Feast of Saints Peter & Paul 28.06.2026

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MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS

Sun 28th June

8.30 am Nicholas De Giorgi, RIP

10 am Hannah Lally, 11^th anniversary

12 noon Michael St John, RIP

Mon 29^th June Feria

10 am Yvonne and Wilma Tomei, thanksgiving

Tues 30th June Feria

NO 10 AM MASS

12.30 pm Funeral Mass for Julius Lipner

Weds 1^st July NO MASS

Thurs 2^nd July Feria

10 am Holy Souls

Fri 3^rd July St Thomas, Apostle

10 am Gilbert and Carmen Sarthal and families, intentions

Sat 4^th July Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

5pm Mary McGovern and Lissie McGovern, 100^th anniversary

Every Saturday: 10am – 11am - 4.30pm – 5pm: Confessions and Exposition

PLEASE PRAY FOR:

Let us keep in our prayers: Mike O’Brien, Freya Askew, Joan Gordon, Sanjuna Madonandi Kuniyil, Ben Galligan, David Ryan, Margaret Ryan, Michael O’Boy, Christina Cahill, Eric Nicholas Darwent, Therese Kemp, Jose Luis Pérez, Karina McKiernan, Jonathan Heller and Izabela Lissowska – all unwell at this time. We also pray for: Joan Nelson, Nicholas De Giorgi, Hannah Lally, Michael St John, Julius Lipner, Mary McGovern and Lissie McGovern (100^th anniversary) and all those whose anniversaries occur at this time or have died recently. May they Rest in Peace.

THE OFFERTORY

The offertory collection for the week ending 21st June was £1412.62 and Contactless was

£????. Donations via Standing Orders, Stripe and Online will be communicated one month in arrears. Thank you for your generosity.

NO 10 AM MASS ON TUESDAY 30^TH JUNE

Please note that there will be no Mass at 10 am on Tuesday 30^th June.

JULIUS LIPNER RIP

The funeral for Julius will take place on Tuesday 30^th June at 12:30pm. Let us keep Sandra and their two sons in our prayers at this time. May Julius rest in peace and rise in glory.

SUNDAY 5^th JULY – 11am MASS

Fr Peter writes: “The special 11am Mass on Sunday 5th July gives us an opportunity to acknowledge the children, adults, and young adults of St Mary’s who have celebrated their First Holy Communion or been Confirmed.

We will also take a moment to recognise a birthday (or two), and I would be grateful for your prayers as it will be the 35th anniversary of my Ordination.

I will be joined by my brother and his wife, as well as Canon Mehall Lowry — a vocation of St Mary’s — who will be celebrating his own 35th Ordination anniversary in September.

No other clergy have been invited; let us keep the celebration ‘low key’ but enjoyable. You are also invited to bring a cake or two for us all to enjoy after Mass.”

ALTAR SERVERS PRACTICE

There will be an altar servers’ practice at 11am on Saturday 11th July. This session is also ideal for children who have recently made their First Holy Communion, as well as for anyone else who would like to become an altar server.

We will also chat about plans for our next bowling trip, which is always great fun.

TEN LESSER KNOWN FACTS ABOUT SAINTS PETER & PAUL

1. Both apostles ended their ministries in Rome, even though the Christian community there existed before they arrived.

2. Peter is not mentioned in Romans 16, suggesting he arrived in Rome only after Paul wrote the letter—likely in the late 50s or early 60s AD.

3. Paul’s conversion happened on a real street still existing today—the “Street Called Straight” in Damascus, which remains the headquarters of the Church of Antioch.

4. Peter and Paul publicly disagreed over how Gentile converts should be treated, leading to Paul “opposing Peter to his face” in Antioch.

5. This disagreement shaped early Christian identity, as the debate centred on whether Gentiles needed to follow Jewish law before becoming Christians.

6. Paul’s martyrdom is one of the earliest attested in Christian literature, with St. Ignatius of Antioch (c. 98–110 AD) referencing it explicitly.

7. Peter requested to be crucified upside down, not only out of humility but because he felt unworthy to die in the same manner as Christ—an early tradition preserved by multiple sources.

8. Paul never personally met Jesus during His earthly ministry, despite being one of Christianity’s most influential apostles.

9. Both apostles are patron saints of Rome, symbolizing unity despite their different backgrounds and theological tensions.

10. Their shared feast day (June 29) is one of the seven major holy days of obligation in the Catholic Church.