Parish Newsletter 10/11 April
Newsletter – Second Sunday of Easter, April 10/11, 2021
Our Lady and St Peter, Aldeburgh
All Saints, Leiston
Parish Priest: Fr Tony Rogers tonybrucerogers@gmail.com
Website: catholicsinaldeburghandleiston.org
Tel: 07778 221509
Masses during the Week
All Masses from Aldeburgh are live-streamed*
Saturday: 1800 Aldeburgh*
Easter Sunday: 0915 Leiston (People of the parish)
1100 Aldeburgh*
Monday No Mass today
Tuesday 0900 Leiston
Wednesday 0900 Aldeburgh*
Thursday 0900 Leiston
Friday 0900 Aldeburgh*:
Saturday 1800 Aldeburgh* (people of the parish)
Next Sunday 0915 Leiston (Howard Jenkins +)
1100 Aldeburgh *(Riches family {F})
Hospital Stays: the contact number for Fr Bineesh, who is the Catholic chaplain at Ipswich Hospital is 075496 95648. Please phone him directly, if you would like a visit during your stay, or ask a family member or friend to do so. This is obviously subject to hospital regulations..
In this Parish, we join together in prayer and sorrow, on hearing of the death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. May he rest in peace and rise in glory!
Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, had a live audience of nine in church, but a staggering 1600 viewers on YouTube and elsewhere.
Money Matters: Thank you for your tremendous generosity in last week’s Easter Offering, for which I am so grateful. We continue to be grateful and rely on all who pay by standing order and we still encourage you to set up one, if you haven’t yet done so. In these days of lockdown, it is all the more necessary that we can be assured of a regular income, irrespective of Mass attendance The only details you need are these: Sort Code 20-98-07: a/c number: 90777048. And for Gift Aid purposes, the Charity number for the diocese is 278742. Thank you for your continued generosity. The parish account is: ’St Peter’s Catholic Church Parish Account’: Registered Charity: No 278742’. If you have a problem when you try to set up a direct debit, please get in touch.
Fr Don continues to make good progress, following his operation. He is now convalescing at: Colonial Court BUPA Nursing Home, St Andrew’s Road, Colchester, CO4 3AN. I’ve already forwarded one card to him at that address, but I am sure that he would welcome more.
Please Keep In Your Prayers Liz O’Connor, Paul McComish, Alex Vachell, William Leigh, Giovanna Cimenti, Luisa Bessey, Margaret Stubbs, Heather Mabey, Maureen Dawson, Anne Smith, Pam McKibbin, Brigid Simpson, Fr Don Coleman, Dominic Dobson, Annie and David Morris, and all who are sick or in isolation. Pray for Prince Philip all who died recently, also Gerard Haskayne Maybury, Beverley Fellowes, Charlie Lewis, Teresa Lloyd & all whose anniversaries are at this time
Lectio Divina: YouTube>Fr Tony’s Home Channel. Wed
Catholic Climate Change Action: If you did not get to see the Global Catholic Climate Movement Lenten series it is available on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdu7tsNYIRxmD05GCWeCEAafqW7N0hdf2. Well worth watching!
Year of St Joseph: Bishop Alan has made available, across the diocese, prayer cards for this year (see notice below). Please take one home with us, use it and keep it in a prayer book or missal.
Catholic East Anglia: The latest hard copy edition of our diocesan newspaper is now available at both churches. Please take a copy home with you, and read about the Year of St Joseph, and the icon written by one of our priests, Fr Luke Goymour, which will be with us in June.
Catholic Chaplaincy at HMP Warren Hill and HMP Hollesley Bay. Following the recent death of Tonie Askin, our chaplain at these two prisons, the Ministry of Justice has now sent out the following advert, inviting applicants. Although the formal advert speaks about HMP Warren Hill, the post also includes the chaplaincy of Hollesley Bay.
HMP Warren Hill - Chaplain: Roman Catholic Priest, Deacon, Religious Brother or Sister and Lay Chaplain - Salary Minimum £27,697 - £31,176 Pro-rata.
