Dear Friends,
“Mercy is what moves us toward God, while justice makes us tremble in his sight.”
In the first reading from Isaiah, God says, “ My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.” God reveals the truth that in His eyes there is no distinction among human beings on the basis of race, caste, or colour. The long-expected Messianic Kingdom was intended not only for the Jews but for all nations as well. In the second reading, Paul explains that, although the Jews were the chosen people, many of them rejected Jesus as the promised Messiah, and, consequently, God turned to the Gentiles who received mercy through their Faith in Jesus. In the Gospel story, Jesus demonstrates that salvation was meant for the Gentiles as well as for the Jews by healing the daughter of a Gentile woman as a reward for her strong Faith. Thus, Jesus shows us that God’s mercy and love are available to all who call out to Him in Faith.
Father Peter
Mass on Tuesday 22nd at the Sacred Heart will be at 11.00am as it will be a Requiem Mass for Donald Leonard (Lenny) Newstead.
A Mass with Anointing will take place at the Sacred Heart Church for the parish on Friday 1st September at 6pm. This is not only for the seriously ill but for those who feel in any way unwell or are about to undergo major surgery. Parishioners are also warmly invited to come and pray for those from our community who will be anointed.
Your Catholic Legacy Free Wills Service. Legacies are a vital one-off support for the Church’s mission. They often make possible the significant projects that parishes have wanted to undertake for years. The diocese recently joined the organisation Your Catholic Legacy which promotes bequests to the Church and has made available a free will-writing service which supports individuals and couples to make their wills. There has been good take-up of this initiative in many parishes. For more information contact finance@rcdea.org.uk
Faithful Flames is back and Kerry is again holding the weekly Sunday sessions for the children from 10.30am, now, in the presbytery conservatory, after first all meeting up outside the church.
Saint Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) would like to recruit a Membership Support Officer (MSO) for East Anglia Diocese. 15 hrs per week for 2 years. For more details, please refer to the Diocesan website, search for MSO, also see poster on the church notice board.
Items for the newsletter. It would be helpful to receive news items ideally by Tuesday, or, at the latest by Thursday – please email: rcnwalsham@gmail.com or ‘phone 01692 403258.
Interested in working with children and young people? Recently left school or university and deciding what to do next? In between jobs, or would like to do something ‘different’? The Diocesan Youth Service is looking for people age 18-35 to join the Ignite Team, sharing the Gospel Message with young people. These are full-time positions initially for either 12 months (September intake) or 6 months (January intake), with training, food, accommodation and a monthly allowance provided. For more information see www.rcdea.org.uk/youth
Knit and Natter is a monthly meeting at St John of the Cross, Aylsham, held on the last Monday of each month, from 10.00am until 12 noon, when people can get together, bringing any knitting/sewing/craft, or none, to have coffee & cake enjoying the companionship of others: folk from North Walsham & Hoveton are most welcome to join them. Next meeting on Monday 28th August.
We pray for our sick parishioners: Matt Butler, Frances Palman, Mary Bell, Mary Carr, Paul Watson, Cyril Shenton, Patricia Newton, Celia Cooper, Michael Haughton, Marie Barton, Gerry Francis, Robert Buhagiar, Margaret Larkins, Daphne Necchi, Bert Pooler, Maria Halsey, Shirley Teague and Joan Macnamara.
We pray for those whose anniversaries occur this week: Audrey Barnes, George Mayer and Irene Harrison.
May they rest in peace.
