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LORD, I HAVE TIMEEveryone complains that they do not have enough time. It is because they look at their lives from too human a point of view. There’s always time to do what God wants us to do, but we must put ourselves completely into each moment that God offers us. I went out, Lord. People were coming and going, walking and running. Everything was rushing, cars, lorries, the street, the whole town. People were rushing not to waste time, perpetually looking at their mobiles; they seemed to be rushing after time, to catch up with time, to gain time! You understand, Lord, they simply haven’t the time. They are dying, they have no…… Too late!!.....They have no more time. And so as you see, Lord, everyone runs after time; despite their very best efforts they are still short of time, of a great deal of time. Lord, you must have made a mistake in your calculations. There is a big mistake somewhere. The hours are too short, the days are too short, and our lives are too short. But then, we must remember that time is a gift that you have given us, a perishable gift, a gift that does not keep. Lord, I have time, I have plenty of time, all the time that you give me: the years of my life, the days of my years, the hours of my days, they are all mine; mine to fill, quietly, calmly, but to fill completely, up to the brim, and to offer them all to you, my Lord and my God.
Michel Quoist (Abridged)
PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERSThe Holy Father’s Intention for August that any far-reaching decisions of economists and politicians may protect the family as one of the treasures of humanity; the sick and those who care for them especially - Audrey Burke, Betsy Bawdelly-Smith, Josephine Whittle, Cliff Hutchinson, Alan Berry, Nicolle Ernould, Christine Ashworth, Gerry Newell, Pat Cooke, Jesu Lopez, Ruth de Stefani, Michael Polack, Barbara Brightman, Nuala Gallagher, Peter Turner and Rudolf Dorrepaal; Damian Norris recently deceased and Emiliana Evergeti-Murtagh, Joehanna Wertheim, Andrew Garguilo, Maria Lawson, Servais Coulber, Edward Ball, Anna Saweczko, Maddalene Mahoney, Joseph Lydon and Vittorio Del Giudice whose anniversaries occur around this time. FEASTS THIS WEEKMon St Bernard, Abbot, DoctorTue St Pius X, PopeWed The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin MaryThu St Rose of Lima, Virgin, ReligiousFri St Bartholomew, ApostleSat St Louis, King
St Joseph, Calasanz
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PLEASE NOTE no Benediction Service on 24th August, but Rosary as usual at 6 45 p m.TICKETS FOR THE ANNUAL ST EDMUND'S QUIZ night in aid of CAFOD on Saturday, 20th October will be on sale in September - only £10 to include supper ( baked potato and filling). Venue St John's Church Room Farncombe at 7 p m. Tables of eight so organise your team now. Last year tickets sold out so book soon! For more information or to book tickets contact Jo Lewry email [email protected] NEXT CONFIRMATION PROGRAMME will commence in September. This is for young people who are moving into Year 10 in September. If you wish to register your child, please contact Ali McAully via [email protected]. There will be one Confirmation preparation session per month up to the Confirmation Mass, which is usually held in June. The sessions will take place at St Edmund’s Parish Room, commencing at 4 15 p m and concluding with Mass. LIFTS TO MASS St Edmund's SVP needs your help to give lifts to Mass to Parishioners who need them. A Parishioner has requested a lift from Chapel Lane, Milford to 10 15 a m Mass so if you have space in your car and travel that way please get in touch either by emailing [email protected] or calling the SVP mobile number 07990 717067 and we can organise a rota. We have also received a request for a lift to 8 45 a m Mass at Farncombe. Please help us to fulfil Fr David's vision of a community of love that supports each other and is the body of Christ in Godalming and respond to these requests if you are able to. RIDE & STRIDE Ride & Stride is all about raising money for church restoration and repair. (Almost) every year for the past 20 years or so, a group of Parishioners has met up at St John's, Farncombe and cycled about 20 miles visiting churches in such exotic locations as Puttenham, Elstead, Milford and Godalming. One cycling parishioner, Ian Honeysett, will be speaking at Masses over the next couple of weekends to try to persuade you either to join them or sponsor them. In the past you have been extremely generous so Ian is hoping you will be again this year! If you want to join the cycle, they will meet at 10 a m on Saturday 8th September at St John's - whatever the weather. So pump up those tyres and join us! Everyone (with a bike) is very welcome!
