Corpus Christi, Tring Office: 01442 823161 tring@rcdow.org.uk www.berkotring.org.uk Hall bookings: 01442 826906

Sacred Heart, Berkhamsted

Office: 01442 863845 berkhamsted@rcdow.org.uk

www.berkotring.org.uk Hall bookings: 01442 863845

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)— 2nd August 2020

“There is no need for them to go: give them something to eat yourselves.”

When we consider the ministry of Jesus, we often think of his teaching and healing. However, He also fed those crowds who came to him.

Jesus’ feeding is both metaphorical—in the sense he feeds his listeners with the word of God, but— as we see in today’s gospel—he also feeds the crowds in a practical way—providing them with more than enough food for their needs.

Similarly, in our Eucharist today Jesus feeds us with his body and blood, nourishing us with his love, sustaining us for our journey of life. May we in confidence journey to the one who truly satisfies our every hunger. If you’re going away at this time, I wish you a pleasant jour-ney & break. Fr D. During the month of August, please note the following Mass provision:

Corpus Christi - will be available for private prayer each Sunday during Au-gust from 11am-2pm. Thank you to our welcomers for their assistance.

Sacred Heart - Public Mass will be celebrated each Sunday at 10.15am (this Mass will also be livestreamed). During the week, Mass will be cele-brated via our livestream – on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 10am. At our Sunday Mass. there will be three levels of participation: those seated inside the Church, those participating outside of the Church and also via our livestream.

In adhering to social distancing guidelines and due to the size of Sacred Heart Church, the number of parishioners who can sit inside is limited to 21 places. These places will be prioritised to those who are aged over 70 and/or those with mobility issues. Wheelchair users must be accompanied by a carer. If you fulfil this criteria, and are a parishioner of either Corpus Christi or Sacred Heart, I ask you to book your place by calling each Monday be-tween 11-11.30am.

We also have the great blessing of having extensive grounds at Sacred Heart, and so we will ‘audio transmit’ the Mass to those people who wish to be outside of the Church whilst Mass is being celebrated.

I would encourage all other parishioners who wish to attend Mass, to take up this option and to socially distance whilst in the grounds of the Church. For your own comfort, I suggest you to bring your own chair.

Holy Communion will be distributed both inside and outside of the Church during Mass, with stewards in attendance to help with logistics.

Confessions are available by appointment. Please do call or email Fr David.

Once again, thank you so much for your continued support during this strange and unprecedented time.

Summer Holiday Office Hours—The office will be closed from Friday 31st July un-til Monday 1st September. If you have any queries during this time, please send an email to: berkhamsted@rcdow.org.uk and it will be dealt with upon our re-turn. August 2020 Newsletter—This is our parishes newsletter for the month of August. Please note all mass intentions for the month are on the following page. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Please note that this Solemnity, which is usually a Holy Day of Obligation, has been transferred to Sunday 16th Au-gust. Sunday Liturgy & Family Prayer Resource— The Mass readings for this the 18th Week in Ordinary Time and our complimentary family prayer resource, which spans the summer period, are available to view/print from our website: www.berkotring.org.uk. I do encourage you to use these during Mass.

Mass Intentions—Mass Intentions—If you would like to a book a mass intention please call the parish office or email: berkhamsted@rcdow.org.uk. We are cur-rently booking mass intentions from September onwards. The diocesan suggested mass offering is £10. Thank you for your generosity.

Baptisms of Infants—We are happy to announce that the Baptisms of infants will recommence in September. If you have completed our Baptism course and would like to arrange a date, please contact Fr David.

