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ARCHDIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL

Holy Family, Platt Bridge Sacred Heart, Hindley Green

THE PARISH BULLETIN Parish Priest ‐ Father Anthony Mangnall

Holy Family Presbytery, Lily Lane, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 5LL Tel. 01942 866102 Email [email protected] Mobile 07899 958478

Deacons: Rev. Ken Holding (Tel. 01942 255834) Rev. Mike Swift (Tel. 01942 715177) Visit the Parish Website at www.hindleycatholic.org or follow us on Facebook at “Hindley Catholic”

3rd January 2016 FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

THE LITURGY THIS WEEK SUNDAY 3RD JANUARY 2016 ‐ FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Alice Fletcher

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Keith Atherton

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Alice & Albert Whittle

MONDAY 4TH JANUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal 33)

10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Agnes Franklin

Please note the morning time of Mass on Monday for this week

TUESDAY 5TH JANUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 135)

9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Private Intention

10.00am Holy Family Mass David Power

WEDNESDAY 6TH JANUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 137)

10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Intentions of Mrs. T. Knowles

THURSDAY 7TH JANUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 139)


10.00am Holy Family Mass The Clarke Family

FRIDAY 8TH JANUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 141)

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Intentions of T.C.

7.30pm Sacred Heart Confessions

SATURDAY 9TH JANUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 143)

11.00am Holy Family Mass Parishioners

11.30am Holy Family Confessions & Exposition

SUNDAY 10TH JANUARY 2016

FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Winifred Sherlock

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass John Kelly

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Intentions of Holy Family Choir

THANK YOU

Christmas Day Collection:

Holy Family £960.00

Sacred Heart £632.00

Last Sunday’s Collection:

Holy Family £407.80


RETIRING COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND

FOR CRIB OFFERINGS As in previous years, instead of placing a box for donations at the nativity scene in each of our two churches, there will be a retiring collection taken after the Masses this weekend on the Feast of the Epiphany for “Crib Offerings”. The money collected will support the work of Nugent Care, the social work agency of the Archdiocese, to assist in their work with local needy families and individuals in the New Year.

Due to the transfer of the Feast of the

Epiphany to today (Sunday) please note

that the 6th of January is not a Holyday

of Obligation in England and Wales.

FROM THE ARCHBISHOP’S DESK

I hope you won’t let the spirit of Christmas disappear too quickly. In the ancient Church the Christmas Season did not end until Candlemas when we celebrate the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple on the 2nd of February. This meant that the “Season of Light” lasted from the Feast of Saint Lucy on the 13th of December, through Christmas, for a good seven weeks.

Christ is the light of the nations, not just during the dark days of winter but throughout the year. We need to remind ourselves of that truth constantly. These past months have been particularly dark for the nations. Terrorism has cast a very big shadow over the world and the way we live our daily lives. Although we must do our utmost to help refugees and the victims of terror and poverty, and try to remove the root causes of this dreadful state of affairs, ultimately it will be Our Lord who will bring light and peace to our world. The Light of Christ is the true spirit of Christmas that will endure when all the festive lights have been extinguished, decorations taken down, and unwanted presents sent to charity shops.

Keeping the Light of Christ burning in our hearts is a daily challenge, but we will see the effect on other people if we make the effort. This will be a good way of being “Merciful like the Father” ‐ the theme of this Jubilee Year of Mercy ‐ who showed his mercy towards us by giving us Jesus to be a light for our path.

+Malcolm McMahon OP Archbishop of Liverpool

FIRST ANNIVERSARIES Our congratulations and best wishes are with those who will celebrate their First Anniversary of Baptism during this month: Lily Grace Holme, daughter of Jonathan Holme and Emma Latchford of Oak Avenue, Abram who was baptised by Deacon Mike at Holy Family Church on the 18th of January 2015; and Logan James Roberts, son of Lewis and Sarah Roberts‐Wareing of Stratton Drive, Platt Bridge who was baptised by Deacon Mike at Holy Family Church on the 25th of January 2015.

And we continue to hold in prayer before the Lord those whose First Anniversary of Death will occur during this month: Michael Finan from Atherton Road, Hindley Green who died on the 5th of January 2015 aged 89 years; Herbert Wood of Belong Village, Platt Bridge who died on the 7th of January 2015 aged 74 years; Roy Crompton of Borsdane Avenue, Hindley who died on the 7th of January 2015 aged 79 years; Veronica Shone of Smallbrook Lane, Leigh who died on the 16th of January 2015 aged 72 years; and Mary Jolley of Swan Lane, Hindley Green who died on the 23rd of January 2015 aged 91 years.

HOLY FAMILY SENIORS’ GROUP After a break of a some weeks due to illness, Holy Family Senior Citizens’ Friendship Group will resume their gatherings from this week, meeting each Wednesday at 1.00pm in Holy Family Parish Hall in Tram Street. New faces always very welcome to come along. More information from Kath Prior on 01942 861995.

FUNCTION ROOM FOR HIRE Ideal for a reception after a Baptism or Funeral, or for a birthday or anniversary celebration, each of our parishes has a licensed function room available for hire. Contact the club managers any evening after 8.00pm: Gillian at Holy Family Club on 01942 866167 or Terry at Sacred Heart Club on 01942 255192.

Holy Family Parish Hall is not licensed but is ideal for regular group activities, children’s parties, occasional meetings or other social events: Contact Geoff or Cecilia on 01942 861084.

LIVING THE JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY DECEMBER 2015 ‐ NOVEMBER 2016

“Jesus Christ is the Face of the Father’s Mercy.” Pope Francis

Let us then this Christmas behold the face of God in the face of the Newly‐Born,

and in the face of those who suffer violence and oppression,

and in the face of the orphan, the bereaved, the prisoner,

and in the face of the beggar at the street corner,

and in the face of the elderly and the dying

and in the many faces searching for meaning and truth.

For only when we recognise His face in all its guises

will we truly know the Father’s mercy

and come at last to behold the glorious face

of the Risen One who walks among us.






10th January 2016 FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD

THE LITURGY THIS WEEK


FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD (YEAR C)



Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Intentions of Holy Family Choir

The period of Ordinary Time in the liturgical calendar begins from Monday:

Weekday Mass Readings: Year Two ‐ Liturgy of the Hours Psalter: Week One

MONDAY 11TH JANUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 909)

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Elizabeth Sullivan



10.00am Holy Family Mass The Pinder Family


10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Alan Gorton



10.00am Holy Family Mass June & Ray Jones


7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Agnes Franklin






SECOND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Bill, John & Mary Naughton

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Kathleen Murphy

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Special Intention (PW)

THANK YOU FOR LAST WEEK

Holy Family Church:

Offertory £502.62

Crib Offerings £98.16

Sacred Heart Church:

Offertory £624.50

Crib Offerings £249.50

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord which brings to an end the Season of Christmas. Many of the acts at Christ's baptism are symbolical of what happened at our Baptism: At Christ's baptism the Holy Spirit descended upon Him; at our Baptism the Trinity made its home in us. At His baptism Christ was proclaimed the "Beloved Son" of the Father; at our Baptism we become beloved children of God. At Christ's baptism the heavens were opened; at our Baptism heaven was opened to us.

PREPARING FOR CONFIRMATION AND FIRST HOLY COMMUNION After a break for Advent and Christmas, during which the children made their First Confessions, the meetings of the Preparation Course for parents and children preparing for Confirmation and First Communion resume this week: On Tuesday (12th January) in Holy Family Parish Hall at 7.00pm or on Thursday (14th January) in Sacred Heart School Hall at 6.00pm. This fourth session will have as its theme: “The Holy Spirit: The Helper” and will look ahead to the children celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation towards the end of the Easter Season.

GETTING MARRIED IN 2016 If any couples wish to be married in our two churches during the coming twelve months please contact Father Tony before the end of January to book a date. The Banns of Marriage will be published and the Marriage Preparation Day will take place very shortly.

DO YOU WANT TO BE A CATHOLIC TEACHER? And are you a graduate who has the potential to become an outstanding teacher in one of our Catholic Primary or Secondary schools? Then come along to one of the Open Evening being held this week from 5.30pm to 7.30pm on both days: Next Wednesday (13th January) at Saint James’ Primary School, Orrell and next Thursday (14th January) at Twelve Apostles’ Primary School, Leigh. For more information and updates go to www.wcpsd.org.uk

LIVING THE JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY As part of the celebrations of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, taking place this afternoon (Sunday the 10th of January and the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord) at Saint Mary’s Church, Broadfield Drive, Leyland PR25 1PD there is a Service of Renewal of Baptism at 2.30pm to which everyone is welcome. There will also be the opportunity to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation should any wish to do so and refreshments will be served after the service.

CONSIDERING BEING A DEACON? Archbishop Malcolm will host a second information evening for men who may be thinking of beginning the process of discernment and formation for the diaconate next September. The first evening which was held in Penketh before Christmas attracted five enquirers. This second evening will take place at Christ the King Church, 78 Queens Drive, Wavertree, Liverpool L15 6YQ on Wednesday the 17th of February from 7.30pm. Married men are welcome to invite their wives along. Refreshments will be available from 7.00pm and, after the Archbishop’s talk about the ministry of deacons in our archdiocese, the process of formation and discernment will be explained, two serving deacons and their wives will share their different experiences, and there will be time for questions. For more information about the Order of Deacons in the Archdiocese of Liverpool please contact Father Chris Fallon on 07932 648221 or email [email protected]

HOLY FAMILY BONUS BALL

DECEMBER 2015 WINNERS

December 2nd No. 12

December 9th No. 32

December 16th No. 14

December 23rd No. 32

December 30th No. 23

Holy Family Catholic Club

Tram Street, Platt Bridge

CONCERT NIGHT NEXT SATURDAY 16TH JANUARY Back by Popular Demand

and On Stage from 8.30pm

SEAN PERKINS

The Velvet Voice of popular Jazz and Swing

Singing the hits of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin,

Michael Buble and so much more.

Free Admission All Welcome

OPPORTUNITIES FOR REFLECTIONAROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE IN THE COMING WEEKS

Mercy? Me? Thursday 14th January 2016 Starting at 7.00pm

A Reflection for the Jubilee Year of Mercy led by Fr. Phillip Harries of the Diocese of Menevia at Holy Cross Church, Corporation Street, St. Helens

God’s Word for Today: an Introduction Tuesday 19th January 2016 From 6.30pm to 9.00pm

Four evening sessions at Liverpool Hope University (Eden Building). For more information contact the Pastoral Formation Department at LACE on 0151 522 1040 or email [email protected]

A Way of Living the Gospel Message Today Sunday 28th February 2016 From 1.00pm to 5.00pm

Reflection, Conversation and Hospitality taking place at Saint Timothy’s, Rockwell Road, West Derby, Liverpool L12 4XY. For more details contact Brother David Ryan by phone on 07826 759184 or email [email protected]






17th January 2016 SECOND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME



SECOND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Bill, John & Mary Naughton


Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Special Intention (PW)


7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass In Thanksgiving


No Mass at Sacred Heart Church today

10.00am Holy Family Mass Kevin Peter Carlon


10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Mrs. T. Knowles’ Intentions

THURSDAY 21ST JANUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 928)

MEMORIAL OF SAINT AGNES


10.00am Holy Family Mass The Clarke Family

FRIDAY 22ND JANUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 930)

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Mary Ann O’Connell


SATURDAY 23RD JANUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 933)

11.00am Holy Family Mass Frank Johnson



THIRD SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Parishioners

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Bridie Delaney

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Chris Eccleston’s Intentions

Sun. 11.30am Sacred Heart Celebration of Baptism (Byzantine Rite)


Holy Family Church

Offertory £421.21

Sacred Heart Church

Offertory £657.35

Heartfelt thanks to the kind person who donated it and to all who supported the New Year Hamper Raffle held at Holy Family last Sunday which raised £64 for Holy Family Church funds.

RETIRING COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND FOR THE

CATHOLIC EDUCATION SERVICE

The Catholic Education Service acts on behalf of the Catholic Bishops' Conference to support Catholic education. It has a strong and positive working relationship with the English and Welsh Government, sharing the aims of high academic standards for all and increased parental choice. Catholic schools make up 10% of the national total of maintained schools. There are over 2000 Catholic schools, academies and colleges in England educating over 800,000 pupils and students. The Catholic Church and the Church of England together provide one‐third of all of the schools in the country.

LIVING THE JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY

DECEMBER 2015 ‐ NOVEMBER 2016

THE CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY

There is a temptation to shrug our shoulders at the whole idea of the Jubilee Holy Year of Mercy and say: “What has it got to do with me?” or “What difference will it make?” Well, in the letter declaring his intention to call this Holy Year, Pope Francis wrote that just as the love and compassion and tenderness of God lies at the very heart of our understanding of the relationship of Faith, so we are called to make that love and compassion and mercy something which transforms our relationships with others and provides the guiding principle of what we do each and every day.

And lest we think that all this talk of love and mercy and compassion can be a little too vague or “touchy‐feely” then Pope Francis asks us to revisit the Corporal Works of Mercy which are almost an examination of conscience against which we can cross‐check our lives. These are:

Feed the Hungry

Give drink to the Thirsty

Clothe the Naked

Shelter the Homeless

Visit the Sick

Care for the Imprisoned

Bury the Dead

We will not necessarily be in a position to go out of our way to do each of these things every day but on reflection we may realise that we engage in all these actions far more frequently that we realise because they are part of the weave of our everyday living and attitudes. We might be tempted to say this is just our “getting on with things” or “being a good Christian” but it means we are in the blessed position of the Gospel teaching being second nature to us ‐ and that is what we call holiness of life.

So what difference will the Holy Year make? If we have hearts and eyes and ears open to learn and then put into practice, then it will make all the difference in the world!

From an article by Canon Philip Gillespie

in “The Catholic Pictorial” of December 2015

REGULAR HAPPENINGS

LINE DANCING

Monday afternoons at 1.00pm in Holy Family Parish Hall. Contact Sylvia Delargy on 521482.

LEGION OF MARY

Tuesdays after the Mass at Holy Family Church. Contact Mary Marsh on 701091 or Kath Prior on 861995.

OVER 60’s FRIENDSHIP CLUBS

Wednesdays at 1.00pm in Holy Family Parish Hall. Contact Kath Prior on 861995. Also on Wednesdays at 2.00pm in Sacred Heart Club. Contact Maureen Dalton on 253132.

BROWNIES AND GUIDES FOR GIRLS

Wednesday in Holy Family Parish Hall from 6.30pm to 8.00pm for Brownies and from 8.00pm to 9.00pm for Guides. Contact Sheila Marcroft on 861981

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP

For anyone who finds it hard to cope after the loss of a loved one. Meets on the last Saturday of each month at 12.15pm in Holy Family Parish Hall. Contact Mary Marsh on 701091

BIBLE STUDY GROUP

Meets on Monday evenings at 7.00pm in Saint Wilfrid’s Church, Bolton Road, Stubshaw Cross, Ashton. Contact Deacon Mike Swift on 01942 715177. Everyone welcome ‐ bring a Bible.

JUBILEE YEAR PILGRIMAGE TO ROME

Leisure Time Travel have organized a Jubilee Year Pilgrimage to Rome by air from Manchester for 4 days/3 nights from the 8th to the 11th of February. Included are return flights, airport transfers to hotel and return, half‐board, buffet‐style breakfast and dinner, coach excursion to the basilicas of St, Mary Major, St. John Lateran and St. Paul Outside the Walls, plus attendance at a Papal Audience with Pope Francis. All rooms are en‐suite in a 3 star hotel. Plus the body of St Padre Pio is on view in Rome at this time. Price £445. Contact Mike Langan at Leisure Time on 0151 287 8000

AN INVITATION FROM THE METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL CHOIR

Parents, do you have a son in Years Two, Three or Four who enjoys singing and working hard as a member of a team? If so, we invite you to bring them along to meet the choristers at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool and sing in the largest Catholic church in the country for a day! We are holding a ‘Be a Chorister for a Day’ event on Sunday the 28th of February 2016 from 10.30am to 4.00pm. Come and bring your child to find out more about being a chorister and have fun playing, singing, eating and exploring. If they haven’t sung in a choir before, why not consider our ‘Boys Make Noise’ group starting up from January? Application forms and further information are available on the Cathedral website or by contacting the Cathedral Music Office. Places are limited and so are available on a first come, first served basis. Visit the website at www.liverpoolmetrocathedral.org.uk/music/joining‐the‐choirs or contact the Cathedral Music Office by email at [email protected] or by phone on 0151 708 7283. Recruitment for girl choristers will take place in June/July.






24th January 2016 THIRD SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME



THIRD SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME (YEAR C)


Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Bridie Delaney

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Chris Eccleston’s Intentions

Sun. 11.30am Sacred Heart Celebration of Baptism (Byzantine Rite)


FEAST OF THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Nora Worsley


MEMORIAL OF SAINTS TIMOTHY AND TITUS


10.00am Holy Family Mass Jack Meyrick


10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Ints. of LISCF


MEMORIAL OF SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS

9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Joseph Clarkson

10.00am Holy Family Mass Francis Thomason


7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Parishioners



11.00am Holy Family Mass Ints. of Kath Prior


SUNDAY 31ST JANUARY 2016

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Ints. of Pauline Donohue


Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Barbara King

Sun. 1.00pm Sacred Heart Celebration of Baptism (Roman Rite)


Holy Family Church:

Offertory £481.86

Sacred Heart Church:

Offertory £537.60

RETIRING COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND FOR THE

CATHOLIC EDUCATION SERVICE

The Catholic Education Service has a strong working relationship with the English and Welsh governments and acts on behalf of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales to support Catholic education.

OUR PARISH FAMILY

We welcome into the People of God and our Parish Family through the celebration of Baptism this weekend at Sacred Heart Church: Sophia Anna Shepherd, aged nine months, the daughter of Larissa and Karl Shepherd from Reedymoor, Daisy Hill.

While we may be more familiar with the Roman or Latin liturgical rite of the Catholic Church, there are in fact a further twenty‐two Eastern Rites that make up the one Catholic Church under the leadership of the successor of Peter. Sophia will be baptised today according to the Byzantine (Ukranian) Catholic Rite by Father Andrei Choma, a priest of that rite. One major difference in that rite is that nine months old Sophia will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation and also her First Holy Communion (on a spoon!) in addition to Baptism this morning.

IS THE LORD CALLING YOU?The FCJ Sisters (Faithful Companions of Jesus) are hosting a Vocations Discernment for Young Women aged in their Twenties and Thirties taking place next weekend (29th to 31st January) at their home in Liverpool. It’s an opportunity to live community life for a weekend and mix with some of the sisters and other like‐minded young women. More details from Sister Lynne on 020 7635 6602 or email her at [email protected]. The FCJ website is at www.fcjsisters.org

The Archdiocese of Liverpool Vocations Team hosts a regular discernment day on the First Saturday of every month for any Men who may be Considering a Vocation to Diocesan Priesthood. The next discernment day takes place on Saturday the 6th of February at Saint Charles’ Presbytery, 224 Aigburth Road, Liverpool. For details (without any obligation) contact Father James Preston, by emailing [email protected] or phoning 0151 727 2493. Regular updates are posted on their Facebook page at “Archdiocese of Liverpool Vocations”.

A WAY OF LIVING THE GOSPEL TODAY There is an afternoon of Reflection, Conversation and Hospitality taking place at Saint Timothy’s, Rockwell Road, West Derby, Liverpool L12 4XY on Sunday the 28th of February from 1.00pm until 5.00pm. All are welcome. For more details please contact Brother David Ryan by phone on 07826 759184 or email [email protected]

FUNCTION ROOM FOR HIRE Ideal for a reception after a Baptism or Funeral, or for a birthday or anniversary celebration, each of our parishes has a licensed function room available for hire. Contact the club managers any evening after 8.00pm: Gillian at Holy Family Club on 01942 866167 or Terry at Sacred Heart Club on 01942 255192.

Holy Family Parish Hall is not licensed but is ideal for regular group activities, children’s parties, occasional meetings or other social events: Contact Geoff or Cecilia on 01942 861084.

MISSALS FOR WEEKDAY MASS A reminder that we provide Weekday Missals for the use of those who come to Mass in either of our two churches from Monday to Saturday so that we can receive the readings with both our ears and our eyes and can recite together the verses of the Psalm and the Gospel Acclamation (the second of the two given). Please collect from and return to the small bookcases behind the back bench in each church. The page reference for the readings each day is printed in the newsletter and also on a poster on the notice board at both churches.

LIVING THE JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY A PILGRIMAGE OF MERCY

“The Holy Door will be a Door of Mercy through which anyone who enters will experience the love of God who consoles, pardons and instils hope.” Pope Francis

We are pilgrims eager to grow in our understanding of God as our Merciful Father. During this Jubilee Year let’s each embark on a pilgrimage to pass both physically and spiritually through the Holy Door.

For some this may be in Rome itself. For others it will be through the Holy Door opened at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool or at one of the other three shrines established in our diocese at Holy Cross Church in St. Helens or Saint Mary’s Church in Leyland or Saint Mary of the Isle, Douglas, Isle of Man. What is important is that we are each called to make a spiritual pilgrimage during this year.

The Holy Door symbolises Christ who is the Door to the Father’s mercy, and our passing through it is a concrete sacramental sign of our desire to leave our old ways behind, crossing over into the a new life with Christ.

REGULAR HAPPENINGS THROUGHOUT 2016

LINE DANCING


LEGION OF MARY








BIBLE STUDY GROUP







31st January 2016 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME


SUNDAY 31ST JANUARY 2016

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Intentions of Pauline Donohue


Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Barbara King

Sun. 1.00pm Sacred Heart Celebration of Baptism

MONDAY 1ST FEBRUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal 48)

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Intentions of Tara Johnstone

TUESDAY 2ND FEBRUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 1580)

FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD


10.00am Holy Family Mass L.I.S.C.F.

WEDNESDAY 3RD FEBRUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 953)

OPTIONAL MEMORIAL OF SAINT BLAISE (4th Century Martyr)

10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Intentions of T.C.

THURSDAY 4TH FEBRUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 955)


10.00am Holy Family Mass Jimmy Farrell

FRIDAY 5TH FEBRUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 957)

MEMORIAL OF SAINT AGATHA (3rd Century Martyr)

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Special Intention (T.G.)


SATURDAY 6TH FEBRUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 960)

MEMORIAL OF THE MARTYRS OF JAPAN (16th Century)



SUNDAY 7TH FEBRUARY 2016

FIFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Holy Souls

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Joseph O’Flaherty

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Harry Robinson

BLESSING OF THROATS Due to the legend that Saint Blaise saved the life of a child who was choking on a fish bone, he is the patron saint of all who suffer from any illness affecting the throat, and a blessing of throats is traditionally given on his feastday. This blessing will be available at the 10.00am Mass in Sacred Heart Church on Wednesday for anyone who wishes to receive it.

OUR PARISH FAMILY

We welcome into the People of God and into our Parish Family through the celebration of Baptism at Sacred Heart Church this weekend: Neve Jennifer Leyland, aged two years, the daughter of Emma and Christopher Leyland from Hancock Close, Hindley Green.

ARCHBISHOP MALCOLM IS COMING TO VISIT US

We received word recently that Archbishop Malcolm wants to visit the parishes of our deanery during 2016 to celebrate Mass with us and give us the opportunity to meet and chat with him informally afterwards.

