January 17th 2009 Second Sunday of Ordinary Time World Day of Migrants and Refugees
THE FAMILY OF HOLY CROSS
3 CARRINGTON AVE, COTTINGHAM, EAST YORKSHIRE HU16 4DU
Twinned with Star of the Sea Parish Juba Freetown Sierra Leone
Tel: 01482 847763 Fax: 01482
845225
e-mail: Website: holycrosscottingham.org.uk
Parish Priest: Father Pat Day BA, BD
Masses: Vigil Mass Sat: 6.30 pm; Sun: 10 am; Sat: Communion Services: Mon to Sat: 9 am, except Tues: 7 pm
Holy Cross is
open all day from dawn till dusk. Tea & coffee are served in the
Garden Room after the 10 am Mass on Sunday.
January 17th
2009 Second Sunday of Ordinary Time
World Day of Migrants and Refugees
First Reading: Scholars tell us that this is part of a poem written when the people were beginning to return from the Babylonian exile. The poet is confident that the God of the covenant is faithful and true. He uses the language of love, eg "God's delight" and "The Wedded." This will find a very visible expression in the dignity and the holiness of the sacrament of Marriage, which Christ honours in today's Gospel.
Second Reading: This reading was written from Ephesus to remedy some abuses that had risen in the church there. In the present passage, St Paul reminds the Corinthians that God has enriched the church with a variety of gifts. It is good to hear this reading which reminds us that all our working together, all collaboration, is based on the concept of "gifts."
The Gospel: This reading links with the feast of the Epiphany and the Baptism of Our Lord for another manifestation of Christ's glory. Through this miracle, Jesus lets his glory be seen, as the only Son of the Father. In sparing a newly-wed couple an embarrassment, Jesus shows both his humanity and his divinity. In its lavish abundance, it refers also to the new wine which the Messiah will make present through the paschal mystery of his passion, death and resurrection. It also alludes to Mary as the New Eve and points forward to that moment when his 'hour' will have come on Calvary where he will again address his mother as 'Woman."
Catholics urged to speak up for Migrants
"Catholics are being urged by Bishop Patrick Lynch to support migrants, who, he said, deserve just as much respect as anyone else. Bishop Lynch, who is in charge of migration and refugee policy at the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, said that care for migrant families, especially women with children in detention, was both a pastoral and policy challenge. 'A migrant's legal status is quite separate from his or her human dignity.' He said. 'A human being's worth is defined and determined by their God-given dignity, not by the papers they do or do not carry.'
Speaking in advance of Sunday's World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Bishop Lynch urged Catholics to raise the plight of families in detention by disseminating information as well as providing pastoral support. His words contrast with those of the former Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, who last week signed a declaration calling for a reduction in immigration." (from The Tablet)
We welcome again Father Paul Dowling, who will be saying both the weekend's Masses for us. We appreciate him coming both last weekend and this one and would like to thank him - and Canon Michael, for sparing him from St Charles's.
By the time you read this, Father Pat will have conducted the first of two funerals, his uncle Micky, in London on Friday and he will be conducting the second, his aunt Rosaline, in Leamington next Tuesday. Please pray for his mother Winifred, who is not at all well, and for Father Pat, who expects to be back towards the end of this coming week.
Please note: the times of Services of the Word and Holy Communion in the box above.
Anniversaries: Sat 16th: Henry William Budd, Nancy Eagan, Joan Dodson; Sun: Edith Horbury, Michael Atkin;
Mon: Eileen Cregan, Stanley Drew; Tues: Scott Kolodziej; Wed: Ronald Cuss, Albert Ernest King, Laura Mary Nolan; Thurs: Francis Bingham, James Eagan, Harry Hanson; Sat: Herbert Butler, John Bottery; Sun: Father Michael Hussey, Michael Andrew Spaven.
Counters this weekend: Teresa and Les Ullyatt; and next: Anne and Tony Tordoff
Parish Council Meeting this coming Monday, the 18th, in the house at 7.45 pm.
King's Breakfast – encouraging working Christians to pray together for Hull: at Café Milo, Ground Floor, Princes Quay, Hull, from 7 to 8.15 am on Tuesday, January 19th. The cost is £6 in advance or five tickets for £24; on the door £7.
The World's Shortest Fairy Story: Once upon a time, a man asked a girl "Will you marry me?" "Certainly not" she replied. And the man lived happily ever after and rode motor bikes and went fishing and hunting and played golf a lot and went to football matches and drank beer and whiskey and wine and left the toilet seat up and watched beautiful women whenever he wanted to.
