A HEARTY WELCOME TO THE PARISH OF THE WELSH MARTYRS!

Church of the Welsh Martyrs Holy Cross Church, Aberaeron

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HOLY MASS: PRIEST UNITED WITH PEOPLE PRAYING FROM THEIR HOMES

12/07/20: SUN

ABERYSTWYTH

10:00AM HOLY MASS: 15TH

SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME

INT: PEOPLE OF OUR PARISH & ALL THE SICK

13/07/20: MON

ABERYSTWYTH

10:00AM HOLY MASS: ST HENRY

INT: PRIVATE BIRTHDAY INTENTIONS

14/07/20: TUE

ABERYSTWYTH

10:00AM HOLY MASS: ST CAMILLUS DE LELLIS, PRIEST

INT: PRIVATE BIRTHDAY INTENTIONS

15/07/20: WED

ABERYSTWYTH

10:00AM HOLY MASS: ST BONAVENTURE, BISHOP

INT: ROSY JOSEPH – BIRTHDAY INTENTIONS

16/07/20: THU

ABERYSTWYTH

10:00AM HOLY MASS: OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL

INT: PEOPLE OF OUR PARISH & ALL THE SICK

17/07/20: FRI

ABERYSTWYTH

10:00AM HOLY MASS: WEEKDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

INT: PEOPLE OF OUR PARISH & ALL THE SICK

18/07/20: SAT

ABERYSTWYTH

10:00AM HOLY MASS: WEEKDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

INT: PEOPLE OF OUR PARISH & ALL THE SICK

19/07/20: SUN

ABERYSTWYTH

10:00AM HOLY MASS: 16TH

SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME

INT: PEOPLE OF OUR PARISH & ALL THE SICK

JULY 12th 2020 – 15TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME

LIVE STREAMING OF HOLY MASS VIA ZOOM

You can watch Holy Mass daily (including Sundays) from the Church of the Welsh

Martyrs. Just follow the link below to join the Zoom Meeting:

Current Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87973103486

IF YOU CANNOT ACCESS THE LINK, KINDLY TEXT FR PAUL ON 07494305959.

PARISH PRIEST: FR. PAUL JOSEPH

THE CHURCH & PRESBYTERY

OF THE WELSH MARTYRS,

BRYNHYFRYD, PIERCEFIELD LANE,

ABERYSTWYTH SY23 1RX

TEL: 01970 617159

MOB: 07494 305959

ESGOBAETH MYNYW – DIOCESE OF MENEVIA

PLWYF CATHOLIG MERTHYRON CYMRU

CATHOLIC PARISH OF THE WELSH MARTYRS

& HOLY CROSS CHURCH, ABERAERON (SA46 0DA)

welshmartyrschurch@yahoo.com www.parishofaberystwyth.org.uk

REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 234168

CATHOLIC CHAPLAINCY TO BRONGLAIS HOSPITAL & ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY

THE GOD WHO SPEAKS PRAYER FOR THE YEAR OF THE WORD Living God, you walk alongside us

and speak to us throughout the Scriptures. Your Son, Jesus Christ, listens to our hopes and fears,

and shows us how to live for one another. Send us the Holy Spirit to open our hearts and minds,

so that we may be your witnesses throughout the world. Amen

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK

GWEDDI DROS Y CLEIFION

Vinitha, Theresa Michael,

David Taylor, Kath Cutter,

Georgina Holmes,

Jonathan Mathias,

Robert James,

Judith Webb,

Leontia Slay,

Eleanor Morris,

Michael Joseph Hughes,

Jess Macken, Nicholas More,

Nora James, Grace Pugh,

Zena Swordy, Lyn Morris,

Tony Walker, Tess Bromley,

David Morris, Donald Neale

Remembering Our Deads,

Elaine MAYBURY 2001 Annie May ROBINSON 2002 Robert GOWER 2013 Anne JONES 1987 Winifred Marjorie JONES 1997 John William Henry CARTWRIGHT 1982 Maria Veronica MILLS 1998

LET US REMEMBER ALL DEPARTED SOULS

ESPECIALLY THOSE SOULS WHO HAVE NO ONE TO

REMEMBER THEM.

