Second Sunday of Easter 11th April 2021 Psalter Week II ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES OF WALSALL St. Mary’s, St. Patrick’s & St. Thomas of Canterbury 62+

Diocese of Birmingham Vocationists www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk www.vocationist.org Registered Charity No.234216 Registered Charity No. 1135796

Parish Priest: Fr. Jobin Kollappallil, SDV St. Thomas of Canterbury: Priest in Charge: Assistant Parish Priest: Fr. Rionelle Hinampas, SDV Fr. Christogonus SDV, St. Patrick’s: Fr. Roberto Ciardo, SDV Brothers: Edmar, SDV, Efren, SDV Manor Hospital RC Chaplain: Fr. Jobin Kollappallil, SDV

Venerable Fr. Ignatius Spencer

Venerable Fr. Ignatius Spencer, C.P. was born George Spencer on the year 1799 (21 December 1799, based on another source) and was the youngest son of the eight children of the Earl Spencer, First Lord of the Admirality. He was educated at then later went up to Trinity College in Cambridge, where he studied and read French, Italian, Latin, Greek and Hebrew languages. In the year 1824, Fr. Ignatius who was then named George received ‘Priest’s Orders’ and then the following year he became the Rector of Brington. After a deep reflective period, he decided to become a Roman Catholic. In line with the said ordeal and quest, his spiritual journey brought him to Rome in order to study for the Catholic priesthood and after he was ordained as a Catholic priest on the year 1832. Within a few days, he was appointed as an Assistant Priest or Parochial Vicar to Rev. Fr. Francis Martyn herebe at St. Mary’s the Mount Walsall. He worked hand and hand with Fr. Francis by helping the Catholics and the poor coming from the borough of Walsall. Furthermore, he also administered to the nearby towns of , Dudley and Tipton. Fr. George Spencer stayed at the Mount for a short time, however, he continued his good works in the Black Country. In the year 1846, Fr. George Spencer entered the Passionist Congregation then in becoming a member he chose as his religious name Ignatius of St. Paul. Thus, it is the beginning of knowing him as Fr. Ignatius Spencer, CP. As a

Passionist, Fr. Ignatius started his pastoral work straight away by helping the victims of the Irish potato famine at the workhouse in Stone, Staffordshire. Fr. Ignatius believed in encouraging Catholics in Ireland and Europe to pray for the conversion of . He gave sermons and lectures on the said subject. With an evangelical fervour, Fr. Ignatius preached throughout the country about the power of the crucifix and a Crusade of Prayer for the conversion of England. Fr. Lodge CP pointed out in his booklet, “Ignatius Spencer” published by the CTS, that Ignatius was “A man on fire with a seed for the love of England, an England which would be returned one day to the Catholic Faith.”

Fr. Ignatius continued his good works up to 1864 (1 October 1864) when he died worn out by hard work. Fr. Ignatius believed that “Union with the will of God prepares us for eternity, and the best we can do is to entrust ourselves totally into the hands of God.” During his lifetime he was known for holiness and great devotion to a life of prayer and devotion to the word and service to others. In March 2007, the announced that the first stage of Spencer's cause for had been completed and that all the necessary documents had been forwarded to Rome. On 20 February 2021, Fr. Ignatius Spencer was formally declared "Venerable" by Francis. Since February 2021, Fr. Ignatius Spencer has been in line for beatification, the third of "four steps of the path to as a in the Catholic Church": Servant

of God, Venerable, Blessed and Saint. The first step is based on the competence and judgment of the local diocese. The next three steps require formal recognition by Vatican authorities (i.e., the Congregation for the Causes of and the pope), with two different miracles (for beatification and sainthood) attributed to his intercession. God willing, we might have a Saint who started his journey at St. Mary’s the Mount, Walsall and so we all could rejoice in having a “Black Country Saint”.

(Adapted from an article written by Mr. Doyle, one of our parishioners here at St. Mary’s the Mount Walsall, on the Newspaper “Catholic Today” dated March 2015. Text in italics taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_Spencer ).

