ST. BENEDICT’S R C CHURCH OWEN STREET, ATHERSTONE,

WARWICKSHIRE, CV9 1DG Tel: 01827 713177,

Website: st-benedicts-atherstone.org

Finance Secretary: Jo Howe 01827 750214Newsletter: Brian Ingram 01827 704858

email: brianingramocds@gmail.comItems for inclusion in the Newsletter by Thursday Noon

Dates for your DiarySlip Stitch - Knitting and sewing group, next meeting Wednesday 16th September at 11:30 in the church hall. Everyone welcome, enjoy a chat and a cuppa!

Calling all bakers, gardeners, jam-makers and chutney-makers; There will be a cake and home produce stall on the week end of 19/20th SEPTEMBER: PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN, ALL PROCEEDS GO TO CHURCH FUNDS. ______________________________________________________________

The Sacraments of Healing: The Lord Jesus Christ, physician of our souls and bodies, who forgave the sins of the paralytic and restored him to bodily health, has willed that His Church continue, in the power of the Holy Spirit, his work of healing and salvation, even among her own members. This is the purpose of the two sacraments of healing: the sacrament of Penance and the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. (1421)

Saint Augustine sees self love as the main bar to the main love that beckons us towards God. He is aware that unless we are healed within we will be disabled, lacking the confidence and energy and the inner strength to become our true selves.

Augustine says, "Your sickness will be healed. What is faded will be fresh again, what is warped made whole and strong and sound. And all that is weak in you will not drag you to the grave. But your wholeness will abide, will remain with you before God, who remains strong and abides forever." (Confessions 4.11)

We extend a warm welcome to everyone worshipping here this weekend, refreshments are served in the Church Hall after 9.30am

Mass, please come and join us, ALL ARE WELCOME.

23rd Sunday of the Year (B)Sat 05th Sept

10:00am

4.00 pm

Saturday Mass.

Vigil Mass

Sun 06th Sept 9:30 am 20th Sunday For the Parish

Mon 07th Sept -

Tues 08th Sept 7:30pm Prayer groupFeast of Blessed

Virgin Mary

Wed 09th Sept

Thurs 10th Sept - -

Friday 11th Sept 10.00 am Eucharistic service

Sat 12th Sept10:00am

4.00 pm

Saturday Mass.

Vigil MassOur Lady

Sun 13th Sept 9:30am 24th Sunday in

Ordinary TimeParishioners

AnniversariesWe pray for all our deceased relatives and friends especially those who's anniversaries fall at this time, Bill Hardy, Tom Nally, Josef Woscik, Joe Flynn, Fr. David Hutt, Terence Morris, Moira Masters, Wendy Hall, Mary A Swabrick, Fr. Guy Coleman, John Morgan, Florence Marriott, Mary Macdonald, May they Rest in Peace.

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ctThe Liturgy & the of the ChurchReaders this week: Sat. M. Bourne Sun: J. Taylor Readers next week: Sat: C. Chetwynd Sun: O. Fortune Offertory Procession this week: M. & V. Heath

Next week: M. & J. Reed Eucharistic Ministers M. Bourne D. Dickens Next Week D. Leader M. Reed Church Cleaning - Mrs. N. Gordon Altar Society - Mrs. K. Davies & Mrs. J. Rowling

Money MattersCollections last week: 1st - £274:33 2nd - £122:99 - thank you!

June Direct Debit receipts were: 1st collection £417 2nd. £44TOTE: 30/08/2015. £ 21:64. No Winners Snowball. £28__________________________________________________________

PRAYER GROUP - The prayer will take the basic format of Evening Prayer of the Church with the opportunity to extend the various elements of the Prayer (Praise and adoration, listening to Scripture readings and Intercession for our various needs).

The Sick and their CarersPlease pray for Father Andrew, Pat & Maureen Burke, Bridie Symmons, Ada Russell, Winifred Jones, Charlotte Smith, Kath Ford, Ursula Cope, Patricia Carter, Christina Chetwynd, Olive Fortune, Victor John Zeslawski, Val Horton and Father Paul. Please remember our housebound parishioners in your prayers: Marion Burrows and Marie Aherne .

Jesus Our Healer

There is apparent connection between the first reading and the Gospel in today’s liturgy. They both speak to us about the Lord’s concern about our problems. We are sometimes overwhelmed by the problems about us. Yet, the first calls those who give in at such circumstance ‘faint hearted’ and admonishes them not to be afraid. In the same way, the Lord is asking us not to be afraid. The prophecy of Isaiah in the first was accomplished by Jesus in the Gospel reading where he performed certain miracles for certain groups of people.

Our individual situation and needs are different. In spite of this fact, the Lord is asking us to trust him. Hebrew 13:8 says that ‘Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever’. The implication for us here is that if he did it in the past, he would certainly do again in our time. So, let us not be faint hearted but believe. In today’s Gospel, when Jesus put his hands into the man’s ears, his ears were opened. We ask to open, not only ears, but also our hearts, to understand his words that we might proclaim his goodness to others.

Fr Raphael Imoni