Pope Leo XIV's apostolic letter ‘Dilexi Te’ and encyclical ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ call us to deepen our love for the poorest of our sisters and brothers. In this Artificial Intelligence age, Pope Leo recognises the vital importance of protecting the dignity of every human being. To help us answer this call, Caritas Cardiff-Menevia is holding a day at St. Mary’s Church, Bridgend on Saturday, October 10th. Raymond Friel OBE and Delyth Jewell MS will be the keynote speakers and there will be plenty of opportunity to share and discuss ideas and create new contacts. The idea is that everyone returns home re-energised and more able to live out their Christian calling faithfully. To register follow this link https://tinyurl.com/Bridgend-Event
This weekend we will celebrate Home Mission Sunday (called during Pope Francis’ time ‘Evangeli Gaudium’ Sunday, but now reverting to its original title), a day for us as the Catholic community in England and Wales to celebrate our faith in these lands, and our shared commitment to communicate the beauty and the joy of knowing Jesus Christ. Celebrating the Holy Father’s first encyclical, the theme for this year is “Magnifica Humanitas” as the On heart of mission. We can celebrate together the call the Holy Father has placed before us to live out our authentic humanity which finds its fullness in Christ. More details about this can be found on the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales’ website – https://cbcew.org.uk/home-missionsunday The Second Collection this weekend is to support the work carried out by the Bishops’ Conference Mission Directorate, which supports the Church in a wide field of service and mission across England and Wales. You can donate through the collection or by using a debit or credit card at the Electronic Donation Station at the back of St. Teilo’s or online at https://donate.mydona.com/st-teilo-our-ladyof-lourdes Please hold this important work in your prayers and give as generously as you can. Thank you.
The next Parish Bingo evening will take place in St Teilo's Parish Hall on Friday, October 2nd. The doors will be open at 6.30 pm for a prompt 7pm start. A Chip shop supper is optional and this can be ordered on the night; the Bingo will be £7. There will also be the popular quick round of general knowledge quiz with a difference! All are very welcome to come along and enjoy this fun evening. Proceeds will go towards providing new and essential items for the homeless.
Baptism Preparation Course The next Baptism Preparation Course takes place at St. Brigid’s Church on Saturday, September 19th and completes on Saturday, September 26th at 3pm. Both sessions will last around an hour. All those who wish to have their child baptised need to attend the course before the Baptism. For further information and to book a place, please contact Cath Wieser on c.wieser@btinternet.com .
RCIA – Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults • Are you someone without a formal religion who wants to be baptised in the Catholic faith? • Are you a Christian from another faith tradition who would like to be received into the Catholic Church? • Are you an interested inquirer who wants to find out more about the Catholic Faith? • Are you an adult who has missed out on the Sacrament of Confirmation? If any of the above applies to you, you are most welcome to join the Parish Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) programme which will run in the Parish Hall at St. Teilo’s on Wednesday evenings at 6pm beginning on Wednesday, October 7th . Please come along and discover more. Attendance does not commit you to completing the programme but is designed to allow you to reflect on God’s call for you. (The Parish Hall is accessed from the back of the Church building, between the Church and the Priest’s House.) Enrolment forms for the RCIA programme are now available at the back of both Churches.
This weekend Canon Eddie O’Connell will be celebrating Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes on Saturday evening and hearing confessions before Mass. Mgr. Reardon will be celebrating the two Sunday Masses at St. Teilo’s. We welcome them both as they lead us in our Sunday worship. On the final Sunday of September, while Canon is in Lourdes, a member of the Verona Fathers will celebrate all three weekend Masses and make the missionary appeal for the Comboni Missionaries (known more collegially as the Verona Fathers.
Today is Education Sunday, the day when the Catholic Church in England and Wales commemorates our predecessors of the 19th century, many of whom were living in poverty, paying for schools to be built to share the faith. Established by the Bishops of England and Wales in 1848, Education Sunday is one of the oldest Days of Special Prayer in the liturgical calendar of England and Wales. This year's theme for Education Sunday is drawn from its Gospel reading of Matthew 18:21-35: “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.” Catholic education in Church schools and universities endeavours to acknowledge Jesus’s loving presence in the lives of young people as they work, learn, pray, grow in character and virtue, and discover their vocation.
Mary’s Meals operates extensively in areas of conflict and crisis, delivering school meals in some of the world’s most dangerous and challenging locations. We serve some of the world’s most vulnerable children, those hardest to reach, who might otherwise be forgotten. The promise of a nutritious meal helps to bring children living in fragile and crisis-affected areas into the safety of the classroom, providing them with a sanctuary from the chaos around them where they can learn, play and simply be children. Mary’s Meals is a personal and powerful way to transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable children. A donation of £19.15 will provide a child with food, safety and hope for a whole school year. Thank you so much for giving your invaluable support to help change the lives of children in the world's poorest communities. We are so grateful for everything you do to help us reach hungry children with our nutritious school meals, as we continue to: REACH OUT from St. Teilo’s with Our Lady of Lourdes. To support Mary’s Meals there will be a retiring collection at all Masses next weekend. You can also donate to Mary’s Meals using a debit or credit card at the Electronic Donation Station at the back of St. Teilo’s or online at https://donate.mydona.com/st-teilo-our-lady-of-lourdes
There will be two Mass at St. Teilo’s on Thursday this week, the regular parish Mass at 10am and the Funeral Mass for Kathleen Harding at 1pm.
Each Tuesday evening, the parish has an hour of silent Adoration at St. Teilo’s from 7pm to 8pm. The primary intention for the period of Adoration is vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Feel free to come for all or part of the hour to pray for the Church in its need for faithful ministers to continue the Mission of Jesus.