11 January – Baptism of the Lord
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
Saturday 10th 5.00pm Dec members of Swift family
Monday 12th 11.30am Funeral Service: The Late Margaret Riding
Thursday 15th 10.00am In Thanksgiving
Saturday 17th 5.00pm Parishioners
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MASS TIMES: SATURDAY VIGIL MASS at 5pm PARISH OFFICE: The Parish Office will be open on Fridays, 10am to 4pm |
PARISH NEWSLETTER
MASSES THIS WEEK
Please see above
CONFESSIONS: Next confessions: last Saturday of the month – 31 January, 4.15pm to 4.45pm
READINGS FOR 11 JANUARY
1st Reading: Isaiah 42:1-7, Behold my servant, in whom my soul delights
Psalm 29: The Lord will bless his people with peace.
2nd Reading: Acts 10:34-38, God anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit
Gospel Reading: Matthew 3:13-17, When Jesus was baptised he saw the Spirit of God coming to rest on him.
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia. The heavens opened and the voice of the Father thundered: this is my beloved Son, listen to him. Alleluia.
Communion antiphon: Behold the One of whom John said, I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.
POPE LEO’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR JANUARY
For Prayer with the Word of God
Let us pray that praying with the Word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our communities, helping us build a more fraternal and missionary Church.
FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK
12 January – St Aelred of Rievaulx
13 January – St Hilary
17 January – St Anthony
FUNERAL MASS – MONDAY 12 JANUARY
A funeral service for the late Margaret Riding will be held here on Monday at 11.30am. Eternal rest give unto her, O Lord – may she rest in peace.
PRAYERS
Former parishioner Sue Green has asked us to let you know that she is very ill. Please keep her, and all the sick, in your prayers at this time.
SS PETER & PAUL’S FUNDRAISING RESULTS
Congratulations to all parishioners and friends. Between us all we have raised a total of £2094.55 for Mary’s Meals. This is a tremendous achievement. Thank you very much to you all for your generosity. This total will be increased to £4430.35 when the gift aid & the ‘double-your-money’ offer is included.
A thought: £20.00 per year, per child means that 221 children can receive a much-needed meal at school – a lifeline for many.
Our thanks go to all who have contributed in any way. Thank you also, to those who decorated the church so beautifully for the Red Admiral concert on 21 December and especially to all the members of the Red Admiral Music Academy, whose music gave us all such a wonderful afternoon. Their generosity in performing for free(!) so all attendance monies went to the charity, was very much appreciated and has made a huge difference to the final amount.
Finally, I wish to thank my fellow group members of the Events Group and Diane: they have organised & planned behind the scenes to make the two fundraising events run smoothly & successfully.
With huge thanks & well done everybody!
Ged Tyrer (Chair) SS Peter & Paul’s Fundraising Group
HAVE YOU COLLECTED A PARISH LOTTERY LETTER?
Our hard-working Fundraising & Events Group also runs a monthly lottery, with prizes of £50, 330 and £20 to be won. Many parishioners have been successful in the draw, so if you haven’t yet signed up, please take a letter which explains all about it – from the table in the narthex. Thank you.
NHS HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCIES
if you would like to avail yourselves, or your relatives (please check first with them, if they do!) of the Chaplaincy Services – a visit, prayers, Holy Communion etc – make sure that the patient is registered as a Catholic and that they would like this service. Since data protection (GDPR) came in a few years ago, chaplains no longer automatically receive any information about the faith adherence of the patient (Ironically because chaplains are themselves protected by GDPR!). These days, people need to opt-in for the Chaplaincy Service, so please make sure that you (and loved ones) don’t miss out.
MISSION TODAY CALENDARS FOR 2026 / LIVERPOOL ARCHDIOCESAN DIRECTORIES FOR 2026
These are available for interested parishioners in the narthex.
NEXT SUNDAY (18 January): Peace Sunday, which marks the start of the Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity
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
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Postal subscriptions are available: 3 issues = £9.50, 6 issues = £19 and 12 issues = £37.50.
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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=jEQ7Q0YyQqE&list=RDjEQ7Q0YyQqE&start_radio=1&rv=jUlVxmz5_tY
An opportunity to enjoy some beautiful classical singing from VOCES8 and their rendition of Handel’s ‘Sound the Trumpet’. Very uplifting.
WITH EVERY BLESSING FOR A HAPPY AND PEACE-FILLED WEEK