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    The Parish values which we as parishioners uphold should be based on the Word of God, the teachings of the Church and our Ampleforth Benedictine heritage. Specifically, we should be a community :

  • in which prayer and worship are at the centre of our lives,
  • which is welcoming and open to all,
  • which is forgiving and is not judgemental
  • which is open to change, led by the Holy Spirit,
  • in which we all share responsibility for the mission of the church,
  • in which we each use our gifts for the benefit of everyone,
  • in which the spirit and joy of the Good News is visibly present in all our actions,
  • in which we respect and value each individual,
  • in which we foster the unity of the Christian churches and the building of good relations with people of other faiths.



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    BULLETIN - Christmas 2009 & New Year

    Date:24/12/2009


    ST. MARY'S CHURCH, BROADFIELD DRIVE, LEYLAND

    455955 CHURCH

     

    Sr. Veronica (tel:424665)

    Steve i.c. Youth (Mobile phone: 07977249636

    Website leylandstmarys.org.uk

     

                    

    WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS / VISITORS

    Please fill in our new Record Form,

    or if you move house within the parish-please amend a new form.

     

    10 DAY BULLETIN FOR THE PERIOD:

    THURSDAY 24 DECEMBER, (CHRISTMAS EVE) TO SATURDAY 2 JANUARY 2010

     (COVERING CHRISTMAS DAY,  

    SUNDAY  27 DECEMBER – THE FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY,

    NEW YEAR’S EVE, AND

    NEW YEAR’S DAY – THE SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE MOTHER OF GOD)

     

    Theme: May the peace of Christ reign in your hearts;

    let the message of Christ find a home with you.

     

     

    MASSES / SERVICES 24 DECEMBER TO 2 JANUARY 2010:

     

    Thursday 24 December – Christmas Eve:

    7.00 Sung Vigil Christmas Mass (with Folk Group) – blessing of the crib with children / All our Parishioners living and dead

    11.15 Carols by candlelight with the Choir & Organ followed by Christmas Midnight Mass and the blessing of the crib and all the cribs in the Parish / Special intention.

     

    Friday 25th December Christmas Day – The Birthday of the Lord:

    8.00 Simple Mass with some carols / In thanksgiving

    10.00 Family Mass with the Folk Group / In thanksgiving

    3.30pm Christmas Vespers with the monks of the area at St Mary’s, Bamber Bridge

     

    Saturday 26th December – St Stephen:

    11.00 Guild of St Stephen Mass / Sue Davy (Gravely Sick)

    Reconciliation 5.00 – 6.00 pm

    6.00 (Vigil Mass) Safe journeys / Jimmy Jones R.I.P.

     

    Sunday 27th December – Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph:

    9.30 Thomas Family Intentions / English Benedictine Congregation

    11.00 Minshull Family Intentions / The Parish

     

    Monday 28th December – The Holy Innocents:

    10.00 Jack Gallagher (Anniversary)

     

    Tuesday 29th December – St. Thomas Beckett:

    10.00 Agnes and Jack Dandy

     

    Wednesday 30th December:

    10.00 Ken and Sheila’s Birthday Intentions

     

    Thursday 31st December:

    10.00 Edward Murphy Birthday Remembrance

    7.00 McCue Family / Final Mass of the year with the Te Deum to thank God for all his goodness.

     

    Friday 1st January 2010 – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God:

    11.00 Stephen Miller – First Mass of the Year to ask God’s Blessing on 2010

     

    Saturday 2nd January ­– St. Basil the Great & St. Gregory Nazianzen:

    10.00 Margaret Sullivan R.I.P. & Doug Morphew R.I.P.

    6.00 (Vigil Mass) Moll Family Intentions

     

    Confessions Saturday 2nd January = 5.00 - 6.00 pm.

    Also Confessions at any time. Ring for a mutually convenient time with one of the priests.