He will be here in our two parishes on the weekend of the 5th/6th of November when he will celebrate the 5.30pm Saturday Mass at Sacred Heart Church (but not the 9.00am Mass on the Sunday) and the 10.30am Mass at Holy Family Church on the Sunday. More details about his visit nearer to the time.

THANK YOUFOR LAST WEEK

Holy Family Church: Offertory Collection £477.40 Catholic Education £139.13

Sacred Heart Church: Offertory Collection £681.30 Catholic Education £205.00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR

GENEROSITY DURING 2015

The Financial Statement for 2015 for each parish has now been compiled and a summary of the income and expenditure for each parish is displayed on the notice board at the back of the relevant church for parishioners to see. Basically, the good news is that both of our parishes ended the year with a surplus of income over expenditure.

The Not‐So‐Pleasant News for Holy Family Parish is that during the current year of 2016 there is a projected additional expenditure of £140,500 in respect of the renovation work which is to be carried out during this year. This will be done in four stages: The Electrical work first during Lent, then any re‐plastering of the walls sometime after Easter, with the decorating and new flooring works towards the end of summer. Then will come the headache of paying for it all, possibly with a loan from the Archdiocese to cover us for a few years. When we eventually move from the red into the black, we can look at the possibility of perhaps a more permanent and proper job being done on the church car park, after which no major works should need doing to the church for quite some time. Needless to say, your continued generosity and support of all future fund‐raising efforts would be greatly appreciated!

Sincere thanks to those who have ensured a regular Extra Income for Holy Family Church by supporting the various activities that took place during 2015 among which were: Young William’s Yellow Coin Bucket at the church door each Sunday (£327); the Weekly Bonus Ball Draw (£1,350); The Monday Parish Hall Line Dancing (£1,800); and the Wednesday afternoon Over 60’s Group (£1,400).

Many thanks to those who place donations in the Alms Boxes which are at the back of each of our two churches. Your donations during 2015 were sent as follows: From the Cafod Box at Sacred Heart Church was sent £900 to Cafod; £200 via Colette Burke to support the work of the Missionary Brothers of Charity in Peru; £135 to Aid to the Church in Need for the support of persecuted Christians in the Middle East; £100 to the Carmelite Sisters. And from the Saint Anthony’s Bread box at Holy Family Church was sent £40 to Aid to the Church in Need; £100 to the Missionary Brothers of Charity in Peru.

THE BANNS OF MARRIAGE

The Banns of Marriage are announced for the following couples who have asked to be married:

Rebecca Greenhalgh and Philip Osmond, both from Pinewood Close, Abram who intend to be married at Holy Family Church on Friday the 1st of July 2016;

Catherine Sweeney from Atherton Road, Hindley Green and Christopher Featherstone from Cambourne Drive, Hindley Green who intend to be married at Sacred Heart Church on Saturday the 6th of August 2016;

Katherine Long and Andrew Davies, both from Vicars Hall Gardens, Boothstown, who intend to be married at Sacred Heart Church on Saturday the 17th of September 2016;

Rowena Jane Mather and Benjamin John Humphrey, both from Sussex Close, Hindley who intend to be married at Sacred Heart Church on Saturday the 24th of September 2016;

Rebecca Deborah Inman and Christopher John Blackwood, both from Warrington Road, Abram who intend to be married at a Catholic Church in France in September 2016;

Shashanna Maria Christy and Jay Hamilton, both from Wyre Avenue, Platt Bridge who intend to be married at Holy Family Church on Saturday the 27th of May 2017.

If anyone knows of any lawful impediment or any just reason why they should not be married, you should inform Father Tony as soon as possible. Please hold them in prayer during these coming months of preparation.

FIRST ANNIVERSARIES

Our congratulations and best wishes are with those who will celebrate their First Anniversary of Baptism during the coming month: William Ellis Arkwright, son of Ben and Michelle Arkwright of Neville Street, Platt Bridge who was baptised by Deacon Mike at Holy Family on the 1st of February 2015; Poppy Elizabeth Duffy, daughter of John and Emma Duffy of Dartington Road, Platt Bridge who was also baptised by Deacon Mike at Holy Family on the 1st of February, 2015; and Sophia Elizabeth Prior, daughter of Nicholas and Kelly Prior of Harbrook Grove, Hindley Green who was baptised by Father Tony at Sacred Heart on the 15th of February 2015.

And we continue to hold in prayer before the Lord those whose First Anniversary of Death will occur during the coming month: Patricia Linkman from Green Lane, Hindley Green who died on the 3rd of February 2015 aged 70 years; and John Bannister from Moss Lane, Platt Bridge who died on the 12th of February 2015 also aged 70 years.

FOUNDATION GOVERNORS FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLSHave you ever thought about being a foundation governor in a Catholic school? Within the Archdiocese of Liverpool, there is a need for over 1,600 practising Catholics to support and share in the leadership of all our Catholic schools. At any one time, there are approximately 100 vacancies, some of which can be hard to fill. If you are interested in learning more about how to serve the Church in this way, there is further information, including an application form, on the Archdiocesan website at www.liverpoolcatholic.org.uk/schools/ Alternatively you can telephone Fran Coldicutt at LACE on 0151 522 1071.






7th February 2016 FIFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME



FIFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Holy Souls

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Joseph O’Flaherty

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Harry Robinson

MONDAY 8TH FEBRUARY 2016 (Missal Page 961)

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Abp. Derek Worlock

TUESDAY 9TH FEBRUARY 2016 (Missal Page 963)

9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Joseph & Ethel Reid

No Mass at Holy Family

The Season of Lent

ASH WEDNESDAY 10TH FEBRUARY 2016

Ash Wednesday is a Day of Fasting and Abstinence

10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Gerald Dootson

2.00pm Holy Family * Mass L.I.S.C.F.

* Mass at Holy Family will be in Holy Family School Hall

THURSDAY 11TH FEBRUARY 2016 (Missal Page 155)

Optional Commemoration of Our Lady of Lourdes

9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Jess Harrison


FRIDAY 12TH FEBRUARY 2016 (Missal Page 158)

6.15pm Sacred Heart Stations of the Cross



SATURDAY 13TH FEBRUARY 2016

No Mass or Confessions at Holy Family


FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Francis Rigby

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Marcus Reid

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family * Mass Lily Tighe

* Mass at Holy Family will be in Holy Family Parish Hall

WORK BEGINS THIS WEEK AT HOLY FAMILY CHURCH

This year at Holy Family, in a communal act of self‐denial, we are giving up the use of the church for Lent! Why? Because, at long last, the much‐awaited renovation work will begin this week.

A local firm ‐ Aspull Electricals ‐ has been awarded the contract and they will begin work on Monday morning at 8.00am to commence the mammoth task of completely rewiring the church and fitting a new lighting system. The work will take six weeks to complete during which, for obvious health and safety reasons, we will not be able to use the church.

As a result, after Sunday Mass today, the church will temporarily close and will not be used again until Good Friday. In the meantime, throughout the whole of Lent, Mass will be celebrated in Holy Family Parish Hall at 10.30am each Sunday.

Due to bookings and other commitments for its use, it will not be possible to use the Parish Hall for regular Mass during the week, and no other available venue of the size to accommodate about thirty people could be found at short notice (the commencement date was only agreed a week ago). So there will be no weekday Masses from this week until Easter. (Confessions can be heard on request after Sunday Mass). Also, and with regret, for any funerals which may need to be celebrated during Lent, the families will be invited to consider holding the funeral liturgy of their loved one in another nearby Catholic church of their choosing.

During this week, on Ash Wednesday, we will celebrate Mass in Holy Family School Hall at 2.00pm to which everyone is invited. There will also be occasional Class Masses celebrated in the school which will be advertised in the weekly newsletter and to which all parishioners will be most welcome.

Sincere apologies for the great inconvenience which this will cause ‐ but in the long run it will be worth it.


Holy Family

Offertory £449.09

Sacred Heart

Offertory £615.60

ASH WEDNESDAY AND THE START OF LENT

The Season of Lent begins this week with Ash Wednesday, which is a Day of Fasting (cutting down on the amount of food we eat on that day) and Abstinence (not eating meat) for all Christians. Mass will be celebrated on Ash Wednesday at 10.00am in Sacred Heart Church and at 2.00pm in Holy Family School Hall. The sign of receiving ashes will be given on both occasions. There will be an evening Mass at 7.00pm on Ash Wednesday celebrated at Saint Benedict’s Church in Hindley.

PRAY THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Throughout the season of Lent, the Stations of the Cross will be prayed on Friday evenings at 6.15pm in Sacred Heart Church. Especially if you haven’t done so in previous years, why not make this year ‐ the Jubilee Year of Mercy ‐ the time when you make this prayer part of your Lent journey. If any individual or group would like to lead the Friday evening devotion at Sacred Heart Church, please see Deacon Ken. Feel free to use any audio or visual helps to prayer you may wish; and to use any texts of the prayers you choose (some booklets are available in the sacristy) or even to write your own reflections on each station. Due to the church being taken out of use during Lent because of the electrical work going on, sadly it will not be possible to hold the Stations of the Cross and Holy Hour at Holy Family on Sunday afternoons during Lent this year.

CELEBRATE RECONCILIATON

Especially if it’s been some time since you’ve celebrated this sacrament in your life, use Lent in this Jubilee Year as an opportunity to be embraced by the Lord’s Mercy afresh. A priest will be available to hear Confessions each Friday at 7.30pm after the Mass at Sacred Heart Church, and upon request after the Sunday Morning Mass in Holy Family Parish Hall, or at any other time upon reasonable request.

FORTY ACTS OF LENT www.40acts.org.uk

Describing itself as “Forty Days of Giving Back, Doing Good and Living Generously”, for the past six years www.40acts.org.uk ‐ created by the Christian charity Stewardship ‐ has been encouraging people to take up forty daily challenges during Lent. The challenges range from letting someone into a queue to giving a street‐cleaner a chocolate bar, and are categorised by how long they’ll take or how much they’ll cost. Why not pay it a visit and see if it would work for you as part of your Living Lent this year?

WALK WITH ME LENT BOOKLET

Please take home with you from church this weekend a free‐of‐charge copy of the Walk With Me booklet for Lent 2016. It contains a brief reflection for you to include as part of your prayer each day based on the theme of the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Take a copy to give to a housebound or lapsed Catholic friend too if you wish. The Key Stage Two children in both of our schools have been given a Walk With Me Daily Lent Calendar with simple activities to do for each day of the season.

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION MEETINGS

The Fifth Meeting for those parents and children preparing for Confirmation and First Communion takes place during this week: On Tuesday (9th February) in Holy Family Parish Hall at 7.00pm or on Thursday (11th February) in Sacred Heart School Hall at 6.00pm. This fifth session will have as its theme: “Lord, Teach us to Prayer” and will look at how we grow in our relationship with God through prayer, especially the public prayer of the Eucharist, and at what should be the basis for all our prayer, The Lord’s Prayer.

RETIRING COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND

There will be a retiring collection next weekend for Lenten Alms. The alms collected from all the churches of the Archdiocese will be distributed by the Archbishop to various charitable causes.

CALLED TO BE A DEACON?

Archbishop Malcolm will host a second information evening for men who may be thinking of beginning the process of discernment and formation for the diaconate next September. The first evening held in Penketh before Christmas attracted five enquirers. This second evening will take place at Christ the King Church, 78 Queens Drive, Wavertree, Liverpool L15 6YQ on Wednesday the 17th of February from 7.30pm. Married men are welcome to invite their wives along. Refreshments will be available from 7.00pm and, after the Archbishop’s talk about the ministry of deacons in our archdiocese, the process of formation and discernment will be explained, two serving deacons and their wives will share their different experiences, an there will be time for questions. For more information about the Order of Deacons in the Archdiocese of Liverpool please contact Father Chris Fallon on 07932 648221 or email [email protected]

HOLY FAMILYBONUS BALL

JANUARY WINNERS

January 6th No. 13

January 13th No. 08

January 20th No. 14

January 27th No. 24

YEAR OF MERCY PILGRIMAGES

To Rome and the Shrines of Italy (Assisi & Orvieto) from 4th to 12th October 2016 with the Sons of Divine Providence, flying from London Heathrow with full board accommodation. Cost is £779. For more information and booking details phone 01942 726418. Or to Medjugorje from 13th to 20th September 2016 flying from Manchester with Joe Walsh Tours. Cost is £539. For more information and booking details please phone Ann Molloy on 0161 881 5129






14th February 2016 FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT


SUNDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2016 ‐ FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Francis Rigby

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Marcus Reid

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family * Mass Lily Tighe


MONDAY 15TH FEBRUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 164)

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Alan Lloyd

TUESDAY 16TH FEBRUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 167)

9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Fr. Wilfrid (“Bill”) Flynn


WEDNESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 170)

10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Intentions of Monica Davies (sick)


9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Intentions of John Brennan (sick)



TODAY IS CAFOD’S LENT FAST DAY


7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Intentions of Bev (sick)




SUNDAY 21ST FEBRUARY 2016 ‐ SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Tom Naughton

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Parishioners

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family * Mass Brian Ormshaw


STATIONS OF THE CROSS

The Stations of the Cross will be prayed on Friday evenings during Lent at 6.15pm in Sacred Heart Church. If any individual or group would like to lead this devotion at Sacred Heart Church on any Friday evening, please see Deacon Ken. Feel free to use any audio or visual helps to prayer you may wish; and any texts of the prayers you choose (some booklets are available in the sacristy) or even to write your own reflections on each station. Due to the church being taken out of use during Lent because of the electrical work going on, sadly it will not be possible to hold the Stations of the Cross and Holy Hour at Holy Family on Sunday afternoons during Lent this year.


A priest will be available to hear Confessions each Friday at 7.30pm after the Mass at Sacred Heart Church, and upon request after the Sunday Morning Mass in Holy Family Parish Hall, or at any other time upon reasonable request.

Holy Family Church has been temporarily taken out of use during Lent so that electrical re‐wiring work can take

place. During this time, Mass on Sundays will be celebrated at 10.30am in Holy Family Parish Hall and no Masses

will be celebrated at Holy Family on weekdays. The church will be back in use from the Solemn Liturgy on Good

Friday afternoon. Apologies for any inconvenience caused during this time.

ARRANGEMENTS AT HOLY FAMILY When entering Holy Family Parish Hall for Mass on each of the Sundays of Lent, please use the main double doors on Toll Street and pick up a cream‐coloured hymn sheets from the table in the entrance porch, as well as the weekly bulletin (on white paper) and Sunday Mass Sheet (on lilac paper). We will use printed hymn sheets each week instead of hymnbooks until our return to church. There is also a table inside the front door with the Catholic Newspapers and a limited supply of Mass Cards available for sale.

It will not be possible to have Little Church for the children while we are in the Parish Hall so the children will remain with their parents throughout the Mass. And, since we do not have a PA system in the hall, readers please proclaim the Word of God loud and clear!

Tea and coffee will be served after the Mass each Sunday throughout Lent, so do stay on and let’s take this opportunity get to know each other better.

RETIRING COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND There is a retiring collection after each of the Masses this weekend for Lenten Alms. These alms, collected from all the churches of the Archdiocese, will be distributed by the Archbishop to various charitable causes.

SCRIPTURES REFLECTION AT IRENAEUS A Scripture Weekend is taking place at Irenaeus from Friday the 19th of February to Sunday the 21st of February on the theme of “Here I am: You Called Me” and exploring the Old Testament Books of Samuel. The weekend will be led by Father Chris Thomas. There are also Thursday Scripture Mornings taking place throughout Lent at Irenaeus on the 18th and 25th of February and the 3rd and 10th of March from 10.30am to 12 noon on each of those Thursdays. These will have as their theme: “Jesus the Compassionate God” reflecting on the Gospel according to Luke. For more details and to book a place please contact [email protected] or telephone 0151 949 1199. Irenaeus is situated at 32 Great Georges Road, Waterloo, Liverpool L22 1RD

CALLING ALL FAMILIES Archbishop Malcolm invites you to join him at 11.00am in the Metropolitan Cathedral next Sunday (the 21st of February) for the Annual Mass in Celebration of Marriage and Family Life. Perhaps you’re celebrating a special event in the life of your family such as a new arrival or a milestone Wedding anniversary during this year: Why not make this Mass part of your family celebrations? Refreshments will be served afterwards in the Gibberd Room and all are welcome.

BECOMING DEMENTIA FRIENDLY

IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL

AND AS A LOCAL COMMUNITY

The annual Dementia Prayer Week takes place from the 12th to the 19th of March 2016 and, in preparation for that, new initiatives are taking place both in the Archdiocese of Liverpool and in our local area.

The Archdiocese has joined the Dementia Action Alliance and is committed to making the Alzheimers Society Dementia Friends awareness session available in all our parish communities. So we need people who have completed the one‐day training session and become Dementia Friends Champions in our parishes. If you are already a Dementia Friends Champion and would like to spearhead the awareness action in your parish ‐ or if you would like to become one ‐ please contact Maureen Knight at the Pastoral Formation Department by telephone on 0151 522 1046 or by email on [email protected]. You can find out more about the training at www.dementiafriends.org.uk. The diocesan Action Plan, which has been drawn up by our Dementia Working Group, can be viewed now and will be updated regularly on the Dementia Action Alliance website at www.dementiaaction.org.uk where it is listed under Local Alliances as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool.

And an opportunity has arisen at Wigan Council to access a small amount of funding to support local ideas and projects in Platt Bridge, Abram, Bickershaw and Bamfurlong to help people living with dementia and their carers. People with dementia say they want to keep going out in their local community and using local services: So how can we make our area a better place for them to live? Can we improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers by doing things differently?

Find out more by coming along to a Think‐Tank Meeting being held in Holy Family Parish Hall, Tram Street, Platt Bridge on Tuesday the 23rd of February from 12 noon until 2.00pm to share your ideas (one such meeting has already taken place last week) and then come along to the Decision Day Meeting, again in Holy Family Parish Hall, on Tuesday the 5th of April between 12 noon and 1.00pm or between 1.00pm and 2.00pm to listen to the presentations and cast your vote. On Decision Day the various ideas will be showcased and voted on to find the best ways we think support people living with dementia and their carers.

To book a place on either the Think‐Tank Day and/or the Decision Day please contact Lorraine or Barbara at The Deal at Wigan Council by phone on 01942 404252 or 01942 828801 or email Lorraine at [email protected] or Barbara at [email protected]

THANK YOU FOR LAST WEEK RETIRING COLLECTION

Holy Family Offertory £527.18 NEXT WEEKEND FOR CAFOD

Sacred Heart Offertory £638.60 FRIDAY IS CAFOD’S LENT FAST DAY

Our sincere thanks for a recent donation of £50 to Holy Family Church in memory of Brian Ormshaw from his wife and family






21st February 2016 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT


SUNDAY 21ST FEBRUARY 2016 ‐ SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Tom Naughton

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Parishioners

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family * Mass Brian Ormshaw


MONDAY 22ND FEBRUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 181 or 1606)

FEAST OF SAINT PETER, APOSTLE

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Fr. Wilfrid Flynn

TUESDAY 23RD FEBRUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 184)

COMMEMORATION OF SAINT POLYCARP

9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Monica Davies


WEDNESDAY 24TH FEBRUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 187)

10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Ints. of O’Connell Family


9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Holy Souls








SUNDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2016 ‐ THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Ellen McCoid

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass William & Winifred Denton

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family * Mass Harold Prior



Holy Family

Offertory Collection £511.36

Lenten Alms £113.22

Sacred Heart


Lenten Alms £199.00



RETIRING COLLECTION

THIS WEEKEND FOR

CAFOD’S LENT FAST DAY

SACRED HEART PARISH MEETING

There will be a Parish Group Meeting at 7.30pm (after the Mass) on Monday of this week in the Gordon Room at Sacred Heart Church. New members of the group always welcome to join.

PRAY FOR OUR COUPLES PREPARING FOR MARRIAGE

Our Marriage Preparation Day takes place next Saturday (27th of February) in Holy Family Parish Hall between 9.15am and 3.30pm. Please hold in prayer the couples who will be attending to prepare themselves to enter into marriage: Three couples will be married at Sacred Heart Church this year, three couples will be married at Holy Family Church (one this year, two next year) and one couple are to be married later this year at a Catholic Church in France.

ARCHDIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 2016

This year’s Pilgrimage will take place form Friday the 22nd to Friday the 29th of July, flying from Liverpool John Lennon Airport. Prices vary between £635 and £699 depending upon accommodation. More details from and bookings made with Joe Walsh Tours, 143 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, Ireland or email [email protected] or visit their website at www.joewalshtours.ie. Pilgrims who will need help with mobility, nursing and medical care on the journey or in Lourdes should register by the 30th of April with the Lourdes Pilgrimage Office on 0151 727 4000.

CAFOD 2016 LENT FAST DAY HAS UK GOVERMENT SUPPORT

The UK Government has promised to match pound‐for‐pound whatever is donated to Cafod through their Lent Fast Day Appeal this year, thereby doubling the impact of our giving. This is the third time that the UK Government’s has selected Cafod to receive match‐funding during Lent, a testament to the incredible generosity of the Catholic community across England and Wales and also to the effectiveness of the work which Cafod does.

FORTY ACTS OF LENT www.40acts.org.uk

Describing itself as “Forty Days of Giving Back, Doing Good and Living Generously”, for the past six years www.40acts.org.uk ‐ created by the Christian charity Stewardship ‐ has been encouraging people to take up forty daily challenges during Lent. The challenges range from letting someone into a queue to giving a street‐cleaner a chocolate bar, and are categorised by how long they’ll take or how much they’ll cost. Why not pay it a visit and see if it would work for you as part of your Living Lent this year?

Holy Family Church has been temporarily taken out of use during Lent so that electrical re‐wiring work can take place. During this time Mass on Sunday will be celebrated at 10.30am in Holy Family Parish Hall and no Masses will be celebrated at Holy Family on weekdays. The church will be back in use from Good Friday afternoon. Apologies for any inconvenience.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR RETREAT AND DAYS FOR REFLECTION

You may be interested in the following opportunities for prayer and reflection which are taking place during this year at Sandymount House, 16 Burbo Bank Road, Blundellsands, Liverpool, L23 6TH.

14th ‐ 18th March 2016 A Lenten Retreat led by Father Daniel O’Leary

(Suggested offering £280.00)

21st March 2016 Quiet Day (10.30am ‐ 3.30pm) led by Gillian Coxhead

(Donation only)

3rd ‐ 12th April 2016 Individually Guided Retreat

led by Father G. O’Mahoney SJ and Mrs Rose McCrave (Suggested offering £500.00)

14th ‐ 21st May 2016 A Preached Retreat led by Bishop John Crowley


31st July ‐ 7th August 2016 A Preached Retreat led by Father Ian Kelly


28th August ‐ 4th September 2016 A Preached Retreat with Father Jim McManus CSsR


11th ‐ 20th September 2016 St Beuno’s Individually Guided Retreat

led by St Beuno’s Team (Suggested offering £535.00)

30th September ‐ 2nd October 2016 Soul Space for Women with Rose McCrave

(Suggested Offering £140.00)

For further information on all the above events visit the website at www.sandymountretreats.org.uk or telephone 0151 924 4850 or email [email protected]

FROM THE MESSAGE OF POPE FRANCIS FOR LENT 2016

For all of us, the Season of Lent in this Jubilee Year is a favourable time to overcome our existential alienation by listening to God’s word and by practising the works of mercy.

