The Parish of St Wilfrid of York 53 London Road, Coalville, Leics, LE67 3JB TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR 10/11th September 2011 First Reading: Ecclesiasticus 27 — Forgive your neighbour. Psalm Response: The Lord is compassion and love, slow to anger and rich in mercy. Second Reading: Romans 14 — Our life and death influences others. Gospel: Matthew 18 — The way of forgiveness. THOUGHT FOR TODAY Just as we mark the Lord’s Resurrection in a special way, so too we ought to mark His Death on the Cross on Good Friday, and for this reason the Church sets aside every Friday as a day of penitence. The Bishops believe it is important that all the faithful be once more united in a common, identifiable act of Friday penance, because they recognise that the virtue of penitence is best acquired as part of a common resolve and common witness. I can remember when I was younger having to queue at the fish counter at work on a Friday — it was one of those things that marked me out as being a Catholic. The law of the Church requires Catholics on Fridays to abstain from meat, or some other form of food, or to observe some other form of penance laid down by the Bishops’ Conference. The Bishops of England & Wales, having consulted the faithful, have decided to re‐establish the practice that penance should be fulfilled by abstaining from meat and by uniting this to prayer. Those who cannot or choose not to eat meat as part of their normal diet should abstain from some

other food of which they regularly partake. This will come into effect from Friday 16 September 2011, the anniversary of the arrival of our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI for his Apostolic Visit to our country. Fasting is common to all religious traditions. Although it has been possible in recent years to perform some other act of penance, many Catholics have continued to practise abstinence, and simple acts of witness, such as fasting, accompanied by sincere prayer, can be a powerful call to faith. Other things we do include saying grace before meals, making the Sign of the Cross when we pass churches, and making a special effort to attend Mass weekdays. In our Diocese, I have encouraged everyone to pray the Angelus at midday. These traditional Catholic practices including Friday penance, are straightforward actions which both dedicate certain moments in our daily lives to Almighty God and demonstrate our love and trust in his goodness and providence. From Bishop Malcolm’s Pastoral Letter read at Mass last weekend..

PARISH TOTE No. 50 S Tompkin £25 No. 194 L Whitfield £20 No. 107 P. Holmes £5 THANK YOU FOR YOUR OFFERINGS Envelopes £378.80 Loose £128.75 Standing Orders £123.54, Sr Jean £9.21 PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK: Harry Hill, Mrs Haywood, Maria Sharp, Nicole Williamson, Joan Briers, Teresa Sheriden, Cecilia Geraghty, Eileen Jarvis, Joan Brown, Nuala Culley, Michael Grimley, Christopher Hubbard, Robert Livingston, Paul Baldwin, Mary Ball, Ron Moreton, Peter Bullimore, Roger Smith, Sheila Stacey, Robert Gallagher, Mona Grady, Mary Godden, Lilian Stratton, Mary & Gordon Head, Pat Pullen, Mrs Pallett, Giovanni Brunetti, Emily Brown, Madeline Moyens, June Faulks, Angela Powell, Val Alton, Anne Coe, Maggie Pickford REQUIEM ANNIVERSARIES: Don Allen, Eunice Risby, Annie Walsh, Edith Wilkins BAPTISM ANNIVERSARIES: Tyler Rathbone, Alfie Rathbone, Ciara Durcan, Layne Ducksbury WE LOOK FORWARD TO: •St Clare’s Harvest Festival & MacMillan Coffee Morning: 30th September •Sacrament of Confirmation & blessing of new facilities: November 25th FURNITURE UPDATE Thanks to the offer of some generous donations, covering a substantial part of the cost, we have been able to order the furniture we need for the upstairs flat. If you would like to be associated with furnishing the new build, there is still time to make donations. EXHIBITION — CONTINUES THIS WEEK An exhibition of photography and pottery from Mount St Bernard Abbey 5th – 19th September 2011 here at St Wilfrid’s. Admission free. Open each day 10.00am 1.00pm & 2.00pm - 4.00pm.Exhibition closed on Sundays. All enquiries: Mercia Arts 01530 263454. REST IN PEACE Please pray for the soul of Robin Benson who died recently. SCOTTISH CEILIDH We look forward to this event at Markfield Community Centre on Saturday 8th October at 7.30pm. Tickets at £8 from Gwen (813422) or from Sue at Church. Buffet is included and proceeds will be divided between Christian Aid and St Wilfrid’s. ST CLARE’S HARVEST THANKSGIVING & MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING... ..take place on Friday, 30th September starting at 9.45am. All welcome. Used book and DVD sale. Donations of books and DVDs to Madeleine Bonser at Church, please or if these need to be collected please phone 450259 MARY BALL... ...and family thank all those who took part in John’s funeral Mass on Wednesday. You were a great support to them. FRIDAY PENANCE—QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Are all Catholics obliged to do penance by abstaining from meat on Fridays? Canon 1251 of the Code of Canon Law states: “Abstinence from eating meat or another food according to the prescriptions of the Conference of Bishops is to be observed on Fridays throughout the year unless they are solemnities; abstinence and fast are to be observed on Ash Wednesday and on the Friday of the Passion

