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Third Week of Eastertide – Easter Week - Year B
Saturday 17th April - Saturday 24th April 2021
Source: Luke 24,35-48 | Digital Catholic Missionaries (DCM) (digitalmissioners.com)
Jesus Appears to the Disciples
36 While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be
with you.”
37 They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. 38 He said to them, “Why are you
troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? 39 Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch
me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”
40 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. 41 And while they still did not believe it
because of joy and amazement, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” 42 They gave him a
piece of broiled fish, 43 and he took it and ate it in their presence.
44 He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is
written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.”
45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them, “This is what is
written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance for the
forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 You are
witnesses of these things.
Third Week of Eastertide – Easter Week- Year B
Saturday 17th April – Saturday 24th April 2021
St. Mary’s Church
Monday- Friday Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Confessions- 12:00 (noon) – 12:45pm
Saturday’s Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Confessions: 11:00am-11:45am
Saturday 17th April Easter Feria Third Week of Eastertide
St Mary’s Christ the King
Mass Mass
12noon 5:30pm
Stewards at St Marys Win & Norman Statham RIP
Sunday 18th April
THIRD SUNDAY OF
EASTER
St Mary’s
Holy Family
St Mary’s
St Mary’s
Mass Mass Mass Mass
9.00am 9.30am 11.00am 6.30pm
D. Moore Intentions Tara Lawrence RIP 51st Birthday People of the Parish Joseph Conroy RIP Intentions of Teresa
Monday 19th April Easter Feria
St Mary’s
Mass 1:00pm Sheila Goodwin RIP
Tuesday 20th April Easter Feria
St Mary’s
Mass 1:00pm Bishop Patrick McKinney’s Intentions
Wednesday 21st April Saint Anselm, bishop and doctor
Christ the King St Mary’s
Mass Mass
9:00am 1:00pm
People of the Parish Brian Woodward RIP
Thursday 22nd April Easter Feria
Holy Family St Mary’s
Mass Mass
9:00am 1:00pm
Intentions of Mary In loving Memory of John Allsop RIP
Friday 23rd April Saint George, Martyr, Patron of England
St Mary’s
Mass
1:00pm
Joseph Conroy RIP
Saturday 24th April Easter Feria Fourth Week of Eastertide
St Mary’s Christ the King
Mass Mass
12noon 5.30pm
People of the Parish John Hogarth
Please remember in your Prayers those who have died. May they rest in peace. Amen
Father Greg writes: This week we welcome to our parishes Fr. Taz who has journeyed from the Archdiocese of Capiz in the Philippines to minister in the Diocese of Nottingham. I know that you will make him very welcome. Restoration appeal: Thank you for your generous response to our initial appeal for the restoration of the beautiful Jesse tree stained glass windows together with the restoration of the stone mullions, and lead that holds it all in place. Your financial generosity is much appreciated and needed for this major project. Saint Marys primary school: The new school term begins tomorrow (Monday), and St Marys moves to the property of Saint James house in Chester Green where the entire school community can be together once again. Parking is at a premium and so parents will be using the church car park to both drop off and collect their children at the end of the school day. Once again the head teacher and staff of this wonderful school have worked miracles in transferring the school from the church at Mackworth and St Benedict’ School to Saint James's house. We do of course look forward to the day when all of our children can return to their new school which will be rebuilt on the original site. Clergy formation fund: next Sunday the second collection will be for the clergy formation fund. Thank you for your generosity. The 22nd of April is the Earth Day. It is a day where the whole humanity is proposed to take care particularly for our planet. The St Mary Parish livesimply Group propose to the St Mary’s parishioners to not use their phone, TV or radio on this day. As well, they should try to observe an hour without using electricity. It’s a great opportunity to reduce our energy consumption and consequently help to reduce climate change; but it is also the opportunity to spend a quality time with families, friends or God.
Source: Earth Day - The Global Catholic Climate Movement : The Global Catholic Climate Movement
Notices
------------------------------------------------------------------- CAFOD - unwanted currency Any foreign currency, notes or coins, and old UK money is collected and used by CAFOD. Please consider donating any you have to help CAFODs work with the world’s most vulnerable communities. St Mary’s has a great record of collecting this currency. Place any that you have in one of the green CAFOD envelopes, available in church, or your own envelope or bag, and put in the offertory basket at the end of Mass. Many thanks for your continued generosity. Mrs. Judith Honey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Holy Communion 2021 - Next session is Sunday 25th April 2021, Chapter 7, Bread of Life 10.30am to 11.15am, (for safeguarding reasons no child must be left alone on a Zoom meeting). Due to the restrictions caused by the Coronavirus, the preparation sessions will be held remotely using Zoom.