In the corporal works of mercy we touch the flesh of Christ in our brothers and sisters who need to be fed, clothed, sheltered, visited: In the spiritual works of mercy – counsel, instruction, forgiveness, admonishment and prayer – we touch more directly our own sinfulness. The corporal and spiritual works of mercy must never be separated. By touching the flesh of the crucified Jesus in the suffering, we can receive the gift of realising that they too are poor and in need.

Let us not waste this season of Lent, so favourable a time for conversion!






28th February 2016 THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT


SUNDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2016 ‐ THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Ellen McCoid

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass William & Winifred Denton

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family * Mass Harold Prior


MONDAY 29TH FEBRUARY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 204)

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Charles Cain

TUESDAY 1ST MARCH 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 207)

FEAST OF SAINT DAVID, PATRON OF WALES

9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Anthony Howard


WEDNESDAY 2ND MARCH 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 210)

10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Parishioners

2.00pm Holy Family * Mass Ints. of Mary Pritchard


THURSDAY 3RD MARCH 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 213)

9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Eddie Counsell


FRIDAY 4TH MARCH 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 216)


7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Maria Crompton


SATURDAY 5TH MARCH 2016


SUNDAY 6TH MARCH 2016 ‐ FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass William Parker


Sun. 10.30am Holy Family * Mass Kevin Peter Carlon


Please note that there will be Mass celebrated at Holy Family

during this week on Wednesday at 2.00pm in Holy Family School

Hall. Parishioners are very welcome to come along.


Holy Family Sacred Heart

£493.60 Offertory £614.00

£177.49 Cafod Lent Fast Day £406.00





TWENTY FOUR HOURS WITH THE LORD

As part of the Jubilee Year of Mercy requested by Pope Francis, and in simultaneous union throughout the world with him in Rome, at Holy Cross Church in St. Helens (one of our Jubilee Year Shrine Churches in the Archdiocese) there will be “Twenty Four Hours with the Lord” ‐ 24 Hours of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and 24 Hours of priests available to hear Confessions ‐ from 4.00pm next Friday (4th of March) throughout the night and day until 4.00pm on the Saturday (5th of March). All welcome!

FIFTEEN MINUTES WITH THE LORD

Every Tuesday and Thursday morning at Sacred Heart Church, whenever Father Strowbridge is available to celebrate Mass at 9.15am on those days, there are fifteen minutes of silent adoration of the Blessed Sacrament beforehand from 9.00am. Why not come along? Maybe a short oasis of prayer and stillness at the start of the day for those mums and dads who are dropping their children off at Sacred Heart School?

SACRED HEART PARISH SOCIAL EVENING

A Social Evening for Workers in Sacred Heart Parish is being held on Saturday the 11th of March in Sacred Heart Club. For catering purposes, please put your name on the list which has been placed on the notice board at the back of Sacred Heart Church if you intend to go.

FIRST ANNIVERSARIES

We continue to hold in prayer before the Lord those whose First Anniversary of Death will occur during the coming month: Karen Whittle from Kingsdown Road, Abram who died on the 2nd of March 2015 aged 53 years; and Bridget Unsworth from Bolton Road, Ashton‐in‐Makerfield who died on the 17th of March 2015 aged 87 years.

SACRED HEART SAFEGUARDING REPRESENTATIVE

In the light of the Goddard Inquiry, the NCSC (National Catholic Safeguarding Commission) has asked for confirmation that all parishes in every diocese have a local parish Safeguarding Representative. The Safeguarding Representative for Holy Family Parish (who should be approached if any parishioner has suspicions about the safety of any child, elderly or vulnerable person in the parish) is Mary Marsh. Sacred Heart does not currently have a Safeguarding Representative. If any Sacred Heart parishioner would be willing to fill this role, please see Father Tony as soon as possible. Full training will be given by the Archdiocese. For more information about what the role entails please feel free to contact Deacon Des Bill at LACE on 0151 522 1043 or email [email protected]

PREPARING FOR BAPTISM

Those parents from both of our two parishes who have requested Baptism for their child in the near future will prepare for that event over the first three Sundays in March. They will begin by joining us next Sunday for the 10.30am Mass in Holy Family Parish Hall and, after tea and coffee, will have a meeting with our catechists. Please hold them and their little ones, together with their godparents, in prayer during Lent.

Holy Family Church has been temporarily taken out of use during Lent so

that electrical re‐wiring work can take place. During this time Mass on

Sunday will be celebrated at 10.30am in Holy Family Parish Hall. The

church will be back in use from Good Friday.

YEAR OF MERCY2016 PILGRIMAGES

Lourdes from Friday the 22nd to Friday the 29th of July 2016 with the Archdiocese of Liverpool Annual Pilgrimage, flying from Liverpool John Lennon Airport. Prices vary between £635 and £699 depending upon accommodation. More details and bookings to Joe Walsh Tours, 143 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, Ireland or email [email protected] or visit their website at www.joewalshtours.ie. Pilgrims who will need help with mobility, nursing and medical care on the journey or in Lourdes should register by the 30th of April with the Pilgrimage Office on 0151 727 4000.

Rome and the Shrines of Italy (Assisi & Orvieto) from 4th to 12th October 2016 with the Sons of Divine Providence, flying from London Heathrow with full board accommodation. Cost is £779. For more information and booking details phone 01942 726418.

Medjugorje from 13th to 20th September 2016 flying from Manchester with Joe Walsh Tours. Cost is £539. For more information and booking details please phone Ann Molloy on 0161 881 5129

“THERE IS NO SAINT WITHOUT A PAST AND NO SINNER

WITHOUT A FUTURE.”

Pope Francis

IS THE LORDCALLING YOU?

The Archdiocese of Liverpool Vocations Team hosts a regular discernment day on the First Saturday of every month for any Men who may be Considering a Vocation to Diocesan Priesthood. The next discernment day takes place next Saturday the 5th of March at Saint Charles’ Presbytery, 224 Aigburth Road, Liverpool. For details contact Father James Preston, by emailing [email protected] or phoning 0151 727 2493. Regular updates are posted on their Facebook page at “Archdiocese of Liverpool Vocations”.






6th March 2016 FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT


SUNDAY 6TH MARCH 2016 ‐ FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass William Parker


Sun. 10.30am Holy Family * Mass Kevin Peter Carlon


MONDAY 7TH MARCH 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 225)

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass

TUESDAY 8TH MARCH 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 227)

9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Isabella Mills


WEDNESDAY 9TH MARCH 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 231)

10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Ints. of Lloyd Family

THURSDAY 10TH MARCH 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 234)

9.15am Sacred Heart Mass




7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Dick Strickland


SATURDAY 12TH MARCH 2016


SUNDAY 13TH MARCH 2016 ‐ FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT (YEAR C)


Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Monica Davies

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family * Mass Victoria Anne Mills






PRAYING THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS FOR PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is a Catholic charity specifically to give support to persecuted Christians throughout the world and especially at this time in the Middle East. Next Friday (11th March) at 7.00pm in Our Lady Immaculate Church, Downhall Green Road, Bryn they will lead the praying of the Stations of the Cross in solidarity with persecuted Christians. Why not go along and join with them as part of your Lent discipline?

Ints. of Jean & Jimmy Rafferty (Diamond Wedding)

Thomas, Margaretand Mary Delaney

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SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION MEETINGS

The Sixth Meeting for those parents and children preparing for Confirmation and First Communion takes place during this week: On Tuesday (8th March) in Holy Family Parish Hall at 7.00pm or on Thursday (10th March) in Sacred Heart School Hall at 6.00pm. This sixth session will have as its theme: “Community: The Eucharist” and will look in depth at the significance and meaning of receiving the Eucharist, especially for the first time.

CHRISM MASS AT THE CATHEDRAL

The annual Mass of Chrism will be celebrated on Wednesday the 23rd of March (Wednesday of Holy Week) in the Metropolitan Cathedral at Liverpool at 7.30pm. This is the occasion when the Holy Oils are blessed to be used in the parishes of the Archdiocese throughout the coming year, and when the priests of the Archdiocese renew the promises of their ordination. If you would like to reserve a seat on the free coach going to this event, please write your name on the list which has been placed on the church notice board at Sacred Heart Church and on the newspaper table at the back of Holy Family Parish Hall. The coach will leave from Sacred Heart Church, Hindley Green at 6.00pm, picking up on the way from the former Monaco Ballroom in Hindley and then from Holy Family Church, Platt Bridge. The return departure of the coach from the Cathedral will be at approximately 9.30pm.


There will be a retiring collection after each Mass next weekend towards the cost of buying flowers to decorate our churches throughout Eastertime.

SACRED HEART PARISH SOCIAL EVENING

A Social Evening for Workers in Sacred Heart Parish is being held next Saturday (11th of March) in Sacred Heart Club. For catering purposes, please put your name today on the list which has been placed on the notice board at the back of Sacred Heart Church if you intend to go.

HOLY FAMILY CHOCOLATE TOMBOLA

The Easter Chocolate Tombola will take place after the 10.30am Mass at Holy Family on Easter Sunday (27th of March). In the meantime, and gifts you can make of chocolate goodies for the tombola will be very much welcome. Bring them to Mass with you at Holy Family Parish Hall on any of the next two Sundays or drop them off at the presbytery on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday mornings between 10.00am and 11.00am.

Holy Family Church is temporarily out of use during Lent so that electrical re‐wiring work can be done. During this time Mass on Sunday will be celebrated at 10.30am in Holy Family Parish Hall and no Masses will be celebrated at Holy Family on weekdays. The church will be back in use from Good Friday.

Living the Jubilee Year of Mercy

“THE BIG PICTURE”

YOU, THE BIBLE AND GOD’S BIG PLAN

A Parish‐Based Bible Study Course

“The study of the Bible must be an open door for everyone …Never just skim the surface of the Word of God!”

Pope Francis “In the Year of Mercy, Pope Francis tells us, 'The Father never ceased to show, in various ways throughout history, his divine nature.' The Big Picture Course is an ideal opportunity to reflect on the mysteries of the Father's mercy.”

Fr David Oakley Rector of Oscott College, Birmingham

“There is no greater joy than discovering your place in God’s Big Picture. This exciting course will really help you do just that”

Archbishop Mark Coleridge Brisbane, Australia

The Big Picture is an inspiring Bible Course helping people find their place in the Big Picture of God’s Salvation History. Over six weeks we take a step‐by‐step journey through the Bible from Genesis through to the Book of Revelation reflecting on a different theme each week in the salvation history of how God loves us and wants to share himself with us. The course has been especially recommended by Pope Francis for this Jubilee Year of Mercy.

We are delighted to be able to offer the course (free of charge) in our parish. Led by Deacon Mike Swift and his team, the course will take place in Holy Family Parish Hall, Tram Street, Platt Bridge over six Tuesday evening meetings beginning on Tuesday the 15th of March at 7.00pm. Whether you’re a long‐time student and reader of the Bible ‐ but maybe especially if you’ve rarely opened its covers and blow the dust off it ‐ this course is for you! We do hope that many of our parishioners in both parishes will take this opportunity to journey from Lent through to Easter with fresh insight into God’s Big Plan and with renewed faith. And feel free to bring your friends ‐ everyone welcome!

HOLY FAMILYBONUS BALL

FEBRUARY WINNERS

February 3rd No. 49

February 10th No. 48



THANK YOUFOR LAST WEEK

Holy Family

Offertory £472.32

Sacred Heart

Offertory £611.00






13th March 2016 FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT


SUNDAY 13TH MARCH 2016

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT (YEAR C)


Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Monica Davies

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family * Mass Victoria Anne Mills


MONDAY 14TH MARCH 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 247)

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass T.C.’s Intentions

TUESDAY 15TH MARCH 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 253)

9.15am Sacred Heart Mass William James Gardener


WEDNESDAY 16TH MARCH 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 257)

10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Fr. Donald Gordon’s Intentions

2.00pm Holy Family * Mass For Ashley Barnes (sick)


THURSDAY 17TH MARCH 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 260)

FEAST OF SAINT PATRICK, PATRON OF IRELAND

9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Joseph Reid






SATURDAY 19TH MARCH 2016 ‐ SOLEMNITY OF SAINT JOSEPH


SUNDAY 20TH MARCH 2016

SUNDAY OF PALMS AND THE PASSION

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Fr. Donald Gordon’s Intentions

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Thomas McGrath

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family * Mass Fr. Joseph Rimmer (anniv)



Holy Family Sacred Heart

Offertory Offertory

£500.47 £529.50

WEEKDAY MASS AT HOLY FAMILY

Mass will be celebrated during this week

on Wednesday at 2.00pm in Holy Family

School Hall to which parishioners are very

welcome to come along.

RETIRING COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND FOR EASTER FLOWERS

Towards the cost of the flowers

in our churches during Eastertime

RETIRING COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND FOR

THE HOLY PLACES

Towards the cost of the upkeep of

the Christian Sites in the Holy Land

REMEMBERING OUR PRIESTS

During this week we hold in prayer before

the Lord, with love and gratitude, two of

the priests who have served our parishes

in past years: Next Wednesday is the 90th

Birthday of Father Donald Gordon, a

former Parish Priest of Sacred Heart, now

retired and sadly not in good health. And

next Sunday is the Anniversary of the

Death in 1928 of Father Joseph Rimmer, a

former Parish Priest of Holy Family.

“THE BIG PICTURE” A Parish‐Based Bible Study CourseYOU, THE BIBLE AND GOD’S BIG PLAN “The study of the Bible must be an open door for everyone … Never just skim the surface of the Word of God!” (Pope Francis)

“In the Year of Mercy, Pope Francis tells us, 'The Father never ceased to show, in various ways throughout history, his divine nature.' The Big Picture Course is an ideal opportunity to reflect on the mysteries of the Father's mercy.” (Fr. David Oakley, Rector of Oscott College, Birmingham)

“There is no greater joy than discovering your place in God’s Big Picture. This exciting course will really help you do just that” (Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane, Australia)

The Big Picture is an inspiring Bible Course helping people find their place in the Big Picture of God’s Salvation History. Over six weeks we take a step‐by‐step journey through the Bible from Genesis to Revelations reflecting on a different theme each week in the salvation history of how God loves us and wants to share himself with us. The course has been especially recommended by Pope Francis for this Jubilee Year of Mercy.

We are delighted to be able to offer the course (free of charge) in our parish. Led by Deacon Mike Swift and his team, the course will take place in Holy Family Parish Hall, Tram Street, Platt Bridge over six Tuesday evening meetings beginning next Tuesday (15th of March) at 7.00pm.

Whether you’re a long‐time student and reader of the Bible ‐ but maybe especially if you’ve rarely opened its covers and blow the dust off it ‐ this course is for you! We do hope that many of our parishioners in both parishes will take this opportunity to journey from Lent through to Easter with fresh insight into God’s Big Plan and renewed faith. And feel free to bring your friends ‐ everyone welcome!


The annual Mass of Chrism will be celebrated on Wednesday the 23rd of March (Wednesday of Holy Week) in the Metropolitan Cathedral at Liverpool at 7.30pm. This is the occasion when the Holy Oils are blessed to be used in the parishes of the Archdiocese throughout the coming year, and when the priests of the Archdiocese renew the promises of their ordination. If you would like to reserve a seat on the free coach going to this event, please write your name on the list which has been placed on the church notice board at Sacred Heart Church and on the newspaper table at the back of Holy Family Parish Hall. The coach will leave from Sacred Heart Church, Hindley Green at 6.00pm, picking up on the way from the former Monaco Ballroom in Hindley and then from Holy Family Church, Platt Bridge. The return departure of the coach from the Cathedral will be at approximately 9.30pm.

Holy Family Catholic Club, Tram Street, Platt Bridge

CONCERT NIGHT NEXT SATURDAY

19TH MARCH 2016

ST. PATRICK’S DAY WEEKEND Presenting on Stage from 8.30pm

CELTIC CREAM Free Superb Female Duo All

Admission Singing Irish Folk and Country Welcome

CALLING ALL POETS

United Press Limited is a publishing company who are inviting any member of any church congregation to enter their Religious Poem Competition. The winner of the competition, whose poem is chosen for publication, will receive £250 for their church funds plus ten free copies of the book in which their poem is published.

Anyone can submit up to three poems for the competition, each of no more than twenty five lines and 160 words, and there is no age limit or entry fee. The poem can be a prayer, words for a hymn, a description of an uplifting moment, a religious experience, about a person or about your church. It can be rhyming or free verse, historic, romantic, factual or personal ‐ anything you like as long as there’s a religious theme.

To enter the competition send your poem(s) with a covering letter to “Religious Competition” at United Press Ltd., Admail 3735, London, EC1B 1JB. For more information telephone 0844 800 9177 or email [email protected] or visit the webpage at www.unitedpress.co.uk. The closing date for entries is the 31st of March 2016. Judging will take place in April with the winner being announced soon after.

HOLY FAMILYCHOCOLATE TOMBOLA

The Easter Chocolate Tombola will take place after the 10.30am Mass at Holy Family on Easter Sunday (27th of March). Gifts of chocolate goodies for the tombola will be very welcome. Bring them to Mass with you on any of the next two Sundays or drop them off at the presbytery on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday mornings between 10.00am and 11.00am.

LENT CELEBRATIONS OFTHE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

This Monday 14th of March at 7.30pm at All Saints Church, Golborne;

Next Wednesday 16th of March at 7.00pm at Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton‐in‐Makerfield;

Wednesday of Holy Week (23rd of March) at 7.00pm at Saint Benedict’s Church, Hindley.






20th March 2016 PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION

THE HOLY WEEK LITURGY

SUNDAY 20TH MARCH 2016 ‐ SUNDAY OF PALMS AND THE PASSION (Year C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Fr. Donald Gordon’s Intentions

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Thomas McGrath

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family * Mass Fr. Joseph Rimmer (Anniv)


MONDAY 21ST MARCH 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 270)

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass John Godwin

TUESDAY 22ND MARCH 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 273)

9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Intentions of Father Larry


WEDNESDAY 23RD MARCH 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 277)

10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Ellen Connolly

The Great Three Days - The Easter Triduum

MAUNDY THURSDAY 24TH MARCH 2016

8.00pm Sacred Heart Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Watching at the Altar of Repose until 10.00pm

GOOD FRIDAY 25TH MARCH 2016 (A Day of Fasting and Abstinence)

10.00am Sacred Heart Morning Prayer & Stations of the Cross

3.00pm Holy Family Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion

HOLY SATURDAY 26TH MARCH 2016 No Liturgy at either church

(A Day of Silence and Anticipation) on Holy Saturday morning

EASTER SUNDAY 27TH MARCH 2016 ‐ THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

Sat. 8.00pm Sacred Heart Vigil and First Mass of Easter

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Intentions of Joan Baines

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Victoria Anne Mills


PLEASE NOTE AT HOLY FAMILY THIS WEEK

PALM SUNDAY Mass at 10.30am in Holy Family Parish Hall

GOOD FRIDAY Solemn Liturgy at 3.00pm in Holy Family Church

EASTER SUNDAY Mass at 10.30am in Holy Family Church

WALKS OF WITNESS

Good Friday Morning Why not be part of the Calvary Walk on Good Friday morning? Meet at Low Hall Car Park on Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge at 11.15am and walk along Liverpool Road to Saint Benedict’s Church, Hindley. Everyone welcome ‐ take the family along!

Holy Saturday Afternoon And on Holy Saturday, with the aim of bringing the Easter Message to visitors and shoppers, Archbishop Malcolm and Bishop Paul Bayes, Anglican Bishop of Liverpool, will lead a Walk of Witness through Liverpool City Centre, starting from the plaza of the Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral at 2.00pm, winding its way through the city to Liverpool Anglican Parish Church, pausing along the route for prayers and reflections recalling Christ’s Passion. All welcome.


Holy Family

Offertory £486.17

Flowers £106.76

Sacred Heart

Offertory £579.00

Flowers £147.00

RETIRING COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND FOR THE HOLY PLACES

Towards the cost of the upkeep of

the Christian Sites in the Holy Land

HOLY FAMILY CHURCH CLEANING DAY

Now that the first stage of the renovation work has been completed, as from the Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday afternoon we can begin to use Holy Family Church again. To prepare the church for this we are having a Church Cleaning Session on Tuesday morning at 10.00am. If you are available and can help with this, please come along on Tuesday ‐ we’ll provide the cleaning stuff or you can bring your own with you if you prefer. Many hands make light work!

MASS OF RECONCILIATION

For anyone who may not have taken the opportunity to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation during Lent there will be a Mass of Reconciliation on Wednesday at 7.00pm in Saint Benedict’s Church, Hindley.

FATIMA CENTENARY PILGRIMAGE

To mark the 100th Anniversary of the Apparitions, Leisure Time Travel Catholic Pilgrimages are organising a Pilgrimage to Fatima from the 11th to the 15th of May by air from Liverpool to Lisbon with coach transfer to Fatima and with full board accommodation. The cost is £599. For more details and bookings please contact Leisure Time Travel on 0151 287 8000.


The annual Mass of Chrism will be celebrated this coming Wednesday (23rd of March) in the Metropolitan Cathedral at Liverpool at 7.30pm. This is the occasion when the Holy Oils are blessed to be used in the parishes of the Archdiocese throughout the coming year, and when the priests of the Archdiocese renew the promises of their ordination. If you would like to reserve a seat on the free coach going to this event, please write your name today on the list which has been placed on the church notice board at Sacred Heart Church and on the newspaper table at the back of Holy Family Parish Hall. The coach will leave from Sacred Heart Church, Hindley Green at 6.00pm, picking up on the way from the former Monaco Ballroom in Hindley and then from Holy Family Church, Platt Bridge. The return departure of the coach from the Cathedral will be at approximately 9.30pm.

NEW OFFERTORY ENVELOPES

The new supply of Offertory Envelopes are available from this weekend at Sacred Heart from the Gordon Room and will be available from next weekend at Holy Family from the back of church. They come into use from the 10th of April. As usual, those who Gift Aid their weekly offerings have been allocated a numbered box of envelopes and their name and address has been written on the box: Unnumbered envelopes are available for non Gift‐Aiders to use.

THE GREAT THREE DAYS OF THE EASTER TRIDUUM

During this Holy Week the Church celebrates the most ancient and beautiful rites in its spiritual heritage. These are the most important days of the whole Church Year: Lent ends on Thursday evening this week and we enter into the Great Three Day Liturgy of The Easter Triduum.

The Triduum is one single liturgical action but celebrated over three days, beginning with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper in Sacred Heart Church on Maundy Thursday evening at 8.00pm, continuing through the afternoon Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion in Holy Family Church on Good Friday at 3.00pm, and reaching its climax in the celebration of the First Mass of Easter in Sacred Heart Church on Holy Saturday night at 8.00pm. Each of the three is a part of the whole liturgy.

The Triduum Liturgy is rich and beautiful in symbol and gesture, in prayer and song. It is such a great shame that many Catholics go to their graves without ever having celebrated the most important liturgy of our faith. So come and join us to celebrate this great Paschal feast this year, and especially if this will be your first time. Use these days to give thanks and praise to the One who, out of his tremendous love for us, gave his life for us that we might share in his victory over death.