Job description: We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce and pride ourselves as being an employer of choice. To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace, visit:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity
Masses in Church: The Golden Rules: Hand sanitize on entering and leaving church. Give your name and contact details for track and trace. Social distancing of at least two metres. No social interaction with others. No queuing when coming into church and going to communion. Face masks worn at all times unless reading or receiving Communion. Disinfecting the church after mass. Regular help after each mass is welcome and needed.
It was lovely to see so many of you at last weekend’s masses and throughout the Triduum. We seem to have managed to accommodate everyone who wanted to come, and with the gradually increasing numbers over the last few weeks, hope and pray that the trend continues. This coming Friday I will, please God be having my second COVID vaccination, as will many of you of a similar age. With a little more ease on restrictions tomorrow (Monday), we begin to edge our way back to normality. If returning to church is part of that process, you will be most welcome.
Easter Words from Pope Francis: To be happy is to let live the creature that lives in each of us, free, joyful and simple. It is to have maturity to be able to say "I made mistakes". It is to have the courage to say "I am sorry".
It is to have the sensitivity to say, "I need you".
It is to have the ability to say "I love you".
Readings for the Second Sunday of Easter
First Reading: Acts 4:32-35
The whole group of believers was united, heart and soul; no one claimed for his own use anything that he had, as everything they owned was held in common. The apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus with great power, and they were all given great respect.
None of their members was ever in want, as all those who owned land or houses would sell them, and bring the money from them, to present it to the apostles; it was then distributed to any members who might be in need. The Word of the Lord.
Psalm Response: Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, for his love has no end.
Let the sons of Israel say:
‘His love has no end.’
Let the sons of Aaron say:
‘His love has no end.’
Let those who fear the Lord say:
‘His love has no end.’ Response
The Lord’s right hand has triumphed;
his right hand raised me up.
I shall not die, I shall live
and recount his deeds.
I was punished, I was punished by the Lord,
but not doomed to die. Response
The stone which the builders rejected
has become the corner stone.
This is the work of the Lord,
a marvel in our eyes.
This day was made by the Lord;
we rejoice and are glad. Response
Second Reading: 1 John 5:1-6
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been begotten by God; and whoever loves the Father that begot him loves the child whom he begets.
We can be sure that we love God’s children if we love God himself and do what he has commanded us; this is what loving God is – keeping his commandments; and his commandments are not difficult, because anyone who has been begotten by God has already overcome the world; this is the victory over the world – our faith. Who can overcome the world? Only the man who believes that Jesus is the Son of God; Jesus Christ who came by water and blood, not with water only, but with water and blood; with the Spirit as another witness
since the Spirit is the truth. The Word of the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation Jn 20: 29
Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus said to him: ‘You believe because you can see me.Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe.’ Alleluia!
Gospel: John 20:19-21
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 20:19-31
In the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you,’ and showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord, and he said to them again, ‘Peace be with you.
‘As the Father sent me,
so am I sending you,’
After saying this he breathed on them and said:
‘Receive the Holy Spirit.
For those whose sins you forgive,
they are forgiven;
for those whose sins you retain,
they are retained.’
Thomas, called the Twin, who was one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. When the disciples said, ‘We have seen the Lord,’ he answered, ‘Unless I see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger into the holes they made, and unless I can put my hand into his side, I refuse to believe.’ Eight days later the disciples were in the house again and Thomas was with them. The doors were closed, but Jesus came in and stood among them. ‘Peace be with you,’ he said. Then he spoke to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here; look, here are my hands. Give me your hand; put it into my side. Doubt no longer but believe.’ Thomas replied, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him:
‘You believe because you can see me.
Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe.’
There were many other signs that Jesus worked and the disciples saw, but they are not recorded in this book. These are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing this you may have life through his name.
The Gospel of the Lord.
Sunday Reflection: Despite his initial doubt and hesitation, we should never forget the significance of Thomas’ profession of faith, when he was able to say ‘My Lord and my God!’ There is no other sentence so fulsome as this in the gospels that declares Jesus to be not only Lord, but God as well. The earliest centuries of Christianity were beset by controversies about the person of Christ. Was it just a human being, imbued with God’s Spirit? Or was he really God using human flesh as a disguise? No, Jesus Christ is truly God and truly human
