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And St Dunstan's Gunnersbury with St Joseph's Grove Park Our Lady of Grace & St Edward’s Chiswick and St Dunstan’s Gunnersbury with St Joseph’s Grove Park 020 8994 2877 www.ourladyofgracechiswick.org [email protected] For even more regular news on parish life and activities, check the Latest News page on the parish website www.ourladyofgracechiswick.org or follow the parish on Twitter @ourladychiswick or Facebook at Our Lady of Grace & St Edward, Chiswick, London W4 TH TH 11 JULY 2021 15 SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME .0 TH Fr Michael Dunne Parish Priest 15 SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Fr Mike Maguire Assistant Priest Sat 10/7 Vigil Mass Sharon Bowden Administrator 6.30pm Brian Kearney RD 6.30pm Grove Park Armando Bardini RD Fr Michael writes:- Sun 11/7 15TH SUNDAY 8.30am IN O.T. Anne Johnston ANN We see in today’s Gospel the very beginnings of 9.45am Michael McLoughlin SICK ‘evangelisation’, telling others of Christ and of His call to the 10.00am Gunnersbury Ofelia Boca – Birthday RIP Kingdon of God. Jesus, the Gospel says, ‘began to send them 11.00am Rosemary Hynes RD 12.15pm Patrick Foley ANN out in pairs’. But He sends them out as men of action as well as 6.30pm Theresa Donovan 1ST ANN of words. They should indeed preach but they should also heal Mon 12/7 Feria the sick and cast out devils and they should also deepen their 11.30am Karen Noonan ANN trust in God’s being close to them. Hence, they should have no 1.15pm Funeral of Elizabeth Lowry RIP Tues 13/7 Feria bread, no haversack, no coppers for their purses. We may all 11.30am Ray Jarvis RD feel too exhausted, together with the rest of the world, at this Wed 14/7 Feria stage of the pandemic, to think that the Lord is asking us to be 11.30am Brian Kearney RD evangelists. We may hope very much He might overlook us all ST Thur 15/7 and not ask us to to do our part in sharing the Good News which BONAVENTURE 11.30am Agnes Browne ST has touched us sufficiently at least to bring us to Mass and 1 ANN 12.30pm Funeral of Rosemary Hynes RIP perhaps to read this. But we should be consoled that we share Fri 16/7 OUR LADY the Good News every time we practice for the Lord’s sake any 11.30am OF MOUNT Joe Flanaghan ANN one of the Corporal or Spiritual Works of Mercy: feeding the CARMEL Sat 17/7 Feria hungry; giving drink to the thirsty; clothing the naked; 10.00am Sonje Davison – Birthday INT habouring the harbourless; visiting the sick or those in prision 12.30pm Baptism of one sort or another; burying the dead. And then the Spiritual: 6.30pm Laura Williams – Birthday RIP 6.30pm Grove Park Sadie Myles RD counselling the doubtful; instructing the unlearned; giving LET US PRAY helpful advice to those in sin; comforting the afflicted; forgiving offences; bearing wrongs patiently; praying for the For those who are sick: Sandra Bocca, Cecil Pocock, Romeo Monthy, Eulalie Raymond, Mary Garrett, Fr. Eammon Conarty, Fr. Noel O’Boylan, living and the dead. All of this too makes us eloquent preachers Celine Duignon, Andy Cronin, Gerry Duffy, Maria Logue, Bruna of the Good News and draws us closer to the Lord. For this is Kealy,Ganeswaran Popbymartin, Rasakody, Isabelle Randle, Jill Oakey, also a motivation in true evangelisation. In a beautiful passage Pat Doherty, Terry & Mary Welsh, Greta, Theresa, Tiegan & Dresden Gribben, Tony Costigen, Andy Fairbrother, Jimmy Dixon and all those of his Apostolic Exhortation of 2013, The Joy of the Gospel, suffering in the pandemic. Pope Francis writes: For those recently deceased: Rosemary Hynes, John Ryan, Elizabeth The primary reason for evangelizing is the love of Jesus which Lowry, Mark Simons, Sheila Grimshaw, Thomas O’Sullivan and Paul Cameron. May they rest in peace. we have received which urges us to ever greater love of him. For those whose anniversaries are at this time: Anne Johnson, Patrick What kind of love would not feel the need to speak of the Foley, Theresa Donovan, Karen Noonan, Agnes Browne, Joe Flanaghan, beloved to make him known? If we do not feel an intense desire Juana & John Rodriguez. May they rest in peace. to share this love, we need to pray that he will once more touch THANK YOU TO THE STEWARDS – Without them we would have our hearts. We need to implore his grace daily to open our cold to remain closed. PLEASE THINK OF STEWARDING IN JULY. To hearts and shake up our lukewarm and superficial existence. volunteer please see www.ourladyofgracechiswick.org Standing before him, letting him look at us, we see that gaze of CHURCH OPENING HOURS & MASS TIMES – love which Nathaniel glimpsed on the day when Jesus said to