26th Sunday of the Year October —Month of the Holy Rosary

Entrance Antiphon O Lord, you had just The Rosary will be said before Mass, at cause to judge men as you did, because we 9.15 am throughout the month of Octo- sinned against you and disobeyed your will. ber, and the UCM will have the Rosary on Our Lady of the But now show us your greatness of heart, Thursday evening at 7.00 pm as follows: and treat us with your unbounded kindness. Assumption 4th October Ellen Aspinall’s house First Reading: Numbers 11: 25 -29 Catholic Church

11th October UCM meeting, Church Psalm 18 119 WELLINGTON ROAD, RHYL house

Response : The precepts of the Lord gladden the heart. 18th October Jean Taggart’s house 26th Sunday of the Year 25th October Christine Linaker’s house Sunday 30th September 2018 1. The law of the Lord is perfect, it revives the soul. The rule of the Lord is to be trust- (reading cycle B, year of Mark’s gospel) ed, it gives wisdom to the simple.. (R) ———————————————— Please pray for peace on the International Mass time Mass Intention 2. The fear of the Lord is holy, abiding for Day of Non -Violence, Monday 1st Octo- ever. The decrees of the Lord are truth and ber (Ghandi’s birthday) SUNDAY 10.00 am - Mass for the People all of them just. (R) ———————————————— MONDAY - No service -

TUESDAY 9.30 am - Bernadette Evans RIP 3. So in them your servant finds instruction; Thought for Creation Time (September) 12.00 noon - Funeral service for Eunice Mary Addy great reward is in their keeping. But who WEDNESDAY 9.30 am - Simon and Carole can detect all his errors? From hidden faults Columban Father and theologian Seán 9.30 am - Jenny P. Hebburn Feast of St Francis of Assisi acquit me. (R) McDonagh draws our attention to the dis- THURSDAY aster that has befallen the village of Dala- FRIDAY 9.30 am - Bernadette Evans RIP CAFOD FAMILY FAST DAY 4. From presumption restrain your servant, ma, Philippines on December 22nd , 2017. SATURDAY 10.30 am - Holy Hour with morning prayer of the Church. and let it not rule me. Then I shall be blame- "The tragedy of what did happen in bar- Sacrament of Reconciliation is available at this time less, clean from grave sin. (R) rio Dalama during Typhoon ‘Vinta’ in 2017 was a direct result of logging on the SUNDAY 10.00 am - Mass for the People Gospel Acclamation: mountains in previous decades." :Alleluia! Alleluia! Your word is truth, O - Lord, consecrate us in the truth. Alleluia! We pray for those brothers and sisters who Sacrament of Reconciliation After Mass daily and also Saturdays10 30am 11.15am and on call Open Office Day Thursdays 9.00am - 4.00pm died or suffered and for those who sought Gospel: Mark9: 38 -43 45. 47 -48 profit at their expense. For all enquiries or sacraments see as below For Baptism tel 01745 354311

Communion Antiphon : O Lord, remem- —————————————————- ber the words you spoke to me, your Please let Fr Charles know of anyone who is ill or housebound who would like to receive Holy Communion at home or the Anointing of the Sick for healing servant, which made me live in hope and Humour Never date a tennis player. consoled me when I was downcast. Love means nothing to them. Priest: Fr Charles Ramsay ______Tel 01745 353395 email [email protected] Give a man a fish and you will feed him for the day. Teach a man to fish and he’s Parish website: catholicchurchrhyl.co.uk Your prayers are asked for the repose of the going to spend a fortune on gear he’ll only soul of Eunice Mary Addy, who sadly died be using twice a year. ( Webmaster: Ernest Jones this week. Eunice’s funeral service is on ( [email protected] ) Tuesday, 2nd October, at 12.00 noon Diocese of Reg Charity No. 700426

