I Will Bless Your Name for Ever, O God My King

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: Fr Tony Brennan ( 502400 Sacred Heart School: ( 730781 Cardinal Newman School: ( 597125 Web site: sacredheartluton.org email: [email protected]

th th Charity Number: 234091 5 Sunday of Easter Psalter Week 1 24 April 2016 Saturday: 6.30pm Christopher Hamilton RIP First Mass of Sunday Sunday: 9.00am People of our Parish 11.00am Janet Howell Commission Eucharistic Ministers Monday: 9.30am Annie & Peter Grealis RIP FEAST ST MARK, Evangelist Tuesday: 9.30am Madeleine McCann intentions Wednesday 7.30pm Victor Manley RIP Thursday 9.30am Tony Rutledge RIP Friday 9.30am Pauline English RIP ST CATHERINE OF SIENA, Patron of Europe Entrance O SING A NEW SONG TO THE LORD, FOR HE HAS WORKED WONDERS, FOR HE Antiphon: HAS WORKED WONDERS. IN THE SIGHT OF THE NATIONS HE HAS SHOWN HIS DELIVERANCE, ALLELUIA Psalm I WILL BLESS YOUR NAME FOR EVER, O GOD MY KING. Response Gospel Alleluia, alleluia. JESUS SAID, I GIVE YOU A NEW COMMANDMENT: Acclamation: LOVE ONE ANOTHER, JUST AS I HAVE LOVED YOU. Alleluia. Communion I AM THE TRUE VINE AND YOU ARE THE BRANCHES, SAYS THE LORD. Antiphon: WHOEVER REMAINS IN ME, AND I IN HIM, BEARS FRUIT IN PLENTY, ALLELUIA

CONFESSIONS: Saturday: 10.00-10.25 (with exposition) & 6.00 - 6.15pm Rosary is prayed twenty minutes before weekday Masses. Morning Prayer of the church is prayed Monday-Friday at 8.50am, (Wednesday 9.30am)

Collection: Last week’s plate collection was £1,182.04 & Priests Training Fund £664.66 Thank you. 9.00am & 11.00am Entrance 651 Sing of Christ, proclaim his glory Gloria - Feeley Gospel 32 Chorus accl Offertory 774 We come to share our story Communion Recessiona 639 Shalom my friend l

Sunday 6.30pm & 11.00am COG Lounge 12.00 noon Parish Tea/Coffee Gathering Hall Monday 9.15am Parents & Tots Hall 8.00pm Legion of Mary Sacristy Wednesday 10.00am Church cleaning (all welcome) Church Thursday 2.00pm Thursday Club Hall Friday 8.00pm Prayer Group Sacristy Saturday 11.00am 1st Holy Communion Class Sacristy COLLECTION FOR UKRAINE: Pope Francis has asked for a collection to be taken up in all churches throughout Europe this weekend to help humanitarian relief efforts in the Ukraine EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: are asked to come to a meeting in church on Tuesday 26th April at 7.30pm. LEGION OF MARY: Pilgrimage to Aylesford Priory in honour of Venerable Edel Quinn on Saturday 7th May. Pick up here 8.20am. Coach costs: Adults £12 & children (up to 14yrs) £6.50. Seats must be paid for by April 22nd. Please sign list in the porch. FIRST HOLY COMMUNION: The parents meeting date has been changed to Wednesday 4th May at 7.30pm (as we have the Mass of Confirmation on May 5th). LUTON MAY PROCESSION: will be at at St Martin de Porres on Sunday 8th May at 3.00pm. The theme will be “Mary, Mother of Mercy”. The service will include the traditional crowning of Our Lady, praying the Rosary and a procession. Tea in the hall. All welcome. RIP: please pray for and James Hagan, Requiem: Thursday 12th May at 11.00am, both of Fr Mirek’s parents who died within a week or so of each other and Gerald Dempsey (brother of Oonagh Fowler) who died recently. THANK YOU: Eileen Mason and family wish to say thank you for all the cards, prayers and expressions of sympathy after her mother’s death and assure you of our prayers for you all. Any particular prayer requests can be given to any member of the prayer Group. which is open to all on Fridays at 8pm in the Sacristy. CAFOD: an afternoon of input, reflection and prayer focussing on Blessed Oscar Romero in this Year of Mercy Saturday 7th May, 12.15 - 3.30pm at sacred Heart Parish Centre, Leighton Buzzard LU7 1HZ. Julian Filochowski (Romero Trust) & Deacon David Curtis will lead the day. Please bring a shared lunch. To book: contact 01844 274 723 or [email protected] VOCATIONS WEEKEND: 27th-29th May for young women (20s/30’s) Broadstairs, Kent. The weekend is organised by the sisters, Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ) and the theme is “Discerning God’s Call in my life”. For information contact Sr Lynne at [email protected] or www.fcisisters.org. It is an opportunity to live community life for a weekend & meet some sisters! TOWN CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION: will be held here on Sunday 29th May. We hosted the first one ten years ago and it now has come full circle, with our turn arriving again. Please note the date and plan to come & witness to your Catholic Faith by being seen on the streets with Our Blessed Lord in the Sacrament at 3pm. All organisations, groups, schools & servers are encouraged to process as well. Refreshments afterwards. BIN TAG REWARDS: Sacred Heart Primary School are collecting these. There is a box in the church porch so please help them reach their target. CHARITY SKYDIVES: sponsorship form in the church porch for Bela Brown (2nd July). CHCF: next Mass, Sunday 8th May 3.00pm at St. Joseph’s. KNIGHTS OF ST COLUMBA: congratulations to Wesley Weekes who was elected unanimously as Grand Knight of Luton Council after Roger Smith stepped down from the post. If you would like to know more about the knights, the next meeting will be on Thursday 19th May, 7.30pm in the Parish Centre. ANNIVERSARIES: Please pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time, Winifred Quinn 1965, Albert Marcantonio 2005, Catherine Baxter 2006, Teresa O’Brien 2011, Beatrice Lane 1968, Albeina Prosper 1980, John Furey 1989, Ron Billings 1989, Joyce McLaughlin 1993, Daniel Boyle 1998, Isobel Snook 1967, Elizabeth Meadows 1979, John Earnshaw 1986, Maude Tearle 1987, Patrick Dady 1991, Pasquale (Tony) Caruso 2009, Ann South 1983, Ann South 1983, Margaret Sullivan 2004, June Brothers 2010, Margaret Berry 1989, Elizabeth Forrest 2004, James Shontall 1984, Elsie money 1987, & Vittoria Spiga 2008. X May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.