23 June 2024 – 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
Saturday 22nd – Parishioners
Thursday 27th – Winefride Derbyshire RIP
Saturday 29th – Rodney Cooper RIP
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MASS TIMES: SATURDAY VIGIL MASS at 5pm |
PARISH NEWSLETTER
MASSES THIS WEEK
Thursday only, at 10am – followed by Exposition & Benediction
CONFESSIONS: Confessions will now be heard on the last Saturday of the month, 29 June / 27 July, 4.15pm-4.45pm
READINGS FOR 23 JUNE
1st Reading: Job 38:8-11, Here your proud waves shall break
Psalm 106: O give thanks to the Lord, for his love endures forever
2nd Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:14-17, Now the new creation is here.
Gospel Reading: Mark 4:35-41, Who can this be? Even the wind and sea obey him.
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! A great prophet has appeared among us; God has visited his people. Alleluia!
Communion antiphon: The eyes of all look to you, Lord, and you give them their food in due season.
POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR JUNE
Migrants & Refugees
Let us pray that migrants fleeing from war or hunger, forced to undertake journeys fraught with danger and violence, may find welcome and new living opportunities in their host countries.
POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR JULY
For the pastoral care of the sick
Let us pray that the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick grants the Lord’s strength to those who receive it and to their loved ones and that it may become for everyone an ever more visible sign of
compassion and hope.
SAINTS & FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK
24 June – St John the Baptist
27 June – St Cyril of Alexandria
28 June – St Irenaeus
SPECIAL COLLECTION LAST WEEK Day for Life: £84.00 Thank you for your generosity
COLLECTION NEXT WEEK: Peter’s Pence (29 June)
WELCOME & THANK YOU…
… to Mgr Butchard, who has come here especially, to celebrate Mass with us this week.
OUR PATRONAL FEAST DAY: Ss PETER & PAUL, Saturday 29 June
To celebrate the feast of SS Peter & Paul, refreshments will be provided in the parish centre following the 5.00pm Mass on 29th June. Please join us if you can, everyone is most welcome – especially visitors.
THANK YOU LETTER FROM CAFOD: for the generous donation of £497.00 for the Sudan Crisis Appeal.
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE
A big thank you to all those who support our monthly Church lottery, creating funds for our church and estate.
We were able to contribute 50% of the costs of painting the exteriors of the windows of the church recently. Also, to fund the new hydrangea pots at the side of the church following the uprooting of the shrubbery, as a consequence of the damp issues the plants were causing to the building. We appreciate all the lottery members for their years of support.
Thank you.
Ged Tyrer & Committee
LOTTERY WINNERS – JUNE
1st Mrs V Owen, Burscough £50 (29)
2nd Mrs P Halton, Mawdesley £30 (20)
3rd Mrs A Unsworth, Leyland £25 (90)
MISSION TODAY – SUMMER EDITION
The new edition on the Mission Today magazines is now available for collection from the narthex. It includes a round-up of what’s happening in Malawi and India, as well as an important financial report on income and expenditure during 2023.
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=D4hXJ9ax2FY
A mass choir of voices from the Royal Albert Hall sings with infectious enthusiasm this truly uplifting hymn: ‘Shine Jesus, Shine!’ Give into temptation and sing along, too – or even dance, if you can!
Guaranteed to make you feel better.
WITH EVERY BLESSING FOR PARISHIONERS & FAMILIES THIS WEEK