St Benedict’s Social Club Rowan Rd Batchley

Available for hire Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals and other occasions.

Telephone the Club on 01527 60345

BINGO Every Sunday 2.30pm & Monday 8pm

St Mary’s Alvechurch Ecumenical Faith Group On the third Wednesday of every month at 10.30 am – all welcome

LIFE Care Service Free National Helpline 0808 802 5433

“My house shall be called a house of prayer” Please be sensitive to those who want to pray in silence before Mass. Before Mass Talk to God During Mass Listen to God After Mass Talk to each other

Statue Visitation for the Consecrated Life

Parishioners are invited to receive the statue of Our Lady for one week and place her with flowers and candles in a prominent position in the home. Each day you are committed to praying the rosary to which parishioners can be invited to join in if you so wish. If you would like to participate in this, please see one of the clergy or contact the parish office.

ROTA SO FAR ......... Sunday 22 July 2018 Ann Glennon Sunday 29 July 2018 Caroline Holland Sunday 5th August 2018 Vincent Sampays Sunday 12th August 2018 Linda Gordon Sunday 19th August 2018 Susan Salam If your date is not convenient for you, please either swap with someone else or let the parish office know. Could you welcome the statue of Our Lady into your

home? - Yes? - please contact the parish office!

If you wish to contact the parish St Vincent de Paul group, please telephone

07531 818731 (the SVP phone) and leave

a message with your contact details so we can

return your call.

THE SHRINES OF OUR LADY & THE SACRED HEART To have the lamp burn for your intentions or loved ones, please contact the parish office, suggested donation £5.

Fellow Catholic Parishioners please come and join us

The Catenians - a Catholic men’s association

‘Strengthening family life through friendship and faith’ The Redditch Circle meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month at the Abbey Hotel and welcomes new members. For further information please contact Andrew Farrell on 07767831548 or Brian Green on 01527 543111

TREE OF HOPE

The tree of hope is near the statue of St Therese for anyone who wishes to hang a leaf for their own particu-lar petition or sorrow. Feel free to take a leaf and write a

name or message on it to hang on the tree and spend sometime in prayer

Mount Carmel Seniors Group

Thursdays at 2.30pm St Benedict’s

2nd August Afternoon Tea 16th August Trip to Trentham Gardens 30th August Bingo 6th September Tea and a chat 13th September Race Day 20th September Trip 27th September Seated Exercise 4th October Shared Table 18th October Trip 25th October Seated Exercise 1st November Christmas Arts & Crafts 15th November Christmas Bingo 22nd November Trip to Chatsworth House with Christmas Markets _________________________________________________

Pope’s Visit & Conference in Dublin

A parishioner is looking for a fellow parishioner to accompany her to Dublin for the Pope’s visit and Conference on the Fami-ly. Seats are booked at Croke Park & for the Conference. Train & ferry out on the 21st August, returning ferry & train on 25th August. Hotel booked, twin bedded room. If interested please contact Margaret Brannan on 07760 231123

Today’s Gospel– feeding of the 5,000

PLEASE do not leave bags of clothes in the church or bring them to the parish office. We will only accept what has been specifically asked for by the SVP Group.

Legion of Mary Mondays 10am Parish Centre All welcome

Thought for the day …. Christ’s miracles were worked for the furtherance of His mission. While ostensibly today’s miracle was to satisfy the hunger of the crowd, it was in the divine plan a direct preparation for the announcement of the doctrine of the Eucharist. It was as if Jesus was saying, ‘See, if I can multiply these loaves and fish, do not be surprised when I say I can multiply myself.’

Aid to the Church in Need

The Aid to the Church in Need group would like to thank all parishioners who supported us with their prayers, spon-sorship and those who took part in the walk. Can we ask if you could hand any outstanding sponsorship money or donations to the Parish Office. Please put your name and ACN, on the envelope. Thank you.

