Dear Friends,
“Rise, you who were lying fast asleep…..Rise and hurry to the
Church: here is the Father, here is the Son, here is the Holy
Spirit.”
Today’s feast invites us to live in the awareness of the presence of the Triune God within us: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The mystery of the most Holy Trinity is a basic doctrine of Faith in Christianity, understandable not with our heads but with our hearts. It teaches us that there are three distinct Persons in one God, sharing the same Divine Nature, co-equal and co-eternal. Our mind cannot grasp this doctrine which teaches that 1+1+1 = 1 and not 3. But we believe in this Mystery because Jesus, Who is God, taught it clearly, the Evangelists recorded it, the Fathers of the Church tried to explain it, and the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople defined it as a dogma of Christian Faith.
Father Peter
The Parish Pastoral Council meets on Tuesday 6th June at 7.15pm for 7.30pm at the presbytery, North Walsham.
St Helen’s Coffee Morning will be on Wednesday 7th June at 10.30am following the Mass. Please do come and join us for refreshments, which include home-made bakes, and to have a chat with friends – all for just £2.00. You will be made most welcome.
‘Walking with Young People’ – 10th June. A day of reflection and training for catechists & anyone working with young people. The speaker is David Wells; held at Our Lady of the Annunciation Church, Poringland, Norfolk. To book a place, please see www.rcdea.org.uk/youth
A House Mass will be held at the home of Peter and Georgiana Rylands at 3pm on Tuesday 13th June. Their address is 3 The Horseshoe, the Street, Sutton. NR12 9RF.
Family Enrichment Conference. Raising a family as a couple or as a single-parent has always been a challenge. Issues range from spousal relationship, social media influence, challenging behaviour at home, how to pass on the Catholic Faith and others. Everyone is invited to attend the Conference on Sat 10th June’23 to explore these topics & take home practical tips from four guest speakers. It starts at 11am at Our Lady Immaculate & St Etheldreda church hall in Newmarket. Visit https://familyenrichmentconference.eventbrite.co.uk email: fecjune2023@gmail.com. Children’s lunch free – need to book.
Quiz and Chips! Kerry and Lauren have organised another fund-raising event for World Youth Day: tickets on sale Sunday at the Sacred Heart after Mass. It is on Saturday 1st July from 2.00 – 5.00pm at the parish hall. Ticket price includes food & a donation to WYD. For information pl speak to Kerry or Lauren after Mass. See the poster!
150th Anniversary Concert of Benjamin Britten’s Saint Nicolas will be performed by the Choir and Orchestra of the Norfolk Camerata, with tenor soloist and choristers of Norwich Cathedral on Saturday 10th June at 7pm at St Nicholas Church, North Walsham. Tickets are £10 from ticketsource.co.uk/norfolk-camerata or on the door. A concert not to be missed: see the poster!
A ‘Fundraising Recital’ to support! On Friday 23rd June there will be a recital in the Sacred Heart Church at 6pm from some talented young people. They wish to raise funds towards hiring a coach for an outing to the beach for the children of Faithful Flames. Refreshments to follow in the hall. Tickets: adults £6, children £3. Please do come along to support this summer outing for the children. Here’s the poster!
We pray for our sick parishioners: Matt Butler, Frances Palman, Mary Bell, Mary Carr, Paul Watson, Cyril Shenton, Patricia Newton, Celia Cooper, Michael Haughton, Marie Barton, Gerry Francis, Robert Buhagiar, Alf & Margaret Larkins, Daphne Necchi and Bert Pooler.
We pray for those whose anniversaries occur this week: Russell Skipper, Ann (Val) Edwards, Elizabeth (Betty) Kelso, Una Youngson, Mary Cushion, Jean Booth, Barbara Winfield, Ian Roberts and Patricia Minehan. May they rest in peace.
