29 March – Palm Sunday
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
Saturday 28th 5.00pm Parishioners
Monday 30th 10.00am Funeral Mass: the late Kenneth Critchley
Saturday 4th 8.30pm Priest’s Intention
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MASS TIMES: SATURDAY VIGIL MASS at 5pm PARISH OFFICE: The Parish Office will be closed on Good Friday |
PARISH NEWSLETTER
MASSES THIS WEEK
Monday at 10.00am Funeral Mass: the late Kenneth Critchley
CONFESSIONS: Next confessions: last Saturday of the month – 28 March / 25 April, 4.15pm to 4.45pm
READINGS FOR 29 MARCH
1st Reading: Isaiah 50:4-7, I hid not my face from disgrace, and I know that I shall not be put to shame.
Psalm 22: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
2nd Reading: Philippians 2:6-11, He humbled himself, therefore God has highly exalted him.
Gospel Reading: Matthew 26:14-27-66, The Passion
Gospel acclamation: Praise to you O Christ, King of eternal glory. Christ became for us obedient, to the point of death, even death on a cross. Praise to you O Christ, King of eternal glory.
Communion antiphon: Father, if this chalice cannot pass without my drinking it, your will be done.
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.
POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR APRIL
For priests in crisis
For priests going through moments of crisis in their vocation, that they may find the accompaniment they need and that their communities may support them with understanding and prayer.
SAINTS / FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK
The Easter Triduum (see below)
SACRED TRIDUUM AT SS PETER & PAUL’S / ST AGNES, ECCLESTON
Wednesday 1 April, Chrism Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral, Liverpool, 7.30pm
Maundy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper (2 April) at St Agnes, Eccleston at 7pm followed by Watching at the Altar of Repose, to 9pm
Good Friday, Liturgy of the Solemn Passion (3 April) at St Agnes Eccleston at 3pm
Holy Saturday: Easter Vigil (4 April) her, at 8.30pm
Easter Sunday (5 April) at St Agnes, Eccleston at 11am
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.
LENT: A TIME OF PRAYER, FASTING & ALMSGIVING – FINAL WEEK
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.
NUGENT COLLECTION LAST WEEK: £134.00 Thank you
REFLECTION: PALM SUNDAY
We pray, ‘Lead us not into temptation’, knowing that God does not lead us astray. St James says, ‘When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me”, for God cannot tempt evil and nor can he be tempted by evil’ (James 1:13). But no one is exempt from temptation, yet we are not tempted beyond what we can bear or can cope with. Jesus was tempted, so it’s not a sin to be tempted! Temptation to gossip, to act with pride, with arrogance and conceit, with dishonesty, are things that we all experience and have to do battle with. It’s how we deal with the temptation to sin that is the key thing: do we give in, or do we turn away and place ourselves in God’s saving mercy, just as Jesus did?
From ‘Walk with Me’ (Alive Publishing)
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
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
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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://youtu.be/g-LMy1NqqGo?si=SJzfQU_uX3GL8g1T
Psalm 42 is a theme running through all the Easter readings: ‘My soul longs for you, my God… as the stag longs for flowing streams’.
WITH EVERY BLESSING FOR A HAPPY AND PEACE-FILLED WEEK