St Felix Rc Parish Newsletter - 13th & 14th Sunday 2009

8, Gainsborough Rd., Felixstowe IP11 7HT 01394 282561

CWL We are holding an open meeting to explain the structure and work of the CWL, locally, nationally and internationally. We shall also be planning our programme for 2010. Non-members are very welcome; come and see what we are all about. We shall be collecting wool for the Clothing Guild at this meeting. ITALIAN EVENING – July 13th The whole parish is invited to an Italian – themed social evening in the parish hall from 7.30pm. Tickets at £4 will be on sale after Mass 27/28 June and 4/5 July. Food and fun will be provided but please B.Y.O.B. CHILDREN’S END OF TERM CELEBRATION MASS

This special Mass will take place on Saturday 4th July in the Parish Hall at 8.50am. It is especially for all the children of the parish and their families but parishioners are also welcome to attend. Refreshment will be served after the Mass.

Sylvia and Jenny would like to sincerely thank everybody who helped at the Parish Fete on the day and those behind the scenes leading up to and after the fete. Thank you for donating raffle prizes, selling tickets and coming along on the day. We raised £1,447.54 for parish funds. PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS ALL WHO ARE SICK AND THOSE WHO HAVE DIED RECENTLY OR HAVE ANNIVERSARIES: Henry Gilman, Michael Doyle, Fred Bantick, Mary Newby, Margaret Dee, Mary Williams, Antonietta di Mascio, Anita Barrington, Georgina Kite, John Ryan,Denis Marlfleet, Catherine Proctor, Irene Buckley, Patrick Hayes, Betty Adams. Fr. John Cureton, Victor Duck, Christiane Marshall, Victor Charles, Mary Clapham, Jessie Hunter, James Shine, Kathleen Brown. RIP

St. Felix RC Parish Newsletter

July 6th

E-Mail: [email protected] Parish Priest: Fr David Hennessy Website : www.saintfelix.org.uk Facebook Group

June 28th

Ss Peter & Paul July 5th

WEEKEND MASS

14th Sunday, B

SATURDAY 6pm SUNDAY 9am 10.30am ( Convent ) 11.30am ( Trimley )

WEEKDAY MASSES THIS COMING WEEK Monday– Friday:5.45pm EXCEPT TUESDAY : 10.00am Eucharistic Service. NO MASS AT ST FELIX ON FRIDAY Saturday, 4th July Children’s Mass in the Hall, 9am

COLLECTIONS LAST WEEK OFFERTORY: £597.24 CAFOD: £109.53

Convent Mass: 10.15am July 6th—11th 10.00am at the Convent each day Friday, 10th, at St Felix 12noon

MANY THANKS ONCE AGAIN FOR YOUR GENEROSITY

THE RELICS OF ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX will be brought to England and Wales from September 16th to October 16th 2009. They will visit 22 cathedrals and churches. In the Diocese of East Anglia they will be hosted at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham from the afternoon of 6th October to after the 12 Noon Mass on the 7th October. A varied Programme will be organised throughout and there will be an All Night Vigil from 10pm to 6am with opening and closing Masses to cover the night hours. We are looking to organise a coach for the deanery; please let me know soon if you are interested DIOCESAN CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE with Bishop Michael on Saturday, 11th July 2009 St. John’s Cathedral, Earlham Road, Norwich. Mass with renewal of Marriage Commitment at 11.00, followed by light refreshments. Especially for those celebrating a 1st or significant anniversary or a new baby, with certificate presented to those celebrating 1st, 5th, 10th, 20th, 25th, 30th, 40th, 45th, 50th, 55th, 60th and above (if they have notified coordinator in advance), but all welcome. Contact Mary Clark Tel: 01603 504667 or email mflco-ordinator-east-angliadiocese.org.uk.

KEYS For insurance and security purposes, I need to know exactly who has keys to church property—either the church itself, ( St Felix or St Cecilia ) the hall or the presbytery. If you possess a key to any of the buildings, please make a note with your name and details and let me have it as soon as you can. MANY THANKS!

A STRAWBERRY TEA and Raffle will be held on SATURDAY, JULY 11th, 2.30—4pm at the convent. Tickets are available after Mass, £3. All the proceeds will be sent directly to the Sisters of Jesus and Mary abroad who work directly with the poor. Last year we helped to buy farming materials in Haiti and practical materials for Africa to help people earn their living. In Syria, Sr Catherine helped a poor family who wanted to abort a child for fear that they would have another girl—they now have a beautiful son! PLEASE COME ALONG AND SUPPORT. The Sisters are very grateful for your help.

A very ancient tradition which dates back to apostolic times claims that their last meeting before their martyrdom actually took place not far from here: ( Peter and Paul ) are supposed to have embraced and blessed each other. And on the main portal of this Basilica they are depicted together, with scenes of both martyrdoms. Thus, from the outset, Christian tradition has considered Peter and Paul to have been inseparable, even if each had a different mission to accomplish. Peter professed his faith in Christ first; Paul obtained as a gift the ability to deepen its riches. Peter founded the first community of Christians who came from the Chosen People; Paul became the Apostle to the Gentiles. With different charisms they worked for one and the same cause: the building of Christ's Church … … However humanly different they may have been from each other and despite the tensions that existed in their relationship, Peter and Paul appear as the founders of a new City, the expression of a new and authentic way of being brothers which was made possible by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For this reason, it can be said that the Church of Rome is celebrating her birthday today, since it was these two Apostles who laid her foundations. Pope Benedict XVI, June 27th, 2007