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The God Who Speaks Launches – So Are We Listening? Middlesbrough December 2019 Diocesan Issue 472 Catholic VOICE FREE What’s Jodie Inspires Welcome Masses Bishop’s Eco Drive For Schools Inside Page 16 Page 19 Column The God Who Speaks Launches While it is neither hardly possible nor right that we should remove ourselves from all the external and more peripheral preparations for Christmas during our Advent journey, at the same time it would be so sad if we forgot – So Are We Listening? that through the Incarnation our God comes to us as “Emmanuel”, God-with-us; and “Jesus”, the one who is to save us from our sins. Our new adult formation coordinator, DEACON DAVID CROSS, introduces an No matter where we journey, from now on our important new scripture initiative that will be God is with us. There is no depth so deep, no launched in our diocese with a special height so above and beyond, no dark night service on Sunday December 1… so smothering and fearful, no situation so complicated and disturbing that our God is The First Sunday of Advent sees the not with us. That is what Incarnation means; beginning of The Year of the Word: The God God is with us always, no matter where, no Who Speaks. matter what. All we have to do is stretch out In partnership with the Bible Society, the our hand and he is already holding us. Catholic Church in England and Wales wants And he is “Jesus”, the one who saves us from to help Catholics up and down the country our sins, no matter how terrible we or others to focus on celebrating, living and sharing might consider them. All we have to do is God’s Word during 2020. look towards him and we will see him already Pope Francis and his predecessor, Pope looking deeply into our lives; longing for us Benedict XVl, speak time and again about Christmas at St Mary’s Cathedral, St Francis & St Clare to return, to start again, to come home. This our Christian faith being an invitation to a is the message of Advent, this is the message personal relationship with our Lord Jesus ADVENT CAROL SERVICE St Francis of Christmas, this is the Good News of the Christ. The primary role of the Church is to With Bishop Terence Patrick Drainey First Mass of Christmas 6 pm Gospel. Like Isaiah, Matthew, John the Baptist foster such a relationship among the faithful. Sunday, 1 December 2019 at 3 pm (suitable for children and families) and Mary, we must proclaim it loud and The Year of the Word is an extraordinary strong not only with our voices but with our opportunity for us as a diocese, helping us BBC TEES CAROL SERVICE CHRISTMAS DAY lives also: explore more fully how we can become Saturday, 7 December 2019 at 3 pm Cathedral “The Word was made flesh and lived among heralds of the Gospel and take up our Christmas Day Mass 10 am us and we saw his glory, the glory that is his mission in the world of today – that is, in CHRISTMAS EVE - TUESDAY, 24 DECEMBER With Bishop Terence Patrick Drainey as the only son of the Father full of grace and our families, places of work, schools, Lady Chapel, Mount Grace colleges and institutions – in proclaiming the truth. A light that shines in the dark, a light First Christmas Mass 4 pm St Clare’s Good News through the way we live: taking that darkness could not overpower……to all Christmas Day Mass 9.30 am care of the sick, the homeless, the who did accept him he gave power to Cathedral become children of God.” vulnerable, seeking to promote social justice First Christmas Mass 6.30 pm St Francis (From the Gospel of and looking after our planet. (suitable for children and families) Christmas Day Mass 10.30 am Christmas Day) To do this well and sustainably we need to Preceded by Carols at 6 pm be attuned to the voice of the God Who Yours in Blessed Hope, Midnight Mass 11 pm 26 DECEMBER Speaks. As Christians we are aware that God speaks to us through his Word, through the With Bishop Terence Patrick Drainey Boxing Day Mass sacraments, including the greatest sacrament by Candlelight Cathedral 10 am Father Colman Ryan, RIP of all, the Eucharist. Preceded by Carols at 10.30 pm Lady Chapel, Osmotherley 11 am Pope Benedict XVl in Verbum Domini tells St Clare’s May the Lord bestow on you and your family the First Mass of Christmas 5 pm gift of peace this Christmas filling your hearts Continued on Page 2 (suitable for children and families) with deepest joy and blessings that never cease. Shortly before going to press we learned the sad news of the death of Father Colman Ryan, aged 77. Father Colman, who had been in ill health for a number of years and lived at Alexandra An independent family owned & run Court Care Centre in Hull, was