Please note that, due to the later time of the Easter Vigil Mass next weekend, there will be no Mass celebrated at 5.30pm at Sacred Heart Church next Saturday.

LIVING THE JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY

REMEMBER THE CLOCKS GO FORWARD ONE HOUR NEXT SUNDAY MORNING

THERE WILL BE A DEANERY PILGRIMAGE FOR THE YEAR OF MERCY TO THE HOLY DOOR AT THE METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL ON SATURDAY THE 9TH OF APRIL. FREE COACH TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. FULL DETAILS GIVEN NEXT WEEKEND.






27th March 2016 EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION

THE LITURGY THIS EASTER WEEK

EASTER SUNDAY 27TH MARCH 2016 ‐ THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

Sat. 8.00pm Sacred Heart Vigil and First Mass of Easter

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Intentions of Joan Baines

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Victoria Anne Mills


EASTER MONDAY 28TH MARCH 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 289)

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass William Mills

Note: Usual Monday Mass time despite today being a Bank Holiday

EASTER TUESDAY 29TH MARCH 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 293)


10.00am Holy Family Mass John Godwin

EASTER WEDNESDAY 30TH MARCH 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 295)

10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Vincent Moore

EASTER THURSDAY 31ST MARCH 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 299)


10.00am Holy Family Mass Larkin Family Deceased

EASTER FRIDAY 1ST APRIL 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 302)

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Marcus Reid


EASTER SATURDAY 2ND APRIL 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 305)


11.30am Holy Family Confessions and Exposition

SUNDAY 3RD APRIL 2016 ‐ SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY


Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Michael Mills

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Angela & Vince Thomas (60th Wedding)

Sun. 11.45am Holy Family Celebration of Baptism

“This is the proclamation that the Church repeats: “Christ is risen!” And, in Him, through Baptism, we too are risen, we have passed from death to life, from the slavery of sin to the freedom of love. Behold the Good News that we are called to take to others and to every place, inspired by the Holy Spirit! Faith in the Resurrection of Jesus and the hope that He brought us is the most beautiful gift that the Christian can and must give to our brothers and sisters. To all and to each, therefore, let us not tire of saying: Christ is risen! Let us repeat it with words, but above all with the witness of our lives. The happy news of the Resurrection should shine on our faces, in our feelings and attitudes, in the way we treat others.

“Easter is the event that brought radical news for every human being, for history and for the world: the triumph of life over death; it is the feast of reawakening and of rebirth. Let us allow our lives to be conquered and transformed by the Resurrection!”

Pope Francis

THE EASTER CHOCOLATE TOMBOLA

WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER THE MASS

AT HOLY FAMILY CHURCH TODAY

HOLY FAMILY CHURCH: WELCOME HOME!

With the electrical work now completed (apart from one or two very minor jobs) Holy Family church can begin to be used again. So, as from this week, we resume the celebration of Mass on alternate weekdays. Thank you for your patience during the whole of Lent while this work has been carried out and apologies for the inconvenience it has caused, particularly to those who like to attend Mass on weekdays. And if you’re passing Holy Family Church late at night, take a look at the façade: The front of the church is now illuminated every evening from dusk until midnight!

The second stage of the renovation work will be some plastering to the interior walls, to repair the areas which have decayed over the years. This should be done within the few weeks and then, after the plaster has dried, we can move on to stage three which will involve the complete re‐decoration of the church. The final stage will be laying a new floor covering in the church to replace the broken and scuffed original blue and white vinyl tiles. Each stage of the work will involve further interruptions to our normal routine, but hopefully only for brief periods. When all the work is completed it will look like a brand new church which we hope you’ll really like. Sincere thanks for your past and continuing future generosity which has made all of this possible.

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

The Sunday after Easter (Next Sunday the 3rd of April) is celebrated as Divine Mercy Sunday. In this Jubilee Year of Mercy, especially if you haven’t done so in previous years, you may wish to include the Divine Mercy Devotions as part of your prayer life.

To celebrate the Feast of Divine Mercy here in the Archdiocese of Liverpool, the devotions will be taking place at English Martyrs Church, School Lane, Litherland, L21 7LX (in previous years they have been held at Saint Monica’s Church, Bootle) during which two sisters from Saint Faustina’s convent in Krakow will give a talk. Priests will be available to hear Confessions from 1.30pm, plus there will be time for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Blessing and Veneration of the Divine Mercy Image and a Relic of Saint Faustina, and an Hour of Mercy led by the sisters. Mass will be celebrated at 3.20pm. Refreshments will be served afterwards in the parish hall when there will be the opportunity to meet and speak with the two sisters. For more information please contact Mary on 07795 174626.

JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY: DEANERY PILGRIMAGE TO THE CATHEDRAL

On Saturday the 9th of April the parishes of our Deanery are invited to make a Pilgrimage to the Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool in order to enter through the Holy Door and receive the Jubilee Year Indulgence. We will be met at 10.00am by the Cathedral Dean and led through the Holy Door where we will then pray the specially erected “Stations of Mercy”. Afterwards there will be time to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation with one of the many priests available and/or to make a private tour of the Cathedral and Crypt. Mass will be celebrated by one of the bishops at 12 noon after which we will have lunch (bring a packed lunch with you!).

So that as many as possible can take part in the Pilgrimage, we will be arranging free coach transport from our parishes on the day. The coach will leave Sacred Heart Church at 8.45am, picking up from the former Monaco Ballroom in the centre of Hindley and then from Holy Family Church. Departure from the Cathedral will be at 2.00pm.

Although the transport on the day will be free‐of‐charge we need to know how big a coach to order. So, if you intend coming along, please sign your name on the list which has been placed on the notice board at the back of each church.


Those who use them, please collect your new supply of Offertory Envelopes which come into use from the weekend of the 10th of April: From the back of church at Holy Family or from the Gordon Room at Sacred Heart. Those who Gift Aid their weekly offerings have been allocated a numbered box of envelopes and their name is written on the box: Non Gift‐Aiders who wish to use the envelopes should take one of the un‐numbered boxes.

SACRED HEART SAFEGUARDING REPRESENTATIVE

Our sincere thanks to Rob Turner who has agreed to take on the role of Safeguarding Representative for Sacred Heart Parish. If you are involved in any work or ministry at Sacred Heart Parish which involves contact with children, or with the elderly, or with other potentially vulnerable persons, then no doubt Rob will be in touch with you in due course.

OUR PARISH FAMILY

We welcome into the People of God and into our parish family today through the celebration of Baptism at Sacred Heart Church: Sophia Isabella Bennett, aged three months, the daughter of Michael Bennett and Deborah Milligan from Crossdale Road, Hindley Green.


Holy Family Offertory £482.82 Holy Places £83.08

Sacred Heart Offertory £738.10 Holy Places £180.00






3rd April 2016 SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER


SUNDAY 3RD APRIL 2016 ‐ SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR C)


Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Michael Mills

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Ints. of Angela & Vince Thomas


MONDAY 4TH APRIL 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 1645)

SOLEMNITY OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Edith Harrison

TUESDAY 5TH APRIL 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 311)

9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Special Intention (AC)

10.00am Holy Family Mass Ints. of Father Gerald Hurst

WEDNESDAY 6TH APRIL 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 314)

10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Rita Hesketh & Eric Rawsthorne

THURSDAY 7TH APRIL 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 317)

MEMORIAL OF SAINT JOHN BAPTISTE DE LA SALLE

9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Ints. of Mrs. E. Flynn

10.00am Holy Family Mass William James Gardner

FRIDAY 8TH APRIL 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 320)

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass In Thanksgiving (AJM)


SATURDAY 9TH APRIL 2016

No Morning Mass or Confessions at Holy Family Church today due to

the Year of Mercy Deanery Pilgrimage to the Metropolitan Cathedral.

SUNDAY 10TH APRIL 2016 ‐ THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Linda Doyle

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Kathleen Chappel

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Parishioners



THE JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY

“Why a Jubilee of Mercy today? Simply because the Church, in this time of great historical change, is called to offer more evident signs of God’s presence and closeness. This is not the time to be distracted; on the contrary, we need to be vigilant and to reawaken in ourselves the capacity to see what is essential.

It is a time for the Church to rediscover the meaning of the mission entrusted to her by the Lord on the day of Easter: to be a sign and an instrument of the Father’s mercy (cf. Jn 20:21‐23). For this reason, the Holy Year must keep alive the desire to know how to welcome the numerous signs of the tenderness which God offers to the whole world and, above all, to those who suffer, who are alone and abandoned, without hope of being pardoned or feeling the Father’s love. A Holy Year to experience strongly within ourselves the joy of having been found by Jesus, the Good Shepherd who has come in search of us because we were lost. A Jubilee to receive the warmth of his love when he bears us upon his shoulders and brings us back to the Father’s house. A year in which to be touched by the Lord Jesus and to be transformed by his mercy, so that we may become witnesses to mercy. Here, then, is the reason for the Jubilee: because this is the time for mercy. It is the favourable time to heal wounds, a time not to be weary of meeting all those who are waiting to see and to touch with their hands the signs of the closeness of God, a time to offer everyone the way of forgiveness and reconciliation.”

Pope Francis

JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY: DEANERY PILGRIMAGE TO THE CATHEDRAL

Next Saturday (9th of April) the parishes of our Deanery are invited to make a Pilgrimage to the Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool in order to enter through the Holy Door and receive the Jubilee Year Indulgence. We will be met at 10.00am by the Cathedral Dean and led through the Holy Door where we will then pray the specially erected “Stations of Mercy”. Afterwards there will be time to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation with one of the many priests available and/or to make a private tour of the Cathedral and Crypt. Mass will be celebrated by one of the bishops at 12 noon after which we will have lunch (bring a packed lunch with you!).

So that as many as possible can take part in the Pilgrimage, we will be arranging free coach transport from our parishes on the day. The coach will leave Sacred Heart Church at 8.45am, picking up from the former Monaco Ballroom in the centre of Hindley and then from Holy Family Church. Departure from the Cathedral will be at 2.00pm.

Although the transport on the day will be free‐of‐charge we need to know how big a coach to order. So, if you intend coming along, please sign your name today on the list which has been placed on the notice board at the back of each church ‐ and then remember to turn up in Saturday morning!


Those who use them, please collect your new supply of Offertory Envelopes if you haven’t already, which come into use from next weekend: From the back of church at Holy Family or from the Gordon Room at Sacred Heart. Those who Gift Aid their weekly offerings have been allocated a numbered box of envelopes and their name is written on the box: Non Gift‐Aiders who wish to use the envelopes should take one of the un‐numbered boxes.

OUR PARISH FAMILY

We welcome into the People of God and into our parish family today through the celebration of Baptism today at Holy Family Church: Tiziano Volpini, aged ten years, the son of Roberto Volpini and Marsela Hoxha from Lily Lane, Bamfurlong. Tiziano will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation and make his First Holy Communion in just a few weeks’ time.

OUR LADY AT HINDLEY TESCO!

Members of the Legion of Mary will be hosting a Book Barrow at the Hindley Tesco Extra store today (Sunday 3rd of April) from 12 noon until 2.00pm. Under the watchful gaze of a statue of Our Lady, shoppers will be offered free‐of‐charge a variety of Catholic books and magazines, leaflets, Miraculous Medals and rosaries. Call and say “Hi” if you’re in Tesco this afternoon!

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

To celebrate the Feast of Divine Mercy here in the Archdiocese of Liverpool, the devotions will be taking place this afternoon at English Martyrs Church, School Lane, Litherland, L21 7LX (in previous years they have been held at Saint Monica’s Church, Bootle) during which two sisters from Saint Faustina’s convent in Krakow will give a talk. Priests will be available to hear Confessions from 1.30pm, plus there will be time for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Blessing and Veneration of the Divine Mercy Image and a Relic of Saint Faustina, and an Hour of Mercy led by the sisters. Mass will be celebrated at 3.20pm. Refreshments will be served afterwards in the parish hall when there will be the opportunity to meet and speak with the two sisters. For more information please contact Mary on 07795 174626.

FIRST ANNIVERSARIES

Our congratulations and best wishes are with those who will celebrate their First Anniversary of Baptism during this month: Poppy Rose Turner, daughter of Richard and Rachel Turner of Jennings Park Avenue, Abram who was baptised by Deacon Mike at Holy Family on the 12th of April 2015.

And we hold in prayer before the Lord those whose First Anniversary of Death occurs during the month: John Silcock from Athol Crescent, Hindley Green who died on the 1st of April 2015 aged 77 years; Eileen Ashcroft of Lincroft Road, Hindley Green who died on the 4th of April 2015 aged 74 years; Mary Bond of Marlborough Avenue, Spring View who died on the 8th of April 2015 aged 73 years; Margaret Oldfield of Belong Retirement Home, Platt Bridge who died on the 15th of April 2015 aged 83 years; Peter Burrows of Stevenson Close, Worsley Mesnes who died on the 23rd of April 2015 aged 57 years; Philip Sullivan of Tram Street, Platt Bridge who died on the 25th of April 2015 aged 80 years; Bernard Cunliffe of Conway Road, Hindley who died on the 28th of April 2015 aged 76 years; and David Gore of Aughton Street, Hindley who died on the 30th of April 2015 aged 73 years.

THANK YOU For Last Week’s Easter Offertory: Holy Family £564.01


The Collection taken during the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper at Sacred Heart Church raised £130 for Aid to the Church in Need and the support of Persecuted Christians.

Thanks to those who organised or supported in any way the Easter Chocolate Tombola which took place last Sunday and raised £125 for Holy Family Church funds. And for recent donations to Holy Family Church from the Monday Line Dancing Group (£500) and for two anonymous donations of £100 each.

And a reminder that if you find yourself loaded down with a pocket full of coins at the end of the week, then we can help solve your problem! Young William collects them in his orange bucket at the church door every Sunday at the end of Mass at Holy Family Church. Last year this raised over £300 for Holy Family Church funds. Our thanks to all who donate.






10th April 2016 THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER


SUNDAY 10TH APRIL 2016

THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Linda Doyle

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Kathleen Chappel





MEMORIAL OF SAINT STANISLAUS OF POLAND

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Jean Neale



10.00am Holy Family Mass Ints. of Fr. Gerald Hurst


10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Owens Family Deceased


9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Ann Hayes

10.00am Holy Family Mass All in Belong Care Home


7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Edith Burke


SATURDAY 16TH APRIL 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 340)



SUNDAY 17TH APRIL 2016

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR C) ‐ VOCATIONS SUNDAY

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Thomas O’Connell

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Ints. of Fr. Anthony Bailey

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Francis Turner

FROM THE ARCHBISHOP’S DESK

Pope Pius XI gave the name “subsidiarity” to the principal that a higher authority should not interfere with the powers of a lower authority: It first appeared in his Encyclical Letter “Quadragesimo Anno” in 1931, just forty years after Pope Leo XIII published his social encyclical “Rerum Novarum” in 1891 that proved to be influential in the development of workers;’ rights in the 20th Century. The European Union adopted the principal of subsidiarity as it enables individual states to retain their sovereignty while belonging to Europe.

We are going to hear much about Europe in the new few weeks and the relationship of our country to the European Union, and the principal of subsidiarity will be much quoted. One thing I am sure of is that we will only hear the negative meaning; we won’t hear much about the principal’s positive aspect. The word “subsidiarity” is derived from the Latin word “subsidium” that we translate as “help”. The positive meaning of the principal is that the higher authority has a duty to support other smaller and weaker bodies and organisations, even though they have a right to govern themselves.

During these days when we remember Christ’s death and resurrection, we can reflect on the way in which God our Father has freely offered us the Divine Help while also enabling every person to retain their individuality and free will.

We should give thanks to God for the freedom of mind and body that we enjoy, and pray too for the grace to make generous, balanced and wise choices.

Most Rev. Malcolm McMahon OP Archbishop of Liverpool

OUR PARISH FAMILY

We welcome into the People of God and our parish family through the celebration of Baptism today: At Holy Family Church, Mason James Morran‐Prendergast, aged four months, the son of Andrea Morran and Clare Prendergast from Holcroft Drive, Abram. And at Sacred Heart Church, Joseph James Mercer, also aged four months, the son of Steven and Hayley Mercer from Sandy Lane, Hindley.

SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION: CHANGING BACK

Towards the end of last year, Archbishop Malcolm invited feedback from us about the order in which we celebrate the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism soon after birth and (for the last few years) Confirmation and First Holy Communion together at Primary School Year Four age. Based on the results of the feedback he has received from clergy, schools, parents and catechists, the Archbishop has decided that we should return to the previous practice of Baptism soon after birth, with First Communion and First Confession in Year Four (as now) but with Confirmation returning to Secondary School Year Nine age or above and celebrated by a bishop. So, as from next year, we shall be returning to this schedule for celebrating the Sacraments of Initiation in the parishes of the Archdiocese of Liverpool.

A new programme of preparation meetings with parents and children for First Communion (but now excluding Confirmation) will be released by the Archdiocese during the summer for use in the next School Year. Future preparation for First Communion will continue to involve parents and catechists working with the children, but parental involvement will not be expected in preparing teenagers for Confirmation.

CANONISATION OF MOTHER TERESA

Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be officially declared to be Saint Teresa of Calcutta by Pope Francis during a Mass of Canonisation to be held in Rome on the 4th of September 2016. Leisure Time Travel is organising a brief Trip to Rome solely for that event by air from Liverpool from the 2nd to the 5th of September. The cost is £300 plus the cost of flight and accommodation and is on a bed and breakfast basis. More information and bookings from Leisure Time Travel Catholic Pilgrimages on 0151 287 800. Limited places are available.

HOLY FAMILY BONUS BALL MARCH WINNERS

March 2nd No. 20

March 9th No. 36

March 16th No. 01

March 23rd No. 43

March 30th No. 07

RETIRING COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND FOR THE PRIESTS’ TRAINING FUND


Holy Family Offertory £437.47

Sacred Heart Offertory £623.00

Our thanks to Holy Family Over 60’s Wednesday Friendship Club for a recent donation to Holy Family church funds of £200

REGULAR HAPPENINGS

LINE DANCING Monday afternoons at 1.00pm in Holy Family Parish Hall. Contact Sylvia Delargy on 521482.

LEGION OF MARY Tuesdays after the Mass at Holy Family Church. Contact Mary Marsh on 701091 or Kath Prior on 861995.

OVER 60’s FRIENDSHIP CLUBS Wednesdays at 12.30pm in Holy Family Parish Hall. Contact Kath Prior on 861995. Also on Wednesdays at 2.00pm in Sacred Heart Club. Contact Maureen Dalton on 253132.

BROWNIES AND GUIDES FOR GIRLS Wednesday in Holy Family Parish Hall from 6.30pm to 8.00pm for Brownies and from 8.00pm to 9.00pm for Guides. Contact Sheila Marcroft on 861981

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP For anyone who finds it hard to cope after the loss of a loved one. Meets on the last Saturday of each month at 12.15pm in Holy Family Parish Hall. Contact Mary Marsh on 701091

BIBLE STUDY GROUP Meets on Monday evenings at 7.00pm in Saint Wilfrid’s Church, Bolton Road, Stubshaw Cross, Ashton. Contact Deacon Mike Swift on 01942 715177. Everyone welcome ‐ bring a Bible.

CHILDREN’S LITTLE CHURCH Each Sunday for Primary School aged children to hear the Word of God on a level they can understand. At the 9.00am Mass at Sacred Heart and the 10.30am Mass at Holy Family. Come up at the start of Mass.

Holy Family Catholic Club, Tram Street, Platt Bridge

CONCERT NIGHT NEXT SATURDAY

16th April 2016 from 8.30pm

JOHN PHILIP BOWEN Top‐Class Artiste Straight from Vegas!





Deacons: Rev. Ken Holding (Tel. 01942 255834) Rev. Mike Swift (Tel. 01942 715177) Visit the Parish Website at www.hindleycatholic.org.uk or follow us on Facebook at “Hindley Catholic”

17th April 2016 FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER


SUNDAY 17TH APRIL 2016 ‐ FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR C)

DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Thomas O’Connell

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Ints. Fr. Anthony Bailey

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Francis Turner


7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Fr. Thomas Maher (Anniv)


10.00am Holy Family Mass Dominic Burke


10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Ints. of Mrs. E. Flynn

THURSDAY 21ST APRIL 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 353)

10.00am Holy Family Mass Ints. of Brian Scholes

FRIDAY 22ND APRIL 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 356)

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Laurence Baines


SATURDAY 23RD APRIL 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 1665)

SOLEMNITY OF SAINT GEORGE, PATRON OF ENGLAND

11.00am Holy Family Mass Fr. Joseph Mercer


SUNDAY 24TH APRIL 2016 ‐ FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Judith Counsell

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Peter & Esther Flynn



THE JOY OF THE RESURRECTION

“The joy of the Resurrection is something we must learn to experience; but we can experience it only if we first learn the tragedy of the Cross. To rise again we must die: Die to our hampering selfishness, die to our fears, die to everything which makes the world so narrow, so cold, so poor, so cruel. Die so that our souls may live, may rejoice, may discover the spring of life.

“If we do this then the Resurrection of Christ will have come down to us also, the Resurrection which is joy, the joy of life recovered, the joy of the life that no one can take away any more, the joy of a life which is superabundant which, like a stream, runs down the hills, carrying heaven with it, heaven itself reflected in its sparkling waters.

“It is not only with our hearts but with the totality of our experience that we know the risen Christ. We can know him day after day as the Apostles knew him, not the Christ of the flesh, but the ever‐living Christ.

“Christ, once risen, is ever alive and each one of us can know him personally. For unless we know him personally we have not yet learnt what it means to be a Christian.”

Taken from “Meditations on a Theme”

by Anthony BloomRETIRING COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND

FOR THE PRIESTS’ TRAINING FUND

PENTECOST WEEKEND RETREAT

Father Chris Thomas will lead a weekend retreat “On Fire with the Spirit of God” reflecting on the Acts of the Apostles and what the Pentecost experience meant for the first disciples of the Lord. It takes place from Friday the 29th of April until Sunday the 1st of May at the Franciscan Friary at Pantasaph in North Wales. More details from Irenaeus by phoning 0151 949 1199 or email [email protected]

TAIZE EVENING OF PRAYER

An Evening of Prayer with Taize Chants and Scripture Reflections is taking place at Saint Joseph’s Prayer Centre, Blundell Avenue, Freshfield, Formby, Liverpool L37 1PH on Wednesday the 27th of April from 7.15pm. For more details email [email protected] or telephone 01704 875850.

SUPPORT FOR DIVORCED & SEPARATED

The next series of support meetings hosted by the Marriage & Family Life Department of the Archdiocese Recovering And Moving On after Divorce starts later this month, for Catholics and other Christians who are divorced or separated, recently or in the past, or who are experiencing the breakdown of a marriage or long‐term relationship. The groups are small and confidential and there is no charge but booking is essential. The meetings include reflection and discussion, support from others in a similar situation, information about practical matters and sources of help, information about annulment and reassurance about the position of divorced Catholics in the Church (yes, contrary to the popular myth, you may still receive Communion!) Individual support is also available. For further information or details about dates and venues or to make a booking please contact Frances Trotman on 0151 727 2195. General enquiries may be directed to Maureen O’Brien, Marriage and Family Life Coordinator at LACE on email [email protected] or telephone 0151 522 1044.


