JUNE 2017

MASS TIMES

MASS INTENTIONS FEAST DAY

SAT 10th 6.00pm Parishioners THE MOST HOLY

TRINITY SUN 11th 8.30am Dot Bellis

10.30am Elizabeth Anne Williams

Mon 12th 10.00am 7.30pm

Gwen Cardownie Novena

Tues 13th 10.00am J & M McCormick St Anthony of Padua

Wed 14th NO MASS

Thurs 15th 10.00am Peter, Harriet & John Burke

Fri 16th 10.00am Danny& Stephanie McAuliffe

SAT 17th 6.00pm Mr & Mrs J P Ouslem CORPUS CHRISTI SUN 18th 8.30am Pauline Thorman

10.30am First Holy Communion Candidates

READERS EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

SAT 10th 6.00pm M Warburton M Black & C Elder

SUN 11th 8.30am C Royston P Moss

10.30am A Punnoose & C Skyner Joanne Davies & P Leddy

SAT 17th 6.00pm L Wilson D Tovey & I Evans

SUN 18th 8.30am P Moss M Cartwright

10.30am First Holy Communion K Dooley & B Field

Cleaners Group 1 Cooper/Elder/Szczuka

WITAMY/CROESO/WELCOME TO THE CHURCH OF THE

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION FLINT

TRINITY SUNDAY

11TH JUNE 2017

Sunday Mass Times Saturday 6.00pm Sunday 8.30am

Sunday 10.30am

Confessions Saturday 10.00am—10.30am

CONTACT DETAILS Parish Office: 01352 732245

flintcatholicchurch@btinternet.com www.flintcatholicparish.org.uk

Church of the Immaculate Conception 17 Coleshill Street

Flint CH6 5BQ Diocese of Wrexham: Reg Charity No 700426

PARISH WEBSITE www.flintcatholicparish.org.uk

SALVE REGINA (Hail Holy Queen) Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae; vita ,dulcedo et spes nostra , salve . Ad te clamamus exules filii Hevae

Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle. Eia ergo, advocata nostra,

illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte. Et Jesum ,benedictum fructrum

ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsilium ostende. O Clemens, O Pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.

P.Ora pro nobis Sancta Genetrix. C. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus

Christi. Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy;

hail our life, our sweetness, and our hope!

To thee do we cry, poor banished children of eve; to thee do we send up our sighs

mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine

eyes of mercy towards us; and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy

womb, Jesus. O clement ,O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

P. pray for us ,O holy Mother of God. C. That we may be made worthy of the

promises of Christ.

Gospel Reflection for the Holy Trinity Sharing God’s Light We only have to switch the TV on to know there is plenty of evil in the world, but in today’s Gospel John reminds us that if we know and believe in God we can stand up to that evil. But how do we even begin to know God? Do we think of a God who created the world billions of years ago but has been pretty quiet since? Do we think of God who sent his Son to save us, but only know it because the story sits in a bible up on the book shelf? Or do we think of a God who made us, a God who sent his Son to teach us, and a God who sent his Spirit to guide us through each day of our lives and through each generation that walks the earth? The Trinity might be a bit of a theological mystery to us, but that doesn’t mean to say that we are not able to understand anything of God. We understand God in three ways; as Father and creator, as Son and redeemer, and as God’s Spirit left to guide and strengthen us. God the Father is all around us. God’s miracles are in front of our eyes when we wake up in the morning and in the night skies before we go to sleep. We live on the only planet able to support life in our universe. God’s miracles are there for all to see in our breathtaking landscapes, in our oceans teeming with life and in mankind itself. How often do we stop to praise God’s creation or appreciate the miracles that surround us? God the Son came to teach us with stories and signs. He came to reveal God’s plan for us. God the Son came to show us the way to God the Father. Gods’ Son came to us in a great manifestation of God’s love. “God so loved the world that he sent his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.” The Spirit of God is the part of God left to guide us and lead us. The Holy Spirit is

something we can completely forget about … or something we can call on every day, in every choice and in every decision we make. Today John tells us that God is the light that helps us stand up to evil wherever it raises its head. Knowing God helps us to share that light. Paris Climate Agreement Together We Can Make A Difference

Less than 24 hours after the US president announced his decision to withdraw from the 2015 agreement and strike a new, less ambitious deal with the rest of the world, Brussels declared its outright refusal to engage in such talks. EU officials will instead cut out the White House to deal directly with the US states and major corporations, many of whom have already pledged to live by the terms forged in Paris. The message is that whatever judgements our leaders make, we are still capable of change. It may be hard to do little things like recycling the cereal boxes when people with the real power are refusing to engage, but the message is not to give up. Together we can make a difference.

Prayer to Saint Michael St Michael, the Archangel,

defend us in the day of battle; be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil.

May God rebuke him, we humbly pray and do you,

O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the other

evil spirits who prowl through the world seeking

the ruin of souls. Amen.

CATENIAN ASSOCIATION This weekend we welcome Mr Mike Bunting from Mold Parish to talk about the Catenian Association. NEXT WEEKEND SECOND COLLECTION

Day for Life is the day in the Church’s year dedicated to raising awareness about the meaning and value of human life at every stage and in every condition. The Church teaches that life is to be nurtured from conception to natural death. This year’s Day for Life is celebrated on Sunday, 18 June 2017. The proceeds of the Day for Life collection to be held in parishes in England and Wales assists the work of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre and other life-related activities supported by the Church. SACRED HEART CHURCH HAWARDEN

Parishioners are invited to Mass at the Sacred Heart Church, Hawarden to celebrate the closing of the Golden Jubilee Year on Friday 16th June at 7pm.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION There will be a practice for all First Holy Communion children in Church on Friday 16th June at 10.30am. Please keep in your prayers all our young children making their First Holy Communion next Sunday 18th June at the 10.30am Mass.

Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for June For National Leaders The arms business has a devastating impact on human rights and security, and damages economic development. Large scale military procurement and arms exports only reinforce a militaristic approach to international problems. As Christians we are asked to look for non-violent solutions to conflict. A wider security policy would have the opportunity to reallocate resources according to actual threats and benefits, including addressing major causes of insecurity such as inequality and climate change. In the month of June, Pope Francis asks us to join in his prayer intention, “…..That national leaders may firmly commit themselves to ending the arms trade, which victimises so many innocent people.” Day of The African Child ‘Mary’s Meals’ 16th June To do:- ‘Mary’s Meals’ is a global charity that aims to feed hungry children in their place of education. (In other words …. School meals in the poorest parts of the world.) It costs just £13.90 to feed a child with Mary’s Meals for a whole year. You could think big and sponsor a whole school in parts of the world where children have nothing. Donate online at www.marysmeals.org.uk

Month of the Sacred Heart June is traditionally the month when Catholics are urged to show special devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Devotion to the Sacred Heart is the celebration of God's love for us. The Sacred Heart is the symbol of the eternal love by which "God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son". (Jn 3:16

PRAYER INTENTIONS Please pray for all those who have died and whose anniversaries occur at this time. We pray especially this week for George Cowley. Eternal rest, grant unto them O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen