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20 Huntly Street, Aberdeen
A Parish of the R.C. Diocese of Aberdeen Charitable Trust, a registered Scottish Charity, number SC 005122
Readings at Mass - 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B
www.stmaryscathedralaberdeen.org
14th Jun, 2015 • 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time • Year B
Entrance Antiphon Cf. Ps 26: 7, 9
O Lord, hear my voice, for I have called to you; be my help. Do not abandon or forsake me, O God, my Saviour!
Collect O God, strength of those who hope in you, graciously hear our pleas, and, since without you mortal frailty can do nothing, grant us always the help of your grace, that in following your commands we may please you by our resolve and our deeds. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading
Ezekiel 17:22-24
The Lord says this:
‘From the top of the cedar, from the highest branch I will take a shoot and plant it myself on a very high mountain. I will plant it on the high mountain of Israel. It will sprout branches and bear fruit, and become a noble cedar. Every kind of bird will live beneath it, every winged creature rest in the shade of its branches. And every tree of the field will learn that I, the Lord, am the one who stunts tall trees and makes the low ones grow, who withers green trees and makes the withered green. I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do it.’
Psalm
Psalm 91:2-3,13-16 It is good to give you thanks, O Lord.
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to make music to your name, O Most High,
to proclaim your love in the morning and your truth in the watches of the night. R.
The just will flourish like the palm tree and grow like a Lebanon cedar. R.
Planted in the house of the Lord they will flourish in the courts of our God,
still bearing fruit when they are old, still full of sap, still green,
to proclaim that the Lord is just. In him, my rock, there is no wrong. R.
Second reading
2 Corinthians 5:6-10
We are always full of confidence when we remember that to live in the body means to be exiled from the Lord, going as we do by faith and not by sight – we are full of confidence, I say, and actually want to be exiled from the body and make our home with the Lord. Whether we are living in the body or
exiled from it, we are intent on pleasing him. For all the truth about us will be brought out in the law court of Christ, and each of us will get what he deserves for the things he did in the body, good or bad.
Gospel Acclamation
Jn15:15 Alleluia, alleluia! I call you friends, says the Lord, because I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father. Alleluia! Gospel
Mark 4:26-34
Jesus said to the crowds, ‘This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man throws seed on the land. Night and day, while he sleeps, when he is awake, the seed is sprouting and growing; how, he does not know. Of its own accord the land produces first the shoot, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. And when the crop is ready, he loses no time: he starts to reap be-cause the harvest has come.’
He also said, ‘What can we say the kingdom of God is like? What parable can we find for it? It is like a mustard seed which at the time of its sowing in the soil is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; yet once it is sown it grows into the biggest shrub of them all and puts out big branches so that the birds of the air can shelter in its shade.’
Using many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, so far as they were capable of understanding it. He would not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything to his disciples when they were alone.
Communion Antiphon
Ps 26: 4 There is one thing I ask of the Lord, only this do I seek: to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
Sunday 11.15am Mass
Introit Hearken, O Lord, unto my voice which has called to you; deign to be my help, forsake me not, do not despise me, O God my Saviour.
Processional Hymn 647 The Church’s one foundation
Offertory 443 Lord, accept the gifts we offer
Comm. Antiphon One thing have I asked of the Lord, this will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
Communion Hymn 500 O bread of heaven
Kindle a flame
Recessional 529 O Lord my God
Meditation
French children learn a legend of a saintly man exiled by the emperor to Périgord in France. Later repentant, this ruler sent the holy man sixty-six camels laden with provisions. When a child heard this story in religion class she was surprised that there were no more camels in Périgord. The teacher replied, "My child, we no longer deserve them..."
This answer illustrates the frustration of those who have not lost a taste for the triumphant Church. Disturbed by declining Church attendance and by the growing secularism of society, they reject the contemporary world. With its dismissal of the past and its disdain for ecclesiastical display, our culture has ceased to deserve the glories and miracles of the centuries of Christendom. That is why there are no longer any camels in France.
