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25 Between Streets FIRST Job 38:1, 8-11 for the Roman Catholic ENTRANCE Lord, hear my voice when I call COBHAM READING Here your proud waves shall break. ANTIPHON to you. You are my help; do not community Surrey cast me off, do not desert me, PSALM O give thanks to the Lord, for his KT11 1AA of Cobham, Oxshott, my Saviour God. RESPONSE love endures for ever. (01932) 862518 & Stoke D’Abernon PENITENTIAL 18.00 Said SECOND 2 Corinthians 5:14-17 part of the Arundel & Brighton Diocesan Trust, a Registered Charity No. 252878 ACT 10.00 Said [email protected] EADING R Now the new creation is here. sacredheartcobham.org.uk Volume 02 Issue 29 13th June 2021 : 11th Sunday Year B GLORIA 18.00 Said GOSPEL Mark 4:35-41 10.00 Musicians READING Who can this be? Even the wind and THIS WEEK:

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We 2 Kgs. 18:1-8; 2 Chr. 29-31 SECOND 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 READING Whether we are living in the body or Th Hosea 1-7 exiled from it, we are intent on pleasing MARRIAGE MATTERS Fr the Lord. Hosea 8-14 In his Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis offers a profound insight into the joy of Sa Hosea 28-30 GOSPEL Alleluia, alleluia! Christian marriage and reminds us of its place at the ACCLAMATION I call you friends, says the Lord, Financial News . . very heart of the Church’s life. Christian marriage, he because I have made know to observes, ‘is a sign of how much Christ loved his Weekend of 06/06/21 you everything I have learnt Church in the covenant sealed on the cross, yet it Jesus’ parables are not nice the possibilities of the flowers or from my Father. also makes that love present in the communion of 1st £ 1,128:26 entertaining stories. As Jesus proclaims vegetables to come, must be dissuaded Alleluia! the spouses. By becoming one flesh, they embody 2nd None in the first words he speaks according from regular and disastrous digging the espousal of our human nature by the Son of to Mark, his mission is to announce down into the earth to see how the GOSPEL Mark 4:26-34 God.’ 2nd Collection . . . the Good News of the kingdom, the growth is proceeding! The farmer must READING It is the smallest of all the seeds; yet it As we know, the Holy Scriptures feed and nourish reigning and transforming presence of wait confidently on God’s good time grows into the biggest shrub of them This Weekend 13/06/21 God in his person and words, and call and providence, and eventually the time all. our faith and help us to grow in our relationship with God and one another. It is for this reason that None the people to faith and repentance. of growth and the time of harvesting Like all the parables. The two parables will intersect. Once we have received PRESENTATION these scriptural reflections are offered. They should Next Weekend 20/06/21 18.00 Musicians of green and growing things we hear the seed of God’s word in the soil of our OF THE GIFTS 10.00 N/A help enable married couples to focus on the richness Day For Life of God’s Word that we hear proclaimed each Sunday today are words of Jesus that tease us hearts, we must be ready for the Gift Aid Members are not able into contemplating our own lives and dispossession, the gradual unfolding of SANCTUS 18.00 Said of the Year and to experience the deep joy of God’s love expressed in the great Sacrament of Marriage. to make this tax efficient our response to the kingdom. the seed’s potential that will push into 10.00 Musicians In the first parable, Jesus compares our consciousness and transform our Thankyou for your continuing the growth of the kingdom to the seed lives, making us a plentiful harvest and CALLED BY GOD IN A generosity to your Parish. MEMORIAL that is planted by the farmer who then enabling us to become nourishment for 18.00 Said UNIQUE SACRAMENT ACCLAMATION 10.00 Musicians Bite Size . . . retires from the scene into the rhythm others. Because the growth of the seed of his everyday life. Day and night he is God’s secret, it can often happen in wakes and sleeps, while the seed, once what, to our limited human perspective, GREAT AMEN 18.00 Said sown, has its own potential for growth are the most unlikely places: in the 10.00 Said independent of the farmer. The lives of the poor, the despised, the mystery of growth belongs to the seed persecuted. This was surely a great OUR FATHER 18.00 Said Every action and the soil, to the gradual consolation to Mark’s community, for 10.00 Said ‘dispossession’ of the hard little seed to this was the reality of their lives. It of our lives the nourishing earth, and its should give the same hope and AGNUS DEI 18.00 Said consequent unhurried and gradual confidence to Christians today in our 10.00 Musicians touches on growth: first the stalk, then the ear, personal, communal, or national then the full grain. The only activity situations. What seems humanly some chord required of the farmer is vigilant insignificant, and even a failure, is COMMUNION One thing I seek: to dwell in the patience. In the dispossession that is transformed by God’s power, just as the ANTIPHON house of the Lord all the days of that will his incarnation, even Jesus had to seed of Jesus’ life fell into the ground of my life. accept some unknowing, some death to be transformed by his Today’s readings highlight that John the Baptist was vibrate in surrender of events into his Father’s resurrection. someone special in God’s eyes. The great challenge THANKSGIVING 18.00 N/A hands (Mark 13:32). This is the great encouragement for for us as married couples, is to hear Isaiah’s words eternity. 10.00 N/A Perhaps we have had the experience disciples as we live between the “You are my servant in whom I shall be glorified” and apply them to ourselves. Never forget, God Edwin Hubbel Chapin with children who have planted their planting and harvesting into the RECESSION 18.00 Musicians has chosen and graced the two of us to live this seeds in the garden and, excited about kingdom of God. 10.00 Musicians unique Sacrament of Marriage! Before - Talk to God During Mass - Listen to God After Mass - Talk to your friends P A G E 2 Parish Office . . . . . Church Mouse (cub reporter). . . P A G E 7 The musings of one of God’s smallest creatures on events in and around the Normal Office Hours : Monday to Friday 09.30 - 12.30. Parish over the past seven days . . . .

