Why there should be silence in church

We're working hard here in ihom to establish the appropriate reverence and silence in church. The article entitled Why there should be silence in church by Catholic Truth website is very helpful. Why not have a look yourself at: http://www.catholic-truth.info/misc/talking.htm

Mondays at 7pm......

......is TLM (traditional Latin Mass) time in Sacred Heart Parish Bridgeton. Fr. Stephen Dunn, former assistant priest here in ihom, is Parish Priest of Sacred Heart. Responding to Pope Benedict's motu proprio Summorum Pontificum of September 14th 2007 Fr. Dunn is now offering the TLM every Monday at 7pm. Why not give yourself a treat some Monday and go and experience the beauty of the ancient Roman Rite.

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Our two feast day Masses today had attendances of 23 and 12 respectively. We had planned a torchlit rosary procession from the garden shrine to the Lady Altar but heavy rain meant we had opt for plan B: the rosary in church. The evening Mass followed thereafter. Inspite of the modest numbers those in attendance renewed their faith and sang several well known Marian hymns strongly. In my preaching I made reference to how, sadly, many parishioners just didn't seem to care about making any extra effort to please God on such a wonderful feast day.

Advent talk 2

On Sunday evening we had the second of our Advent talks. A gathering of over 30 parishioners and friends enjoyed a supper of homemade food; veg soup, beef curry, chicken curry, and chicken casserole. Our very own David Brower then delivered a really impressive talk on the subject of the Nativity. Starting with a reminder of the Catholic approach to scripture, David then took us on an enthralling journey through the Old Testament prophecies of the coming Messiah and finished where everyone thought he was going to start: with a look at the historicity of the gospel accounts.

Mobile phone recycle

The St. Nicholas Care Fund of the Archdiocese are looking for your old mobile phones to recycle. Working with the 1touchmobile company 60% of the sell on fee will go the Care Fund. If you have an old mobile that your are getting rid of why not bring it to the recycle bin in the parish hall, or to the sacristy or parish house.

Pope Benedict offers Mass 'ad orientem'

How wonderful to hear the news that the Holy Father has offered Mass 'ad orientem' in the recently restored Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace on Tuesday 1st December.

A bit of fun

Thought you might like this:

http://badvestments.blogspot.com/