Safeguarding in the Archdiocese of

Birmingham

Archbishop Bernard Longley has commissioned a review of our current safeguarding/child protection practices in light of the National Catholic Policies and Procedures. This review is to be welcomed as a means of ensuring that our systems to protect our children and young people are as effective as possible. This review is bring conducted by an independent charity called SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence). As part of the review, SCIE would like to speak with any individuals who have had experience with any safeguarding issues within the Archdiocese, and have experience of working with our parish representatives and the safeguarding team at the Archdiocese. Anyone who is impacted by abuse issues can contact the safeguarding team on 0121 230 6240 (emergency out of hours 07976 516629). If you are able to contribute to this important review and share your experiences with SCIE then please contact Hugh Constant (Hugh.Constant@scie.org.uk or 020 7766 7374 or 07872 602207).

Prayers before the Blessed Sacrament

by Mgr Timothy Menezes

If you have ordered a copy of this book, they are now available for collection from the parish office. If you would like a copy but haven’t ordered one, we do have a few extra if you would like one—cost £5.

Fr Cornelius

We have received news that Fr Cornelius has not been well and may well require surgery, please keep him in your prayers.

Prayer Petition Box

A Petition Box is to be taken to the World Meeting of Fami-lies in Dublin at the end of August; this has been delivered to St Ambrose’s in Kidderminster. Parishioners are invited to send in petitions to the parish office and these will then be sent to Kidderminster.

Refugees

Pope Francis’ Share the Journey’ campaign will be pro-moted next week. Members of the parish CAFOD group will speak briefly at all masses. Please sign a card to the Prime Minister asking our government to work for a hu-mane and compassionate outcome at the UN Summit on migration and refugees next month. As an act of solidarity and witness Jim Quinn will be walking to Masses at both Feckenham (10.15) and Mount Carmel (6pm) next Sunday Why not join him for some or all of the walk? Contact him on 01527 402500. ‘Christ asks us to welcome our brother and sister migrants and refugees with arms wide open’ Pope Francis.

Annual Pilgrimage to Harvington Hall

Shrine of the English Martyrs

Sunday 2nd September 2018

Principal Celebrant Rt Rev Robert Byrne CO Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham Preacher Very Rev Canon David Oakley Rector of Oscott College Confessions 1.45pm-2.30pm, Mass 3.00pm Free Parking, Teas, Picnic Area. Free timed tours of Harvington Hall are available and may be booked on the day at the table in the courtyard. It is essential that you take your own chairs.

Mount Carmel Garden

Monday 6th August

2pm—4pm

The theme is bible stories, finding different ways to ex-plore these, there will be a picnic snack with everything provided and as usual this is a FREE event. NB If plans need to change due to weather, this will be published on social media and via email if you are registered.

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL, REDDITCH

Beoley Road West, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 8LT (01527) 63096

Email: office@mtcarmel.co.uk Website: www.ourladyofmountcarmel.co.uk

The Parish is part of the Archdiocese of Birmingham: Registered Charity No.234216

Parish Clergy: Fr Anthony Rohan, Fr Craig Davies

Permanent Deacons: Revs Des Chilton & Peter Griffiths

NEWSLETTER 1823 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 29TH JULY 2018 YEAR B

Parish Mass Book Page 51 2 Kings 4:42-44 Psalm 144 Ephesians 4:1-6 Gospel John 6:1-15

Mass Times & Intentions

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B

Week beginning Sunday 29th July 2018

Saturday Mount Carmel 5.00 pm Paddy Slattery (Wedd.A) Hadzor 5.00 pm Howard & Maud Galton

Sunday Mount Carmel 8.15 am Mickey Mohan 9.45 am Mass in Polish 11.15 am Patricia Rolinson (a) 6.00 pm Josie Beard (a) Alvechurch 9.45 am George, Valerie, Paddy & Peter Higgins Feckenham 10.15 am Mary Shanley (a)

Monday Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Ints of Adam Abhiabhliash (FHC Intention) Mary Duignan

Tuesday Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Evina Benny (FHC Intention) 6.00 pm Muriel Williams (b’day a)

Wednesday Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Ints of Catherine Rafferty 5.00 pm Mass in Polish

Thursday

Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Miroslaw Rejniak 6.30 pm Exposition 7.00 pm Ints of Juliette Brunner

Friday Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer

9.30 am Bronislawa & Wojciech Slobodzian 10.00 am Stations of the Cross 5.00 pm Mass in Polish

Saturday Mount Carmel 9.10 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Victor & Julie D’Lyma (The following fulfils Sunday Obligation) Mount Carmel 5.00 pm Mary Rose Keegan Hadzor 5.00 pm Austin O’Neill

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B

Week beginning Sunday 5th August 2018 Mount Carmel 8.15 am People of the Parish 9.45 am Mass in Polish 11.15 am Ints of Monica (7th Wedding Anniversary) 6.00 pm Jennifer Sheehan Alvechurch 9.45 am Margaret Leonard Feckenham 10.15 am Cahal Devanney

Parish Diary ….

