12 November 2023 – 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK

Saturday  11th          5.00pm  –     November Holy Souls

Monday    13th       10.00am –       November Holy Souls

Thursday  16th       10.00am –       Foundation

Saturday  18th         5.00pm  –       Parishioners

LATEST  UP-DATE 

 MASS TIMES: SATURDAY VIGIL MASS at 5pm

 PARISH NEWSLETTER

PARISH OFFICE HOURS NEXT WEEK
The Office will be open on Wednesday 15 November, from 10am to 3pm.
The Office will be closed all day on Friday 17 November.
Normal service resumes om Friday 24 November.  Again, apologies for any inconvenience

MASSES THIS WEEK
Monday,  Thursday at 10am; Thursday Mass is followed by Exposition and Benediction

CONFESSIONS: Confessions will now be heard on the last Saturday of the month – 25 November, 4.15pm-4.45pm

READINGS FOR 12 NOVEMBER
1st Reading Wisdom 6:12-16, Wisdom is found by those who look for her.
Psalm 62: For you my soul is thirsting, O God, my God.
2nd Reading: Thessalonians 4:13-18, God will bring with him those who have died in Jesus.
Gospel Reading: Matthew 25:1-13, Behold the bridegroom!  Come out to meet him.
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! Stay awake and stand ready, because you do not know the hour when the Son of Man is coming. Alleluia!
Communion antiphon: The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want.  Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose, near restful water, he leads me.

POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR NOVEMBER
For the Pope
We pray for the Holy Father; as he fulfils his mission, may he continue to accompany the flock entrusted to him, with the help of the Holy Spirit.

SAINTS & FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK
15 November – St Albert the Great
16 November – St Edmund of Abingdon
17 November – St Hilda / St Hugh of Lincoln
18 November – Dedication of Basilicas of Ss Peter & Paul, centres of pilgrimage for these two great apostles

CAFOD WORLD GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS
CAFOD has just sent out their Christmas catalogues for 2023 and they are available from the table in the narthex.  Order by 14 December.
Please have a look through and discover a range of ways you can help your loved ones to make a real difference to people’s lives: a gift of £10 can purchase worms that will help farmers to cultivate more and better quality, crops; £20 will provide chicken for vulnerable families and £33 will provide water for a family that is clean and safe for drinking, cooking and cleaning.
View all these and more online at www.cafod.org.uk/worldgifts  

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY – A PRAYER FOR THE FALLEN
Father of all, remember your holy promise,
and look with love on all your people, living and departed.
On this day we especially ask that you would hold forever
all who have suffered during war, those who returned scarred by warfare,
those who waited anxiously at home,
and those who returned wounded, and disillusioned;
those who mourned, and those communities that were diminished and suffered loss.
Remember too those who acted with kindly compassion,
those who bravely risked their own lives for their comrades,
and those who in the aftermath of war, worked tirelessly for a more peaceful world.
And as you remember them, remember us, O Lord;
grant us peace in our time and a longing for the day when people of every language, race, and nation will be brought into the unity of Christ’s kingdom.
This we ask in the name of the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

SS PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL OPEN DAYS
If your child / grandchild is starting school in September 2024, then why not come along to see our lovely school in action?  The next one is: Wednesday 22 November from 1.30pm to 2.30pm.
Small school – BIG opportunities!    See the website: https://www.sspeterandpaulsschoolmawdesley.co.uk/

PARISH VOLUNTEERS WELCOME!
There are a number of opportunities to become a bit more involved in parish life, particularly: helping maintain the grounds / gardening, welcoming, singing with the choir, flower arranging, church cleaning, altar serving, fund-raising etc etc.  Help is welcome from all ages!  Please contact the Parish Office by email or ring on Fridays, in order to find out more.

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.

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.

DON’T FORGET! OUR 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

HOW TO DONATE TO THE CHURCH
Standing Orders – Many find this an easier alternative to trying to remember to bring cash along each week.  Forms are available in the porch / from the Parish Office.  You can determine the amount and when it is deducted each month.  Please post compoleted forms to your bank.
Envelopes – easy, because they can be prepared before coming to church.  They afford some ‘privacy’ for the amount donated. Please contact the Parish Office so we can arrange this.
Cash / cheque donations each week and very gratefully received.
Gift Aid If you are a taxpayer then you can easily help the parish to claim 25% extra on top of every donation you make.  Eg: your donation of £10 per week could become £12.25  going to the church. Filling in a simple form to register your name and address means we can claim an additional 25% of your gift
Please collect a form from the narthex on your way out today, complete and return to the Parish Office.
THANK YOU for your continuing support and generosity in these very challenging times.

OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED IN THE PARISH
Now that parish activities are starting up again, there are a number of opportunities to become a bit more involved in parish life, particularly: stewarding/welcomers, driving deliveries to St Mary’s foodbank every other week, singing with the choir, flower arranging, church cleaning, altar serving, fund-raising.  Help is welcome from all ages!  Please contact the Parish Office by email or ring on Fridays, in order to find out more.

       
       
       

MUSICAL TREAT FOR THE WEEK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpLsLuuVmtk
On this Remembrance Sunday – Abide With Me.
Who else but the King’s Singers can do justice to the exceptionally moving words, by Scottish cleric Henry Francis Lyte and the haunting music (‘Eventide’) by English composer William Henry Monk?

WITH EVERY BLESSING THIS WEEK FOR PARISHIONERS & FAMILIES