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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 - 1st Sunday of Lent_20.02.10

    Date:20/02/2010


    ST. MARY'S CHURCH,

    BROADFIELD DRIVE, LEYLAND = TEL: 455955 (CHURCH)

     

    Sr. Veronica 424665

    Steve i.c. Youth 07977249636     

    Website leylandstmarys.org.uk

     

    SUNDAY = 1st of Lent                      

    Theme: Man does not live on bread alone,

    but on every word that comes from the mouth of God

     

    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.

     

    MASSES AND MASS INTENTIONS:

     

    Saturday 20th February:

    6.00 (Vigil Mass) The Parish

     

    Sun 21st February:

    1st Sunday of Lent

    9.30 English Benedictine Congregation / Osborne & Sullivan Family Mass

    11.00 Catenians’ Vocations Mass

     

    Monday 22nd February:

    The See of Peter the Apostle

    8.00 Ann Richardson

    12.15 Paul Bruce

    6.30 Thinking Day Service

     

    Tuesday 23rd February:

    8.00 (schools) Dave Vernon (K & K)

    12.15 Requiem Mass - Audrey Devine

     

    Wednesday 24th February:

    8.00am Catherine Laws

    12.15 John Hampson (Senior) (Anniversary)

    7.00 pm Mass (to celebrate 150 years of SS. Peter and Paul’s School in Mawdesley at SS. Peter and Paul’s Church.

     

    Thursday 25th February:

    8.00 (in Church - Throughout Lent) Paul Bruce

    12.15 Fletcher family

     

    Friday 26th February:

    Family Fast Day

    8.00 Marian Kirk (Anniversary) - Followed by Stations of the Cross

    11.30 Stations of the Cross

    12.15 Ann McHugh R.I.P.

    7.15 Jimmy Jones

     

    Saturday 27th February:

    9.00 Roselyn Holmes

    6.00 (Vigil Mass) Fr. Abbot’s Intentions / Burke Family Intentions

     

    Sunday 28th February:

    2nd Sunday of Lent

    9.30 Special intention / The Parish / Addison-Jones Family Intentions

    11.00 English Bendcitine Congregation / Audrey Devine (Lately Dead))

     

    CONFESSIONS:

    Saturday 9.30 - 10.00am (S) (or when they end) and 5.00 - 6.00pm (A).

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

    Confessors for Individual Confessions:

    We realise it may be helpful for Parishioners and others to know who is hearing Confessions. To help, there will be the initial letter of the monk shown as above: Fr. Jonathan (J); Fr. Ambrose (A); Fr. Stephen (S); Fr. Paul (P).

     

    HOLY COMMUNION FOR THE SICK

    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:

    Exposition is at any time that you can make it. You are welcome to pop in any time. -Contact the Priory for enquiries

     

    THE PARISH FAMILY:

     

    BAPTISMS:

    By Baptism - We Welcome Carter James Yates and Rhys William Yates, to the Family of the Church

     

    PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OUR SICK:

    Norah Platt, Joe Breen, Jim Blackledge, Jenny Finch, Frank Worthington, Frank Barton, Michael Taylor, Francis Dever, Pauline Hughes, Bernard Turner, Lee Derbyshire, Clara Hall, Paul Hewitt, Rita Bleasdale, Maggie Ashbolt, Maire Jones, Jim McKay, Agnes Bennett, Lynn Hamer, Joe Copeman, Mark Clements, Toni Gannon, Dot Reynolds, Patricia Duffy, Susan McCarthy, Walburga Hall, Gordon Cottle, Moyra Haynes, Joyce Wilcox, Danny Bonner, Annie Kelly, Eve Hankin, 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, Betty Thompson (Canada) - Mum of Doreen Houghton, Joan Madden (Fr Abbot’s mother), Eric Woof, Ami Froehlick, Audrey Padmore, Alicia Middlemas (friend of Maria, Brenda) Malcolm Pyman and Frank Dever  

     

    Let us know those who you wish to pray for by Thursday of each week.

     

    PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OUR DEPARTED:

     

    THOSE LATELY DEAD:

    Especially Audrey Devine, who died recently

     

    THOSE WHOSE ANNIVERSARIES OCCUR ABOUT THIS TIME:

    Mary Bibby, Cody Phillip Evans, Rosina Mary Cottam, John Charnock, Frederick Carter, James Cowburn, Marian Kirk, Ida Bamford and Brenda Hughes.

     

     

    THE COMING WEEK’S EVENTS:

     

    Today, Sunday 21 February:

    1st Sunday of Lent – Lenten Alms Box is in the Narthex.