Parish Lunch this Wednesday, the 20th, at noon in the Garden Room. All are welcome.
Coffee Break On the 3rd Wednesday of the month (except in August and December, when the meeting is on the 1st Wednesday) there is a morning of refreshments, chat and a speaker at The Wheatsheaf Inn, Kirkella. The speaker on Wednesday, Jan 20th is Jo Lindley, the wife of the Rev. Andy Lindley, the Methodist minister in Cottingham. Everyone is welcome to these meetings which start at 10 am and finish at 11.30 am. Further information in the church porch
RCIA Retreat Day This will be at All Saints Lower School, Nunnery Lane, York on Saturday, February 6th , starting at 11 am, with registration at 10.30 am; it will finish by 3 pm. Father Michael Marsden will lead the Retreat. It is open to all new catechumens and recently admitted RCIA members, plus any parishioners from the Middlesbrough diocese.
Alpha Course Open Evening to discuss Alpha and to get information about the Catholic Alpha team in the Priory Room, Holy Cross on Thursday, January 21st from 7 to 8.30 pm.
Book Sale Gwen Percival will be running a Sale in the Garden Room after the 10 am Mass this Sunday, the 17th.
Eucharistic Ministers There are still some rotas (named in brown envelopes) for collection on the window table in the church porch, for the weekend Masses for the period January 2nd to June 27th, 2010. Please take yours if it's there.
Sierra Leone Action Group The next meeting, originally planned for this Sunday, January 17th, has been postponed.
RIP Please pray for the repose of the soul of Stanley Pindar, Hazel and Tony Corcoran's friend, who died on Dec 29th.
Please pray for Winifred Day, Leo Murphy, Annie Everitt, Polly Burton, Michael Atkin, Sheila Levett, Molly McNicholas, Betty Eagan, Ken McKeown, Paul and Sheila Wiles, John Garbera, Dorothy Foy, Margaret Price, Pat Chafer, Pam Lawrence, Mary Johnson, Mr Moore, Norah Ledger, David Hoy, Anita Marshall, Father Pat and all who are not well.
Do take a look at the poster in the porch, which is an invitation from Bishop Terry to look at the Pope's encyclical "Caritas in Veritate" ( Love in Truth). This is an opportunity to explore the social teaching of our Church. There are two sessions, both at the Endsleigh Centre at 7 pm, the first on Tuesday, February 23rd and the second on Tuesday, March 2nd. There will also be a plenary session for the whole diocese with John Battle MP as the keynote speaker at English Martyrs, York on Saturday, March 13th from 10 am to 1pm. More information is available from Gwen (845459) or from the diocesan Adult Formation Department (01642 850505).
During Father Pat's home visit, I am sure that all parishioners will have sorely missed the items of football information he regularly gives us. I apologise for my neglect and, to remedy it, here is a piece from The Tablet (rather an intellectual Catholic weekly!): "Man of Tattoos After helping AC Milan secure a 3-0 victory over Juventus last weekend, David Beckham got down to the serious business of revealing his new tattoo. It is a copy of a painting entitled 'The Man of Sorrows' and depicts Christ wearing the Crown of Thorns and sitting upon the Cross. Beckham-watchers were probably not surprised by the Christian imagery. Among his many tattoos, the footballer already has a cross on his neck and a guardian angel between his shoulder blades."
The Lourdes Rally will be held on Sunday, February 7th at 2 pm, commencing with Mass, at the Marist Church, Cottingham Road and afterwards in the Church Hall. The Lourdes Committee would be grateful for any gifts for the Tombola, Raffle, Bottle Stall and Cake Stall. There is a box in the church porch for your donations. Many thanks.
Finally: A sweet elderly grandmother telephoned a hospital.
She timidly asked "Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell me how a patient is doing?"
The operator said "I'll be glad to help, dear. What's the name and room number?"
The grandmother in her weak, tremulous voice said "Norma Findlay. Room 302."
The operator replied "Let me place you on hold and I'll check with the ward. Then , after a short while, she said "I have good news for you. Her nurse said Norma is doing very well. Her blood pressure is fine. Her blood tests have just come back as normal and her doctor has scheduled her to be discharged tomorrow.
The grandmother said "Thanks. That's wonderful. I was so worried." The operator said "Is Norma your daughter?
"No. I'm Norma Findley in 302" said the grandmother. "No one tells me anything."
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