For Your Information Dr Thomas Ward is the founder and former President of the National Associa-

tion of Catholic Families (NACF), which is a member of the Voice of the Fam-

ily coalition. He is also a corresponding member of the Pontifical Academy for

Life.

In his address Dr Ward explains the history of a wide range of attacks on the

right of parents to be the primary educators of their children. In the words of St

John Paul II, he reminds us that:

"We are now standing in the face of the greatest historical confrontation human-

ity has gone through... We are now facing the final confrontation between the

Church and the anti-Church, of the Gospel and the anti-Gospel. This confronta-

tion lies within the plans of divine providence. It is a trial which the whole

Church… must take up."

Dr Ward explains that this "greatest confrontation humanity has ever known

leaves parents the only protectors of their children." While discussing the most

serious attacks on parental rights in different countries, he argues that

"increasingly good parents will have little moral alternative to civil disobedi-

ence and indeed imprisonment."

The removal of parent's rights started with contraception, Dr Ward argues:

"Forty years of experience as a family doctor with a special interest in actively

defending the family have left me in no doubt that the heart of this Culture of

Death is the artificial separation in sexual intercourse of life, the procreative

from love, the unitive by contraception."

He continues:

"This separation of life from love has spread from contraception to in vitro fer-

tilization and now logically and even theologically to homosexual "marriage"."

In the light of Humanae Vitae teaching clearly that "the inseparable connection,

willed by God and unable to be broken by man on his own initiative, between

the two meanings of the conjugal act: the unitive meaning and the procreative

meaning", Dr Ward argues that as a result of the rejection of this truth

"generations have been lost to the Church":

"Our children are paying an enormous price for the silence, obfuscation and

political accommodations of so many of our Bishops. Yes our children have

paid for their policies."

In his powerful address in defense of the right of parents to be the primary edu-

cators of their children, Dr Ward emphasizes that "marriage and the family and

therefore the Church and civilization now depend upon the clearest possible

proclamation of Humanae Vitae of Blessed Pope Paul VI and of Familiaris

Consortio of Saint John Paul the Great." (from Voice of the family newsletter)

Our Lady Queen of the Universe R.C. Church

Black Rock, St. Michael

Barbados BB12056

Telephone: 1-246-427-2241

Fax: 1-246-435-5738

E-mail:olquniverse@gmail.com

Our Lady Queen of the

Universe Catholic Church B l a c k R o c k M a i n R o a d , S t . M i c h a e l

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Parish Priest Office Hours

Fr. Charles Dominique OP 9:00AM - 1:00PM

Priest In Residence

Fr. Peter Clarke OP

Confession

Fri. 5-5:50 p.m. or by appointment

Please Ring The Parish Office

Parish Priest’s Secretary Office Hours

Justina Newton 8:30AM - 2:30PM

“The B l ood O f The Cove n a n t ”

Development Goal

To empower all parishioners to grow the four dimensions (intelligence) of the person;

intellectual, emotional, physical and spiritual; so as to facilitate each Catholic

becoming a good steward, fully alive in Christ.

Corpus Christi, Year B

June 07, 2015 (White) Psalter Week 2 Celebrant: Fr. Peter Clarke OP

1st reading: Exodus 24:3-8

Psalm: 115 The Cup Of Salvation I Will Raise …..

2nd reading: Hebrews 9:11-15

Gospel: Mark 14:12-15. 22-26

6:30 a.m. MASS

Lectors: Ricardo Charles, Margaret Marshall

Communion: Catherine Lawrence (Body)

Emmanuel Moses, Gregory Ellis (Blood)

Choir: Our Lady’s Senior Choir

SACRAMENT OF FIRST HOLY COMMUNION Fr. Charles Dominique OP

8:30 a.m. MASS

Lectors: Joshua Boxill, Malia Ellis

Communion: Patricia Morris (Body)

Marilyn Best, Roger Elie (Blood)

Choir: Our Lady’s Junior Choir

Bidding Prayer Response Hear our prayer, O Lord.