and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ.” Canon 1252 states that: “The law of abstinence binds those who have completed their fourteenth year. The law of fasting binds those who have attained their majority, until the beginning of their sixtieth year. Pastors of souls and parents are to ensure that even those who by reason of their age are not bound by the law of fasting and abstinence, are taught the true meaning of penance.” Those under fourteen years of age, the sick, the elderly and frail, pregnant women, seafarers, manual workers according to need, guests at a meal who cannot excuse themselves without giving great offence to their hosts or causing friction, and those in other situations of moral or physical impossibility are not required to observe abstention from meat; in other words, we should act prudently. Are the Bishops placing a greater obligation on Catholics in England and Wales? Apart from the exceptions above, will it be a ‘sin’ to eat meat on a Friday after the Bishops’ decision takes effect in September? The obligation on Catholics in England and Wales to do penance on a Friday will be the same after Friday 16 September 2011 as it was before that date. The only change is that the Bishops have determined that the requirement by all the faithful to do penance on a Friday will be fulfilled by abstaining from meat. When asked a similar question to this, the Holy See replied that the ‘gravity’ of the obligation applies to our intention to observe penance as a regular and necessary part of our spiritual lives as a whole. Therefore, the ‘gravity’ of the obligation does not relate to observing the specific act of penance (abstaining from meat) prescribed by the Conference of Bishops. The ‘gravity’ of the obligation applies to the intention to do penance during the prescribed penitential days and seasons of the Church’s year. Failure to abstain from meat on a particular Friday then would not constitute a sin. Catholic Communications Network. Ministries Rota: 10/11th September Readers:

M Bodle

Fiona curtis

Offertory/Welcome:

Volunteer

Kerry Family

Tote:

Barrie Proctor

M Martin

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P Boyd/D Starbuck

Tea/Coffee:

Jordan Family Church Care: Volunteers 17/18th September

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C. Rogers/C. Durcan

K. McHugh

Offertory/Welcome:

Volunteer

Davis Family

Tote:

S Walsh

Des Starbuck

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J Caulfield/S.Kendrick

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Rogers Family Church Care: Bonser Family

TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR Sunday Lectionary Year A; Weekday Lectionary Year 1; Psalter Week 4 Sat 10 6.00pm Mass for Cicely Cohoon RIP Sun 11 10.00am Mass for the People of the Parish 11.30am Baptism of Tilly-Rose Wilkes Mon 12 9.15am Mass for John Ball RIP Tue 13 St John Chrysostom 7.00pm Mass for Tom Weir RIP Wed 14 The Triumph of the Holy Cross 9.30am Service of the Word & Holy Communion Thu 15 Our Lady of Sorrows 10.00am Mass for Intentions of Weir family Fri 16 Ss Cornelius & Cyprian 7.15am Mass for Mons Edward McBride RIP Sat 17 9.30am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion 5.15–5.45pm Exposition & Sacrament of Reconciliation TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR Sat 17 6.00pm Mass for John Ball RIP Sun 18 10.00am Mass for the People of the Parish 11.30am Baptism of Maddie Mae & Emmie Rose Bickell

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