A message from Fr John

Dear Friends

Good morning - unseasonable weather again! What now for climate change?

I hope you’re managing to stay well and safe.

I was very struck by some lines from Pope Francis’ homily on the feast of Saints Peter and Paul. He said:

'It is pointless, even tedious for Christians to waste their time complaining about the world, about society, about everything that is not right. Complaints change nothing. Let us remember that complaining is the second doo that closes us off from the Holy Spirit … The first door is narcissism, the second discouragement, the third pessimism.
Narcissism makes you look at yourself constantly in the mirror, discouragement leads to complaining and pessimism to thinking everything is dark and bleak. These three attitudes close the door to the Holy Spirit.’

It can be all too easy for us to turn in on our selves, blame others and pull others down with us.

The Pope continues:
‘God expects that when we pray we will also be mindful of those who do not think as we do, those who have slammed the door in our face, those whom we find it hard to forgive. Only prayer unlocks chains … only prayer paves the way to unity.’

There’s a challenge!

We continue to pray for those who are sick especially
Adela, Winnie, Sylvia, Joe, Susan, Irene, Paddy, Jimmy, Maureen and Audrey

And for those who have died especially

Fr Peter, Michael, Roy, Alf, Malcolm, Elsie, Matthew, Anne, Stella, Chris, Kenneth, Carol Ann, Ingeburg, Winnie, Patricia, Eileen, Maureen, Joan, Frank, Robert, Lynda, Cecilia, Lourdes, Dale, John, Eileen, Michael, Graham, Maria, Andrew, Gladys, Ellen, Patrick, Pauline, Michael, Alice, Gordon, Mary, William, Elsie, Lynn, Pauline, Richard, Tom, Paula, Michael, Susan, Denis, Tony, Antoinette, Sheila, Michael and Marion

Tomorrow, Tuesday, Mass on Zoom will be at 5.00pm

Christ the King church will be open for private prayer only
Monday: 2-3.00pm
Wednesday: 6-7.00pm
Friday: 2-3.00pm

St Joseph, pray for us

Every blessing

Fr John