Welcome to St Peter’s Parish, Marlow

MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS   

SUNDAY 16th August – Assumption of Our Lady

9.00am Holy Mass Jane Luy Busa RIP              

11.00am Holy Mass Ndoci family Intentions

5.30pm Holy Mass People of the Parish

MONDAY 17th August        

No Mass today

7.00pm Praying with the Scriptures

TUESDAY 18th August          

9.00am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (Rosary 9.30am)

10.00am Holy Mass Thomas Aherne Intentions

WEDNESDAY 19th August       

11.30am Requiem Mass: Ted Nye RIP

THURSDAY 20th August

9.00am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00am Holy Mass St Bernard Special Intention (Allen)

FRIDAY 21st August

10.00am Holy Mass St Pius X Special Intention (Natalie Fernandes)

SATURDAY 22nd August

10.00am Holy Mass Our Lady, Mother & Queen Holy Souls (Bannan family)

SUNDAY 23rd August – 21st of Year A

9.00am Holy Mass Malcolm Stamp Anniversary           

11.00am Holy Mass Daly family Intentions

5.30pm Holy Mass People of the Parish

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: ‘I know whose love would follow me still, Mother o’mine, O Mother o’mine.’ Rudyard Kipling

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: On Saturdays 10.30-11.00am and 6.00-6.30pm. And on request at any time.

REST IN PEACE: Please pray for the repose of the souls of Ron Lunn, Yvonne D’Souza Rauto, Peter Burden, Ted & Joy Nye, Pauline Paton, Maureen Bennett, Peggy Peers-Johnson. May they rest in peace and rise in glory.

ANNIVERSARIES: Charles Tilling, Amelia Charlotte Scott-Murray, Tim Pascall, Mary Stephenson, Clifford Brown, Molly Smith. May they rest in perfect peace.

LAST SUNDAY’S COLLECTIONS: For the Parish: £1,763.08 (Plate: £490.08; Envelopes: £160; Cashless: £285, Standing Orders: £828); SVP – Poor Box: £72. Many thanks!  

JOURNEY IN FAITH: In September we will begin a new group of those wishing to be baptised or received into the Church next Easter or who would simply like to know more about the Catholic faith. If you or someone you know is thinking of making this step please have a word with one of the clergy or email the parish office. 

CONFIRMATIONS: About a dozen or so of our teenagers will be receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation on Thursday 24th September at 7pm. This is also open to any adult who may have missed out on that Sacrament for any reason. If you would like to receive that Sacrament along with our young people that evening please see one of the clergy or email the parish office at your earliest convenience.

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: Now the minutes of July’s meeting are posted on the noticeboard and copies available to be taken away from the back of church.

NEW ALTAR SERVERS: We are looking to recruit more altar servers. If your child has received their First Holy Communion and would like to be trained up for this ministry please let one of the clergy know or email the Parish Office. We will begin the training sessions in September.

EMMAUS – OPENING THE SCRIPTURES: the Autumn programme begins on Wednesday 2nd September at 7.30pm at St Joseph’s, Gerrard’s Cross SL9 8RY. Charles Whitehead will speak on the theme: ‘Making the Scriptures a Key Part of my Daily Life.’ Please pick up a flyer from the back of church with all the dates and titles of the Autumn series.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES – RIDE & STRIDE – SATURDAY 12th SEPTEMBER: Support your Church.  This is a chance to make some money for St. Peter’s by being sponsored for this event, or sponsoring family/friends.  You can walk, cycle (or ride a horse!) from church to church and see how many you can visit.  See the posters on the Notice Boards and find out about sponsor forms and details here:- www.bucks-historic-churches.org.U.K.           Or email – ridestride@bucks-historic-churches.org.U.K. There will be a Church Register at each church for you to sign in – ours will be in the Old  Church Porch.  This can be great fun for all the family, young and older!

ASSISTED SUICIDE: A Private Members’ Bill on assisted suicide – so-called assisted dying – has been reintroduced to the House of Commons. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will have its Second Reading and vote on Friday, 11 September 2026. Archbishop Richard Moth explains our strong opposition to this legislation: “This bill is wrong in principle. It is also deeply flawed and, if passed, could lead to vulnerable people feeling pressured into ending their lives. The Bill has a serious lack of protection for health and social care staff and risks putting many wonderful hospices and care homes in the position of no longer being able to operate. I urge you to write to your Members of Parliament to petition them to vote against the Bill at Second Reading.” A ready-made letter can be sent easily via:   https://righttolife.org.uk/Sept11vote

POPE LEO’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST: For evangelisation in the city. Let us pray that in large cities often marked by anonymity and loneliness we find new ways to proclaim the Gospel, discovering creative paths to build community.