6 April – 5th Sunday of Lent
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
Saturday 5th 5.00pm Foundation Mass (2)
Monday 7th 10.00am Rosemary & Felix Jacquier RIP
Thursday 10th 10.00am Freda, Ernie & Ann Ashton RIP
Saturday 12th 5.00pm Parishioners
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MASS TIMES: SATURDAY VIGIL MASS at 5pm PARISH OFFICE: Fridays from 10am to 4pm |
PARISH NEWSLETTER
MASSES THIS WEEK
Mondays and Thursdays at 10am; Thursdays, Mass followed by Exposition & Benediction
CHURCH OPEN
Church is open every Friday from 11am to 1pm for private prayer and reflection before the Blessed Sacrament
CONFESSIONS: Next confessions: last Saturday of the month – 29 March / 26 April, 4.15pm to 4.45pm
READINGS FOR 6 APRIL
1st Reading: Isaiah 43:16-21, ‘Behold, I am doing a new thing and I will give drink to my chosen people.
Psalm 126: What great deeds the Lord worked for us! Indeed we were glad.
2nd Reading: Philippians 3:8-14, For the sake of Christ I have suffered the loss of all things, becoming like him in his death.
Gospel Reading: John 8:1-11, Let he who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.
Gospel acclamation: Glory to you O Christ, Son of the living God. Even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart, for I am gracious and merciful. Glory to you O Christ, Son of the living God.
Communion antiphon: Has no one condemned you, woman? No one, Lord. Neither shall I condemn you. From now on, sin no more.POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS – APRIL
For the use of new technologies
That the use of new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person and will help us face the crises of our times.
SAINTS & FEASTS DAYS THIS WEEK
COLLECTION THIS WEEK: Nugent
Nugent is a Liverpool charity supporting individuals and local communities in need of help in areas such as health and poverty: affecting adults and children across the region.
DEANERY LENTEN SERVICE OF RECONCILIATION – Sunday 6 April
Everyone is welcome to attend the Reconciliation Service for the Deanery at St Gregory’s Church, Weld Bank, Chorley at 3pm on Sunday 6 April. There will be opportunities for individual confessions.
WEDNESDAYS IN LENT: ST AGNES ECCLESTON
Mass at 6.00pm followed by Stations of the Cross at 6.30pm
All welcome.
EASTER MASSES AT SS PETER & PAUL’S
Vigil Mass for Palm Sunday next week (12 April) at 5.00pm: palm crosses will be blessed and distributed
Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Mass (19 April) at 8.30pm: candles & readings
EASTER MASSES & SERVICES AT ST AGNES ECCLESTON
Palm Sunday, 13 April at 11.00am
Maudy Thursday, 17 April at 7.00pm – Mass of the Lord’s Supper, followed by Watching at the Altar of Repose
Good Friday, 18 April at 3.00pm – The Passion of the Lord: a day of fasting and abstinence
Easter Sunday, 20 April at 11.00am – The Resurrection of the Lord
OFFERTORY ENVELOPES
The boxes for April 2025 to March 2026 are now available for collection in the narthex.
THE HOLY YEAR JUBILEE BOOKLET / ARCHDIOCESAN DIRECTORIES 2025
We have a number of copies of the booklet which accompanies our Holy Year. The booklet provides information and prayers for the year, all based on the theme of ‘Pilgrims of Hope’. Booklets cost £1.50. The 2025 Directories are also available and cost £4 each. There are labelled baskets for your donations. Thank you.
CHURCH FLOWERS
We’re always grateful to our flower arrangers, Ann & Tony and Shirley & Paul, who makes 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.
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.
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.
HOW TO DONATE TO THE CHURCH
Standing Orders – Many find this an easier alternative to trying to remember to bring cash along each week. Forms are available in the porch / from the Parish Office. You can determine the amount and when it is deducted each month. Please post compoleted forms to your bank.
Envelopes – easy, because they can be prepared before coming to church. They afford some ‘privacy’ for the amount donated. Please contact the Parish Office so we can arrange this.
Cash / cheque donations each week and very gratefully received.
Gift Aid If you are a taxpayer then you can easily help the parish to claim 25% extra on top of every donation you make. Eg: your donation of £10 per week could become £12.25 going to the church. Filling in a simple form to register your name and address means we can claim an additional 25% of your gift
Please collect a form from the narthex on your way out today, complete and return to the Parish Office.
THANK YOU for your continuing support and generosity in these very challenging times.
MUSICAL TREAT FOR THE WEEK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kkhY0JhiTU
The popular hymn by Sidney Carter, ‘Said Judas to Mary’ – not the Mary of today’s Gospel reading – but nonetheless this resonates, focussing as it does on faith and service to our Lord and to others.
WITH EVERY BLESSING FOR A VERY HAPPY AND PEACE-FILLED WEEK