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B Psalter Week 1

Counters Team E Monday 10 am Legion of Mary in Parish Centre 7.30pm Narcotics Anonymous in Parish Centre

Tuesday 7pm AA Meeting in Parish Centre

Wednesday 7pm St Benedict’s Social Club Committee Meeting

Saturday Tea & Coffee after 5pm Mass in the Parish Centre Tea & Coffee after 5pm Hadzor in the Newman Room 7pm Narcotics Anonymous in Parish Centre

Flowers Jane Craig & Monica Whitmore Sunday Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Psalter Week 2 7.30pm AA meeting in Parish Centre

Counters Team F _____________________________________________________________________________

St Joseph’s Home, Coleshill Offers residential care to older people and those living with de-mentia in a Catholic setting. Respite bedrooms are also available for those who could benefit from a short stay. Please call 01675 434500 for an informal chat or to arrange a visit.

Legion of Mary

Welcomes visits from parishioners, male and female, who are available for up to one and a half hours to attend meetings in the Parish Centre on Mondays at 10am. Do you have two hours to spare in the week following the meeting to help the Priests by visiting the housebound parishioners or Residential/Nursing Homes? Not sure? Come to a meeting or speak to a Legionary to find out more. V Whyte 01527 402676 or A Glennon 01527 65832

Confessions at Mount Carmel

During Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament followed by Benediction Saturdays 10-10.50am

On the 1st Saturday of the month the Rosary will be said

after Divine Mercy Devotion

Tuesday Evenings 6.30pm-7pm

The Parish Safeguarding Representatives are

Mrs Jane Craig & Mrs Linda Gordon

Irish Dancing Classes by World Champion & former Lord of the Dance star For boys and girls from the age of 3+ Monday 5.30-6.30pm at Rubery Social Club, B45 9JW Tuesday 5.30-6.45pm at St Brigid’s School Hall Northfield B31 5AB Thursday 5.30-6.30pm at Immanuel Church Hall, Highters Heath Lane, Kings Heath B14 4TB Saturday 10-11.30am St Brigid’s School Hall, Northfield B31 5AB For more information contact Leona today on 07849 466140, email mccarrondance@outlook.com, facebook@mccarrondance Available for exhibitions, weddings, baptisms & much more!

Monday Saint Peter Chrysologus

(Fifth century) As bishop of Ravenna, Italy, he was outstanding in his apostolic zeal, for his preaching and his writings.

Tuesday Saint Ignatius of Loyola

(1491-1556) Born in Loyola, Spain, he became a soldier. Follow-ing his conversion, he went to Paris to study theology. There he gathered his first followers. With them he founded the Society of Jesus in Rome, which is dedicated to the greater glory of God and to the service of the Church, in total obedience to the Pope.

Wednesday Saint Alphonsus Mary de’Ligouri

(1696-1787) St Alphonsus was born in Naples, Italy. As a young man he was a lawyer, but later became a priest. He founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists). He was given the title Doctor of the Church for his writings on Moral Theology. A tireless apostle of the Eucharist and of our Blessed Mother, he worked with great zeal for the poor and the sick.

Thursday Saint Eusebius of Vercelli or of

Saint Peter Julian Eymard

(+371) St Eusebius was born in Sardinia and brought up in Rome. Around 340 he was named Bishop of Vercelli in Piedmont. He fought staunchly against the Arian heresy which denied the divinity of Christ. The Arians tortured and exiled him. (1811-1868) St Peter Julian Eymard was born at La Mure, Isere, France, and joined the Marist Fathers. He dedicated his life to promoting Eucharistic devotion and founded both the Congrega-tion of the Blessed Sacrament and the Servants of the Blessed Sacrament. Canonised in 1962 he is known as the ‘Apostle of the Eucharist’.

