8 September 2024 – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
Saturday 7th 5.00pm Thomas & Winifred Watkinson RIP
Monday 9th 10.00am Someone Sick
Thursday 12th 10.00am The Wright family
Saturday 14th 5.00pm Parishioners
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MASS TIMES: SATURDAY VIGIL MASS at 5pm PARISH OFFICE OPEN 13 SEPTEMBER, 10am to 4pm |
PARISH NEWSLETTER
MASSES THIS WEEK
Monday at 10am
Thursday at 10am, followed by Exposition & Benediction
CHURCH OPEN
Church will be open for private prayers before the Blessed Sacrament on Friday 13 September, 11am to 1pm.
CONFESSIONS: Confessions will now be heard on the last Saturday of the month, 28 September, 4.15pm-4.45pm
READINGS FOR 8 SEPTEMBER
1st Reading: Isaiah 35:4-7, The ears of the deaf shall be unsealed and the tongues of the dumb shall be loosed.
Psalm 145: My soul, give praise to the Lord.
2nd Reading: St James 2:1-5, God chose the poor to be the heirs to the kingdom
Gospel Reading: Mark 7:31-37, He makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus proclaimed the Good News of the Kingdom, and cured all kinds of sickness among the people. Alleluia!
Communion antiphon: I am the light of the world, says the Lord; the man who follows me will have the light of life.
POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR SEPTEMBER
For the Cry of the Earth
Let us pray that each of us hears with the heart the cry of the Earth and victims of natural disasters and climate change, personally committing to care for the world we inhabit.
SAINTS & FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK
9 September – St Peter Claver
10 September – St Ambrose Barlow
12 September – Most Holy Name of Mary
13 September – St John Chrysostom
SPECIAL COLLECTION THIS WEEK, 8 SEPTEMBER: Catholic Education Service
FINAL CALL! 1st COMMUNION PROGRAMME 2024-25
Parents / Guardians are invited to register their child for our 1st Communion programme which will begin in September. The children must be about to start in Yr 4 in September. Application forms are in the narthex. Please pass on to families who are Catholic but who do not always attend regularly. Thank you.
LOTTERY WINNERS – AUGUST
1st Mr J G Tyrer, Bispham £50 (151)
2nd Miss K Wilkinson, Rufford £30 (7)
3rd Mr S Mercer, Bretherton £20 (23)
MAGNIFICAT
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.
Ordering before 10 September means you will avoid the price increase caused by the reprinting due to the new authorised wording. Please order online at www.magnificat.com or phone 020 3882 9432
READERS’ TRAINING – BY THE ARCHDIOCESEThe Liturgy Commission are offering parish readers (existing or new) an opportunity to come together for some practical training and reflection on their important ministry this autumn.
Readers are welcome to come to any of the following mornings:
Saturday, 28th September: St Julie’s, Eccleston, WA10 6SE
Saturday, 19th October: Irenaeus, Waterloo, L22 1RD
Saturday, 2nd November: St Mary’s Community Centre, Leyland, PR25 1PD
All 10am to 1pm (followed by lunch – bring a packed lunch)
Please contact pa.stmaryleyland@rcaol.org.uk to reserve your places.
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.
LITTLE THEATRES & MENTAL HEALTH / WELL-BEING
Chorley and Southport have their own theatres and Southport’s in particular, has just brought out its new season pamphlet of plays and productions for 2024-25. Visiting the theatre can provide a welcome form of relaxation and enjoyment, and at Southport, the volunteers are very good at putting people at their ease. You will be sure of a grand welcome. The season opens in September with ‘Allo ‘Allo – featuring characters from the very popular BBC comedy series. Tickets (including Saturday matinees) are very reasonably priced and have not been increased at all since before the pandemic.
In addition, there is news of a number of special packages available, that afford real value for money.
The pamphlets, containing full details, are available in the narthex.
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=c64GFpSMado
Radio 2 Chorister of the year 2002, Lucy Rhodes gives a beautiful rendition of this hymn, ‘Count your Blessings One by One’. An old-fashioned hymn, but the words and music are just as relevant today as they were when first written in 1946 by Reginald Morgan and Edith Temple.
WITH EVERY BLESSING FOR PARISHIONERS & FAMILIES THIS WEEK