Weekly Newsletter
for
Week commencing
19th July 2008
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Calls related to someone in Addenbrooke's Hospital or the Rosie Maternity Hospital should AT ALL TIMES be made directly to the Chaplaincy Office.
If you are aware of anyone being admitted to Addenbrooke's please ring the following number and leave the information (Name and Religion) with the secretary who is accredited, or in her absence, on the answer-machine (01223) 217769.
Changes in health care and EU legislation mean that chaplains are no longer able to access computerised hospital lists.
WELCOME
WE WELCOME
any visitors to the Parish this weekend and hope that you will be assured of our prayers for you when you return to your home.School News
CATHOLIC TEACHERS
If you are looking for a job vacancy in a Catholic School, click here.Term Dates
COMMUNITIES
FILCOMCAM
The Basketball Commissioners 2008 Lito Jumilla; Robin Afuang; Epi Jarin; Jojo Alvarez; Juancho Del Mundo; Edmund Quijano; and Richard Rivera. Telephone numbers in the Printed Newsletter.SYRO-MALABAR RITE
The Annual Pilgrimage to Walsingham for the Syro-Malabar community which will be on SUNDAY, 3rd AUGUST. the procession will begin from the Friday Market in the village at 12h00 and make its way to the shrine. Mass will begin at 15h00.KNIGHTS OF ST COLUMBA
meet monthly on the first Tuesday at 19h30.Finance
HALL BOOKINGS
Because we do not have a caretaker but rely on the good graces of dedicated volunteers for cleaning the premises we have had to change our policy on the usage of the hall. It is now restricted only for parish use. For details and bookings for parish groups please contact: Richard Hunt.GENERAL NOTICES
THE HOLY ROSARY
is normally prayed each evening with Eucharistic Adoration from 18h15-19h00 except on Thursdays when it takes place as part of the Cenacle.THE MASS REGISTER
If you wish to have a Mass offered in the near future you can do so by completing one of the brown envelopes (on the green-topped tables in the porch) and put your completed request in the offertory basket of through the Presbytery letterbox.CHURCH HOURS
The church is accessible by the Code on the door each day from 08h00 until 19h30 unless other arrangements have been made. If you see the sign "ALARM ON" believe it!THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY PARISH PARTY
Thanks to all who came to the meeting and those who volunteered by word of mouth. The plans are as follows:OUR CONDOLENCES
to John Richardson on the death of his wife Veronica. Rest eternal grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. AmenMinistries
ALTAR SERVERS NEEDED
We have been blessed with a good number of Altar Servers over the years but they do grow-up and move on to university or other places. We are currently holding our own but we do need young recruits to fill the gap. Jenny Sinclair is our Co-Ordinator and she will train your child and make sure they feel secure and confident in what they are doing. We are looking for children aged 6+. Obviously at age 6 they will not have made their First Holy Communion until next year but that is acceptable. Parents can contact Jenny by email or speak to her after the 10h00 Mass.Mission Outreach
JUBILEE DEBT CAMPAIGN - EIGHT YEARS ON
Back in the year 2000, 51percent of Tanzanian children did not go to primary school. By 2006, this had fallen to 27percent thanks largely to cancellation of much of the country's "unpayable debt" allowing school fees to be abolished.HELPERS OF MOTHER TERESA
meet on the fourth Thursday of each month. For more information please phone Maureen Harper on the number in the printed Newsletter, or Email.PASTORAL NOTICES
SAINT BRIDGET OF SWEDEN - Patron of Europe The most celebrated saint of the Northern kingdoms, born about 1303; died 23 July, 1373. She was the daughter of Birger Persson, governor and provincial judge (Lagman) of Uppland, and of Ingeborg Bengtsdotter. Her father was one of the wealthiest landholders of the country, and, like her mother, distinguished by deep piety. St Ingrid, whose death had occurred about twenty years before Bridget's birth, was a near relative of the family.
Birger's daughter received a careful religious training, and from her seventh year showed signs of extraordinary religious impressions and illuminations. She owed her unswerving strength of will which later distinguished her to her education, and particularly to the influence of an aunt who took the place of Bridget's mother after the latter's death (c. 1315). In 1316, at the age of thirteen, she was united in marriage to Ulf Gudmarsson, who was then eighteen. She acquired great influence over her noble and pious husband, and the happy marriage was blessed with eight children, among them St Catherine of Sweden.
The saintly life and the great charity of Bridget soon made her name known far and wide. Early in the forties (1341-43) in company with her husband she made a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella. On the return journey her husband was stricken with an illness and he died (1344) in the Cistercian monastery of Alvastrâ in East Gothland. Bridget now devoted herself entirely to practices of religion and asceticism, and to religious undertakings. The visions which she believed herself to have had from her early childhood now became more frequent and definite. She believed that Christ Himself appeared to her, and she wrote down the revelations she then received, which were in great repute during the Middle Ages.
St Bridget now founded a new religious congregation, the Brigittines, or Order of St Saviour, whose chief monastery, at Vadstena. She journeyed to Rome in 1349, and remained there until her death, except while absent on pilgrimages, among them one to the Holy Land in 1373. In August, 1370, Pope Urban V confirmed the Rule of her congregation. Bridget made earnest representations to Pope Urban, urging the removal of the Holy See from Avignon back to Rome. She accomplished the greatest good in Rome, however, by her pious and charitable life, and her earnest admonitions to others to adopt a better life. The year following her death her remains were conveyed to the monastery at Vadstena. She was canonised on the 7 October, 1391, by Pope Boniface IX.
MAKING GOOD USE OF THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
Prepare to encounter Jesus in this sacrament by making an honest and heartfelt examination of conscience.
