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ST. JOSEPH’S , LEICESTER St. Joseph’s Church, Uppingham Road : The Rosary Church, Armadale Drive Priest serving the parish : Father John Daley I.C. Parish House, 12 Goodwood Road, Leicester LE5 6SG :Tel. 0116 241 5159 Website: www.stjoseph-leicester.co.uk. Use the “Contact us” form on our website to email us For our YouTube streamed mass - simply search St Joseph Leicester Live (Find us also on Facebook ) (Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees Registered Charity number 234064) Watermead Apostolate, St. Joseph’s, 12 Goodwood Road, Leicester LE5 6SG : Telephone 0116 220 7881 Sisters of St. Joseph, The Convent, Uppingham Road, Leicester LE5 6RA : Telephone 0116 241 6255 Schools : St. Paul’s Comprehensive, Spencefield Lane, Leicester LE5 6HN : Telephone 0116 241 4057 and St. Joseph’s Primary, Armadale Drive, Leicester LE5 1HF : Telephone 0116 241 6197

Sunday 6th June 2021 : Prayer Week 2 “The Church (us) is the Sunday Readings Reference FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI Mass Intentions & Times Mystical Body of Christ. The bible references are as follows: Sunday 6th June The Institutional Church 1st reading: Exodus 24:3-8 Streamed SUNDAY MASS at 10.30 am 2nd reading: Hebrews 9:11-15 is our government Gospel according to Mark 14:12-16,22-26 for Yvonne Steel, Anthony Rodrigues, Fatima Noronha, John Myers constantly in need For a background to all the readings each week see Watermead’s The Lord’s Day newsletter from Callan Family and Edwards Family of reform.” https://www.watermead-apostolate.co.uk/the-lords-day

Dear People, Last week Boris Johnson was married at Westminster and then, under its own law ( Law, we call it) has to agree Cathedral in a full Catholic wedding. You may have been to a sacramental marriage. This would include the pleased, puzzled, amused, angry. When did he undergo the of Boris’ previous marriages outside of the . marriage preparation course? When had he followed the Notice the law of the land allows divorce, and the Catholic preparation course for the baptism of his latest child – Church claims the power to annul or dissolve non-sacramental also in Westminster Cathedral? Were we witnessing a new marriages. This extraordinary claim is called the Petrine moral moment in Boris’ notorious sexually immoral life, would privilege – the power claimed by the to dissolve non he now bring his Catholic understanding into his life as Prime Catholic Church approved marriages in favour of a new start. It Minister? William Gladstone and Tony Blair might have been seems to have reached its open notoriety in the reign of our first Catholic prime ministers, but both knew it would cost Pius XII – examples are easily available. votes and decided against conversion. Boris has gone ahead of Google ‘’ and you will be astounded. them – because he doesn’t care what people say about his life, Absolute power over all non-sacramental marriages. It reads loves, lusts, broken homes and families, or because he truly like supreme arrogance but it is the logic of a Church that began wants to begin personal life again. to believe it ruled the world following the extraordinary Be careful not to judge him on his laughingly immoral life. ‘ of Constantine’ – an 8th century hoax that fooled Many are promiscuous and unfaithful as he has reportedly Europe and allowed a succession of megalomaniac and power been – and there are regular well-paid-for stories about various and wealth-lusting popes (read for yourselves and cringe, again people in the gossipy media, unknown or uninteresting Google will help you) offset by good men who tried to counter because they are boring. Those mentioned may change the power of the many unworthy popes. We needed the (St Augustine did) when finding true love and faith, and so may many centuries ago, with Christ to guide us. Boris. Instead, it came in the 16th century with enmity, hatred and Last week’s wedding is better seen more as a legal than a wars. moral matter. According to the law of the United Kingdom The Christian community is a leaven, according to the Boris freely married, freely divorced (every country in the Gospel, in every society, working and loving and living for the world allows divorce, though often cruelly in favour of the man common good. Sadly, our Catholic Vatican is seen as a lump of – but then laws are man-made: there is better to come) and was dough, a centre of power. Each pope in my lifetime has thus free to enter another legal marriage. expressed a desire to reform the Vatican, but the Vatican keeps The Roman Catholic Church recognises every legal marriage winning. Of course there are good men, but the system is built in every country. It has to. It cannot, dare not, challenge the on a lie (‘Donation of Constantine’) and power became more legality of the law of established government. But our Church important than the truth. “Hide the scandal” became a primary holds a blessing within the ceremony which makes a marriage duty of bishops, as we have seen in