Our Lady of Lourdes

Our Lady of Lourdes Harpenden

5th April 2015 EASTER SUNDAY

ALLELUIA!

Many people saw Jesus die. No-one saw him-rise again, and only the eyes of faith can sustain us in our belief that he overcame death. In the Gospel this morning, the voice of Jesus is not heard. Mary of Magdala is as one of the first to see the empty tomb, but she does not know what it means: she only thinks Jesus has been taken away, but she is the first to see the Lord. Peter doesn’t understand either; it is only the beloved disciple who realises what 'rising from the dead' means, and presumably tells the others. Nevertheless Peter is seen preaching as a witness to the risen Christ - he has 'eaten and drunk with him after his resurrection.' If we feel bereft - they have taken the Lord away - we can learn from the reactions of the people who were there, and follow their journey to faith, through amazement and fear to joy. We too have eaten and drunk with Jesus.; we do it at every Mass.

MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK Saturday 4th April 8.00pm Frank McConnachie R.I.P. Sunday 5th April EASTER SUNDAY 8.30am Intentions of Sr. Regina 9.45am Sarah Sherwood R.I.P. 11.30am Teresa Mehon R.I.P. Monday 6th April BANK HOLIDAY 10.00am Intentions of Sr. Nora Tuesday 7th April 9.15am Margaret Foulds R.I.P. SMILE LINES Wednesday 8th April Church Newsletter Notices 9.15am Intentions of Sr. Loretta Some church bulletin Thursday 9th April notices have a charm all 11am Service of the Word their own, where you know Friday 10th April that they MEANT to say…. 9.15am Tom Turnbull R.I.P. At the evening service Saturday 11th April tonight, the sermon topic will 10.00am Intentions of Mary Finnigan be 'What Is Hell?' Come early 6.00pm Sarah Sherwood R.I.P. and listen to our choir Sunday 12th April practise. 8.30am Kathleen Hegarty R.I.P. 9.45am Josephine Sara R.I.P. 11.30am Terry Coy R.I.P. Anniv. Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were how much generosity everyone is married last Saturday in the church. So capable of." ends a friendship that began in their school days Please place your donation in the envelope, along with the deceased person you want remembered. Eight new choir robes are currently needed, due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones. Next Thursday there will be try-outs for the choir. They need all the help they can get. * * * * * * * Did you know? The average Briton suffers from 9,672 injuries over the course of a 78 year lifespan. If melted down for scrap a bronze medal from the London Olympics 2012 would be worth less that £3. The average person in the UK talk about the weather 44 times a month to 18 other people. * * * * * * *

CONFESSIONS Saturday: 10.30am - 11.00am and after the 6.00pm Mass.

QUOTE - Pope Francis "The call of Jesus pushes each of us to never stop at the surface of things, especially when we are dealing with a person, We are called to look beyond, to focus on the heart to see