MONDAY to FRIDAY him: “I saw you under the fig tree”. How good it is to stand Church opens 8.00am for Private Prayer before a crucifix, or on our knees before the Blessed Sacrament, Mass 11.30am and simply to be in his presence! How much good it does when Church closes 12.00noon he once more touches our lives and impels us to share his life! SATURDAY SUNDAY What then happens is that “we speak of what we have seen and Church opens Church opens 8.00am heard”. The best incentive for sharing the Gospel comes from 8.00am for Private Prayer Mass 8.30am, contemplating it with love, lingering over its pages, reading it Mass 11.30am 9.45am, Church closes 12.00 noon 11.00am, with the heart. Its beauty will amaze and constantly excite us. Church opens 6.00pm 12.15pm We need to recover a contemplative spirit which can help us to Mass 6.30pm Church closes 1.00pm realize ever anew that we have been entrusted with a treasure Church closes 7.15pm Church opens 6.00pm Mass 6.30pm which makes us more human and helps us to lead a new life. Church closes 7.15pm There is nothing more precious which we can give to others. THIS WEEKEND’S SCRIPTURE READINGS – As without Mass GUNNERSBURY NOTES leaflets or books due to compliance with regulations stopping infection spreading through multiple handling, the scripture STEWARDING – New volunteers always welcome. Please email references for this weekend’s readings are provided for reflection: [email protected] Still we must keep stewards for now. First Reading: Amos 7: 12-15 GROVE PARK NOTES Psalm: 84:9-14 6.30pm VIGIL MASS – will continue supplied by Chiswick priests. Second Reading: Ephesians 1:3-14 Gospel: Mark 6: 7-13 PETER’S PENCE – Thank you for the £37.00 raised last weekend. PETER’S PENCE – Thank you to all who donated to the annual STEWARDING – New volunteers always welcome. Please email world-wide collection to support the Holy Father’s mission, Peter’s [email protected] Still we must keep stewards for now. Pence last weekend: £609.71 from Chiswick; £37.00 Grove Park. FOODBANK - Thank you to all those who have supported the CENTERING PRAYER – The group is convening weekly via the th Foodbank and left food and cash donations in envelopes marked internet platform Zoom, Mondays at 7.30pm, next meeting 12 ‘Foodbank’ at the Presbytery this week. Tomorrow, Monday, the July. If you would like to join please phone or email John O’Brien who will be happy to assist: 07747611616 or [email protected] food/toiletries/cash will be delivered to the Foodbank. If there are any further donations, please give them in today only please. CHIMING THE HOUR – The automated bell chiming system we SEA SUNDAY – This weekend is Sea Sunday, when the Church have is mystifying in how regularly it breaks down, as it currently prays for all those who live and work at sea. There will be a has done, and the double difficulty in that the company which collection for Apostleship of the Sea, the official maritime welfare installed it is based in Derbyshire and only comes to London when agency of the Catholic Church after all Masses. It provides practical two requests for repair are received. Thus there will be no chiming and spiritual support to seafarers visiting our ports. It is dependent of the hour until later this month. on voluntary donations. Online donations can be made at THE ART OF DYING WELL - How do hospices care for people www.stellamaris.org.uk or text SEA to 70460 to donate £5.00. living with a life-limiting conditions? What can we learn from this THE PARISH WEEKDAY MASSES IN JULY – While social care for a loved one at home? What about hospitals? What about distancing and stewarding regulations remain in place, the daily good end of life care for people with a learning disability? Come & public parish Mass will continue to be at 11.30am. FROM Monday join the discussion: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-have-a-happy- 19th July, the daily public parish Mass will revert to 10.00am death-tickets-151066374593 and the church will open at 8.00am and, if there is no continuation GOOD COUNSEL NETWORK - The 11th Annual GK Chesterton of the daily deep cleaning requirement, close at 6.00pm. With Fr Walking Pilgrimage will take place on Saturday 24th July. You can Brendan having left the parish and the need to restore the convent sponsor Stuart as he raises funds for Good Counsel on this 27 mile Masses, it is envisaged for July and August, that the 10.00am Mass walk here; www.justgiving.com/fundraising/gkcwalk21 You can will be the only weekday public parish Mass celebrated in the email prayer intentions to be prayed for along the way, church.
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