THE TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
View From A Pew
Change, even if we don’t really want it, can sometimes be beneficial.
Yet it is always reassuring to have some things in our lives that do not change, things that we can rely on, family love, a friend’s support. These verses from James are in praise of a God in which there is found no change. He is stating that nothing can make God act in a way that is uncharacteristic. God simply does not need to constantly re-invent himself. That is His steadfast nature. It is a perfect state that we, being only human, can only aspire to.
22 in OT (2021)
Notices
Return to normality
We are delighted to be returning to a semblance of normality, however it is important to ensure that we are not only safe but also feel safe. For many this will be a particularly stressful time, to that end certain precautions will be retained.
- We encourage the continued use of face coverings when church is particularly busy. Perhaps wearing a face covering to enter and leave and only removing it when you are seated would be a way of making every feel comfortable.
- Communal singing returns but on a limited basis, if you feel safer singing with a face covering on you are welcome to do so.
- In order to facilitate singing physical distancing measures between pews or rows of seats remains in place.
- Holy Communion will continue to be offered only in one kind.
- Refreshments will begin to be served again at S. Werburgh’s and Holy Trinity where there is adequate space, however, for the time being at S. Saviour’s it will be a case of bring your own!
Baptisms, Marriages, and Funerals
All of these offices are by arrangement please speak to Fr Andrew or Fr Glen about instruction and availability.
Confession
Preparation for receiving Holy Communion at Mass is one of the most important things we can do, to worthily receive Christ in the Sacrament should be of the highest priority. Exactly how you will prepare yourself is a matter for your own conscience; however, you are encouraged not to take the Sacrament for granted, some will recall how in former times the priest celebrating the Holy Communion service from the Book of Common Prayer would give the congregation forewarning of when he intended to next celebrate the Sacrament so that they could adequately prepare themselves. In more recent times it has been noticed that the line for Communion gets longer whilst the line for Confession gets shorter. Don’t forget that the confessional is always here for you, not as a courtroom and place of judgment but as a hospital and well-spring of Divine Grace. If you would like to make an appointment to make a confession or to simply have a conversation to help prepare you for Communion please do speak to Fr Andrew, otherwise he is available to hear confessions on:
- Mondays at 5.30pm (S. Saviour)
- Wednesdays at 5.30pm (S. Werburgh)
- Fridays at 5.30pm (Holy Trinity)
THIS WEEK’S DIARY
TWENTY-SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Sunday Year B – Weekday Lectionary Year 1 – Psalter Week 2
Monday 30th August – Ss Margaret Clitherow, Anne Line, and Margaret Ward, Mm (R)
for the unity of the church
There are no public offices today as Fr Andrew is on leave
Tuesday 31st August – S. Aidan, Bp & Miss, and the Saints of Lindisfarne (W)
for Bishop Michael
9.00am – Morning Prayer (HT)
10.00am – Mass (HT)
6.00pm – Evening Prayer (HT)
Wednesday 1st September – Feria (G)
for the sick and those in need
9.00am – Morning Prayer (SW)
6.00pm – Evening Prayer (SW)
6.20pm – Holy Rosary (SW)
7.00pm – Mass (SW)
Thursday 2nd September – Feria (G)
for a willingness to embrace evangelical poverty
9.00am – Morning Prayer (SS)
9.20am – Holy Rosary (SS)
10.00am – Mass (SS)
6.00pm – Evening Prayer and Benediction (SS)
Friday 3rd September – S. Gregory the Great, PM & Dr (W)
for a devotion to our liturgical inheritance
9.00am – Morning Prayer (HT)
11.20am – Holy Rosary (HT)
12noon – Mass (HT)
6.00pm – Evening Prayer (HT)
Saturday 4th September – S. Cuthbert, Bp (W)
for teachers of the faith
9.00am – Morning Prayer
10.00am – Mass
6.00pm – Evening Prayer
Sunday 5th September – TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME (G)
Our Team, mission and outreach
9.30am – SAID DISTRICT MASS (SW)
10.30am – SAID DISTRICT MASS (HT)
11.30am – SAID DISTRICT MASS (SS)
Key:
(HT) = Holy Trinity, Hamil Road.
(SS) = S. Saviour, Ford Green Road.
(SW) = S. Werburgh, High Lane.
