1st November – Solemnity of All Saints
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
Saturday 31st 5.00pm All Saints Vigil Mass Anne Tatham RIP
Monday 2nd 10.00am All Souls November Lists
Saturday 7th 5.00pm Parishioners
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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
Monday at 10am
No Mass on Thursday this week.
Confessions: last Saturday of the month – 28th November, 4.15pm-4.45pm
Church will be open Friday 6th November 11am – 2pm, for visits to the Blessed Sacrament.
READINGS FOR NOVEMBER 1st
1st Reading: Revelation 7:2-4; 9-14, Behold a great multitude that no-one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages.
Psalm 24: Such are the people who seek your face, O Lord.
2nd Reading: I John 3:1-3, We shall see God as he is.
Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:1-12, Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven.
HOLY SOULS – NOVEMBER
As always, several Holy Masses will be offered during November for all our dear departed ones, referred to as the ‘Holy Souls’. If you wish to include the names of those you would like to be remembered in the intentions, please write them down, enclose your offering and place it in an envelope marked November List Masses. Seal it and either hand them to me after Mass or drop it into my letterbox at the Presbytery. (Please add either St Agnes Church, Eccleston or St Peter and St Paul Mawdesley to the envelope if you have a preference). There will also be envelopes left at the back of the Churches which you could use.
REMINDER – MID-WEEK MASSES THIS WEEK
The decorators will be in church this coming week from Monday 2nd November (after the All Souls 10am Mass), but there will not be Mass on Thursday 5th November.
SAINTS’ DAYS AND FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK
Sunday 1st – Solemnity of All Saints
Monday 2nd – All Souls
Tuesday 3rd – St Martin de Porres
Wednesday 4th – St Charles Borromeo
Saturday 7th – St Willibrord
POPE’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR NOVEMBER: For the proper use of wealth
Let us pray for the proper use of wealth, that not succumbing to the temptation of selfishness, it may always be put at the service of the common good and solidarity of those who have less.
CAFOD World Gifts
Share the joy of Christmas with a CAFOD World Gift – from safe water to school supplies! A meaningful way to bless loved ones while putting your faith into action, in solidarity with families around the world. Collect a catalogue from the narthex, or visit worldgifts.cafod.org.uk.
NEW! VATICAN NEWS VIDEO WIDGET
Pope Leo XIV has invited all parishes to embed the new, free Vatican News’ video widget on their website. This will be automatically updated with the Vatican’s latest news and videos and is a way for parishes and communities to constantly obtain information directly from the Vatican itself. The widget features brief videos about the Pope and the Holy See in real time, which can be shared on social media; a ‘feed’ with the latest news from Vatican News and a direct link to the pages of Vatican.va, where the Pope’s full texts are always available. There is also a direct link to Vatican Radio. It will be embedded on our website shortly!
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‘Heaven is at present out of sight, but in due time, as snow melts and discovers what it lay upon, so will this visible creation fade away before those greater splendours which are behind it.’ SAINT JOHN HENRY NEWMAN |
PRAYER CARDS
There is a selection of prayer cards in the narthex – please do help yourself!
NUGENT’S LIGHT UP A LIFE SERVICE
Join Nugent’s Christmas remembrance services and dedicate a star to a loved one.
Wednesday 25 November, 6pm – St Mary’s Church, Leyland. Led by Fr Joe Bibby, followed by refreshments.
CAFOD school volunteers needed!
Could you visit your local Catholic school to talk about the work of CAFOD? We are looking for volunteers to deliver school assemblies and workshops and inspire children and young people to make a difference and take action. For further information please contact Anna Letizia on 07710 094449 or email aletizia@cafod.org.uk
MAGNIFICAT
Now is a good time to buy a yearly subscription to Magnificat. It is published monthly, offering 13 issues a year, and works out at just over £5 a month, at £69 pa.
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 an essay on a great example of Christian art in each issue.
Please email magnificat@catholicherald.co.uk
CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST – PRAY FOR PEACE
God of peace, bearer of hope, we seek your help for the peoples of the Middle East. Quiet the clamour of war, and guide us towards peace. Where there is hatred and division, sow seeds of calm and openness. Where there is destruction, help us to rebuild. Where children are crying, bring an end to tears. Shelter your peoples and protect them. Guide them and keep them from harm. Show us how to break down the barriers of history and fear and breathe whispers of hope. Amen.
Linda Jones/CAFOD
CHURCH FLOWERS
We’re always grateful to our flower arrangers, Ann & Tony, who make sure our church is filled with beautiful flower arrangements every week. Many of the flowers are sourced from their garden and also the grounds of the church, but inevitably many flowers also need to be bought and this incurs costs. Any donations therefore are particularly welcome and will help to ensure that our altars continue to provide a fitting tribute to Our Lord.
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.
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.
WITH EVERY BLESSING FOR ALL PARISHIONERS FOR THE NEXT WEEK