MAY THEY REST IN PEACE! REQUIESCAT IN PACE!

SUNDAY OFFERINGS &

STANDING ORDER FORMS:

Many thanks for posting your

Sunday Offerings through the

Presbytery letter box & for

setting up standing orders.

I am so overwhelmed by your

response to Standing Orders.

You are very caring and

generous.

Llawer o ddiolch am eich

haelioni.

Thank you for your generosity.

HOLY FATHER’S INTENTION FOR JULY: WE PRAY THAT TODAY’S FAMILIES MAY BE

ACCOMPANIED WITH LOVE, RESPECT & GUIDANCE.

THE CYCLE OF PRAYER UP TO SEPTEMBER: A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN

CHRISTIANS & JEWS. THOSE WHO SUFFER PERSECUTION, OPPRESSION & DENIAL OF

HUMAN RIGHTS, EUROPE, HUMAN LIFE, SEAFARERS.

“RE-INTRODUCING PUBLIC WORSHIP IN WALES”

In the latest round of reviews the Welsh Government announced: “From Monday 13th July 2020, places of worship

will be able to open subject to the following guidance about coronavirus-safe ways to operate… Faith Leaders

can begin to gradually resume services when they are ready to do so safely”.

The Catholic Bishops of Wales have been working closely with the Welsh Government in recent weeks to prepare for the

gradual re-opening of our churches. The Diocese has been supporting our parishes through the procurement of

adequate PPE, signage etc. to enable re-opening and continues to provide ongoing Health & Safety support to secure

the necessary certification of our churches.

Our churches began to re-open for private prayer two weeks ago and this announcement is a welcome next step

towards the ‘new normal’ for the Church. There continues to be a tremendous amount of work required to re-open our

churches and not all churches will be able to re-open for public worship or private at this time. One of the greatest

challenges our parishes face is securing sufficient volunteers to adequately steward and thoroughly clean our

churches with each opening period. For some, the size of the church may make it untenable to open with current

social distancing requirements. Your support and patience are requested to re-open our churches safely for everyone.

There is much work needed to restore public worship into our churches making the date of

Monday 13th July 2020 a highly unlikely date for the majority of our churches.

Our mottos as we re-opened for private prayer was “Pray Safe, Stay Safe”; that motto still holds as we prepare to resume

public worship. Our brothers and sisters in England resumed public worship last weekend and the lessons they have

learned will feed into our efforts in the coming weeks. Safety must continue to be our priority to contain and

lessen the spread of the coronavirus. The quicker the virus dissipates, the sooner we can say that ‘normal service is

resumed’.

In his message to the clergy of the Dioceses of Cardiff and Menevia, Archbishop George Stack pledges the support of

the respective Dioceses to secure the necessary certification declaring our worship plans as “Covid Safe” enabling us to

gather once again in the House of the Lord.

PRIVATE PRAYER – PARISH OF THE WELSH MARTYRS

The Church of the Welsh Martyrs & Holy Cross Church reopened for private prayer last

Sunday 5th July 2020.

In preparation for this both churches were thoroughly cleaned, appropriately prepared (by a

group of volunteers) & given approval by the authorities to reopen.

Opening Hours for this week:

(From 12th

July until

19th July)

PLEASE NOTE:

Both churches have a limited capacity at the moment (due to the current restrictions).

> Aberystwyth has 8 individual seats & 4 for families.

> Aberaeron has 6 individual seats & 2 for families.

Stewards will be there at all times to provide assistance & to direct you to your seat.

You must observe social distancing at all times (two metres) while in the church.

You must sanitise your hands on entering and leaving the church.

Individual Prayer / Private Prayer, within a place of worship, is defined as a person or household

entering the venue to pray on their own and not as part of a group, led prayer or communal act.

