22 March – 5th Sunday in Lent
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
Saturday 21st 5.00pm Winifred, Thomas & Michael Watkinson RIP
Monday 23rd 10.00am Freda, Ernest & Ann Ashton RIP
Thursday 26th 10.00am Jane Aspen RIP
PALM SUNDAY: Saturday 28th – 5.00pm Parishioners
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MASS TIMES: SATURDAY VIGIL MASS at 5pm PARISH OFFICE: The Parish Office will be open on Fridays from 10am to 4pm |
PARISH NEWSLETTER
MASSES THIS WEEK
Monday at 10am
Thursday at 10am followed by Exposition & Benediction
CONFESSIONS: Next confessions: last Saturday of the month – 28 March, 4.15pm to 4.45pm
READINGS FOR 22 MARCH
1st Reading: Ezekiel 37:12-14, I will put my spirit within you and you shall live.
Psalm 130: With the Lord there is mercy, in him is plentiful redemption.
2nd Reading: romans 8:8-11, The Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you..
Gospel Reading: John 11:1-45, I am the resurrection and the life.
Gospel acclamation: Glory to you, O Christ, Son of the living God. I am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord. Everyone who believes in me shall never die. Glory to you, O Christ, Son of the living God.
Communion antiphon: Everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die, says the Lord.
POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR MARCH
For disarmament and peace
That nations move toward effective disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament and that world leaders choose the path of dialogue and diplomacy instead of violence.
SAINTS / FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK
25 March – Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord.
FUNERAL MASS: The late Kenneth Critchley
Kenneth’s funeral Mass will be held here at Ss Peter & Paul’s on Monday 30 March, at 10am. Please remember him and the family in your prayers: Eternal rest give unto him O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace.
NUGENT APPEAL TODAY: EXTRA WEEK
This year’s appeal invites us to put into action Jesus’ call to love our neighbour by supporting those within our communities who are most in need. Each year, Nugent is able to continue offering practical support to people facing homelessness, young care leavers, families experiencing poverty, and those escaping domestic violence. Every prayer, every donation, and every act of kindness helps in serving those struggling in our archdiocese.
LENT: A TIME OF PRAYER, FASTING & ALMSGIVING
Our Lenten Alms box will be available in the narthex throughout Lent for your almsgiving donations. Lenten almsgiving is one of the three traditional pillars of Lent – along with prayer and fasting. It focuses on giving to those in need – especially the poor – as an expression of our love, our sense of justice, and our repentance during this special season.
FORTHCOMING EASTER SERVICES
Palm Sunday Vigil Mass: here, next Saturday, 28 March at 5.00pm
Maundy Thursday 2 April – St Agnes, Eccleston, at 7.00pm
Good Friday 3 April – St Agnes, Eccleston, at 3.00pm
Holy Saturday Easter Vigil, 4 April – here at 8.30pm
LOTTERY WINNERS – MARCH
1st Mrs M Culshaw, Mawdesley £50 (119)
2nd Mr S Mercer, Bretherton £30 (23)
3rd Mrs P halton, Mawdesley £20 (20)
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
MISSION TODAY MAGAZINES / BOXES
The new Spring edition of Mission Today booklets are now available in the narthex. Please return (red) Mission boxes to church for counting. If you need someone to collect them, please contact Sandra Cobham on 01704 821609 and she will arrange collection. Thank you.
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=Z2fR9fUD5bM
The hymn, ‘Unless a grain of wheat shall fall’ seems the perfect spiritual treat this week – especially as this version provides the words, so we can sing along and make this a real prayer to take through every day with us.
WITH EVERY BLESSING FOR A HAPPY AND PEACE-FILLED WEEK