OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE

For five consecutive first Saturdays of the month, with the intention of making reparation for the offenses against the Immaculate Heart of Mary, we are asked to: 1 – Go to Confession (may be 8 days before or after, if you are in a state of grace) 2 – Receive Holy Communion (can be received at a Saturday evening anticipatory Mass) 3 – Pray five decades of the Rosary 4 – Keep Our Lady company for 15 minutes while meditating on one or more of the mysteries of the Rosary. The Promise Our Lady promised to assist all those who will practice the devotion of the first Saturday on five consecutive months with the graces necessary for salvation at the hour of their death

Please consider supporting our Christmas campaign, providing care parcels to local families in need. We will be collecting toiletries during November. Please donate soap, shampoo, shower gel, toothpaste, baby products, sanitary products etc. If you would prefer to make a financial contribution, you can donate via our card machines. More details next week.

Tickets are on sale for our Winter Afternoon Tea on Saturday 15th November, from 2.30 to 4.30pm in the Parish Room at St Peter’s. Tickets £15. Enjoy a selection of savoury and sweet treats, including homemade scones with jam and cream. A lovely chance to spend time with fellow parishioners and friends. All are welcome Please book by Sunday 9th November. Telephone Ann on 07743 093765.

(from Catholic Answers www.catholic.com) What are the requirements for first Saturday devotions? The Five First Saturdays Devotion is a request made by Our Lady of Fatima. The Blessed Mother promised to assist at the hour of death with the graces necessary for salvation all who, as an act of reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, on the first five Saturdays of consecutive months: • Go to confession • Receive Holy Communion • Say five decades of the rosary • Keep Mary company for fifteen minutes meditating on the fifteen mysteries of the rosary The sacramental confession can be received within twenty days either before or after the reception of Communion, as the Holy See’s Apostolic Penitentiary has decreed, provided the communicant is in a state of grace for Communion. Reception of Holy Communion must take place within twenty-four hours of the first Saturday. The reception of Communion need not be part of participating in a Mass.  The fifteen minutes of meditation are in addition to the recitation of the Rosary.

Saint John Henry Newman (Feast on Thursday) prayed… All who follow the truth are on the side of the truth, and the truth will prevail. Few in number, but strong in spirit, despised by the world, the twelve apostles made their way, and while they suffered, they overwhelmed the power of darkness and built the Christian church. The Vatican has announced that the proclamation of St John Henry Newman (1801-1890) as a Doctor of the Church will take place on 1 November, the Solemnity of All Saints, in St Peter's Square, during celebrations for the Jubilee of the World of Education. St John Henry Newman was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010 and canonised in 2019 by Pope Francis, who explained that St John Henry had chosen as his motto "Cor ad cor loquitur"—“Heart speaks to heart” because the Lord saves us by speaking from His heart to ours: “This realisation", Pope Francis said, "led him, the distinguished intellectual, to recognise that his deepest encounter with himself and with the Lord came not from his reading or reflection, but from his prayerful dialogue, heart to heart, with Christ, alive and present. It was in the Eucharist that Newman encountered the living heart of Jesus, capable of setting us free, giving meaning to each moment of our lives, and bestowing true peace.”  St John Henry Newman will become only the second British Doctor of the Church, after St Bede the Venerable (672-735).

Rosary : Monday (SP) 10.00 & (Zoom) 19.30; Tuesday (CTK) 09.30; Saturday (SP) after Mass Confessions : Tuesday (CTK) 10.30; Thursday (SP) 19.30; Friday (SP) 10.00; or by appointment or request Adoration : Monday (SP) 09.00; Tuesday (CTK) 10.00; Thursday (SP) 19.30; Friday (SP) 09.00 Divine Mercy Chaplet : Thursday (SP) 20.00; Friday (Zoom) 15.00 (with Stations)

The younger people of the parish are invited to participate in a series of seven meetups, some in person and some on-line, between now and next April, in preparation for the sacrament of Confirmation in 2026. The sessions will last for no more than an hour and be held on Thursday evenings starting at 7:30pm. The first session will be an in person meeting on Thursday 23rd October in the Parish Room at St. Peter’s Church, when the schedule and content of the programme will be discussed.

Pope Leo is encouraging Catholics across the world to pray a daily Rosary for peace this October and to act as "instruments" of peace: "May you be faithful instruments of reconciliation in your daily lives” Speaking on Tuesday the Pope referenced the military meeting attended by hundreds of US generals and admirals in Virginia - convened by United States Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth - which explored America's preparedness for war and the use of nuclear weapons: “This way of speaking is worrying,” Pope Leo said, "as it reflects increasing tensions". On President Trump’s decision to rename the US department from “Defence” to “War,” the Holy Father added: “We hope it is just rhetoric" noting that it demonstrates a style of government “that uses force to exert pressure. We hope it works" he said, "but that there is no war; we must work for peace.”

Our friendly group usually come together on Saturday mornings, after mass at St Peter’s. We meet in the Parish Room and after a cup of tea/coffee, we watch a video, usually lasting around 50 minutes. There are two more sessions this summer (5th & 19th July), in which we will be starting the Book of Revelations, watching a series of films from renowned Bible Scholar and broadcaster, Jeff Cavins, a member of the Ascension Press team: Here he explains his ‘Great Adventure Bible Timeline’. Why not come along and give it a try? All are welcome. For more information email patsydaniels@gmail.com