKS’ OFFERINGS
OFFERTORY: £ 1693.97
OUTREACH: L’Arche £ 666.23
CAFOD: £ 17
MITAPEEAP: £ 49.48
Thank you as always for your generosity
Day of prayer for the Unemployed
12.45 pm Baptism:
THEO and SAMUEL SOUTHERN
4 pm Benediction
OUTREACH: CABRINI Children Society
Monday 20th — Feria
4.15pm Rainbows 6 pm Brownies
12.15 pm Ladies’ Lunch and Prayer Group
8 pm RCIA
Tuesday 21st — Feria
12 Noon TUESDAY LUNCH CLUB
4.15 pm First Holy Communion
8 pm First Holy Communion Parents’ Meeting 8 pm Charismatic Prayer Group
Wednesday 22nd—
ASH WEDNESDAY
Mass with distribution of ashes
at 7.30 am,12.30 pm & 8 pm
10 am Toddlers Group
11 am Malayan Community Prayer MR2
2.30 pm Bible Group 7 pm GUIDES
4.30pmBeechwood First Holy Communion class
Thursday 23rd— Feria
2.30 pm Cenacolo Prayer Group
4pm Beavers 6pm Cubs 8pm Scouts
Friday 24th—Feria
10.30 am Christian Meditation Group
10am Funeral Mass : Lawrie Hurst
7.30 pm Confirmation
7.30 pm Mass followed by Vigil for Peace
Saturday 25th — Feria
12 Noon Baptism: GRACE DODSON
9 am and 4 pm First Holy Communion
7 pm Polish Evening
Reconciliation: 10.30-11.30 am; 4.30-5.15pm
SUNDAY 26th-
First SUNDAY in LENTB
4pm Stations of the Cross
Mass in Polish 7.30pm -
MSZA SWIETA godz 19.30.
Confessions in Polish from 7pm
Outreach: St Vincent de Paul Society
THIS WEEK’S OUTREACH :-
CABRINI Children Society - 2012 is Cabrini’s 125th anniversary of providing support and care for some of the most vulnerable children, young people and families in our community. Today, this includes nursery care, providing extended schools clubs; counselling in schools; residential care for adults with learning disabilities and catechetical programmes for children and young people with special needs. There are Gift aid envelopes available from the table in the Church Porch,
NEXT WEEK’S OUTREACH :- SVP
Supporting our local conference in all that they do in our name.
LADIES LUNCH and PRAYER GROUP
Meets Monday 20th February in the Hall
for their anniversary Mass.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
PARENTS’ MEETING
8 pm Tuesday 21st February
In the hall
Make every effort to attend.
ASH WEDNESDAY
a day of Fasting and
Abstinence
MASS will be at 7.30am, 12.30pm and 8pm
LENTEN PROMISES
If you wish to join in making a Lenten promise please take a leaflet from the table in the porch and hand it in at Mass on Ash Wednesday as you receive ashes. The promises will be locked away and burnt in the brazier at the Easter Vigil.
LENTEN TALKS
Fr Anthony begins a series of Five Talks for Lent on Monday 27th February in the Hall
from 8pm .
The subject matter will be the Eucharist
—
There will also be a series of Lenten Talks at
Corpus Christi in Tonbridge from 19th until 24th March. Please see the poster in the porch for further details.
LAST CALL
WRITERS NEEDED
Our weekly Newsletter will be changing its content and look at Easter
We are looking for three people:-
one to act as editor and project co-ordinator
one to bring together material for the liturgy, prayer and worship sections.
one to act as an information officer. He or she will gather information from within and outside the parish, assess its relevance/ importance and prepare it for the newsletter.
We envisage a time commitment of between two to three hours a week at the beginning of this venture being realistic and expect this to fall to about two hours or less a week within a short period. The team will work from home so access to a computer and broadband are essential. We intend to use Serif Page Plus software which can be supplied by the parish if necessary.
Anyone interested should please contact Mike Southern on 01892 515211 or email him at michael.southern@btconnect.com
by 24 February 2012.
Musical Evening in aid of Persecuted Christians Abroad
Saturday 3rd March 7pm
In the Church Hall
Vocal Duo 'Topaz', and other local musicians, will be performing vocal items from operas, musicals and songs from the Iona and Taize Communities
Admission is Free (voluntary collection)
- there will be a Bring and Buy Stall and
refreshments will be served during the interval
THE PILGRIM
The next edition of our Diocesan
newspaper is now available from the
newspaper stand priced 50p
—Please see the articles about Tunbridge Wells and our twin parish of Kompong Thom and also the article from the
chaplain of St Gregory’s School about the St Vincent’s residential retreat centre for young people in Whitstable.
FR BALASWARMY BATHINI
who is known to this parish, is from Guntur in Andhra Pradesh in Southern India and is in need of support through stipends. Please put your list of intentions and stipends in an envelope addressed to Roland Dyson and leave in the office. Cheques should be payable to St Augustine’s Church.
Also please provide a postal or e-mail address as Fr Bathini would like to thank each person.
Women's World Day of Prayer
on Friday 2nd March
St James' Church 2 - 3pm.
The Service, this year, has been planned by the Women of Malaysia.
All are welcome to attend: women, men and children "old enough to understand"
Volunteers are needed to read from the scriptures and one to act as a commentator (or narrator). Please contact Sylvia Richardson 01892 544893 if you are able to help.
The Winter Shelter
The Winter Shelter has gone from strength to strength with grateful thanks to all the amazing volunteers from the churches and wider community of Tunbridge Wells. Our thanks are also due to the police, Borough Council, local businesses and individuals who have made generous donations.
Due to its success and the continuing possibility of cold weather the shelter will now continue for 2 more weeks and anyone who feels they could volunteer to help should contact the project Manager Joelle Laws on
07565 220 853.
Diocese of Southwark
Is looking for a
SAFEGUARDING OFFICE
ADMINISTRATOR
Closing date 24/02/12
See poster in porch