Complete the survey: How has Covid-19 Affected You and Your Faith? Bishop Patrick would like to hear from you! The Diocese of Nottingham has launched a short survey to deepen its understanding of Covid-19’s impact on all Catholics across the diocese. Bishop Patrick is eager to know more about peoples’ experiences of the pandemic, with a view to ensuring that the faithful are well supported and understood in the years ahead. Please visit https://www.dioceseofnottingham.uk/whats-on/news/share-your-story-how-has-covid-19-affected-you-and-your-faith and fill out the short questionnaire. Please encourage other parishioners to do so. The deadline for submissions is July 4th 2021. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The post of full time Roman Catholic Chaplain (priest, deacon, religious or lay person) for HMP Stocken is now being advertised. Please follow the link for more details or to apply: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/appcentre-1/brand-13/candidate/so/pm/1/pl/3/opp/42456-42456-Roman-Catholic-Chaplain-Full-Time-Roman-Catholic-Ordained-Priest-Ordained-Deacon-Religious-Brother-Sister-Lay-Person/en-GB
------------------------------------- Here are the bank details of all three parishes: Name of the account: St Mary Derby RCP Sort Code: 30-92-59 Account: 00428642 Name of the account: Holy Family Allestree RCP / Nottingham Diocese Sort Code: 30-92-59 Account: 07412601 Name of the account: Christ the King Mackworth RCP Sort Code: 30-92-59 Account: 00063601
URGENT: St Mary’s Restoration Project:
The Jesse Tree Main Sanctuary Window
St Mary’s Church is fortunate to be blessed with exceptional artwork, and our
crowning glory is probably the stained glass in the main sanctuary windows. This was
installed in 1854-5 as part of Edward Pugin’s alterations to his father’s 1839 Church.
The window was made by Hardman’s, the leading stained-glass manufacturer in the
country at the time, and was designed by John Hardman Powell.
Unfortunately, recent surveys have revealed that this window is in a serious state of
disrepair – with areas considered critical and a danger of the glass falling out. We
have arranged for a complete restoration of the glass by Chapel Studio of Norfolk.
This will involve the Jesse Tree window being removed and painstakingly re-leaded
and cleaned. The work will take place from Easter this year and last approximately 10
months. During this time, there will be scaffolding on the Sanctuary for extended
periods of time and the high altar and reredos will be boarded to protect them from
damage. There will also be scaffolding externally to the window space.
The work will cost a considerable amount of money - £50,000 for the actual windows,
plus ancillary costs for scaffolding, stone repairs etc. As a parish we have lost
significant revenue during the past year due to Covid lockdowns and limits on the
numbers who can attend Mass. Many thanks to those of you who have continued
your regular donations either in person or by Standing Order, but the shortfall in our
income is something we have to be mindful of. It is therefore, with a heavy heart,
that we ask you to show your generosity once again in contributing towards the cost
of the Jesse Tree Window repairs, any contributions will be gratefully received.
Money can be put in the baskets in an envelope marked ‘Restoration,’ or in the metal
box at the back of Church or pay electronically via the Church Bank Account (see the
newsletter for details), please use the reference ‘Restoration.’
We thank you for your help in restoring our beautiful sanctuary window to its former
glory.
Fr Gregory Tobin
Our Sanctuary window shows the Jesse
Tree – an ancestral record of Jesus’ family
tree that establishes he is a descendant
of Jesse, King David’s Father, and thereby
fulfills Isaiah’s prophecy about the
coming Messiah:
"And there shall come forth a rod out of
the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall
grow out of his roots." Isaiah 11:1
The photos show the cracks in
the glass segments and the
‘bulging’ which is a sign that
the window could fall out of its
casing.
Saint George's Day Soliloquy by Martin Ward
On Saint George's Day,
I always wonder why
so many other Patron Saints
are venerated to a greater extent
than our own Saint George.
Saint Patrick's Day is massive in Ireland,
the USA (New York especially)
and all around the world.
Similarly, the Scots love Saint Andrew,
and Saint David is venerated
by Welsh people, Christian or not.
The English seem more reticent.
Could it be because they do not believe
in dragons being slayed,
or that a man from Turkey (maybe)
or certainly somewhere in the middle-east
should be a saint of dark satanic mills?
I'm on your side Saint George.
He was real alright, but the dragon story
was added about 500 years after he died
to represent the victory of good over evil.
