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The Big Picture - Biblical Reflection Course
On Mondays, beginning 30th April we will continue our new course delving into the Sacred Scriptures and how they touch our lives. So far those attending have had a very positive experience, some even sharing with the whole group the way this course has impacted their faith and their lives. An uplifting, informative, and encouraging opportunity is presented to us through “The Big Picture”, an
opportunity to deepen our faith, gain wisdom in regard to the Scriptures, and come together as a parish community. Later in the year, probably in October, we will begin another course, this time focussed on the Blessed Virgin Mary, and following a similar format to The Gift and The Big Picture, this course is entitled Let It Be and is produced by the same people: CaFE (Catholic Faith Education). I look forward to seeing you at the meetings and am sure that you will benefit greatly from the sessions provided. God bless you, Fr. Martin
Please remember in your prayers all who are sick or suffering at this time, as well as those who care for them, may God grant them healing and strength. Please pray, too, for those who have died recently and those whose anniversaries occur around this time, especially: George and Elizabeth Burrowes, Grace Devine, Jean O’Neill, and Mary Grace Fenech. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. Requiescant in pace.
Thank you so much for all the hard work and generosity that went into last weekend’s cake bake sale. The labours of the bakers and the generosity of those buying reaped great rewards and we managed to raise over £300.00 towards the redecoration of St. James’. Thank you also to others who have given donations towards the cost of these works as well. Your kindness and your hard work is very much appreciated!
Prayer for Vocations
Lord Jesus Christ, Shepherd of souls, who called
the apostles to be fishers of men, raise up new apostles in your holy Church. Teach them that to serve you is to reign: to possess you is to possess
all things. Kindle in the hearts of our people the fire of zeal for souls. Make them eager to spread your Kingdom upon earth. Grant them courage
to follow you, who are the Way, the Truth, and the Life; who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
JESUS, I pray for: your faithful and fervent priests, your unfaithful and lukewarm priests, your priests labouring at home or abroad in distant mission fields, your tempted priests, your lonely and desolate priests, your young priests, your dying priests, and the souls of your priests in purgatory. But above all, I recommend to you the priests dearest to me: the priest who baptized me, the priests who absolved me from my sins, the priests at whose Masses I assisted and who gave me your body and blood in Holy Communion, the priests who taught and instructed me; all the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way (especially….). O Jesus, keep them all close to your heart and bless them abundantly in time and in eternity. Amen.
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St. James’, Kinross &
St. Matthew’s, Auchtermuchty
In the Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld
Scottish Charity Number: SC001810
Parish Priest: Fr. Martin Pletts
Postal Address for both churches: 5 High Street, Kinross, KY13 8AW
St. Matthew’s Address: 4 Back Dykes, Auchtermuchty, KY14 7AB
E-Mail: [email protected]
Landline: 01577 863329
Mobile: 07540534480
Parish Website: https://catholickinross.com
Parish Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/parishpriestkinross/
Diocese of Dunkeld Website: www.dunkelddiocese.co.uk
Last Week’s Collection:
St. James’ 15/04/18 - £684.80
St. Matthew’s 15/04/18 - £109.28
These figures do not include standing orders, only the collection taken up on Saturday/Sunday. Many thanks, as always, for your generosity. If you are a tax payer please consider signing-up for Gift Aid. For
every £1.00 donated in the Gift Aid scheme the church can claim back an extra 25p.
Mass attendance (15/04/18):
St. James’ Vigil Mass: 48
St. James’ 9.30a.m. Mass: 66
St. Matthew’s 11.30a.m. Mass: 25
Sanctuary Lamp Intentions: St. James’ - Parishioners’ Intentions. St. Matthew’s - Parishioners’ Intentions
Sunday 22nd April, 2018
4th Week of Eastertide - World Day of Prayer for Vocations
Divine Office - Volume II, week 4 with proper of season
Please pray for vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and religious life.
2 Times of Holy Mass & Confessions etc. St. James’ Kinross (KY13 8AW)
Mon. 23rd April Op. Mem. of St. George Morning Prayer at 8.30a.m.
Holy Mass at 9.00a.m.
Confessions after Mass
Priests’ In-Service Training for “In God’s Image” - all afternoon in Dundee.
