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Readings at Mass - 6th Sunday of Easter - Year C

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1st May 2016 • 6th Sunday of Easter • Year C

Meditation

We find ourselves in virtually the same situation as the people for whom the fourth gospel

was intended: faith alone assures us that the Risen One is still present in the world, but pre-

sent in absence.

We believe that, in returning to his Father, Christ does not cease to act. His death did not put

an end to the spread of the gospel. By his death and rising Christ is present in a new way. The

Spirit which had come down on him in the Jordan is now poured out upon all believers. We

go forth to plant the seed of his word.

The time of presence in absence is therefore the time for us to assume our own responsibil-

ity. Without taking hard and fast positions, we accept, in faith and in hope, the risk of giving

new answers to life's ever-new questions. The Spirit demands that we take this risk.

Vienna International Religious Centre

Entrance Antiphon Cf. Is 48: 20

Proclaim a joyful sound and let it be heard; proclaim to the ends of the earth: The Lord has freed his people, alleluia.

Collect Grant, almighty God, that we may celebrate with heartfelt devotion these days of joy, which we keep in honour of the risen Lord, and that what we relive in remembrance we may always hold to in what we do. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. First reading

Acts 15:1-2,22-29

Some men came down from Judaea and taught the brothers, ‘Unless you have yourselves circumcised in the tradition of Moses you can-not be saved.’ This led to disagreement, and after Paul and Barnabas had had a long argument with these men it was arranged that Paul and Barnabas and others of the church should go up to Jerusalem and discuss the problem with the apostles and elders.

Then the apostles and elders decided to choose delegates to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; the whole church concurred with this. They chose Judas known as Barsabbas and Silas, both lead-ing men in the brotherhood, and gave them this letter to take with them:

‘The apostles and elders, your brothers, send greetings to the brothers of pagan birth in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia. We hear that some of our members have disturbed you with their demands and have unsettled your minds. They acted without any authority from us; and so we have decided unanimously to elect delegates and to send them to you with Barnabas and Paul, men we highly respect who have dedicated their lives to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Accordingly we are sending you Judas and Silas, who will confirm by word of mouth what we have written in this letter. It has been de-cided by the Holy Spirit and by ourselves not to saddle you with any burden beyond these essentials: you are to abstain from food sacri-ficed to idols; from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from fornication. Avoid these, and you will do what is right. Fare-well.’

Psalm Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you.

O God, be gracious and bless us and let your face shed its light upon us.

So will your ways be known upon earth and all nations learn your saving help. R

Let the nations be glad and exult for you rule the world with justice.

With fairness you rule the peoples, you guide the nations on earth. R

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you.

May God still give us his blessing till the ends of the earth revere him. R

Second reading

Apocalypse 21:10-14,22-23

In the spirit, the angel took me to the top of an enormous high mountain and showed me Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down from God out of heaven. It had all the radiant glory of God and glittered like some precious jewel of crystal-clear diamond. The walls of it were of a great height, and had twelve gates; at each of

the twelve gates there was an angel, and over the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel; on the east there were three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. The city walls stood on twelve foundation stones, each one of which bore the name of one of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

I saw that there was no temple in the city since the Lord God Al-mighty and the Lamb were themselves the temple, and the city did not need the sun or the moon for light, since it was lit by the radiant glory of God and the Lamb was a lighted torch for it.

Gospel Acclamation Jn14:23

Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus said: ‘If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him.’ Alleluia!

Gospel John 14:23-29

Jesus said to his disciples:

‘If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him and make our home with him. Those who do not love me do not keep my words. And my word is not my own: it is the word of the one who sent me. I have said these things to you while still with you; but the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all I have said to you. Peace I bequeath to you, my own peace I give you, a peace the world cannot give, this is my gift to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. You heard me say: I am going away, and shall return. If you loved me you would have been glad to know that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. I have told you this now before it happens, so that when it does happen you may believe.’