COLLECTIONS FOR JULYDiocese/
Offertory Charity 1st £395.03 £144.778th £918.73 £453.7115th £375.4322nd £859.91 29th £336.00 £113.80 Standing Orders £3,352.00 Monthly Totals £6,237.10 £712.28
THE ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY is seeking to recruit a Young Vincentians Programme Manager and a Mini Vinnies Officer as part of the expansion of their youth programme. Young Vincentians Programme Manager: £30k pa; full time permanent contract. Closing date: 3 p m on Thursday 23rd August. Interviews: Thursday, 30th August. Start date: ASAP. Mini Vinnies Officer: £23k pro rata; 2 days/week; one year contract. Closing date: 10 a m on Monday, 20th August. Interviews: Friday, 24th August. Start date: ASAP. Both roles based at national office. For more details and application pack, please visit the vacancies section of the SVP website: https://www.svp.org.uk/.
DAY OF EUCHARISTIC ADORATION As you were told a few weeks ago, the Parish, with many others throughout the country, will be holding a Day Of Eucharistic Adoration on Friday, 7th September at St Joseph’s. This event coincides with the Eucharistic Congress being held in Liverpool over the weekend of the 7th to 9th September. The day will commence with Morning Prayer at 9 15 a m followed by Mass at 9 30 a m. At the end of Mass there will be Benediction after which the Holy Eucharist will remain on the altar throughout the day culminating at 6 45 p m with Benediction and the Holy Rosary. Our Day of Adoration will be a SILENT adoration. It is hoped that as many members of the Parish as possible will avail themselves of the opportunity to spend some 'personal time' with Our Lord during this day. In order to ensure that Our Lord is not left alone at anytime during the day, there is a Time Sheet at the back of all three churches for Parishioners to indicate a time when they will be able to be present. If anyone has any queries please speak to Deacon Jeremy.
THANK YOU Jean Rejniak would like to thank everyone in the Parish for the lovely bouquet presented to her on the occasion of her 90th birthday.
AND FINALLY The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." ~ unknown
D I V I N E R E N O V A T I O N U P D A T E
Through the love of the Father, Son and Spirit, our parish will be the Body of Christ in Godalming
Here is our third summary of Parish developments following the recent Parish survey. You ca n read the full version on the Parish website at: http:// www.stedmundgodalming.btck.co.uk/Parish Developments
How can we move from simply trying to maintain our Parish to growing our Parish? An important part of Divine Renovation is that it involves the priest and people recognising that the role of the priest in many parishes will have to change. The Second Vatican Council reminded bishops and priests that they need to focus on the threefold ministry of Jesus, who
was Prophet, Priest and King. This means that bishops and priests should focus on preaching, sacraments and leading. In The Joy of the Gospel, Pope Francis says: “The new evangelisation calls for a personal involvement on the part of each of the baptised.” We have now launched two initiatives towards this end: Know Your Neighbour (KYN) and Alpha.
We have now run two KYN weekends where we all wear our name badges and use our names at the Sign of Peace during the Mass. Its purpose is to break through the wall of anonymity that exists in our Parish. This really is the first and most basic step in building meaningful community. After the first KYN week-end, many parishioners commented on how they had actually learnt the name or names of people they had seen time and again in church. Our Parish should aim to be a place “where everybody knows your name”. Knowing somebody’s name is only the starting point in building community. As Christians, there are many other ways that we can and should help our neighbour. The intention is therefore that we will use KYN week-ends to help us to relate to those around us in church in a less superficial way. KYN week-ends will be planned every one to two months. We have created and advertised a Parish Assistant (PA) role (initially 10 hours pw) to support Fr David and the DR team as Divine Renovation will inevitably generate a lot more work in terms of administration, monitoring and record-keeping. We are currently reviewing the effectiveness of our Parish buildings in supporting our Mission and will provide regular updates on progress.
Date: Sunday 5th August
Time: 15:30 to 17:30
Venue: The Old Farm House, Farnham Road, Elstead, Godalming GU8 6DB
In order to give Colette and Richard some idea of numbers, it would help them if you could please send them an email if you are thinking of attending.
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This is an important topic in terms of our mission. Most people need some form of healing. As a church and a parish, we need to have a better understanding of God’s power and how this power is expressed through healing. I hope that as many of you as possible will take advantage of a couple of hours spiritual renewal during the summer.