Parish Secretary : Sarah Cox (01932) 860244 Once more a busy week around The Presbytery ...... [email protected] Our celebration of Corpus Christi last weekend included a period of Extended Newsletter Editorial : Items for possible inclusion in the Parish Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament followed by a celebration of Evening and Newsletter (if there is room) need to be received (in writing please) at Benediction. The Blessed Sacrament was left exposed on the altar from after Mass until 15.00; the Parish Office by midday on Wednesday. during this time parishioners were present in the church in private prayer before the blessed Gift Aid Organiser : Dan Meehan (01372) 456416 sacrament. The Church encourages all parishes to have a time during the year when there is a [email protected] longer than normal period of Exposition. There is, of course, Exposition of the Blessed Safeguarding Rep. : Mark Hillas 07898 785449 Sacrament (normally) on a weekly basis here in the Parish from after Mass on Tuesdays until 11.00, which parishioners are encouraged to make use of on a regular basis. [email protected] Having celebrated Mass (with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament following) on Tuesday morning Fr D was meeting with a young couple who will shortly be getting married in a non- General Parish Information . . . . . . Such a marriage requires special permission from the for it to be recognised by the Church since (normally) Catholics (through Baptism or Reception Into the Parishioner Registration : Every household within the Parish is Church) must marry in a Catholic church for the marriage to be recognised by the Church as requested to complete a ‘Parishioner Registration/Census’ form so that our valid. Fr D was delighted to be able to help the couple in making their application to the Bishop. Parish records may be kept up to date. These forms can be obtained from the Parish Office and should be completed fully before being returned to the Before Mass on Wednesday morning Fr D was opening up the garage to give access to the Parish Office. gardeners to complete their ‘spring tidy-up’ of the gardens. They generally come around twice a Should you move address within the Parish at any time please complete a new year to complete a good tidy-up, and are in mowing the lawn whenever it gets out of hand. They form and write ‘AMENDMENT’ across the top of the form. Thank you. were very fast, finishing in two hours! After he had celebrated Mass Fr D was straight off to Hospital : If you are going into hospital as a ‘planned admission’ you are Brighton to see what awaited him in his ‘in-tray’ at the Tribunal Office. When he got back late strongly encouraged to make contact with Fr Daryl well beforehand so that, if in the afternoon Fr D completed the preparations necessary for celebrating the First Eucharist appropriate, the Sacrament of the Sick can be celebrated beforehand. of several younger members of the Parish this weekend.

