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T HE P ARISH OF S AINT A UGUSTINE C OATBRIDGE ! S COTLAND Twenty First Sunday of Ordinary Time 26 August 2 0 1 8 The World Meeting of Families? Pope Francis has released a video message ahead of his visit to Ireland for the World Meeting of Families, saying he hopes the festival will bring "renewed encouragement to families everywhere". The Pope will be in Ireland this weekend for a short visit when he will visit Knock Shrine, as well as lead liturgies in Croke Park and Phoenix Park before an estimated crowd of 500,000. The full text of his message can be found below: “Dear Friends, As I prepare to visit Ireland […] for the World Meeting of Families, I send a warm word of greeting to all the Irish people. I am excited at the thought of returning to Ireland. As you know, the World Meeting is a celebration of the beauty of God's plan for the family. It is also an occasion for families from all over the world to meet and support one another in living out their special vocation. Families today face many challenges in their efforts to embody faithful love, to bring up children with sound values and to be a leaven of goodness, love and mutual concern in the larger community. You know all this. I hope that this festival will be a source of renewed encouragement to families everywhere, especially those families that will be present in Dublin. May it remind us all of the essential place of the family in the life of society and in the building of a better future for today's young people. Young people are the future! It is very important to prepare them for the future, preparing them today, in the present, but also rooted in the past: young people and grandparents. This is very important. Although the specific reason for my visit to Ireland is the World Meeting of Families, I would like to include all the members of the Irish family. In a particular way, I pray that it may further the growth of unity and reconciliation among all Christ's followers, as a sign of that lasting peace which is God's dream for our whole human family. I know that many people are working hard to prepare for my Visit, and I thank all of them from my heart. I ask everyone to pray that this great festival will be a moment of joy and serenity, a caress of Jesus' tender love for all families, and indeed, for all God's children. I assure you of my closeness in prayer, and I would ask you to pray for me. From my heart, I send you my blessing. May God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, bless you all. Pope Francis. Please remember to support our Forty Hours Eucharistic Adoration which begins this Tuesday. Sign-up for an hour to ‘watch’ the Blessed Sacrament through the night if you can. See sign-up sheet in the Church porch. 40 Hours Timetable th Tuesday 28 August Parish feast Day 10.00am Opening Mass FORTY HOURS OF 9.00pm Night Prayer EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Wednesday 29th August th th Tue. 28 – Thurs. 30 August 8.00am Holy Mass Please join us as we celebrate the Feast 10.00am Holy Mass of St. Augustine our Patron with 7.00pm Holy Hour extended Adoration. This will take place 9.00pm Night Prayer continuously (including through the night). Please sign-up this week to th Thursday 30 August cover hourly ‘watching’ slots. 10.00am Closing Mass DIOCESAN NOVENA FOR THE FAMILY th th St. Augustine’s Senior Choir This novena runs from 18 – 26 August in the lead-up to the World Meeting of Families in The weekly Choir practice runs every Dublin. You are invited to collect your Novena meets Monday evening at 7.30pm in and Prayer Card and to prayerfully accompany the Church sacristy. New members the work of the Congress as the whole Church from P.7 upwards are always welcome celebrates the gifts of marriage and family. to join! Speak to Elaine after the Please collect your Family Novena & Prayer Sunday 12noon Mass for more Card as you leave Mass today. information. Thinking about joining the Catholic Church? Speak to Fr. Kane to discuss enrolling into the RCIA process in September. Call the Parish House on 01236 423044 for more information. Please continue to pray for those who are considering joining the family of our parish. May and our Catholic family… we support our friends in their journey of faith! SVDP FOODBANK APPEAL Could you help with the first project of the Youth SVDP Group? YOUTH ST VINCENT DE PAUL GROUP Please consider donating a bag of The parish has a youth SVDP group to assist non-perishable foods and/or toiletries in the Church’s charity work. to the Church sacristy of Parish New members (over 16) are always