the last dreadful years in sacramental, the beautiful union of love spoken about by Jesus abuse of our children and women – and for how long before in the Gospel (but read carefully what Jesus is said to have said that? in the accounts: Matthew and Mark are different). According to the all-powerful law of the Roman Catholic Until the Catholic Church is invited by a couple it is not Church Boris is in a legal sacramental marriage. For those of legally involved. A couple exclude the Church because it means you who have been told to wait for your marriage case to be nothing to them. The Church does not judge, it is simply looked at, I offer you my sympathy and understanding and excluded. But if it is approached the Church will want to see moral support. It has happened in our (my) family, too. In our justice done. For Carrie it was her first marriage, for Boris he human Church there is favouritism at every level. It seems had never previously invited the Catholic Church – might he Boris was favoured by not having to wait. So simple. In Church nSoiwnc?e F rA Jso han wbraoptet ihsies dle ttCear tahno olfifcic iahl es tahteamde ntht hea sr ibgehetn rteole aassekd. fr oTmh Ae rchblaiswho pw’se H aoruese a, Wll eesqtmuiansl,t ebr.u Ste pe o- swswibwl.yin dscoamthoeli canreew sm.comre/n ewqsu/4a2l 3t4h3a? n Church would carefully judge they were both sincere, want to others. be certain there was no injustice to previous wives or children, God bless God’s people, Feasts this Week DATES FOR DIARY + POSTBAG + Wednesday St Ephrem : St Columba The Word and the Common Good Dear People of St Joseph’s, gh We are invited to join Catholics from around the Thanks to your support, CAFOD has been Friday of Nottingham for an interactive online course helping communities around the world cope with the Sacred Heart of Jesus over six Monday evenings in June and July. pandemic. In Zambia, over the past year, we’ve been gh “Discover how Scripture and Catholic Social Teaching able to reach over 1 million people with messages on Friday can help us seize this moment and build a society Immaculate Heart of Mary COVID-19, provide over 13k people with access to that reflects God's Kingdom” gh safe water, train 392 frontline health workers from The sessions begin on Monday 7 June at 7.00 pm Zambia’s 11 on how to prepare and respond for six weeks – come to as many as you are able. to COVID-19 in their local communities AND donate For more information and to book a place visit over 1000 handwashing hygiene stations in Prayer Box dioceseofnottingham.uk/here-now-us This week we remember in prayer : ______communities to support handwashing measures. Families of the parish Caritas Diocese of Nottingham Thank you for standing alongside people in and our loved ones living and dead Zambia and for supporting communities in more than and especially for those who have recently died: Environment Workshop 30 other countries worldwide. John Myers (RIP) Tuesday 8 June , 7.00 - 8.30 pm With many thanks and best wishes, Maggie ...... This weekend all priests have been asked by the Maggie Mairura Pra yers for Amy, Alison, Bob & Theresa, Declan, Bishops of England and Wales to read Eileen, Gill, Harry & Anne, Harry, Fiona, Hayden, Community Participation Coordinator their Pastoral letter in place of the homily at mass. Jean, Jenny, John, Josie’s family, Joy, Kare n, CAFOD Nottingham It is about the urgent need for us all to protect ...... Julie and family , Little Giovanni, Mick , Patrick, Roqaya, and care for God's gift of Creation. Dear People, Sam, Sean & De rek, Sheilah, Teresa, Toni, Toby, Our new diocesan Caritas network, Last week you knew I was home. This week there Vera, The Jones Family, William, Fr John, Fr Michael also launched this weekend, is hosting a workshop all those who have lost loved ones to Covid-19 have been four hospital appointments. To be certain ...... ‘Renewing the face of the Earth’. of being ready I did not answer the phone nor phone Kate and Gerry and all Madeleine’s family. It is online and will help us explore the many ways in which we can respond, out, as much as I would have liked to. I celebrated a ...... A..n..d.. .f.o..r. .a.l.l. .f.a..m...il.i.e..s. .o..f. .m...i.s.s..i.n..g.. .c.h..i.l.d.r..e.n...... belated birthday on 31st May, opening my cards and The peoples and countries of the world, especially as individuals, as parishes and as a diocese. presents and get well wishes. Wonderful, thank you. HOLY LAND, YEMEN, ETHIOPIA, SUDAN, Please Register at: I absorbed them and they absorbed me. I longed to INDIA, MALI, NIGERIA, COLOMBIA dioceseofnottingham.uk/environment. Refugees and people suffering under unjust regimes phone or write to all of you but I did not know how What can we do? EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT much the hospital appointments would take out of me Has anyone registered for the above workshop? – scans a Glenfield and the Royal Infirmary, blood IN THE CHAPEL If you have and would like help our parish help the tests, full details of the trials I have gladly