Responsorial Psalm: On the day I called, you answered me, O Lord. Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! The Word was made flesh and lived among us; to all who did accept him, he gave power to become children of God. Alleluia! Sacrament of Baptism We welcome into our parish Community Isla Kay Pedder who is baptised here today/ Sunday (1pm). As Helen and Paul Pedder give thanks to God for the gift of Isla, may she in turn bring many blessings and much happiness to them. Wedding Bells Prayers, Congratulations and Best wishes to Elizabeth McCarthur & Hiren Dhimar who are getting married here next Saturday (30th) at 2pm. St David's Jubilee Year 2016 Looking Ahead Sunday, 28 August : Parish Picnic Friday, 16 September : Jubilee Concert Saturday, 29 October: ‘Tastes of India’ Friday, 11 November : Jubilee Mass Today Eglwys Catholig Dewi Sant, Yr Wyddgrug St.David’s Catholic Church, Mold Collection for Flowers Farewell and Thank you Parish Priest: Fr. Pius Mathew CMI, St.David’s Presbytery, St.David’s Lane, Mold. CH7 1LH Email: [email protected] 01352 752087 Today (24th July), we will say “Farewell” to the Morris family and to Sheila and Bob Naybour. We thank them for being part of our parish community and for their generous service and involvement . Tea/Coffee will be served in the Hall after the Mass, so that we can thank them and say our “Goodbyes”. We wish them every blessing in the future. Deacon David Joy:01352 754722 LSUConvent:01352 700121 Website: http://www.stdavidsmold.org.uk/ www.wrexhamdiocese.org.uk http://www.cmi.org.in 24th July 2016 17th Sunday Ordinary time LITURGY OF THE WEEK: Psalter Week I 23rd July Saturday Mass 5.30pm God’s gifts put man’s best dreams to shame. (Elizabeth Barrett Browning) For People of the Parish God’s will is not an itinerary, but an attitude. (Andrew Dhuse) 24th July Sunday Mass 11am Let us pray for the Sick Michael Jones, Anne Jones, Jim Hughes, Margaret Carr, Judith Rowe, Margaret Evans, Fred Battersby, Gwen Jones,Joe Goggin, Ian Byron, Debra Ann Roberts,Tricia Twizell, Rosa Maria, Joan Lawrence, Gay McCornick, Moira Catherall, Lea Hill, Anne Turner, Mary Rowe, Jenny Mansley, Jennifer Rowley, Nancy Wilson, Joe & Luisa Desena, Shelagh Fulham, Margaret Stubbs, Philomena Lamano, and Leo McManus. We remember in our prayers Those whose anniversaries Occur this week (23rd July) Alice Clark, Christopher Hand, Joan Fryer, Ann Plumer (24th July) Thomas Couron (25th July) Thomas Wilson, (26th July) Michael Hynes, Bridget Louise Williams (27th July) John Cafferty, Patrick Michael Brennan (28th July) Lawrence Brannan (29th July) Patrick Brannan, George O’Neill, Samson Williams http://www.cmi.org.in Year C Int. The Morris Family (Simon Hughes) Monday : 25th July Tuesday: 26th July Feast: St. James, Apostle Mass 9.15am Int. Mary Brown (Win and Brian Eagan) Mem. Ss.Joachim and Anne Mass 7pm Christopher Shone RIP (Dea& Eddie Saul) Wednesday: Liturgy of the day 27th July Mass 9.15am Ruth Hood RIP (Mary McCarry) Thursday: Liturgy of the day 28th July Mass 9.15am Thomas&Winifred Jones (Kathleen Jones) Friday: Mem. St.Martha 29th July Mass 9.15am Tommie Flannery RIP (Kathleen Jones) 30th July Saturday Mass at 5.30pm 31st July Sunday Mass 11am Madeleine Davis RIP (Michel Davis) For People of the Parish Eucharistic Adoration with Rosary and Benediction Every Friday following the morning Mass at 9.15am Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions) Saturdays 10.30am to 11.30am & Before the Vigil Mass (4.45-5.20pm) Sundays before the Mass (10.30-10.50am) FAITH IN FOCUS: A JACKPOT PRAYER? woman who was on a diet came into work with a huge chocolate cream cake. When her friends asked if she had stopped dieting she told them that God wanted her to have the cake. “I saw it in the bakery and prayed to God to let there be a parking spot outside, if he wanted me to have the cake. And on the 10th time round, there was the parking place!” everyone else knows will be our ruin. The same happens when an alcoholic prays for a bottle of whisky. There are those who tend to think that prayer is like a religious fruit machine, a divine one-arm-bandit. You put your request in, pull the handle and eventually you hit the jackpot. Of course, this would be to treat God like some sort of robot that did not have our welfare at heart. It’s