Biggleswade Chronicle Village News

24-06-2012, 19:50Permalink

The Gospel of (Mark 4:26-34) the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time beholds two parables. The first refers to sowing and fruit bearing, the second illustrates the growth of the God’s kingdom from something hidden and minute to something fully visible. The mustard plant presents a contrast between the smallness of the present kingdom and the relative largeness of it in its fullness. Jesus chooses a common plant to describe how the kingdom could be working its way into something amazingly large from the tiniest whisper of a beginning. At that time, together both parables would be mystifying to some but for those who followed Jesus were given further insight, these were represented by the birds taking shade in the shrub and were in fact the Disciples; the hungry listeners.

Last weekend Father Martin conducted both Masses on Sunday he was here to help Fr.Eamon who unfortunately is poorly again, please pray for his recovery.

The Market Stall was a wonderful success and raised £190; Thank you to all who helped with baking and on the day.
Royal Race Night Friday 22nd June 7.30pm.Volunteers are needed to help out making Coffee after 10 am Mass on a 8-10 week rota, please see church porch for further details.

St.Peter’s website your input/suggestion for new or different web pages, please contact Chris at webmaster@st-peters.eu.

Churches Together Olympic Torch Service Sunday 8th July 10.30am location tbc.

Churches Together Sports Quiz Saturday 21st July at Weatherley Centre.

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Biggleswade Chronicle Village News

16-06-2012, 21:18Parish, Social, VisitsPermalink

St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Biggleswade.
Last Sunday celebrated the feast of Corpus Christi. The festival of Corpus Christi celebrates the Eucharist as the body of Christ. The name 'Corpus Christi' is Latin for 'the body of Christ'. This jubilant festival is celebrated to proclaim the truth of the transubstantiation of bread and wine into the actual body and blood of Christ during Mass. 1.The human person cannot live without the experience of divine love and human love. The human person cannot live without the experience of divine intimacy and human intimacy. The human person cannot live without communion. Man becomes fully realized in communion because he is created for communion by a God who is the most perfect communion (1.From the Vatican website).

Sixteen children took their First Holy Communion on Saturday 9^th June. The church was packed with their families, friends and parishioners to celebrate with the children in receiving the Holy Sacrament. Please pray for them and the Catechists who gave their time freely for several months to ensure the children were fully prepared for this wonderful day and for those who worked extremely hard to ensure that everyone enjoyed refreshments thereafter.

Saturday 16^thCarmel in Bedfordshire – Visit to Monastery of Discalced Carmelite Nuns in Ware, Hertfordshire. Start time has been brought forward from 10 am to 9.30, all places now taken.

Also, on the 16^that 1pm a Mass of thanksgiving at Northampton Cathedral for 50^thAnniversary.

Royal Race night Friday 22nd June, 7.30pm - Fun night with Wine Tasting, Ladies Fancy Hat & Gents Waistcoat competitions.

Further details see church porch or email stpetersbiggleswade@gmail.com.

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Website Update

15-06-2012, 16:56ParishPermalink

I'm going to streamline the website, removing pages which I think are out of date or are not used. If you have any suggestions or requirements for a page (or more) on this website, do let me know.

Chris

St Peter's Parish, Biggleswade

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Biggleswade Chronicle

10-06-2012, 22:54Parish, SocialPermalink

St.Peter’s Catholic Church, Biggleswade.Last Sunday was Trinity
Sunday,it is celebrated a week after Pentecost Sunday also known as
Holy Trinity Sunday and is one of the central mysteries of our faith.
We can never fully understand the mystery of the Trinity, but we can
sum it up in the following formula: God is three Persons in one. The
three Persons of God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—are all equally God,
and They cannot be divided. We do believe in one God, just as we say
in the Creed, but He is three persons.

Saturday 9th June St Peters Market Stall, scrumptious home-made cakes
for sale.

Saturday 16th June Carmel in Bedfordshire - Visit to
Monastery of Discalced Carmelite Nuns in Ware, Hertfordshire. To
celebrate Mass, lunch and a talk by the Nuns, car share; 9.30am start.

Friday 22nd June, 7.30pm Royal Race Night- Fun night with Wine
Tasting, Ladies Fancy Hat & Gents Waistcoat competitions.

Further details see church porch or email stpetersbiggleswade@gmail.com.

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Biggleswade Chronicle Village News

02-06-2012, 18:32Parish, SocialPermalink

St.Peter’s Catholic Church, Biggleswade.

Pentecost Sunday is one of the most ancient feasts of the Church, after Easter Sunday, Christmas is the second-greatest feast in the Christian liturgical calendar, but Pentecost Sunday is not far behind. For that reason, it is often called the "the birthday of the Church”. Like Easter Sunday Pentecost is a moveable date but the earliest possible date for Pentecost Sunday is May 10; the latest is June 13. Pentecost is 50 days after Easter and 10 days after the Ascension of Our Lord, and marks the descent of the Holy Spirit/Ghost on the apostles. The Apostles and the Blessed Virgin Mary spent nine days in prayer between The Ascension of Our Lord and Pentecostal Sunday waiting for the fulfilment of Christ's promise to send His Spirit. This was the origin of the Novena, or nine-day prayer, to ask God the Father to send the Holy Spirit and to prepare us to receive the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit which are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude (or courage), knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. On this day St. Peter, the first pope, was already the leader and spokesman for the Apostles.

Diamond Jubilee Fun Day on Tuesday 5th June 2-6pm, organised by Churches Together Biggleswade & Biggleswade Town Council to be held at Eagle Farm Road Field. Many free activities including Fairground rides-Games & Competitions - Arena Events - Live Music. St.Peter’s is organizing and cooking the BBQ, your help is needed to set up, cook, serve and clean up.

Homemade Cakes needed for Market Stall on Saturday 9th June.

Royal Race Night-Friday 22nd June Hat competition for Ladies & Waistcoat completion for Gents.

For information on all events please see Church Porch for further details.

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The Rio Connection - Our World - Our Future

01-06-2012, 14:43Permalink

What kind of future would you like to see? If you care about poverty, water and climate change, then take action now before world leaders meet at the Rio+20 summit in June.

This is our chance to let our elected representatives know that poverty and climate change are still vitally important - and to encourage them to take a lead in creating a greener, fairer economy that benefits all of God's people, for all time.