The parables of the seed that grows by itself and the mustard seed should calm their anxiety. God is not neglecting his work. His reign of salvation continues to expand far beyond its tiny beginnings. The death of Jesus, the grain of wheat cast into the earth to bear much fruit, is the condition for its growth. This the Church must never forget.
So we must keep trust and remain open to the changes which affect Christian life. In the diaspora condition, the Church returns to its sources. We remember the first Christians living out the gospel in a hostile society. They had no powerful organization to support them. They had only the power of Spirit-filled witness to win humanity to Christ.
Vienna International Religious Centre
Mass Times Date Details Service Time Mass Intentions
Sun 14th 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass Mass-Polish Solemn Mass Mass-Polish Mass
8.00am 9.30 am 11.15am 3.00pm 6.00pm
For the Diocese
Mon 15th Mass
7.00am 12.30pm
Mrs Gilhooley (Sick)
Tue 16th Mass 7.00am 7.00pm
Intentions of K. Thang Healing for Cherry May Lua
Wed 17th Mass
7.00am 12.30pm
Elizabeth’s Intentions Allan family thanksgiving
Thu 18th Mass 7.00am 7.00pm
Fr. John Doran 50th Anniversary
Fri 19th Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of
Jesus
Mass Solemn Mass
7.00am 12.30pm 7.00pm
John Shinkwin & parents
Sat 20th Memorial of the Blessed Virgin
Mary
Mass Vigil Mass
10.00am 7.00pm
Sun 21st 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass Mass-Polish Solemn Mass Mass-Polish Mass
8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 3.00pm 6.00pm
Divine Intervention
www.stmaryscathedralaberdeen.org
Mass Intention Envelopes
At the back of the Church. Print details and post through Clergy House letter box.
It may not always be possible for Mass to be celebrated on your preferred date or at the Cathedral itself.
Recommended offering for each Mass is £5.
Sunday 11:15 Mass is normally reserved for the Administrator’s or Bishop’s Intentions for the Parish or Diocese
Offertory: 7/06/15 £2,739.99 — Polish: £912.26 — Renovations: £1,695.94
St Mary’s Cathedral - Aberdeen AB10 1SH Sunday 14th Jun, 2015
Cathedral News Clergy & Staff Administrator: Fr. Keith Herrera 01224 640 160 [email protected]
Assistant Priest: Fr. Tomasz Klin 07402 099 944 (Polish Chaplain) [email protected]
Assistant Priest: Fr. Patrick Xavier Ekutt 07404 704 678 [email protected]
Deacon: Deacon Tony Schmitz [email protected]
Seminarian: Andrzej Niski [email protected]
Safeguarding: Chris Jones 07974 690 719 [email protected]
More information: Parish website or www.scottishcatholicsafeguarding.org.uk
Music Directors: David & Liz Meiklejohn [email protected]
Parish Office
Telephone: 01224 640 160
Manager: Robin Harding [email protected]
Secretary: Cowan Watson [email protected]
Gift Aid: John Costello [email protected]
Bulletin: [email protected] Notices to be in by Tuesday evening
Hall Bookings: [email protected] Call between 9am & 1pm only Terms & Conditions see Parish website
Liturgical Ministries
Head Sacristan: Jacqueline Armstrong [email protected]
Readers: Fiona Mitchell [email protected]
Euch. Ministers: John MacKinnon 07926 628 941 [email protected]
Pass Keepers: Gordon Webster 01224 592 246 [email protected]
Stewards: Diego Mejias Morffe 07960 325 046 [email protected]
Altar Servers: George Brand [email protected]
Flowers: Pixie Mather 01224 321 953
Notices
Rosary: Saturdays 10.30pm
Confessions: Tuesdays 6pm Saturdays 10.30am & 6pm
Adoration: Tuesday & Thursday 6.30am to 7pm 1 hour before Masses except Sunday
Morning Prayer: Monday - Friday 7.30am Saturdays 9.40am
Evening Prayer: Thursdays 6.30pm
Night Prayer: Thursdays 8.30pm
Housebound? John MacKinnon (See above) To arrange communion visits
Coeliacs: Please speak to a member of the clergy before Mass to arrange communion
Feeding Priests: Yi-Pei Chou [email protected]
NFP Margaret Hammond 07891 358 114 [email protected]
Children If restless: Mass screened live in Main Hall
To be accompanied to the toilet by a parent or guardian
‘Real’ Coffee after
Mass
7/06 St Vincent de Paul
Box Collection: £250.26 Anon. Donations: £160.00 Expenditure: £153.86
Thank you all for your generosity.
