For Catholics on the Tendring Peninsula….
SPECIAL NEWSLETTER XXXIV – keeping in touch
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT (B) 5/6 December 2020
CATHOLIC PARISHES OF:
Our Lady Queen of Heaven, Dovercourt: 01255 503383
email Harwich@dioceseofbrentwood.org
website www.harwichcatholics.org.uk
Sacred Heart and St Francis of Assisi, Frinton-on-Sea: 01255 674475
email Frinton@dioceseofbrentwood.org
website: www.frintoncatholicchurch.wordpress.com
Masses to be celebrated in our churches during the week:
Monday (7th): (Dovercourt) 9.30am Gerry RIP
Wednesday (9th): (Frinton) 11.00am Anne Bray
Thursday (10th): (Frinton) 11.00am Ania Wigley RIP
Friday (11th): (Dovercourt) 9.30am Migrants & Refugees
Saturday (12th): (Frinton) 6.00pm Fr Charles Kakooza
Sunday (13th): (Frinton) 8.30am Margaret & Michael White
(Dovercourt) 10.45am All Parishioners
In addition to these Masses, Fr Bill will continue to celebrate Mass in The Presbytery. His Mass intentions are:
Ann Duggan & family
Ellen & Patrick Horgan RIP
Openness to the Word of God
Private Intentions
Expectant Mothers
A hymn for Sunday:
For you, O Lord, my soul in stillness waits; truly my hope is in you.
O Root of Life, implant your seed within us,
and in your advent draw us all to you,
our hope reborn in dying and in rising.
Last week I wrote a little about the O Antiphons, or great Os. Each antiphon is a name for Christ as mentioned in holy scripture and each refers to the coming of the Messiah as prophesied by Isaiah. They are: O Wisdom; O Lord; O Root of Jesse (ie of Life); O Key of David; O Dayspring; O King of the Nations; O Emmanuel. Both last week’s hymn, ‘O Come, O Come Emmanuel’, and this week’s draw on the great Os. ’My soul in stillness waits’ is written and set to music by Marty Haugen with a simple but haunting accompaniment.
This week’s reflection from the second letter of St Peter: ‘So then, my friends, while you are waiting, do your best to live lives without spot or stain.’ (AJ)
Sunday Mass Attendance (both parishes – ADVENT): To give all parishioners the opportunity of attending Mass once during Advent, Sunday Masses will be open to parishioners as follows: 3rd Sunday of Advent (12/13 Dec), Surnames H-O; 4th Sunday (19/20 Dec) P-Z. The church may be more crowded than usual, please maintain social distancing at all times even if this means standing.
Advance notice (Christmas Masses): I am planning for seven Christmas Masses to be celebrated across the two parishes between 24th and 27th December. Please note that attendance will be limited to those who have pre-booked seats. There will be some opportunity after Masses during Advent to book seats where these are still available – please speak to Jane Dunbar (Dovercourt) or Anne Jackson (Frinton).
It’s getting cold: as we need to leave windows and doors open in church to ensure adequate ventilation, please remember to come dressed in warm outdoor clothes!
Sunday Smile: A child’s prayer: Dear God, please take care of me and my daddy and mummy and my sister and my brother and my doggy and my cat. And please take care of yourself, God, for if anything happens to You, we will all be in a big mess.