
For the week
beginning:
September 5th 2010
The Twenty-Third Sunday of the Year
Year C
Theme: Christ who gave up everything for our sake
We celebrate the self-sacrificing love of Christ, the unfathomable wisdom of God, who was prepared to give up everything out of love for man. In the same spirit S Paul was prepared to send back to Philemon the dear friend of his captivity, Onesimus, a part of his own self.
God our Father,
you redeem us
and make us your children in Christ.
Look upon us,
give us true freedom
and bring us to the inheritance you promised.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Ecclesiastica
First Reading Wisdom 9: 13 - 18 Psalm 89 Second Reading Philemon 9 - 10, 12 - 17 Gospel
Luke 14: 25 - 33
Sunday September 5th
Twenty-Third Sunday of the Year Sung Mass at S Barnabas' 9.00 a.m. Sung Mass at S Alban's 9.30 a.m.
Sung Mass at S Agatha's
11.00 a.m. S Agatha's Harvest Lunchafter Mass Monday September 6th FeriaNo Mass S Alban's Parochial Church Council in S Patrick's room 7.00 p.m. Tuesday September 7th Feria Low Mass at S Agatha's 12.00 p.m. Wednesday September 8th Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary School Eucharist 9.00 a.m. Thursday September 9th Feria Low Mass at S Alban's 12.30 p.m. Friday September 10th Feria No Mass Saturday September 11th Our Lady on Saturday Low Mass at S Alban's 9.00 a.m. Sunday September 12th The Twenty-Fourth Sunday of the Year Sung Mass at S Barnabas' 9.00 a.m. Sung Mass at S Alban's
9.30 a.m.
Sung Mass at S Agatha's
11.00 a.m. Beverages and Sherry are available after Sunday Mass (S Agatha's and S Alban's).
Junior Church during 11.00 a.m. Mass at S Agatha's
Confessions: by appointment.
For Pope Benedict XVI and the Roman Catholic Church.
For the Ecumenical Patriarch and the Eastern Churches.
Archbishop Rowan Williams
Archbishop John Sentamu
Diocese
PRAY for The Episcopal Church of the Sudan, The Most Revd Daniel Deng Bul Yak, Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of the
Sudan and Bishop of Juba.
SUN TRINITY14 5 Deanery of Shirley David Senior - Area Dean
| The Rt Revd Andrew Watson | Bishop of Aston |
| The Rt Revd Tony Dumper | Honorary Assistant Bishop |
| The Rt Revd Peter Hall | Honorary Assistant Bishop |
| The Rt Revd Iraj Mottahed | Honorary Assistant Bishop |
| The Rt Revd Mark Santer | Honorary Assistant Bishop |
| The Rt Revd Maurice Sinclair | Honorary Assistant Bishop |
| The Rt Revd Michael Whinney | Honorary Assistant Bishop |
| The Ven Hayward Osborne | Archdeacon of Birmingham |
| The Ven Dr Brian Russell | Archdeacon of Aston |
| The Bishop of Ebbsfleet, Provincial Episcopal Visitor | The Rt Revd Andrew Burham |
| Deanery of Shirley | David Senior- Area Dean |
| St Agatha's and St Barnabas' Churches | Revd John Hervé |
| St Anne's Roman Catholic Church | The Oblate Community |
| Highgate Baptist Church | The Revd Paul Walker |
| St Columba United Reformed Church | The Revd Leonora Vissert-Hooft-Jagessar |
| Shilonite Gospel Church | Minister-in-Charge John Adegoke |
| Birmingham Central Mosque | Dr Mohammed Naseem |
| Forward in Faith Ministries International Birmingham East Assembly (ZAOGA) | Pastor Richard Sabvute |
Pray Daily For:
Each individual member of
the congregations of all three churches,
that they may be faithful to their vocations as they go about their
daily lives,
and worthy ambassadors of their Catholic Faith.
The Mission Partnership and Our Parishes:
Strengthen and increase the
faithful, visit and relieve the sick,
turn and soften the wicked, arouse the careless, recover the fallen,
restore the penitent, remove all hindrances to the advancement of thy
truth,
and bring us all to be of one heart and mind in the knowledge of thy
Holy Church.
For our neighbouring Faith Communities within the Parishes
S Anne's Roman Catholic Church
Highgate Baptist Church
The Shilonite Gospel Church
Ladypool Road Congregational Church
Stratford Road Baptist Church
Birmingham Central Mosque
Malawi
We remember our dear friends in Malawi, our twinned Diocese and pray that we all might be of very real assistance to them.
S Alban's Academy
We pray for the Staff and Students, and the Governors and Trustees.
We pray for God's guidance in the selection of a priest as Chaplain of the Academy.
Almighty God, the giver of every good gift: look graciously, we beseech thee, on thy Church, and so guide with thy heavenly wisdom the minds of those to whom is committed the choice of a priest for this parish, that we may receive a faithful pastor, who shall feed thy flock according to thy will, and make ready a people acceptable unto thee; through Jesus Christ, thine only Son our Lord. Amen.
Called to a New Kingdom
May God re-shape His Church and set us free by the power of the Spirit to witness and to serve others.
Transforming Church
We pray for the Transforming Church initiative, as we move forward with the help of our Diocesan Consultant.
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Relief
Please protect those
who
are held in captivity; or missing. We ask that you continue to
pray
for their release and for a peaceful resolution of the issues which
precipitated these events.
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Well-being
We pray earnestly for all those who are hungry, sick, injured, wounded or homeless throughout the world, and nearer to home here in Birmingham, and commend the good work of the Fireside Centre to all. Help us to continue to support them practically through an on-going collection of clothing, sleeping bags, gloves, toiletries, nappies etc. and especially tinned goods.
Any and all who are anxious, ill, in pain or distress, and who need God's Holy Healing touch, especially those known to us by name,
| Margaret Clarke | Thomas Neathway |
| Jane Davis | Rosemary Parslow |
| Vernon Davis | Kathleen Payne |
| Jan Edwards | Marjorie Preston |
| Betty Golding | Elizabeth Priday |
| Margaret Greatrex | Abdul Rashid |
| Joan Lee | Ann Royer |
| Marjorie McGrath | Guy Waters |
| Cheryl Manton | Barbara Wooster |
Requiem
Those who mourn, and those who have entered the larger life:
The recently departed, especially Sylvie Porter, and any who have died alone, May their souls rest in peace and rise
in glory |
Those whose year's mind occurs this week
| Margery Rogers | Elizabeth Sargant | Walter Woodward |
| Mary Harrison | Winifred Parkes | Florence Bunch |
| Elsie Larke | Jessie Taylor | Timothy Wheeler |
| Frances Greatrex | Edith Bayliss |
If you would like someone added to our prayer list and remembered at our Daily Masses, or to the Year's Mind Memorials, please either E-Mail us or sign our Guest Book giving us the details or asking us to contact you. It is also possible to sponsor an eight day Sanctuary Lamp on the High Altar in honour of someone dear to you or to celebrate a special occasion in your life.
Parish Petition - Restoration Intercession
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May God enthuse and equip us all, Community and Congregation, to re-build, renew and
repair His Holy House here in
Highgate. |
| Details of our Mission
Partners,
S Agatha's, Sparkbrook and S Barnabas', Balsall Heath may be found at www.saintagathas.org.uk |