Second Sunday of Easter 11th April 2021 Psalter Week II INFORMATION ➢ Parish Contributions: Last Sunday Offertory: Standing Order: £805; Counting: This Sunday - Team A, Next Sunday - Team B. We would like to thank everyone for your generous donation for the clergy of this parish on Easter Sunday. ➢ Offertory Envelopes: The new weekly numbered offertory envelopes are available at the back of church for the new tax year. You can start using these from the weekend of Sunday 11th April. Please note that some envelope numbers have been reallocated, which means that you may not have the same envelope number as in previous years. Please do not use envelopes from previous years as your donation may not be allocated correctly and may result in an incorrect claim. Please dispose any unused envelopes from previous years. ➢ Gift Aid: Please remember to let the Gift Aid Co-Ordinator know if you move address or if you cease to become a taxpayer. For those of you who do pay tax, but have not registered for Gift Aid, you can do so by completing a declaration form. Through Gift Aid, the parish receives an additional 25% of your donation through the rebate from the government scheme. ( Dilkes: Gift Aid Coordinator - [email protected]) ➢ Holy Mass, Baptisms, Funerals, & Weddings: Our church is open for Holy Masses & funerals. As per the government guidelines, baptisms and weddings are paused until further notice. We are operating a booking system for weekend Masses; you will be able to make a booking online or by telephone. All Masses will continue to be live streamed for the foreseeable future. ➢ Divine Mercy Sunday: This Sunday, 11th April, is the Divine Mercy Sunday. We shall conclude the Divine Mercy Novena with Adoration and praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3pm on Sunday. Food Bank: Thanks again for your continued support of our food bank. At the moment, we are short of tinned vegetables (carrots, peas, potatoes), tinned fruit, biscuits, long life juice, UHT milk, and toilet paper. If you are able to donate, please leave items in the basket in the lobby at Church. We are continuing to support 3 families at the moment, but if you know of another family in need who would welcome support from our SVP Group, please contact Father Jobin. ➢ CAFOD Walk for Water. Our Walk for Water during Lent is now complete. Our team had 9 members and they are all enjoying a well-earned rest! Although the walking has finished, you are still able to donate at https://www.justgiving.com/team/st-marys-the-mount-cafod-lent-appeal. So far, our parish has raised £2694 for the CAFOD Walk for Water Appeal, which means that we are 14th on the national list of Top Fundraising teams. Well done to all the walkers and thank you to all those who have kindly donated to this worthy cause. Our Lent Fast Day Collection raised a further £692, so our total donation to CAFOD this Lent is £3386. ➢ Loose Change Jar Return: Our Lent is now over, and it is time for us to return those Loose Change Jars for the evangelisation ministry through ‘Alive’. Many thanks for your valuable contributions. ➢ RIP: Let us pray for the soul of Philip Marston who passed away on 18th of March 2021. His funeral will be in our church on 14th April 2021 at 10.30am followed by a burial at Streetly Cemetery. ➢ RIP: Let us pray for the soul of Lee Donnelly who died on 7th March 2021. His funeral will be at our church on Tuesday 20th April at 10:00am followed by a burial at Willenhall Lawn Cemetery.

Pope Francis’s Prayer Intention for April: Fundamental Rights We pray for those who risk their lives while fighting for fundamental rights under dictatorships,

authoritarian regimes and even in democracies in crisis.

Pray for the candidates for on Pentecost Sunday ➢ Let us continue to pray for Jessica Moore, Megan , and Chelsea Ngwashi as they continue their

preparations to receive Sacraments of Initiation on May 23, Pentecost Sunday.

RESERVING YOUR SEAT FOR WEEKEND MASSES

Telephone Booking Times: Telephone: 01922 622 633 (Ext 1) Wednesday: 10am – 12 noon, Thursday: 5pm – 7pm, Friday: 5pm – 7pm Online Reservation: You can reserve your seat online for Mass through the parish website: www.stmarysthemount.co.uk 2

Second Sunday of Easter 11th April 2021 Psalter Week II

Prayer for Vocations

Divine Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father and Mary Immaculate, grant us and all the faithful true generosity in following your call and bestow on us the grace of your Holy Spirit to persevere in overcoming all obstacles to our vocations. Give the church in our Diocese and throughout the world many holy priests, fervent religious and committed lay people. Through the intercession of the Most Blessed Mary, all the Angels, Blessed Justin and all Saints, we humbly ask you to hear our prayers and multiply the ministries by which we may serve You and one another in faith and love. Amen. Hail Mary…..