agreed to be every day this week from late morning until dusk earth by observing ‘green’ practice, please let us know. part of. Today, Friday, I feel ready to start phoning and (visible through the glass door) writing and hope to be with all of you (in prayer IN THE CHURCH Parish Finances always) in conversation. Thank you for your courtesy During our opening for prayer Gift Aid envelopes are now available to everyone (see over page for times) in waiting. I appreciate it. Fr John who has signed up for Gift Aid and wishes to donate “WhatsApp” Praye r & Encouragement using them again. They can be collected at church If you use “WhatsApp” on your mobile phone and (please ask the stewards) when you next visit the MASS & SACRAMENTS would like to join see “ Parish Contact Details ” and church for prayer. If you cannot get to the church Fr John is required to be careful of catching any “ask to join to the group” - and you will be added. during opening times, please phone and we shall infections (colds, viruses, etc.) whilst undergoing his Church Opening Times arrange an alternative method. treatment and so will not yet be able to continue with Each week donation envelopes can then either be his public mass. But he will be able to resume his Saturdays, 5.30 - 6.30 pm (Holy Communion, 6.00 pm) left in the donation box at the back of church or posted streamed mass (and hopes to begin this weekend) - Sundays, through the letter box of the parish house. Sundays at first and then, over the coming weeks, as 12.30 - 1.30 pm (Holy Communion, 1.00 pm) (Note that the envelopes are from last year, with his strength improves, he hopes to start streaming Tuesdays, dates from 2020, so please used the date nearest to mass again during the week. 1.30 - 2.30 pm There will be (Holy Communion, 2.00 pm) the Sunday of your donation and this can be allocated Our sacramental life (funerals and previously Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Thursdays, 6.00 - 7.00 pm appropriately in the counting register). booked weddings, etc) can take still place with help each time the What is Gift Aid? If you are a tax payer and have church is open (Holy Communion, 6.30 pm) from local clergy if needed, as with our two recent not signed up for Gift Aid, please consider doing so. It funerals, so please do contact us through the parish COMMUNION SERVICES Whilst Fr John is unable to say a public mass we resume our short services of Word costs you no extra but the parish receives an extra 25p website or the parish office if you have any queries and Holy Communion. for every £1 you give. The only condition is that you or concerns. CONDITIONS Our parish website has the full list of must pay enough income tax to cover the amount you Children who were preparing to make their first conditions for coming into our church, but the basics are give. If you cease to pay income tax, just tell us and we Holy Communion during 2020 should contact our to wear a face mask , sanitise your hands on arrival, will cancel your Gift Aid commitment. catechist, David (his details will be on the children’s observe the one-way system and restricted areas, and, as To sign up for the scheme, please ask the preparation documents), to complete the a ‘track and trace’ precaution, leave us your name and stewards and you will be given a registration form and contact details (which will be deleted after 28 days). programme and arrange their celebration. For those a box of Gift Aid envelopes, so that, next time you children who would like to join the 2021-2022 Holy come to church, you can return the completed form Communion programme, please send a request via along with your first donation envelope (please write the parish website as David is now compiling the your name and address on this very first donation names to begin classes in September. Scan the QR code on display at the entrance with envelope). your NHS COVID-19 App to check in Donations by BACS If you are donating by weekly Praying the Rosary or monthly standing order through your bank, we thank Watermead Shop you and would be grateful if you continue to do so. with Pope Francis The “Old Sta! ble” Centre ...... 1. Loneliness caused by the pandemic. OPEN EACH WEEK ON Parish Bank Account BACS details are: 2. Unemployment, especially affecting Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays A/C Name: St Joseph Leicester RCP NRCDT young people, women and fathers of families. from 11.30 am until 4.30 pm Sort Code 30-94-97 Acc.No. 51763560 3. Violence, especially violence against women. www.watermeadshop.co.uk/ Please continue to notify us (email, telephone or through the 4. That scientific discoveries would become and www.watermeadgifts.co.uk parish website “Contact Us”) of any direct payments. accessible to everyone. “Phone and Collect” on 0116 2207880 5. That young people will have the opportunity to ...... The bark of Peter is a whimper for more information on the work of the apostolate visit marry and have families. www.wate rmead-apostolate .co.uk before the tribal powers of the world