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 PENTECOST SUNDAY
MAY 11th, 2008

   SEND THY SPIRIT LORD, ENKINDLE IN US THE FIRE OF YOUR LOVE

Acts  2:1 - 11           [Coming of the Spirit]

 As promised by Jesus, the Holy Spirit fills the faithful and, inspired, they proclaim the good news.

Responsorial Psalm  104  [Renewal by the Spirit]

Lord send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the Earth.

  1 Corinthians 12:3b - 7, 12 - 13         [ Grace of the Spirit]

The gifts of the Spirit are not exclusive but for all. The Spirit brings a radical uniting that overcomes all destructions. 

SEQUENCE (Veni Sancte Spiritus)

Come Holy Spirit, Come! and from your celestial home Shed a reay of light Divine! ....................................

ACCLAMATION:- Alleluia, Alleluia.   Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and Kindle in them the fire of your love.  Alleluia, Alleluia  

John  20:19 - 23      [Christ imparts the Spirit]  

Jesus gives the blessing of peace, and bestows his authority on the disciples as he confers on them the Holy Spirti.        

Readings for this 6th week in ordinary Time 

 May 12th to May 17th, 2008

Monday                       James  1:1 - 11

                                  Mark  8:11 - 13

Tuesday                      James  1: 12 - 18

                                    Mark  8 : 14  -21

Wednesday                 Acts 1: 15 - 17 

                           John  15: 9  -  17                                           

Thursday           James 2: 1  - 9     

                              Mark   8:  27 - 33

Friday            James 2:  14  - 24, 26

                       Mark 8 : 34 - 9 :1

Saturday      James  3: 1 -  10          

                         Mark  9: 2 - 13

SECOND COLLECTION THIS PENTECOST SUNDAY:-

Our Second Collection on this Pentecost Sunday is in Solidarity with the Spiritans in their World wid missionary works. The Spiritans were Founded in France on Pentecost Sunday 1703. They work in about 60 countries in the world. Their Charsm is to work among the Poor and the most abandoned. The are ever ready to work in parishes where  Bishops find it difficult to find a priest to allocate or where others may not choose to work. Please be generous in your Solidarity with them.

Mass Attendance:-  Vigil Mass, Saturday May 03, 2008:-  15 Adults

 SUNDAY May 04, 2008     8:00 a.m 14 Adults  and  3 Youth

 10:00 a.m.   Mass   106 Adults and 18 Youths

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PRAY FOR OUR SICK

As a Faith Community we remember our Parishioners who cannot be with us this Sunday.

In Nursing Homes/Hospital: Members

Bernice Parker – Summit Park Catonsville

Margaret Smith – Frederick Villa

George Swailes – Future Nursing Home

Randolph Philip – North Carolina

Rebecca Gross –  Future Care on 1000 N. Gilmor

Mary Smith –  Caritas House 3308 Benson Ave.

Leon  Miller -  Bon Secours  Hospital

At Home:

Mary Aiken, Lorraine Blue, Leroy & Rita Coles, Alice Colbert,  Jean Curtis, Linda R. Forest, Eugina Francisco, Anna Howard,  Mildred Jackson, Anna Johnson, Elizabeth Kenzie, Priscilla Kelly, Benjamin Manning, Joseph & Verendean Marine, Leon Miller, Julia Montgomery, Dorothy Press, Lillian Smith.

Prayer Requested:

 Mervyn Johnson, Cecelia Yorkshire, Mary Saxon,  Gloria Myers, Edith Harris, John Thomas,  Rosalie Fenwick,  Good News Choir

We Pray Also For Relatives and Friends of Our Parishioners: Marva Martin, Alice Yoes, Rose Wipson, JoAnn Wigglesworth, Celesta & Glendora Taylor, Wynoka Jones, John Murray, Norman McCarthy, Henry Wise.

Religious Education:-

Theme:-  "All thy Children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children" Isaiah 54:13

•  Saturday June 7th, Flea Market 10:00 a.m  to 2:00 p.m  PLEASE COME OUT TO SUPPORT US
•  Saturday, July 19th, Sight and Sound Trip
• Sunday, November 16th, 2008 CONFIRMATION.

Celebrating This Month

Birthdays