3 May – 5th Sunday of Easter
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
Saturday 2nd 5.00pm Mary & Richard Singleton RIP
Thursday 7th 10.00am November Lists
Saturday 9th 5.00pm Parishioners
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MASS TIMES: SATURDAY VIGIL MASS at 5pm PARISH OFFICE: The Parish Office will be closed all day Friday 8 May. With apologies. |
PARISH NEWSLETTER
MASSES THIS WEEK
Thursday at 10.00am, followed by Exposition & Benediction
CONFESSIONS: Next confessions: last Saturday of the month – 30 May: 4.15pm to 4.45pm
READINGS FOR 3 MAY
1st Reading: Acts 6:1-7, They chose seven men, full of the Holy Spirit.
Psalm 33: May your merciful love be upon us, O Lord, as we place all our hope in you.
2nd Reading: 1 Peter 2:4-9, But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood.
Gospel Reading: John 14:1-12, I am the way, the truth and the life.
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia. I am the way, the truth and the life, says the Lord. No one comes to the Father except through me. Alleluia.
Communion antiphon: I am the true vine and you are the branches, says the Lord. Whoever remains in me, and I in him, bears fruit in plenty, alleluia.
POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR MAY
That everyone might have food
We pray that everyone, from large producers to small consumers, be committed to avoid wasting food and to ensuring that everyone has access to quality food
SAINTS / FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK
4 May – English Martyrs
FR GERARD COBHAM – ARRANGEMENTS
Monday 4 May, at 7pm: Reception into church and vigil Mass at St George’s Catholic Church, Station Road, Maghull.
Tuesday 5 May, at 11am: requiem Mass at St George’s, Maghull
Tuesday 5 May, at 1.00pm: Committal and interment here, at Ss Peter & Paul’s Church, Mawdesley
All are welcome to attend any of these services.
Eternal rest give unto him O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace.
BERNADETTE WELCH ARRANGEMENTS
Requiem Mass on Monday 11 May at 11.30am.here at Ss Peter & Paul’s.
Eternal rest give unto her O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace.
ASCENSION DAY MASSES
Wednesday 13 May, 6pm: Vigil of the Ascension at St Agnes, Eccleston
Thursday 14 May, 11am: Mass here at Ss Peter & Paul’s (for Parishioners)
PRIESTS’ TRAINING FUND – COLLECTION LAST WEEK: £115.00 Thank you.
OFFERTORY ENVELOPES
There are just a few boxes remaining. Please deliver any of them, if you are able to. Many thanks.
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
Students from Exeter university choir sing a beautiful rendition of Walford Davies’ reflection, ‘God be in my head’. Clarity of diction, careful phrasing and dynamic serve to make this a truly reflective and prayerful meditation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VvC6WVQnhU&list=RD_VvC6WVQnhU&start_radio=1
WITH EVERY BLESSING FOR A HAPPY AND PEACE-FILLED EASTER