At the end of his Regina Coeli Address on Sunday the 3rd of April, Pope Francis launched a humanitarian initiative in favour of the people of the Ukraine whose plight has been largely forgotten due to attention being paid to the conflicts in the Middle East. Ongoing for the last two years, hundreds of thousands of people have been and are being maimed, made homeless, and lacking food, water or medicine as a result of the conflict taking place there. Pope Francis has asked that a Special Collection be taken for this humanitarian aid initiative in all the Catholic churches of Europe next Sunday (24th of April).


Holy Family Offertory £588.86

Sacred Heart Offertory £525.70

WEEKDAY MASS AT SACRED HEART CHURCH

Over the next few months there will be very many weeks when, due to other commitments, sometimes at short notice, Father Strowbridge will not be available to celebrate Mass on Tuesday or Thursday mornings at Sacred Heart Church. To avoid any confusion, through a Mass being advertised on the Bulletin but not then being celebrated, whenever he does intend to celebrate Mass on those days, this will be announced at Mass on the Monday evening at Sacred Heart.

FORTHCOMING DATES FOR THE DIARY

Tuesday 10th May at 7.00pm ‐ Final Preparation Meeting for Confirmation and First Holy Communion Children and Parents in Holy Family Parish Hall

Thursday 12th May at 6.00pm ‐ Final Preparation Meeting for Confirmation and First Holy Communion Children and Parents in Sacred Heart School Hall

Saturday 14th May at 11.00am ‐ Celebration of First Holy Communion and Confirmation at Holy Family Church

Saturday 21st May at 11.00am ‐ Celebration of First Holy Communion and Confirmation at Sacred Heart Church

Sunday 29th May ‐ Solemnity of Corpus Christi with Solemn Exposition at Holy Family Church from 10.30am Mass to 6.00pm (also on the Monday from 10.00am to 7.00pm)

Friday 3rd June ‐ Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus with Solemn Exposition at Sacred Heart Church from 10.00am Mass until 7.00pm

Friday 1st July at 12 noon ‐ Wedding of Rebecca Greenhalgh and Philip Osmond at Holy Family.

Sunday 3rd July ‐ The 100th Birthday of Father Tom Kennedy of English Martyrs Church, Haydock. The oldest still‐serving Parish Priest in the United Kingdom!

Saturday 6th August at 11.00am ‐ Wedding of Catherine Sweeney and Christopher Featherstone at Sacred Heart.

Saturday 17th September at 2.00pm ‐ Wedding of Katie Long and Andrew Davies at Sacred Heart.

Saturday 24th September at 1.00pm ‐ Wedding of Rowena Mather and Benjamin Humphrey at Sacred Heart.

Friday 4th November ‐ The Diamond Jubilee (60 years) of the Ordination to the Priesthood of Father Hubert Strowbridge.

Saturday 5th November at 5.30pm ‐ Archbishop Malcolm to celebrate Mass at Sacred Heart Church with refreshments and Meet‐&‐Greet afterwards.

Sunday 6th November at 10.30am ‐ Archbishop Malcolm to celebrate Mass at Holy Family Church with refreshments and Meet‐&‐Greet afterwards.

Wednesday 21st December ‐ Silver Jubilee (25 years) of the Ordination to the Priesthood of Father John McLoughlin, former Parish Priest of Holy Family, Platt Bridge






24th April 2016 FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER


SUNDAY 24TH APRIL 2016 ‐ FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Judith Counsell

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Peter & Esther Flynn




FEAST OF SAINT MARK, EVANGELIST

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Intentions of T.C.


10.00am Holy Family Mass James Fahey




10.00am Holy Family Mass Ints. of Fr. Gerald Hurst


MEMORIAL OF SAINT CATHERINE OF SIENNA

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Holy Souls


SATURDAY 30TH APRIL 2016



SUNDAY 1ST MAY 2016 ‐ SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Bernard Cunliffe

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Phyllis Lowe

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Maurice McCarthy


CHRIST IS RISEN: HE IS RISEN INDEED!

This is the greeting which is customary in some of the Eastern churches at this time of the year. But the whole of the liturgical year is celebrated with this as the permanent perspective: The Lord IS risen, and the fact of the Resurrection changes everything ‐ the way in which we pray, the way in which we celebrate, the way in which we live ‐ and indeed the way in which we die, for “dying you destroyed our death, rising you restored our life.”

But it is amazing and startling how that year flies by. For no sooner will we have celebrated the Feast of Pentecost (the fiftieth day after Easter which this year is on the 15th of May) than the television will be wooing us with the must‐have presents for Christmas 2016! The time certainly flies by, but hopefully, somewhere, somehow, we become that bit wiser, that bit closer to God, and that bit more able to witness to the never‐changing reality of the Resurrection, and the gift of the Spirit which is the very life‐blood of the Church.

Well, that is the hope anyway! The reality, we may often feel, is very different. For often we are our own worst critics. So, this Eastertime, let’s be grateful for the many ways in which in the past, in the present and, we hope, in the future, the life‐giving Spirit guides us to make best use of the many gifts and talents we have received from the gracious hand of God. We may sometimes be the very last person to recognise those gifts we have; so may we always be ready and open to what other recognise in us and suggest for us ‐ and willing to put our gifts at the service of the family of faith. For God loves a cheerful giver!

Canon Philip Gillespie

RETIRING COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND AT THE REQUEST OF POPE FRANCIS

At the end of his Regina Coeli Address on Sunday the 3rd of April, Pope Francis launched a humanitarian initiative in favour of the people of the Ukraine whose plight has been largely forgotten due to attention being paid to the conflicts in the Middle East.

Ongoing for the last two years, hundreds of thousands of people have been and are still being maimed, made homeless, and lacking food, water or medicine as a result of the conflict taking place there.

Pope Francis has asked that a Special Collection be taken for this humanitarian aid initiative in all the Catholic churches of Europe today (Sunday 24th of April).

OUR PARISH FAMILY

We welcome into the People of God and into our parish family through the celebration of Baptism today at Holy Family Church: Libby Louise Saxon‐Mellor, aged ten months, the daughter of Stephen Mellor and Malissa Saxon from Brown Street, Bickershaw.

SCRIPTURE WEEKEND

Fr. Chris Thomas will be leading a weekend from the 13th to the 15th of May ‐ “Come Near to God and God will Come Near to You” ‐ exploring the Letter of James. Residential and non‐residential places are available at Irenaeus, 32 Great Georges Road, Liverpool L22 1RD. For further details telephone 0151 949 1199 or email [email protected]

TAIZE EVENING OF PRAYER

An Evening of Prayer with Taize Chants and Scripture Reflections is taking place at Saint Joseph’s Prayer Centre, Blundell Avenue, Freshfield, Formby, Liverpool L37 1PH on Wednesday the 27th of April from 7.15pm. For more details email [email protected] or telephone 01704 875850.

QUIET DAYS AT THE CENACLE

Why not treat yourself to have some space just to be yourself? Come and enjoy some time to be still and quiet and to pray. The Cenacle in Liverpool invite you ‐ and maybe bring a friend ‐ to experience a Quiet Day on May 28th or June 18th or September 17th or October 29th or November 26th. Days begin with coffee at 10.00am and end at 4.00pm and the offering for the day is £10. No need to book ‐ just come along. For more details contact Sister Winifred at The Cenacle, Tithebarn Grove, Lance Lane, Liverpool L15 6TW or phone 0151 722 2271 or email [email protected]

THANK YOU HOLY FAMILY Offertory £407.27 Priests Training Fund £162.00

FOR LAST WEEK SACRED HEART Offertory £646.50 Priests Training Fund £269.40

HOLY FAMILY CHURCH: PLASTERING WORK CHANGE OF PLAN!

Last weekend Father Tony announced that there was a probability of the internal re‐plastering work on the church beginning this week and lasting for about a fortnight, with the church being taken out of use during that time until the First Holy Communion Mass on Saturday the 14th of May. Forget that announcement ‐ there’s been a change of plan!

There is no guarantee that the work could be completed within a fortnight and by that date, when we will need to use the church rather than the Parish Hall for the First Communion Mass due to possible large numbers. Rather than rush the job, we’ve decided to postpone the re‐plastering work until after the First Communion Mass.

So, for the next few weeks at least, it’s business as usual with the re‐plastering work now due to commence probably on Monday the 16th of May over about three weeks. We’ll keep you posted nearer to the time.

OUR NEWSLETTER BY EMAIL

Thanks to our webmaster, Geoff Hughes, we are now able to offer a free email posting each week of the news items contained in the Parish Bulletins of Holy Family, Platt Bridge and Sacred Heart, Hindley Green and also of Saint Benedict’s, Hindley. You can subscribe via the parish website at www.hindleycatholic.org.uk. A good way of keeping in touch with our three parishes for former parishioners who may have moved away or for yourself if you’re away on holiday for a few weeks.

VISIT YOUR CHURCH PIETY SHOP

The Piety Shop at the back of Sacred Heart Church has a variety of cards and devotional gifts for sale which may be of interest to the parents, family and friends of our children who are soon to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation and their First Holy Communion. Have a browse after Mass today.

Apologies for the small stock of cards in the Piety Shop at Holy Family Church due to the intermittent closure of the church shop while the renovation works are taking place.

SPONSORED WALK

The Right To Life Annual Sponsored Walk takes place on Bank Holiday Monday the 30th of May starting at 1.00pm. The eight mile circuit begins from and returns to Saints Michael & John Catholic Church, Lowergate, Clitheroe, BB7 1AG. Archbishop‐emeritus Patrick Kelly, Bishop John Arnold of Salford and Lord David Alton of Liverpool will also be taking part. For sponsorship forms and more information please contact Moira Billinge on 07545 118743 or email [email protected]






1st May 2016 SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER


SUNDAY 1ST MAY 2016 ‐ SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR C)

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Bernard Cunliffe

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass Phyllis Lowe

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Maurice McCarthy

Sun. 11.45am Holy Family Celebration of Baptism ‐

MONDAY 2ND MAY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 379)

MEMORIAL OF SAINT ATHANASIUS

10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Gillian Counsell

No Evening Mass at Sacred Heart today

TUESDAY 3RD MAY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 1688)

FEAST OF SAINTS PHILIP AND JAMES, APOSTLES

10.00am Holy Family Mass Ints. of Dorothy Likla

WEDNESDAY 4TH MAY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 384)

FEAST OF THE ENGLISH MARTYRS

10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Ints. of Lloyd Family

THURSDAY 5TH MAY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 395)

10.00am Holy Family Mass Anthony Howard

12 noon Holy Family Funeral Service for Kathleen Wood

FRIDAY 6TH MAY 2016 (Weekday Missal Page 398)

7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Ivor Shaw


SATURDAY 7TH MAY 2016



SUNDAY 8TH MAY 2016 ‐ THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Ints. of G. and J. Dowling

Sun. 9.00am Sacred Heart Mass John & Kathleen Sweeney

Sun. 10.30am Holy Family Mass Richard & May Eddleston


DISCIPLES OF THE RISEN LORD

When we were told that mum was terminally ill, she cried, then sat up in bed, wiped her eyes and said: “Well, now it’s time to put my money where my mouth has been. It’s time to die as a believer in resurrection and life.”

I have realised over the years since how costly it is to live in that way. It is far easier to live believing in badness rather than in goodness, death rather than life, to be bitter and angry at what life throws at you. This seems to be the response to life that many human beings have. Without grace we live in narrow prisons of our own making: We point the finger and blame and judge.

To live in the light of the resurrection invites us to deep, inner, radical change where the fruits of the resurrection are seen in our lives. To be a disciple means living by values that contradict the values of those around you. Compassion, love and mercy become our core values, the building blocks of our lives, as they were for Jesus.

And that, in turn, means that we can no longer divide and separate: It means we have to choose to find goodness in all things: It means that we have to hold the tension, refusing to judge or condemn, even when this is demanded of us. To be a disciple in today’s world demands deep inner change at the very core of our being. It is about widening our vision and seeing more clearly. Grace is the only means for that change to happen.

The question for all of us is whether or not we are prepared to be committed to allowing grace to lead us into the way of radical change so that the world will see in us, and through us, the risen Jesus. Father Chris Thomas

OUR PARISH FAMILY

We welcome into the People of God and into our parish family through the celebration of Baptism today at Holy Family Church: Skyla‐Grace Prescott, aged thirteen months, the daughter of Kieron Prescott and Amy Rasburn from Sydney Street, Platt Bridge; and Phoebe Atkinson, aged five months, the daughter of Stephen Atkinson and Rachel Heyes from Ansford Avenue, Abram.

Our deep sympathy and prayers are with the family and friends of Kathleen Wood, late of Walthew Lane, Platt Bridge who died on the 21st of April aged 74 years. Her funeral rites will be celebrated at Holy Family next Thursday prior to cremation at Wigan Crematorium. May the Risen Lord welcome her home.

FIRST ANNIVERSARIES

Our congratulations and best wishes are with those who will celebrate their First Anniversary of Baptism during this month: Brandon John Archer, son of Gavin and Adzanne Archer of Parkfields, Abram who was baptised by Deacon Mike at Holy Family on the 3rd of May 2015; Freya Rose Jackson, daughter of Daniel and Katie Jackson of Crediton Drive, Platt Bridge who was baptised by Deacon Mike at Holy Family on the 10th of May 2015; Joshua Thomas Turner‐Lucas, son of Daniel and Maria Lucas, who was baptised by Father Tony at Holy Family on the 10th of May 2015; Maxwell Francis O’Leary, son of Damon and Sarah O’Leary of Davy Road, Abram, and Kai Stephen Thompson, son of Kieron Thompson and Gemma Purves of Wyredale Close, Platt Bridge, who were baptised by Deacon Mike at Holy Family on the 31st of May 2015.

And we continue to hold in prayer before the Lord those whose First Anniversary of Death will occur during this month, especially Irene Duffy of Lily Lane, Platt Bridge who died on the 27th of May 2015 aged 72 years.

SCRIPTURE WEEKEND

Fr. Chris Thomas will be leading a weekend from the 13th to the 15th of May ‐ “Come Near to God and God will Come Near to You” ‐ exploring the Letter of James. Residential and non‐residential places are available at Irenaeus, 32 Great Georges Road, Liverpool L22 1RD. For further details telephone 0151 949 1199 or email [email protected]

Holy Family Catholic Club

Tram Street, Platt Bridge

SATURDAY 7TH MAY

RACE NIGHT

Come along and have a flutter!

Under Starter’s Orders from 8.30pm


Holy Family


Aid to the Ukraine £231.22

Sacred Heart


Aid to the Ukraine £245.00

REGULAR HAPPENINGS LINE DANCING


LEGION OF MARY








BIBLE STUDY GROUP


SACRED HEART CLUB

(Behind Sacred Heart Church) Manager: Terry. Tel. 01942 255192 (evenings). Bingo Nights each week on Tuesdays and Sundays at 9.00pm with Concert Night every Saturday. Function room available for private hire.

HOLY FAMILY CLUB

Tram Street, Platt Bridge. Manager: Gillian. Tel. 01942 866167 (evenings). Bingo Nights each week on Mondays and Wednesdays at 7.45pm and on Sundays at 9.00pm. Function room available free‐of‐charge for private hire.


FOR THE WORK OF THE CATHOLIC MEDIA OFFICE

Next Sunday is

Communications Sunday

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SUNDAY8THMAY2016SOLEMNITYOFTHEASCENSIONOFTHELORD(YearC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass Ints.ofG.andJ.DowlingSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass John&KathleenSweeneySun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass Richard&MayEddlestonSun.11.45am HolyFamily CelebrationofBaptism

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FRIDAY13THMAY2016(WeekdayMissalPage416)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass CharlesCain7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY14THMAY2016-FEASTOFSAINTMATTHIAS,APOSTLE11.00am HolyFamily Mass ParishionersDuringtheMasstodayTwentyThreeofourChildrenwillreceivetheSacramentofConfirmationandtheirFirstHolyCommunion

SUNDAY15THMAY2016SOLEMNITYOFPENTECOSTSat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass InThanksgiving(RK)Sun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass JohnKellySun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass AgnesLowe

RETIRING COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND FOR THE CATHOLIC MEDIA OFFICE

Today is World Communications Sunday

FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR AND CELEBRATIONS OF

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION AND CONFIRMATION

The final meetings of the With YouAlwaysCourse-forparentsandchildrenpreparing to celebrate First HolyCommunion and Confirmation - takeplaceduringthisweek:OnTuesday(10thofMay)at7.00pminHolyFamilyParishHall and on Thursday (12th of May) at6.00pminSacredHeartSchoolHall.Thethemeof thismeeting is“Mary,Motherand First Disciple in the Community ofDisciples” and is directed towards theSacrament of Confirmation and itseffects. At the end of this session therewill beabrief rehearsal forparentsandchildren of the Mass during whichConfirmationwillbecelebratedandFirstHoly Communion received and theConfirmation Cards will be given to thecandidates, to be completed andreturnedduringthatMass.

TheMassduringwhichour childrenwillreceive the Sacrament of Confirmationand make their First Holy CommunionwillbecelebratednextSaturday(14thofMay) at 11.00am in Holy Family Churchandthefollowingweek(Saturday21stofMay)at11.00aminSacredHeartChurch.Parishionersarewarmlyinvitedtocomealong to support the children and theirparents in thismomentofgrowthalongtheirjourneyoffaith.

Please hold our children and theirfamiliesinprayerbeforetheLordduringthese final days of their preparation forthismilestone in their lives asmembersoftheChristiancommunity.

OURPARISHFAMILY

We welcome into the People of God and into our ParishcommunitythroughthecelebrationofBaptismtodayatHolyFamily Church: Elliott Michael Greenhalgh, aged thirteenmonths, the son of Michael Greenhalgh and Sarah PaynefromAnsfordAvenue,Abram.

Our deepest sympathy and prayers arewith the family andfriends of Sheila Grace Musker, late of Wellfield Road,HindleyGreenwhodiedonthe25thofAprilaged94years.Her funeral rites were celebrated last Friday morning atSacredHeartChurchbeforeburialatHindleyCemetery.MaytheRisenLordwelcomeherhome.FAITHRENEWALDAY

FatherJohnAshtonSDBisleadingaRenewalofFaithDayonSunday the 22nd of May at Thornleigh Salesian House,SharplesPark,BoltonBL16PQbeginningat12noonand toincludetimesforReflectionTalks,Exposition,ConfessionandthecelebrationofMass.Thedaywillendat5.00pmandwillincludeabreakforlunch(drinksprovidedbutbringyourownfood!)andisfree-of-charge(acollectionwillbetakenduringtheMasstocoverthecosts).Bookingisessentialandshouldbe done by next Sunday, the 15th of May by telephoning01204591144PENTECOSTPAGEANT

All are invited to this year’s Pentecost Pageant, thetraditional Two Cathedrals’ Walk along Hope Street, takingplaceinLiverpoolnextSunday.TheWalkstartsat3.00pmatthe Anglican Cathedral with a short Act of Worship beforebeingheadedbytheChurchLeadersofthevariousChristiandenominationstotheCatholicMetropolitanCathedral.AlongtherouteoftheWalktherewillbestagesforvariousbandsand artistes at some locations and, echoing the Pentecosttheme, the streetwill be emblazoned in a splash of colour.Cameras from the BBC will also be present to capture theevent for a future Songs of Praise broadcast. Everyonewelcome - Go along and have fun in expressing our sharedPentecostFaithwithfellowChristians!SPONSOREDWALK

TheRighttoLifeAnnualSponsoredWalktakesplaceonBankHoliday Monday the 30th of May starting at 1.00pm. TheeightmilecircuitbeginsfromandreturnstoSaintsMichael&John Catholic Church, Lowergate, Clitheroe, BB7 1AG.Archbishop-emeritus Patrick Kelly, Bishop John Arnold ofSalfordandLordDavidAltonofLiverpoolwillalsobetakingpart. For sponsorship forms and more information pleasecontact Moira Billinge on 07545 118743 or [email protected]

Feast of the Ascension of the Lord Sunday 8th May 2016

TODAYISCOMMUNICATIONSSUNDAY

‘GoouttotheWholeWorld:ProclaimtheGoodNewstoallCreation!’

(Luke16:15)

CommunicationliesattheveryheartoftheGospel:Itisnecessarilyafoundationforthelifeanddevelopmentofthe Church, which must be sure to be communicatingtheGospeltoallpeopleusingallthevariousmeansatitsdisposal. Not only do we need to continue in thedevelopmentofourownFaith,andtopassourFaithonto the next generation, but Pope Francis calls us to be“MissionaryDisciples”whichmakesdemandsoneachofustocommunicatetheGospeltoothers.

TheGospelhasmuchtosaytoourworld. Inthisdigitalageofimmediatecommunication,andneverbeforehasitbeensonecessarythatwehavegoodcommunicationwhere reliable information is easily accessible and theGospelpromotedontheworldstage.Inaworldsteepedinviolenceandconflict,wehaveagreatopportunitytopromote the values of the Gospel that speak of thedignityofthepersonandtheprioritiesofbuildingpeaceandprosperity,injustice,forall.

The Catholic Communications Network (CCN) is themedia office for the Catholic Church in England andWales, which provides support for the bishops andChurch in England andWales in promoting the Gospelthrough themedia on current issues. The office is thecentralpoint formediaenquiries and is a key resourceforbothnationalandinternationalmediaprofessionals.It alsoplays an important role indeveloping thepublicprofileoftheChurchthroughwordandimage.

Today-AscensionSunday-hasbeendesignatedbytheCatholicChurchasWorldCommunicationsSundaywhenweareaskedtoprayforthosewhowork inthemedia.A retiring collection is being taken after Mass thisweekend to fund the work of the CCN. For moreinformationvisitthewebsitewww.catholicnews.org.uk

THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK

HolyFamily Offertory£530.42

SacredHeart Offertory£519.50

HOLYFAMILYBONUSBALLAPRILWINNERS

April6thNo.05 April13thNo.21

April20thNo.28 April27thNo.28(again)

ThankstothemembersoftheHolyFamilyFriendshipClubforarecentdonationof£150tochurchfunds.





15thMay2016 PENTECOSTSUNDAY


SUNDAY15THMAY2016SOLEMNITYOFPENTECOSTSat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass InThanksgiving(RK)Sun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass JohnKellySun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass AgnesLowe

MONDAY16THMAY2016(WeekdayMissalPage984)OrdinaryTimeintheLiturgicalYearresumesfromtoday7.00pm SacredHeart Mass Ints.ofT.C.


WEDNESDAY18THMAY2016(WeekdayMissalPage989)10.00am SacredHeart Mass SpecialIntention(AF)

THURSDAY19THMAY2016(WeekdayMissalPage990)10.00am HolyFamily Mass ElizabethCounsell

FRIDAY20THMAY2016(WeekdayMissalPage992)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass AgnesLowe7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY21STMAY2016Pleasenote:NoMassatHolyFamilyChurchthismorning11.00am SacredHeart Mass ParishionersDuringthisMassatSacredHeartChurchtodayTwentyOneofourChildrenwillbeconfirmedandreceivetheirFirstHolyCommunion

SUNDAY22NDMAY2016THESOLEMNITYOFTHEMOSTHOLYTRINITYSat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass MarcusReidSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass GeraldineClarksonSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass DarrenGale

CELEBRATIONS OF FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

AND CONFIRMATION

Congratulations to those children whowere confirmed and received their FirstHoly Communion atHoly Family Churchyesterday (Saturday)morning.We hopeboth they and their parentswill remainactivemembersoftheirparish.

