St
Joseph’s Church
Cowdenbeath Road, Burntisland, Fife
KY3 0LJ
Parish Priest: Canon James G. Tracey Tel: 01592 872207
e-mail: priest.stjosephsburntisland@staned.org.uk www.stjosephsburntisland.co.uk
Newsletter
– 26th April 2024
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Services: |
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Saturday
27th |
10.00am
Mass 5.00pm
Vigil Mass |
Tom
McGrath Thanksgiving |
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Sunday 28th (5th Sunday of Easter) |
10.00am
Mass |
Ellen
Ward |
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Monday 29th
(St Catherine of Siena) |
No Mass |
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Tuesday 30th |
7.00pm
Mass |
Fr Martin
Chambers |
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Wednesday 1st |
10.00am
Mass |
David
Bucknell |
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Thursday 2nd
(St Athanasius) |
9.30am Adoration 10.00am Mass |
Teresa Thomson |
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Friday 3rd
(St Philip & St James) |
10.00am
Mass |
Desmond McLaughlin |
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Saturday
4th |
10.00am
Mass 5.00pm
Vigil Mass |
Dorothy
Skehan Magda
Radke |
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Sunday 5th (6th Sunday of Easter) |
10.00am
Mass |
People
of the Parish |
Teas and Coffees
available after Mass on Sunday and Thursday.
Thank You: The collection for the Ecclesiastical Students Fund last week raised
£470.70.
Assisted Suicide – Called to
Care, Not to Kill: There is a Pastoral
Letter from the Bishops’ Conference which we have been asked to read this
weekend. Please contact your MSP today
to stop assisted suicide becoming legal in Scotland. Guidance on contacting your MSPs is available at www.rcpolitics.org/assistedsuicide or email office@rcpolitics.org for more information.
Message
From St Vincent de Paul Conference: Conference would like to make an appeal for items
for the Food Bank. Especially needed are tins of meat and items which can be
used in a microwave - many do not have access to a cooker. Also, toiletries.
Thank you.
Synod:
The Archdiocesan Synodal Team
invites you to Spiritual Conversation, an event at Ss John
Cantius & Nicholas in Broxburn, on Saturday 4 May at 10:30am. Registration
and details at https://bit.ly/archsynod
Mass for Married &
Engaged couples: The annual Mass for Married
and Engaged Couples is at 7:15pm on Wednesday 29 May 2024 at St Mary's
Cathedral, Edinburgh. Come and celebrate the gift of marriage, renew your
commitment and receive God's blessing upon your love. Requests for special invitations for
couples celebrating significant anniversaries can be made at vemarriage@staned.org.uk or by calling 0131 334 1693.
Youth Day for p4-p7: Parents! If you have a child(ren) aged p4-p7 why not sign
them up for A Day with Mary at The Gillis Centre, 100 Strathearn
Road, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB, on Saturday 11 May 2024? It takes place from 11:00am
to 3:00pm and is a chance for children to learn more about the Blessed Virgin
in her month of May, while enjoying games and activities with kids from across
the Archdiocese. Register at https://bit.ly/daywithmary2024
Marriage Counselling: If you are concerned about your relationship and feel as a
couple that you are unable to reach a conclusion alone, it is likely that you
will benefit from marriage counselling. The Archdiocese has an arrangement
with a qualified Catholic marriage counsellor who may be able to help you. For
information or advice or to arrange counselling sessions please email in
confidence marriage.counsellor@staned.org.uk or phone 07511928621 (Please note that counselling fees
apply).
Salamanca: St Mary's
Parish in Stirling invites people from across the Archdiocese to join them on
pilgrimage to Salamanca, Spain, from 12-19 October 2024. Includes trips to Avilla
and Segovia, staying at the Royal Scots College (twin rooms only). Contact: admin.stmarystirling@staned.org.uk or 01786 473749.
Events in the Archdiocese: For a full list
of forthcoming events in the Archdiocese visit
https://archedinburgh.org/news-events/
Anecdote – Fish on the
beach sand: “Take a fish and place him on
a beach. Watch his gills gasp and scales dry. Is he happy? No! How do you make
him happy? Do you cover him with a mountain of cash? Do you get him a beach
chair and sunglasses? Do you bring him a Playfish magazine
and a martini? Do you wardrobe him in double-breasted fins and people-skinned
shoes? Of course not! So, how do you make him happy? You put him back in his
element. That’s what you do. You put him back in the water. He will never be
happy on the beach because he was not made for the beach. — Indeed so, and the
same is true for you and me. We will never be happy living apart from the One
who made us and saved us. Just as a fish was made to live in water… we were
made to live in close fellowship with our Lord… and nothing can take the place
of that.” (Max Lucado, in his book, When God Whispers Your Name). (https://frtonyshomilies.com/).
Have a good week.
Take care. Fr James