St
Joseph’s Church
Cowdenbeath Road, Burntisland,
Fife KY3 0LJ
Parish Priest: Canon James G. Tracey Tel: 01592 872207
e-mail: priest.stjosephsburntisland@staned.org.uk www.stjosephsburntisland.co.uk
Newsletter – 6th September
Services: |
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Saturday 7th |
10.00am
Mass 5.00pm
Vigil Mass |
Shaun McGuinness |
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Sunday 8th (23rd Sunday of the Year) |
10.00am
Mass |
Rosella Molloy |
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Monday 9th
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No
Mass |
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Tuesday 10th
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7.00pm Mass |
People
of the Parish |
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Wednesday 11th
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No Mass
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Thursday
12th |
9.30am
Adoration 10.00am
Mass |
Private
Intention |
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Friday 13th (St
John Chrysostom) |
10.30am
Funeral Mass of Mary McCann |
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Saturday 14th
(The Exaltation of the Holy
Cross) |
10.00am
Mass 5.00pm
Vigil Mass |
Brian Mallon Magda Radke |
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Sunday 15th
(24th
Sunday of the Year) |
10.00am
Mass |
Pat Scullion |
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Teas and Coffees
available after Mass on Sunday and Thursday.
Please
welcome Fr Simon Hughes who will
celebrate the Vigil Mass this weekend as Fr James will be celebrating a wedding
in Glasgow.
Mission
Appeal: Fr Willie Brandon sends his gratitude and
appreciation for your warm welcome, generosity and prayers. You were
exceptionally generous in responding to his appeal on behalf of the Society of
African Missions (SMA Fathers), which raised £1700.20.
200
Club: Congratulations to the winners in the August
draw - £200 Alan Steventon (119); £100 Elizabeth Small (135); £50 Alan Hunter
(66); £50 Margaret Green (98); £20 Douglas Lamond (24); £20 Stuart Dalglish
(217).
Vocations Awareness
Week begins this Sunday and it is a chance for us to pray for those
considering the priesthood or religious life, that they may hear God’s call and
respond with joyful hearts. We pray especially for Gerard Holden and Matthew
McCafferty, seminarians of the Archdiocese, as well as for priests across the
Archdiocese who are giving their life in service of the Church. If
you want to explore the priesthood or religious life, have a chat with the
Archdiocesan Vocations Director Monsignor Patrick Burke on 01334 472 856 (vocations@staned.org.uk) or Sister Mirjam Hugens, Director for Religious
Vocations, on 0131 623 8902, (religiousvocations@staned.org.uk). More at:https://archedinburgh.org/vocations/
Season of Creation: A Season of Creation online event will take
place on Thursday 19 September with Fr Joshtrom Kureethadam at
7:00pm. Register at https://bit.ly/hopeactcreation. Event hosted by The Bishops' Conference of
Scotland’s Care of Creation Office.
Venerable Margaret
Sinclair: The annual Venerable
Margaret Sinclair Pilgrimage takes place at St Patrick’s Church in The Cowgate,
Edinburgh, on Sunday 22 September. Schedule: 1:30pm – Holy Hour; 2:45pm –
individual blessings at Shrine; 3:30pm – Reflection, Novena Prayers, presentation
from Sinclair Academy; 4:30pm Holy Mass with Archbishop Cushley. Find out more
about Margaret Sinclair at https://stpatricksedinburgh.com/margaret-sinclair/
St.
Joseph’s Trip to Trossachs and Loch Katrine: Thursday 26th September. There are still a few places left on the bus.
Please add your name to the list in the porch, where you will also find further
details.
Celebrating the Gift: A Scripture Reflection Day titled ‘Celebrating the
Gift’ takes place at The Gillis Centre, 100 Strathearn Road,
Edinburgh, on Saturday 5 October 2024 from 10:00am to
4:00pm. The event will explain more about the new lectionary which is
being introduced in Advent and it is also a chance to reflect on the
Word of God. Register at bit.ly/scriptureevent
Pilgrimage of Hope: Pope Francis declared that 2025 will be a Year of
Jubilee. To help us prepare for the year, the Archdiocese is hosting
‘Pilgrimage of Hope’ which will feature spiritual talks, pilgrim testimonies
more. It takes place at The Gillis Centre, 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh, on
Saturday 9 November from 11:00am to 3:15pm. Register at bit.ly/holyyearevent
Anecdote: “You have turned to medicine and drinking,
and you are killing yourself.” W.
Moore, in his book, When All Else Fails, Read the Instructions, tells
about a “made-for-TV” movie years ago titled The Betty Ford Story.
The movie was produced with the help, the support and the encouragement of
former First Lady Betty Ford, to reveal, out of her own personal experience,
the dangers of drugs and alcohol. Mrs. Ford was overwhelmed by the demands and
stresses of being this nation’s first lady and by the debilitating pain of
arthritis. Consequently, over time, she became addicted to pain medication and
alcohol. In the most powerful scene in that movie, her family confronts Mrs.
Ford, and one by one, her children express their love and their concern for her.
And then straightforwardly, they tell her what they are seeing–that she has
become a prescription-medicine addict and an alcoholic. At first, she denies
that she has a problem, but eventually she realizes what is happening and gets
help. In that poignant intervention scene, one of the children says this to
her, “Mother, always before, when you had a problem, you turned to God and to
your family, but lately you have shut us out. You have turned to medicine and
drinking, and you are killing yourself.” — Sometimes the most loving thing you
can do for someone is to tell him or her — in love — the brutal truth. — Betty
Ford’s family loved her enough to help her see herself as she really was. As
long as there is someone who cares for us, there is hope. That is the first
thing we need to see. And here is the second thing: No one is hopeless who is
open to Jesus. (https://frtonyshomilies.com/).
Best wishes and God bless you and yours. Fr James