    CAFOD Family Fast Day – Envelopes available

    Fairtrade Fortnight 22nd February – 7th March. See Lesley for Ideas.

    Journey in Faith 5.00 – 6.00 pm

    Youth Group 7.00 – 9.00 pm

    Family Rota of Prayer: Sullivans, 35 Atherton Road

     

    Monday 22 February:

    Church Cleaning 9am ‘B’ Team

    The Practice of the Presence of God – Fr. Paul 11.00 am - 12 noon

    Confirmation Meeting: 4.00 - 5.30 pm Parish Centre

    1st Holy Communion Meeting,  6.30 – 7.30pm in the Priory Club

     

    Tuesday 23 February:

    S.V.P.  Meeting 8.00 pm Abbot Herbert Room

    Engaged Couples Course 8.00 – 9.15 pm

     

    Wednesday 24 February:

    Senior Youth Group – Cinema Trip 5.45 pm

    Lent Session with Fr. Stephen 7.30 pm

    150th Anniversary of SS. Peter and Paul’s School in Mawdesley. Mass at SS. Peter and Paul’s 7.00 pm

     

    Thursday 25 February:

    Wymott Focolare Meeting – Depart. 5.45pm

    Living Life to the Full with Fr. Ambrose 7.30 pm

     

    Friday 26 February:

    Divine Mercy Prayers 11.00 am in the Adoration Chapel

    Lent Scripture Course – Alverna 7.30pm. Everyone Welcome

     

    Saturday 27 February:

    Launch of the Catholic Youth Ministry Federation – Friends meeting House, Euston, London

     

    Next Sunday, 28 February:

    2nd Sunday of Lent

    Journey in Faith 5.00 – 6.00 pm

    Youth Group 7.00 – 9.00 pm

     

     

    GENERAL NOTICES:

     

    500 CLUB CONGRATULATIONS!

    £100 Winner A. Holden (Week 5, No. 5). Agent A. Anthony

     

    COLLECTIONS:

    Last Sunday: Offertory Loose Plate = £667.60, Gift Aid = £305.50

    For Gift Aid contact Gerry Brown 431002.  Many thanks!

     

    THANK YOU:

    Michael and Pat Taylor would like to thank Fr. Ambrose, Fr. Jonathan, Parishioners, Family and Friends for their many cards and words of comfort and encouragement both during and after Michael’s recent operation. He is now home after a bit of a difficult time, and on the road to recovery. He hopes to be back with the Parish Family in the next few weeks. God bless you all.

     

    THE IMPORTANCE OF LENT:

    "People in Lancashire are systematically emptying the Christian content of their lives" would be the conclusion of a recent statement by a thoughtful Catholic leader, Cardinal Vlk of Prague of the Czech Republic The 77-year-old cardinal made his remarks in an interview to mark his retirement after spending 19 years as the leader of the Czech Church. He was referring to all Europeans. He said "Europe will pay dearly for having left its spiritual foundations and this is the last period when it may still have a chance to do something about it; those who do believe strongly in God are our Muslim brothers and sisters who are growing in strength and numbers all over Europe." Cardinal Vlk feels Islam will almost "rightly" fill the vacuum there is because so many in Europe have exchanged their Christian culture for an aggressive secularism that embraces atheism.

     

    On Friday last, visiting a very sick parishioner in RPH, there was a devout young Moslem girl opposite the Leyland person. She clearly had a strong faith in God, the same God that we worship. We would benefit if we learned to dialogue in love with all those believers in God of other faiths, as well as other Christians, both to learn from them and to give to them.

     

    This depends on us having a strong Catholic faith!

     

    Lent is a very graced time when all would do well to think and pray carefully about their own situation as Catholic Christians. This is the value of the different courses being offered this year in Lent. Thoughtful people say that unless we "belong" in some stronger way to God and the Church than Sunday Mass alone, we will find it difficult to maintain our Catholic Faith in the face of the "aggressive secularism and atheism" that surrounds us.

