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This Week Week 18th November at the Catholic ChaplaincyNotices

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MONDAY 18^th November

Rosary, cake and Lectio Divina 7pm

TUESDAY 19^th November

Mass 12pm

followed by free lunch

Discovery 6pm (women's group), 7pm (men's group)

(see below)

WEDNESDAY 20^th November

Adoration 5.30pm

Angelus 6pm

Evangelium Course (RCIA) 6.15pm

THURSDAY 21^st November

Holy Hour 5-6pm

followed by Aid to the Church in Need workshop

FRIDAY 22^nd November

Rosary and cake 7.30pm

SUNDAY 24^th November

Mass 11.30am

followed by free lunch

Notices

Opposing Assisted Suicide – The Bishop’s Conference are calling on Catholics in England and Wales to unite in prayer and compassionate action to oppose assisted suicide. Follow this link https://www.cbcew.org.uk/opposing-assisted-suicide/, where you will find resources laying out the Catholic position on assisted suicide, and what you can do to stop its legalisation. There is also a link to contact your MP via the Right to Life website. Please also see the posters in the foyer and consider taking one to send to your MP.

The month of November – November is the month traditionally dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory. There are several prayers you can pray for those who have died, such as the following prayer by St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/prayer-to-jesus-christ-for-the-holy-souls-286 and the Chaplet of St Gertrude https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5BBFwYLuR4&t=371s. For more prayers for the dead you can go to https://www.artofdyingwell.org/what-is-dying-well/a-good-catholic-death/catholic-prayers-dead-dying/.

Discovery – The CCO (Catholic Christian Outreach) Discovery study is a small group faith study that leads you through a simple but personally challenging look at the Gospel message. Based on the Kerygma, Discovery explores God’s personal love for you and some of the different aspects of His love: offered, proven and merciful. It introduces how to start living as a true disciple, through a personal relationship with Jesus.

New Lectionaries – As Fr Michael mentioned, we now have new lectionaries for the Chaplaincy which we will start to use in a few weeks. We will have a Religious Sister who does calligraphy to inscribe some names on them. So, if you would like your name and/or the names of any of your loved ones to be included please email me in the next couple of weeks at m.g.giannone@exeter.ac.uk.

Fundraising to be a helper for HCPT – Chloe will be travelling as a volunteer helper with HCPT Group 141 East Devon at Easter as they will take a group of disadvantaged and/or disabled children on a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, for around a week. The cost for each helper to travel with Group 141 is estimated to be £1,100 each. To support her please visit her Go fund me page https://gofund.me/d76abe6b.

Evangelium course (RCIA) – Interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith? The Evangelium course runs on Wednesday evenings at 6.15pm after Eucharistic Adoration. The course is aimed primarily at those who are interested in becoming Catholic or being Confirmed later in the year, however it is open to everyone no matter how much or how little you know about the Faith.

Volunteer opportunities - We need people to help with the Sunday cooking, also if you would like to read, serve, or get involved with the music for Mass, please do not hesitate to get in contact. If you have never taken on one of these roles but would like to, full training can be given. In addition. Please email : Maria Giannone : M.G.Giannone@exeter.ac.uk

Dei Verbum - “How can we know anything about God with certainty? Why should we trust what the Church tells us about God? How do we make sense of the Bible?” In preparing for the Jubilee Year 2025, Pope Francis has asked us to explore the key documents of Vatican II and one of those documents is Dei Verbum ("The Word of God"). Come and join us with Sister Hyacinthe, who as a Dominican, will guide us through the text and inspire us with a love of God’s Word. The day will take place at Schiller Hall, Buckfast Abbey on Saturday 19^th October, 10am (tea/coffee), 10.30am–3pm; Mass at 12pm. To reserve a place contact: deborah.vankroonenburg@prcdtr.org.uk.

Chaplaincy Offertory – Our Catholic Chaplaincy plays a vital role in nurturing the spiritual lives of our university students. We are dedicated to continuing the mission of the Church, providing a space for worship, community, and personal growth. So, we ask you to please consider making a donation today by following this link: https://givealittle.co/c/6OFkjhzCGMB0RMNcqxB1B7. Also we have a contactless card machine which you will find on the right-hand side of the entrance to the Chapel on Sundays. Your support, no matter the amount, makes a significant difference.

"Give back some of God's gifts to God, that you may safely enjoy the rest" (St. John Henry Cardinal Newman)

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