Prayer Group - 8.00 - 10.00p.m.
Tues. 24th April Op. Mem. of St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen Evening Prayer at 6.30p.m.
Holy Mass at 7.00p.m.
Confessions after Mass
Wed. 25th April FEAST OF ST. MARK Morning Prayer at 9.30a.m.
Holy Mass at 10.00a.m.
Confessions after Mass
Tea/Coffee after Mass, in the hall
Thurs. 26th April 4th Week of Eastertide Holy Mass at 7.00a.m.
Morning Prayer at 9.30a.m.
Holy Mass at 10.00a.m.
Confessions after Mass
S.V.P. Meeting at 7.00p.m.
Fri. 27th April 4th Week of Eastertide Morning Prayer at 9.30a.m.
Holy Mass at 10.00a.m.
Confessions after Mass
Divine Mercy at 3.00p.m.
Sat. 28th April Op. Mem. of St. Louis Grignion de Monfort Holy Mass at 10.00a.m.
Confessions after Mass
Confessions 5.30-5.50p.m.
Vigil Mass at 6.00p.m.
Sun. 29th April Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year B. Holy Mass at 9.30a.m.
Rosary on the Coast - meeting at the Tower Lighthouse, North Queensferry, at 2.45p.m.
St. Matthew’s, Auchtermuchty (KY14 7AB)
Wed. 25th April FEAST OF ST. MARK Confessions 6.30-6.50p.m.
Holy Mass at 7.00p.m.
Novena to Our Lady after Mass
Sun. 29th April Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year B. Holy Mass at 11.30a.m.
Confessions after Mass
Rosary on the Coast - meeting at the Tower Lighthouse, North Queensferry, at 2.45p.m.
Kilgraston School, Bridge of Earn (PH2 9BQ)
Sun. 29th April Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year B. Holy Mass at 5.15p.m.
Confessions after Mass
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A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 4:8-12
This is the only name by which we can be saved.
Psalm 117,1.8-9.21-23, 26-28-29.R/.v.22
Response: The stone which the builders rejected has become the corner stone.
A reading from the first letter of St. John 3,1-2
We shall see God as He really is.
Alleluia, alleluia!
I am the good shepherd, says the Lord;
I know my own sheep and my own know me.
Alleluia!
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 10:11-18
The good shepherd is one who lays down his life for his sheep.
This Sunday’s readings from the Sacred Scriptures:
Come & join us for the Big Picture, Part II - Mondays: 7.30-9.00p.m.
On Thursday 3rd May at 7.00p.m. in St. James’ church hall, Wilma Carragher will speak to us about her recent visit to Calcutta where she volunteered with the Missionaries of Charity. The talk, along with a power - point presentation, will give us an insight into the work of the Sisters, the impact the visit had on Wilma, and a glimpse of the spirituality and life of St. (Mother) Teresa of Calcutta. It promises to be a very inspirational and informative evening. If you would like to offer a donation that evening, any monies collected, or even foodstuffs etc. donated, will be passed on to the Missionaries of Charity in Dundee, who
depend entirely upon Divine Providence for their upkeep and their mission.
Meeting of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, on Thursday 26th April at 7.00p.m. in St. James’ church hall. Anyone interested in joining the
Society should speak to either Bob Corrieri (President), Tina Hill (Treasurer), or Jill Smyth (Secretary). New members are always welcome. At this meeting we hope to get existing members’ PVG
details up-to-date
You will have noticed that since Holy Week we have begun to use the Communion plate at Holy Mass when there is a server to assist. In the recent document “Redemptionis Sacramentum” (2004) promulgated by the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, Cardinal Arinze stated the following: ...special care should be taken to ensure that the host is consumed by the communicant in the presence of the minister, so that no one goes away carrying the
Eucharistic species in his hand... [93.] The Communion-plate for the Communion of the faithful should be retained, so as to avoid the danger of the sacred host or some fragment of it falling. [94.] It is not licit for the faithful “to take . . . by themselves . . . and, still less, to hand . . . from one to another” the sacred host or the sacred chalice. I’m sure then, that you will understand that it is for the sake of reverence and respect towards Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and in obedience to the Church’s teaching that the Communion plate has been restored to use in both churches.