George was named after his father Gerontius:
a noble name that drifts my thoughts
to Saint John Henry Newman,
whose dream in poetic form
fired Elgar's great gift of music.
George: a Praetorian Guard; military man
from a solid Christian family:
not everything the Romans would want.
Holding such a prestigious post,
the Emperor would expect
George to recant his faith on pain of death.
But he would not: choosing
to follow His Saviour's path.
That great empire, now turned to earthly dust,
yet amidst its ruinous grandeur
stands The Holy See:
a testimony to the triumph of God
over adversity and persecution.
Here in Derby, we can scratch the earth
of our own city and turn up coins and pottery
from the time the Romans ruled.
I give a variation on a greater voice:
'Here's to England and Saint George.'
St Teresa of Avila (José Luis Filpo Cabana)
Pope Francis: Prayer made St Teresa of Ávila an exceptional woman
Pope Francis sends a video message on the occasion of the International Congress "Mujer exceptional", or Exceptional Woman, dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of the proclamation of St. Teresa of Ávila as a Doctor of the Church.
By Lydia O'Kane
In a video message to participants taking part in an International Congress commemorating the
fiftieth anniversary of the proclamation of St. Teresa of Ávila as a Doctor of the Church, Pope
Francis spoke of how prayer made this great Saint an “exceptional woman”.
The Congress, which began on Monday, April 12, at the St Teresa of Ávila Catholic University,
closes on Thursday, April 15.
The Pope said that St Teresa was outstanding in many ways. However, he underlined, “it should
not be forgotten that her recognized relevance in these dimensions is nothing more than the
consequence of what was important to her: her encounter with the Lord, her ‘determined
determination,’ as she says, to persevere in her union with Him through prayer, her firm
intention to carry out the mission entrusted to her by the Lord, to whom she offered herself
with simplicity.”
St. Teresa's boldness, creativity and excellence as a reformer, said Pope Francis, “are the fruit of
the interior presence of the Lord.”
Recalling the universal call to holiness spoken of by the Second Vatican Council, the Pope said,
it is “not only for some ‘specialists of the divine’, but it is the vocation of all believers.”
Uniqueness of the Saints
“Union with Christ, which mystics like St. Teresa experience in a special way by pure grace, we
receive through Baptism,” he said.
“The saints stimulate and motivate us, but it is not for us to literally try to copy them; holiness
cannot be copied, because even that could lead us away from the unique and different path that
the Lord has for each one of us.”
“What is important,” the Pope added, “is that each believer discerns his own way, each one of
us has his own way of holiness, of encounter with the Lord.”
Union through charity
Pope Francis recalled that St. Teresa herself warned her nuns that prayer is “not to experience
extraordinary things, but to unite us to Christ. And the sign that this union is real are works of
charity.”
Path of Prayer
The Pope stressed that “St. Teresa teaches us that the path of prayer that made her an
exceptional woman, and a person of reference through the centuries, is open to all who humbly
open themselves to the action of the Spirit in their lives.”
Such a path, he said, “is not open to those who consider themselves pure and perfect, the
Cathars of all centuries, but to those who are aware of their sins.”
“Prayer made St. Teresa an exceptional woman, a creative and innovative woman,” emphasized
Pope Francis.
“From prayer she discovered the ideal of fraternity that she wanted to make a reality in the
convents she founded.”
Faithful friends of God In his video message, Pope Francis said that like the Doctor of the Church, St. Teresa, we live in
hard times that require “faithful friends of God.”
He emphasized that “the great temptation is to give in to disillusionment, to resignation, to the
dismal and unfounded presage that everything will go wrong.”
Some people, he said, “frightened by these thoughts, tend to shut themselves away, to take
refuge in little things.”
Giving an example of this, the Pope recalled a convent where all the nuns took refuge in “little
things” because they were all enclosed in little things, “as a refuge, in selfish projects that do
not build up the community, but rather destroy it.”
On the other hand, Pope Francis continued, “prayer opens us up, allows us to taste that God is
great, that He is beyond the horizon, that God is good, that He loves us and that history has not
escaped from His hands.”
God gives us fullness and joy
We can be encouraged to do great things, stressed the Pope, “because we know that we are
favoured by God. And together with Him, we are capable of reaching any challenge, because in
reality it is only His company that our heart desires and that gives us the fullness and joy for
which we have been created.”
Concluding his video message, Pope Francis invited participants to pray St Teresa's prayer:
"Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you; all things pass away, God does not change.
Patience, all things come to pass. He who has God lacks nothing. God alone is enough."