Only two days left to place your bid Bidding for the SVdP hamper has now reached £70.00 but there’s still time to place your bid. Just complete the form at the back of the Church. The winner will be presented with their hamper after a special SVdP centenary Mass celebrated by Bishop Hugh Gilbert on the 16th June at 7.00pm. Good Luck!
St Mary’s Seniors Club The last meeting for this session is on Wednesday 17th June at 2.00pm in the Main Hall. Frank Treasurer will be leading us in “An afternoon with Frank”. Always a delightful afternoon. This is also the last date to sign-up and pay for our summer lunch on 24th June. Many thanks to all members for their continued support. New session starts early September. Please look out for start date in Bulletin or phone Winnie on 01224 632 465
New Head Sacristan In an effort to ensure the smooth running of the sacristy, Jacqueline Armstrong has been made the Cathedral’s Head Sacristan. She will have overall responsibility for everything in the sacristy and will lead and coordinate all the other Cathedral sacristans.
If you would like to help her in this role then please contact: [email protected]
Cathedral Books & Gift Shop Books of the month:
Handbook for Altar Servers, Misericordia Vultuz, Pure Womanhood, Pure Manhood, What do Girls
Want, Do I Stay Pure.
Also, in recognition of the approaching 400th anniversary St John Ogilvie’s martyrdom, we have three books on sale celebrating his life, from £1.90
to £3.00.
Inspirational reading for this month!!!
Volunteers Needed — Children’s Liturgy Would you like to help spread the Good News? We need volunteers to help out with the Children's Liturgy.
It is a very important ministry and gives a lot of job satisfaction.
Contact Ruth: [email protected] or speak to her, personally, after 11.15am Mass.
Weekly Calendar Mon Credo Community Meeting
Polish charismatic prayer group. Main Hall at 7.30pm . Contact: Fr Tomasz Klin SJ
Tue Magnificat Prayer Group Main Hall after Mass Contact: Paul Akagwu 07574 103 852
St. Vincent de Paul Feeding the homeless Contact: Evelyn Murray
Wed Light Exercise Class for all Main Hall at 10:00am Contact: Laura Walker 0777 3 021 851 [email protected]
Seniors Club Speakers, fun & fellowship Main Hall at 2 pm every 2 weeks Contact: Winnie on 01224 632 465.
Cathedral Faith Formation Evening For those interested in learning more about the Faith or becoming Catholic Lower Hall at 7pm Contact: Fr. Keith
African Choir For Africans and anyone else. Upper Hall from 6 - 8.00pm Contact: Kingsley Emeye 07956 039 763
Thu Healing of Memories Prayer for the healing of painful memories of the past to bring peace to the present. Clergy House at 2.30pm (by appointment) Contact: Deacon Tony
Legion of Mary Members serve the Church as needed Lower Hall at 5.30pm Contact: Nogie Osula [email protected]
Cenacolo Prayer Group Exposition & Rosary praying for healing of those with addictions Church after Mass Contact: Liam Sharkey 07774 931 996 [email protected]
6pm Music Group Contemporary music for Sunday 6pm Mass Upper Hall after Mass Contact: Margaret Spence [email protected]
Fri Our Lady of Aberdeen Prayer Group Rosary & praise in song and word Chapter Room from 1.30 - 2.30pm Contact: Teresa Coyne 07901 851 526
Altar Servers’ Practice Church from 6.00 to 7.00pm Contact: Andrzej
Youth Group For teenagers between 11 & 17 Clergy House 7pm to 9pm Contact: St. Andrew’s Community 07754 891 808
Sat Church Cleaning Church at 10.30am Contact: Joyce Webster 01224 319 154
African Choir As above Upper Hall from 6 - 8.00pm
Sun 11:15 Choir Leading the music for 11.15 Sunday Mass Upper Hall 10.00am Contact: David & Liz Meiklejohn
Cathedral News
Please take me home
Laura’s Light Exercise Class Wednesday 10:00-11:00am
LOWER HALL Do you think exercise is not for you? I can guarantee this class IS for you. This warm welcoming class has Exercises you CAN do, to improve balance, Strength, coordination and mobility. All with the aim of us living a great quality of life. Come to the friendly class and join us for a cuppa afterward too. Call me now: [email protected]
Deanery & Diocese Festival of Sacred Song—Banff
The Festival of Sacred Song will be celebrated in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Banff on Saturday 20th June. The festival starts at 2pm followed by Holy Mass at 6pm celebrated by Rt. Rev Hugh Gilbert, Bishop of Aberdeen. For further details and registration contact Fr. Marek Kaleta at [email protected]
SCIAF 50th Anniversary Mass Saturday 27th June
Bishop Hugh Gilbert will celebrate a Mass to mark
SCIAF’s 50th Anniversary at 12pm in St Mary’s Cathedral,
All welcome.
