IMPORTANT -  CHANGE IN CHRISTMAS MASSES

Emergency work in Church

As a result of leaking central heating pipes in the church loft and the damage and collapse of sections of the ceiling, the Church cannot be used for a number of weeks.  At least until 9^th January 2016 , there will be no Masses in Church and the only Masses at Our Lady of Lourdes will be as follows in the School Hall:-

 Sunday 20th December

9am Mass in the School Hall,

3pm SVP Mass for the Sick in The Mazenod Centre

6pm Mass in the School Hall

Christmas Eve Thursday 24th December

4pm Children's Mass in the School Hall

 There will be no Carol Service at 3.30pm

THERE IS VERY LIMITED SPACE AND SEATING IN THE SCHOOL HALL

AND THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WHO ARE ABLE TO ATTEND MASS 

WILL BE RESTRICTED.

THERE  WILL  BE  NO  MIDNIGHT  MASS.

Christmas Day Friday 25th December

9am Mass in the School Hall

Sunday 27th December

9am Mass in the School Hall

 6pm Mass in the School Hall

Sunday 3^rd January 2016

9am in the School Hall

6pm in the School Hall

ALL Weekday Masses and Word & Communion Services

are cancelled until 9th January 2016

We apologise for any inconvenience caused to all families and parishioners.

Christmas Mass Times & Services 2015

Christmas Eve

4.00pm Family Christmas Mass

in the school hall

Christmas Day

9.00am Christmas Day Mass 

in the school hall

Parish Commitment Form

Your Parish needs you!  Please can you give a couple of hours a month to some voluntary work in the Parish?  Have a look at the Parish Commitment Form and see how you would like to help our Parish.  Please submit the completed forms to the Parish Office at ololbristol@gmail.com or put the completed forms in the box on the table in the Church Porch.

Retreat - Who is the Holy Spirit

This weekend I led a retreat for the parishioners of Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Bernadette, Kingswood. We based the retreat around the Holy Spirit. The day was divided into three sections, firstly Who is the Holy Spirit, then what does the Holy Spirit do? and then lastly encountering the Holy Spirit.

In the first talk we stepped through the bible looking at points where the Holy Spirit appeared.

• Genesis 1:2 – Right at the start of everything the Holy Spirit is present at creation.
• Exodus 32:12 – The Holy Spirit give the gift of craftsmanship.
• Judges 16:2 – Samson is given strength to break the bonds he is tied with.
• Ezekiel 36:24 – The Holy Spirit works through Ezekiel allow him to prophesise, but the prophesy in this verse is about the time when everyone will have access to the Holy Spirit not just the chosen, judges and prophets.
• Joel 2:28 –Joel continues this prophesy saying the spirit will be poured out on everyone. Every race, women and men, old and young.
• Luke 1:15, Luke 1:35, Luke 1:42, Luke 1:67, Luke 3:21, 4:1, 4:14 – As we move into the new testament we see the Holy Spirit getting very busy. Working through Zachariah, Mary, Elizabeth, John, and Jesus.
• Act 2 – Then we jump to the time that all these passages in scripture had been leading to the giving of the Holy Spirit to us all. The Pentecost moment.

We finished by looking at a little more in depth at some of Ezekiel Prophesy and how it was fulfilled in Christ. We compared ourselves to the Bones in Ezekiel 37 and how the Holy Spirit breathes life in our bones when we ask to be filled with the Spirit. We compared Ezekiel 47 to John 7:37, Ezekiel describes a river flowing from the temple bringing life wherever it flows, Jesus after attending the festive celebrating this prophesy then announce that those waters flow from him. We compared ourselves when Spirit filled to those waters. It was a powerful and joyful session.
During the second session we looked at Baptism and Confirmation and spent some time discussing the gifts of the Holy Spirit. We finished the day with prayer, praying over people who wanted to receive the Holy Spirit into their live.

It was a joyful and God filled day.

by Deacon John Scanlon

Day Retreat "Holy Spirit"

First Holy Communion 2016

Applications forms for First Holy Communion 2016 are now available for children who have been baptised in the Catholic Church and who are in Year 3 or above.  If you wish your child to receive First Holy Communion in 2016 please complete the application form and return it to the Parish Office by Friday 23rd October 2015.  

PROCLAIM '15 Holy Hour

A Holy Hour will take place on Saturday 11^th July 7.30pm at St Augustine of Canterbury, Downend to pray for evangelisation and the success of Proclaim’15. Refreshments in the Parish Hall after evening Mass has ended before going into the Church for a reflective and prayerful Hour. 

Everyone is welcome for Mass, refreshments and/or the Holy Hour.