22 March 2020
| Mass Intentions: Our Lady’s | Mass Intentions: Ss Peter & Paul |
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| Dec members of Kelly family | Irene Forest RIP |
| Parishioners | Winifred, John & Mary Cobham RIP |
| Dec members of Dilworth family | Foundation (1) |
| Dec members of the Tuson family | Holy Souls NDL |
| Holy Souls NDL | Kathleen & Bert Edwardson RIP |
| Foundation (3) | |
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OUR LADY’S – Church will be open for private prayer and visits to the Blessed Sacrament on Thursdays 10.15am to 12 noon and Sundays 8.30am to 11am. SS PETER & PAUL – Church will be open for private prayer and visits to the Blessed Sacrament on Fridays 10.15am to 12 noon and Sundays 10.30am to 12 noon. |
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Tony Cheetham RIP – burial at 10.30am, Monday 23 March All Saint’s Church, Hesketh Bank (no Requiem Mass)
JOINT PARISH LETTER FROM FR. G ANDERS: COVID-19 PANDEMIC – CORONAVIRUS
Dear Parishioners,
The Catholic Bishop’s Conference of England and Wales has agreed that the cessation of public liturgies should begin from Friday evening on 20 March. The obligation for the faithful to attend Holy Mass on a Sunday or Holyday of Obligation is removed, until further notice.
Priests will, however continue to celebrate Holy Mass without a congregation in their churches on Sundays and during the week, so that you will be able to unite yourselves in prayer.
There are a number of resources available to help you to do this:-
Daily Mass on EWTN which includes a daily Rosary at 2pm from the Lourdes Grotto, praying for an end to the virus; also live streaming from various churches and cathedrals around the country, including Bishop Robert Barron from his Chapel in Word on Fire ministries.
Please check the Catholic Bishops of England & Wales for further advice, prayers, spiritual guidance on: https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/our-work/health-social-care/coronavirus-guidelines/
Some of you may wish to subscribe to the wonderful Magnificat, which provides all the daily and Sunday readings for Holy Mass and lots more besides.
As usual, Our Lady’s in Tarleton will be open on Thursday mornings from 10.15am to 12 noon for silent prayer and visits to the Blessed Sacrament, plus Friday mornings (same times) at Ss Peter & Paul, Mawdesley.
Please remember to maintain the vital hygiene requirements and social distancing.
Be assured of my prayers for you all during these difficult times, especially when I am celebrating Holy Mass in church.
God bless you all.
Fr. G Anders
CORONAVIRUS – TARLETON PARISH SUPPORT FOR THOSE IN ISOLATION: A support group has been set up, working with other churches locally to provide shopping and basic essentials for those who are isolated. Please ring Diane on 01772 815508 or email the parish office if you need help, or know of a neighbour who might need help.
OUR LADY’S 1st COMMUNION PREPARATION: This is suspended now, possibly until June. The date of the 1st Communions will be in July or August. Please contact Diane on 01772 815508 for more information
READINGS FOR 4TH WEEK IN LENT: Samuel, Chp 16, vv 6-7, 10-13; Psalm 22 – the Lord is my Shepherd; Ephesians Chp 5 vv 8-14; Gospel = John Chp 9 vv 1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38
A PRAYER IN TIME OF DANGER AND ILLNESS: God our Father, each person is precious to you; you are the Giver of Life. Have mercy on us and protect us at this time, as the Coronavirus threatens health and life. You are an ever-present helper in time of trouble: watch over those who are suffering, give strength to those who are aiding the sick and give courage to all in this time of anxiety. We ask this of you in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
ACTS OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
My Jesus, I believe that you are truly present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love you above all things and I desire to receive you into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as being already there and unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen (St Alphonsus Liguori)
I wish, my Lord, to receive you with the purity, humility and devotion with which your Most Holy Mother received you, with the spirit and fervour of the saints. Come Lord jesus. Give me, good Lord, a longing to be with you… give me warmth, delight and quickness in thinking upon you. And give me yur grace to long for your Holy sacraments and especially, to rejoice in the presence of Your very Blessed Body, sweet savious Christ, in the Holy sacrament of the altar. (St Thomas More)
PASTORAL LETTER FROM ARCHBISHOP, MOST REV. MALCOLM McMAHON
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
“The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want”. I send my best wishes and prayers to you and those you love at this time of uncertainty, unprecedented in modern history. We are living in challenging times and as such are called to live as the Church in a different way in these days. We are unable to gather for the Holy Eucharist and other times of prayer and praise in our communities and parishes but our hope and trust in the Lord Jesus’ presence continues. With the threat of Covid-19, the English and Welsh bishops have unanimously agreed to suspend all public celebrations of Mass and other liturgies in the Cathedrals and Churches up and down the land from Friday March 20th. This is done to protect us all. Your priests will continue to offer the Holy Mass without a congregation physically present to ensure our prayers and concerns are offered to God as always.
