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A parish in the Archdiocese of Cardiff - a Registered Charity No. 1177272
Parishes of St Mary’s Catholic Church, Bridgend , Our Lady Star of the Sea, Porthcawl & St Joseph’s of Arimathea, Kenfig Hill
www.catholicchurchbridgend.org.ukwww.catholicchurchporthcawl.org.uk
Priest: Fr. Tim McGrath 01656 652034 & Fr. Silvio Briffa (retired) Parish Deacons: Rev. Philip Manghan [email protected] Robert Coyne Tel: 01656 783540 & Anthony Martin Tel: 01656 746648
Parish Administrator: Sarah Kearns [email protected]
Keeping in Touch - Please check the website regularly for updates and use the links available and subscribe to the newsletter
and St Mary’s Instagram account. View the YouTube channel to view Mass and reflections on the readings of the day. If you do need to
contact us, please do so by phoning the Deacons or myself or by emailing [email protected] .
Continue to look out for your loved ones and also consider those who do not have access to the outside world via the internet.
Please pray, be kind, keep safe, look after each other.
May Our Blessed Lady, all the Angles and Saint pray for us.
And may Almighty God bless us all. Amen.
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS, THE SICK & DYING: Sadly because of the restrictions Priests are unable to visit the sick in hospital or at home at this time. If you have sick or dying family, please do continue contact myself and we can discuss the way forward. 01656 652034.
Funerals - Please be advised that Priests and Deacons can only conduct a Funeral service in the Crematorium or
at the graveside during this time. No Requiem Masses or services are allowed in church.
A Memorial Service for the deceased may be held later once all returns to normal.
Mass Intentions These will be said in private each
day by Fr. Silvio and Fr. Tim. When Masses can be said publicly once more these intentions will be prayed for again to give the donor
the opportunity to come along. Weekend Mass intentions will
remain for the People of the Parish and all those working in the NHS
and frontline positions.
Mon 25th May
Gina Rossi
Tues 26th May
Kathleen Casey RIP
Wed 27th May
Stephen Durlucia RIP (AD)
Thurs 28th May
Family of Mair Morris - Thanksgiving
Fri 29th May
Wellbeing (W/I Brereton)
If you wish to place a Mass intention please email the office on [email protected] or
call the office on 01656 652034 option 2 and leave a message.
‘There is one thing I ask of the Lord, for this I long, to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to savour the sweetness of the Lord, to behold his temple.’ (Seventh Sunday of Easter)
Please continue to remember all those who are sick and housebound in your prayers: Mary Bryan, Anne Colson, Eileen Coyne, Ryan Dixon, Angela Ellis, Barbara Fentham, Elsie Freeth, Catherine Grills, Margaret Jarvis,
John Lewis, Mary Maguire, Robert Morrison, Maureen Pritchard, Marcus Rossini and David Watkins
We pray for the sick and housebound of our parish, our friends, relatives and those who have asked for our prayers: Anna & Bronislaw, Carmina, Conall & Siobhan, Emma, Garry,Jamie,Keith, Margaret, Maria, Mike, Peter
(please email [email protected] if you would like to add a name to the list)
Eternal Rest
In your mercy, please pray for the repose of the soul of Kathleen Casey.
Our sympathy and prayers are with her family at this sad and difficult time.
Please also remember in your prayers Eddie Doyle (father of Fr. Michael Doyle) who died unexpectedly at his home in Maesteg on Tuesday 19th May.
May they Rest in Peace. Amen.
CLOSURE AND OPENING OF CHURCHES The Archbishops of England and Wales are engaged with the Westminster government on the
desire of Catholics that their churches should be open for private prayer. Such an opening would
necessarily be restricted and subject to many of the current restrictions on social distancing, health
and hygiene, stewarding etc., they have produced a protocol as a discussion paper with government
and the communication is continuing on a regular basis.
Currently, the government of Wales has placed its own restrictions on public movement in an
attempt to control the spread of the virus. The Faith Communities Forum is actively engaged with
the Deputy First Minister, Jane Hutt, on how to lift restrictions on places of worship. The big
questions relate to controlling and stewarding access and how places of worship are to be sanitised.
There is a further meeting on 3rd June.
National Rosary Rally 9am to 9pm England, Wales, Scotland Pentecost Sunday May 31st
Pope Francis is encouraging Catholics to pray the Rosary in their family homes during the month of May, especially
when the Pandemic is making us aware of the value of our families and making it possible for us to pray together in
lockdown at home. The Pope encourages simple Rosaries, and joining online Rosary initiatives to pray to
Our Lady for deliverance from Covid-19 and has composed two prayers for this intention.
You are invited to join in an initiative that follows on from the Pope’s request, the Pentecost Sunday National
Rosary Rally, from 9.00am to 9.00pm across Scotland England and Wales. Our Diocese has been asked to pray a
Rosary Hour at 12.00noon and you are warmly invited to take part. It does not matter what time during the specified
hour that the Rosary is prayed. At 9pm the Rosary Rally will end with a Rosary being led by Bishop John Keenan
from St. Mirin’s Cathedral in Paisley. Please see more details on the website. If you subscribe to the newsletter you
should have received more details via email. Stay safe. God Bless.
A PENTECOST PRAYER A PRAYER FOR THE FRUITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN OUR LIVES
HELP US, LORD GOD, TO PRODUCE IN OUR LIVES THE FRUITS OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT.
GIVE US LOVE – LOVE FOR OUR FAMILIES, LOVE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, LOVE FOR
OTHERS IN THE HOUSEHOLD OF THE FAITH, LOVE FOR OUR NEIGHBOURS AND LOVE EVEN
FOR THOSE WE DO NOT LIKE.
GIVE US JOY- JOY THAT GOES DEEPER THAN FUN AND EVEN DEEPER THAN HAPPINESS; JOY THAT ENDURES EVEN IN THE MIDST OF GRIEF.
GIVE US PEACE – PEACE, WHICH ENABLES US TO SLEEP WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE, AND
PEACE, WHICH GIVES US ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE.
GIVE US PATIENCE – PATIENCE IN OUR
COMMUNITY, PATIENCE AT OUR WORK, PATIENCE IN CHURCH.
GIVE US KINDNESS – KINDNESS EVEN WHEN WE ARE TIRED AND OUT OF SORTS
AND KINDNESS TO ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL.
GIVE US GOODNESS – GOODNESS WHICH IS NOT SUPERFICIAL BUT WHICH SPRINGS
FROM THE DEEPEST RECESSES OF CHARACTER.
GIVE US FAITHFULNESS – FAITHFULNESS
TO GOD, TO OUR VOCATION TO THE CONSECRATED LIFE, FAITHFULNESS TO
OUR FRIENDS.
GIVE US GENTLENESS – GENTLENESS DESPITE THE PRESSURES OF OUR WORLD TO COMPETE, TO WIN AND TO SUCCEED
AT ALL COSTS.
GIVE US SELF-CONTROL – SELF-CONTROL EVEN WHEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE
IRRITATING, FRIGHTENING OR TEMPTING.
WITH EVERY BLESSING FOR PENTECOST AND BEYOND.