This Sunday is set aside as Sea Sunday, when we think of seafarers who live and work on the sea – be they on container ships, cruise ships, ferries or fishing vessels- men and women with families, The Apostleship of the Sea or Stella Maris is the Catholic charity which provides pastoral care in ports where the ships call in, not only in the UK but also around the world. Do visit the website of the charity via the link on the parish website. A time to reflect on where food and goods come from and how they travel here. There is a second or retiring collection or you can donate on line by following this link.
Mass Schedule
- Sunday 14th July 10am
- Monday 15th July 8:15am St Mary’s Convent Mass
- Tuesday 16th July 1:30pm St Bernadette’s Leavers’ Mass, St Mary’s Church
- Wednesday 17th July 9:30am Weekday Mass
- Friday 19th July 9:30am Weekday Mass
- Sunday 21st July 10am Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The End of the School Year
By the end of the week the Schools will be closing for the Summer Break. We wish the staff, students and parents a restful and happy time.
Our Patronal Feast
Thank you for celebrating our Patron St Thomas More, the dedication of ourselves as the visible Church and in giving thanks for our predecessors, also for socialising.
The 100+ Draw
The winners in the Summer Draw are no39 Paula O’Sullivan no9 Cora Kiernan no 32 Juliet Taylor no6 Stephanie Lewis no 4 Loretta D’Souza.. Our gratitude to subscribers- annual fee £30 – and to John Mason and Julia for refreshments and organising.
The cheque for the 23-24 year was presented and gratefully received for major roof repairs.
The Synod
In preparation for the second part of the Synod in Rome in October, a Document has been published. It is 60 pages long and can be found as a download file on this webpage.
St Thomas More – Patron of Politicians and Statesmen
Appropriately following the General Election and the Bidding for the newly elected here are the dates of his political and legal career:
- Studied Law at Oxford and London
- Elected to Parliament 1504
- 1510 engaged in a Diplomatic Mission at the request of Henry VIII
- Member of the King’s Council
- Presiding Judge of various Tribunals
- 1523 Speaker of the House of Commons
- 1529 Lord Chancellor.- the first layman to hold this Office (when you enter the Church observe the Chain of Office around his neck with the English rose in the centre.)
- 1532 Not wishing to support Henry’s intention to take control of the Church and being true to his principles he was arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London.
“I die the King’s faithful servant but God’s first”
The July Word of Life
Don’t forget to take a copy to help with your prayerful reflection.
St Thomas More Church, Patcham, Brighton 