Carmel Bulletin, 9 February 2014 Last Sunday, we celebrated the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. It is celebrated each year on 2 February, so it only occasionally falls on a Sunday. As we arrived at Mass last Sunday, we were invited to take a candle as we entered the church. Mass then began with … Continue reading The Presentation of the Lord
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Carmel Bulletin, 24 November 2013 At its meeting last Tuesday night, the Parish Pastoral Council received recommendations from the Church Renewal Committee and me, Fr Paul, which we had formulated at our meeting the previous week. These recommendations came after a long and thorough process of study, reflection and discernment by the Liturgy Committee and … Continue reading Recommendations from the Parish Pastoral Council regarding the Church and other buildings
Carmel Bulletin, 17 November 2013 We believe that God speaks to us, his people, particularly in the Liturgy of the Word at Mass. The scriptures provide a rich treasury of God’s continuing dialogue with us. Not only did God speak to those people, at the time that the original texts were spoken or written, but God … Continue reading We Listen
Carmel Bulletin, 3 November 2013 The prayers that we pray during Mass give voice to our needs and concerns, our joys and sorrows, our praise and thanksgiving, our faith and belief. Our words serve part of a dialogue, both between those of us gathered and participating in the celebration, and between us and God who … Continue reading We Speak
Carmel Bulletin, 27 October 2013 We Catholics are often known for our tendency in liturgy to never adopt a single posture for too long. We are, though, people who pray with our whole bodies, not just with words, and the postures we adopt at different times during the Mass are part of this. For many … Continue reading We Stand
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