Infant Baptism : Infant Baptisms are intended for the children of On Thursday, after Mass, Fr D sorted out his homily for the First Eucharist celebration on practising parishioners only and are celebrated on five occasions during the Sunday (I understand that there is to be a story about Napoleon Bonaparte’s First Eucharist year after parents and godparents have completed a course of preparation. involved). In the evening Fr D was meeting with four families from the Parish who are preparing There can be no celebration without this important course. The dates of the th courses for the current year can be found in the application form available to have their babies baptised on 18 July. Having completed their application forms each family from the Parish Office. Baptisms do not take place during the seasons of Advent comes along to two preparation sessions and celebrates the ‘Rite of Welcome’ before the or Lent. celebration of the Baptism takes place. This is the last scheduled course for Baptism this academic year and soon Fr D will work out the dates for Sacramental Preparation : Notice of the availability of Application Forms for preparation for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist will be made next year ...... st via the Parish Newsletter between the school Summer Half Term and 31 th August each year. Possible candidates for Confirmation should respond to the Children’s Word Search 11 Sunday Year B announcements made via the Parish Newsletter at the beginning of the Autumn school term. Parishioners are advised that it is very difficult to imagine that any family or individual who is not regularly practising the Faith as members of our community could possibly be ready to celebrate a Sacrament of the Church.

Marriage Preparation : Marriages are celebrated by appointment with the Parish Priest. It should be remembered that in the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton twelve months minimum notice is required before a marriage may take place; this is a requirement of the Church for all marriages that involve a Roman Catholic (even if they are not taking place in the Catholic Church). It is also necessary that one of the parties must have a meaningful connection with the Parish. Marriages do not take place during the seasons of Advent or

Lent.

Parish Car Park : Parishioners attending Mass on a weekday need to make sure that they have fully completed our ‘Parishioner Registration/Census Form’ (available from the Parish Office) before using the Car Park. This ensures that your current vehicle registration is lodged in the system and you will not be issued a fine when parking. This only needs to be done once. If you have changed your car or if you use another car in the family that is not registered on the system you must get in touch with the Parish Office immediately ([email protected]) or you are likely to receive a parking charge notice. The system is disabled for our normal weekend Masses and other key events in our calendar.

P A G E 6 Lectio Divina Prayer This Week . . . Services For The Coming Week . . . . . P A G E 3 GOD’S KINGDOM IN US Day Date Time Service / Intention Donor Mark 4:26-34 Sat. 12th June The Immaculate Heart of Mary

26 27 Jesus went on to say, “The Kingdom of God is like this. A man scatters seed in his field. He sleeps at night, is 17.00 - 17.30 Sacrament of Reconciliation up and about during the day, and all the while the seeds are sprouting and growing. Yet he does not know how it happens. 28The soil itself makes the plants grow and bear fruit; first the tender stalk appears, then the ear, Live-Stream / Recording 18.00 Private Intention F. 29 and finally the ear full of corn. When the corn is ripe, the man starts cutting it with his sickle, because harvest Sun. 13th June 11TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME B NONE time has come. 30“What shall we say the Kingdom of God is like?” asked Jesus. “What parable shall we use to explain it? 31It is Live-Stream / Recording 10.00 Sr Mary Agnes † 32 like this. A man takes a mustard seed, the smallest seed in the world, and plants it in the ground. After a while th it grows up and becomes the biggest of all plants. It puts out such large branches that the birds come and Mon. 14 June Ferial Weekday make their nests in its shade.” No Service Today 33 Jesus preached his message to the people, using many other parables like these; he told them as much as Tue. 15th June Ferial Weekday they could understand. 34He would not speak to them without using parables, but when he was alone with his disciples, he would explain everything to them. 09.15 Morning Prayer of the Church [p.p. 192-196]