FEASTS/MEMORIALS THIS WEEKMon The Transfiguration of the LordTue St Sistus II, Pope, & Companions, Martyrs
St Cajetan, PriestWed St Dominic, PriestThu St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), Martyr, Patron of EuropeFri St Lawrence, Deacon & MartyrSat St Clare, Virgin
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THIS WEEKEND we will have an appeal on behalf of the Spiritans, more commonly known as The Holy Ghost Fathers. They are active in projects in many parts of Africa covering Education, Evangelisation, Pastoral Care, Healthcare and Seminary Formation. Fr Fabian Adindu will be making the appeal.
QUESTION? When is the next St Edmund's Quiz Night. Answer - Saturday, 20th October at 7 p m at St John's Farncombe Church Room, tickets £10, tables of eight. RELIABLE CONSCIENTIOUS CATHOLIC LADY seeks day time cleaning work in the Godalming area. For details, please ring Margaret McClinton on 424967. AT THE LAST SESSION OF THE ALPHA COURSE, it was mentioned that all but three of the videos which make up the programme had been covered. One of the videos we did not have time to show is titled “Does God heal today?” Two parishioners, Colette Wyn-Griffiths and Richard Grey, have kindly offered to arrange a session which will show this video and discuss this question. We would like to invite all those who attended the last course to this session. The details are below: Date: TODAY, Sunday, 5th AugustTime: 3 30 p m to 5 30 p mVenue: The Old Farm House, Farnham Road, Elstead, GU8 6DBContact: Colette Wyn-Griffiths on 07967 509984
or [email protected]. Richard Grey on 01252 702230
This is an important topic in terms of our mission. Most people need some form of healing. As a church and a Parish, we need to have a better understanding of God’s power and how this power is expressed through healing. It is hoped that as many of you as possible will take advantage of a couple of hours spiritual renewal. ALL THOSE WITH A “FRANCISCAN HEART” are warmly invited to a celebration of Loving God’s Creation at Holly Barn, Wintershall on Saturday, 11th August from
10 30 a m to 4 p m. Dr Martin & Rev Margot Hodson will speak on Climate Change: A Christian Response. Please contact Jennie McManus ([email protected] or 203642) if you are able to attend. Please take a packed lunch … tea, coffee and soft drinks will be provided.
THE NEXT CONFIRMATION PROGRAMME will commence in September. This is for young people who are moving into Year 10 in September. If you wish to register your child, please contact Ali McAully via [email protected]. There will be one Confirmation preparation session per month up to the Confirmation Mass, which is usually held in June. The sessions will take place at St Edmund’s Parish Room, commencing at 4 15 p m and concluding with Mass. YOU ARE WARMLY INVITED to the next Chilworth Day of Praise and Healing, around the theme 'Feed my Sheep', given by Rev Fr Anthony Meredith. on Saturday, 18th August. The day begins with Mass at 10 20 a m. Two talks will divide the day, with refreshments and lunch, the Divine Mercy Devotion, with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, concluding with the Sacrament of Healing and departures at 4 20 p m. Go to part, or all of the day, as it suits you. Take a packed lunch, and, if you can, a friend. Tea and coffee is provided. St Augustine's Abbey, Sample Oak Lane, Chilworth, Guildford. GU4 8QR Online information:www.chilworthbenedictines.com.
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P A R I S H D E V E L O P M E N T SThrough the love of the Father, Son and Spirit, our parish will be the Body of Christ in
Godalming
Over the past few months, you will have seen regular updates on the Parish survey and the various developments that have taken place as a result. You can read the articles in full on the Parish website at: http://www.stedmundgodalming.btck.co.uk/ParishDevelopments However, during August, we will also be publishing some key extracts in case you missed them the first time! So, to begin, here is the first summary of the Parish survey results.
Overall people are optimistic about the future of our Parish. Most encouragingly, people are generally willing to give both more time and more money to help our Parish. There is overwhelming support for renewing our Parish.
Whilst people feel that the needs of the congregation are listened to, they also indicate that how that happens and the response back to the whole community needs to improve.
People are very supportive of the way our finances are managed, but less enthusiastic about how our other resources are used. Current resources are not seen as adequate, though, to secure the future.
We need to ensure people are properly equipped and trained for Parish roles. More is needed.
We agree that the teaching of God’s word is both clear and uncompromising but are less convinced that we receive all the spiritual nourishment we need. We generally agree that we need to change how we share the Gospel to meet society’s needs given how much society has changed in recent years.
We feel that the music at youth masses inspires real heart felt praise and that it’s important to have a variety of music available. We need to ensure that all our Masses inspire worship.
We are generally enthusiastic that the worship and preaching gives us something to help us face the week ahead.