15th April 2021
Source: Pope Francis: Prayer made St Teresa of Ávila an exceptional woman - Vatican News
Grapevine Issue 22
Resurrection: the tender revolution
We're used to thinking of the resurrection as a moment in time - the moment when Christ who was
dead becomes alive. But as we emerge from lockdown, this Easter feels different - it is also a
slow dawning of something new.
The coming months invite us to reconnect with friends, family and neighbours, discover new
vocations, and re-open ourselves and our parishes to a wounded world. We will rediscover each
other 'in the flesh'. This long resurrection will require both care and courage from us all.
Pope Francis talked of 'the revolution of tenderness' in The Joy of the Gospel in 2013. His words
then prove strangely prophetic today:
"The Gospel tells us constantly to run the risk of a face-to-face encounter with others, with
their physical presence which challenges us, with their pain and their pleas, with their joy
which infects us in our close and continuous interaction.
True faith in the incarnate Son of God is inseparable from self-giving, from membership in the
community, from service, from reconciliation with others. The Son of God, by becoming
flesh, summoned us to the revolution of tenderness."
Evangelii Gaudium, 88
This edition of Grapevine offers a routemap for this revolution of tenderness, through Eastertide,
beyond Pentecost, and into next year. This is not an invitation to keep to yourself: it is an invitation
to pass on. The gift of the Gospel is one to give away.
Paul (Programme Leader for Social Action)
Please feel free to forward this email to fellow parishioners,
or include content in your parish bulletin.
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In this issue
• Revolution of Tenderness - at a glance
• Listening campaign - coming soon
• Prepare the future - workshop next Wednesday and on 2 June
• Relay to the Glasgow climate summit - coming our way
Revolution of Tenderness: at a glance
Click to download the poster below.
Feel free to circulate it with your parish e-bulletin with the text that follows.
Sample article for your parish bulletin
Please feel free to copy the 'Revolution of Tenderness' logo at the top of this issue
Revolution of Tenderness: As we emerge from lockdown into the 'new normal', God is
calling each of us afresh. The diocese is offering a series of initiatives and events inspired by
Pope Francis called Revolution of Tenderness, to help us answer that call. The invitation
comes from Caritas, the new diocesan network supporting social action, and includes:
• Prepare the Future: Practical workshops on 21 April and 2 June and regularly
thereafter, to help parish activities and outreach start up again
• Kindle the Fire: Online prayer for the eve of Pentecost to mark the launch of Caritas
• Lend an Ear: A diocesan listening campaign to rebuild social friendship and
understanding after the pandemic
• The Word and the Common Good: Workshops on Scripture and Catholic Social
Teaching on Monday evenings in June and July
Everyone is welcome - visit dioceseofnottingham.uk/revolution-of-tenderness for ways to join
in.
Revolution of Tenderness is a revolution in eight
steps...
Many thanks to everyone who has already responded to the diocesan survey. There is
plenty of room for more responses.
It can be completed in ten minutes. People tell us they are finding it offers a valuable opportunity
to reflect on the last year.
However long you want to give it, click below to share your story.
Kindle the fire of Love
Join us on the eve of Pentecost, 22 May 2021, for a special interactive online service to mark the
launch of Caritas. Find out how you can grow the Church's mission of justice and charity. Book
your place today.
Booking now open for Pentecost prayer
Lend an ear
From Pentecost 2021, you'll be receiving an invitation to join our listening campaign. We'll engage
people in conversation on some of the important questions in the current survey - both in our parish
congregations and in the community at large.
Find out more about the listening campaign
Here: Now: Us is a three-part programme to help your
parish grow as a confident, outward-looking
community, and invest in the leadership of lay people:
• The Word and the Common Good,
a practical seven-week programme of
Scripture-based workshops on Catholic social
teaching, starts on 7 June 2021 on Zoom
• A Saturday workshop in your parish when
Covid restrictions allow
• Support for your post-pandemic mission and
outreach through Caritas.
If you'd like to find out more, visit our website, or
click below to book for a forthcoming Open Evening,
all 7.00 - 8.00 p.m.:
• Tuesday 13 April
• Monday 26 April
• Monday 17 May
Better still, encourage a few of your fellow
parishioners to come too, and join up as a parish
group.
Book for a 'Here: Now: Us' Open Evening
Prepare the Future: two new workshops
Prepare the Future workshops offer ideas, practical advice and mutual support for re-opening
your parish for mission after lockdown. They're open to everyone in the diocese, and take place on
Zoom. We're now going to run them monthly to keep pace with demand! Here are details of the
next two.