Other Readings: Ezekiel 17:22-24; Psalm 92:1-2, 12-15; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 Live-Stream Only 09.30 Brian & Angela George †

LECTIO: 10.00 - 11.00 Exposition of Blessed Sacrament for Private Prayer The ‘Kingdom of God’ or, as Matthew calls it ‘the Kingdom of Heaven’, represents the new spiritual life Jesus Wed. 16th June St Richard of , Bishop (Diocesan ) offers anyone willing to hear and accept his teaching. Jesus likes to use parables to explain this lifestyle to the general public, but for his committed followers he explains his teaching in more detail. 09.15 Morning Prayer of the Church [p.p. 201-205] Parables are short stories designed to create a picture in the mind of the hearer. Jesus just uses simple Live-Stream Only 09.30 Rev Fr Ralph Message † everyday situations and events to show what his kingdom will be like and the lifestyle people who live in it should have. Thu. 17th June Ferial Weekday The first parable demonstrates how God works, often beneath the surface, to bring about new spiritual life and 09.15 Morning Prayer of the Church [p.p. 211-215] growth. It starts with the scattering of seeds which represent the preaching of the Word of God. The Kingdom of God starts in the life of the individual, or in society, when God’s word is proclaimed; but its growth depends Live-Stream Only 09.30 Rev Canon Frank Harrington † on God’s power. th The parable of the mustard seed is simplicity itself – a tiny seed grows into a huge tree, eventually. Here the Fri. 18 June Ferial Weekday (Day of Abstinence) contrast in size is significant – the tiny, seemingly insignificant seed becomes a thing of stature and glory. The 09.15 Morning Prayer of the Church [p.p. 221-225] mustard seed can be interpreted as representing both the Church and the spiritual life of individual Christians like you and me. Live-Stream Only 09.30 Catherine McKey † Sat. 19th June Ferial Weekday MEDITATIO: 17.00 - 17.30 Sacrament of Reconciliation • Do you remember who sowed the Word of God into your life which started to change you? Has your spiritual life grown or deepened since your first beginnings? Can you describe the changes? How can you Live-Stream / Recording 18.00 Marion Gillespie †

help this growth? TH Sun. 20th June 12 SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME B DAY FOR LIFE 2021 • Have you sowed the Word of God into the lives of others? Th is could be through explaining your faith to someone who doesn’t believe in Jesus. Or it could be by helping a fellow Christian with a verse or two Live-Stream / Recording 10.00 For the Parishioners from the Bible. Ask the Holy Spirit to show you how you can play your part in sowing the seed. Mass may be offered for both the living and the dead and also for most other intentions. We do our best to try and accommodate specific dates but this can be especially difficult on weekends and at less than three months notice.

‘Mass Intentions’ are published in the Parish Newsletter on the weekend before they are celebrated although sometimes a Requiem Mass will ‘bump’ an intention to a later date.

St Richard of Chichester . . . . .

A bishop and leading figure in Cistercian abbey of Pontigny, was threatened with the during his era, also France, he departed from the penalty of excommunication called Richard de Wyche. Born community upon Edmund’s was Richard able to take up at Wyche, , he death, teaching at the his duties. was orphaned while a young Dominican house in Orkans, He insisted upon a strict lad, and managed to regain and was ordained there in adherence to discipline his fortune which had been 1243. Upon returning home to among the clergy, aided the mismanaged by others, and England, he was appointed poor, and he fearlessly received an excellent Oxford, chancellor to St Boniface of denounced the corruption ORATIO: Paris, and Bologna education. Savoy. When King Henry III and vices of the Church of In Psalm 92 the psalmist develops the idea of seeds which become plants and trees. Each day this week join the At Oxford, he studied under the appointed to the the day and the royal court. psalmist to proclaim God’s love in the morning and his truth at night. Ask God to show you how you can famous Robert Grossteste and see of Chichester in 1244, His death came at , in became friends withSt Edmund Boniface ruled the nomination a home for poor priests, become more deeply rooted in him so your Christian life becomes strong and fruitful as verses 12-15 encourage Rich. He earned a doctorate invalid and named Richard to while delivering a plea for a us to be. in law from the University of the post, an act which caused crusade. CONTEMPLATIO: Bologna. He was appointed the an uproar in the kingdom. Richard was canonized in chancellor of Oxford in 1235 Finally, in 1245, Pope Innocent 1262, and his tomb became In Ezekiel 17:22-24 the people of God and their spiritual life are compared to a tree planted upon a high and then the chancellor to IV found in Richard’s favour a popular noted mountain. Th e one who plants, sustains, withers and develops the plant is God. See the parallels with today’s Edmund Rich, who was by but Richard was prevented for its miracles until the gospel reading. In 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 we are reminded that ‘our life is a matter of faith, not of sight’ (verse 7) now archbishop in Canterbury. from entering his palace Reformation in England. and more than anything our desire should be to please God. After accompanying Edmund through the machinations, of into retirement at the the king. Only after the king

