26 October – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time / All Saints
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
Saturday 25th th 5.00pm Parishioners
Monday 27th 10.00am Dorothy Breheny RIP
Thursday 30th 10.00am David Glanryd Turner RIP
Saturday 1st 5.00pm Thomas, Winifrid, Michael Watkinson RIP
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MASS TIMES: SATURDAY VIGIL MASS at 5pm PARISH OFFICE: The Parish Office is open on Fridays from 10am to 4pm. |
PARISH NEWSLETTER
MASSES THIS WEEK
Mondays at 10am
Thursday at 10am, followed by Exposition and Benediction
CHURCH OPEN
Fridays, 11am to 1pm for private prayer and reflection before the Blessed Sacrament.
CONFESSIONS: Next confessions: last Saturday of the month – 25 October / 29 November, 4.15pm to 4.45pm
READINGS FOR 26 OCTOBER
1st Reading: Sirach 35:15-22, The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds.
Psalm 34: The lowly one called and the Lord heard him.
2nd Reading: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18, There is laid up for me the crown of righteousness.
Gospel Reading: Luke 18:9-14, The tax collector went down to his house justified, rather than the Pharisee.
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia. God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Alleluia.
Communion antiphon: We will ring out our joy at your saving help.
POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS – OCTOBER
For collaboration between different religious traditions
Let us pray that believers in different religious traditions might work together to defend and promote peace, justice and human fraternity.
POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR NOVEMBER
For the prevention of suicide
Let us pray that those who are tempted to commit suicide may find the support, love and care they need in their local community, and be able to understand how valued they are.
SAINTS / FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK
28 October – Ss Simon & Jude: preached in Egypt and Persia, where they were both martyred.
COLLECTION LAST WEEK: APF WORLD MISSIONS £130.00 Thank you all very much.
CAFOD THANK YOU
Please see the Thank You certificate on the noticeboard on the narthex, for generous parishioners who gave £399 for the Family Fast day appeal last month.
SS PETER & PAUL’S EVENTS’ GROUP
A big thank you to all who attended last Saturday’s Social. It was a great turnout. We hope everybody enjoyed it – and possibly met new folks? – or became re-acquainted with forgotten faces?
A special thank you to Evie and her team of younger members, who did a fabulous job of serving the meals and clearing the tables. It really was a tremendous help. A small amount of profit was generated, which will help in making some improvements to the Parish Hall.
Ged Tyrer & The Team
LOTTERY WINNERS – OCTOBER
1st Mrs P Halton, Mawdesley £50 (20)
2nd Mrs K Cooper, Heskin £30 (125)
3rd Mr Langton, Croston £20 (9)
SS PETER & PAUL’S EVENTS’ GROUP
A big thank you to all who attended last Saturday’s Social. It was a great turnout. We hope everybody enjoyed it – and possibly met new folks? – or became reacquainted with forgotten faces.
A special thank you to Evie and her team of younger members, who did a fabulous job of serving the meals and clearing the tables. It really was a tremendous help. A small amount of profit was generated, which will help in making some improvements to the Parish Hall.
Ged Tyrer & The Team
OFFERTORY ENVELOPES / GIFT AID / STANDING ORDERS!
If you are a taxpayer then you can easily help the parish to claim 25% extra on top of every donation you make – and it won’t cost you a penny! Eg: a donation of £10 per week would result in £12.50 going to the church. If you are able to use gift aid, please collect a form from the porch on your way out today, and return it to the Parish Office asap.
If you are a taxpayer who makes regular cash donations, please consider using an offertory envelope instead of just placing your ‘loose’ donations in the basket. This is really important: it can bring in more than £1000 to the church every year, as we’ll be able to claim gift aid directly on every donation you make. It won’t cost you anything at all, but it will make a huge difference to our finances.
Please contact the Parish Office if you’d like to use envelopes – they are free!
Even better – you can donate ‘painlessly’ each month by setting up a standing order with your bank. Forms are available in the porch.
PARISH MONTHLY LOTTERY – HAVE YOU JOINED YET?
Are you missing out on this monthly lottery draw? Letters are available in the narthex explaining how the lottery works and also how important this is for the parish. Please pick one up before you leave church.
APPLICATIONS FOR BISHOP RAWSTORNE ACADEMY
One of the entry requirements of C of E schools requires evidence of the commitment of one of the parents or guardians of the prospective pupil to the Christian faith, ie fortnightly worship for a period of at least one year. Please note that the Church is contacted to verify attendance for the year preceding entry. So, for pupils hoping to enter in Sept 2027, the period of assessment starts on 1 Sept 2025.
This means that unfortunately, anyone hoping that their child will be admitted to Bishop Rawstorne next September (ie 2026) has missed the deadline. Please pass this info on to parishioners who may not always manage to see the newsletter – which is on the website every week. Please check the school’s website for further details: https://bishopr.co.uk/parents/admissions
DON’T FORGET! PARISH FOODBANK – DONATIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME
Thank you for donations already received, which have been taken to the foodbank centre at St Mary’s in Leyland. They are particularly short of tinned pasta, tinned meat / fish and puddings.
Please check that donations are well before their BB date!
Thank you all for your kind-hearted generosity. It makes such a big difference.
CATHOLIC PICTORIAL
Keeping you up to date with all the news from around the Archdiocese online: www.catholicpic.co.uk
Postal subscriptions are available: 3 issues = £9.50, 6 issues = £19 and 12 issues = £37.50.
Email enquiries@cpmmmedia.com or ring 0151 709 7567.
Digital copies are also available. Please use the phone number / email address above.
MASS INTENTONS
Mass intentions are welcome, not just for our dear departed, but for any other occasion eg in thanksgiving, successful outcome (exams / operation), wedding / anniversary blessings. Please write your name and intention, with the preferred date – if applicable – on a piece of paper and place in an envelope, along with your offering, either in the weekly offertory basket or through the presbytery door. It may not be possible to guarantee the specific date requested, for various reasons, however, every effort will be made to find a date as near as possible.
THE UNIVERSE CATHOLIC WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS
These are available to order directly from the publisher (www.thecatholicuniverse.com or call Michelle on 0743 661 7650. It can be posted to you each week. A 3 months print subscription is £42.00 – 6 months is £75.00 and the year at £140.00.
MAGNIFICAT
Now is a good time to buy a yearly subscription to Magnificat. It works out at less than £1 per week at £65 pa.
The Magnificat is published monthly. For each day, it contains the readings and prayers for Mass, with a meditation from the great spiritual writers of the Church throughout history and prayers for morning and evening inspired by the Liturgy of the Hours. You will also find the lives of the saints, articles on spiritual topics by contemporary writers, prayers at night, hymns, reflections and essay on a great example of Christian art in each issue.
Please order online at www.magnificat.com or phone Margaret Hiscock on 020 3882 9432.
MUSICAL TREAT FOR THE WEEK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqRfAeQKbo4&list=RDPqRfAeQKbo4&start_radio=1
A very lively, pacy rendition of another Taizé chant, Laudate Dominum – Let us praise the Lord!
WITH EVERY BLESSING FOR A VERY HAPPY AND PEACE-FILLED WEEK