31 May 2020
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK – Both parishes
Parishioners
Fr Kevin Ashton RIP
Bishop Vincent Malone RIP
LISCF
Someone Ill
Dec.members of the Dilworth family
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OUR LADY’S and Ss PETER & PAUL’S – No Masses or services. Church can no longer open for private prayer. Fr Anders will continue to say Mass for the intentions listed above. |
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JOINT PARISH NEWSLETTER
THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL REFLECTION – FOR PENTECOST
The word ‘Pentecost’ comes from a Greek word, Pēntekostē, meaning ‘fiftieth’. It refers to a pattern of Jewish feasts. Pope St Leo the Great (400 – 461 AD) makes important connections when he writes: ‘As once to the Hebrew people, freed from Egypt, the Law was given on Mt Sinai on the fiftieth day after the sacrifice of the Lamb, so after the Passion of Christ, when the true Lamb of God was killed, on the fiftieth day from the Resurrection, the Holy Spirit came down on the apostles and the community of believers’. Pope St Leo describes this as the Second Covenant and as the fulfilment of a long-awaited promise. (The Fathers of the Church, Vol. 93). For us, as for the apostles, it means that God’s love has been poured out, living and breathing within each one of us.
READINGS FOR 31 MAY
1st Reading: Acts 2: 1-11 – They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak
Psalm 103 – Send forth your Spirit O Lord, and renew the face of the earth.
2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 12: 3 – 7, 12 – 13 In the one Spirit, we were all baptised
Gospel: John 20: 19 – 23 – As the Father sent me, so I am sending you: receive the Holy Spirit
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Alleluia!
Communion antiphon: They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke of the marvels of God, Alleluia.
THE SEQUENCE – follows the 2nd reading
Holy Spirit, Lord of Light,
From the clear celestial height
Thy pure beaming radiance give.
Come, thou Father of the poor,
Come with treasures which endure,
Come thou light of all that live!
Thou of all consolers best,
Thou the soul’s delightful guest
Dost refreshing peace bestow;
Thou in toil art comfort sweet;
Pleasant coolness in the heat,
Solace in the midst of woe.
Light immortal, light divine,
Visit thou these hearts of thine,
And our inmost being fill.
If thou take thy grace away
Nothing pure in us will stay,
All our good is turned to ill.
Heal our wounds, our strength renew,
On our dryness pour thy dew;
Wash the stains of guilt away.
Bend the stubborn heart and will; melt the frozen, warm the chill;
Guide the steps that go astray.
Thou, on us who evermore thee confess
And thee adore,
With thy sevenfold gifts descend:
Give us comfort when we die,
Give us life with theee on high;
Give us joys that never end.
PENTECOST DAY OF RECOLLECTION – ST CLARE’S CHURCH, FULWOOD – SATURDAY 30 MAY All are welcome to access any of the virtual activities that will help us to prepare for the Feast of Pentecost. Please visit www.stclares.co.uk for links and further details for:-
10.45am: First Talk – The Holy Spirit in Scripture – followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
12 noon: Regina Caeli
1.45pm: Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary
3.30pm: Second Talk – The Holy Spirit at Work in our Lives
4.30pm: Vespers & Office of Readings for Penetcost
THE ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
My Jesus, I believe that you are 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 if you were already there and unite myself wholly to you.
Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OFFERTORY DONATIONS DURING THE LOCKDOWN
The Archdiocese has now issued a set of guidelines for priests and parishioners – and also set up a direct online-giving facility.
They advise against offertory envelopes being posted through presbytery doors because this increases the number of non-essential journeys being made by vulnerable people. It also requires the counting and retaining of cash in the presbytery and subsequent trips to banks / post offices – all increasing the likelihood of spreading infection.
The Archdiocese therefore recommends that parishioners who are able to and who wish to continue with their offertory donations can do one of the following:
1. Wait until the crisis is over and then write out 1 cheque only, payable to the parish, and place in that particular week’s offertory envelope / an envelope with your offertory number on (so that it can be identified for Gift Aid, if appropriate)
2. Take out a standing order with your bank. You will need the parish account name, sort code and account number. Please either email the parish office for this information, or phone the Tarleton presbytery on 01772 812242 and we will send you (mail / email) a Standing Order Mandate form. You may wish to make your offering to the parish on a monthly basis, rather than weekly in this instance.
3. Via Liverpool Archdiocese’s online giving website: Each parish has its own unique link on the website and a photograph of your church is shown to provide additional reassurance to donors that they are donating to their parish. All donations will go to the parish selected by the donor.