P A G E 4 Parish Ministries For Next Weekend . . . . . Parish Roundup . . . . . P A G E 5

WELCOME EXTRAORDINARY ONGRATULATIONS TO OUR IRST UCHARIST ANDIDATES DATE / MASS READERS DISINFECTORS C F E C - Congratulations to those younger MINISTERS MINISTERS members of our Parish who have this weekend celebrated their First Eucharist: Emma, Alice, SATURDAY NEEDED S. Alby-Quek G. & S. Alby Christopher, Misha, and Noah; our are with you as you celebrate this great event in your life of 12 B NEEDED N/A faith. 19/06/21 SALESIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL MINIBUS FROM COBHAM - We are 18.00 looking at the Salesians minibus for September 2021, and will have a SUNDAY NEEDED D. Westsmith D. Westsmith few spaces for new students, which as a minibus, need new families to NEEDED D. Donnelly 12 B N/A help run the bus. This is a great system, which is also much needed for 20/06/21 Cobham students to get to and from the school, finding new families 10.00 each year is greatly needed.

PLEASE REMEMBER : If you are unable to complete your particular ministry then it is your responsibility SUMMER CRUISE - LADIES & GENTLEMEN IN LOCKDOWN to arrange cover with another minister. In this way our Sunday Liturgies will run in a smooth and prayerful way. Announcing our First Port of Call : Paris - Tuesday 15th June 2021

Docking Times : Cast Off 14.30 Return 16.30

Venue: the event will be held in the Sisters’ garden in Covid safe conditions.

Contact Sr Patricia, ship’s Purser ( 01932 866450), to book a table with your lockdown bubble group friends. Donations to : ‘ODNS COBHAM OUTREACH’ SUFFICIENCY – LIVING WITH LIMITATION - On Thursday, 17th June at 20.00, Fr. Rob Esdaile, Parish Priest of Our Lady of Lourdes, Thames Ditton, will give a talk via Zoom MINISTRIES IN OUR PARISH on the tensions inherent in our consumer society and how the Gospel might affect our hopes and choices. As we approach getting back to ‘normal’ in the Parish many things begin to open up again: Morning To register (receive the link to watch and join in with discussion) email: [email protected] Prayer, Tuesday Exposition after Mass, etc. RETURN TO MASS ONCE MORE - Following on from Bishop Richard’s Pastoral Letter to the whole This is an ideal time to review/renew several of those ministries within the Parish that we all rely upon Diocese last weekend it is now time for ALL Parishioners to start coming to our weekend and Holy for things to run smoothly at our various liturgical celebrations. Due to age and infirmity all of our Day Masses once more. It is, therefore, no longer suitable for parishioners (other than those who are ministries need more parishioners to take an active part and we would like to invite ALL parishioners sick and housebound at home, or in Nursing Homes/Hospital) to use our LiveStream facility in place to think seriously and carefully about offering their time and talents in some way:- of coming along to Mass personally. Saturday Sacristan - although we are covered for Sundays we do need someone (or perhaps a team of Please remember that : face coverings (covering both mouth and nose), signing-in (either written or two) to look after the preparations for Mass and clearing away afterwards on a Saturday evening. using mobile app), and hand sanitising in the narthex are still all required by government regulations.