We are seeking new ways to express and live our faith in these trying times. But we should remember that as God’s holy, faithful people we are filled with hope and the belief that Christ always walks by our side and accompanies us in our trials and tribulations. The Lord is present to us; He hears our prayers; He understands our concerns. You and I are being called now, more than ever, to pray, to place ourselves in His presence in these days and walk humbly with our crucified and risen God. I know that you understand that we must do everything we can in the battle against Covid-19 and to offer this necessary sacrifice of gathering as the Church for a short while in order to assist with this. This will also mean doing other things differently, but social distancing and limiting gatherings with others does not mean that we close in on ourselves and forget others. Rather, our faith turns us outwards to those in need. There are those in our community who are more vulnerable to Covid-19. We can telephone them to ask how they are doing and if they need shopping or medication. We can all do our part to be the hands and eyes and ears of Jesus Christ as St Teresa of Jesus suggested in her prayer. These new circumstances allow us to be closer through social media.
Holy Mass will be live-streamed from the Metropolitan Cathedral, St Anne’s, Overbury Street, St Gregory’s, Chorley and St Mary’s on the Isle of Man; and the Archdiocesan website will keep you abreast of new initiatives which will unite us in our prayer. In these strange and peculiar circumstances let us ask the prayers of Our Lady: We fly to thy protection, O holy Mother of God, despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us alwaysfrom all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin.
Once again, assuring you of my spiritual closeness at this time. May God bless you and your families,
Most Rev Malcolm McMahon OP
Archbishop of Liverpool
Pastoral Letter For Sunday 22 March 2020Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,“The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want”I send my best wishes and prayers to you and those you love at this time of uncertainty, unprecedented in modern history. We are living in challenging times and as such are called to live as the Church in a different way in these days. We are unable to gather for the Holy Eucharist and other times of prayer and praise in our communities and parishes but our hope and trust in the Lord Jesus’ presence continues.With the threat of Covid-19, the English and Welsh bishops have unanimously agreed to suspend all public celebrations of Mass and other liturgies in the Cathedrals and Churches up and down the land from Friday March 20th. This is done to protect us all. Your priests will continue to offer the Holy Mass without a congregation physically present to ensure our prayers and concerns are offered to God as always. We are seeking new ways to express and live our faith in these trying times. But we should remember that as God’s holy, faithful people we are filled with hope and the belief that Christ always walks by our side and accompanies us in our trials and tribulations. The Lord is present to us; He hears our prayers;He understands our concerns. You and I are being called now, more than ever, to pray, to place ourselves inHis presence in these days and walk humbly with our crucified and risen God.I know that you understand that we must do everything we can in the battle against Covid-19 and to offer this necessary sacrifice of gathering as the Church for a short while in order to assist with this. This will also
mean doing other things differently but social distancing and limiting gatherings with others does not mean that we close in on ourselves and forget others, rather our faith turns us outwards to those in need. There are those in our community who are more vulnerable to Covid-19. We can telephone them to ask how they are doing and if they need shopping or medication.We can all do our part to be the hands and eyes and ears of Jesus Christ as St Teresa of Jesus suggested in her prayer. These new circumstances allow us to be closer through social media. Holy Mass will be live-streamed from the Metropolitan Cathedral, St Anne’s, Overbury Street, St Gregory’s, Chorley and St Mary’s on the Isle of Man; and the archdiocesan website will keep you abreast of new initiatives which will unite us in our prayer. In these strange and peculiar circumstances let us ask the prayers of Our Lady;We fly to thy protection, O holy Mother of God, despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us alwaysfrom all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin.Once again, assuring you of my spiritual closeness at this time. May God bless you and your families,Most Rev Malcolm McMahon OPArchbishop of Liverpool