Holy Trinity and
Extracts from Newsletter for April 2003
Loving
Heavenly Father,
We pray for your
world at this time of war.
Strengthen those
who work for peace.
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Give courage to
those who strive to help the wounded and frightened.
Help us not to hate
those who are different from us.
Let there be peace in
the world, and let it begin with me.
Amen.
Spring
- A Season of Change
It is
wonderful to be in the country at this time of year, to see new life springing
up all around us. Shrubs that, a few
weeks ago, looked quite dead, are now coming to life. Every day, if we take time to look around us,
we ca see change.
How many
times have you heard someone say: ‘I hate change’ or, dare I ask, how many
times have we said it ourselves? ‘At Your Word, Lord’? - Who needs a renew programme? I have to
say that I was one of those who was less than
enthusiastic! I think that is because we
tend to shy away from change. We feel
secure in familiar surroundings. We hold
up a notice saying: ‘Do not disturb!’ I
remember once moving to a new parish and a parishioner saying: ‘I suppose you
are going to make a lot of changes, Father?’
I replied, ‘Not necessarily but I am sure that there are things that we
can improve’. And so it is with us,
whoever we are: the kind of priest I am; the kind of Religious, parent or
grandparent, child or worker that one might be.
How many of us can say that there is nothing that needs to be changed,
nothing that might be improved? As we
see the change that is going on around us with the coming of Spring, it is good
that we celebrate the Passion, death and Resurrection of Our Lord, when God was
reconciled to man, that we too need to be totally reconciled to God, to make a
new beginning, to become better people.
There is
indeed a great deal of good here. Let
each one of us however take every opportunity, though the Sacraments and
through the ‘At Your Word, Lord’ programme, to grow
stronger in faith, hope and love.
Wishing you
every blessing this Holy Season and in the future!
Sincerely,
Fr
Peter Maher
Thank you to Father Peter and Father Michael for their
continued support and service to our Parish.
Stations
of the Cross continue
through the season of Lent, every Friday evening at
Holy Week Services
Holy Thursday 17 April Mass
at
Renewal of Ministries.
Good Friday 18 April ‘Walk
of Witness’ beginning outside the
Followed by ‘Stations of the Cross’ here at our
Church at 11 am.
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
at 3 pm comprising:
Liturgy
of the Word; Passion; Veneration of the Cross; Communion Service.
Holy Saturday 19 April Easter
Vigil Mass at
Welcome to Brenda, Ray and Sue,
who will be received as full members of the Catholic Church during this
Easter
Sunday 20 April Masses at the usual times of
Growth
in the Spirit Seminars All are welcome to
attend these evening talks, hosted by the Baldock
Prince of Peace Prayer Group here in the Church, beginning on Wednesday 23
April at
Thank you for your generosity
following the recent Lenten Family Fast Day.
The collection so far has totalled £650.
Well
Done to Ross Kempsell who has raised £350 so
far in aid of Comic Relief. Thank you to
all those who sponsored him as he walked to St Hugh’s
Church in Letchworth ... and back!
200
Club Winners for March - Congratulations to: Anna Ciampa,
J Kelleher, S Gerard and Doug Nunn, who won £40, £30, £10 and £10 respectively
in the latest draw. Thanks also to
Elaine and Jim Glover for co-ordinating this
important fundraiser for our Church.
Family
Bingo Night at
Cleaning
Blitz Day Now
that the exterior of the Church has been repainted, we plan to make the
interior sparkle too, as we prepare to celebrate Easter. Please come along and lend a hand on Saturday
12th April from
Thank you!!
Please
continue to pray for the implementation of the ‘At Your Word, Lord’ programme in our parish.
As we take the first preparatory steps in this journey, we pray that the
programme will be a means of drawing us ever closer
to Our Lord. The words of our Mission
Prayer best sum up all our hopes for spiriutal
renewal in our community:
Father,
Pour out your Spirit upon us, and grant us a new vision of your glory, a new
experience of your power, a new faithfulness to your Word, and a new
consecration to your service, that your love may grow among us, and your
kingdom come, through Christ our Lord, Amen.
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Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sidney Wells, who died
recently. We pray for his whole family,
and give thanks to God for the gift of his life, and his dedication and service
to the Church in so many different ways. Erna would like to
thank everyone who attended the celebration Mass for
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We pray also for the repose of the soul of Jim Creamer, another of our parishioners who died recently.
Charity Fayre in Aid of Youth 2000 John Pridmore, once a violent gangster, spoke recently at our
Church about his dramatic conversion. He
now devotes his time to the Youth 2000 project, bringing God’s Word to young
people everywhere. Please support this
fundraising event at St Hugh’s Parish Hall, Letchworth,
on Sat 12th April from