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Mass Intentions August 2020

Sat 1 Aug 10.00am Sacred Heart* Lydia Munene Int

Sun 2 Aug 10.15am Sacred Heart*^ Ida Iannone RIP Anniversary

Mon 3 Aug 10.00am Sacred Heart* Seamus Donnelly Intention

Tues 4 Aug 10.00am Sacred Heart* Sheila Cox Int

Thurs 6 Aug 10.00am Sacred Heart* Alison Rand RIP

Fri 7 Aug 10.00am Sacred Heart* Francis Thiruchelvam Int

Sun 9 Aug 10.15am Sacred Heart*^ Michael Walsh RIP Anniversary

Mon 10 Aug 10.00am Sacred Heart* Enrico & Anna Messeri RIP

Tues 11 Aug 10.00am Sacred Heart* Gaetanina Romano RIP

Thurs 13 Aug 10.00am Sacred Heart* Jed Lyon & Maria Boe Int

Fri 14 Aug 10.00am Sacred Heart* Joseph Thiruchelvam RIP

Sun 16 Aug 10.15am Sacred Heart*^ Margaret Stuart RIP Anniversary

Mon 17 Aug 10.00am Sacred Heart* Cecilia Donnelly Int

Tues 18 Aug 10.00am Sacred Heart* Shubu Sen RIP

Thurs 20 Aug 10.00am Sacred Heart* Mary Hanna Int

Fri 21 Aug 10.00am Sacred Heart* Canon Vincent Berry RIP

Sun 23 Aug 10.15am Sacred Heart*^ Fr David & Parents Int

Mon 24 Aug 10.00am Sacred Heart* Maria Probert Int

Tues 25 Aug 10.00am Sacred Heart* For all Holy Souls in Purgatory

Thurs 27 Aug 10.00am Sacred Heart* Irma England Int

Fri 28 Aug 10.00am Sacred Heart* Fr David Burke Int

Sun 30 Aug 10.15am Sacred Heart*^ George Redgewell RIP

Mon 31 Aug 10.00am Sacred Heart* Canon Vincent Berry RIP

Tues 1 Sep 10.00am Sacred Heart* Lucille Wood Int

Thurs 3 Sep 10.00am Sacred Heart* Shay Teasdale Int

Fri 4 Sep 10.00am Sacred Heart* Patrick Harte RIP

Sat 5 Sep 10.00am Sacred Heart* Deceased Clergy Association

Sun 6 Sep 10.15am Sacred Heart*^ Jay Bailey RIP Anniversary

Parish Priest - Fr David Burke: davidburke@rcdow.org.uk

Administrator - Nicole Brandwood: Berkhamsted@rcdow.org.uk or

tring@rcdow.org.uk (Office Hours 9:30am-1.30pm Mon-Fri)

^ Public Masses on Sundays only, during the month of August. *Livestream Masses —To livestream please visit: berkotring.org.uk.

We pray for:

The Sick and the Housebound in our parishes – We pray especially for: Jane

Hillier, Trisha Davey, Dave Fisk, Colin Swarbrick, Kay Rowe, Michael Prindiville,

Ann Johnstone, Rey Bautista, Shirley Blood, Frank Furlong, Charlotte Hill, Maever-

ick Jae Gano, Fr Kevin Cooney SM, Octaviano D’Souza, James Macken, Anna Maria

Casula, Sarah Conway-Dyer, John McDonnell, Elsie & Peter Galloway, James Dar-

born, Sara Marshall, Maurice McGrath, Maria Nolan, Mary Reid, Michael Earls, Una

Arrowsmith, Marcus Browne, Renzino Waygood, Maria De Lourdes Dos Santos,

George Taylor, Dennis Kelly, Joan Holliday, Barney Doherty, Kay O’Gorman, Issy

Jones, Luisa Bottali, John Laverty, Peter McDonald, Lana Ridley, Jeremy Blood, Susy

Duxbury, Patrick Foster, Barbara Dixon, Angela Gannon, Michael Hornsby, Lily

Butler, Erica Hills and Carmel Geraghty. We commend them to God.

The Recently Deceased & Anniversaries—We pray for those who have re-

cently died including: Canon Vincent Berry, Michael Plunkett, Eric Byrd, Christine

Foley, Colleen Thorne, Kathleen Harvey, Nadine Dickinson, Tony Waters, Adeline

Lewis, John Higginson and those whose anniversaries occur at this time.

Church Offerings at this time—Might you consider a Standing Order? If you are a weekly envelope or plate giver would you please consider setting up a standing order? Our bank details are as follows. Please do include your name as your reference. Thank you for your continued gener-osity and support to our parishes.

Message to Corpus Christi parishioners from Anne Berry—”My gratitude to members of the parish who looked after Vincent during his final illness is incalculable. These acts of kindness and the amazing turnout in Langdon Street and at the cemetery show exactly why Vincent was so happy in Tring. I hope to be able to attend his memorial mass, whenever that may

take place, and talk to many more of you than was possible at the funeral.”

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