____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ THE CATHOLIC PARISHES The Parish Office Tuesday – Friday 9.15 am-12.15pm OF MOLESEY & HERSHAM Tel: 020 8941 8400 Email: [email protected] St Barnabas Vine Road Molesey Parishes’ Website: WWW.stbarnabasmolesey.org All Saints Queens Road Hersham Church Hall Hire Molesey Theresa D’Burrage 19 SEPTEMBER 2021 Tel: 07453 174 354 Email: [email protected] TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN Church Hall Hire Hersham Paul Fields ORDINARY TIME Email: [email protected] Kiltegan Fathers 20 Beauchamp Road Molesey I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Sisters of Christian Retreat 35 Seymour Road Molesey Should they cry to me in any distress, Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary Hersham I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever. Headteacher: Mrs Catherine Burnham Tel: 01932 222 536 Parish Priest: Fr Richard Biggerstaff Email: [email protected] Residence: 28 Vine Road Molesey KT8 9LF Website: www.cardinalnewmanschool.co.uk Email: [email protected] St Alban’s Catholic Primary Molesey Headteacher: Mr Martin Brannigan Tel: 07803 197 840 Tel: 0208 8979 5893 Confessions : By appointment and before and after the Email: [email protected] Saturday Masses at Molesey & Hersham Website: www.stalbans.surrey.sch.uk My dear Parishioners, At the Protestant reformation in the This Tuesday the funeral rites of Fr 1530s King Henry VIII ordered that the Mario Sanderson, a priest of our diocese shrine be desecrated. Having previously and sometime parish priest of Mayfield, honoured the martyr bishop he now are celebrated in the church of St despised him and his own careless talk Thomas of Canterbury Mayfield. Our and fickle faith meant the virtual own Molesey Mass will be at 9am on destruction of English Catholic life and that day. Mayfield provided a palace and culture in the great places of pilgrimage synod hall for archbishops of in our land. Only the sainted King Canterbury. Dunstan famously staged Edward at Westminster survived these there at the end of the Tenth century. vicious acts of sacrilegious vandalism. Within 40 years of his death, he was canonised and widely venerated. Dunstan’s dining room survives in Mayfield as the very beautiful chapel for One hundred and fifty years later an the Catholic girls school of St Leonard’s archbishop of Canterbury was to die a Mayfield. The Holy Child sisters, whose martyr’s death. The ‘turbulent priest’, foundation this was, ensure that the Thomas Becket, was savagely killed in chapel is well kept and the Blessed his cathedral by impetuous knights who Sacrament is reserved there. thought they would please the king. Careless talk really does cost lives and Fr Mario loved being parish priest of Henry II lived to rue the day. Thomas of Mayfield. A convert to the Faith, he had Canterbury’s cult spread quicker than all that sense of the Catholic history of Dunstan’s and many miracles were the place and an infectious enthusiasm quickly attributed to his heavenly for the love of Jesus Christ and His Holy intercession. He was declared saint Church. Please say a pray for the repose within three years of his death and a his dear soul. My affectionate good beautiful shrine was erected in wishes and my prayers for you all. Canterbury Cathedral. Fr Richard THIS WEEK BISHOP RICHARD SENDS (jobs around the building and tasks A PASTRAL LETTER, TO BE READ centred on the liturgy) it is also about AT ALL MASSES, ON THE SUBJECT the mission of the Church and how we OF ASSISTED SUICIDE. reach out to the lapsed and the searching. -I have left the card blank and without THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE OF suggestion so as to make it as free and SUNDAY MASSES creative a response as possible but hope for specific suggestions as to what you AT MOLESEY: All Live streamed could offer rather than what somebody Monday at 9.30am, Tuesday 9am, Thursday else should be doing. at 9.30am & Saturday at 10am. OUR CHURCHES AFTER 19 JULY AT HERSHAM: All live streamed The churches are open for private prayer Wednesday at 9.30am, Friday at 9.30am, during the day and are also open for Saturday 5.30pm & Sunday 9am. Mass. All Saints is open every day from 9am to 4pm. To access the live stream Molesey & Hersham go to www.stbarnabasmolesey.org and click on the picture We need to be attentive to the lessons of of the appropriate church. safety and consideration we have lived with over the last 18 months. Things are I AM FOR CHRIST now changing, but this needs to be a gentle process. Be assured that the -Please take a blank card with my name churches are regularly cleaned and and address. always well ventilated as we return to -I invite