HEART TO HEART The Newsletter of the Sacred Heart Parish 148 Ashcroft Road, Stopsley, Luton LU2 9AY Fr Chris Whitehouse (Parish Priest) ( 723099 Rev James Bannan (Deacon) Diana Enstone (Parish Secretary) Jenny Dowsett (Pastoral area Rep) Margaret Berry, Pat Abela (Safeguarding) Hospital Chaplain: Fr Michael Patey ( 663706 Hospice Chaplain: Fr Tony Brennan ( 502400 Sacred Heart School: ( 730781 Cardinal Newman School: ( 597125 Web site: sacredheartluton.org email: [email protected] th th Psalter Week Charity Number: 234091 19 Sunday of the Year 3 9 August 2015 Saturday 6.30pm Mary Gear RIP First Mass of Sunday Sunday 9.00am Pro Populo 11.00am Francis Bradley RIP Monday 9.30am Private Intention ST LAWRENCE Deacon & Martyr Tuesday 9.30am St Joseph of Cupertino Thanksgiving St Clare virgin Wednesday 9.30am Mike & Paula Tansley RIP Thursday 9.30am Private Intention Friday 9.30am Morgan Mulcahy RIP St Maximilian Kolbe priest & martyr 2.00pm Funeral Service: Mary Hughes RIP at Vale Cemetery Chapel 9.00pm Vigil Adoration Church Entrance LOOK TO YOUR COVENANT, O LORD, & FORGET NOT THE LIFE OF YOUR POOR ONES Antiphon: FOR EVER. ARISE, O GOD, & DEFEND YOUR CAUSE, & FORGET NOT THE CRIES OF THOSE WHO SEEK YOU. Psalm TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD. response Gospel Alleluia, alleluia! I AM THE LIVING BREAD WHICH HAS COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN, Acclamation SAYS THE LORD. ANYONE WHO EATS THIS BREAD WILL LIVE FOR EVER. Alleluia! Communion O JERUSALEM, GLORIFY THE LORD, WHO GIVES YOU YOUR FILL OF FINEST antiph on: WHEAT.

CONFESSIONS: Saturdays 10.00 - 10-25 (with exposition) & 6.00 - 6.15pm

MORNING PRAYER: is prayed each weekday at 8.50am. All welcome. THE ROSARY: is prayed twenty minutes prior to Mass or service, Monday to Friday. Collection: Last week’s plate collection came to £950.17 Thank you. 9.00am & 11.00am Entrance 631 See us Lord about thine altar Offertory 157 Father and life giver Communion - Recessional 633 Seek ye first EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS & READERS: Please ensure that you arrange cover if you are unable to carry out your duties especially during this holiday period. Thank you. LUTON FOODBANK: would like to again thank parishioners for their continuing support and generosity. Unfortunately as the holidays approach demand increases as children who would normally receive free school meals no longer do so. Donations of cereal, juice, squash, pasta, rice, tea, coffee and all tinned food ie spaghetti, mince, stewing steak soup etc are always needed but no fresh produce. SISTERS OF ST CLARE: Please note the change of date for Solitude Saturday, which is now August 22nd. CHURCH CLEANING: takes place every Wednesday after Mass if you can spare an hour or so any Wednesday your help would be very welcome. Again many of those who clean the church every week will be away and some weeks it has been left to only 1 person to clean the whole church. ALTAR SERVERS: if servers would like to go to the Lazer Combat, Stevenage in September, please sign the list in the sacristy. We need to know numbers for final booking. If you have any queries please speak to Dominic. ALTAR SERVERS RETREAT DAY: due to the fire in the hall please note this day has been postponed. ST PAUL’S MISSAL 2016: if you wish to order one please give leave your name at the repository. NOAH ENTERPRISES: collection of clothing, bric-a-brac and small electrical items will be the 3rd Sunday of every month. The next collection is 15th & 16th August. WORLD YOUTH DAY: Krakow Poland July 24th-August 1st 2016. Approx cost £450 which includes travel, accommodation, food (in Krakow) and all events ages 16-35, under 18s places limited. For more information and a competition to try and win a free place visit wyd.org.uk. NEXT WEEKEND: is the Feast of the Assumption. ANNIVERSARIES: Please pray for all those whose anniversaries occur at this time, Mary Gear 2007, Jozsef Bozser 2007, Paddy Lennon 2008, Elizabeth Kimmer 2011, Thomas Markey 2004, Mary Wales 2004,Eric Staff 2003, Claire Downey 1972, Elizabeth Nedley 1982, William McDaid 1989, Michael Gallagher 1998, Joseph Gillingwater 1968, William Mahoney 1989, Edward Higgs 1998, Brendan Bradley 1982, Leo Early 1994,Joan Tham 1974, Declan Hennessey 1993 & Mary Henry 2003.  May their souls & the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS Lord Jesus, you told us to pray to the Lord of the Harvest, to raise up priests. We need priests. Grant to your Diocese of Northampton, keen workers for the Kingdom and service of your people. We pray to you, who live and reign forever and ever, Amen.