the sort of prayer that people make to win the lottery. Our Father or the Lord’s Prayer, we notice that there is a lot of emphasis at the beginning on God’s will being done in all things, and the values of God’s kingdom permeating our thoughts and actions. Maybe if we remained open in our prayer, telling God of our needs and desires, but asking him to help us become conformed to his will, then we would start to change our approach to S o it’s hardly surprising that people talk about unanswered prayer. The very thought that God would completely ignore us when we turn to him is ridiculous. But scripture tells us that sometimes we are asking for the wrong thing or with the wrong motives and that’s why we don’t receive what we want. Prayer is always answered; it’s just that sometimes the answer is “no”, or it comes in a way we didn’t expect. prayer, wanting to be part of God’s plan rather than getting him to change his plans to suit ours. Prayer would become a request to change us. Prayer is a strange thing. Some people feel the need to tell God a shopping list of things that they want, as if he didn’t already know what they need! And often we nd maybe that’s why ourselves don’t realise what we have to wait until we really need and we pray the second half of the Our for things that we think will When we look at the prayer Father before we get round make life better, but which that Jesus taught us, the to asking for things… A CAFOD Thank you for the £601.24 collected for the Ethiopia Appeal. £289 was gift aided. Sea Sunday Thank you After Sea Sunday our parish knitters have sent another batch of about 35 hats to the Liverpool Seafarers' Centre. Thank you, The U.N. say Ethiopia is facing the worst faithful knitters, and also thanks to generous famine for 30 years.Caused in part by donors of wool left in the box at the back of the effects of El Nino, high food prices at church. market and low prices for malnourished cattle. Mothers say they can’t remember L’Arche Flintshire when they last could give their children 3 Thank you meals a day. Families are having to sell their oxen which they badly need for We are grateful to all who supported our Charity Shop. It has once again proved to be ploughing etc. very successful . We thank all who donated Cafod through our Caritas partners has items for sale and say a special “Thank You” reached over 15,000 people with food to those who assisted in the shop giving aid, seeds for the next harvest and cash many hours of service. for the most needy. It is hoped to reach 25,000 with clean water. People do not “Save a Life” Campaign want to be dependent on aid, and are Mayor of Mold’s Variety Concert involved in cash for work programmes. Wednesday 24th August, 7.30pm They are planting seeds in the hope of rains from July to September and a good Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Theatre Clwyd, Mold, in aid of the Mayor’s Save a Life camharvest. The money we have sent is saving lives paign. now children are getting 1 good meal a An evening of music, dance, magic and day in the worst hit areas. Seeds are laughs! With special guests 12 year old singing sensation Beau Dermott, star of this planted in hope of a good harvest. Please Pray for the people and the har- year’s Britain’s Got Talent final and 2013 vest. Thank You for your continued sup- semi finalist, Welsh songstress Jodi Bird. port. Money Matters : Joyce and John Elcock Offertory Collection last weekend £660.30 of which £342.10 was Gift Aided. Cafod Plant Sale Aid: If you are a Tax Payer, please This year’s Plant Sale raised Gift consider filling out the Gift Aid form which £387. We are most grateful to all who is in the church porch to receive a box of supported us both by bringing and buying plants etc as well as by giving donations to the cause. CAFOD will be using this money to help people suffering in countries troubled by food shortage and strife. Thank you again. John and Tina Harradine weekly envelopes for your offertory donation or for a one-off donation then please use the Green envelopes. Please remember to write your name, address, sign and date the green envelope. Thank you for supporting our Parish. God is not a cosmic bellboy for whom we can press a button to get things done.(Harry Fosdick)
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