They must be socially distanced from other individuals or households. Collective or communal

prayer and regular scheduled services are not permitted at this time.

This includes any minister of religion or lay person leading devotions or prayer.

PRIVATE PRAYER LAYOUT – HOLY CROSS, ABERAERON

PRIVATE PRAYER LAYOUT – CHURCH OF THE WELSH MARTYRS, ABERYSTWYTH

CONFESSION & ANOINTING OF THE SICK

Recalling the questions a few of you raised concerning the following subjects, directly or indirectly, the following information will be

very useful… Archbishop Leonard P. Blair of Hartford, who is the Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Divine Worship, issued a

memorandum on the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, in response to inquiries from US Bishops on two questions of

sacramental practice in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, regarding whether it would be acceptable for the Sacrament of

Reconciliation to take place over the phone, and whether it would be acceptable for a nurse or other third party to physically anoint a

person with a swab that a priest dips in oil while the priest performed the rest of the rite.

After relaying the questions to the US Nunciature, Archbishop Christoph Pierre consulted with Archbishop Arthur Roche, Secretary of

the Congregation for Divine Worship in Rome. The response is as follows:

On the question of the Sacrament of Reconciliation: With regard to Penance, it is clear that the Sacrament is not to be celebrated

via cell phone. In addition, in the present circumstances cell phones should not be used even for the amplification of voices between a

confessor and penitent who are in visual range of each other. Current threats against the seal of confession also raise questions about

information on cell phones.

On the proposal to Anoint the sick by a third party: “With regard to the Anointing of the Sick, it is not possible for the anointing

with oil to be delegated to someone else, such as a nurse or a doctor.” The Archbishop concluded with this reminder: I might add that

when it is not possible to administer the Sacrament, then what the Apostolic Penitentiary said about the Sacrament of Penance might

be applied analogously to the Sacrament of the Sick: “Where the individual faithful find themselves in the painful impossibility of

receiving sacramental absolution, it should be remembered that perfect contrition, coming from the love of God, beloved above all

things, expressed by a sincere request for forgiveness (that which the penitent is at present able to express) and accompanied by

votum confessionis, that is, by the firm resolution to have recourse, as soon as possible, to sacramental confession, obtains forgiveness

of sins, even mortal ones (cf. CCC, no. 1452).”

HELP WITH ERRANDS: Fr Paul is available to run errands for anyone in need. If you would like his assistance his

contact details are at the top of the Parish Newsletter.

JUBILEE STOREHOUSE FOOD BANK – CURRENT NEEDS (as of 1st July 2020)

(Donations can currently be deposited at Morrison’s & Penparcau Co-op)

Tinned meat (stew, mince), tinned lunch meat (ham, spam, corned beef) & treats such as chocolate or sweets.

Thank you for your continued generosity!

See their Facebook page for more info: https://www.facebook.com/JubileeStorehouse/

DON’T FORGET… THE SVP ARE HERE TO HELP!

DON'T FORGET the SVP are always here to help particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic. If you, or

someone you know, is in need of assistance, whether practical or financial or they just need a listening ear,

please get in touch with us. Contact Kevin McMulkin on 07596609701.

RELIGION, VALUES & ETHICS (RVE) CONSULTATION

The Welsh Government is currently conducting a consultation on proposed changes to the nature & method in which

religious education is taught & practised in Catholic Schools.

Some proposed points that will affect Catholic schools:

(Source: Welsh Assembly Government Consultation Document - Curriculum for Wales: Religion, values and ethics)

Scope of RVE

16. In addition to changing the name to RVE, we propose to make amendments to existing legislation to make it explicit

that any agreed syllabus for RVE must reflect both religious beliefs and also non-religious beliefs which are philosophical

convictions within the meaning of Article 2 Protocol 1 (and which are therefore beliefs within the meaning of Article 9) of the

European Convention on Human Rights. Our aim in proposing this amendment is to make it clearer that the philosophical

convictions and beliefs that need to be reflected are only those that are caught from time to time by Convention Rights case law

and so have a certain level of seriousness, cogency, cohesion and importance under the Human Rights Act 1998. These include

beliefs such as humanism or atheism.