DIOCESAN GOLF OUTING Friday 3rd July at Duff House Royal golf club, Banff. The competition is for the Bishop’s Golden Jubilee Trophy and starts at 12 noon. Cost per golfer is £43 for a round of golf and a 2-course dinner. As well as the trophy there will be various other prizes. Teams of 3 golfers can be made up of all male, all female or mixed. If you wish to participate please confirm your interest by email with your telephone number and which parish you wish to represent. A deposit of £10 is required with cheques made payable to “RCD Aberdeen”. Cheques should be sent immediately to: Joyce Webster, Bishop’s House, 3 Queen’s Cross, Aberdeen AB15 4XU.
Mother and Toddler Group meet Mondays in the Main Hall from 10.00am to 12.30pm. For further information contact: Yi-pei Chou on 07455 479 479 or email: [email protected]
Thanks to Andrzej Niski This is Andrzej's last weekend with us here at the Cathedral. He has been with us for a whole year and yet that time has flown by. I would like to thank him for all the hard work he has done while here, serving at Mass each day and at every Mass on a Sunday. He has formed the Altar Servers' group which now meets every week for training and is being left in the capable hands of Simon Whitstanley and supported by Jackie Armstrong. He has been visiting the primary school each week and helping out in classes, even leading a bible study for them. He has helped out with the parish's weekly youth group, organised the Sunday coffees and handed it over to Annetta. He has also worked hard to organise the sacristy and prepare he way for our new head sacristan. Each week has seen him helping out with the Tuesday faith formation group, either giving talks or leading small groups. There are many other things he has helped with but it would take too much space to list them all. I would like to thank him for his generosity of spirit during his time, for putting himself at he disposal of the needs of the parish, for his initiative and imagination in the face of a parish priest who still has much to do in the way of improving his communication skills. He has enabled things to happen that I have only dreamed of becoming reality. We wish him well in his final year of studies and look forward to his ordination in the near future. Andrzej, we wish you every blessing.
Yours in Christ, Fr. Keith
Andrzej Niski
LAURA
Saint Andrew Community Youth News *Please help the St. Andrew Community try to WIN a FREE 17-seater Mini-Bus for their youth work - They need to collect as many tokens as possible (which are print-ed daily) PRESS AND JOURNAL TOKENS -between June 15-August 28th- there is a box at the back of the church, or you cold give them to one of them individually. Thank you! *Youth Age 12-17 please contact St. Andrew Community ASAP as there are a few places still left for the Irish Youth Pilgrimage August 8-16. *Pilgrim Youth Walk from Buckie to Keith for the National Mass in honour of St. John Ogilvie's 400 year anniver-sary JULY 3 & 4TH. Youth Age 11-17 Please contact St. Andrew Community ASAP *NEW DAWN- Youth aged 15-20 interested in coming to St. Andrews from July 6th-10th, by donation. Contact: [email protected]