Flower Team - most weeks of the year fresh flowers are used to adorn the sanctuary area at our liturgies. We are also unable to use hymn books and Mass books (personal missals are fine); nor is there to be any congregational singing at this point in time. We have two parishioners who have been undertaking this task, but as they say, ‘many hands make light work.’

Readers - we would very much like to hear from many more prospective readers for all of our Masses; Fr BISHOP’S CONFERENCE STATEMENT Daryl will happily run a training session for those who are reticent about this ministry. COVID-19 VACCINATION

Altar Servers - we have a large Parish with many families but few servers. Again Fr Daryl will organise In September 2020 our ’ Conference issued an important statement ‘COVID-19 and training for this ministry the only qualification is that you must have received your First Eucharist (and there Vaccination’ (24th September 2020). is no upper age limit!). In the light of the recent breakthrough in vaccine development they wish to issue a follow up Church Cleaners - the Covid crisis came just as we had gained a few volunteers for this ministry and start- statement: ed a rota. We would be pleased to hear from those volunteers again but would like to see several more so that The development of a vaccine against COVID-19 presents an important breakthrough in a good rota can be established - not putting too much pressure on any one person. protecting others as well as oneself from the virus; a virus which has not only caused a global pandemic

If you think you might be able to help out in any of the above ways on a regular basis and led to a huge loss of life but has also placed a great burden on healthcare workers and systems. (usually by means of a rota) please contact the Parish Office with your details and Each one of us has a duty to protect others from infection with its danger of serious illness, and for some, death. A vaccine is the most effective way to achieve this unless one decides to self-isolate. interested ministry. THANK YOU FOR THINKING CAREFULLY ABOUT THIS. At present, debate concerns the use of the vaccines developed by Pfizer & BioNTech, Moderna, and AstraZeneca. Some have questioned the use of the Astra Zeneca vaccine since it has been developed from cell-lines originating from the cells of an aborted foetus from 1983. Prayers Please . . . . . For those who The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Pontifical Academy of Life have expressed the view are unwell……. that one may in good conscience and for a grave reason receive a vaccine sourced in this way, provided FOR THOSE UNWELL AT THE RECENTLY DECEASED: HOLY FATHER’S MONTHLY THIS TIME: Esther Inskipp † PRAYER INTENTION: that there is a sufficient moral distance between the present administration of the vaccine and the original those who have wrongful action. Jay A., Jennifer B., ANNIVERSARIES OF DEATH: “. . . let us pray for young died recently…. In the COVID-19 pandemic, we judge that this grave reason exists and that one does not commit sin by Clement B., Patrice B., Fr Edward Maxwell † people who are preparing Fr Etienne Robo † for marriage with the receiving the vaccine. Kay B., Hilda C., Patricia C., those whose Both the Pfizer & BioNTech and Moderna vaccines have a different source since they are mRNA-based Rose C., Marie C-M., Tom D., Fr Colman Quinn † support of a Christian nd Fr Henry Hill † anniversaries vaccines. On 2 December 2020, the Pfizer & BioNTech vaccine was approved for use in the UK. Evelyne D., Fiona F; Frank F., community: may they grow occur….. Maureen G., Bertie H., Kay H., Sr Mary Agnes † in love, with generosity, Each Catholic must educate his or her conscience on this matter and decide what to do, also bearing in Baby Owen Charlick † faithfulness and patience.” mind that a vaccine must be safe, effective, and universally available, especially to the poor around the José J., Erna J., Mary K., the Holy Arthur M., May M., Jo M., Alfie David Roberts † world. N., Finola P., Florence Q., Cerise Dewar † Father’s Prayer Catholics may in good conscience receive any of these vaccines for the good of others and themselves. In Intention…. good conscience, one may refuse a particular vaccine but continues to have a duty to protect others from Ann & Douglas R., Paula Y., Gabby W., & Julia W. infection.