some of past featured articles and links 2022 (updated
for end December)
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JANUARY:
Diocese: 'Walking Together Synodal Journey
2021-2023' -
January newsletter - Synod information
Peace
Sunday was celebrated in England and Wales on 16 January;
see Pax Christi, the International Catholic movement for peace for
resources.
The Week of
Prayer for Christian Unity was observed in January during
the octave of St. Peter and St. Paul. Theme for 2022: ‘We Saw
His Star in the East’, materials prepared by churches in the Middle
East. Links are here.
[of interest from our
audio library: The CTIPA Christian Unity Service, with Choral Evening Prayer, in
our Parish church, Jan 2012. Preacher: The Bishop of Truro, Tim Thornton; 'if we take prayer seriously, will the process of prayer allow
the possibility of change ... structural unity, working together.' 
listen / download mp3 audio (16:20 mins) ]
Epiphany
Traditional New Year House Blessing "20 + C + M + B + 22"
Christus Mansionem Benedicat ~ May Christ bless this house. A tradition in
the Catholic Church was to hand out blessed chalk at the Masses for Epiphany, to
be used in blessing one’s home in the New Year. Write above your doorway as in
the example above: 20 (first two numbers of the year) + C + M + B ( for the 3
Magi, Casper, Melchior, and Balthasar), then + 22 (last two numbers of the
year), then write below: ' Christus Mansionem Benedicat', (“May Christ Bless
this House.”). The four crosses represent the 4 seasons. As you are writing,
pray the following prayer: "Lord God of heaven and earth, you revealed your
only-begotten Son to every nation by the guidance of a star. Bless this house
and all who inhabit it. Fill us with the light of Christ, that our concern for
others may reflect your love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen." ~
read more
here or use a search engine. (this is adaptable for any time of year, e.g.
a new home).
Pope Francis on Twitter
1 Jan '22: As we begin the New Year, we place ourselves under the
protection of the Mother Of God, who is also our mother. May she help us to keep
and ponder all things, unafraid of trials, in the joyful certainty that the Lord
is faithful and knows how to change crosses into resurrections.
The Epiphany: listen
to sung evening Mass
FEBRUARY:
Diocese:
Have you asked yourself the question ‘Is God calling me to be a Priest’: (a
day of reflection was held in February). Visit
The National Office for Vocation England and Wales
website.
Churches Together Cornwall: Feb '22, Watch the
Webinar
by Doral
Hayes on 'Receptive Ecumenism', what is it and how can it support
Christian life & mission in a local context. – CTC say, 'it
would be great if local groups would like to arrange their own
meetings using the materials – thought-provoking, challenging,
exciting – and filled with hope!' – CTBI course
'Embracing
the Other'
13th
February: Racial Justice Sunday
CBEW link &
CTBI link - Catholics are encouraged to pray the words of Pope
Francis taken from his encyclical letter Fratelli Tutti – on
fraternity and social friendship: 'Come, Holy Spirit, show us your
beauty, reflected in all the peoples of the earth, so that we may
discover anew that all are important and all are necessary,
different faces of the one humanity that God so loves, through
Christ our Lord. Amen.'
Message
from Pope Francis for the 30th 'World Day of the Sick,' on February 11,
2022, The Feast of
Our Lady of Lourdes ~ Novena February 2nd to 10th
Bishop
Mark's 22nd Feb pastoral
message pdf ---
[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."]
MARCH:
Lent
& Holy Week - Lent resource pages + Reconciliation etc
A
meditation for Lent: ‘The Green
Cross’ by Fr. David || Pope
Francis’ message for Lent 2022 invites the faithful to sow
seeds of goodness, so that we might reap a harvest of salvation for
ourselves and others.
Pray the Rosary with Bishop Robert Barron using his
introduction to the Rosary
videos
Music for the Triduum, recordings from choir and
musicians at our church.
APRIL:
‘True Life in
Christ A short meditation for Easter 2021 by Canon David Annear,
based on the fourth of our Rosary windows, the Glorious Mysteries.
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.
Pentecost & Catholic
Charismatic Renewal: The Story of the Duquesne Weekend as told by
participants David Mangan and Patti Gallagher Mansfield on the occasion of the
53rd Anniversary Weekend - watch here
In previous
years, Life in the Spirit seminars ran between Easter and Pentecost
usually in Truro but occasionally in Penzance and Falmouth.
Watch the Pentecost 2020 (virtual) Life in the Spirit Sessions from The Ark and the
Dove worldwide website - session 1
'God’s Love'; session 2
'Salvation'; session 3
'The New Life'; session 4
'Receiving God's Gift'; session 5
'Praying for Baptism in the Holy Spirit'; session 6
'Growth'; session
7 'Transformation in Christ'. nb each has same intro so skip
forward 3 minutes after watching the first or second
one.
Pentecost page
| video: Praying
The Pentecost Novena (2020)
Fr David's
meditation: Following Jesus,
the Light of the world - based
on the Mysteries of Light and inspired by our Rosary
Windows.
Bishop Mark's remarks at
Mass of Thanksgiving 30th
May. (Archbishop Elect of Cardiff)
JUNE:
Caritas Plymouth’s
June 2022 e-newsletter
Diocese:
'Walking Together' Synodal Journey 21-23: information
|| June '22 newsletter
|| April newsletter
JULY: Penzance: new North Aisle, Porch, Link Cloister and
Parish facilities || Fundraising
+ info leaflet
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.
AUGUST: listen
Mass Sunday 28th August (60 mins edited)
SEPTEMBER:
Read: King
Charles III - Remarks
to Faith Leaders on 16th September 2022 pdf
Telegram from Pope Francis to King Charles III: Deeply saddened to learn of the death of Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II, I offer heartfelt condolences to Your Majesty, the Members of the Royal Family, the People of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. I willingly join all who mourn her loss in praying for the late
Queen’s eternal rest, and in paying tribute to her life of unstinting service to the good of the Nation and the
Commonwealth, her example of devotion to duty, her steadfast witness of faith in Jesus Christ and her firm hope
in his promises. Commending her noble soul to the merciful goodness of our Heavenly Father, I assure Your Majesty of my prayers that Almighty God will sustain you with his unfailing grace as you now take up your high responsibilities as King. Upon you and all who cherish the memory of your late mother, I invoke an abundance of divine blessings as a pledge of comfort and strength in the Lord.
From the Vatican 8 September 2022 Franciscus
* Community Energy Plus, Cornwall’s energy advice charity helps householders in Cornwall stay warm and
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Statement of
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and President, Catholic Bishop's Conference of England and Wales.
more
from CBCEW II Prayers for the repose of the soul of HM Queen Elizabeth II
OCTOBER:
Community Energy Plus, Cornwall’s energy advice charity
helps householders in Cornwall stay warm and healthy, saving energy
& money. Supports with rising living costs. Small booklet
available in churches or call Freephone 08009541956, email: advice@cep.org.uk or visit www.cep.org.uk
A
message
to the Diocese for weekend 22/23 October 2022 following publication of Final Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
(IICSA).
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Other
links of interest:
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bringing resources and hope to over 360 million Christians suffering persecution and discrimination.
It's about
perseverance ~ by C.S Lewis: 'You must ask for God's help. Even when you have done so, it may seem to you for a long time that no help, or less help than you need, is being given. Never mind. After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up and try again. Very often what God first helps us toward is not the virtue itself but just this power of always trying again. For however important chastity, or courage, or truthfulness, or any other virtue may be, this process trains us in habits of the soul which are more important still. It cures our illusions about ourselves and teaches us to depend on God. We learn, on the one hand, that we cannot trust ourselves even in our best moments, and, on the other, that we need not despair even in our worst, for our failures are forgiven.'