     

    Please consider the following this Lent:

     

    • Daily Mass / Devotions such as the Stations
    • Prepare for the PA celebration of Reconciliation: Rite B Monday 28th March at 7.00pm in Church
    • Prayerful spiritual reading (especially Wednesday Word or the Word of Life or the Scriptures)
    • Meeting with Fr. Paul – Mondays 11.00 am - 12noon
    • Living Faith Sessions 7.15 to 9.15 pm on Tuesdays of March, organised by the Archdiocese; Leaders are Fr. Tony Singo and Steve Atherton.(see leaflets and you must book; only 8 places left; for our Pastoral Area)
    • Wednesdays 7.30 pm with Fr. Stephen
    • Wed. 24th Feb & 3rd March 7.30pm with Fr. Terence at St. Mary’s Brownedge Church on the Parables. Wed. 17th, 24th, 31st March with Fr. Augustine on the Suffering Servant songs in Isaiah. (see the notice board)
    • Thursdays 7.30pm "Living Life to the Full" with Fr. Ambrose (see notices)
    • Thursdays 7.30 - 9.00 pm Leyland URC Church Hough Lane: The Passion – 6 weeks of discussion based on the acclaimed BBC series. (see  notices board)
    • Friday’s 7.30pm Scripture Course with Sister Veronica at Alverna.
    • Life to the Full: 5 sessions on the 5 Thursdays of Lent at 7.30 p m. We may be faithful Catholics, but it is easy to miss the real richness of our Faith and the value of the Scriptures.

     

    EASTER UPDATE:

    This weekend marks the closing date for the submission of articles for the next issue of ‘Update’, but perhaps there is still time to get those last minute ideas into print? Send them in by all means – but as soon as possible, please. Thank you for those already received. The Editor.

     

    FORTHCOMING EVENTS:

     

    DAY OF RENEWAL = BRETTARGH HOLT = SATURDAY 20 FEBRUARY:

    Day of Renewal led by Fr. Ged Kelly will be held at Brettargh Holt on Saturday 20th February from 10 am – 4 pm. See poster on the Notice Board for more details.

     

    BLOOD DONORS – TUESDAY 23 FEBRUARY:

    Please give blood on Tuesday 23rd February from 2.00 – 4.00 pm and 5.30 – 7.30 pm at SRBC, West Paddock. See poster on the Notice Board. The Blood Donation Service have written to thank all who have given blood in the cold winter period.

     

    READERS – RENEWAL OF VOWS – THURSDAY 4 MARCH:

    Readers Renewal of Vows at Holy Hour, 7.00 pm Thursday 4th March with Benediction

     

    WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER –  5 MARCH:

    Women’s World Day of Prayer Friday 5th March at St Andrew’s Church, Leyland at 6.30 pm. Followed by refreshments. All welcome – men, women and young people. See poster on notice Board.

     

    THE CHRISTIAN AID QUIZ – MONDAY 8 MARCH:

    The Christian Aid Quiz will be held on Monday 8th March 2010 at 7.30pm in the St Mary's Parish Centre Tickets £5 including supper. Call Margaret Ward on 01772 452015 or pay at the door

     

    CATHOLIC TRAINING PARTNERSHIP – CONFERENCE – 13 MARCH:

    Catholic Training Partnership – discovering teaching and leading in a Catholic School – is it for you? A one day conference for Catholic teachers and students interested in teaching or returning to teaching in Catholic schools and colleges will take place at Liverpool Hope University on Saturday 13th March from 9.30 am – 3.30 pm. Cost £15 per delegate. See poster on the Notice Board for more details.

     

    ST. PATRICK’S NIGHT – DINNER / CEILIDH – WEDNESDAY 17 MARCH:

    St Patrick’s Night Dinner & Ceilidh – Wednesday 17th March at 7.45 pm at The Leyland Hotel. Tickets e £20. Poster on the Board.

     

    AMPLEFORTH LADIES’ RETREAT – 7 / 9 MAY:

    Ampleforth Ladies Retreat 7 - 9th May. If you wish to come on this very enjoyable and always fruitful weekend please contact Kate Jordan on 435721. Those who have never been before would be very welcome indeed.

     

    RAINBOW RAMBLE = FOR RAINBOW HOUSE = SATURDAY 15 MAY:

    The Rainbow Ramble on behalf of The Legacy Rainbow House will take place on Saturday 15th May 2010. The following people are taking part – Tim, Lee, Mel, Daniel and Lucy. If anyone would like to join them contact Tim on 01772 498042.

     

    WORD OF LIFE

     

    I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved,

    and will come in and go out and find pasture (Jn 10:9)

    Yes, he is present in everything that speaks of suffering. Every suffering of ours bears his name. So let’s try, then, to recognise Jesus in every hardship, life’s tough situations, in all the darkness, our personal tragedies and those of others, in the sufferings of humanity around us. They are all him, because he has made them his. It’s enough to say to him, with faith, "You, Lord, are my only good" (see Psalm 16 (15):2). It’s enough to do something practical to lessen ‘his’ suffering in the poor and the sorrowful, so as to go through the gate and find beyond it a joy never experienced before, a new fullness of life.

     Full text of the Word of Life and the February one are available

    on the cupboards just outside the piety Shop. Please help yourself

     

     

    		 

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