     

    THE PARISH FAMILY:

    PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OUR SICK:

    Clara Hall, Paul Hewitt, Doris Lakin, Margaret Miller, Peter Barron, Rita Bleasdale, Maggie Ashbolt, Maire Jones, Jim McKay, Agnes Bennett, Lynn Hamer, Joe Copeman, Mark Clements, Toni Gannon, Brian Pooley, Dot Reynolds, Patricia Duffy, Susan McCarthy, Walburga Hall, Gordon Cottle, Moyra Haynes, Joyce Wilcox, Danny Bonner, Annie Kelly, Eve Hankin, Tracey Anne Holly, Evelyn Swarbrick, Gerald Ralphs, Eileen Kenyon, Edith Rice, Alice Ogden, Graham Halstead, and  connected with us, Teresa O’Hanlon, Chad McDonald, Andrew Liddell, Susan Davey, Mary Mueller, Robert Salisbury (Brian’s brother), Betty Thompson (Canada) - Mum of Doreen Houghton, Jim & Joan Madden (Fr Abbot’s parents), Eric Woof, Ami Froehlick, Audrey Padmore, Alicia Middlemas (friend of Maria, Brenda) Malcolm Pyman and Frank Dever.

     

    PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OUR DEPARTED:

    THOSE LATELY DEAD:

    Especially Fr. Paulinus Angold OSB (Buckfast) who died recently.

    THOSE WHOSE ANNIVERSARIES OCCUR ABOUT THIS TIME:

    Harry Minshull, Henry Halpin, Walter Jones, Harry McCabe, Margaret Leah Dewhurst, Barbara McKay, Mary Holden, John Cutajar, John Cookson, Wilfred Morley, Gordon Sutton, Stephen Miller and Margaret Mary Leyland.

     

    EVENTS FOR THE PERIOD:

     

    Sunday 27th December 2009 – Feast of the Holy Family:

    Pastoral Letter from our Archbishop Patrick Kelly

    Family Rota of Prayer: Murfin family 91 Crawford Avenue

     

    Tuesday 29 December 2009: 

    Church Cleaning 9.00 am ‘B’ Team

    Parish Ramble 11.00 am

    S.V.P. Abbot Herbert Room 8.00 pm

     

    Friday 1st January 2010:

    Divine Mercy Prayers 11.00 am in the Adoration Chapel – Everyone Welcome.

     

    Sunday 3rd January – The Epiphany of the Lord:

    9.30 English Benedictine Congregation / Boys Family Intentions

    11.00 The Parish / Addison Jones Family Intentions.

    Youth Group 7.00 pm

     

    GENERAL NOTICES:

     

    HOLY COMMUNION FOR THE SICK:

    (After Holy Communion of the Congregation)

    The Congregation says: May this sacrament unite them with Christ and his Church and give them consolation and peace.

     

    ADORATION IN CHURCH. ST. JOSEPH’S ADORATION CHAPEL:

    You are welcome to pop in any time

    Contact the Priory for enquiries

     

    WEEKDAY MASSES:

    Mass at 10.00 am each day from Monday 28 December to Wednesday 31 December with an extra Mass on New Year’sEve at 7.00 pm.  New Year’s Day 11.00am and Saturday 2nd January 10am.

     

    COLLECTIONS:

    Last Sunday: Offertory Loose Plate = £576.01  Gift Aid = £320.00

    For Gift Aid contact Gerry Brown 431002 = Many thanks!

     

    CHRISTMAS WISHES:

    A Happy and Holy Christmas to all from Fr. Jonathan, Fr. Ambrose, Fr. Stephen, Fr. Paul, Sister Veronica and all who work in the Priory House trying to serve in the Parish. Also on New Year’s Day we celebrate the feast of Mary the Mother of God – May the Holy Spirit and Mary who was filled with the Spirit, protect, save and give us all the Graces we need in the New Year.

     

    FLOWERS / DECORATIONS IN CHURCH:

    All the flowers and decorations in Church this Christmas are in memory of the loved ones of the:

    Ashworth family, Beatty family, Edmondson family, Escolme family, Fletcher, Holmes & Gee families, Gallagher family, Gardner family, Gore & McCall families, Helliard & Murphy families, Holden family, Kendall & Ainsworth families, Kirk & Smith families, McCall family, Meadows & Miller families, Minshull family, Nelson & Halliwell families, Rigby & Tickle families, Robinson family, Sheeran family, Smith family, Stanton family, Sullivan, Fryer & Butler families, Such & McGaahan families, Travis family, Wilson & Walmsley families, Kelly & Weir families.

