This Week's News

Summer Community Catch-Up!

Wonderful News! The local family at The Italian Kitchen Hanham are our amazing sponsors for this year's Community Catch-up!

We are delighted that that are generously helping us to make the event the best it can be for our community. Thank you so much
Please check out their Facebook page & website & give their beautiful restaurant a visit.

"We, at The Italian Kitchen Hanham are proud to have been serving Hanham delicious Italian food for more than 8 years and are now proud to be the sponsor of St Augustine's Community Catch-Up!

Our restaurant serves 150+ meals on a Saturday night, hosts birthdays & special celebrations as well as a top reviewed Sunday Roast.

Visit their website here

We have a variety of offers on during the week:

*Tuesday - Friday: 12pm - 2:30pm & 5-6pm
then Saturday: 12-5pm
We offer any full size Pizza or Pasta for just £9.95 with selected starters making 2 courses only £14.

*Wednesdays are 2-4-1 Gin night from 5pm

*& Thursdays are 2-4-1 Cocktails also from 5pm.

*Tuesday is Steak night.
2 x 10oz Sirloins, 2 sides each & 1/2 litre house wine only £40

*Our Sunday Roast is very popular!
Choices of meats all served with home made roast potatoes, gravy, Yorkshire pudding, a side of cauliflower cheese and fresh vegetables.
£15 for an adult (£18.50 for lamb) or a Child/OAP portion is £9.

We are proud of the team we have, with chefs who have a combined experience of over 40 years and a team of experienced, friendly & helpful front of house.
We use local butchers & suppliers & we take pride in creating dishes that taste as good as they look.

Everyone at the Italian Kitchen loves welcoming both new & returning loyal customers!"
Contact us: 0117 961 4222 / 07904 434391 47 High St, Hanham, BS15 3DQ

Not long now! The exciting is ramping up!

Thank you to all the children who took part in our poster competition for the Summer Community Catch-up!

We thanks Rares and Sophia, aged 3, from our preschool for these lovely drawings!

 

and Dilan, Jessica & Mila-Rose from year 2 of our primary school

also Florence in year 5, Keira in Hazel class, Maria in class 4 and Roman in Ash class of our primary school for these lovely drawings!

and finally, we thank Daisy aged 7, Peggy aged 8 and Isla aged 10, all from our Rainbows, Brownies & Guides for these lovely drawings!

COME RAIN OR SHINE ~ See you all on Saturday 15th June from 11am until 3pm.

We'll be holding a lovely Summer event regardless, even if the Summer deserts us!

Volunteer's Week 2024

During this "Volunteer's Week" we would like to send the greatest thanks to every single one of you who volunteer within our parish community!

From Church flowers to Church cleaning.
From Children's Liturgy of the Word to Communion & Confirmation teams.
From Sacristans to Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion.
From Pastoral Committees to Social Committees.
From Prayer Group to Legion of Mary.
From Readers, Musicians, Welcomers, Refreshments and so much more...

We published a list about a year ago, of all our volunteers, and it was amazing to see that there are so many things that happen in our parish that are taken care of by you, for the good of so many.

You are all wonderful and the Church would simply not work without you. THANK YOU!

St. Nicholas of Tolentino RC Church, Bristol are hosting their monthly Mass for LGBTQ+ Catholics, their families and friends on 16th June - see poster for details.

Ukrainian service, Sunday 9th June at 15:30
Everyone welcome
Pray for Ukraine and its people 

Reflections for Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B from Deacon Vincent.

1st Reading from the book of Genesis 3: 9-15.
Genesis, a name given it by its’ Greek translators, means “origin”, “birth”, or “coming to be”, but in the Hebrew it is known by its first word, “In the beginning”. In recent centuries scholars have tended to divide Genesis according to its several sources or traditions, however it is worth noting that the translators give no hint that the book was anything but a unity and so that is how they presented it. It is not intended as a scientific treatise, but as a narrative indicating that our story begins and ends with God. In the selection we have before us today, we deal with Adam’s fall from grace. It is worth noting that God is looking for Adam, which is very important for those of us who frequently stray from the Lord, to realise that God goes looking for us, like a shepherd looking for his lost sheep. Adam now realising that he is naked, one might say his disobedience was exposed, is hiding in the garden. Adam tells God that he realises he is naked, and God asks how he knows that he is naked. “Have you eaten the forbidden fruit?”, the Adam manages to blame, not only the woman, but God also, “It was the woman you put with me; she gave me the fruit, and I ate it.” This is a great piece of observation of man’s ability to shift responsibility for his own faults and shift it onto God or someone else. Then we almost have a prediction that a woman will crush the serpent, as when Mary agrees to bear the Christ, she effectively is instrumental in crushing the Serpent (The Evil One). This story is full of deep observations of man’s frailty. Genesis is worth reading to discover how God and mankind interact, it really is a deep theological work presented for the ordinary man, not just the scholar, to come into a knowledge of our relationship with God and His creation.

Psalm 129.
This song follows the way God in his mercy seeks us out, so that we can be reconciled with a loving God, not a vengeful God. We discover the God of mercy and compassion in this little song, a song which is often recited at the bedside of the dying or recently deceased. It gives us all hope.

2nd Reading from the second letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians 4: 13-5: 1.
As we read this letter to the Corinthians, we witness the affection and anger to a degree that can seem remarkable until we remember that this is Paul’s foundation and they are his family, his children, and that is exactly how things happen in families. Notice in this excerpt how important resurrection is in Paul’s thinking. For Paul it is right that he and his fellow ministers should be suffering, because the same God who raised Jesus from the dead is still working to bring out the glory that is to come, but now we cannot quite see it yet. This glory is invisible, but it exercises a remarkable transforming power, and Paul expects to see it making a difference.

The holy Gospel according to Mark 3: 20-35.
Jesus is really embarrassing his family, and at this time anyone who did not conform to the behaviour of the clan were considered to be insane. However, Jesus redefines family by saying that “Anybody who does the will of God is my brother, sister and brother. This might be considered a bit of a brush off for his actual family. But he has a venomous answer for the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem and make a really offensive accusation that Jesus is alliance with Beelzebul (Prince of the devils), and that is how he casts out demons. Jesus’ retort is to accuse them of the unforgiveable sin of blaspheming against the Holy Spirit. Battle lines are now drawn between Jesus and the Jewish authorities. They will strive to destroy him and his teaching, but to no avail, for God’s will cannot be overcome. We have a vision of Jesus at his most combative, frustrating those who would try and stop the work of the Spirit.
Lord, give us the grace and courage to always be Jesus’ brothers and sisters. Deacon Vincent.

*I fully acknowledge the assist given me by Nicholas King’s Study Bible in this and all my reflections. For his insight into the books and writings of the Holy Bible. He has been my inspiration and insight into the wonders of Holy Scripture. *