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Sunday 28th May 2017

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Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord  Holy Day of Obligation Saint Peter's Catholic Church SS9 4BX Home to the Southend Ordinariate   Masses:   8.30 am         10.15am (Sung)        Evening 6pm  Hail the day that sees him rise, Alleluia! to his throne above the skies; Alleluia! Christ, the Lamb for sinners given, Alleluia! enters now the highest heaven! Alleluia!

Sunday 21st May 2017

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Sixth Sunday of Easter Saint Peter's Catholic Church SS9 4BX Home to the Southend Ordinariate Masses 8.30 am 10.15am (Sung)  Evening 6pm Alive in the Spirit:  Scott Hahn Reflects on the Sixth Sunday of Easter Readings: Acts 8:5-8 ,  14-17 Psalm 66:1-7 ,  16 ,  20 1 Peter 3:15-18 John 14:15-21 Jesus will not leave us alone. He won't make us children of God in Baptism only to leave us "orphans," He assures us in today's Gospel (see  Romans 8:14-17 ) . He asks the Father to give us His Spirit, to dwell with us and keep us united in the life He shares with the Father. We see the promised gift of His Spirit being conferred in today's First Reading. The scene from Acts apparently depicts a primitive Confirmation rite. Philip, one of the first deacons (see  Acts 6:5 ), proclaims the Gospel in the non-Jewish city of Samaria. The Samaritans accept the Word of God (see  Acts 17:11 ;  1 Thessalonians 2:13 ) and are baptized.

Sunday 7th May 2017

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4 th Sunday in Easter Pray for Vocations Masses - 8.30 am.   10.15 am. Going Forth Mass - we welcome the First Holy Communion Children and their families   Evening Mass 6 pm. What Are We To Do?  Scott Hahn Reflects on the Fourth Sunday of Easter Readings: Acts 2:14 ,  36-41 Psalm 23:1-6 1 Peter 2:20-25 John 10:1-10 Easter's empty tomb is a call to conversion. By this tomb, we should know for certain that God has made Jesus both Lord and Messiah, as Peter preaches in today's First Reading. He is the "Lord," the divine Son that David foresaw at God's right hand (see  Psalms 110:1 , 3 ;  132:10-11 ;  Acts 2:34 ). And He is the Messiah that God had promised to shepherd the scattered flock of the house of Israel (see  Ezekiel 34:11-14 ,  23 ;  37:24 ). As we hear in today's Gospel, Jesus is that Good Shepherd, sent to a people who were like sheep without a shepherd (see  Mark 6:34 ;  Numbers 27:16-17 ). He calls not only