Here is the link for Our Lady’s in Tarleton: https://donate.liverpoolcatholic.org.uk/our-lady-help-of-christians-tarleton
Here is the link for Ss Peter & Paul, Mawdesley: https://donate.liverpoolcatholic.org.uk/ss-peter-and-paul-mawdesley
4. Text Giving for Our Lady’s Parishioners: Text OLOCPRAY to 70085 to donate £2. Texts cost £2 plus one standard rate message and you’ll be opting in to hear more about our work and fundraising via telephone and SMS. If you’d like to give £2 but do not wish to receive marketing communications, text OLOCPRAYNOINFO to 70085.
Text OLOCPRAY to 70450 to donate £3. Texts cost £3 plus one standard rate message and you’ll be opting in to hear more about our work and fundraising via telephone and SMS. If you’d like to give £3 but do not wish to receive marketing communications, text OLOCPRAYNOINFO to 70450. Text OLOCPRAY to 70460 to donate £5. Texts cost £5 plus one standard rate message and you’ll be opting in to hear more about our work and fundraising via telephone and SMS. If you’d like to give £5 but do not wish to receive marketing communications, text OLOCPRAYNOINFO to 70460.
Text OLOCPRAY to 70470 to donate £10. Texts cost £10 plus one standard rate message and you’ll be opting in to hear more about our work and fundraising via telephone and SMS. If you’d like to give £10 but do not wish to receive marketing communications, text OLOCPRAYNOINFO to 70470.
5. Text Giving for Ss Peter & Paul Parishioners: Text PRAYPETERPAUL to 70085 to donate £2. Texts cost £2 plus one standard rate message and you’ll be opting in to hear more about our work and fundraising via telephone and SMS. If you’d like to give £2 but do not wish to receive marketing communications, text PRAYPETERPAULNOINFO to 70085.
Text PRAYPETERPAUL to 70450 to donate £3. Texts cost £3 plus one standard rate message and you’ll be opting in to hear more about our work and fundraising via telephone and SMS. If you’d like to give £3 but do not wish to receive marketing communications, text PRAYPETERPAULNOINFO to 70450.
Text PRAYPETERPAUL to 70460 to donate £5. Texts cost £5 plus one standard rate message and you’ll be opting in to hear more about our work and fundraising via telephone and SMS. If you’d like to give £5 but do not wish to receive marketing communications, text PRAYPETERPAULNOINFO to 70460.
Text PRAYPETERPAUL to 70470 to donate £10. Texts cost £10 plus one standard rate message and you’ll be opting in to hear more about our work and fundraising via telephone and SMS. If you’d like to give £10 but do not wish to receive marketing communications, text PRAYPETERPAULNOINFO to 70470.
MASSES ONLINE
Daily Mass can be viewed from Bishop Barron’s Chapel at 1.15pm on You Tube
Locally, there is St Clare’s, Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood: www.stclares.co.uk which streams Mass daily at 10am. Please follow the easy links on the website.
https://www.vaticannews.va/en Pope Francis
https://www.churchservices.tv/whats-on-now/ Great selection of Masses and other Church services https://www.lourdes-france.org/en/tv-lourdes/ Mass and daily at 2pm, the Rosary in English
https://www.livemass.org Extraordinary Form (1962 Missal)
Sky Channel 588 – for daily Mass at 1pm
Use the website links to EWTN, or the Archdiocese to access daily Masses
On the radio: Catholic Radio Channel 0147
Also, you may wish to try the Pray as you Go phone app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.foxcode.prayasyougo&hl=en
PRAYERS from the Archdiocese, for Stations of the Cross etc: https://www.liverpoolcatholicresources.com/
Please email the Parish Office with details of any other online services you know of that may help parishioners at this very difficult time. We will try to include them in next week’s Newsletter.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY WITH CAFOD / REDEMPTORISTS
cafod.org.uk/parishes – provides tips for CHILDREN’S activities
They also have a programme of online talks about their response work as well as a weekly live-streamed Mass and Sunday Children’s Liturgy.
