16 February – 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
Saturday 15th 5.00pm Parishioners
Monday 17th 10.00am Special Intention
Saturday 22nd 5.00pm A sick person
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MASS TIMES: SATURDAY VIGIL MASS at 5pm PARISH OFFICE IS OPEN ON FRIDAYS from 10am to 4pm |
PARISH NEWSLETTER
MASSES THIS WEEK
Monday at 10am
CHURCH OPEN Church is open on Fridays from 11am to 1.00pm for prayers before the Blessed Sacrament
CONFESSIONS: Next confessions: last Saturday of the month – 22 February, 4.15pm to 4.45pm
READINGS FOR 16 FEBRUARY
1st Reading: Jeremiah 17:5-8, Cursed is the man who trusts in man; blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord.
Psalm 40: Blessed is the man who has placed all his trust in the Lord.
2nd Reading: I Corinthians 15:12-20, If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile.
Gospel Reading: Luke 6:17-26, Blessed are you who are poor. Woe to you who are rich.
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! Rejoice and leap for joy, says the Lord, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. Alleluia!
Communion antiphon: God so loved the world that he gave his Only Begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.
POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS – FEBRUARY
For vocations to the priesthood and religious life
Let us pray that the ecclesial community might welcome the desires and doubts of those young people who feel a call to serve Christ’s mission in the priesthood and religious life.
SAINTS & FEASTS DAYS THIS WEEK
17 February – Seven Founders of the Order of Servites
21 February – St Peter Damian
22 February – Chair of St Peter
RACIAL JUSTICE SUNDAY – 16 FEBRUARY
The theme for Racial Justice Sunday is: “Pilgrims of Hope: Our Journey Together Towards Racial Justice”.
The theme invites Catholics across England and Wales to reflect on the collective journey towards racial justice in our schools, parishes and wider society.
Bishop Paul McAleenan said: “2025 is a very special year. It marks both a Year of Jubilee and the 30th anniversary of Racial Justice Sunday. This year, we invite the Catholic community to reflect on the journey towards racial justice – past, present and future – by asking: ‘How far have we come, where are we now and what remains to be achieved?’
Just as pilgrims must prepare for their journey and be properly equipped, we, too, need all that is necessary to propel us towards racial justice – the mind of Christ; examination of our progress and of the challenges that remain; a willingness to learn from one another together; and prayers for and on the journey.
It is my hope that our Racial Justice Sunday 2025 resources will not only assist but inspire the People of God to continue walking and praying together on the path to racial justice.” Bishop McAleenan
LOTTERY WINNERS – FEBRUARY
1st Mrs K Cooper, Heskin £50 (124)
2nd Miss C E Smith, Heskin £30 (13)
3rd Mrs M I Patton, Eccleston £20 (28)
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER 2025
This year’s World Day of Prayer is on Friday 7 March, with a service at Mawdesley Methodist Church, at 2pm.
All are welcome!
This year’s theme ‘I made you wonderful’, has been designed and devised by people of the Cook Islands.
ADVANCE NOTICE OF DATES
Ash Wednesday: 5 March, a day of fasting and abstinence
Lent: 5 March to 19 April
CAFOD Family Fast Day: Friday 14 March
ARCHDIOCESAN DIRECTORIES 2025
We have 1 directory remaining for 2025 for sale in the narthex: only £4 each. They include information on all our parishes.
APPLICATIONS FOR CONFIRMATION
Parents of children in Yr 8 (ie 12-13yrs) are now able to register their child for enrolment on the Archdiocesan Confirmation programme, if they do not already attend a Catholic high school. Please follow the links on the website: https://liverpoolcalled.co.uk/confirmation
Please help to spread the word on this and let parents know. This registration period closes on 17 March.
THE JUBILEE YEAR OF HOPE: December 2024 – January 2026
This Jubilee or Holy Year, decreed by Pope Francis, will be used by the Church to proclaim a special year of forgiveness and reconciliation. The last jubilee year was in 2000, to mark the start of the new millennium. This year’s Jubilee has the theme ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ and is a year of hope and trust for a world suffering the impacts of wars, the on-going impacts of the Covid pandemic and the increased threats to the environment.
For more information, please use www.giubileo-2025.it/en
CHURCH FLOWERS
We’re always grateful to our flower arrangers, Ann & Tony and Shirley & Paul, who makes 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.
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.
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.
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.
MUSICAL TREAT FOR THE WEEK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g16zSj6Ynko
A delightful version of Fauré’s ‘Cantique de Jean Racine’, performed by the sublime VOCES8, with the English Chamber Orchestra in 2021. Spot the social spacing….
WITH EVERY BLESSING FOR A VERY HAPPY AND PEACE-FILLED WEEK