Author: Fr Ed

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REQUEST FOR PRAYER

Dear Father Ed

Please can you help us to start a chain of prayer for Lauren Patterson, a  lovely young woman of only 24, who was brutally murdered in Doha, Qatar last month. Some of our parishioners, especially children who attend St. Georges school, will have known her. She worked as a teacher there before she went to Doha to teach English 2 years ago. She was the eldest of three children and a tremendous support to her mother, Alison, who tragically lost her husband  (Lauren’s  father) just 5 years ago and has since moved back to England with her two younger children…
 After speaking to Alison, we think that it would be a wonderful and positive thing if we could get as many churches as possible, of all denominations both here and in the UK and Ireland, to include her in their prayers this Sunday. We will be in touch with our old parish, St. Aidans in Coulsdon and many friends from HCPT  as well as friends and family who attend churches in UK and Ireland and ask them to pray for her on 24th November, an important time for her family.
If you could please ask our parish to pass on this request for prayer to their friends and families too, we could have thousands of people praying together for Lauren.
  
John and Sonya Heffernan
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LITURGY FOR 24 NOVEMBER, CHRIST THE KING

Christ the King, YEAR C  23/24 November 2013

Readings and prayers for the day can be found: NEW MISSAL: 968  Readings only, OLD MISSAL: 914

First Reading: 2 Samuel 5:1-3 David is anointed as King of Israel — foreshadowing the Kingship of Christ

Second Reading: Colossians 1:12-20 God the Father has created a place for us in the Kingdom of Christ

Gospel: Luke 23:35-43 The Kingship of Jesus is not of this world: it is established by love, by suffering, by obedience and by mercy.

Preface: Christ the King, NM 971

Eucharistic Prayer II NM 472

Music (Sunday)

Sunday 24 November
Opening Hymn: Servant King
Kyrie:   Lord have Mercy Sung into
Gloria: Clapping Gloria
Psalm: sung
Gospel Acclamation: Celtic Alleluia
Preparation of the Gifts: One Bread, One Body
Sanctus: Holy Holy (folk)
Eucharistic Acclamation: Echo
Agnus Dei:  sung
Communion: :  Jesus, remember me (Taizé)
Closing Hymn:  Shine Jesus Shine

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PHILIPPINES THANK-YOU

Over last weekend, between our two Masses, the appeal for immediate aid to the Philippines received a hugely generous response. Our community donated €4,298.40 — which was matched from parish funds. This means we have sent a total of €8596.80. Along with €1,500 from other sections of the Paroisse Européenne, this money is going directly to the Redemptorist mission, which is currently host to over 2,000 people, in Tacloban, the city worst-affected by the typhoon. Sincere thanks for your tremendous generosity.

Money is still coming in, and will be forwarded on. If you wish to donate directly, the bank details are below (note, however, you cannot pay by BIC/IBAN transfer; certainly for payments from our BCEE parish account, online transfer was not possible, and a visit to the bank was necessary. If you prefer to pay directly into the parish account, those details are below also. Cash donations will also be banked and forwarded.

Name of Bank: Bank of the Philippine Islands  Branch: Cebu Business Park Branch
Address: Cebu Business Park, Cebu City, Philippines
Account Name of beneficiary: Redemptorist Province
Accont number: Philippine Peso (PHP) 2931-0026-54.
Address: Redemptorist Compound,  R. Aboitz St. Cebu City Philippines
Swift Code: BOPIPHMM
Reference: Tacloban Appeal, Anglophone Catholic community, Luxembourg

Our parish account details:
Name of a/c:  Paroisse Européenne/Section Anglophone
BIC: BCEELULL

IBAN: LU18 0019 3755 5648 2000

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SYNOD ON FAMILY LIFE: QUESTIONNAIRE

Pope Francis has called a meeting of bishops from around the world to discuss the present state of family life in relation to Catholic teaching and pastoral practice. He has initiated a worldwide consultation, seeking to discover what Catholics actually think and do in relation to important issues. Each diocese will seek to elicit the information, and forward it to Rome for the end of January.

The archdiocese of Luxembourg is currently preparing its response to the Holy Father’s request, and hopes to have a consultation in place by the end of November. As soon as details of this are released, they will be published here (as elsewhere). In the meantime, you can find the survey, along with supporting documentation, on the website of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales: Family Life Consultation. The questionnaire is quite detailed, and some parts complex — so advance preparation is recommended.

A consultation exercise on this scale is unprecedented in the Church, and it will be interesting to follow its course. Topics covered in the survey include: living together before marriage; divorced and re-married Catholics; same-sex unions; contraception and adoption.