St Felix Rc Parish Newsletter - Wk 3 2009

THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL Continuing his series of lessons on St. Paul, Benedict XVI dedicated his general audience, held in St. Peter's Square this morning, ( November 19th, 2008 ) to the "question of justification. How do human beings make themselves just in the eyes of God?" This is a question that occupies a central place in the Apostle's Letters. When Paul met the Risen One on the road to Damascus, said the Pope, "he was a successful man: blameless as to righteousness under the Law". Yet "the conversion of Damascus radically changed his life, and he began to consider all the gains of his previous religious experience as 'rubbish' in the face of the sublimity of his knowledge of Jesus Christ. "The Letter to the Philippians", he added, "provides moving testimony of Paul's shift from a justice founded on the Law and achieved by observing certain prescribed actions, to a justice based upon faith in Jesus Christ. ... It is because of this personal experience of the relationship with Jesus Christ that Paul focuses his Gospel on a steadfast contrast between two alternative paths to justice: one based on the works of the Law, the other founded on the grace of faith in Christ". Thus St. Paul "reaffirms to the Christians of Rome that 'all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are now justified by His grace as a gift through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus', and the Apostle adds that 'we hold that a person is justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the Law'".

ST. FELIX PARISH NEWSLETTER 8, Gainsborough Rd., Felixstowe IP11 7HT 01394 282561 E-Mail: [email protected] Parish Priest: Fr David Hennessy Website : www.saintfelix.co.uk

January 25th, 2009 THE CONVERSION OF ST PAUL

SATURDAY 6pm SUNDAY 9am: ( Christian unity ) 10.30am St Cecilia’s: 11.30am

MASSES THIS COMING WEEK at The Convent MONDAY: 5.45pm

COLLECTIONS LAST WEEK

TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY: 10.00am

OFFERTORY: £804.05

THURSDAY: 5.45pm

CAFOD: £157.34

FRIDAY: 10.00am

PAX CHRISTI: £266.22

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AT St FELIX FRIDAY AT 12noon

MANY THANKS INDEED FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

DAY of REFLECTION with FATHER DAVID HENNESSY

Saturday 31st January at The Convent, Orwell Road. The day will start with Mass at 10am. The cost of the day is £3 and will include tea and coffee, but please bring your own packed lunch. ALL WELCOME

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS ALL WHO ARE SICK AND THOSE WHO HAVE DIED RECENTLY OR HAVE ANNIVERSARIES: William Oliver, Thomas Brannon, Norah Edlestone, Eileen Whitlum, John Van Tilborgh, Fr. John Reffitt, Andrew Toal, Andrew Pavlowski, Terry Leeming, David Dowling, Harold Milner-Walker, William McGrath, Dorothy O’Mahony, Richard Ascott, Madge Slim, Teresa Greatbanks, Sr Florence Moylett, Sr Ethelreda Wallis, Norah Sanford.

RIP LITURGY GROUP MEETING has now been confirmed 7.30pm Thursday 19th Feb. CHRISTIAN AID HUNGER LUNCH Friday 6th February St. Felix Church Hall Noon to 1.30pm. Minimum donation £2 ALL WELCOME

K S C – 80TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION On February 10th, 1929 the first Council of the Knight’s of St. Columba in East Anglia was granted its charter in Ipswich and numbered 206 . Among its first members were Fred Bantick of this parish and relations of Canon Hazell . Its early history was that it was involved in setting up St Joseph’s college and arranging for the De La Salle Brothers to staff it. Much help was given in the war and in the hard times afterwards to those in need . The 1960s saw help being given to Children from N.I with holidays; the 70s provided the sound system for Walsingham and the start of our collecting used spectacles and stamps, still ongoing, along with providing posters for Christmas and Holy week .The 1980s saw the start of the Deanery Quiz , still running ,together with days of recollection open for all the Deanery . There are many things the KSC do locally and nationally, too many to mention . Much help is given to us by the CWL particularly, here in Felixstowe, and support from them and the Clergy. Spiritually we arrange Masses during the year and we visit our sick Brothers, their widows and families, especially at Christmas . TO START OUR CELEBRATION we will have a concelebrated Mass 7.30pm on Feb 10th together with a social gathering in the hall afterwards with light refreshments. There will also be an exhibition of KSC memorabilia. All are welcome. We would like numbers for catering so please inform KSC members if you would like to come along.