FEASTDAYS/MEMORIA

09 St. Ephrem

11 St. Barnabas

12 Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

13 Immaculate Heart of Mary

Ministers for next Weekend’s Masses

11th Sunday O T , Year B June 14, 2015 (Green) Psalter Week 3

Celebrant: Fr. Charles Dominique OP

6:30 a.m. MASS

Lectors: Frances Caesar, Daphne Griffith

Communion: Catherine Lawrence (Body)

Emmanuel Moses, Gregory Ellis (Blood)

Choir: Our Lady’s Senior Choir

Celebrant: Fr. Charles Dominique OP 8:30 a.m. MASS

Lectors: Valerie Hope, Patricia Murray

Communion: Patricia Morris (Body)

Marilyn Best, Roger Elie (Blood)

Choir: Our Lady’s Folk Choir

Prayers

Stewardship Prayer Generous God, I give thanks to you

for the gifts you have given to us — our lives, our family, our friends, our time, talents and treasure.

As stewards, we receive Your gifts gratefully, cherish and tend them, in a responsible manner,

share them in love and practice with others, returning them with increase to you.

Walk with us, O God, Give us the strength and courage to become better followers of Jesus.

Give us the generosity to respond to your love, to your call. We give glory to you, O God,

as we make stewardship a way of life. We make this prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen

Parish Prayer

Father, Pour out Your Spirit upon the people of this parish community of Our Lady Queen of the

Universe. Grant us, A new experience of Your power A new faithfulness to live Your word;

And a renewed commitment to your service, so that together we may be the Body of Christ,

A sign of Your loving, saving presence in our land, that your love may grow among us and your kingdom come.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen

Prayer for Families Heavenly father,

I thank you for the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. I pray that you will bless my family

and every family. May our families be forgiving and loving families.

Father, our family is your gift to us so that we can experience your love for us.

May our families continue according to your will, through Christ our Lord. Amen

A L T A R S E R V E R S G U I L D

C o n t a c t : R o m m e l G i l k e s

S T . J O S E P H M E N ’ S F E L L O W S H I P

C o n t a c t : J u l i a n N e w t o n

P a r i s h C o m m i t t e e s - M e e t i n g M o n t h l y

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

C o o r d i n a t o r : M a r c i a M a n n i n g

P r o j e c t M a n a g e r : L u c i a L e w i s - C a s i m i r

LITURGY COMMISSION

C o n t a c t : J u l i a n N e w t o n

a . E x t r a o r d i n a r y M i n i s t e r s o f H o l y C o m m u n i o n

b . L e c t o r s

c . C h o i r s

d . A l t a r S e r v e r s

e . S a c r i s t a n

f . U s h e r s

g . D e c o r a t i o n T e a m

COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

C o n t a c t : V a l e r i e H o p e

Y O U T H C O M M I S S I O N

C o n t a c t : J o a n G r i f f i t h

F A M I L Y C O M M I S S I O N

C o n t a c t : S o n i a & J o h n P e t e r

a . C a t e c h e t i c s

S E R V I C E COMMISSION

C o n t a c t : S r . C h e r y l C u m b e r b a t c h

a . S V P

b . B r i d g e o f H o p e H I V / A I D S

c . B r i d g e o f H o p e K i t c h e n

d .

W O R D C O M M I S S I O N

C o n t a c t : M a r i l y n B e s t

a . B i b l e S t u d y

b . C h u r c h T e a c h i n g / D o c t r i n e / H i s t o r y

c . P r a y e r G r o u p ( s )

Liturgy of The Word

CORPUS CHRISTI, CYCLE B

About this Solemnity

Today we celebrate Corpus Christi, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and

Blood of Christ. In the Eucharistic feast, the gifts of bread and wine really and

truly become the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Christ. Through this cove-

nant of love, God draws us into his diving life and offers us food for our earthly

pilgrimage to continue with faith and hope, confident in God’s ability to transform

our weaknesses and sufferings into life and joy.

The Lectionary for Mass

First Reading

The people Moses led out of Egypt had gone through a death to their old way of

life and were now on a journey toward the land and life God planned for them. By

sprinkling ox blood on them, Moses ritualized their death to the old and their

pledge of fidelity to the new covenant of the Law. Their sprinkling, like ours in

Baptism, was an outward sign of the indelible inward change that had begun in

them.

Responsorial Psalm

As we say that we will take up the cup of salvation, we join ourselves to the Israel-

ites with Moses and the disciples at the Last Supper. We are invited to consider

what the cup of salvation has meant and means for us today. Drinking from this

cup brings us into communion with Christ, making us participants in his Passion,

Death, and Resurrection.