Next Saturday morning, twenty one ofour children from Sacred Heart Parishwill receive the Sacrament ofConfirmation and make their First HolyCommunionat11.00am inSacredHeartChurch. Parishioners arewarmly invitedto come along to support the childrenand their parents in this milestone oftheir journey of faith. Please hold themin prayer before the Lord during thesefinaldaysoftheirpreparation.

REQUESTS FOR BAPTISM

Expectant parents are always verywelcome to take part in the BaptismPreparation Course even before thebirthoftheirchild.SeeFatherTonyafterMassanyweekendtopickupaBaptismInformationleaflet.PreparationCoursesforparentsrequestingBaptismfortheirchildrentakeplacefourtimeseachyear,on the first three Sundays of March,June,SeptemberandDecember

► NEW ◄FAMILYPLAYGROUP

A new initiative which has just recently begun at HolyFamilyisaFamilyPlaygroupwhichwillmeeteachFridayafternoon between 1.00pm and 3.00pm in Holy FamilyParishHall. It’s forchildrenaged5yearsandunderandtheir families (mums,nans,aunties,etc.)WhynotcomealongtothemeetingofthePlaygroupnextFriday?

► NEW ◄WOMEN’SFITNESSGROUP

AndanothernewinitiativerecentlybegunisFun,Fitnessand Friends - a get together with the girls to burn offcaloriesandhavefun!ThisnewCardioandToningClassmeets every Thursday in Holy Family Parish Hall from6.30pm with each session costing just £2 (your firstsessionisfree).Justturnuporyoucangetmoredetailsbyphoning01942488480oremailc.collins@wlct.orgorvisit the website at www.usgirls.org.uk or on FacebookandTwitterfollowusgirlsclubs

LADYEWELLPILGRIMAGE

BishopTomWilliamsinvitesyoutogoalongandjoinhimonSaturdaythe28thofMayforthisyear’sArchdiocesanPilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady and the EnglishMartyrs at Ladyewell, Fernyhalgh Lane, Fulwood,Preston, PR2 5RR. The Pilgrimage will begin with thecelebration ofMass at 12 noon in SaintMary’s Church,followedbyRosaryProcessiontotheShrineand later inthe day there will be Benediction of the BlessedSacrament.Pilgrimswillneedtobring theirownpackedlunch and, weather permitting, will be able to have apicnicinthegroundsoftheShrine.Formoreinformationplease contact Father James Preston on 0151 727 [email protected]

THECHURCHINBURMA

CardinalCharlesBoofMyanmar/Burmawillgiveatalkonthe current attitudes towards religious freedom in thatland in the Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool nextSunday (22nd of May) at 2.00pm followed by SungEvening Prayer at 3.00pm. A retiring collection will betakenafterwardsforAidtotheChurchinNeed’sworkinAsia.Everyonewelcome.

ANNUALMASSFORHEALING

Bishop Tom Williams will be principal celebrant of theAnnual Mass for Healing taking place in LiverpoolMetropolitan Cathedral next Friday (20th of May) at7.00pm.Theeveningwillbeginwithhymnsofpraiseandworship, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, followedby Mass. Priests, deacons and members of the PrayerTeamwillbeavailableforprayerandblessingandpriestsavailabletohearConfessions.

Living the Jubilee Year of Mercy

AFRESHUNDERSTANDINGOFTHESACRAMENTS

Eachofthesevensacramentsisauniqueencounterwiththepersonof JesusChrist. Jesus ispresent tousandwithusatthe special times in our lives, offering us the particular giftthat we need, in the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation,MarriageandOrdination.But Jesusalsooffershimself tousregularly in the sacraments of Reconciliation and AnointingandtheEucharist:Thesethreearealwaysavailabletoussothatwecanexperiencehishelpandgrowinhisfriendship.

In the past, the Sacrament of Anointing was known asExtreme Unction or The Last Rites and was given only tothose who were dying in preparation for their death. Butnow it is offered to all who are sick to be a source ofstrength,comfortandhealingforthem.IfweareunwellweshouldnothesitatetoaskfortheSacramentofAnointing,forin this sacrament Jesus continues his ministry of healingamongus.

Even though it may not be used as frequently today, theSacramentofReconciliationcanbeapowerfulexperienceofwhatfriendshipofJesusreallymeans.Atruefriendisalwayscompassionate and forgiving, and Jesus is no different.Indeed,hisforgivenessisunconditional:Thereisnothingwedothathewillnotforgive.Whenwefailandfallheisthereforus.Tobe told this in theSacramentofReconciliationbythe Church through its official minister is reassuring andencouraging.

PerhapsthesacramentthatmostnourishesourrelationshipwithJesusistheEucharist:“HewhoeatsmyfleshanddrinksmybloodlivesinmeandIinthem”(Jn.6:56)ToshareintheEucharist,toreceivethelifeofJesus,isanexperienceofrealand deep communion with him. The description of theEucharist as “the bread of life and the cup of eternalsalvation”saysitall.WhenweshareintheEucharist,thelifeandloveofJesusflowintousandthroughustoothers.

The sacraments provideuswithwonderful opportunities tobringus intoadeeperrelationshipwithJesus.Theirprimarypurpose is to help people meet Jesus. And there are signsthatthis,ratherthananyformersenseofdutyorobligation,isthereasonwhypeoplewanttocelebratethesacraments.ThischangecanonlybegoodforthelifeoftheChurch.

PhilipMcParlandin“ThePastoralReview”January2016

THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK

HolyFamily SacredHeartOffertory£393.33 Offertory£604.00Communications£104.48Communications£193.70

Ourheartfeltthanksforarecentdonationof£50toHolyFamilyChurchinMemoryofGerryAdamson





22ndMay2016 TRINITYSUNDAY


SUNDAY22NDMAY2016-SOLEMNITYOFTHEMOSTHOLYTRINITYSat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass MarcusReidSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass GeraldineClarksonSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass DarrenGale

MONDAY23RDMAY2016(WeekdayMissalPage995)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass AgnesMaloney


WEDNESDAY25THMAY2016(WeekdayMissalPage999)MEMORIALOFSAINTBEDE10.00am SacredHeart Mass TeresaMcGinn

THURSDAY26THMAY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1001)MEMORIALOFSAINTPHILIPNERI10.00am HolyFamily Mass Ints.ofFatherGeraldHurst(Belong)

FRIDAY27THMAY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1003)MEMORIALOFSAINTAUGUSTINEOFCANTERBURY7.00pm SacredHeart Mass MarieJackson7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY28THMAY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1005)11.00am HolyFamily Mass AgnesLowe11.30am HolyFamily ConfessionsandExposition

SUNDAY29THMAY2016-SOLEMNITYOFTHEBODY&BLOODOFCHRISTSat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass ParishionersSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass RolandBlackwoodSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass Ints.ofVincentKelly(Belong)ExpositionoftheBlessedSacramentthroughoutthedayatHolyFamilyChurchSun.1.00pm SacredHeart CelebrationofBaptismSun.7.00pm HolyFamily CloseofExposition&Benediction

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulationstoallourchildreninboth parishes who have recentlybeenconfirmed in the faithof theirBaptism have and begun to join usin receiving the Lord in the gift ofthe Eucharist. We look forward totheir continued presence at Massand inbeingactivemembersofourtwoparishcommunities.SOLEMN EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Two Days of Solemn Exposition oftheBlessedSacramenttakeplaceinour parishes from next weekend:Next Sunday (Corpus Christi) theBlessed Sacrament will be exposedatHolyFamilyChurchfromtheendof the 10.30amMass until 7.00pm.ThefollowingFriday(3rdof June) isthe Feast of theMost SacredHeartof Jesus andExpositionwill beheldat Sacred Heart Church from Massat10.00amuntil7.00pm.AGuardofHonour list will be posted at eachchurchnextweekendonwhich youcan “book a slot” to spend time inadorationbeforeLord.


FOR THE SUPPORT OF OUR PRIESTS IN RETIREMENT

NORTHERNCATHOLICCONFERENCE

TheNorthern Catholic Conference is an opportunity forCatholics in the North of England to join together toshare and celebrate faith. This year it takes place fromFriday the17th toSunday the19thof Juneat LiverpoolHope University and this year’s theme, in keeping withthe JubileeYearofMercy, is “Blessedare theMerciful;they shall have mercy shown them.” (Matthew 5:7).Speakers will include Father Denis McBride, Father PatDeegan, Tony Hickey and Sister Seraphim. For moreinformationcontactKevinMcKennaon01612825523or07504130749orvisitwww.northerncatholic.co.uk

RETREATFORTHEUNDER-40’s

Searching for something more in life and wanting todeepenyourrelationshipwithGod?Thereisawonderfulopportunity to goon silent retreat at the Jesuit RetreatHouse,bytheseaatBarmouth inWales.This isa6dayretreatfromthe22ndtothe29thofJulyandisaimedatyouth (those in their 40’s and under or thereabouts!)Donationsareacceptedtowardsthecost.Interested?Formoredetailsandbookinginformationvisitthewebsiteathttp://www.beunos.com/barmouth.htm or email [email protected]

MAYPROCESSION

Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity are holding aMay Procession in Liverpool City Centre next Saturday(28thofMay)withaspecialinvitationtochildrenmakingtheir First Holy Communion at this time (who arewelcome to wear their special clothes) but open to allwhowould like towalk. Begin at 2.00pm at Seel Streetwalking to Whitechapel and finishing at the BlessedSacramentShrine.Moredetails fromJimRosson07766706766

DONATIONSFORLIMA,PERU

For the past few years, via our contact with themthrough Colette Burke, we have supported thework ofMotherTeresa’sMissionaryBrothersofCharity in Lima,Peru, who do not fund-raise but rely on donations byDivine Providence. They are hoping to provide newbuildings in their home with boys and would welcomeanydonationsyoumay feelable tomake.Thesecanbegiven throughColetteorpaiddirectly into theBrothers’bankaccount.Shecanbecontactedon07877114534oremailcolette.burke@btopenworld.com.Colettehopestoreturn to Peru to join the brothers in their work withdisadvantagedboysinSeptember/Octoberthisyear.


HolyFamily£463.37

SacredHeart£592.00

BANKHOLIDAY-MARIANWALK

BishopJohnRawsthornewill leadaPilgrimageWalkonBankHoliday Monday the 30th of May beginning with Mass at10.00amatSt.Austin’sChurch,ThattoHeath,St.HelensWA95NN followed by the Heath’s Marian Trail, a modern-daypilgrimagerouteintheheartofSt.HelenslinkingninechurchgroupsanddrawingontheinspirationofMary.Justturnupifyou’dliketotakepart.

BANKHOLIDAY-GARDENFETE

AlsotakingplaceonBankHolidayMondaythe30thofMayisaGardenFeteatTheDonOrioneCentre,School Lane (nearThe Fox @ Fifteens pub) at Roby Mill, Upholland from 12noonto4.00pm.InadditiontoplantsandfoodandclothingandtombolaplusaGrandPrizeDrawwithFirstPrizeof£500,andmany other attractions, there’s also a Car Boot Sale atthe same time (£10 per car - no traders or vans - contact01695622885foraplot).EntertainmentwillbeprovidedbythetalentedZoeUnsworthandallproceedsareinaidoftheDonOrioneCentreandtheDonOrionePhilippinesMissions.Afundayforallthefamily!

BANKHOLIDAY-SPONSOREDWALK

TheRighttoLifeAnnualSponsoredWalkalsotakesplaceonBank Holiday Monday the 30th of May starting at 1.00pm.The eight mile circuit begins from and returns to SaintsMichael & John Catholic Church, Lowergate, Clitheroe, BB71AG.Archbishop-emeritusPatrickKelly,BishopJohnArnoldofSalford and LordDavidAltonof Liverpoolwill alsobe takingpart. For sponsorship forms and more information pleasecontact Moira Billinge on 07545 118743 or [email protected]

OURPARISHCLUBS

SACREDHEARTCLUB(Behind Sacred Heart Church)Manager: Terry. Telephone 01942 255192 (evenings).BingoNightseachweekonTuesdaysandSundaysat9.00pmwithConcert Night every Saturday. Function room available forprivatehire.

HOLYFAMILYCLUB Tram Street, Platt Bridge. Manager:Gillian. Telephone 01942 866167 (evenings). Bingo NightseachweekonMondaysandWednesdaysat7.45pmandonSundays at 9.00pm. Function room available free-of-chargeforprivatehire.

Sincerethanksforarecentanonymousdonationof£300toHolyFamilyChurchtowardsthecostofthecurrentworkofrefurbishingthechurch.





THE LITURGY THIS WEEK WITH TWO DAYS OF SOLEMN EXPOSITION

SUNDAY29THMAY2016-SOLEMNITYOFTHEBODY&BLOODOFCHRISTSat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass ParishionersSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass RolandBlackwoodSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass IntentionsofVincentKelly(Belong)ExpositionoftheBlessedSacramentthroughoutthedayatHolyFamilyChurchSun.1.00pm SacredHeart CelebrationofBaptismSun.7.00pm HolyFamily CloseofExposition&Benediction

BANKHOLIDAYMONDAY30THMAY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1007)PleaseNote:MorningMassatSacredHeartChurchtoday-NoEveningMass10.00am SacredHeart Mass IntentionsofFatherAnthonyMyers

TUESDAY31STMAY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1723)-FEASTOFTHEVISITATIONOFTHEBLESSEDVIRGINMARY10.00am HolyFamily Mass ItaHarrington

WEDNESDAY1STJUNE2016(WeekdayMissalPage1011)-MEMORIALOFSAINTJUSTIN,MARTYRPleaseNote:EveningMassatSacredHeartChurchtoday-NoMorningMass7.00pm SacredHeart Mass MargaretVose

THURSDAY2NDJUNE2016(WeekdayMissalPage1013)10.00am HolyFamily Mass AllinBelongCareHome

FRIDAY3RDJUNE2016(WeekdayMissalPage443)SOLEMNITYOFTHEMOSTSACREDHEARTOFJESUS10.00am SacredHeart Mass JoeAthertonExpositionoftheBlessedSacramentthroughoutthedayatSacredHeartChurch7.00pm SacredHeart CloseofExposition&Benediction

SATURDAY4THJUNE2016(WeekdayMissalPage1726)-MEMORIALOFTHEIMMACULATEHEARTOFMARY11.00am HolyFamily Mass Parishioners11.30am HolyFamily ConfessionswithExpositionfrom11.30amuntil12noon

SUNDAY5THJUNE2016-TENTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass FatherThomasDelaneySun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass MaryAnnO’ConnellSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass FatherJohnKennedySun.11.45am HolyFamily CelebrationofBaptism

Sunday29thMay2016 SolemnityofCorpusChristi

THERE IS A RETIRING COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND FOR

THE SUPPORT OF OUR PRIESTS IN RETIREMENT

OURPARISHFAMILY

We welcome into the People of God and our ParishFamily through the celebration of Baptism at SacredHeart Church this weekend: Elizabeth Gallagher, agedten months, the daughter of Thomas and SamanthaGallagherfromArnsideRoad,HindleyGreen.

SOLEMNEXPOSITIONGUARDOFHONOUR

Throughout today (Sunday) at Holy Family Church andthroughout Friday at Sacred Heart Church it is vitallyimportant that at least two people be in church at alltimes during the hours of Solemn Exposition, both toensuretheprotectionoftheBlessedSacramentandalsoto represent the whole parish in prayer and adorationbeforetheLord.Tothisend,aGuardofHonourListhasbeen placed on the notice board at the back of eachchurch,allocated intothirtyminuteslots.PleasedosignyournameagainstoneofthosetimeslotswhenyouwillpromisetocomeandspendtimewiththeLord.

VOCATIONDISCERNMENTGROUP

Tosupport thoseexploringavocationtothePriesthoodin our Archdiocese, a monthly day of recollection hasbeenorganised for the first Saturdayof eachmonth, tohelp those who feel called to ordained ministry todiscover more about diocesan priesthood and to meetwith others discerning a call to priesthood. There is anopportunity to talk with and hear from priests whominister in the diocese, and also time for prayer anddiscussion. The next day of recollection will take placenext Saturday, the 4th of June, at Saint Charles’Presbytery, 224 Aigburth Road, Liverpool. For furtherinformation please contact Father James Preston,Vocations Director for the Archdiocese of Liverpool, [email protected] updates will be posted on our Facebook page:ArchdioceseofLiverpoolVocations

THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK

HolyFamily SacredHeartOffertory£446.50 Offertory£483.00

Oursincerethanksforadonationviaaccumulatedpreviousyears’offertoryenvelopesof£580toSacredHeartChurch.

►NEW◄MOTHERS’PRAYERSGROUP

Mothers’ Prayers is simply groups of mothers who meetregularly in their parishes to pray for their children. Such agroup has met at Saint Wilfrid’s, Ashton-in-Makerfield overmanyyearsandnowanewgroupisbeingstartedasfromthisweekatHolyFamily,meetingeveryThursday inHolyFamilyParish Hall at 2.00pm. More details from Mary Marsh on01942701091-orjustcomealongnextThursday.FATHERFRANKSMITHR.I.P.

Please hold in prayer Father Frank Smith, Parish Priest ofSaintPatrick’s,Newton-le-Willowsforalmostfortyyearsuntilhisretirementin2012,whodiedonthe19thofMayaged92yearsandinhis68thyearofPriesthood.Hisfuneralriteswillbe celebrated at Saint Patrick’s Church, Newton-le-WillowsnextWednesdayat11.00amprior toburialatParbold.MaytheLordwelcomehimhomeBANKHOLIDAYGARDENFETE

Taking place onBankHolidayMonday the 30th ofMay is aGarden Fete at The Don Orione Centre, School Lane (nearThe Fox @ Fifteens pub) at Roby Mill, Upholland from 12noonto4.00pm.InadditiontoplantsandfoodandclothingandtombolaplusaGrandPrizeDrawwithFirstPrizeof£500,andmany other attractions, there’s also a Car Boot Sale atthe same time (£10 per car - no traders or vans - contact01695622885foraplot).EntertainmentwillbeprovidedbythetalentedZoeUnsworthandallproceedsareinaidoftheDonOrioneCentreandtheDonOrionePhilippinesMissions.Afundayforallthefamily!STOPPRESS:HOLYFAMILYCHURCHREFURBISHMENT

A little later thanwas originally planned, Phase Two of theRefurbishmentWork(plastering)ofHolyFamilyChurchisdueto commence onMonday the 6th of June and will last foraboutthreeweeks.DuringthattimeHolyFamilyChurchwillhavetobetakenoutofuseoncemore.

SundayMassat10.30amon the12thand the19thand the26thofJunewillbecelebratedinHolyFamilyParishHallwithnoweekdayMasses atHoly Family.Holy FamilyChurchwillbeback inuseas fromtheHolydayofSaintsPeterandPaulonWednesdaythe29thofJune.

MoredetailsofwhatthisSecondPhaseoftheRefurbishmentworkentailswillfollownextweek.

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12thJune2016 EleventhSundayofOrdinaryTime


SUNDAY12THJUNE2016-ELEVENTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(C)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass HannahCaveySun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass ParishionersSun.10.30am HolyFamily* Mass NormanGlover*MassatHolyFamilywillbecelebratedinHolyFamilyParishHallMONDAY13THJUNE2016(WeekdayMissalPage1030)MEMORIALOFSAINTANTHONYOFPADUA7.00pm SacredHeart Mass DarrenMcMinnTUESDAY14THJUNE2016(WeekdayMissalPage1032)NoMassatHolyFamilyChurchtoday10.00am SacredHeart Mass JohnPhillipsWEDNESDAY15THJUNE2016(WeekdayMissalPage1034)10.00am SacredHeart Mass InThanksgiving(TG)THURSDAY16THJUNE2016NoMassatHolyFamilyChurchtoday11.30am SacredHeart FuneralMassforMaryWilliamsFRIDAY17THJUNE2016(WeekdayMissalPage1039)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass Parishioners7.30pm SacredHeart ConfessionsSATURDAY18THJUNE2016NoMassorConfessionsatHolyFamilyChurchtodaySUNDAY19THJUNE2016-TWELFTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(C)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass LilianOakesSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass ThomasCookeSun.10.30am HolyFamily* Mass SylviaDavey*MassatHolyFamilywillbecelebratedinHolyFamilyParishHall

APPEAL FOR SURVIVE-MIVA THIS WEEKEND

At each of ourMasses thisweekenda representative ofSurvive-Miva joins usto speak about itswork and to appealforoursupport.

Survive-Miva is a Catholic association,founded in Liverpool in 1974 with onefundamental aim: To provide mobilityfor missionaries and medical personnelwhogotosharetheirliveswiththepoorofthenon-industrialisedworld.

Thismay be a bicycle, amoped, a trailbike, a 4wd ambulance, a pickup, anoutboardmotor. It’s the people on thegroundwhoknowwhatbest suits theirterrain. Survive-Miva provides this helpalloverthedevelopingworld,inCentraland SouthAmerica, sub-SaharanAfrica,theIndiansubcontinent,andAsia.

To know more about the work ofSurvive-Miva visit their website atwww.survive-miva.org

OUR PARISH FAMILY

Our deepest sympathy andprayers arewith the family and friends of MaryWilliams, late of Long Lane, HindleyGreenwhodiedonthe4thofJuneaged94 years. Her funeral rites will becelebratedatSacredHeartChurchnextThursday at 11.30am prior to burial atInce Cemetery.May the Lordwelcomeherhome.

RETIRING COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND FOR THE DAY FOR LIFE

(Pro-Life Ethical Research)

SACREDHEARTSUMMERFAIR

SacredHeart Summer Fair takes place in twoweeks onSunday the 26th of June from 1.30pm on the schoolcomplexwithBouncyCastle,DonkeyRides,CoconutShy,Refreshments/Barbeque, Tombola and Raffles, Gamesandmuchmore.Admissionis£1foradultswithchildrenfree.Giftsofbottlesforthebottlestallanditemsforthetombolawouldbeverywelcome-bringtoMasswithyouandgive toDeaconKen.Raffles ticketsarenowon salewiththestarprizeofaBarbequeSet.

OURNEWSLETTERBYEMAIL

Thanks to our webmaster, Geoff Hughes, we are nowabletoofferafreeemailpostingeachweekoftheParishBulletins of Holy Family, Platt Bridge and SacredHeart,HindleyGreenandalsoofSaintBenedict’s,Hindley.Youcan signup to receive theweeklymailing at our parishwebsite www.hindleycatholic.org.uk. A good way ofkeeping in touch with our three parishes for formerparishionerswhomayhavemovedawayor foryourselfifyou’reawayonholidayforafewweeks.

