MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK 

Saturday   4^th          5.00pm      Parishioners

Monday     6^th        10.00am     LISCF

Thursday  9^th         10.00am     Foundation (1)

Saturday   1^th          5.00pm      Neil Harvey RIP

LATEST  UP-DATE
MASS TIMES: SATURDAY VIGIL MASS at 5pm PARISH OFFICE:   The Parish Office is open on Fridays, from 10am to 4pm

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 PARISH NEWSLETTER

MASSES THIS WEEK
Monday at 10am
Thursday at 10am, followed by Exposition & Benediction

CONFESSIONS: Next confessions: last Saturday of the month –  Saturday  25 July: 4.15pm to 4.45pm 

READINGS FOR 5 JULY
1^st Reading: Zechariah 9:9-10, behold, your king is coming to you humble.
Psalm 145: I will bless your name forever, my God and king.
2^nd Reading: Romans 8:9, 11-13, If, by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
Gospel Reading: Matthew 11:25-30,  I am gentle and lowly in heart.
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia. I thank you Father, Lord of heaven and earth, you have revealed the secrets of the kingdom to little children, alleluia.
Communion antiphon: Come to me all who labour and are burdened, and I will refresh you, says the Lord

POPE’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR JULY
For respect for human life
We pray for the respect and protection of human life, in all its stages, recognising it as a gift from God.

SAINTS / FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK
6 July – St Maria Goretti
9 July – St Augustine Zhau Rong & Companions
11 July – St Benedict

CAFOD PRAYER FOR THE VENEZUELA EARTHQUAKE CRISIS
Faithful God, even when the earth shakes, your love remains firm. You are our refuge and help.
Be near the people of Venezuela, in this time of grief and fear.
Welcome into your light those who have died, comfort those who mourn,
be close to those who are injured and bring renewed hope to those who have lost all that they built.
Move us, and the world, to respond urgently and generously, in this time of crisis
and keep us united in solidarity, walking with the people of Venezuela, in the long journey of recovery ahead.  Amen.
DONATIONS: ENVELOPES / ONLINE
You can help our neighbours affected by the 24 June earthquakes in Venezuela with emergency shelter, water and food. CAFOD is already working with local Church partners to support people who have lost their homes, but we need your support to help more survivors. Your donation will provide essential supplies and help families rebuild their lives.
Donate to the CAFOD-DEC Venezuela Earthquake Appeal today: cafod.org.uk/Venezuela or call 0300 999 0030. 
Please keep our neighbours in Venezuela in your prayers.

FUNDRAISING SOCIAL EVENING LAST WEEK
The Fundraising Team would like to thank all the parishioners and friends who attended the Social Evening last Saturday, for their time & money and also the generous donations given by absent friends.
A big thank you also, to Evie’s team for serving the food – they did a great job.
We hope everyone enjoyed themselves catching up with friends and family and perhaps meeting someone new.
All the profits will go towards the refurbishment of the Parish Hall, which we are hoping to do this year.
We have another date for your diary: Sunday 20th December 2026.  Watch this space!!
The Red Admiral Music Academy has agreed to perform again for us in the church during the afternoon. Last year’s performance was amazing, so if you missed it, be sure to come along this year.
With many, many thanks to you all for your support.

Ged & Kath, Pauline, Ann & Tony, Benita & Simon, & Joy (The Team)

FREE COPY OF THE CATHOLIC POST FOR ALL PARISHIONERS
Free copies of the Catholic paper are available for all parishioners in the narthex.  Please take a copy before you leave church today.
To subscribe for future editions, please email Claire at subscribe@catholicpost.co.uk

ROAD CLOSURE: RIDLEY LANE 6 – 8 JULY
Many parishioners may already have received a letter from Cadent Gas, notifying of the closure of Ridley Lane between 6 and 8 July.  Access to church can be made via Saltpit Lane. The number for any queries is: 07773 544954.

SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME: RECONCILIATION & 1^ST HOLY COMMUNION REGISTRATION
Registration forms are available in the narthex for families with children going into Yr 4, who wish to make their 1st Communion / receive the sacrament of Reconciliation.  Please take one to pass on to family / friends who may be interested.  Deadline for applications: 31 August.

CHURCH FLOWERS – HELP WELCOMED
We’re always grateful to our flower arrangers, Ann & Tony, who make sure our church is filled with beautiful flower arrangements every week.  They would welcome help from anyone who is interested in learning more about this really important role.  Please have a word with them after the Vigil Mass, or contact the parish office, in order to find out a bit more about it.

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 WEEK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx18d7ixjhk&list=RDXx18d7ixjhk&start_radio=1
A really lovely rendition of Handel’s soprano ariaetta, ‘How beautiful are the feet’, sung with great simplicity by Sylvia McNair, with the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields.
A very gentle and soothing, heavenly blessing.

WITH EVERY BLESSING  FOR ALL PARISHIONERS FOR THE NEXT WEEK

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