taken into hospital in the city on November 12 and died business providing a personal that day. and efficient service Originally from Ireland, he was ordained in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Thurles, Tipperary, on • Practising Catholic Funeral Director June 10 1967, the same day as fellow within the company diocesan priests Father Dan O’Neill, Father • Pre-paid funeral plans available Bill Ryan, Father Dermot Nunan RIP, Father • Guidance & Quotations willingly given Kevin Trehy and Father Pat Bluett. He served in parishes throughout the diocese and celebrated the golden jubilee of his 78 MAIN STREET, ordination in 2017. WILLERBY, HULL We give thanks to God for his service within Tel: (01482) 656537 the diocese and ask you keep him and his family in your prayers. We’ll have more www.robertadrew.com details in our January edition. 2 + Middlesbrough Diocesan Catholic Voice + December 2019 NEWS The God Who Speaks – Are We Listening? us. Let’s make ourselves open to a renewed • Encourage parishes to use the Word in Continued from Page 1 To be able to do this we need to accept personal relationship with Our Lord by taking preparing for Christmas, for example, Pope Francis’ invitation, “To all Christians, time to read the Gospel of Matthew, reflect focusing on the Biblical characters and everywhere, at this very moment, to a and pray about what God is saying to us making time for the Word (reading and us: “In the word of God proclaimed and renewed personal encounter with Jesus during this marvellous opportunity to both reflection) heard, and in the sacraments, Jesus says Christ, or at least an openness to letting him hear and proclaim the Good News about • Encourage improvement in proclaiming the today, here and now to each person: ‘I am encounter them; I ask all of you to do this God’s love for us all. Word in parishes yours, I give myself to you’; so that we can unfailingly each day. No one should think Visit godwhospeaks.uk for all kinds of • Watch out for and encourage parishioners receive and respond, saying in return: ‘I am that this invitation is not meant for him or resources to help you and your family or yours’.” to attend diocesan events that will be her, since no one parish offered throughout the year During this special Year of the Word, the is excluded from community to Church wants to create new and renewed the joy brought ‘In the sacred books the Father participate fully Visit the diocesan website at middlesbrough- encounters with Christ through the by the in the Year of diocese.org.uk for news on what’s happening scriptures. Lord…Whenever who is in heaven comes lovingly the Word. here. Every Catholic church in our diocese has we take a step to meet his children, and talks Parishes are Join us at the cathedral at 3pm on Sunday received free copies of the booklet The God towards Jesus we encouraged to December 1 for our diocesan launch of the Who Speaks and St Matthew’s Gospel. These realise that he is with them.’ (Dei Verbum 21) look at ways of Year of the Word. We will be joining every should be available in your church (there’s a already there, engaging with other Roman Catholic cathedral in England great poster inside the booklet). waiting for us with open arms” (Evangelii the Word throughout the year: and Wales celebrating solemn vespers of the Gaudium para 3). First Sunday of Advent. Everyone is welcome! Pick up your copy of each, read them and • Services of the Word when no Mass is think, reflect and pray about how you might Refocusing our lives on sacred scripture and being celebrated Deacon David would like to hear from being open to listening with our hearts and parishioners and parish priests who are share the Good News with others in your • Morning, midday and evening prayer on parish, family, and place of work. Everyone minds to the God who is speaking to us will either actively taking forward the call to help us face the realities we will be asked to weekdays. The Mass readings of the day can become missionary disciples or want to get can be involved, no matter how young or be added to any of these hours old. The Good News is given for all. deal with, not just in our own lives but in started. The Year of the Word can be a the life of our church in our diocese. • Holy hours with Exposition of the Blessed marvellous vehicle for this, as we can’t be On the First Sunday of Advent we hear in Sacrament missionary disciples if we don’t know who it Matthew’s Gospel about the final coming of “Every Christian is a missionary to the extent that he or she has encountered the love of • Lectio Divina is we’re following and why.
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