AFTERNOONTEAEVENT

AnAfternoonTeaFundraisingEventistakingplaceatOurLady’sParishCentre,DownallGreenRoad,BrynWN40LZon Saturday the 25th of June from 2.15pm. Enjoydelicious sandwiches and mouth-watering cakes withfriends,haveachanceatthetombolaandraffleforsomefabulous prizes, andhelp raise funds forWigan& LeighHospiceandTheMacMillanNursesallatthesametime.Ticketsfortheeventare£6.00andareavailablefromLizSwifton01942715177

THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK


Thanks toHoly FamilyWednesdayFriendshipClub for arecentdonationof£150toHolyFamilychurchfunds.

REGULAR HAPPENINGS

LINEDANCING

Monday afternoons at 1.00pm in Holy Family Parish Hall.ContactSylviaDelargyon521482.

LEGIONOFMARY

TuesdaysaftertheMassatHolyFamilyChurch.ContactMaryMarshon701091orKathPrioron861995.

OVER60’sFRIENDSHIPCLUBS

Wednesdays at 12.30pm inHoly FamilyParishHall. ContactKath Prior on 861995. Also on Wednesdays at 2.00pm inSacredHeartClub.ContactMaureenDaltonon253132.

BROWNIESANDGUIDESFORGIRLS

Wednesday in Holy Family Parish Hall from 6.30pm to8.00pmforBrowniesandfrom8.00pmto9.00pmforGuides.ContactSheilaMarcrofton861981

FAMILYPLAYGROUP

Every Friday in Holy Family Parish Hall from 1.00pm to3.00pm for children aged 5 years and under and theirfamilies(mums,nans,aunties,etc).

WOMEN’SFITNESSGROUP

Get togetherwith the girls, burn calories andhave funat aCardioandToningClasseveryThursdayinHolyFamilyParishHallfrom6.30pm.Costjust£2persession.Moredetailsfrom01942488480

MOTHERS’PRAYERS

Mothers meeting weekly to pray for their children. EachThursday inHolyFamilyParishHallat2.00pm.MoredetailsfromMaryMarshon01942701091-orjustturnup.

BEREAVEMENTSUPPORTGROUP

Foranyonewhofindsithardtocopeafterthelossofalovedone.MeetsonthelastSaturdayofeachmonthat12.15pminHolyFamilyParishHall.ContactMaryMarshon701091

BIBLESTUDYGROUP

Meets on Monday evenings at 7.00pm in Saint Wilfrid’sChurch, Bolton Road, Stubshaw Cross, Ashton. ContactDeacon Mike Swift on 01942 715177. Everyone welcome -bringaBible.

HOLYFAMILYBONUSBALL

MAY2016WINNERS

May4th No.22May11th No.53May18th No.59May25th No.16

HOLY FAMILY CHURCH

So that extensive plasteringwork can be done,Holy FamilyChurchhasbeentemporarilytakenoutofuseuntiltheFeastofSaintsPeterandPaulonthe29thofJune.Duringthistimethere will be no Mass on weekdays at Holy Family andSundayMasswillbecelebratedinHolyFamilyParishHallat10.30am.

Apologiesforanyinconvenience.





19thJune2016 TwelfthSundayofOrdinaryTime


SUNDAY19THJUNE2016-TWELFTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(C)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass LilianOakesSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass ThomasCookeSun.10.30am HolyFamily* Mass SylviaDavey*MassatHolyFamilywillbecelebratedinHolyFamilyParishHall

MONDAY20THJUNE2016(WeekdayMissalPage1044)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass JosephCashman

TUESDAY21STJUNE2016(WeekdayMissalPage1045)MEMORIALOFSAINTALOYSIUSGONZAGANoMassatHolyFamilyChurchtoday10.00am SacredHeart Mass Parishioners

WEDNESDAY22NDJUNE2016FEASTOFSAINTSJOHNFISHER&THOMASMORE11.00am SacredHeart FuneralMassforJohnBennett

THURSDAY23RDJUNE2016NoMassatHolyFamilyChurchtoday11.00am SacredHeart FuneralMassforJoanKelly

FRIDAY24THJUNE2016(WeekdayMissalPage1773)SOLEMNITYOFTHEBIRTHOFSAINTJOHNTHEBAPTIST7.00pm SacredHeart Mass IntentionsofLizFlanagan7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY25THJUNE2016NoMassorConfessionsatHolyFamilyChurchtoday

SUNDAY26THJUNE2016-THIRTEENTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(C)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass Peter&FrancesDonohueSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass MichaelHalliwellSun.10.30am HolyFamily* Mass ElsieKelly*MassatHolyFamilywillbecelebratedinHolyFamilyParishHall

RETIRING COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND FOR THE DAY FOR LIFE

(Pro-life Ethical Research)

Thisyear“DayforLife”asksustofocusonthewonderof thegiftofhuman lifeandthegiftofourcommonhomewhichisGod’s creation:Weare asked to givesome thought to the connections andrelationships between people and theearthwhichweinhabit.Tragicallytoday,men, women and children are oftenviewedasjustmerecommoditieswhichcanbeboughtandsold.AsPopeFrancishaspowerfullyarticulatedinLaudatoSi,thereisarealneedtorediscoveraspiritofaweandwonderatthegiftofhumanlife, so that all life can be properlyrespected and a new heart created fortheEarthonwhichwelive.

The Retiring Collection being taken todayenables theChurch inEnglandandWalesto fund the Anscombe Bioethics Centre(formerly the Linacre Centre) as well asotherprojectswhichworktoprotectlifeateverystageandineverycondition.

THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK

HolyFamily SacredHeart£390.11 Offertory£569.00£207.92Survive-Miva£365.00


FOR PETER’S PENCE (Pope Francis’ Charities)

OURPARISHFAMILY

Please hold in prayer: John Bennett, late of Edgeworth Road, HindleyGreenwhodiedonthe10thofJuneaged79years.HisfuneralriteswillbecelebratedatSacredHeartChurchnextWednesdayat11.00ampriorto cremation at Howe Bridge. And Joan Kelly, late of Cranstall Drive,HindleyGreenwhodiedonthe13thofJuneaged72years.Herfuneralrites will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Church next Thursday at11.00ampriortoburialinHindley.MaytheLordwelcomethemhome.

EU REFERENDUM VOTE A Statement from the Catholic THURSDAY 23RD JUNE 2016 Bishops of England and Wales

Reflectingontheforthcomingvote,werecognisethehistoricnatureofthisreferendumandits implicationsforfuturegenerations.TheoutcomewillhaveconsequencesforthefuturenotonlyoftheUnitedKingdom,butforEuropeandfortheworld. Inourview, three thingsareessential: (1)Thatwepray for theguidanceof theHolySpirit; (2) thatweallinformourselvesoftheargumentsonbothsidesofthedebate;and(3)thatweeachexerciseourvotewithaviewtothecommongoodofall.

ThecomingtogetherofEuropeancountriesintheaftermathofacatastrophicwarwasdesignedtobindtogetherformercombatants and the contribution of the European project to peace in Western Europe should be recognised. PopeFrancisremindsus,inhisaddresstotheEuropeanParliamentinStrasbourgon25November2014,thattheidealswhichshapedthisEuropeanproject fromthebeginningwerepeace,subsidiarityandsolidarity. In theTreatyofRome,tradewasharnessedtopeace.ThepeaceachievedinWesternEuropeshowsindeedhow"ourproblemscanbecomepowerfulforcesforunity"(par5).Ourdecisioninthereferendumshouldthusbetakeninthecontextofhowbestwecanpromotejusticeandpeace.

Our focus needs to be above all on the human person.We need to build a Europe "which revolves not around theeconomy but around the sacredness of the human person, around inalienable values" (par 37). We all have aresponsibilitytokeepthedignityofthehumanpersonattheforefrontofthedebate.Wemustaskourselves,inthefaceofeveryissue,whatwillbestservethedignityofallpeoplebothwithinEuropeandbeyond.

This referendumtherefore isaboutmuchmorethaneconomics.Wemustnot forgettheprofoundlyreligiousrootsofEuropean nations; that Europe has a two thousand year-old Christian culture that has shaped the continent and is adynamic spiritual, moral and intellectual resource as we address the future. As Pope Francis reminds us, we needcontinuallytoaskourselves:who ismyneighbour? Inresponsetogravechallenges,wearecalledtobegenerousandwelcomingtoallothers,especiallythemostvulnerable.

Each person will have their own views about the best political framework in which to realise these ideals. WeacknowledgethejustifiableconcernsthatmanypeoplehaveinrelationtotheEuropeanUnion,itsinstitutionsandtheimplicationsofincreasingintegration.ThisreferendumisanopportunitytoreflectonthosevalueswecherishasanationandasCatholics.Highamongthesevaluesaremutualrespectandcivility,vital inthisnationalconversationabouttheveryfutureofournationwithintheworld.

Beforevoting,askyourselfthefollowingquestion:“HowinthelightoftheGospel,canmyvotebestservethecommongood?” And, as you vote, youmaywish to use this prayer: "Lord, grant uswisdom thatwemaywalkwith integrity,guardingthepathofjustice,andknowingtheprotectionofyourlovingcareforall".

HOLYFAMILYCHURCH

Sothatextensiveplasteringworkcanbedone,Holy Family Church has been temporarilytakenoutofuseuntilMassat7.00pmontheFeastof SaintsPeterandPaulonWednesday29thof June. SundayMasswill be celebratedinHolyFamilyParishHallat10.30am.

SACRED HEART SUMMER FAIR NEXTSUNDAY26THOFJUNE

ONTHESCHOOLCOMPLEXFROM1.30PM

BouncyCastle,DonkeyRides,CoconutShy,Refreshments,Barbeque,TombolaandRaffles,Gamesandmuchmore.

Admissionis£1foradultswithchildrenfree.Giftsofbottlesforthebottlestall

anditemsforthetombolaarewelcome.RafflesticketsarenowonsalewiththestarprizeofaBarbequeSet.

JUBILARIANS’MASS

All are welcome to join ArchbishopMalcolm for aMass of Thanksgiving in the Cathedral next Friday(24th of June) at 7.00pm for those of our priestswho are celebrating Jubilee Anniversaries ofOrdination this year: Frs. Laurence Mayne andHubertStrowbridge(Diamond);Mgr.JohnButchard(Golden);Mgr.JohnFurnivalandFrs.RichardSloanandJohnSouthworth(Ruby);andFrs.GordonAbbs,SimonHenryandJohnMcLoughlin(Silver).





26thJune2016 ThirteenthSundayofOrdinaryTime

SUNDAY26THJUNE2016-THIRTEENTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(C)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass Peter&FrancesDonohueSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass MichaelHalliwellSun.10.30am HolyFamily* Mass ElsieKelly*TheMassatHolyFamilywillbecelebratedinHolyFamilyParishHall

MONDAY27THJUNE2016(WeekdayMissalPage1057)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass CanonRogerDaleyTUESDAY28THJUNE2016(WeekdayMissalPage1060)MEMORIALOFSAINTIRENAEUSNoMassatHolyFamilyChurch-ChurchCleaningfrom10.00am10.00am SacredHeart Mass JoanKelly

WEDNESDAY 29TH JUNE 2016►HOLYDAY OF OBLIGATION◄SOLEMNITY OF SAINTS PETER & PAUL, APOSTLES

10.00am SacredHeart Mass Parishioners7.00pm HolyFamily Mass IntentionsofFr.GeraldHurstNote:HolyFamilyChurchcomesbackintouseasfromtheMasstoday

THURSDAY30THJUNE2016(WeekdayMissalPage1064)10.00am HolyFamily Mass JanetAhearn

FRIDAY1STJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1066)12noon HolyFamily WeddingofRebeccaandPhilip7.00pm SacredHeart Mass InThanksgiving7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY2NDJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1068)11.00am HolyFamily Mass IntentionsofAngelaThomas11.30am HolyFamily ConfessionsandExposition

SUNDAY3RDJULY2016-FOURTEENTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(C)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass JohnRileySun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass MaryWilliamsSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass FrancisTurner

SACRED HEART SUMMER FAIR

IS TODAY

Sunday 26th of June on the school complex

from 1.30pm

Bouncy Castle

Tombola & Raffles Donkey Rides Coconut Shy

Refreshments & Barbeque Games and much more.

Admission: £1 for adults with children free.

THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK

HolyFamilyOffertory£378.38DayforLife£59.35

SacredHeartOffertory£568.00

DayforLife£128.00


RETIRINGCOLLECTIONTHISWEEKENDFORPETER’SPENCE

Peter’s Pence is the annual offering to the Pope fromCatholicsthroughouttheworld.Itisthenusedbyhimtosupport victims of war, persecution, natural disasters,andthosesufferingorinneedaroundtheworld.

Through the Peter’s Pence collectionwe joinwith PopeFrancisinprovidingmuchneededcareandrelieftothosewhofindthemselvessufferingoronthemarginsoflife.Itis apracticalway for all Catholics throughout theworldtobewitnessestotheloveofChristforall.WEDDINGBELLS

Our very best wishes and prayers are with RebeccaGreenhalgh and Philip Osmond from Pinewood Close,AbramwhoaretobemarriedatHolyFamilyChurchnextFriday at 12 noon.May their life together be long andfilledwithmuchjoyandhappiness.REQUESTSFORBAPTISM

ExpectantparentsarealwaysverywelcometotakepartintheBaptismPreparationCourseevenbeforethebirthoftheirchild.SeeFatherTonyafterMassanyweekendtopick up a Baptism Information leaflet. PreparationCoursesforparentsrequestingBaptismfortheirchildrentake place four times each year, on the first threeSundaysofMarch,June,SeptemberandDecemberFUNCTIONROOMFORHIRE

Each of our parishes has a licensed function roomavailableforhire.ContactourParishClubmanagersanyevening after 8.00pm: Gillian at Holy Family Club on01942 866167 or Terry at Sacred Heart Club on 01942255192.HolyFamilyParishHall isnot licensedbut isanideal venue for regular or occasional group activities ormeetings, or children’s parties or other social events.ContactGeofforCeciliaon861084.

HOLYDAYOFOBLIGATIONNEXTWEDNESDAY

WednesdayofthisweekistheFeastoftheApostlesPeterandPaul and one of the few remaining mid-week Holydays ofObligation which Catholics are asked to observe as we doeachSunday,byassistingatMass.

MassonWednesdaywillbecelebratedat10.00aminSacredHeartChurch (with thechildrenofSacredHeartSchool)andat7.00pminHolyFamilyChurch.FATIMAPILGRIMAGE

This yearmarks the100thAnniversaryof theApparitionsofOur Lady at Fatima. Leisure Time Travel are organising aPilgrimage to Fatima over three days from the 25th to the28th of September by air from Liverpool Airport on a half-board basis in a three-star hotel costing £429. For moredetails and bookings please contact Leisure Time Travel on01512878000.CATHOLICSINGLES

Catholic Singles is an organisation which helps single adultCatholics of all ages, either one-to-one or through socialevents, to meet for friendship and socialising. For moredetailstelephone01619413498oryoucanvisitthewebsitewww.catholicsingles.org.uk or else you can email them [email protected]. Single, separated, divorced andwidowedCatholicsareallverywelcome.COMPUTERFORLIMA?

Brother Juan, the Superior of the Missionary Brothers ofCharity in Lima, Peru, haswritten to say that the computerwhich Sacred Heart parishioners provided for them throughColette Burke a few years ago has now died and that theywouldbeverygrateful fora replacement.Cananyonehelp?Colette can be contacted bymobile on 07877 114534 or byemail at [email protected]. She will bereturningtoLimaonthe5thofOctober.

HOLY FAMILY CHURCH ► BACKINUSEFROMWEDNESDAY◄

The second stage of the refurbishment work at Holy Family Church has now been completed: The previously wood-panelledbackwallofthesanctuaryhasnowbeenplastered,thecrumblingplasterworkatthetallsidewindowarcheshasbeen replaced, and the ceiling canopywhich hung above the altar has been removed. So as from the EveningMass at7.00pmnextWednesday- theFeastofApostlesPeterandPaulandaHolydayofObligation-wewillbegin tocelebrateMassinthechurchoncemoreandyoucanhaveyourfirstpeekatthings!

ToprepareHoly FamilyChurch for the celebrationofMass to resume fromWednesday (and for aWedding thereonFriday)wewillbeholdingasecondHolyFamilyChurchCleaningDayat10.00amthisTuesdaytowhichwehopemanywillinghandswill turnup. Theplasterers have alreadybeen cleaningup after themselves as they’veworkedbut thebenchesandsanctuaryfurniturewillstillneedtobedustedandthefloorgivenagoodmop.

Thethirdphaseoftheworkwillbeginlaterinthesummerandwillentailthecompleterepaintingofthechurchinteriortobefollowedbythelayingofanewfloorcovering.We’llkeepyoupostedaboutdatesandanypossiblefurthertemporaryclosuresofthechurchwhilethisworktakesplace.





3rdJuly2016 FourteenthSundayofOrdinaryTime


SUNDAY3RDJULY2016FOURTEENTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass JohnRileySun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass MaryWilliamsSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass FrancisTurner

MONDAY4THJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1070)2.00pm SacredHeart Mass Parishioners

PLEASENOTE:NoEveningMassatSacredHeartChurchtoday

TUESDAY5THJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1072)10.00am HolyFamily Mass ItaHarrington

WEDNESDAY6THJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1074)10.00am SacredHeart Mass Fr.KevinMulhearn

THURSDAY7THJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1076)10.00am HolyFamily Mass JohnGodwin

FRIDAY8THJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1078)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass DenisO’Toole7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY9THJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1080)11.00am HolyFamily Mass Parishioners11.30am HolyFamily Confessions

SUNDAY10THJULY2016FIFTEENTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass JulieMarieWhalleySun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass JoanKellySun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass SamanthaAppletonSun.11.45am HolyFamily CelebrationofBaptism

END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR

The children and staff of Sacred HeartSchool will attendMass onMonday at2.00pm in Sacred Heart Church to askGod’s blessing on the Year which isending and especially on the Year Sixchildren who are moving on tosecondaryeducationinSeptember.

THERE WILL BE A RETIRING COLLECTION TAKEN NEXT WEEKEND

TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEA

(NextSundayisSeaSunday)


HolyFamilyOffertory£444.11Peter’sPence£128.72

SacredHeartOffertory£586.50

Peter’sPence£227.00

Sincere thanks to all who worked sohardtoorganiseit,orwhosupportedinany way, Sacred Heart Summer Fairwhich was held last Sunday afternoon.Thisyear’sSummerFairraisedatotalof£1,200 which has been divided equallybetween the church and the school,with each receiving the sum of £600.Once again, many thanks to all whoorganiseditorsupportedit.

And heartfelt thanks for two recentdonations to Holy Family Churchtowards the refurbishment work: £500from the Monday Line Dancing Groupand £200 from the Wednesday Over60’sFriendshipClub.

FIRSTANNIVERSARIES

CongratulationsandbestwishestothosewhocelebratetheirFirstAnniversaryofBaptismduringthismonth:

James Liam Andrew Pemberton, son of Roy Pembertonand Stacey Greenhalgh of Liverpool Road, Platt BridgewhowasbaptisedatHolyFamilybyDeaconMikeonthe5thofJuly2015;

Theo JacobHughes, sonofPaul andRebeccaHughesofPark Lane, Abram, and Leon Rio Witherington, son ofCraig Witherington and Laura Abbott of Kendal Grove,Ashton-in-Makerfield, who were both baptised at HolyFamilybyDeaconMikeonthe12thofJuly2015;

PaddyChristopherStokes,sonofTomandLouiseStokes,membersofthetravellingcommunity,whowasbaptisedatHolyFamilybyFatherTonyonthe20thofJuly2015;

Leo Barry Melling, son of Daniel Melling and NatalieRoundofDaviesStreet,PlattBridgewhowasbaptisedatHolyFamilybyDeaconMikeonthe26thofJuly2051;

Kayden James Armstrong, son of Jamie Armstrong andNaomiWallsofGeorgeStreet,HindleywhowasbaptisedatSacredHeartbyFatherTonyonthe26thofJuly2015.

Heartfelt congratulations to Daniel and Kerstin Turner(nee Macdonald) who celebrate the First WeddingAnniversary:TheyweremarriedatSacredHeartChurchbyDeaconKenonthe11thofJuly2015.

AndwecontinuetoholdinprayerbeforetheLordthosewhoseFirstAnniversariesofDeathwilloccurduringthismonth:

Rosemary Woods, late of Walthew Lane, Platt Bridgewhodiedonthe12thofJuly2015aged73years;

RichardHolland,lateofHerefordRoad,Hindleywhodiedonthe22ndofJuly2015aged91years.

OURPARISHFAMILY

Our heartfelt sympathy and prayers are with LauraMurnaghanandLiamMurphyofCarrStreet,PlattBridgeonthedeathoftheirstillborntwins,whosefuneralriteswere celebrated by Father Tony last Tuesday afternoonatWigan Crematorium.May these little ones enjoy theeternalembraceofGod’stremendouslove.

ORDINATIONTOTHEPRIESTHOOD

Archbishop Malcolm will ordain Dominic Risley to thepriesthoodnext Saturday (9thof July) at SaintEdward’sChurchinWiganat11.00am.Pleaseholdhiminprayerinthese finaldays leadinguptoordination.Dominic is theonly new priest being ordained for the Archdiocese ofLiverpoolthisyear.

MEDJUGORJEPILGRIMAGE

APilgrimagetoMedjugorjeistakingplacefromthe21stto the 28th of September, flying fromManchesterwithFatherJamesMatthewsasSpiritualAdvisor.MoredetailsfromJoon01514865205.

REGULAR HAPPENINGS

LINEDANCING

Monday afternoons at 1.00pm in Holy Family Parish Hall.ContactSylviaDelargyon521482.LEGIONOFMARY

TuesdaysaftertheMassatHolyFamilyChurch.ContactMaryMarshon701091orKathPrioron861995.OVER60’sFRIENDSHIPCLUBS

Wednesdays at 12.30pm inHoly FamilyParishHall. ContactKath Prior on 861995. Also on Wednesdays at 2.00pm inSacredHeartClub.ContactMaureenDaltonon253132.BROWNIESANDGUIDESFORGIRLS

Wednesday in Holy Family Parish Hall from 6.30pm to8.00pmforBrowniesandfrom8.00pmto9.00pmforGuides.ContactSheilaMarcrofton861981FAMILYPLAYGROUP

Every Friday in Holy Family Parish Hall from 1.00pm to3.00pm for children aged 5 years and under and theirfamilies(mums,nans,aunties,etc).WOMEN’SFITNESSGROUP

Get togetherwith the girls, burn calories andhave funat aCardioandToningClasseveryThursdayinHolyFamilyParishHallfrom6.30pm.Costjust£2persession.Moredetailsfrom01942488480MOTHERS’PRAYERS

Mothers meeting weekly to pray for their children. EachThursday inHolyFamilyParishHallat2.00pm.MoredetailsfromMaryMarshon01942701091-orjustturnup.BEREAVEMENTSUPPORTGROUP

Foranyonewhofindsithardtocopeafterthelossofalovedone.MeetsonthelastSaturdayofeachmonthat12.15pminHolyFamilyParishHall.ContactMaryMarshon701091BIBLESTUDYGROUP

Meets on Monday evenings at 7.00pm in Saint Wilfrid’sChurch, Bolton Road, Stubshaw Cross, Ashton. ContactDeacon Mike Swift on 01942 715177. Everyone welcome -bringaBible.CHILDREN’SLITTLECHURCH

Each Sunday for Primary School aged children to hear theWordofGodonaleveltheycanunderstand.Atthe9.00amMassatSacredHeartandthe10.30amMassatHolyFamily.ComeupatthestartofMass.





