The Living Theology Allen Hall Summer School 2011 will be held from Friday, 24th June to Monday, 27th June at Allen Hall, 28 Beaufort Street, Chelsea SW3 5AA. Please contact Mrs. Paula Brown either by phone or email on 020 7349 5600 (Option 0) or paulabrown@rcdow.org.uk. For further details visit our website ww.livingtheology.org.uk.

ARE YOU LOOKING TO BE MARRIED?

In accordance with the norms required by Canon Law, SIX months notice must be given, whether the marriage is here or abroad, to enable the required spiritual preparation to take place and for the paperwork to be gathered and, if necessary, be submitted to the Chancellor of the Diocese. Please make an appointment to see Fr Alan.

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

This takes place on weekdays, except Tuesday, from 12.00 noon until 1.00pm. It is the perfect opportunity to drop into the church, to kneel before Jesus and remind ourselves that all we do during the day we do for Him.

YOUR OFFERING AT MASS

Corpus Christi is a small parish here in Covent Garden, and the collection at Mass is our main source of income to enable us to carry out the work of God in this place. Could I please ask you to be as generous as possible when making your offering. Thank you.

PRAYING THE MASS

The next leaflet in this series is available today and concentrates on living the communion we celebrate at Mass. Receiving Holy Communion is about that most intimate meeting with the Lord – that is why we genuflect as we come to the altar. But it is also an indication of the communion {fellowship} we share with the Holy Father and our Catholic brothers and sisters. When we say ‘Amen’ at the time of communion, we are saying it to Jesus with all of them – and to all that the Church we love and are in communion with teaches us. Our common communion brings us to the gates of heaven and beyond.

NEWS FOR VISITORS FROM AMERICA

We now have to facility to enable any of our American friends to make a donation to Corpus Christi against their tax in America. The appropriate forms are available at the back of the church or can be emailed to you if you contact Fr Alan.

SPIRITUAL DIRECTION & CONFESSION

Fr Alan is available if you wish to discuss your spiritual life – as a one-off or on a regular basis. Please give him a call to arrange a meeting.

HIGH ALTAR SANCTUARY LAMPS

Please have a word with Fr Alan if you would like one or both of these lamps before the Blessed Sacrament burning for your intentions – the cost is £5 each lamp for a week.

GENERAL AUDIENCE OF THE HOLY FATHER

ST PETER’S SQUARE - WEDNESDAY 4TH MAY 2011

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

The new series of catecheses which we begin today are devoted to prayer and, in particular, the prayer proper to Christians. Christian prayer is grounded in the gift of new life brought by Christ; it is an “art” in which Christ, the Son of God, is our supreme teacher.

At the same time, prayer is a part of the human experience, as we see from the ancient cultures of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome. There we find eloquent expressions of a desire to see God, to experience his mercy and forgiveness, to grow in virtue and to experience divine help in all that we do. In these cultures there is also a recognition that prayer opens man to a deeper understanding of our dependence on God and life‟s ultimate meaning.

 The pagan religions, however, remain a plea for divine help, an expression of that profound human yearning for God which finds its highest expression and fulfilment in the Old and New Testaments.

Divine revelation, in fact, purifies and fulfils man‟s innate desire for God and offers us, through prayer, the possibility of a deeper relationship with our heavenly Father. With the disciples, then, let us ask the Lord: “Teach us to pray” (cf. Lk 11:1).

ARCHBISHOP’S MASS OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE

WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL, SATURDAY 11TH JUNE AT 3.00PM

The Archbishop is inviting to this Mass all couples in the Diocese who are celebrating their 10th, 25th 40th 50th and 60th+ wedding anniversary of Catholic marriage in 2011. If you qualify, please give your parish clergy the following details: husband and wife‟s names, wedding date, full postal address and email {or telephone number if no email}.