you to use this card to consider capacity and are no longer required to offering one or two things you might do socially distance. in the life of the parish. PLEASE NOTE -Use the card for your suggestions and - The obligation to be at Sunday remember that your comments and Mass continues to be suspended ideas will be shared by the family of the until further notice. parish. - Every effort will be made to avoid -Return the card to me at Masses over any possible transmission of the the next couple of weeks. You can email virus and to this end those who your response (my email address and have any concerns about their phone number is on the card) if that’s own health and contacts should easier. stay at home. -Use the e mail and phone number to be - Sanitisers will continue to be in touch whenever you like. provided but the system of stewarding will cease. -With help, I will draw up a profile of tasks and priorities and we can then - Be assured that the celebrant’s take things further as we, please God, hands will be thoroughly emerge from a life of restrictions and cleansed before the distribution of learn to live again more normally. Holy Communion. -Remember that the life of the Church is not just about the maintenance of things - Please continue to come to Holy O God, who willed that our infirmities be Communion in an orderly borne by your Only Begotten Son to show manner. the value of human suffering, listen in kindness to our prayers for our brothers - The wearing of face coverings and sisters who are sick; grant that all who continues to be encouraged. are oppressed by pain, distress or other afflictions may know that they are chosen FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK among those proclaimed blessed and are Holy Ones of Encouragement united to Christ in his suffering for the For regular updates, news and devotions salvation of the world. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen Access the page by going to Merciful God, come to the help of your www.stbarnabasmolesey.org people. Be our shelter in this time of peril and click on the Facebook icon. and strengthen the bonds of our You do not have to join Facebook community. Bring healing to all who suffer to see this. the ravages of disease and assist those whose skill and art can put an end to this affliction. Through Christ our Lord. Amen PRAYERS & DEVOTIONS Soul of Christ, sanctify me; LET US PRAY FOR: For those who are sick Body of Christ, save me; in our parishes: Lucian, John O’Reilly, Kevin Blood of Christ, inebriate me; O’Connor, Eptisam Yusef, Peter Weeks, Water from the side of Christ, wash me; Eileen Firth, Patrick Russell, Ann Griffin, Passion of Christ, strengthen me; Andy Hanges, Patricia Malcolm, Rose O good Jesus hear me; Collins, Maureen Lloyd, Therese Ayres, Within your wounds hide me; Ann Livingston, Dina Yates, Sheila Day, Suffer me not to be separated from you, Nicoletta Lanzisera, Richard D’Alton, From the evil one protect me; Nedra Gilson, the Superville and McComb At the hour of my death, call me; family, Mark. And bid me come to thee; That with thy saints I may be praise thee Please advise the parish offices of those names and For all eternity. Amen. intentions you would like added to our list for our prayers. Act of Spiritual Communion Those who have died: Geoffrey Hayes, Wally This prayer is said when it is not possible for us to Grey, Tim Lamb, Nick Harvey, Tim receive Holy Communion. If you are watching a live Hipperson, Geoffrey Maud, Esther Inskipp, stream Mass you might like to say the prayer as the Fr Kevin Alban, Julie Benton-MacLeod, priest receives Holy Communion. Jose Odackal Joseph, Ben Adderley, Eileen My Jesus, I believe that You are present in Creed, Sandrine Atkins, Charles Alexander, the Most Holy Sacrament. Nellie Widdup, Bette Reed, Bobbettie I love You above all things, and I desire to McColl, Beatrice Hammond, Desmond receive You in my soul. Alphonso, Dennis Lackey, Gilly Becker, Since I cannot at this moment receive You Mgr Barry Wymes, Fr Richard Lear CJ, Sue sacramentally, Bolton, Patrick Duggan, Kathleen Bell, come at least spiritually into my heart. Peggy Fitzgerald, Edward Quigley, Carl I embrace You and unite myself wholly to Zalman, Carmen Szkwirko, Harry You. Never permit me to be separated from O’Sullivan, William Ritchie, Teresa You. Amen Redmond, Rosanna Hilling, Helena Wallis, John Knowles, Kathleen Kelly (Lambert), For those who are suffering Gerry Firth, Glen Adderley, Salvator Messini, Rui Da Silva, Maria Camara. Those who anniversaries fall this week: 4. Parents are NOT to come into the Fr Francis Dorman, Fr Henry Lewis, Fr hall in order to be COVID Gerald Fothergill, Canon Peter Giffin, Fr compliant.