     

    The flower arrangers thank you for your donations. Without your help we could not have achieved so much.

     

    BIBLE ALIVE:

    The January copy of Bible Alive is now ready for collection from the sacristy for those who subscribe. If any subscribers wish to cancel or new ones wish to order please let us know ASAP

     

    MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION:

    A revised rota for the weekend beginning 2/3 January has been prepared as a result of the relaxation of the swine-flu restrictions. A copy is available from the Pigeon hole in the Sacristy.

     

    THE 500 CLUB:

    500 Club results as notified last week. Thanks for all your support.

    £100 Winner A Dempsey Week 48 No. 53 Agent E Dempsey

    £100 Winner I & J Holohan Week 49 No. 181 Agent E Ellison

    CD PLAYER:

    Does anyone have a "spare and unused" CD player that we could use in Church? Let Fr. Jonathan know.

     

    FORTHCOMING EVENTS / DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

     

    PARISH RAMBLE – 29 DECEMBER:

    Parish Ramble Tuesday 29th December round Ulnes Walton, 4 miles flat and will take roughly 2 hours. Meet at Priory car park 11.00am. Meal later at The Traveller’s Rest. If interested please sign the list in the Narthex. We have to book numbers at the Traveller’s Rest.

     

    SCHOOLS RE-OPENING – MONDAY 4 JANUARY:

    Schools re-open - Monday 4th January

     

    CONFIRMATION TEAM PLANNING MEEETING – 5 JANUARY:

    Tuesday 5th January 4.30 pm in Church Confirmation team planning meeting

     

    PPC MEETING - 6 JANUARY:

    Parish Pastoral Council - Wednesday 6th January 7.30pm

     

    YOUTH GROUP STAFF MEETING – 11 JANUARY:

    Youth Group Staff Meeting - Monday 11th January 7.30pm Priory House

     

    CONFIRMATION CANDIDATES 2ND MEETING – 12 JANUARY:

    Confirmations 2nd Candidates Meeting - Tuesday 12th January Parish Centre 4pm

     

    LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS – LEYLAND URC – 16 JANUARY:

    Saturday 16th January - Last Night of the Proms –7.30 pm at Leyland United Reformed Church. See poster on Notice Board for more details.

     

    DIVORCED / SEPARATED – PFD MEETINGS – COMMENCING 15 FEBRUARY

    Divorced or Separated? The Pastoral Formation Department offers 6 weekly meetings to support Catholics experiencing the breakdown of a long-term relationship. They begin on Monday 15th February 2010. See poster for more details.

     

    WORD OF LIFE:

    Let your work shine before others, so that they may see your good works

    and give glory to your Father in heaven. (Mt 5:16)

     

    It is the Christian life lived out that is a light capable of drawing people to God in today’s times too. Let me tell you a story.  Antoinette was a girl from Sardinia, but in order to find work, she went to France, to Grenoble. She was employed in an office where most of her colleagues had no wish to work. Since she was a Christian and saw in every person Jesus to be served, she helped everybody, and was always calm and smiling. Often someone would get angry and take it out on her. They would mock her and say things like, "If you want to work, you can take this and do my typing too." She held her peace and slogged away. She knew that they were not bad people. Probably each of them had their own troubles. One day, when the others were not around, her supervisor came in and said, "Now you must tell me how come you never lose patience and why you’re always smiling." Antoinette evaded the question by saying, "I just try to keep calm and look on the bright side of things." Her supervisor banged his fist on the desk and exclaimed, "No, this is definitely something to do with God, otherwise it would be impossible! And to think that I never believed in God!" a few days later, Antoinette was called in to see the senior staff. She was told she was being transferred to another office. "So you can transform it as you have the office you’re in now," the director went on to explain.

     

     

     

    		 

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