Prayer over the Offerings May our prayers rise up to you, O Lord, together with the sacrificial offerings, so that, purified by your graciousness, we may be conformed to the mysteries of your mighty love. Through Christ our Lord.

Communion Antiphon Jn 14: 15-16

If you love me, keep my commandments, says the Lord, and I will ask the Father and he will send you another Paraclete, to abide with you for ever, alleluia.

Sunday 11.15am Mass

Entrance Hymn 461 Love Divine

Offertory 606 See us, Lord, about Your altar

Communion

Procession 1 Gift of finest wheat (Choir)

After Blessing and dismissal

588 Regina Caeli

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It may not always be possible for Mass to be celebrated on your preferred date or at the Cathedral itself.

Recommended offering for each Mass is £5.

Sunday 11:15 Mass is normally reserved for the Administrator’s or Bishop’s Intentions for the Parish or Diocese

St Mary’s Cathedral - Aberdeen AB10 1SH Sunday 1st May, 2016

Cathedral Clergy & Staff Administrator: Fr. Keith Herrera 01224 640 160 administrator@cathedral-abdn.org

Assistant Priest: Fr. Tomasz Klin 07402 099 944 (Polish Chaplain) curate1@cathedral-abdn.org

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Music Director: Shelagh Noden music@cathedral-abdn.org

Shop Manager: Barbara Mearns shop@cathedral-abdn.org

Parish Office

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Secretary: Cowan Watson secretary@cathedral-abdn.org

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Bulletin: bulletin@cathedral-abdn.org Notices to be in by Tuesday evening

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Liturgical Ministries

Head Sacristan: Jacqueline Armstrong jacquelinearmstr@hotmail.com

Readers: Fiona Mitchell fiona.j.mitchell@hotmail.co.uk

Euch. Ministers: John MacKinnon 07926 628 941 johnmackinnon2602@hotmail.co.uk

Welcomers: Gordon Webster 01224 592 246 webster200@btinternet.com

Collectors: Diego Mejias Morffe 07960 325 046 dmejiasmorffe@gmail.com

Altar Servers: George Brand geobra@msn.com

Flowers: Pixie Mather 01224 321 953

Notices

Adoration: 7am to 7pm Monday to Wednesday 7am to 9pm Thursday to Saturday

Confessions: Tuesdays 6pm Saturdays 10.30am & 6pm

Morning Prayer: Monday - Friday 7.30am Saturdays 9.40am

Evening Prayer: Thursdays 6.30pm

Night Prayer: Thursdays 8.30pm

Rosary: Saturdays 10.30pm

Housebound? John MacKinnon (See above) To arrange communion visits

Coeliacs: Please speak to a member of the clergy before Mass to arrange communion

Sunday Coffees: Aneta Sieminska 07415 321 792

NFP Margaret Hammond 07891 358 114 mgthammond13@yahoo.co.uk

Children to be accompanied to toilet by parent or guardi-an

‘Real’ Coffee after

Mass

Weekly Calendar Mon Mother & Toddler Group

For parents with young children Main Hall from 10.30-12.30pm Contact: Yi-pei Chou Credo Community Meeting Polish charismatic prayer group. Main Hall at 7.30pm . Contact: Fr Tomasz Klin SJ

Tue The Big Picture Main Hall from 8 - 9.30pm Contact: Fr. Keith 11:15 Choir Rehearsal Leading the music for 11.15 Sunday Mass Upper Hall 6.30pm Contact: Shelagh Noden St. Vincent de Paul Feeding the homeless Contact: Evelyn Murray

Wed Light Exercise Class for all Main Hall at 10:00am Contact: Laura Walker 0777 3 021 851 laura@laurawalkerlimited.co.uk Seniors Club Speakers, fun & fellowship Main Hall at 2 pm every 2 weeks Contact: Winnie on 01224 632 465. African Choir For Africans and anyone else. Upper Hall from 6 - 8.00pm Contact: Patricia Malikebu 07891 714 549