Second Reading

The Letter to the Hebrews talks about God’s dwelling places in the world. Once,

the Hebrews carried a tabernacle on pilgrimage with them to the Promised Land,

and finally installed it in the temple. The Letter to the Hebrews proclaims that

Christ has opened a new tabernacle in the dwelling place of god. In other writings

Paul speaks of Christians as new dwelling places for God, as temples of the Holy

Spirit. Where do we look for God’s dwelling among us?

Gospel

In Mark’s narrative of the Last Supper, we realize that God has everything pre-

pared, but that it is up to the disciples to lay it all our, to prepare for the actual

sharing around the table. Today, we might put ourselves in their sandals and ask

how we are to play our part in preparing for the sharing the meal of the Eucharist.

How do we prepare ourselves and what must we do so that others can fully partici-

pate? ( from Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons, And Weekdays)

Last Weekend’s Collections

SUNDAY MASSES $ 2,179.97

This Weekend’s Hymns

6:30 Mass

Entrance: 62 Let Us Enter Into Covenant

Prep. Of Gifts: 92 Gentle As Silence

Offertory: 21 As We Gather

Communion: 55 Come Let’s Share

Recessional: Shine Jesus, Shine

8:30 Mass

Entrance: 62 Let Us Enter Into Covenant

Prep. Of Gifts: 92 Gentle As Silence

Offertory: 21 As We Gather

Communion: One Body Of Christ

55 Come Let’s Share

331 Soul Of Jesus

Recessional: Shine Jesus, Shine

Weekly Parish Notices

Welcome to all who worship with us this morning. Kindly sign our visitor’s

book and leave your information so we are able to contact you.

Bible Study tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. All are invited. Fr. Peter will be away from

June 12 to August 05. We all pray for the success of his work.

Next Sunday the Health Ministry will be carrying out checks. Get your blood

pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol checked. We suggest a donation towards

the purchase of supplies.

St. Vincent DePaul Society will have a fishcake and bake sale after both Masses

next Sunday. This is to raise much needed funds for their work with the poor.

The death is announced of Marie Loretta Louis. She was a long standing mem-

ber of the 6:30 Mass congregation, but had been house bound for some time.

The funeral takes place on Monday June 15th at 2.00 p.m. Eternal rest grant unto

her O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace.

Ministries of Our Lady Queen of The Universe

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Weekly Activities & Schedules

S U N D A Y M A S S E S

6 : 3 0 a m & 8 : 3 0 a m

C H O I R S ( P r a c t i c e )

J u n i o r C h o i r - W e d n e s d a y 5 : 0 0

F o l k C h o i r - T h u r s d a y 7 : 3 0 p m

S e n i o r C h o i r - S a t u r d a y 3 : 0 0 p m

B I B L E S T U D Y G R O U P

M o n d a y - 6 : 3 0 p m

C o n t a c t : F r . P e t e r C l a r k e O P

L E G I O N O F M A R Y

T h u r s d a y 5 : 0 0 p m

C o n t a c t : M a r i a J o s e p h

S T V I N C E N T D E P A U L

T u e s d a y 5 : 3 0 p m

C o n t a c t : A n d r e a W e e k e s

O L Q U M A J E S T I C D A N C E I N S T I T U T E

S a t u r d a y s 1 : 3 0 p m

C o n t a c t : A n n e V i d a l

F U N D R A I S I N G

C o n t a c t : R o g e r E l i e

a . M e n C a n C o o k

b . H e r i t a g e

c . L u n c h e o n

B R I D G E O F H O P E K I T C H E N / H I V / A I D S

C o n t a c t :

E X T R A O R D I N A R Y M I N I S T E R S

C o n t a c t :

C A T H E C H I S T S

C o n t a c t : B e v e r l e y W i l l i a m s

Obituaries/Mass Intentions

The death is announced of Marie Loretta Louis. She was a long standing

member of the 6:30 Mass congregation. The funeral Service takes place on

Monday June 15th at 10 a.m. Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, and let

perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace.

