SYNODAL PROCESS
Pope Francis has asked the whole Church – that’s you and me – to consider what it’s like being a Catholic today, and to share those thoughts with fellow parishioners, the clergy (Deacons, Priests, Bishops) and the 2023 Synod. In our diocese of Northampton there have been several preparation meetings which identified a process of Meeting, Listening and Discernment for each parish. A few of our parishioners have generously come forward to facilitate this process, and invoking the support of the Holy Spirit, will ‘lead’ the sessions, open to all parishioners, to discuss / discern this fundamental question.
All of you are invited to join-in this process – sessions will be in the hall (Covid restrictions permitting). Please do come along to one of the sessions – either, Wednesday 26th January at 7.00pm or Saturday 29th January at 1.00pm or Sunday 30th January at 12noon – to answer the question What is the direction in which God wants to leads us.
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Pope Francis has initiated a Worldwide Synod of the Church 2023
The Church of God is convoked in Synod. With this convocation, Pope Francis invites the whole Church to question itself on synodality: a decisive theme for the life and mission of the Church.
After the opening ceremony in Rome on October 10, 2021 there are 7 days between the opening ceremony in Rome and the opening ceremony in our Cathedral with Bishop David (October 17, 2021, 3pm) which will be livestreamed. As a spiritual preparation for the opening of the Synod in each local Church, you are invited to use this time as 7 days of prayer for specific intentions related to the Synod.
The prayer can be found here: ADSUMUS PRAYER
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From the beginning of September we have changed to a more normal pattern of Masses. “Sunday” Masses on Saturday (6.15pm) and Sunday (9 & 11am) and weekday Masses on Monday, Thursday and Friday at 10.00am. As before, if I am not here for weekdays, Deacon Tony will lead a Communion Service at 10.00am.
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Live streaming of Mass
Mass will be live-streamed from our church, at 11am on Sundays
In order to view this live on Youtube or watch later, go to the Sacred Heart YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3KkmiI9hNaOQwo8G3owsAw
You do not require an account to view the Videos or Live Streams
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- A Prayer leaflet for Spiritual Communion can be found here:-
- Prayer for Spiritual Communion
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On this page you will find copies of the Sunday Sermons, plus links to the Videos of Fr John’s Lockdown homilies
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Fr John’s / Deacon Tony’s Sermon for:-
Fr John’s Easter Sunday meditation can be found here:-
Fr John’s meditation for – Easter Sunday 4th April 2021
27/12/2020 – Bishop David – Pastoral Letter on the Feast of the Holy Family -2020
06/12/2020 – Deacon Tony – Homily for 2nd week in Advent Year B – December 6th 2020
29/11/2020 – Bishop David’s Pastoral letter for Advent: Pastoral Letter Advent 2020
22/11/2020 – Fr John – Homily 22nd November 2020 – Feast of Christ the King – Fr John
15/11/2020 – Fr John – Homily 15th November 2020 – 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Fr John
08/11/2020 – Fr John – 2020-11-08 – 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A – Fr John’s Homily
01/11/2020 – Deacon Tony – Homily for the feast of All Saints & All Souls Day – 2020-11-01 & 02
25/10/20 – Fr John – 2020-10-25 – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A – Fr John’s sermon
18/10/20 – Fr John – 2020-10-18 – 29th Sundayin Ordinary Time Year A – Fr John’s sermon
11/10/20 – Fr John – 2020-10-11 – 28th Sunday, Year A – Fr John’s Homily
04/10/20 – Deacon Tony – 2020-10-04 – Homily for 27th week in Ordinary time Year A October 4th 2020
27/09/20 – Fr John – 2020-09-27 – 26th Sunday, Year A – Fr John’s Homily
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