Caritas Plymouth’s
June 2022 e-newsletter
Diocese:
'Walking Together' Synodal Journey 21-23: information
|| June '22 newsletter
|| April newsletter
Bishop Mark's remarks at
Mass of Thanksgiving (Archbishop Elect of Cardiff) 30th
May.
Biennial
Music and Arts Festival: May 15th -
22nd at Penzance RC Church: video of a part of Mousehole Male Voice Choir
and Anna Zoshchuk's performance on the final evening, including
Anna's duet with Kes McDowell (age 11) from Mousehole, dedicated to
the children of Ukraine.
Plymouth Diocese & Caritas
Ukraine
support page || DEC
and CAFOD appeals (CAFOD is a
DEC member supporting Caritas Ukraine) || Cornwall Council Support for Ukraine
info || Home
Office: Host
Ukrainian refugees || Home Office: visa support for
Ukrainians factsheet || Ukrainian
Institute London support || Association of
Ukrainians in GB Appeal || A
message from the Catholic Archbishop of Kyiv || Pope Francis'
appeal for peace and help for refugees video 6th
March
World Day
of Prayer for Vocations 7/8 May 2022 Pope Francis writes: ‘Dear
Friends on this particular day, but
also in the ordinary pastoral life of our communities, I ask the
Church to continue to promote vocations. May she touch the hearts
of the faithful and enable each of them to discover with gratitude
God’s call in their lives, to find courage to say ‘yes’ to God.’
--- The Office for Vocations invites you to promote vocations
particularly through prayer. The Holy Rosary is a hallowed prayer
to meditate on Christ’s life as well as intercede for special
intentions. Prayer cards will be available. --- Pope St John Paul
II said, “Considering that the Eucharist is the greatest gift Our
Lord gives to his Church, we must ask for priests…we must ask
insistently for this gift. We must ask for it on our knees.” ---
‘Is God calling me to be a Priest’: Visit
The National Office for Vocation England and Wales
website.
Our choir seeks new singers to
join their friendly & committed group. They sing at the 11am
Solemn Mass on Sundays, Holy Days and Choral Evening Prayer on the
3rd Sunday of the month. Music from Plainsong through Polyphony, to
quality contemporary music. Rehearsals on Wednesday evenings. Basic
sight-reading skills are helpful but not essential. If you are open
to developing your musical ability, vocal tuition forms part of
rehearsals. You don’t need to be a Catholic, there are already
Christians of other denominations who are members. The choir just
asks you take on the ethos of what they do in leading music in
worship …. If this interests you or someone you know,
please speak to David
after the 11am Mass or contact him via the parish
office ... Music page
CAFOD
crisis appeals: Ukraine; Afghanistan; Yemen; Syria: Info
+ Donate via CAFOD website. -
CAFOD supports sister Caritas agencies in Afghanistan to reach
communities most in need of food, clean water and fuel. --- Other
CAFOD campaigns
Poverty
Challenge: See, Judge, Act: Following the pandemic many households
now also face new hardships as prices rise. CSAN Caritas Social
Action Network, the Catholic agency addressing poverty and
injustice in England and Wales has issued a booklet to increase awareness of Catholic
Social Teaching on poverty, and to inform local responses. Please
take a moment to read and encourage groups and individuals to
engage with it, link above.
COVID-19
Route Map Step 4 Guidance: Wisely we continue cautiously to
get back to ‘normal.’ The Guidelines for churches say that
Masks/ Face coverings are still encouraged (unless medically
exempt). If you are kneeling please make sure you are not
breathing down anyone’s neck. HANDS–FACE–SPACE.
Parishioners wishing to read
online the
Sunday Message printed newsletter cover articles (Redemptorist
copyright), for Sunday Mass readings and commentaries, please
e-mail office for
login. 
From August 2022 only
the printed versions are available each week in our churches.
Join the SVP: “Spread the love of God in the world
through the good contagion of charity.” - See leaflet in church or
contact Francis McWilliams via the parish office.
Bishop
Mark's 22nd Feb pastoral
message pdf and video ---
[Fr. Philip writes 6th March:- Bishop Mark sent a pastoral letter
last weekend, which I read out and made available. Part of it has,
"I urge all Catholics to take up again regular attendance at Sunday
Mass. Physical attendance, for those who are able, can be a
practice that is lived in these days as an act of solidarity with
our brothers and sisters who are suffering. We believe in ‘the
economy of Grace’. Where we do not find love, we pour love in, in
the hope that eventually we can draw love out."]
North Aisle fundraising
leaflet
Penzance Roman
Catholic Church, 'The Immaculate Conception of Our Lady'. Parish of