MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK 

Saturday 14th November	5pm	Norman & Paul Johnson (RIP)
Monday 16th November	10am	November Lists
Thursday 19th November	10am	Pat Kelly (RIP)
Saturday 21st November	5pm	Parishioners

 

LATEST  UP-DATE
MASS TIMES: SATURDAY VIGIL MASS at 5pm PARISH OFFICE:   The Parish Office is open on Fridays from 10am to 4pm

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 PARISH NEWSLETTER

MASSES THIS WEEK
Monday 16^th November 10:00am
Thursday 19^th November at 10.00am

Eucharistic Adoration: Thursday 10.25am -10.55am. Benediction: 10.55am – 11am

Confessions: last Saturday of the month – 28^th November 4.15pm-4.45pm
Church will not be open Friday 20th November due to a funeral.

FUNERAL SERVICE – FRIDAY 20^th NOVEMBER
A funeral service for the late Imelda Marsden (RIP) will be held here at 2pm next Friday 20^th November. Eternal rest give unto her, O Lord… may she rest in peace.

RETIRING COLLECTION next week for Animate Youth.

READINGS FOR NOVEMBER 15th
1^st Reading: Proverbs 31:10-13; 18-20; 30-31, She works with willing hands.
Psalm 128: Blessed are all who fear the Lord
2^nd Reading: I Thessalonians 5:1-6, Do not let the day of the Lord surprise you like a thief.
Gospel Reading: Matthew 25:14-30, You have been faithful over a little; enter into the joy of your master.

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.

SAINTS’ DAYS AND FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK
Monday 16^th – Sts Edmund of Abingdon, Gertrude, Margaret of Scotland

Tuesday 17^th – Sts Elizabeth of Hungary, Hilda of Whitby, Hugh of Lincoln

Wednesday 18^th – Dedication of Basilicas of Sts Peter and Paul, Rome

Saturday 21^st – The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

NEWS FROM THE PARISH FUNDRAISING AND EVENTS GROUP

This weekend we are launching our Annual Appeal for ‘Mary’s Meals.’

‘Mary’s Meals’ provides a nutritious meal each school day for over three million children in some of the world’s most impoverished countries.

Using donations like ours to purchase food locally & using local volunteers to prepare the meals, the charity is able to feed each child for just £19.50 per year. Full details are available on the leaflet in the narthex. All donations can
be Gift Aided to add a further 25% to your gift. We urge everyone to please give generously. Thank you.

 CHRISTIANS IN THE HOLY LAND

A presentation by Edmund Adamus from Friends of the Holy Land.

Date: Saturday 21st November

Time: 4pm

Venue: St Mary’s Parish Centre, Wigan Road, Euxton, PR7 6JW

Discover how to support vulnerable Christians in Gaza, the West Bank,

Israel and Jordan. Hear about the people behind the headlines.

Find out more at www.friendsoftheholyland.org.uk.

Parking available in the Social Centre car park, and also across the road on the Anglican car park opposite Papa Luigi’s.

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.

FOODBANK
Thank you for all your continuing generous donations to the foodbank. If anyone is available to take our donations to Leyland on an occasional basis, please let Sue in the Parish Office know. You would need to have availability for dropping off any time between 10am and 11.30am, on a weekday.

‘A son of the Immaculate Heart of Mary…is a man who unceasingly expends himself to light the fire of divine love in the world. Nothing stops him.’ St Anthony Mary Claret

 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

 

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