Thu Healing of Memories Prayer for the healing of painful memories of the past to bring peace to the present. Clergy House at 2.30pm (by appointment) Contact: Deacon Tony Legion of Mary Members serve the Church as needed Lower Hall at 5.30pm Contact: Nogie Osula nogisula@yahoo.com Cenacolo Prayer Group Exposition & Rosary praying for healing of those with addictions Church after Mass Contact: Liam Sharkey 07774 931 996 liam.sharkey@fsmail.net Band Practice Contemporary music for Sunday 6pm Mass Upper Hall after Mass Contact: Michael Thomson michael@pianocatholic.org.uk

Fri Our Lady of Aberdeen Prayer Group Rosary & praise in song and word Chapter Room from 1.30 - 2.30pm Contact: Teresa Coyne 07901 851 526 Altar Servers’ Practice Church from 6.00 to 7.00pm Contact: Simon begbie_no1@hotmail.com Youth Groups For teenagers between 11 & 17 Upper Hall 7pm to 9pm Contact: St. Andrew’s Community 07754 891 808

Sat Church Cleaning Church at 10.30am Contact: Joyce Webster 01224 319 154 Saturday Club Informal social gathering, includes prayer Main Hall from 4pm to 7pm Contact: Aneta Sieminska 07415 321 792 African Choir (As above) Upper Hall from 6 - 8.00pm

Sun 11:15 Choir Rehearsal Leading the music for 11.15 Sunday Mass Upper Hall 10.00am Contact: Shelagh Noden

Please take me home

Mass Times Date Details Service Time Mass Intentions

Sun 1st 6th Sunday of Easter

Mass Polish Mass Solemn Mass Polish Mass Mass

8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 3.00pm 6.00pm

Father Noel Barry RIP Parish Intentions Margaret Marton RIP

Mon 2nd Saint Athanasius Bishop, Doctor

Mass Mass

7.00am 12.30pm

Tue 3rd Saint Philip and James, Apostles

Mass Mass

7.00am 7.00pm

Sir Edward Ekepni RIP Margaret Ryans RIP

Wed 4th Mass Mass

7.00am 12.30pm

Father Jim Cosker RIP

Thu 5th Ascension of the

Lord Mass Solemn Mass

7.00am 7.00pm

Sir Edward Ekpeni RIP

Fri 6th Mass Mass

7.00am 12.30pm Maria &Michel Martins RIP

Sat 7th Mass

Vigil Mass 10.00am 7.00pm Adedoyin Family

Sun 8th 7th Sunday of Easter

Mass Polish Mass Solemn Mass Polish Mass Mass

8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 3.00pm 6.00pm

Maria &Michel Martins RIP For the Parish Agnieszka Radwan

Offertory: £1,943.40 Polish: 1,290.60

Second Collection for Renovation Fund This takes place this weekend after communion.

Baptism Congratulations to Leila Natalicia Dos Sanctos Francisco, Natalie Orzechowska, Amy Christine, Brown Chone and Emily Courtney, who were all Baptised on Saturday the 23rd of April. Please, remember them in your prayers.

Healing Service Thursday 5th May after 7.00 pm mass at the Main Hall. Rosary, praise and prayer. All welcome.

The Marriage Course We are planning to run The Marriage Course from Wednesday 18th May for those married two years or more. If you would like to help, contact Fr. Keith.

Cathedral Books & Gift Shop Book of the Month:

‘The Big Picture Bible Course + DVD £10.00 Also:

‘Living Faith’ Daily Catholic Devotions £1.00 ‘The Jesus Prayer’ by Bishop Kallistos Ware £1.95

Meet Jesus with Pope Francis CTS £2.50

Design A Beard

£512.52 so far

Here are the top designs folks. The beard starts to get shaved next week!

Vote for your favourite design £1 per vote: The more money, the more votes!