Redemptorist Publications: the weekly worksheet for children can be accessed and downloaded on line by emailing marketing@rpbooks.co.uk
Tapestry Starter Kits for Children: Try contacting Hayes & Finch for some tapestry starter kits for children…http://www.hfltd.com/category/jacksons-of-hebden-bridge/
FEAST DAYS THIS COMING WEEK
1 June – Memorial of Our Lady, Mother of the Church
3 June – Memorial of St Charles Lwanga & Companions, martyrs
4 June – Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest
5 June – St Boniface, bishop & martyr
USEFUL CONTACTS: GETTING HELP – WEST LANCS PARTNERSHIP
Everyone should have received leaflets from WLBC outlining the help and support being offered to vulnerable families and individuals during this crisis.
If you haven’t received anything, then please ring 0800 616 667 between 7am and 7pm.
West Lancs Together can help with food deliveries, collecting prescriptions, financial help, social isolation (loneliness and anxiety).
Other specific helplines include:
Victim /Domestic Abuse – 0300 323 0085
Macmillan Care – 01695 402164
Dial-a-Ride, for wheelchair users – 0845 121 7686
Alzheimer’s Society – 01772 788700
Foodbank referrals – 0800 616 667 / info@ormskirk.foodbank.org.uk – emails are checked daily
Minor injuries requiring medical attention – 01695 402180
Southport A & E – open as usual; please don’t be put off by fears of contracting the virus: they use completely different areas of the hospital. Also, don’t forget to have children immunised against deadly diseases like Measle, Mumps, Rubella.
THE ARCHDIOCESE ALSO RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING HELP LINES
Hub of Hope (www.hubofhope.co.uk) – using a web browser or mobile, this cloud-based web application allows anyone, anywhere, to find the nearest source of support for any mental health issue, as well as providing a ‘talk now’ button, connecting users directly to the Samaritans (tel. 116 123)
Silver Line (www.thesilverline.org.uk/ or 0800 470 80 90) – a free confidential helpline offering information, friendship and advice to older people. Available 24 /7.
Domestic Abuse – 0808 2000 247; if you are in immediate danger, ring 999. If you call 999 from a mobile and cannot speak, press 55 to Make Yourself Heard. Police can track your location and come to assist.
Childline – 0800 1111
BE ALERT – BE SCAM SMART!
a. Don’t give credit / debit card PIN numbers to anyone you don’t know and trust
b. Don’t believe anyone who rings and tells you they’re from your bank / building society / telephone provider etc
c. Don’t order medicines on-line without checking with family / friends first
d. Don’t give cash to anyone you don’t know, who says they’ll get shopping in for you
e. Don’t give your pension book to anyone other than a family member / known friend
f. Finally, if in doubt, say you need to check with family / friends to any caller you don’t know
NEWS ITEMS FEATURED IN THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSE / TIMES THIS WEEK
• The website Open Church Doors encourages lay Catholics to indicate their willingness to volunteer at their local parishes in order to safely enable private prayer in Catholic churches once again. The website – https://opendoors.church/ forwards the name and email address of each volunteer to their local parish, so that the priest can know that they have enough help to disinfect surfaces and manage social-distancing.
• The Bishop of Shrewsbury believes that the pandemic has ‘ shone light on how we care for our most vulnerable and the significance of recognising the value and dignity of every human person’
• The number of children using foodbanks has increased by 122% and the wave of pandemic panic-buying by so many consumers left supply chains on their knees.
• St Peter’s Square was open to the public on 24 May (Ascension Day) and many visitors turned up for a special blessing from the Pope.
• WHO warns that the world is in the middle of the first wave of the virus, especially in C and S America and S Asia. The lifting of lockdown restrictions is likely to give a false sense of safety to many, leading to careless behaviour (lack of social distancing) and a consequent rise in the number of infections in a second wave.
• Fr Francis Marsden writes on the ‘Outpouring of the Holy Spirit’
• Staying positive: Colonel Sir Tom Moore’s secret to a long and happy life
• Dame Judi Dench – fashion on the red carpet, from the 1950s to the 2010s.
• Look out for hedgehogs in trouble in your garden – please don’t feed them with milk: they’re lactose intolerant. Use water only.
CHURCH OPENING: There are no plans for churches to open in England and Wales at present. Cardinal Vincent Nichols and the Bishops have made representation to the Government for churches to open for private prayer.
As and when that day comes, both Our Lady’s in Tarleton and Ss Peter & Paul in Mawdesley will be ready to facilitate safe distancing and safe hygiene. You will be kept fully informed of developments, and as always….
…. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUERIES OR NEED ANY HELP, PLEASE CONTACT FR ANDERS AT THE PRESBYTERY IN TARLETON ON 01772 812242, OR EMAIL EITHER OFFICE.
WITH EVERY BLESSING FOR THE COMING WEEK