Monday 08 -

Tuesday 09 -

Wednesday 10 -

Thursday 11 -

Friday 12 -

Saturday 13-

03 Clyde Harding, Leona Serieux 04 Monica Austin

04 Jayne Reynold, Catherine Cox 06 Neil Newton

08 Yvonne Fretwell, Veronica Smith 10 Juliana Boamah, Kaylah Tang

14 S- Ann Roberts, James Hunte 16 Hazel Carrington, Sr. Angilla

18 Paulita Francois, Rev. H. Sivers 21 Lawrence Pologne 22 Tiffany Worrell

27 Jeanette Knight, Pat St. Mark 28 Vanessa James, Tyrene Williams

Our Lady of Sorrows parish invites us all to their Father’s Day Lunch on Sunday

June 17 on the Church grounds. Tickets $35.00.

Magnificat celebrates the feasts of Our Lady of Fatima & Sts Joachim and Anne on

Saturday 27th June 2015 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Living Water Community,

St. David’s, Christ Church. The speaker will be Michael Fitzwilliam. Kindly check

the notice board for more details.

Fundraising

Additional Activities This Week

Monday 6:30 PM: Bible Study

Tuesday 5:30 PM: SVP meeting

Wednesday 5:00 PM: Baptism Classes

Thursday 7:30 PM: Choir Practice - Folk Choir

5:00 PM: Legion of Mary

Saturday 1:30 PM: Our Lady’s Majestic Dance Institute

3:00 PM: Choir Practice - Senior Choir

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT every

Friday 5-6 p.m. First Friday of the Month from 4-6 p.m.

Holy Hour and Benediction 5-6 p.m.

Healing Prayers: We continue to pray for healing for our sick brothers and

sisters. For Marjorie Barrow, and for Daphne Griffith. We pray for all parish-

ioners who are sick and unable to be with us at Mass.

Bridge of Hope Kitchen: We are looking for helpers for this Minis-

try. It has been a struggle to maintain the food hampers as contributions are

not as regular as before. We know that things are tight with us all, but we ask

you to make a special effort to help us to continue this ministry. Special thanks

to all who donate time, talent and treasure to Bridge Of Hope Kitchen and

Bridge Of Hope HIV/AIDS food hampers. Your contribution is welcome and

can be placed in the barrel as you enter the Church. Meat and perishables can

be delivered directly to the kitchen via the office. Call the office for details on how to volunteer.

Communion: is brought to the sick and housebound weekly, by our Extraordi-

nary Ministers of Holy Communion. Please contact Julian Newton if you

know of anyone unable to attend Mass but desirous of receiving communion.

Visits by the priest can also be arranged.

Our priests are more than happy to visit your sick relatives in hospital or

bless your new homes, or your vehicles. Call the office to arrange.

Special Mass Request: You can telephone or visit the office to have any

deceased relatives prayed for at the Weekday Masses, or to book anniver-

sary Masses. We suggest, only as a guideline, an offering of $10 or more

for booked Masses.

Holy water: is available from the cooler as you enter the church, please

bring your own container.

Daily Devotions/Reflections

Lord, I thank You for the truth of Your Word. Your truth sets me free

from all the lies of the enemy. Help me to know more and more of Your

truth. Give me greater knowledge of Your Word so that I can always re-

fute the devil’s lies. Help me to clearly understand the Bible every time I

read it so that Your Word and Your truth will live in me and I will truly be

Your disciple. Amen

Thought For The Week

“Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that

you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love!

What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!”

(Anne Frank)

Please continue to pray for our Seminarian, Kirt

Prospere, who graduated on May 9th with a Mas-

ters Degree in Catholic Philosophical Studies.

Prayer For Vocations

Jesus, You are the Good Shepherd. You know each of us and You call us by name to serve in faith.

Help us to respond generously to Your voice. Give courage and guidance

to those you call to the priesthood and the diaconate, to religious life and lay ministry,

so they may respond whole-heartedly and serve devotedly. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Sick & Shut-In In The Parish

Flora Reid Andre Hunte Loretta Sumrah Therese Annel

Theresa Clarke Petrona Forde Gordon Forde Hilda Downe

Pierre Compton Elaine Jordan Ann Phillips Loretta Louis

Helena Dixon Roberta Straker Cyrille Morvan Jeanette Knight

Muriel Walrond Marie Ann Williams Vincillia Joseph Rita Toppin

Berenda Brewster Marjorie Barrow Zephir Sumrah Emmanuel Greenidge

Daphne Griffith Anne Marie Delice Ursula Burnett Myrie Sargeant

Please remember to pray for all our sick and shut-in.

CONGRATULATIONS!