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Bulletin 19.08.18 T HE P A RISH OF S AINT A UGUSTINE C OATBRIDGE ! S COTLAND Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time 19 August 2 0 1 8 What is the World Meeting of Families? Dublin, Ireland, has been chosen by Pope Francis to host the next World Meeting of Families from 21-26 August 2018, guided by the theme “The Gospel of the Family: Joy for the World”. ! Held every three years, this major international event brings together families from across the world to celebrate, pray and reflect upon the central importance of marriage and the family as the cornerstone of our lives, of society and of the Church. This important and joyful international gathering will be preceded by a period of catechesis/faith education, which has been prepared by the Church in Ireland. An official prayer, logo, icon and hymn have also been especially prepared for WMOF2018, as key elements of the journey of ! preparing for the event. On 21 March Pope Francis confirmed that he will be travelling to Ireland to take part in the World Meeting of Families. His visit will bring great joy to Irish Catholics and others, as the Church prepares to welcome the Holy Father and thousands of families from all over the world to Ireland for this great event. Pope Francis will attend the Festival of Families in Croke Park on Saturday 25th August and celebrate an open air Mass in the Phoenix Park on Sunday 26th August. - This Year’s Theme - The theme for each World Meeting of Families is always chosen by the Pope. In choosing The Gospel of the Family: Joy for the World, as the theme for the ninth World Meeting of Families, Pope Francis invites us to reflect on a theme that was central to his post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia: On Love in the Family. The World Meeting of Families 2018 will explore this theme: the Gospel of the Family: Joy for the World and what it means for families and the Church today. You are invited to join our Diocesan family and the Church around the world are we pray for the success of the World Meeting of Families. Copies of the WMF Prayer and the Family Novena are being distributed to every parish in the diocese. 40 Hours Timetable th Tuesday 28 August Parish feast Day 10.00am Opening Mass FORTY HOURS OF 9.00pm Night Prayer EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Wednesday 29th August 8.00am Holy Mass Tue. 28th – Thurs. 30th August 10.00am Holy Mass Please join us as we celebrate the Feast 7.00pm Holy Hour of St. Augustine our Patron with 9.00pm Night Prayer extended Adoration. This will take place continuously (including through the Thursday 30th August night). Please sign-up this week to 10.00am Closing Mass cover hourly ‘watching’ slots. DIOCESAN NOVENA FOR THE FAMILY th th This novena runs from 18 – 26 August in the St. Augustine’s Senior Choir lead-up to the World Meeting of Families in The weekly Choir practice starts back Dublin. You are invited to collect your Novena this Monday 20th August at 7.30pm in and Prayer Card and to prayerfully accompany the Sacristy, and meets every Monday the work of the Congress as the whole Church evening thereafter. New members from celebrates the gifts of marriage and family. P.7 upwards are always welcome to Please collect your Family Novena & Prayer Card as you leave Mass today. join! Speak to Elaine after the Sunday 12noon Mass for more information. Thinking about joining the Catholic Church? Speak to Fr. Kane to discuss enrolling into the RCIA process in September. Call the Parish House on 01236 423044 for more information. Please continue to pray for those who are considering joining the family of our parish. May and our Catholic family… we support our friends in their journey of faith! SVDP FOODBANK APPEAL Could you help with the first project of the Youth SVDP Group? YOUTH ST VINCENT DE PAUL GROUP Please consider donating a bag of The parish has a youth SVDP group to assist non-perishable foods and/or toiletries in the Church’s charity work. to the Church sacristy of Parish New members (over 16) are always welcome! House. These will then be distributed For more information contact Nadine to the local food bank in order to Henderson on 07864 287952 or come along to the next group meeting. help local families. Thank you! PARISH PRO-LIFE GROUP The parish has started-up a new Pro-life Group in order to pray for the gift of life and to raise awareness in our parish and families Divine Mercy Group of the important cause of cherishing life from conception to natural death. The parish Divine Mercy First Monthly Pro-Life Mass Group meets to sing the Tuesday 25th September 2018, 7.30pm Chaplet each Friday evening If you are interested in joining our group, or in the