Religious Education
Baptism Instruction
Baptisms normally take place on the first Sunday of the month unless there are extenuating circumstances. Please contact the baptism catechist in the first instance. Permission must be given by the Parish Priest for baptisms outside the parish.Children at Non-Catholic Primary Schools
There is a three-year course of instruction for children attending non-Catholic schools. Parents are encouraged to enrol their children when they enter Year 1. Children receive the Sacrament of Penance and Holy Communion in Year 3NEW CATECHETICAL PROGRAMME
PLEASE NOTE:
Children normally make their First Holy Communion in YEAR 3 but THEY MUST HAVE COMPLETED the religious education in YEAR 2 prior to entering YEAR 3, otherwise they must do another year of instruction.CONFIRMATION CLASSES:
Confirmation is received at 15+ in this Diocese.Adult Religious Instruction/RCIA
A course is offered each year for those who would like to be baptised and/or received into Full Communion with the Catholic Church. New course to begin in September 2008.Marriage Preparation
Six months notice and suitable preparation is required by Diocesan law.LITURGY OF THE WORD
During the 10h00 MASS For children in Reception and for those in Years 1-3CHILDREN'S LITURGY at 12h00 MASS
We have many families coming to our 12h00 Mass and children aged Reception to Year 3 who would benefit from instruction and their own Liturgy of the Word as provided at our 10h00 Mass. Is there anyone willing to help this move forward? See Fr Eugène.INTERNET CATECHESIS
If you have Broadband you can do so much to help you and your children grow in the knowledge of the Faith, the Scriptures and the Church. Go to the site www.cibtv.com and you will be able to access:
Village Life
LIFTS TO MASS
If you live in the Linton Area and will need a lift to Mass or a weekly visit from an Eucharistic Minister please phone Sue Arnold on the number in the printed Newsletter so that you can be included on the roster.Extra-Parochial Activities
CATHOLIC WOMEN'S LEAGUE SUMMER WEEKEND CAMP
Junior Camp for children aged 8 - 14 years from Friday 22nd August till Monday 25th August at Eccles Hall, Norfolk. Details and application form from Christine Storman on on the number in the Printed NewsletterNATIONAL GRANDPARENTS PILGRIMAGE TO WALSINGHAM
on SATURDAY, 26th JULY led by Bishop Michael. Theme: "Grandparents, Presence and Testimony in the Family". Mass at 12h00 at the Chapel of Reconciliation followed by a picnic lunch. 14h30–15h00 A Children's Liturgy and 15h00-17h00 a funfair and gamesCAMBRIDGE LOURDES FUND
This is run by Mgr Tony Rogers and Mr David Lewis on behalf of the Catholic Association, the umbrella Trust which co-ordinates the Pilgrimage, and is a means of saving-up for the Diocesan Pilgrimage. From interest earned and from donations, its gives help to needy Sick Pilgrims and Helpers. Thanks largely to donations, this year we were able to assist four Sick Pilgrims to the amount of £490. For more details please contact David and Margaret on the number in the printed Newsletter.JUSTICE AND PEACE GROUP
For information contact Bernard Shaw or Sheila Brookes on the numbers in the Printed Newsletter or simply come along to the next meeting in OLEM Parish Hall. We meet on the third Monday of every month at 19h45. New members are always welcome.Youth
WORLD YOUTH DAY UPDATES ON THE WEB
Our group of 85 on pilgrimage to World Youth Day in Australia from the Diocese of East Anglia are sending back regular updates to the diocesan website to let you know how they're getting on. Go to www.catholiceastanglia.org and follow the links.Catholic Gap Years
The National Office for Vocations have set up a website which brings together opportunities for people to spend a gap year in a Catholic setting - i.e. retreat and mission teams, a good example is the L' Arche Community. Highly recommended! The website address is www.catholicgapyear.comWWW.wordlive.org
A new website providing a range of interactive ways of reading the Bible has been launched by Scripture Union. Video clips, worship songs and prayer activities, as well as a daily Bible reading and explanatory notes aim to make the Bible more accessible to young people.Check-out the Diocesan Website for youth events and contacts.
YOUNG ADULTS
CAMBRIDGE YOUNG DOMINICANS
: a group for young adults (18-30) in the Dominican tradition. Supporting young adults in the Cambridge parishes with a place for fellowship, discussion and prayer. Venue: Blackfriars Priory, off Huntingdon Rd, Cambridge.YOUTH 2000 PRAYER GROUP
meets at the Margaret Beaufort Institute on Grange Road on alternate Sundays. The focus of the group is Eucharistic adoration, meditation on the Gospel of the day, and the Rosary. For further details contact Kamilla KlepackaAct of Consecration to the Sacred Heart
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, to Thee I consecrate and offer up my person and my life, my actions, trials, and sufferings, that my entire being may henceforth only be employed in loving, honouring and glorifying Thee. This is my irrevocable will, to belong entirely to Thee, and to do all for Thy love, renouncing with my whole heart all that can displease Thee.
I take Thee, O Sacred Heart, for the sole object of my love, the protection of my life, the pledge of my salvation, the remedy of my frailty and inconstancy, the reparation for all the defects of my life, and my secure refuge at the hour of my death. Be Thou, O Most Merciful Heart, my justification before God Thy Father, and screen me from His anger which I have so justly merited. I fear all from my own weakness and malice, but placing my entire confidence in Thee, O Heart of Love, I hope all from Thine infinite Goodness. Annihilate in me all that can displease or resist Thee. Imprint Thy pure love so deeply in my heart that I may never forget Thee or be separated from Thee.
I beseech Thee, through Thine infinite Goodness, grant that my name be engraved upon Thy Heart, for in this I place all my happiness and all my glory, to live and to die as one of Thy devoted servants.
Amen
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