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Sunday 12 July 2020

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Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time  PARISH MASS  Our Live stream Mass for this Sunday  will begin at  10.30am  + + +   6pm Devotions St Peter's Catholic Church, Eastwood Parish in the Diocese of Brentwood Served by Clergy of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham Live Streaming on www.facebook.com/StPeterEastwood PLEASE SEE WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION RE: RETURNING TO HOLY MASS  www,stpetereastwood.org PLEASE NOTE ST. PETER'S REMAINS CLOSED-WE H OPEN OUR DOORS AGAI  the WEEKEND OF 25/26 JULY- Mass attendance by registration only The Word’s Return: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Download Audio File Sower, Laurent d’OrlĂ©ans, c. 1300 Readings: Isaiah 55:10–11 Psalm 65:10–14 Romans 8:18–23 Matthew 13:1–23 Today’s readings, like last week’s, ask us to meditate on Israel’s response to God’s Word—and our own. Why do some hear the word of the

Sunday 5 July 2020

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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time  PARISH MASS  Our Live stream Mass for this Sunday  will begin at  10.30am  + + +   6pm Devotions St Peter's Catholic Church, Eastwood Parish in the Diocese of Brentwood Served by Clergy of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham Live Streaming on www.facebook.com/StPeterEastwood   PLEASE SEE WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION RE: RETURNING TO HOLY MASS  www,stpetereastwood.org   PLEASE NOTE ST. PETER'S REMAINS CLOSED-WE HOPETO OPEN OUR DOORS AGAIN the WEEKEND OF 24/25 JULY- There is still much work to do-thank you for your patience!     Christ Blessing the Children, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1537 A Yoke for the Childlike: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Download Audio File Readings: Zechariah 9:9–10 Psalm 145:1–2 , 8–11 , 13–14 Romans 8:9 , 11–13 Matthew 11:25–30 Jesus is portrayed in today’s Gospel as a new and greater Moses.

Sunday 28 June 2020

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The Solemnity of  Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles Our Live stream Parish Mass for this Sunday 28 June will begin at  10.30am  + + +   6pm Devotions St Peter's Catholic Church, Eastwood Parish in the Diocese of Brentwood Served by Clergy of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham Live Streaming on www.facebook.com/StPeterEastwood     Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles  Saint Peter was born in 1 AD in Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire. He was ordained as the First Pope on AD 33 by Jesus Christ. According to the New Testament, Saint Peter was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, leaders of the early Christian Great Church. He was martyred between AD 64 and 68 (aged 62–67) on Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire. Saint Paul is also known by his native name Saul of Tarsus. He was an apostle (though not one of the Twelve Apostles) who taught the gospel of the Christ to the first century world.

Sunday 21June 2020

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T welfth Sunday in Ordinary Time  PARISH MASS  Our Live stream Mass for this Sunday  will begin at  10.30am  + + +   6pm Devotions St Peter's Catholic Church, Eastwood Parish in the Diocese of Brentwood Served by Clergy of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham Live Streaming on www.facebook.com/StPeterEastwood    _____________________________________________________________   Madonna of the Sparrow, Guercino, 1618-1620 Be Not Afraid: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Download Audio File              Readings: Jeremiah 20:10–13 Psalm 69:8–10 , 14 , 17 , 33–35 Romans 5:12–15 Matthew 10:26–33 Our commitment to Christ will be put to the test. We will hear whispered warnings and denunciations, as Jeremiah does in today’s First Reading. Even so-called friends will try to trap us and trip us up. For His sake we will bear insults and be made outcasts— even in our own homes, we

Sunday 14 June 2020

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Corpus et Sanguis Christi  PARISH MASS  Our Live stream Mass for Corpus Christi Sunday  will begin at  11.30am  + + +   6pm Devotions St Peter's Catholic Church, Eastwood Parish in the Diocese of Brentwood Served by Clergy of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham Live Streaming on www.facebook.com/StPeterEastwood       The Last Supper, Juan de Juanes, c. 1562 Word of the ‘Living Father’: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ Download Audio File Readings: Deuteronomy 8:2–3 , 14–16 Psalm 147:12–15 , 19–20 1 Corinthians 10:16–17 John 6:51–58 The Eucharist is given to us as a challenge and a promise. That’s how Jesus presents it in today’s Gospel. He doesn’t make it easy for those who hear Him. They are repulsed and offended at His words. Even when they begin to quarrel, He insists on describing the eating and drinking of His flesh and blood in starkly literal terms. Four times

sunday 7 June 2020

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The Most Holy Trinity  PARISH MASS  Our Live stream Mass for Trinity Sunday  will begin at  11.30am  + + +   6pm Devotions St Peter's Catholic Church, Eastwood Parish in the Diocese of Brentwood Served by Clergy of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham Live Streaming on www.facebook.com/StPeterEastwood How God Loves: Scott Hahn Reflects on Trinity Sunday Download Audio File The Holy Trinity, Pierre Mignard, 1663 Readings: Exodus 34:4–6 ,  8–9 Daniel 3:52–56 2 Corinthians 13:11–13 John 3:16–18 We often begin Mass with the prayer from today’s Epistle: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.” We praise the God who has revealed Himself as a Trinity, a communion of persons. Communion with the Trinity is the goal of our worship—and the purpose of the salvation history that begins in the Bible and continues in the Eucharist and sacraments of the Church. We s

Sunday 31 May 2020

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PENTECOST PARISH MASS and ROSARY Our Live stream Mass for Pentecost this Sunday  will begin at 10.30am  and followed by the Rosary- (Live directly after our Parish Mass). Live Streaming on www.facebook.com/StPeterEastwood Parishioners are invited to join the National Rosary Rally taking place in dioceses throughout England, Wales and Scotland from 9am to 9pm on Pentecost Sunday, 31 May. Pope Francis is encouraging Catholics to pray the Rosary in their family homes during the month of May, especially when the pandemic is making us aware of the value of our families and making it possible for us to pray together at home. He encourages simple Rosaries and joining online Rosary initiatives to pray to Our Lady for deliverance from Covid-19 and he has composed two prayers for this intention. In each diocese people are encouraged to pray the Rosary individually, in families, as online prayer groups or parish groups, where possible led online by their pari