Friday First Friday

Saturday Saint John Mary Vianney

(1786-1859) He was born near Lyons, France and ordained a priest in Grenoble. He was assigned to the parish of Ars-sur-Froman where he spent forty two years. He was outstanding for his steadfast care of souls, for his spirit of prayer and mortifica-tion, but above all, for his tireless dedication to the Sacrament of Penance. He spent most of his life in the confessional, drawing energy from his intimate and constant friendship with our Lord in the Eucharist. Pope Pius XI declared him Patron of the Universal Clergy.

What’s on ………….

Cream Tea at St Mary’s, Alvechurch

Saturday 11th August 2pm-4pm

In aid of St Mary’s Window Fund. Admission £5 by ticket only (for catering purposes) from Felicity on 0121 445 2371

Adoremus—National Eucharistic Pilgrimage & Congress— ‘I am the Bread of Life’ 7th—9th September

2018 Leaflets available at the back of church and in the porches Catholic lives. There will also be daily adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. For more information visit: www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk@adoremus2018 or contact Fr Craig Szmidt by email parishpriest@catholicquinton.org.uk or phone 0121 422 4865

Lamp at the Shrine of Our Lady of Mt Carmel

This week the lamp burns for the Intentions of J J WALSH & FAMILY ….. Next week for CHRISTOPHER

Lamp at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart

This week the lamp burns in THANKSGIVING TO THE SENIORS’ GROUP (Pauline Clarke) ... next week for the intentions of the BREE FAMILY

For the dead ...

Your prayers are asked for PAUL KEVIN GRIFFITHS Funeral Service 11.45am Monday 30th July at the Abbey Chapel, MIROSLAW REJNIAK formerly of Redditch, DIANE CURRY Reception of Body Wednesday 15th August at 5pm, Funeral Mass Thursday 16th August at 12 noon, JENNY JONES neighbour of parishioner. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Please pray for the sick…

Deacon Des, Carmel Fiolka, Fred & Pauline Clarke, Jane-Christina Thomson, Bob & Caroline Holland, Mick Halloran, Chris Figgett, Thomas Henry Burnside, Bridget Heatley, Brian & Devan Dixon, Brian Dixon Snr, Pat Conner, Margaret Daly, Maureen Reavey, Gregory Daniel, Maura Lee, Sean Harkin, Margaret Clarke, Anthony Obinna, Mary Hickey, Grazyna, Kazik & Krzys Juszkiewicz, Delia & Gerry Bree, Gino Belmonte, John Henry Birtle, Martin Twomey, Margaret Maddison, Fiona Short, Jane Elliott, James Daniel Durrant, Gillian Reeves, Biddy Smith, Christopher Carr, Christine Watson, Mark Yates, Josie Clarke, Stuart Pearson, Francis & Judith O’Hare, Eugene Kirk, Tom Nicholas, Julia Hopkins, Phil English, Julia Radford, Gerry Crilly, Rae James, Jayne Spiers, Molly Barron, Betty Flahive, Mary Eve, Sylvia Burge, Paul Daly, Maureen Fowler, Lucy Martin, Candice Butcher, Emrys Hughes

WEEKLY STATISTICS

Weekend of 21/22 July 2018 1st Collection £731.13 2nd Collection £384.97 Mass attendance 576 (does not include Polish count) These figures do not include Standing Orders

Parish Bereavement Group Grief can be very lonely even when you have loved

ones around. The Bereavement Support Group offers help to those who are experiencing difficulties in

coping with the death of a loved one. This includes miscarriages and still births. We also offer support to those suffering from terminal illness, and support

to their loved ones. For details please contact the parish office.

PARISH WEBSITE : www.ourladyofmountcarmel.co.uk

Journey in Faith, Baptism Enquiries, Wedding Enquiries

SAINTS & FEASTS FOR THE WEEK …

Baptism To arrange for the baptism of your child/children you will need to contact the parish office on 01527 63096 or visit the parish website to find out when the next available Baptism Meeting is for you to attend. At this meeting you will be given the Bap-tism Form to take away with you for completion. Once com-pleted please bring it with you to the parish office on a week-day morning between 10am—11am when one of the priests will be able to see you and book the date for baptism. Bap-tisms normally take place on a Sunday at 1pm in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. There is an administrative fee of £30 for Baptism which should be paid at the time of arranging the date.