50% for World Youth Day & Youth Activities

50% for Parish Renovations www.justgiving.com

St Mary’s Fundraising Dinner Saturday May 14th 8pm (after Sat. Vigil Mass) in the main hall. Meals from around the world served by the youth with music and testimonies . All money received to-wards youth activities (especially the pil-grimage to Poland for World Youth Day). For tickets contact standrewscommuni-ty@cathedral-abdn.org or 077548 918 080

Pledge to sponsor a young person If you would like to sponsor a youth to go to World Youth Day please contact us at: standrewscommunity@cathedral-abdn.org This is a great investment in our future.

Businesses Are we able to be your charity? We are trying to fundraise for World Youth Day (15-17 year -olds).

If you are a business that has to participate in the 5p Government Bag-tax would you consider giving it to us as a charity in-stead? If you would like to help please contact the St. Andrew Community.

St Vincent de Paul 24/04/16 Box Collection: £107.61 Polish collection: £25.80

Expenditure: Food £168.90 Thanks to all who help us each week.

Youth

Fridays 7pm to 9pm Upper Hall

A youth group for teens aged 11-13

A t S t . M a r y ’s C a t h e d r a l

Fridays 7pm to 9pm Upper Hall

A youth group for teens aged 14-17

Deanery & Diocese Friends of God

A new group run by Bishop Hugh at 7pm on Thursdays from his home for singles between 30 & 40 who want to deepen their faith within a circle of friends: Prayer, discussions and food.

Confirmation Workshop In St. Mary’s Cathedral Huntly Street on Saturday 7th May, from 10.00 am - 3.00 pm. Please, bring your own lunch. Service in church at 2.30 pm. Parents are welcomed. If you wish to bring your child, please email: wgpritchard@hotmail.co.uk

Newman Association Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday, 9th May at 7.30 pm in the Bishop’s House. This will be followed at 8.00 pm by our Cheese & Wine informal get-together. Admission £3.50. Further information from eclareg@btinternet.com or fiona.j.mitchell@hotmail.co.uk

Uplifting Walk - Walking in the Light Would you like to explore the countryside around Dufftown - the Whisky Capital of the World on Saturday 14th May? Join other Christians on their next Uplifting Walk. For more information, visit: www.upliftingwalks.wordpress.com

Bishop’s Golden Jubilee Trophy This year we will return to Duff House Royal Golf Club, Banff for the popular Diocesan golf outing.

Date: Friday 1st July 2016 Venue: Duff House Royal Golf Club Tee Times: From 12noon

Cost: £44 to include one round of golf and a one course meal with tea/coffee. As well as the trophy there will be various other prizes. See notice board for further information on the notice board.

New Dawn in Scotland Catholic Pilgrimage Conference in Madras College, St. Andrews, from 4-8 July. A week packed with excellent input to refresh and re-invigorate our Catholic faith. In addition to talks on a variety of topics, there are daily workshops relevant to daily living out our faith in difficult times. An exciting programme of events for children and youth also offered: something for everyone. See: www.newdawninscotland.com.

Catholic Teachers in Religious Education The Bishops of Scotland wish to inform teachers and students looking to teach in Catholic schools about how they can gain the Catholic Teacher’s Certificate in Religious Education (CTC) in academic year 2016/17. There are two options: i. the Certificate in Religious Education by Distance

-learning (CREDL) For details, go to the CREDL website: www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/religiouseducationbydistancelearning

ii. Setting Out on the Road. For details and on-line application, go to the SCES website: http://sces.org.uk/setting-out-on-the-road

Both options cost £200 for Catholic teachers or students residing in Scotland.

Screened Mass Please use the hall, espe-cially if your child becomes restless during Mass.

Parish Visitations The Holy Family Sisters of the Needy will be visiting parishioners over the next few months. If you would like a visit, please contact them on 07863 065 345 or holyfamilysrs@yahoo.co.uk.