31 May – Holy Trinity
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
Saturday 30th 5.00pm Fr Gerard Cobham RIP
Monday 1st 10.00am Gerald Anders RIP
Thursday 4th 10.00am Special intention
Saturday 6th 5.00pm Parishioners
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MASS TIMES: SATURDAY VIGIL MASS at 5pm PARISH OFFICE: The Parish Office is open on Friday 5 June from 9.30am to 1.00pm |
PARISH NEWSLETTER
MASSES THIS WEEK
Monday at 10am
Thursday at 10am, followed by Exposition & Benediction
CONFESSIONS: Next confessions: last Saturday of the month – 30 May, then Saturday 27 June: 4.15pm to 4.45pm
READINGS FOR 31 MAY
1st Reading: Exodus 34: 4-9, The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious.
Psalm: Daniel 3, To be praised and highly exalted forever!
2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:11-14, The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.
Gospel Reading: John 3:16-18, God sent his Son, in order that the world might be saved through him.
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, the God who is, who was and who is to come. Alleluia.
Communion antiphon: Since you are children of God, God has sent into your hearts the Spirit of his Son, the Spirit who cries out: Abba, Father.
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
POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR JUNE
For the value of sports
We pray that sports may be an instrument of peace, encounter and dialogue among cultures and nations, and that they promote values such as respect, solidarity and personal growth.
SAINTS / FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK
1 June – St Justin
2 June – Ss Peter & Marcellinus
3 June – St Charles Lwanga & Companions
5 June – St Boniface
6 June – St Norbert
POPE LEO’S FIRST ENCYCLICAL
Pope Leo XIV has released his first encyclical, entitled ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.’ In it, he appeals for the safeguarding of humanity, promotion of truth, dignity of work, social justice, and peace.
“Humanity, created by God in all its grandeur, is today facing a pivotal choice: either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build a city in which God and humanity dwell together”. Amongst many aspects of modern life, he focuses particularly on the growing problems associated with artificial intelligence.
Magnifica humanitas has an underlying theme: technology is not “a force antagonistic to humanity”, nor is it “inherently evil”. However, “technology is never neutral, because it takes on the characteristics of those who devise, finance, regulate, and use it”. Pope Leo XIV appeals for people to build “for the common good” and to “remain human”, emphasising our shared responsibility and communion, so that the world “will come to recognise the human heart as the place where God desires to dwell”.
Use the link for access to the encyclical: https://www.cbcew.org.uk/vatican-article-magnifica-humanitas/
Ss PETER & PAUL FUNDRAISING & EVENTS GROUP
Save the date: SATURDAY 27 JUNE, after 5.00pm Mass
To celebrate the feast of Ss Peter & Paul we will be holding a special evening with a hot meal & light-hearted games in the Parish Hall. It’s just 4 weeks away! Please save the date.
Full details will be available next week with a booking form.
We look forward to seeing you all again – no age restrictions – all welcome!
Ged Tyrer, Chairman, SSP&P FRG
CANDLE MONEY
£63.10 Thank you for your donations.
LOTTERY WINNERS FOR MAY
1st Mrs J Coxon, Mawdesley £50 (45)
2nd Mrs C Philbin, Mawdesley £30 (142)
3rd Mr P Dawson, Mawdesley £20 (38)
2 WALKING DAYS: CROSTON COFFEE DAY & MAWDESLEY TEA PARTY
Croston on Saturday 4 July
Mawdesley on Saturday 11 July & Sunday 12 July
Parishioners are invited to get involved, either helping out on the day, or walking.
There will be an ecumenical service at 11am on Sunday 12 July, in the marquee on Mawdesley cricket field. Everyone is very welcome to join in the fun!
Please contact Rev Tracy Marshall, rector of Croston & Mawdesley, on 01772 973826 / 07837 624872, or via email: rector@3churches.gmail.com to find out more.
THE ROSARY IN MAY
“You must know that when you ‘hail’ Mary, she immediately greets you. She is utterly courteous and pleasant. If you greet her, she will answer you right away and converse with you.” St Bernadine of Siena
CHURCH FLOWERS
We’re always grateful to our flower arrangers, Ann & Tony, who make sure our church is filled with beautiful flower arrangements every week. Many of the flowers are sourced from their garden and also the grounds of the church, but inevitably many flowers also need to be bought and this incurs costs. Any donations therefore are particularly welcome and will help to ensure that our altars continue to provide a fitting tribute to Our Lord.
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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzM9P_Gqw-s&list=RDzzM9P_Gqw-s&start_radio=1
What could be better on Holy Trinity Sunday than a stirring rendition of the popular traditional hymn, ‘Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty’?
Even better, when the words are there to help you to sing along!
WITH EVERY BLESSING FOR ALL PARISHIONERS FOR THE NEXT WEEK