CORPUS CHRISTI PRAYER GROUP PROGRAME:
January
Wednesday 25th January 7pm: ‘St Paul – from Critic to Convert’
On this, the feast of the Conversion of St Paul, we will be meditating on the life of this great Saint. We will use scripture to inspire us in prayer. Hope you can come and join us.
February
Wednesday 1st February 7pm: Celebration of Mass
Come and begin the month by celebrating Mass with us at the Corpus Christi prayer group. We will pray the rosary together from 7pm, before Fr Anthony Doe joins us to celebrate
the Eucharist.
Wednesday 8th February 7pm: Eucharistic Healing Service
Fr Angelus will be leading us in an evening of prayer for healing in all aspects of our lives. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed with the opportunity to come forward and receive a blessing as we kneel in prayer before Christ. Hope to see you there.
Wednesday 15th February 7pm: Adoration, Prayer and Praise
We will pray together in word and song tonight in front of the Blessed Sacrament, during this evening of meditation and adoration. We will reflect on scripture and lay our intercessions before the Lord.
Wednesday 22nd February 7:45pm: Ash Wednesday - Celebration of Mass with distribution of ashes
Come and begin the season of Lent with us as we celebrate Mass together for Ash Wednesday. Ashes will be distributed during this Mass. Celebrant: TBC
**Please note: Later start time this evening, with Mass at 7:45pm prompt as the Latin Mass Society will be using the church before us this evening**
Wednesday 29th February 7pm: ‘Journeying through the Wilderness’
Simone Lia will be leading us in an evening of meditation & prayer to help us on our Lenten journey. We will reflect together on how we can use this season to prepare ourselves for the celebration of Christ’s resurrection at Easter.
OTHER CATHOLIC HAPPENINGS:
Life in the Spirit Seminar (LISS) 2012
The Soul Food Prayer Group is running a Life in the Spirit Seminar, starting this month
The Life in the Spirit is a back to basics exploration of the Good News leading to a real and deep knowledge and experience of God’s love for us through a personal encounter with Jesus. The Soul Food Life in the Spirit Seminar has renewed and transformed lives through the power of the Holy Spirit.
The Life in the Spirit Seminar consists of talks, praise and small group discussions and runs over 5 consecutive Thursday sessions from 7 to 9pm at St Charles Borromeo Church, Ogle Street, W1W 6HS, starting on January 19th. There is also a weekend retreat from Fri 10th – Sun 12th Feb in the beautiful Buckinghamshire countryside.
Everyone is welcome to attend - last year we had over 150 participants – so register now!
To register for the Life in the Spirit Seminar, or for more details, check out http://www.soulfoodgroup.org/liss/.
Catholic Underground
New Year, NEW Catholic Underground for 2012!
***Saturday 21st January, 7.30pm***
People Of London, come for:
+ Popular Christian music
+ Performance of Poetry!
+ Prayer!
If you were at our last event you’ll know it was in Central London, St Patrick’s Church and it was so Fantastic @ St Patrick's that...
*St Patrick’s is now our New Home!*
We had some brilliant times at Balham but some great things about now being in Soho are:
+ Central Location
+ New Underground Venue
+ ...So why not invite your friends (and for a meal before or drink after?)
*Holy Hour!*
Encounter Christ on the altar...
With Confession available, join us for the Holy Hour...
Find out what it means to Be Still in front of the Real Presence...
*Then – Live Performances!*
Poetry: RJ Cunliffe on human emotions and spiritual journeys
Live Musical Artists to follow
Check our dates for 2012: www.catholicunderground.co.uk
Join our Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/messages/?action=read&tid=id.323901810965217#!/groups/catholicundergroundlondon/
Suggested Donation only £5
Find out why the Buzz is Underground... All welcome!
Verbum Dei Retreats
- Silent retreats, on the Isle of Wight
o 10th-12thFebruary
o 5th-8thApril (Easter Silent Retreat)
o 29th June-1stJuly
- Summer:
o Walking the way to Santiago de Compostela (Spain): We would like to organize this pilgrimage that would be around 7 days. Anyone interested? Let us know if you have any suggestions.