Church at 7pm. if you would like more information, call David Harper on 01236 423044. Come along if you can! KAIROS CAFÉ PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY CAFÉ IN ONE OF TWO WAYS: 1. You may wish to give your time to volunteering in our community Café. More volunteers are desperately needed if we are to continue the valuable work of the Café. Please contact us on 01236 423044 if you can help with a few hours each week. 2. The second way you can support the community café is by using it as much as possible! We offer great value snacks and meals, all freshly prepared each day. The cafe is a great asset to our community, used by various different community and support groups, as well as those who care for those with additional needs. Our café offers a truly warm welcome to those who enter, in the spirit of Christian hospitality. Our low prices make it accessible to everyone. Please support our work by using the café with family & friends. Café News Please note that the Parish Centre will be undergoing a gradual redecoration to the function suites. This may mean that the Café is temporarily relocated in the upper hall during works. Your patience is appreciated during this time. PARISHSaturday NEWS _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATED BROADCASTING SERVICE ADORATION Our online broadcast service was recently Please remember that if you cannot make your updated to ensure a more stable internet feed slot that it is your responsibility to secure a and additional viewing features on multiple replacement to cover you. Margaret, the Parish cameras. Our host company is no longer MCN Secretary, has copies of contact details of all Media. Parishioners can now access our Masses those who signed-up. Please see her to collect and services via the dedicated website: one of these lists. www.churchservices.tv/churches or directly on CARFIN GRANDPARENTS PILGRIMAGE our own parish site. Please note that all This will take place in St. Francis Xavier’s Church, services are now recorded online for playback Carfin today Sunday 19th August, beginning at and download. Videos are saved for 1 month. 3.00pm with Holy Mass. Bishop McGhee of Argyll BECOMING CATHOLIC – RCIA & the Isles will celebrate the Mass. At the Anyone thinking of becoming Catholic should conclusion of Mass a Rosary Procession will take contact Fr. Kane as soon as possible so he can place in the Grotto. Light refreshments will be take some brief personal details. I would ask served in the Xavier Centre. A special invitation is that everyone at the parish continue to pray for extended to grandparents, their children & those who are discerning God’s will. May the grandchildren to attend. Lord give courage and wisdom to make these DIOCESAN MARRIAGE & FAMILY MASS important and life-changing decisions. This will take place in the Cathedral Motherwell th ANNUAL VOCATIONS MASS on Wednesday 19 September at 7.00pm. Bishop The Annual Diocesan Vocations Mass will take Toal invites all families across the diocese to place on Tuesday 28 August at 7.00pm in attend this special Mass. He particular invites the Motherwell Cathedral. This is a great newly married and those who are celebrating a opportunity to show our support for our special anniversary to attend and have their seminarians in particular, as well as those marriage vows renewed by him. Please speak to studying to become deacons. The Bishop invites Fr. Kane if you wish to register to have your vows the entire diocesan family to join him at the renewed at this Mass. Cathedral to pray for an increase in vocations CHARISMATIC (CCR) PRAISE & WORSHIP GROUP for our local Church. This new parish prayer group will start on Sunday th CARFIN GROTTO – NATIONAL PILGRIMAGE 9 September and will meet each Sunday in the This will take place on Sunday 2nd September Church from 2 – 4pm. Contact Anne Corrigan on 2018 at 3.00pm. This year’s National Pilgrimage 01236 601088 for more information. New will be in honour of St John Ogilvie at the members will be made warmly welcome! Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes at Carfin. The ANNUAL DEANERY MISSION APPEAL Pilgrimage Mass will be celebrated by We will have the pleasure of welcoming a priest Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow as from the Columban Fathers during the weekend Principal Celebrant and Bishop Stephen Robson 31st Aug / 1st Sept to lead the annual Mission of Dunkeld as homilist. Please come along to Appeal. Please be as generous as you can in this national event if you are able. It is supporting the Special Collection which will be important to support Carfin Grotto which is so taken up at all Masses that weekend to support nearby.
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