welcome! House. These will then be distributed For more information contact Nadine to the local food bank in order to Henderson on 07864 287952 or come along to the next group meeting. help local families. Thank you! PARISH PRO-LIFE GROUP The parish has started-up a new Pro-life Group in order to pray for the gift of life and to raise awareness in our parish and families Divine Mercy Group of the important cause of cherishing life from conception to natural death. The parish Divine Mercy First Monthly Pro-Life Mass Group meets to sing the Tuesday 25th September 2018, 7.30pm Chaplet each Friday evening If you are interested in joining our group, or in the Church at 7pm. if you would like more information, call David Harper on 01236 423044. Come along if you can! KAIROS CAFÉ PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY CAFÉ IN ONE OF TWO WAYS: 1. You may wish to give your time to volunteering in our community Café. More volunteers are desperately needed if we are to continue the valuable work of the Café. Please contact us on 01236 423044 if you can help with a few hours each week. 2. The second way you can support the community café is by using it as much as possible! We offer great value snacks and meals, all freshly prepared each day. The cafe is a great asset to our community, used by various different community and support groups, as well as those who care for those with additional needs. Our café offers a truly warm welcome to those who enter, in the spirit of Christian hospitality. Our low prices make it accessible to everyone. Please support our work by using the café with family & friends. Café News Please note that the Parish Centre will be undergoing a gradual redecoration to the function suites. This may mean that the Café is temporarily relocated in the upper hall during works. Your patience is appreciated during this time. PARISHSaturday NEWS _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATED BROADCASTING SERVICE ADORATION Our online broadcast service was recently Please remember that if you cannot make your updated to ensure a more stable internet feed slot that it is your responsibility to secure a and additional viewing features on multiple replacement to cover you. Margaret, the Parish cameras. Our host company is no longer MCN Secretary, has copies of contact details of all Media. Parishioners can now access our Masses those who signed-up. Please see her to collect and services via the dedicated website: one of these lists. www.churchservices.tv/churches or directly on DIOCESAN MARRIAGE & FAMILY MASS our own parish site. Please note that all This will take place in the Cathedral Motherwell services are now recorded online for playback on Wednesday 19th September at 7.00pm. Bishop and download. Videos are saved for 1 month. Toal invites all families across the diocese to BECOMING CATHOLIC – RCIA attend this special Mass. He particular invites the Anyone thinking of becoming Catholic should newly married and those who are celebrating a contact Fr. Kane as soon as possible so he can special anniversary to attend and have their take some brief personal details. I would ask marriage vows renewed by him. Please speak to that everyone at the parish continue to pray for Fr. Kane if you wish to register to have your vows those who are discerning God’s will. May the renewed at this Mass. Lord give courage and wisdom to make these CHARISMATIC (CCR) PRAISE & WORSHIP GROUP important and life-changing decisions. This new parish prayer group will start on Sunday th ANNUAL VOCATIONS MASS 9 September and will meet each Sunday in the The Annual Diocesan Vocations Mass will take Church from 2 – 4pm. Contact Anne Corrigan on place this Tuesday 28 August at 7.00pm in 01236 601088 for more information. New Motherwell Cathedral. This is a great members will be made warmly welcome! opportunity to show our support for our PRAYER GROUP seminarians in particular, as well as those The Prayer Group will re-start on Monday 3rd studying to become deacons. The Bishop invites September after 10 am Mass. the entire diocesan family to join him at the “All Welcome” Cathedral to pray for an increase in vocations for our local Church. “THE CATHOLIC APP” is your smart Catholic CARFIN GROTTO – NATIONAL PILGRIMAGE companion that helps you find Mass, Confession, This will take place on Sunday 2nd September churches, online parish communities and more. 2018 at 3.00pm. This year’s National Pilgrimage It now covers the Diocese of Motherwell. You can will be in honour of St John Ogilvie at the download the app for iPhone/iPad or Android Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes at Carfin.