For more details please go to www.verbumdei.org.uk
Day of Prayer in Walsingham
Saturday February 18th 2012
A Day of Prayer invoking Divine Mercy and the intercession of Our Lady of Walsingham
led by Mgr Keith Barltrop
· For the needs of the Church, the National Shrine of Our Lady and the Diocese of East Anglia
· For the intentions of the sick, the suffering, the excluded, the unborn and the Holy Souls
· For the peace and stability of the Middle East and for the peace of the World
· For the intentions of Heaven for the 'Eucharistic Congress' in Dublin, June 2012
· For the 'Year of Faith' declared by our beloved Holy Father Pope Benedict XV1 - November 2012 to 2013
The Programme will be more or less as follows:
(Sacrament of Reconciliation available throughout depending upon priestly presence)
10am Opening hymn followed by introduction by Mgr Keith Barltrop
10.15am Prayer of Protection of St. Michael the Archangel followed by the blessing of Holy Water
10.30am Praying of the Rosary
11am - 11.30am - Talk 1
11.30am short time of gentle praise and quiet song
12 Noon Mass
followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament followed by short time of prayer and praise - inviting people to take turns to watch during the lunch period
1.15pm - 2.25pm Packed Lunch - The Shrine Cafe will not be open - but you will be able to obtain tea, coffee and biscuits in the Staff Tea Room as is usual during the Evening and Night Vigil programmes. Just be aware that you will need to bring any food you want with you!
2.25pm - opening time of praise
2.35- 3pm - Talk 2
3pm Chaplet of Divine Mercy followed by time of Intercessory Prayer for the intentions of the Day.
3.25pm -4pm Eucharistic Healing Service
4.pm - Rosary & Act of Consecration of the Church and our Countries to Our Lady of Walsingham, the Sorrowful & Immaculate Heart of Mary.
4.30pm Finish
Please see the attached flyer for more details.
Padre Airton Freire at Westminster Cathedral Hall
“Do on Earth the will of our Heavenly Father. For I saw eyes that asked, even though they never said a thing." Padre Airton Freire.
On behalf of Fundacao Terra, Padre Airton Freire from the North East of Brazil will be giving a talk on the theme 'God is among us'.
The social work carried out by Padre Airton started two years after his ordination, when he met the community of Trash Street and was profoundly touched by what was happening in that community at the time, where extreme poverty reigned everywhere. People were left to fend for themselves, feeding on leftover food found in trashcans or from alms given
by people passing by; "living" in cardboard, tin or mud shanties; no sanitation of any kind, no electric lights, no pavement on the streets, no school, no medical assistance. 25 years on Fundacao Terra works with the very poorest in this area and provides essential food, schooling, water and other essential medical services (www.fundacaoterra.or.br).
Padre Airton is a deeply charismatic priest with many gifts of the Holy Spirit and his devotion to the Divine Mercy prayer has played a huge role in his ministry.
There will be a full interview of Padre Airtons in the 'Good News' Magazine in the March 2012 issue.
Time: 7.30pm
Date: 24th February 2012
Venue: Westminster Cathedral Hall
Contact: Madeleine Jones on- madeleine1975@hotmail.com for more information.
Please see the attached flyer
Foundations for Mission
A series of training weekends equipping you for the New Evangelisation
Later this year the Catholic Bishops from around the world will be gathering for the Synod on the New Evangelisation. Prior to that, we will see Olympic fever take over the UK, alongside which, the biggest ecumenical mission in the last 30 years to hit London! These major events call us to step up and get involved in sharing our faith. Sion Catholic Community for Evangelism is offering a series of teaching and training weekends which will equip you not only to understand the New Evangelisation but also to be a practitioner.
Participants can choose to take part in one or more of the weekends of this course, or even to just come along for a day’s teaching on the Saturdays. Although each topic will build on the other the weekends will be autonomous. The topics for the weekends are as follows.
9-11 December 2011: 'The New Evangelisation' - Fr. Pat Collins
27-29 January 2012: 'Revelation - Understanding the Plan of God' - Fr. Peter Hocken
2-4 March 2012: 'Proclamation - Pass-it-On' - Michelle Moran
30 March 2012 - 1st April: 'Demonstration of the Power of God' - various speakers
4-6 May 2012: 'Equipping you for Ecumenical Mission - Catholic Apologetics' - Alice Hall
7-9 June 2012: Practical Outreach Experience - Spirit in the City/West End Churches
29 June - 1 July 2012: 'Leadership for the New Evangelisation' – Leadership Skills - Charles Whitehead and Worship Leading - Peter Moran
1-13 August 2012: Practical Outreach experience - The Joshua Camp/More than Gold
As well as the teaching weekends, you are encouraged to take part in one or both of the practical outreach experiences. Those people who choose to take part in the Olympics Outreach will be given the opportunity to take on leadership positions at The Joshua Camp (visit www.thejoshuacamp.com) or in managing various projects for More than Gold (www.morethangold.org.uk).
Cost: £75 per weekend as part of the course = £450 in total for 6 weekends. Or for individual weekends the cost is £95 per weekend...the discount to £75 applies on those booking for 3 or more of the weekends.
The weekends will be held at the Sion Community’s National Training Centre:
SENT, Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, Essex. CM15 9BX
For further information or a booking form please contact alicestill@sioncommunity.org.uk
or our administrator on 01277 215011or e-mail admin@sioncommunity.org.uk
Please see the attached flyers
