MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK 

Saturday  18^th          5.00pm      Parishioners

Monday    20^th        10.00am     November Lists

Thursday  23^rd        10.00am     Foundation (3)

Saturday  25^th          5.00pm      Pam & Stan Errington RIP

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 at 10am
Thursday at 10am, followed by Exposition & Benediction

CONFESSIONS: Next confessions: last Saturday of the month –  Saturday  25 July: 4.15pm to 4.45pm 

READINGS FOR 19 JULY
1^st Reading: Wisdom 12: 13-19, You give repentance for sins.
Psalm 86: O God you are good and forgiving.
2^nd Reading: Romans 8: 26-27, The Spirit intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
Gospel Reading: Matthew 13:24-30,  Let both grow together until the harvest.
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia. I thank you Father, lord of heaven and earth, you have revealed the secrets of the kingdom to little children, alleluia.
Communion antiphon: The Lord, the gracious, the merciful, has made a memorial of his wonders; he gives food to those who fear him.

POPE’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR JULY
For respect for human life
We pray for the respect and protection of human life, in all its stages, recognising it as a gift from God.

SAINTS / FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK
20 July – St Apollinaris
21 July – St Lawrence of Brindisi
22 July – St Mary Magdalene
23 July – St Bridget of Sweden
24 July – St Sharbel Makhulf
25 July – St James

SPECIAL COLLECTION THIS WEEK:  Priests in Retirement
The PiR fund helps clergy who require assistance in their retirement after years of service, and it also helps those who experience ill health at any age.

FREE COPY OF THE CATHOLIC POST FOR ALL PARISHIONERS
Free copies of the Catholic paper are available for all parishioners in the narthex.  Please take a copy before you leave church today.
To subscribe for future editions, please email Claire at subscribe@catholicpost.co.uk

SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME: RECONCILIATION & 1st  HOLY COMMUNION REGISTRATION
Registration forms are available in the narthex for families with children going into Yr 4, who wish to make their 1st Communion / receive the sacrament of Reconciliation.  Please take one to pass on to family / friends who may be interested.  Deadline for applications: 31 August.

LOTTERY WINNERS – JULY
1^st        Mrs W Gibbons, Mawdesley     £50       (134)
2^nd      Mrs I Patton, Eccleston              £30       (28)
3^rd       Mrs P Ramsey, Croston             £20       (36)

APPLICATIONS FOR BISHOP RAWSTORNE ACADEMY
One of the entry requirements of C of E schools requires evidence of the commitment of one of the parents or guardians of the prospective pupil to the Christian faith, ie fortnightly worship for a period of at least one year. Please note that the Church is contacted to verify attendance for the year preceding entry.  So, for pupils hoping to enter in September 2028, the period of assessment starts on 1 Sept 2026.
This means that unfortunately, anyone hoping that their child will be admitted to Bishop Rawstorne next September (ie 2027) has missed the deadline.  Please pass this info on to parishioners who may not always manage to see the newsletter – which is on the website every week.  Please check the school’s website for further details: https://bishopr.co.uk/parents/admissions

SUPPORTING THE ANNUAL LOURDES YOUTH PILGRIMAGE
This year 38 young people from the Lancashire area will travel on Coach 5 as part of the annual Liverpool Archdiocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes.  Whilst in Lourdes, our young people serve our assisted pilgrims from the Archdiocese.  Coach 5 covers the areas around Penwortham, Chorley, Leyland and Orrell.  Thank you to the many parishes who have supported our young people with the cost of £720 plus spending money. 
If any parishioner would like a petition taken to the Grotto of Our Lady, or to have a candle lit, then we would be delighted to arrange this. 
Petitions and candle requests can be sent to Ben McMullen, Coach Leader, St Margaret Clitherow Centre, Croxteth Drive, Liverpool, L17 1AA.  Any donations can be made to Lourdes Coach 5, Nat West Account number 92703410, Sort 60-24-02.  Thank you.

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.

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=xlBkpAm3fhw&list=RDxlBkpAm3fhw&start_radio=1
An especially lovely version, with images and words, of John Rutter’s timeless (and very relevant) classic, ‘For the beauty of the earth’.  Gently joyful and uplifting.

WITH EVERY BLESSING  FOR ALL PARISHIONERS FOR THE NEXT WEEK

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