Prayer after Communion “O my God and my all, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, may your will be done, your love reign, your glory shine always more in me and in everyone as in yourself, O my God and my all.” Bl. Fr. Justin

The Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy . I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

Prayer at the Time of Distress Merciful God come to the help of your people. Be our shelter in this time of peril and strengthen the bonds of our community. Bring healing to all who suffer the ravages of disease and assist those whose skill and art can put an end to this affliction. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

CONTACT DETAILS Address: St. Mary’s the Mount Presbytery, Vicarage Walk, Walsall, WS1 3NF Tel: 01922 622 633 Web: www.stmarysthemount.co.uk Parish Email: [email protected] St. Mary’s Fr. Jobin Kollappallil, Fr. Jobin: [email protected] SDV Fr. Rionelle: [email protected] FB: Stmarys Mount; Twitter: @marys_mount Blog: stmarysthemount.tumblr.com Safeguarding representative: Mrs Karen Donnellan – 07711831462 Address: Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN. St. Patrick’s Fr. Roberto Ciardo SDV Tel: 01922 622633 Email: [email protected] Address: Dartmouth Avenue, Walsall, WS3 1SP. St. Thomas’s Fr. Christogonus SDV Tel: 07404816951 Email: [email protected]

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Second Sunday of Easter 11th April 2021 Psalter Week II Sunday and Weekday Masses DATE TIME CHURCH MASS INTENTION OFFERED BY Saturday 10th 5:30pm St. Mary’s Shiela Khokhar - RIP, WA Khokhar Family Easter Saturday Alfred – RIP Hilary 6:30pm St. Patrick’s Holy Mass 6:30pm St. Thomas’s Holy Mass Sunday 11th 9:00am St. Mary’s Lina Skrodelis – TH Tina Caswell Theresa & James Donnellan - RIP Paul Donnellan Divine Mercy 10:00am St. Patrick’s Holy Mass 10.00am St. Thomas’s Holy Mass Sunday 11:00am St. Mary’s Patrick Mullin - RIP Mullin & Sheppard 3:00pm St. Mary’s Adoration, Divine Mercy & Family Benediction 7:00pm St. Patrick’s Holy Mass Monday 12th 9:15am St. Patrick’s Holy Mass 10:00am St. Mary’s Ann Jennings – RIP, DA Freda Hacket 10:00am St. Thomas’s Holy Mass 7:00pm St. Mary’s Christine Mary Slater - RIP Parish th Tuesday 13 9:15am St. Patrick’s Holy Mass 10:00am St. Mary’s Beatrice Humphries - RIP Pauline Power 10:00am St. Thomas’s Holy Mass 4:00pm St. Mary’s Reception – Philip Marston Wednesday 14th 9:15am St. Patrick’s Holy Mass 10:00am St. Thomas’s Holy Mass St. Martin I 10:30am St. Mary’s Requiem Mass – Philip Marston Pope 6:00pm St. Mary’s Adoration for Vocations 7:00pm St. Mary’s Philip Marston - RIP Pauline Power th Thursday 15 9:15am St. Patrick’s Holy Mass 10:00am St. Mary’s Joan Dyer – RIP S Lawndes Margaret Carroll - RIP Hugh Carroll 10:00am St. Thomas’s Holy Mass Friday 16th 9:15am St. Patrick’s Holy Mass 10:00am St. Thomas’s Holy Mass St. Bernadette 6:15pm St. Mary’s Confession & Holy Rosary 7:00pm St. Mary’s Barry Nelson – H Nelson Family Private Intention Saturday 17th 10:00am St. Mary’s Colin & Christopher Perks – RIP S & J Lawndes Margaret Kelly - RIP L & J Kelly 10:30am St. Mary’s Adoration & Confession 5:30pm St. Mary’s Una Greevy – H Greevy Family 6:30pm St. Patrick’s Holy Mass 6:30pm St. Thomas’s Holy Mass Sunday 18th 9:00am St. Mary’s Mary Gallagher - RIP Ann Maybury 10:00am St. Patrick’s Holy Mass Third Sunday 10.00am St. Thomas’s Holy Mass 11:00am St. Mary’s Holy Mass of Easter 7:00pm St. Patrick’s Holy Mass

Let us pray for those who are sick: Una Greevy, Aga, James McGeough, Mrs. Bernadette Duggan, Lorraine Darby, Mavourneen Smith, Marie Hornblower, Judith Dunthorne, Patricia Davies, Angela Gonsalves, Margaret Powell, Matthew McGill, Dr. Petroc Willey, Lee Chit Wei, Margaret Abbot, Susan Naughton, Carol Callaghan, Jo Baker, Mrs Small, Peter Corrigan, Josie Kelleher, Gilbert Wilkes, Doris White. 4