Parish Finances: The church collection BISHOP PETER INVITES ALL St. Paul tells us we have been called to for Sunday, 23rd September amounted to WHO ARE INVOLVED IN Weekly Guide to Daily Prayer care for each other and to acknowledge that £.561.12p of which £345.12p was ’loose’ HEALTHCARE TO THE CELEBRA- there is one God who is father to us all, and £216.00p was Gift Aid. making us all brothers and sisters. TION OF THE ANNUAL MEDICAL A regular way of reporting some im- MASS AROUND THE FEAST OF portant news today is to cite the source Parish Finance Team meeting. Friday “according to a highly placed government SAINT LUKE PHYSICIAN & Let us pray: Almighty and ever -living God. 12th October 10am. official”, even when the source is anony- EVANGELIST…….. ...On FRIDAY Increase our faith, hope and charity, and 19 TH OCTOBER 2018 mous We give the story credibility if it make us love what you command, so that CAFOD Harvest Fast Day, Friday, 5th Oc- 7.00 PM and….. seems to come from an authoritative we may merit what your promised. Amen. tober, there is a SECOND COLLECTION source, deserving credibility. Jesus tells next week for your contributions to the …...also in SAINT MARY’S CATHE- us clearly that the source of his message - Used with permission from the Harvest Fast Day appeal. If you are a tax DRAL and his power is God, the Father, himself. Creighton Online Ministries website.. payer, please remember to fill in the Gift Aid WREXHAM, a MASS in honour of ______declaration, as this enables CAFOD to claim S.RICHARD GWYN C.1536 —1584 an extra 25% on all donations. This week we can experience intimacy Martyr of Wrexham & in thanksgiving with God in the midst of our busy lives if for the canonisation of ARCHBISHOP SIMON CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON RIP Harvest Prayer - we take brief moments throughout our OSCAR ROMERO 1917 1980 Cele- day, every day, to let the connection be- Creator God, in love you give life. In your brated by The Rt Rev’d PETER The family of Simon would like to offer generosity you create the gifts of the earth. tween ourselves and God become con- BRIGNALL BISHOP OF WREXHAM heartfelt thanks to all those who have scious. We forget who we are. We get On Sunday 24th October at 4.30pm distracted by the world around us, even supported us through their prayers, cards, As daughters and sons of the same Father, The S.V.P would like to thank all those may we learn to share the plentiful gifts of with things that our duty or commitment. Masses, visits and the great outpouring of creation, especially with those most in need. who supported their Coffee Afternoon To become more conscious of the pres- love that has come our way. last week. ence of God with us in our busy days Give us open hands and loving hearts that ———————————————- we may take less and give more. takes some practice. It is a matter of Special thanks to Father Charles and all the

desire and choice. If we desire it, we will clergy for their presence on the day of the We ask that all may benefit from your good- Feast of St. Vincent de Paul, 27th choose it. And it takes a method. This funeral, and for supporting us on our visits ness, and share in the fullness of life you September quotes: week we can wake each morning and let to the hospital in Stoke. have promised. Amen. our first thoughts turn to our Lord and our relationship. “Good morning, Lord. Thank God will do through you alone, what Thank you also, to Simon’s work ______you for letting me be your disciple today. all men put together could not do with- Help me to be connected with you colleagues at North Police for the out him. honour they showed him. And to all those Hospital Chaplains on call: throughout this day. With your love, help Glan Clwyd: Mrs. Sheila Johnson, 01745 me to be freer and more grateful, in the who attended and took part in the funeral 354311 /07717182557 Llandudno Hospital: We must love our neighbour as being midst of my experiences today. Lord, help service, especially Bruce Russell who was Fr Moses Amune 01492 877353 Ysbty made in the image of God, and as an me to be more simple, authentic, trans- the organist on the day - you all did him ; Bay Hospital: Fr Frank 01492 object of his love. parent and trusting today. I don’t want to proud! 532670 try to be someone else.”. God does not consider the outcome of The donations in memory of Simon have the good work undertaken, but the This week we can ask to experience hu- reached, at the moment, more than £2000 For all bookings or enquiries for using or charity that accompanied it. mility and grace in the real limits we expe- and are still coming in - very many hiring church centre or parish house rooms rience our lives. All of us have some plac- thanks. and facilities, please see Martin Hargraves, ———————————————- es where we come to know our humanity coordinator, at e -mail and are brought to our knees. Perhaps Thanks also to Andrew Williams of [email protected] or Scripture Thought Eve asks Adam we continue to be judgemental of others Morris’ Funeral Services, for his care, tel 07881491751. in the Garden of Eden, “Adam, do you even after asking for forgiveness our- compassion and professionalism during this

______desire me and me only?” selves, we present ourselves one way in difficult time. “Sure thing, baby,” replies Adam affec- public, but act in a very different way with

We welcome into our parish community tionately, ...“who else?” those closest to us, we never get round to acts of generosity and charity, perhaps We can’t thank you enough and your kind- Henry Lam Gilston, who is to be baptised even with members of our own families. ness to us will never be forgotten.