8.00 am Mass (People of the Parish);  9.30 am Family Mass (Brennan Family Instentions) 11.00 am Solemn Mass (Pat Hackett RIP);  6.00 pm  Mass (Catenian Association)

OUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR   Clare Haynes, Jessica Cox, Teresa Marche, Louis Sherwood, Gillian Swain, June Flowers, John Kelly, Jill Welbourne, Ken Bennett, Peter Flanagan, Marcus Mander, Sr Irene, Mary Burke, Doug Daddy, Avril Kirkbright, Sr. Valerie Cook, Pat Morgan, Pauline O’Grady, Tricia Colling, Frank Timoney, Ann Fletcher, Bridgit Byrne, Ann Worthington, Peggy McCamm, George Snook, Angela Speed, Christine Walker, Lyn Tiernan, and all in our hospitals, residential and nursing homes, for all who died recently and for Diane Staffieri, Elizabeth Richardson, Tody Griffin, Elaine Dewsnap, Thomas Wiedeman, John Griffey, Mgr. Patrick Long and all those whose anniversaries occur about this time.

MASSES this week at St. Joseph’s Home,  Sun  11.00am,    Mon – Saturday at 9.30am.  St. Angela’s Convent usually every day at 9.30am

BRI Hospital Chapel Wednesday 3pm

MASS IN THE TRIDENTINE RITE will be offered in the Cathedral at 7.00pm on Wednesday the 2^nd July, which, in the Old Liturgical Calendar, is the Feast of the Visitation of Our Lady.

CANON ALAN FINLEY writes:  May I very briefly say how I look forward to serving you the Cathedral parishioners, staff, the Diocese and the many visitors, as best I can when I come to you as Parish Priest on the 13^th September.  I thank Bishop Declan for placing his trust in me and assure Monsignor Robert of my prayers and good wishes as he prepares to leave.  I ask very much for your prayers, which I know I will have.  To those who remember me from 1975/1980, I look forward to seeing you again.  That is if we can recognise each other!  With my good wishes and prayers for you all.

WELCOME AND CONGRATULATIONS to Rebecca Goebel who was baptised in the Cathedral last weekend.

LUNCH CLUB will take place next Tuesday 1^st July.  If you are unable to come please contact Pat  on 01275 462228 or Anne on 973 3959 in good time.  Thank you.

TRAIDCRAFT.  Fairly Traded goods will be on sale after all Masses next Sunday, 6^th July.  Profits from the sale of Traidcraft goods are sent to the CAFOD focusafrica appeal.  So far this year we have sent £300.  The receipts are on the CAFOD Notice Board.

THE UNION OF CATHOLIC MOTHERS Pilgrimage to Walsingham takes place next week.  The coach leaves Sacred Heart Church on Monday 30^th June at 9am.

GOURMET ITALIAN LUNCH to be held in the Apostle Room on 13^th July at 12.30pm.  Tickets £12.50 to include first drink.  On sale after all Masses from 29^th June, also available from Pat Reynolds on 3670690. ADVANCE NOTICE for your diaries – Parish Ball to be held on 27^th September!  Watch this space for further details!

PRESCHOOL NEWS – due to an unexpected relocation we can now offer one 5 day place for September 08.  For details please phone 0117 9096761.

NEW ART CLASSES for September 08 – beginners and advanced, all comers welcome!  Running on Monday and Wednesday pm.  Specialising in drawing and pastels.  Clothed models and still life.  For further information on this exciting venture please ring 0117  9155325 – Pippa Cullen nee Clay.

SECOND COLLECTION TODAY is for Peter’s Pence.  Offerings given by the local Churches through Peter’s Pence are used for the works of the Church, for humanitarian work and social development work, as well as for the support of the activities of the Holy See.

SECOND COLLECTION next Sunday is the Life Sunday Collection.  This year the theme focuses on people who have difficulties with Mental Health.  Pope Benedict has written “I invite you to pray for those with mental health difficulties: that they are not placed on the margins, but treated with respect and lovingly supported as they live their life with dignity”. Proceeds of the Day for Life collection will go to the Life organisation and the Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics – which aims to help Catholics and others to explore the Church’s position on bioethical issues.

YEAR OF ST PAUL

Pope Benedict XVI has declared 28 June 2008 to 29 June 2009 the ‘Year of St. Paul’ to celebrate of the 2,000th anniversary of St Paul’s birth. 29 June is the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. St Paul was born a Jew and later became a Christian after a powerful revelation of Jesus Christ on the road to Damascus. After some time away in prayer, he spent the rest of his life founding and encouraging early Christian communities through his personal witness and his letters. As the ‘Apostle to the Gentiles’, St Paul made many missionary journeys and endured sufferings to preach the Gospel message. He and St Peter, another great missionary, were martyred in Rome. Thirteen of the letters in the New Testament are attributed to St Paul. 

St Paul’s message of the Good News of Jesus Christ continues to inspire people today. He writes about how we can receive forgiveness from Christ, the Son of God, and that we are deeply loved by God and are called into a relationship with him through Baptism. Having faith in Christ, and guided by God’s Holy Spirit, we can have the hope of eternal life with God the Father. Through knowing Christ, we can bring his love and truth to others, guided by the Church which gives us his life and teaching. St Paul's message has as much relevance to people in modern day society as it did to those in Ephesus and Philippi. To mark the Year of St Paul there will be events to celebrate his life, work and example; including talks and prayer meetings. Details of these can be found at

http://www.catholicchurch.org.uk/ccb/catholic_church/events/year_of_st_paul.

SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE  In a joint letter, Bishop Crispian Hollis joined other Christian leaders in calling on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to "redouble" its efforts to ensure fair elections in Zimbabwe, where people are due to vote on 27 June in a second round to elect a president.  The letter, sent out through Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, is addressed to President Levy Mwanawasa of Zambia, president of SADC and expresses "grave concerns about the deteriorating situation" in Zimbabwe, where violence and killings have followed the first round of presidential elections in March.