Voluntary aided schools with a religious character

25. Voluntary aided schools with religious character, will be required to design their curriculum so that it provides both for

two alternatives:

RVE which has been designed in accordance with the trust deeds of the school or the tenets of the faith of the school

RVE which has been designed in accordance with an agreed syllabus

In implementing their curriculum, the default for these schools, as now, will be for learners to receive RVE in line with the trust

deeds or tenets of the faith of the school. However, where a parent requests RVE in accordance with an agreed syllabus, it must

be provided. The schools will have no discretion as to whether to accept this request.

More information on the proposed changes can be found here: https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/consultations/2020-

05/consultation-document-curriculum-for-wales-religion-values-and-ethics_0.pdf

If you wish to take part in this consultation follow this link: https://gov.wales/node/29082/respond-online

The deadline to submit your views is Tuesday 28th

July 2020.

FIRST PRAYER

O Mary, You shine continuously on our journey, as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you,

Health of the Sick, who, at the foot of the cross, were united with Jesus’ suffering, and persevered in your

faith. “Protectress of the Roman people”, you know our needs, and we know that you will provide, so that, as

at Cana in Galilee, joy and celebration may return after this time of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to

conform ourselves to the will of the Father and to do what Jesus tells us. For he took upon himself our

suffering, and burdened himself with our sorrows to bring us, through the cross, to the joy of the

Resurrection. Amen. We fly to your protection, O Holy Mother of God; Do not despise our petitions in our

necessities, but deliver us always from every danger, O Glorious and Blessed Virgin. Amen.

SECOND PRAYER

“We fly to your protection, O Holy Mother of God”. In the present tragic situation, when the whole world is

prey to suffering and anxiety, we fly to you, Mother of God and our Mother, and seek refuge under your

protection. Virgin Mary, turn your merciful eyes towards us amid this coronavirus pandemic. Comfort those

who are distraught and mourn their loved ones who have died, and at times are buried in a way that grieves

them deeply. Be close to those who are concerned for their loved ones who are sick and who, in order to

prevent the spread of the disease, cannot be close to them. Fill with hope those who are troubled by the

uncertainty of the future and the consequences for the economy and employment.

Mother of God and our Mother, pray for us to God, the Father of mercies, that this great suffering may end

and that hope and peace may dawn anew. Plead with your divine Son, as you did at Cana, so that the families

of the sick and the victims be comforted, and their hearts be opened to confidence and trust.

Protect those doctors, nurses, health workers and volunteers who are on the frontline of this emergency, and

are risking their lives to save others. Support their heroic effort and grant them strength, generosity and

continued health.

Be close to those who assist the sick night and day, and to priests who, in their pastoral concern and fidelity

to the Gospel, are trying to help and support everyone.

Blessed Virgin, illumine the minds of men and women engaged in scientific research, that they may find

effective solutions to overcome this virus.

Support national leaders, that with wisdom, solicitude and generosity they may come to the aid of those

lacking the basic necessities of life and may devise social and economic solutions inspired by farsightedness

and solidarity.

Mary Most Holy, stir our consciences, so that the enormous funds invested in developing and stockpiling

arms will instead be spent on promoting effective research on how to prevent similar tragedies from

occurring in the future.

Beloved Mother, help us realise that we are all members of one great family and to recognise the bond that

unites us, so that, in a spirit of fraternity and solidarity, we can help to alleviate countless situations of

poverty and need. Make us strong in faith, persevering in service, constant in prayer.

Mary, Consolation of the afflicted, embrace all your children in distress and pray that God will stretch out his

all-powerful hand and free us from this terrible pandemic, so that life can serenely resume its normal course.

To you, who shine on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope, do we entrust ourselves, O Clement, O

Loving, O Sweet Virgin Mary. Amen.

PRAYERS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO MARY

DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC