Mass Times and Intentions Saturday 11th October ND 5.30pm First Mass of Sunday: Francis Xavier Paul RIP & Marguerite & family G.E. SS 6.00pm Holy Souls Sunday 12th October SJ 8.00am Charles & Irene Horan RIP SS 9.30am Angele Shore & Nita Dubois SJ 10.30am All deceased members of Tersigni family SJ 6.30pm Our Lady of the Rosary Monday 13th October SJ 7.30am Our Lady of Fatima In Thanksgiving SS12 noon Susie McGarrity RIP Tuesday 14th October LP 7.30 am Annie & Billy Cashin RIP SJ 9.30 am Fr Seelan Wednesday 15th October SJ 7.30am Sister Columba RIP ND 12.05pm Sheila Oke RIP Thursday 16th October LP 7.30am Ernie Breban RIP SJ 9.30am Decima White RIP Friday 17th October SJ 7.30am Sam Clapp RIP Saturday 18th October SJ 10.00am Peter & Mary’s Intentions ND 5.30pm First Mass of Sunday: Raymond & Miriam Rees RIP SS 6.00pm Deceased Members of Moriarty Family Sunday 19th October SJ 8.00am Charles & Irene Horan RIP SS 9.30am Victor, Kathleen, Peter & David Troalic RIP SJ 10.30am Tersigni Family G.E. SJ 6.30pm Yves Davy RIP Today’s Psalm Response In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell for ever and ever. Prayer of the Church: Week 4 Morning Prayer: 9.15am on Tuesday & Thursday and at 9.45am on Saturday (SJ). Feast Days this week Wednesday: St. Teresa of Avila Friday: St Ignatius of Antioch Saturday: St Luke Confessions next Saturday St Joseph's: Notre Dame: Star of the Sea: 10.30am - 11.00am; 5.00pm - 5.20pm; 5.30pm - 6.00pm. Finance Parish of Our Lady and the Saints of Guernsey THE LINK 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A - 12th October 2014 St Joseph & St Mary Church, La Couperderie, St Peter Port Notre Dame du Rosaire Church, Burnt Lane, St Peter Port Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Rue des Monts, St Sampson Parish Priest and Dean Assistant Priest Deacon Canon Michael Hore Fr Paul Dzwig Mark Leightley Residence & Parish Office: Ampthill House, Cordier Hill, SPP, GY1 1JH. Tel 720196 E-mail [email protected] Website www.catholic.org.gg The Parish Office is open weekdays 9.30am - 1.30pm Diocese of Portsmouth Registered Charity No 246871 R.S.V.P. Matthew 21:1-14 SJ - St. Joseph’s Church SS - Our Lady Star of the Sea Church ND - Notre Dame Church LP - Le Platon Convent ………………. Sunday 19th October 2014 is World Mission Sunday This years campaign focuses on the needs of the 100,000 displaced people in Northern Myanmar (formerly Burma). Many of you will have read the recent copy of Missio Today and be aware of the incredible work being done by the Missions in the Solomon Islands, India, Kenya, Cameroon, Malaysia, Philippines, Zambia and Bangalore. In a world where the “Have Nots” have so little we “Good Samaritans” must do all we can to help them. Please give generously and make this a really great year. Thank you. Can you recall the last time you arranged a celebration? I’m not talking here about just inviting a few friends around but something quite special. The invitations have all gone out and clearly marked along the bottom is RSVP. What happens next? Some will reply with a yes but what of those who can’t come. Some reply with a flat no while others will say that they would love to have come but already have a prior engagement. From the final group though you hear nothing. Not a word. In some ways this refusal is the most hurtful, not because they can’t come but because they show indifference. You simply don’t know where you stand. They meant to reply but just didn’t get around to it. Sadly ‘I meant to’ just leaves you feeling empty. Everyone and everybody were invited to the wedding feast in today’s parable. The good, the bad and the very bad. All were welcomed with open arms. The king of course is God and the banquet (the kingdom of heaven) was being laid on for his son. The point of the story does not rest with who is invited but with who will accept the invitation. Who will choose to come? This is clearly no ordinary banquet. For a start it involves more than just turning up. There are responsibilities attached to this invitation. Yes everyone is invited but if we accept we must review our lives and the way we live. We are expected to dress correctly or risk being thrown out. The wedding gown spoken of is clearly a garment of conversion. Those that did not reply to the king did not do so from evil motives but from perfectly reasonable ones and that is precisely what makes them so dangerous. The greatest danger we face is not that we will abandon God and turn to evil, but that we will ignore his invitation. In doing so, we become indifferent and devote our energies to goals and idols of our own choosing. God invites all. His loving mercy and with it salvation is extended to everyone. The choosing is not what God does from among all those invited. The choosing is what we do in our response to Gods invitation. Deacon Mark Items for next week’s Link should be sent to the Parish Office by noon on Thursday at the latest. Missio I recently received a Red Mission Box without any name on it. If you think it might be yours please contact me on 256040 Richard. 'We are pleased to welcome visiting Knights and Dames of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem who will be joining us for 10.30am Mass at St Joseph's today' Thank you for your generosity towards the work of the Church in Guernsey: Offertory: £2,648 Standing Orders: £518 Total: £3,166 Covenant with the Poor: £31 CAFOD (family fast day): £928 The Retiring collection next weekend is for World Mission Sunday. A warm welcome to all visitors who join us for today’s Celebration. Please join us for tea/coffee available after 9.30am Mass in Our Lady Star of the Sea and 8.00am & 10.30am Mass in St. Joseph’s. THIS WEEK’S DIARY Meetings in St. Joseph’s Parish Room (SJ), Our Lady Star of the Sea Centre (SS), Centre for Peace (CP) unless noted otherwise; Services in the Church. SUNDAY 10.30am Parish Schola (SJ) MONDAY 12 noon Mass (Rosary at 11.30am) (SS) 7.30pm Bible Study Group (SS) TUESDAY 10.00-11am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (SJ) 7.30pm Rosary (CP) 7.30pm UCM (SJ) WEDNESDAY 7.30pm Holy Hour & Rosary (SJ) THURSDAY 10.00-11am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (SJ) 7.30pm RCIA (SJ Parish Room) FRIDAY 7.30pm Praise, Adoration & Prayer Vigil (SS) SATURDAY 11.00am Legion of Mary (SJ) 7.00pm All Saints Youth Club (SS) Please remember in your prayers: • Sister Carmel, Ronald de Putron, • • • Elizabeth Maloret, Peter Hanna, Ken Finch, Fletch O’Hara (baby) and all who are sick in our community; Samantha & Will Jones on the death of their newborn baby, Evelyn; Decima White, Sam Clapp and all whose anniversaries occur about now. May they rest in peace. The Island Prayer Scheme this week asks prayers for St Joseph and St Mary Roman Catholic Church. Holy Hour and Rosary For Vocations Wednesday 15th October, 7.30pm, St. Joseph’s Church. October is the month of the Holy Rosary In the Parish opportunities to join together to pray the Rosary are: Mondays at 11.30am, Our Lady Star of the Sea; Tuesdays at 7.30pm, Centre for Peace; Wednesdays before the 12.05 pm Mass at Notre Dame and at 7.30pm during Holy Hour at St Joseph’s; Saturdays before 5.30pm Mass at Notre Dame. Praise & Adoration and prayer vigil The next ‘ Praise & Adoration’ will be on FRIDAY Oct 17th at DELANCEY at 7.30pm. This begins with ½ hour of praise and worship, and is followed by a period of silent Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Afterwards there will be refreshments and cake in the hall. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will continue until 11pm with a few short prayers and silent Adoration to PRAY for our YOUNG PEOPLE and youth work in the parish during the coming school year. Please come for as long or short a time as you are able during the evening. Le Platon September lottery winners were:- £100 Number 24, £75 Number 14, £50 Number 59 Congratulations to the lucky winners. Forms in Church porches if you wish to join. St. Joseph’s Bookstall St. Paul Missal 2015 now on sale Price £5.95 Children’s Harvest Mass Sunday 19th October St. Joseph’s donations of non-perishable items such as; tea/coffee, sugar, cereals, pasta, rice, tinned food and toiletries would be gratefully received and can be brought to the 10.30 a.m. Sunday Mass and left in the porch. Harvest donations are being shared between Guernsey Cheshire Home and The Russels Day Centre. Volunteers working at The Russels Day Centre have to fund raise in order to buy tea/ coffee/sugar and biscuits for the elderly people they care for the majority of donations of tea/ coffee/sugar and biscuits will be given to the Centre. Any other donations will be given to Guernsey Cheshire Home. Delancey Music Group 25th Year Anniversary. Sunday 16th November. The DMG would like to invite all members and friends, past and present, to join them for a brief reception in Delancey Hall after 9.30am Mass to mark surviving 25 years! All are welcome to join us at Mass, (and play if you want!) or just in the hall afterwards, Will be great to see any old friends, Greg. 07781 110471 [email protected] Is this Sunday 12th October. ‘E-Safety Presentation’ by Matthew Parker (Information Security & Forensic data Manager, CI) Wednesday 15th October at 7.00pm St Mary & St Michael School Hall Refreshments will be served. Please inform school should you wish to attend: Tel 245020 or e-mail [email protected] AN INVITATION TO PRAY, ACT AND GIVE On Prisoners' Sunday the Catholic Church remembers and prays for prisoners and their families and for those who support them. For Pact, this is our main awareness raising and fundraising event of the year. You will find more information about Prisoners' Sunday and how to donate by visiting www.prisonadvice.org.uk/donate. Please take a leaflet home; it will give you all the information on PACT together with the Prisoners’ Sunday Prayer. UCM meeting Tues 14th Oct at 7.30 pm in the Hall for an opportunity to try your hand at CALLIGRAPHY under the expert guidance of Dave Fletcher, guaranteed to be an entertaining as well as instructive evening , so come and have a go. Please come as promptly as you can so that we can start the meeting at 7.30 . There will be a raffle, tickets on sale from 7.15. Open to any parishioners who would like to join us. Prisoners' Sunday 2014 Diary Dates The Shrine of the Sacred Heart Saturday 18th October 2.00pm-4.00pm (weather permitting). …………… Benediction 26th October 4 pm at OLSS. …………… Mothers Prayers Friday 7th November new starting time of 3.30pm. …………… The Children's Liturgy Group annual cake sale following the 10.30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, 30th November. Discovering Priesthood Day For those discerning the priesthood at St John’s Seminary, Wonersh, on 1st November, 2014, 10am-5pm. Lunch will be provided. Contact: Fr John Chandler: [email protected] ART FUND-Guernsey Fundraising Committee presents Pugin, Barry and the Houses of Parliament. An Illustrated lecture by Mark Collins Monday 10 November 2014 at Les Cotils 6.30 for 7pm. Tickets available from Elizabeth Evans 720929 or at the door.