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how far beyond us is the great mystery, and how we need, as sacerdotus@googlemail.com July 26th / August 2nd,
John of the Cross says, "to begin to understand more by not Parish Priest: Fr David Hennessy 2009
understanding than by understanding." When we are little chil- Website :
dren and we ask our mothers where the sun goes at night, the www.saintfelix.org.uk 17th /18th Sundays
best answer they can give is that it goes down behind the trees Facebook Group
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to take a rest. Later we learn about stars and planets and the facebook.com/group.php?
big-bang theory and we graph it all out on PowerPoint. We
need that sophistication. But there comes a time again, beyond WEEKDAY MASSES
Einstein, Stephen Hawkings, PowerPoint, and sixty years of THIS COMING WEEK
age, when perhaps the best language of all is, again, the WEEKEND MASS
Monday - Saturday:10.00am
language of children, where the sun takes a sleep behind the SATURDAY at the Convent each day
trees. This is especially true about God and the great dogmas 6pm except Friday when there
of our faith. God is ineffable and all of our language about God will be a Eucharistic Service
SUNDAY at 10.00am.
is more inadequate than adequate and the great dogmas of our 9am
faith are more items of the heart and gut
10.30am Friday, 31st
than objects of the intellect. at St Felix
( Convent )
11am
Ronald Rolheiser: Thoughts on turning Sixty 11.30am ( Requiem Mass )
( Trimley )

In early August,
MIKE TEHAN, RIP
Fr Pavlo Basysty, COLLECTIONS LAST WEEK
Mike passed away very peacefully
a young Ukrainian priest currently studying in Rome, will OFFERTORY: £755.97 last Tuesday evening. His Requiem
arrive to spend some weeks in the parish to improve his English. CAFOD: £149.11 Mass\will be at St Felix on
If you are willing to give him some time to help with his FRIDAY, 31st July at 11am.
English—talking to him, listening to him read and correcting his MANY THANKS ONCE AGAIN
FOR YOUR GENEROSITY May this great servant of
pronunciation, etc.—please let me know.
our parish and town
I am sure that you will make him feel at home! rest in eternal peace!

CONFIRMATION GROUP
THE NEWSLETTER WILL BE ISSUED
FORTNIGHTLY DURING THE SUMMER NEXT MEETING IS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th, 5pm
HAVE A GOOD SUMMER MEANWHILE
 PARISH B.B.Q. PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS ALL
Sunday 2nd August WHO ARE SICK AND THOSE
in Parish Garden 1.00 p.m. WHO HAVE DIED RECENTLY
Tickets £4. OR HAVE ANNIVERSARIES:
on sale after Mass TODAY and 25th/26th July
Arthur Hayes, Roy Fenton, Patrick Lillis, William Martin,
Ron Hockley, Anthony Reilly-Mead, Luke O’Brien, Carole
Sorchilla, Martin Read, Ann Hurley, Rowland Ring. Sr.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD Philomena Dalton, Sr. George Deane, Sr. Peter Clarke, Wil-
There will be no Children’s Liturgy at the 9am Mass at St Felix during helmina O’Keefe, Christiane Taylor, Mary Seagon, Evelyn
the month of August. It will resume on Sunday September 6th. Mansfield, Charles Parry, Bob Russell, Jan Rutkowski, Den-
nis Jones, Peter Newman, Clifford Bridges, Albert Brinkley,
CHILDREN’S RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION CLASSES Mary Butters, Agnes Penniston Bird, Eric Pemberton. RIP

Religious Instruction for children attending local non-catholic primary

schools is provided at the convent on Saturday mornings during term
time. Forms are available at St Felix, St Cecilia and the convent for the RELICS OF ST THERESE OF LISIEUX
registration of new children (in year 1 or above) for classes beginning WALSINGHAM
this September. Please return completed forms as soon as possible.
It is proposed to run a deanery coach to Walsingham on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7th
MONTE CASSINO & ROME to pay homage to the relics of St Terese
on their visit to Britain.
Earlier this year I once again led a group of Rotarians through the
battlefields of Cassino and although overwhelmed by the memories of ITINERARY
the awesome battles, I am also conscious of being in the shadow of St 8am: Leave Felixstowe
Benedict and of the world’s foremost Christian monastery he founded 8.30am: Pick-up at St Mary’s, Woodbridge Rd.
there. So I ask myself, are there members of our parish who would like 8.50am: Pick-up at St Mary Magdalene.
to ‘follow in the footsteps’ of St Benedict? If so, a four day trip could be 10.30am: Arrival at Walsingham
arranged at a suitable time. The trip would also include a visit to St Visit to the relics, prayer.
Thomas Aquinas’s birthplace, a brief introduction to the battlefields and 12noon; MASS
a visit to the tomb of St Peter under the Scavi in the Vatican. Picnic Lunch, Free Time
Numbers are not important, but should anyone be interested
3.00pm: Leave Walsingham
in knowing more, I should be pleased to give an introduction
at an arranged meeting. 5/5.30pm: Return to Ipswich / Felixstowe
PLEASE SIGN THE LIST IN THE PORCH
Tony Pittaccio Tel: 270762, email: antony.pittaccio@btinternet.com
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO.
Suggested donation: £7.50pp