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CORPUS CHRISTI
10TH June 2007

Monday - St Barnabus
Wednesday - St Anthony of Padua
Friday - The Sacred Heart of Jesus

Gospel Reflection for Corpus Christi
A Banquet For The Multitudes

The feeding of the five thousand ................ no, it's not just about Jesus miraculously feeding a bunch of hungry people, if it was, a famous fast food chain or a magician might do just as well. In the context of today's solemnity, today's gospel reading links the ordinary food that God provides at our regular meals to the extraordinary food we receive in Holy Communion.

The feeding of the five thousand is prophetic. Jesus is showing us that God's reign is about satisfying both human spiritual and physical need. The importance of the miracle is not so much about the multiplication of food, but the message that God can provide for all. This claim might raise a few third world eyebrows, but the truth remains; God has provided for all, it's left to us to make sure it is shared fairly around the world. Today's real miracle would be in the change of our materialistic attitudes. The real miracle would be a change that would enable us to eradicate poverty and hunger simply by organising a system of sharing. The scale of the problem the disciples faced on the day of the feeding of the five thousand must have seemed impossible, but the message that they should get on with the job of sharing and leave the rest to God, could be as miraculous today as it was then.
Jesus was all about sharing. He gave his time, his love and finally his body and blood. When we receive Holy Communion in Mass our action is twofold. The Eucharist is a banquet for the multitudes in which we remember Jesus' sacrificial self-giving. More than this, we remember the promise that anyone who eats his bread and drinks his blood will share eternal life.

The Feast of the Sacred Heart
18th June

The story of the Good Shepherd who goes in search of the one lost sheep tells us that there is not one soul that Jesus is willing to lose. There is not one of us that Jesus does not love. There is not one of us without value.

The Friday that follows the Second Sunday in time after Pentecost is the Feast of the Sacred Heart. This is a devotion to Jesus himself, but in particular, to the loving heart of Jesus and all its manifestations of love for us.

The Cardinal's Pastoral Letter for Corpus Christi

Today's Pastoral is available in written form for those who request it. It is also posted on the Diocesan Website. If you wish to hear the Cardinal reading it again himself then you may avail yourself of this on a new facility, a diocesan first, at our own website! More details

Quote: food for Thought...

'Man is an animal which, alone among animals, refuses to be satisfied by the fulfilment of animal desires.'

Alexander Graham Bell

H.U.G. are going to
CHESSINGTON
WORLD OF ADVENTURES!!

Anyone over twelve years wishing to join in the fun please call me or come alomng to the youth group next Sunday (Jun 17th) at 6.15pm. Vicky 07810 835 214

FUNERAL MASS

A Funeral Mass for the late Mr. Albert Stewart will take place on Thursday morning this week at 9.30am

Calling all would-be Thespians & Singers!!

After the recent Gilbert & Sullivan successes at St. Francis de Sales, a new show is being planned to be staged there in March 2008. Rehearsals start in September for Rogers & Hammerstein's "The King and I"

For this production there are 5 principal roles plus several smaller, non-singing characters as well as chorus and many walk on parts.

Auditions will take place on July 1st at 2pm in St. Francis de Sales Church Hall

If you would like to take part or would like more information please call Miriam on 020 8979 0718

 

YOUTH MASS
Sunday 24th June 5pm

Keeping the Church neat and tidy!!

Have you just an hour or so to spare every couple of months? It would be most helpful to receive assistance for this work and to enlarge the present team a little. If you feel you were able to offer your services to complete a team please contact Fr. Boylan or myself as soon as possible.

Christiane Naylor 020 8941 1179

DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER

We have been asked to advertise vacancies at Vaughan House, Francis Street. Two friendly, flexible and enthusiastic people are required for reception duties.

Please see the notice in the porch.

CORRECTION

Contrary to what has been suggested lately, the distinction of longest serving parish priest in Hampton still belongs to Fr. Manuel Gomez who came to St. Theodore's in 1957 and stayed until 1975 (18 years!!) Fr. B

The Massive work of feeding the hungry of our world - what can we do!

There is twice as much food as we need to feed the world, yet over 850 million people go hungry every day. What can we do about it? Here are a couple of ideas to give you food for thought.

CAFOD is aiming to raise £1 million in its 'Focus Africa' campaign and it invites themed fundraising, sponsored events, collections, quiz nights, coffee mornings and other community events. Donate online at www.cafod.org.uk

The Hunger Site provides a feel-good way to help promote awareness and prevent hunger deaths every day - through easy and quick on-line activities. With a simple, daily click of the yellow "Help feed the hungry" button at the Hunger Site visitors help provide food to those in need. Visitors pay nothing. Food is paid for by the sites sponsors www.thehungersite.com

Saturday 16th June is UN day for The African Child. On this day think about becoming a child-sponsor for a child living in a developing country. It costs just £18.00 per month to sponsor a child. That is just 60p per day - around the price of a daily newspaper. Your small change can make a big difference.

To find out how it works visit "World Vision" at

www.worldvision.org.uk and follow a 'child link'

or telephone 0800 50 10 10

Saint Anthony of Padua - Wednesday

St Anthony was renowned for his eloquence and inspirational preaching. He has a reputation as a miracle worker and popularly invoked to find lost articles. Visit the new prayer site and write and send your intentions online at www.dearsaintanthony.org

DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES

Booking Forms are available from the presbytery for the pilgrimage to Lourdes in July (22nd - 28th July) or phone Tagney Tours: 01732 886666

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