Wednesday 21 April 2021
3.30 - 5.00 p.m.
Regeneration for post-Covid mission
The forthcoming workshop will be a buffet of opportunities that might be relevant to your
parish:
• Two's Company: setting up a parish telephone befriending scheme
• Parish Councils: organising for mission in the post-Covid Church
• Building a Census and skills audit for the post-pandemic parish
Subject to demand we'll also touch on:
• Opening a drop-in centre or listening café in your parish hall
• Renovating and upgrading parish facilities for outreach
• Power of Four: a model for mutual aid in the parish and beyond
• Lend an Ear: plans for the diocesan Caritas listening campaign.
Scroll down for a link to the booking form, where you can let us know which topics interest
you most.
Wednesday 2 June 2021 3.30 - 5.00 p.m.
Open with Care
Resuming parish life in the 'new normal'
In late June the government hopes to relax the restrictions that have prevented most parish
activities taking place. It will be the moment when many parish facilities and groups can start
up again.
Open with Care on 2 June will help you ensure that your church premises and the things
that happen in it are as safe and healthy as possible, and fulfil the government guidance.
We'll be joined by Catherine Scholes from the diocesan property office. Having guided us
through lockdown, she'll now be helping us make plans to re-open.
Book here for Prepare the Future workshops
There's three more elements of Revolution of Tenderness to tell you about, but we'll save
them up for later:
• Caritas Friends: Find support and inspiration to nourish your vocation and live the
Gospel
• Renew the parish: Post-pandemic mission planning workshops
• Thy Kingdom come: Build back better with the Gospel, in care for Creation, justice
and peace.
Finally, in other news...
A relay of young (and not-so-young) walkers, supported by CAFOD, is travelling through our
diocese at the end of August and in early September. The Young Christian Climate Network are
forming a relay from the G7 summit in Cornwall to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. They
are walking for an end to the injustice of climate change - and indeed for their own future.
• Read more about their motives here.
We're blessed to have these young people passing through our diocese. Could you be a blessing
to them in return? There are a variety of ways you can help, especially If you are on the route
through the diocese:
• Netherseal
• Aston-on-Trent
• Melbourne
• Nottingham
• Hucknall
• Sutton-in-Ashfield
They're looking for accommodation overnight in or near these places, people to cheer them on in
between, and many other kinds of practical help which can be done from anywhere.
Find out how you can support the relay
Give a Catholic charity a chance of £3,000
The annual Catholic Charity Conference can't take place this year, so instead the organisers
are offering three awards of £3,000 each, to charities which have 'gone the extra mile' in the
pandemic. They are looking to reward those which have demonstrated:
• Best digital transformation by moving their business online
• Most innovative response to the pandemic, in what they do or how they do it
• Best outreach programme or activity in its contribution to the local community
Put your nomination in by 23 April - visit catholiccharityconference.org.uk
The Catholic foundation Fellowship and Aid to the Christians of the East (FACE) is hosting a
webinar on Saturday 24 April, 10.00 - 11.30 a.m. with:
• His Beatitude Louis Raphaël Cardinal Sako, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans and
head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, and
• His Eminence Cardinal Michael Fitzgerald M.Afr., Patron of FACE
FACE warmly invite parishioners from Nottingham Diocese to this opportunity to hear about life for
Catholics in the Middle East.
Cardinal Sako recently hosted Pope Francis's recent apostolic visit to Iraq. He faces the challenge
of leading an Eastern Church in a highly charged and often changing situation, which has
witnessed the mass exodus of Eastern Christians from their homelands where Christianity was first
spread.
The webinar takes place on Zoom. Please book your place via the link below.
Book for the webinar on the Middle East
Live Streaming – Masses
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DERBYSHIRE Parish of St Alban’s, Chaddesden, Derby - Father David Cain http://www.derbycatholiclive.co.uk/ Live stream of Weekly Liturgies: Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays 10.00am Mass & Exposition at 9:30am
Thursdays 7pm Mass & Exposition at 9:30am
Parish of St Anne’s, Buxton Father Gerry Murphy https://www.facebook.com/StAnnesRCBuxton/videos/220404315997502/ Sundays
10 am Mass
Derby Catholic Podcast
https://www.mixcloud.com/DerbyCatholic/
During this time of social isolation, we hope to reach out to the community and continue to spread the Word of God. St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy & St Mary's Parish, Derby have joined up to create a Podcast.
Podcast schedule: Sundays 9am - Children's Liturgy
Contact: [email protected]