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THE FEAST OF THE TRINITY
18TH MAY 2008
CALENDAR
Monday - Saint Dunstan
Thursday - Saint Rita of Cascia
Saturday - Our Lady, Help of Christians
Gospel Reflection for Holy Trinity - In Love For Us.
The Trinity might be a bit of a theological mystery to us, but that doesn't mean to say that we are not able to understand anything of God. We understand God in three ways; as Father and creator, as Son and redeemer, and as God's Spirit left to guide and strengthen us.
God the Father is all around us. God's miracles are in front of our eyes when we wake up in the morning and in the night skies before we go to sleep. We live on the only planet able to support life in our universe. God's miracles are there for all to see in our breathtaking landscapes, in our oceans teeming with life and in mankind itself. How often do we stop to praise God's creation or appreciate the miracles that surround us?
God the Son came to teach us with stories and signs. He came to reveal God's plan for us. God the Son came to show us the way to God the Father. "God so loved the world that he sent his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life."
The Spirit of God is the part of God left to guide us and lead us. The Holy Spirit is something we can completely forget about ... or something we can call on every day, in every choice and in every decision we make. God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit reach out to us with love in abundance, it's up to us to accept and believe.
We are all given the same twenty-four hours each day and each one of us chooses how to spend them. So how come some people can achieve such great things in their twenty-four hours whilst the rest of us soldier on?
Very many Congratulations to all the children who make their first Holy Communion today (Sunday) at Mass at 12.00 noon.
They are:
Eleanor Adler; Eleanor Attridge; George Baker; Emily Binns; Erica Brady; Jacob Brewka; Antonia da Costa; Luke Frankenburger; Christian Gateley; Sophie Goodhand; Hannah Gregory; George Gregory; Oliver Hooper; Orla Humphries; Luigi Medri; Annabel O'Hara; Isabelle Oliveira; Ella Sugrue; Hannah Taylor; Joanna Taylor; Gabriel Whitwam
To the twelve of our young parishioners who were confirmed by Bishop Hopes on Friday evening at 6.00pm mass
Alice Balfour / Kaan Buke / Richard Clayton / Frank Cross / Giulia Davidson / Francesca Dell'Anno / Roisin Dwyer / Megan Kemp / Alexander Lorimer / James Odling / Phoebe Streatfield / Les Thompson
Our warmest good wishes and congratulations.
Oremus pro invicem per vitam
THE WESTMINSTER ECCLESIASTICAL EDUCATION FUND
The Weef Collection is one of the vital collections made annually in the diocese. Please use the envelope provided next week and you are asked, if you pay tax, to be kind enough to complete the Gift Aid Indicator on the for the sake of the extra income from Inland Revenue.
THE CREDO OF THE ORDERED, SPIRITUAL AND CIVILISED LIFE
We believe that:
A - Life is gift - and is of value for its own sake.
B - A Person's life is sacred from conception to moment of death.
C - The weak must be strengthened and the
vulnerable defended
D - The defenseless have inalienable rights of
protection from:
1 - Everything that risks their harm or threatens personal injury.
2 - Anyone who would exploit their exposure in any way, shape or form.
On Monday and Tuesday there will be further debates on HFE. We are urged by Bishop John Arnold to press the local MP to vote the pro-abortion clauses down.
Further information from SPUC 
020 7091 7091
See notice boards for more info.
WORLD YOUTH DAY SPONSORED WALK
Five of us completed our sponsored walk over 10 bridges 3 weeks ago! Thanks again for all your support. If you sponsored our fundraising campaign we will be pleased to receive your contribution if you have not already given it.
Siobhan Wren
NATIONAL GRANDPARENTS PILGRIMAGE TO WALSINGHAM
Saturday 26th July 2008 led by the Bishop of E. Anglia with the blessing of The Pontifical Council for the Elderly. See advert in the porch.
PATER; FILIUS;SPIRITUS SANCTUS
Women's Fellowship
The next meeting will be held on Thursday 29th May at 8pm. in the Parish Centre. Anne Beauchamp will be giving a talk (with slides) on Western USA (Canyon lands). Refreshments £1.00. All welcome.
SAINT JAMES' SCHOOL - TWICKENHAM
SEE NOTICEBOARD FOR DETAILS OF TEACHING VACANCIES COMING AVAILABLE.
Year One Class Teacher - Full Time
Special Educational Needs Coordinator - Part Time
GARDENS OPEN -45 / 84 & 88 TUDOR ROAD
HAMPTON. Gardens open for Charity 17 and 18 May. 2-7pm. Admission £5.00 Children free. See notice board for details
THE ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLICS IN EDUCATION A C E
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS - FIT FOR MISSION???
ACE seeks to provide a spiritual and moral support network, discussion forum, guidance and information in similar ways to national provisions of guilds or associations for Catholic Nurses, Catholic Doctors and Catholics in the Police Service
ACE is for all Catholics involved in the field of, primary, secondary and tertiary Education.
Monday 19th May 2008. 7.30pm
St Joseph's Pastoral Centre
Montem Road - New Malden
Father Luiz Ruscillo - Director of Education in the Diocese of Lancaster
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