SUNDAY10THJULY2016-FIFTEENTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)-SEASUNDAYSat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass JulieMarieWhalley

Sun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass JoanKelly Sun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass SamanthaAppleton

Sun.11.45am HolyFamily CelebrationofBaptism

MONDAY11THJULY2016-FEASTOFSAINTBENEDICT(WeekdayMissalPage1082or1804)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass BettyKelly

TUESDAY12THJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1085)10.00am HolyFamily Mass CanonRogerDaley

WEDNESDAY13THJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1087)10.00am SacredHeart Mass Parishioners

THURSDAY14THJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1089)10.00am HolyFamily Mass IntentionsofFatherGeraldHurst

FRIDAY15THJULY2016-MEMORIALOFSAINTBONAVENTURE(WeekdayMissalPage1091)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass AgnesLowe Confessionsat7.30pm

SATURDAY16THJULY2016-MEMORIALOFOURLADYOFMOUNTCARMEL(WeekdayMissalPage1093or1814)11.00am HolyFamily Mass RonnieSwan Confessionsat11.30am

SUNDAY17THJULY2016-SIXTEENTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass AlanGortonSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass GordonHalliwellSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass AndreaBowieSun.11.45am HolyFamily CelebrationofBaptism

MONDAY18THJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1095)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass MalachyKennedy

TUESDAY19THJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1097)10.00am HolyFamily Mass AgnesIsobelTaylor

WEDNESDAY20THJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1099)10.00am SacredHeart Mass DorothyAnnieBrown

THURSDAY21STJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1101)10.00am HolyFamily Mass EvaCowin

FRIDAY22NDJULY2016-FEASTOFSAINTMARYMAGDALENE(WeekdayMissalPage1820)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass BettyNaylor Confessionsat7.30pm

SATURDAY23RDJULY2016-FEASTOFSAINTBRIDGETOFSWEDEN(WeekdayMissalPage1105)11.00am HolyFamily Mass Parishioners Confessionsat11.30am

SUNDAY24THJULY2016-SEVENTEENTHSUNDAYINORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass JoanKellySun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass Margaret&ThomasMorrisSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass BillMangnall

We welcome intothe People of Godand our parishcommunitythroughthe celebration ofBaptism at HolyFamily Church onSunday the 10th ofJuly: Leo JosephWoodford, agedfourmonths,sonofLee and JeanneWoodford fromHey Street, SpringView.

We will welcomeinto the People ofGodandourParishcommunitythroughthe celebration ofBaptism at HolyFamily Church onSunday the 17th ofJuly: Ava KathrynJolley, aged fourmonths, daughterofDarryl JolleyandKatie Palombellafrom WarringtonRoad,Abram.

THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK


Sincerethanksfortworecent(bothanonymous)donations of £200 and £30 towards the currentrefurbishmentworkatHolyFamilyChurch.

June1stNo.06 June8thNo.21

June15thNo.27June22ndNo.37June29thNo.02

HOLYFAMILYBONUSBALL

WINNINGNUMBERSFORJUNE2016

REGULAR HAPPENINGS

LINEDANCING


LEGIONOFMARY

Tuesdays after the Mass at Holy Family Church. ContactMaryMarshon701091orKathPrioron861995.


Wednesdaysat12.30pminHolyFamilyParishHall.ContactKath Prior on 861995. Also onWednesdays at 2.00pm inSacredHeartClub.ContactMaureenDaltonon253132.


Wednesday in Holy Family Parish Hall from 6.30pm to8.00pm for Brownies and from 8.00pm to 9.00pm forGuides.ContactSheilaMarcrofton861981

FAMILYPLAYGROUP



Gettogetherwiththegirls,burncaloriesandhavefunataCardio and Toning Class every Thursday in Holy FamilyParish Hall from 6.30pm. Cost just £2 per session. Moredetailsfrom01942488480

MOTHERS’PRAYERS

Mothers meeting weekly to pray for their children. EachThursdayinHolyFamilyParishHallat2.00pm.MoredetailsfromMaryMarshon01942701091-orjustturnup.


For anyone who finds it hard to cope after the loss of aloved one. Meets on the last Saturday of each month at12.15pminHolyFamilyParishHall.ContactMaryMarshon701091

BIBLESTUDYGROUP

Meets on Monday evenings at 7.00pm in Saint Wilfrid’sChurch, Bolton Road, Stubshaw Cross, Ashton. ContactDeaconMikeSwifton01942715177.Everyonewelcome -bringaBible.

RETIRINGCOLLECTIONTHISWEEKENDFORTHEAPOSTLESHIPOFTHESEA

The Apostleship of the Sea is the Church’s ministry toseafarers,manyofwhomareawayfromtheirhomesandfamiliesforweeksorevenmonthsonend,oftencarryingoutadangerous job. Itprovideschaplaincysupportandfacilitiesbothon-boardand inportwheretheycanfindspiritualandemotionalhelp.Today isSeaSundaywhenwerememberseafarersinprayerandshowourpracticalconcernfortheirwelfarethroughthisweekend’sretiringcollection.

THISBULLETINISADOUBLEISSUE

Due to holiday arrangements, this issue of the ParishBulletin covers two weeksThe next Parish Bulletin willappearontheweekendofSundaythe24thofJuly.

ENDOFTHESCHOOLYEAR

The childrenand staffofHoly Family Schoolwill attendMass on Thursday the 14th of July at 10.00am in HolyFamilyChurchtoaskGod’sblessingontheYearwhichisending and especially on the Year Six childrenwho aremovingontosecondaryeducationinSeptember.

WALSINGHAMFAMILYWEEKEND

The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham in Norfolk ishosting a Family weekend as part of a celebration ofMarriage & Family Life from the 12th to the 14th ofAugust, a relaxed and fun-packed weekend for all thefamily with activities, workshops and liturgicalcelebrations.TheShrinewillprovideaplacetocampandset up tents if required and there is no charge for theweekend.Forfurtherdetailsseewww.walsingham.org.ukoremailfamily@walsingham.org.uk

CATENIANAPPEAL

Amember of the Catenian Associationwill speak at alltheMassesontheweekendofthe23rd/24thofJuly,notto ask for financial support, but to appeal for moreCatholic men to join them. To know more visitwww.thecatenians.com

HolyFamilyCatholicClub,PlattBridge

CONCERTNIGHTNEXTSATURDAY16THJULYFROM8.30PM

T-KAY INDAHOUSE

TheHeart-MeltingSoundofSoulandMotown





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24thJuly2016 SeventeenthSundayofOrdinaryTime


SUNDAY24THJULY2016SEVENTEENTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass JoanKellySun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass Margaret&ThomasMorrisSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass BillMangnall

MONDAY25THJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1828)FEASTOFSAINTJAMES,APOSTLE7.00pm SacredHeart Mass Fr.FrankSmith

TUESDAY26THJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1109orPage1831)MEMORIALOFSAINTSJOACHIM&ANNE,PARENTSOFMARY10.00am HolyFamily Mass Fr.ThomasDuckett

WEDNESDAY27THJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1111)10.00am SacredHeart Mass SylviaHolland

THURSDAY28THJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1113)10.00am HolyFamily Mass DanDyer

FRIDAY29THJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1115orPage1833)MEMORIALOFSAINTMARTHA7.00pm SacredHeart Mass MariaCrompton7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY30THJULY2016(WeekdayMissalPage1117)11.00am HolyFamily Mass Parishioners11.30am HolyFamily ConfessionsandExposition

SUNDAY31STJULY2016EIGHTEENTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass CatherineCooperSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass John&JoanKellySun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass JimmyFarrell

RECRUITMENT APPEAL FROM THE CATENIAN ASSOCIATION AT THE MASS THIS WEEKEND

Thisweekendwearebeing joinedateachMass by a member of The CatenianAssociation who will appeal for moreCatholicmenfromourtwoparishestojointheirbrotherhood.

The Catenian Association is a group ofCatholic men who meet regularly formutualsupport,forsocialactivities,andtofurther the work of the lay apostolate intheChurch.

There are over ten thousand Cateniansworldwide in groups called “Circles”. TheWigan group, Circle 16, was formed in1913andrecentlycelebratingitscentenaryyear. Its members meet monthly on thefirstMonday of eachmonth at 7.30pm atHindley Hall Golf Club with a buffet andinformal chat included. Social functionswhich are organised throughout the yearinclude the Ladies Dinner Dance,President’s Night, a Clergy Dinner, aChristmasParty,andPresident’sWeekend.Mass is offered throughout the year forvocations to the priesthood and for thereposeofalldeceasedmembers.

All practicing Catholic men aged 18 yearsand over are eligible to join. Listen to thespeaker at Mass today and speak to himafterwardsifyou’reinterested.

ARCHDIOCESEOFLIVERPOOLLOURDESPILGRIMAGE2016

ManyhundredsofpeoplefromtheparishesofourArchdiocese-sickandhealthy,youngandold-arein Lourdes during this week on the AnnualArchdiocesan Pilgrimage. They will beremembering and praying for all of us at thegrottoandineachMasstheycelebrate,especiallyforthesickmembersofourparishfamilies.Letusbe one with them by including the PilgrimagePrayertoOurLadyofLourdesinourownprayerseachdaythisweek:

OHolyVirgin,inthemidstofyourdaysofglory,donotforgetthesorrowsofthisearth.

Castamercifulglanceuponthosewhoaresuffering,strugglingagainstdifficulties,

withtheirlipsconstantlypressedagainstlife’sbittercup.Havepityonthosewholoveeachotherandareseparated.

Havepityonourrebellioushearts.Havepityonourweakfaith.

Havepityonthosewhoweep,onthosewhopray,onthosewhofear.

Granthopeandpeacetoall.Amen.

FUNCTIONROOMFORHIRE

Eachofourparisheshasalicensedfunctionroomavailableforhire.ContactourParishClubmanagersanyeveningafter8.00pm:GillianatHolyFamilyClubon01942866167orTerryatSacredHeartClubon01942255192.

Holy FamilyParishHall is not licensedbut is an ideal venue for regularoroccasionalgroupactivitiesormeetings,orchildren’spartiesorothersocialevents.ContactGeofforCeciliaon861084.

SUPPORTYOURPARISHCLUB

SACREDHEARTCLUB(BehindSacredHeartChurch)

Manager:Terry.Telephone01942255192(evenings).BingoNightseachweekonTuesdaysandSundaysat9.00pmwithConcertNighteverySaturday.SnookerTable.Functionroomavailableforhire.

HOLYFAMILYCLUBTramStreet,PlattBridge.

Manager:Gillian.Telephone01942866167(evenings).BingoNights eachweek onMondays andWednesdays at 7.45pmandonSundaysat9.00pm.SnookerTable.Functionroomavailableforhire.

THANKYOUHOLYFAMILY SACREDHEARTJuly10th:Offertory£353.76 July10th:Offertory£600.00July10th:SeaSunday£119.72 July10th:SeaSunday£203.50July17th:Offertory£460.90. July17th:Offertory£554.50

REGULAR HAPPENINGS

LINEDANCING

Monday afternoons at 1.00pm in HolyFamilyParishHall.ContactSylviaDelargyon521482.

LEGIONOFMARY

Tuesdays after the Mass at Holy FamilyChurch. ContactMaryMarsh on 701091orKathPrioron861995.


Wednesdays at 12.30pm in Holy FamilyParish Hall. Contact Kath Prior on861995. Also onWednesdays at 2.00pmin Sacred Heart Club. Contact MaureenDaltonon253132.


Gettogetherwiththegirls,burncaloriesandhavefunataCardioandToningClasseveryThursdayinHolyFamilyParishHallfrom 6.30pm. Cost just £2 per session.Moredetailsfrom01942488480

BEREAVEMENTSUPPORT

For anyone who finds it hard to copeafter the loss of a loved one.Meets onthe last Saturday of each month at12.15pm in Holy Family Parish Hall.ContactMaryMarshon701091

BIBLESTUDYGROUP

MeetsonMondayeveningsat7.00pminSaint Wilfrid’s Church, Bolton Road,StubshawCross,Ashton.ContactDeaconMike Swift on 01942 715177. Everyonewelcome-bringaBible.

MOTHERS’PRAYERS

Mothersmeetingweeklytoprayfortheirchildren. Each Thursday in Holy FamilyParishHallat2.00pm.MoredetailsfromMaryMarshon01942701091.

THEREALNEWSABOUTTHEYOUTHOFTODAY

In addition to around 500 young peoplefromourArchdiocesewhoareinLourdesthis week to assist those who are sick,more than 3,000 Catholic Youth fromGreat Britain will be in Krakow, Polandwith Pope Francis from the 25th to the31st of July as part of the estimatedalmost 2 million young people gatheredtocelebrateWorldYouthDay.





31stJuly2016 EighteenthSundayofOrdinaryTime


SUNDAY31STJULY2016EIGHTEENTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass CatherineCooperSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass John&JoanKellySun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass JimmyFarrell

MONDAY1STAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1119)MEMORIALOFSAINTALPHONSUSDELIGUORI7.00pm SacredHeart Mass BarbaraDavies

TUESDAY2NDAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1122)10.00am HolyFamily Mass IntentionsofDennisFamily

WEDNESDAY3RDAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1126)10.00am SacredHeart Mass CanonRogerDaley

THURSDAY4THAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1128)MEMORIALOFSAINTJOHNVIANNEY,PATRONOFPRIESTS10.00am HolyFamily Mass TomSkeham

FRIDAY5THAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1129)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass AgnesLowe7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY6THAUGUST2016FEASTOFTHETRANSFIGURATIONOFTHELORDNote:NoMassorConfessionsatHolyFamilyChurchtoday11.00am SacredHeart WeddingofCatherine&Christopher

SUNDAY7THAUGUST2016NINETEENTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass ParishionersSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass SpecialIntention(AF)Sun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass TeresaMillsSun.11.45am HolyFamily CelebrationofBaptism

WEDDING BELLS

Our very best wishes and prayers arewith Catherine Sweeney of AthertonRoad, Hindley Green and ChristopherFeatherstone of Cambourne Drive,HindleyGreenwhoaretobemarriedatSacred Heart Church next Saturday at11.00am. May their married lifetogether be long and filled with muchjoy,happinessandeveryblessing.

REQUESTS FOR BAPTISM

Expectant parents are always verywelcome to take part in the BaptismPreparation Course even before thebirth of their child. See Father Tonyafter Mass any weekend to pick up aBaptismInformationleaflet.PreparationCourses forparents requestingBaptismfor their children take place four timeseachyear,onthefirstthreeSundaysofMarch,June,SeptemberandDecember

FUNCTION ROOM FOR HIRE

Each of our parishes has a licensedfunctionroomavailableforhire.Contactour Parish Club managers any eveningafter8.00pm:GillianatHolyFamilyClubon 01942 866167 or Terry at SacredHeartClubon01942255192.

Holy Family Parish Hall is not licensedbut is an ideal venue for regular oroccasional group activities or meetings,or children’s parties or other socialevents. Contact Geoff or Cecilia on861084.

AUGUSTFIRSTANNIVERSARIES

Congratulations and best wishes to those who willcelebrate theirFirstAnniversaryofBaptism during thecomingmonth:

Ashley Kiane Lloyd, the son of Alexandria Lloyd andFrancesca Higgins of Lily Lane, Platt Bridge who wasbaptised at Holy Family by Father Tony on the 2nd ofAugust2015;

Thomas Paul Lloyd-Hughes, the son ofMichael Hughesand Georgina Lloyd of Rose Avenue, Abram who wasalsobaptisedatHolyFamilybyFatherTonyonthe2ndofAugust2015;

Max James Prendergast, the son of Adam and StaceyPrendergastwhowasbaptisedatHolyFamilybyDeaconMikeonthe23rdofAugust2015;

AliciaAnneKelly,thedaughterofMarkandEmmaKellyofCrossfieldDrive,HindleyGreenwhowasbaptisedatSacredHeartbyDeaconKenonthe30thofAugust2015;

BenedictRomeoBroli, the sonof SilvanoandGail Broliwhowas also baptised at SacredHeart by Deacon Kenonthe30thofAugust2015.

AndwecontinuetoholdinprayerbeforetheLordthosewhoseFirstAnniversariesofDeathwilloccurduringthemonth:

James Hitchen, late of Atherton Road, Hindley Greenwhodiedonthe13thofAugust2015aged68years;

Patricia Worthington, late of Bickershaw Lane, Abramwhodiedonthe19thofAugust2015aged67years;

Mary Ellen Dawber, late of Windleshawe House, Incewhodiedonthe30thofAugust2015aged86years.

SUMMERSATURDAYORGANRECITALS

Throughout the month of August, there are SaturdayafternoonOrgan Recitals taking place between 2.00pmand3.00pmat theMetropolitanCathedral inLiverpool.Therecitalprogrammeis:

Saturday6thAugustat2.00pmJamesDever(BrentwoodCathedral)

Saturday13thAugustat2.00pmEdmundAldhouse(ElyCathedral)

Saturday20thAugustat2.00pmRichardSutton(DulwichCollege)

Saturday27thAugustat2.00pmJamesHutchinson-Bazely(RCNOrganPrizeWinner)

Everyoneiswelcomeandadmissionisfreebutaretiringcollectionwillbetakentowardsexpenses.

THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK

HolyFamilyOffertory£355.69SacredHeart

Offertory£519.50

REGULAR HAPPENINGS

LINEDANCING















SUNDAY 7TH AUGUST 2016


SUNDAY7THAUGUST2016NINETEENTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass ParishionersSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass SpecialIntention(AF)Sun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass TeresaMillsSun.11.45am HolyFamily CelebrationofBaptism

MONDAY8THAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1134)MEMORIALOFSAINTDOMINIC7.00pm SacredHeart Mass IntentionsofJacobDewhurst

TUESDAY9THAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1136)MEMORIALOFSAINTEDITHSTEIN10.00am HolyFamily Mass CanonRogerDaley

WEDNESDAY10THAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1138)FEASTOFSAINTLAWRENCE10.00am SacredHeart Mass Fr.JohnBirchall

THURSDAY11THAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1140)MEMORIALOFSAINTCLARE10.00am HolyFamily Mass IntentionsofFr.GeraldHurst

FRIDAY12THAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1142)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass Fr.AnthonySudlow7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY13THAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1145)11.00am HolyFamily Mass JamesGardner11.30am HolyFamily Confessions&Exposition

SUNDAY14THAUGUST2016SOLEMNITYOFTHEASSUMPTIONOFTHEBLESSEDVIRGINMARYSat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass SpecialIntention(Clegg)Sun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass ParishionersSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass ThomasMcGuireSun.1.00pm SacredHeart CelebrationofBaptism

OUR PARISH FAMILY

We welcome into the People of Godand into our Parish Family through thecelebration of Baptism at Holy FamilyChurch this weekend: Olivia Dennis,agedfouryears,thedaughterofIanandDonna Dennis of Crediton Drive, PlattBridge.

CATHOLIC NEWSPAPERS

TokeepinformedofthelatestnewsintheChurchanditsteachings,andforaCatholic perspective on current worldissues,whynotbuyandreadaCatholicnewspaper each week? Both TheCatholic Universe and The CatholicTimes are on sale at the back of eachofourchurchesat£1.30acopy.

TheCatholicUniverse inparticularhasarticles for the whole of the family.Whynot buy a copy afterMass todayand give it a try - and, if you like it,maybebecomearegularreader?

FUNCTION ROOM

AVAILABLE FOR HIRE

Each of our parishes has a licensedfunctionroomavailableforhire.Contactour Parish Club managers any eveningafter8.00pm:GillianatHolyFamilyClubon 01942 866167 or Terry at SacredHeartClubon01942255192.

Holy Family Parish Hall is not licensedbut is an ideal venue for regular oroccasional group activities ormeetings,or children’s parties or other socialevents. Contact Geoff or Cecilia on861084.

THANKYOUHOLYFAMILY SACREDHEARTOffertory£493.82 Offertory£730.00

We pray that God will bless and reward for histhoughtfulness Father Anthony Sudlow, a priest ofSalfordDiocesewhohadearlierconnectionswithSacredHeartParish,HindleyGreen.FatherSudlowdiedonthe17thofDecember2015andleft£1,000asabequesttoSacredHeartParishinhisLastWillandTestament.

OurthankstotheWednesdayOver60’sFriendshipClubat Holy Family for a further donation of £200 towardstherenovationworkatHolyFamilyChurch.

ApologiestoallourweeklyOffertoryEnvelopeusersfortheconfusionlastweekend!TheprintershadincludedayellowspecialcollectionenvelopeforDayforLifewithadateoflastSunday-eventhoughthatspecialcollectionwas taken sixweeks ago and themoney collected sentofftothefundafortnightlater.Someyellowenvelopesweregiven into theoffertorycollectionand thesehavebeenincludedintheOffertoryCollectionTotalasabove.

MASSINTENTIONREQUESTS

Mass Intentions are usually allocated a few weeks inadvanceandspecificdatesareallocatedonafirst-comebasis,soit’sagoodideatogiveatleastamonth’snoticeif you wish to have Mass offered for a particularintentiononacertaindate,perhapsfortheanniversaryof a loved one or in birthday remembrance. Printedenvelopes for Mass Intention Requests are availablefrombackofeachchurch:Ifyouareataxpayer,pleasealsocompletetheGiftAiddeclaration.

HOMECOMMUNIONVISITS

Just a reminder to our Lay Ministers who take HolyCommuniontothesickmembersofourparishesintheirhomeseachweek:Pleaseremembertotakewithyou,toeachindividualyouvisit,acopyofourweeklynewsletter(so that they don’t feel cut off from knowing what’sgoingon)andalsoacopyoftheSundayMassSheet(youcould use one of the readings as part of the briefCommunion Service) togetherwith any other “freebie”whichmaybeavailablethatparticularweek.

If any member of the parish becomes sick orhousebound, even just for a while, and would like toreceiveCommunionatHomeuntilyouareabletocometoMassagain,pleasenotifyeitherDeaconKenatSacredHeartorCeciliaHughesatHolyFamily.

HOLYFAMILYBONUSBALLJULY2016WINNERS

July6th No.04July13th No.51July20th No.23July27th No.30

REGULAR HAPPENINGS

LINEDANCING

















SUNDAY14THAUGUST2016SOLEMNITYOFTHEASSUMPTIONOFTHEBLESSEDVIRGINMARYSat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass SpecialIntention(Clegg)Sun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass ParishionersSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass ThomasMcGuireSun.1.00pm SacredHeart CelebrationofBaptism

MONDAY15THAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1147)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass SpecialIntention(Clegg)

TUESDAY16THAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1149)10.00am HolyFamily Mass BillMangnall

WEDNESDAY17THAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1151)11.00am SacredHeart FuneralMassforRosalindRedmond

THURSDAY18THAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1154)10.00am HolyFamily Mass IntentionsofThomasKelly11.30am HolyFamily FuneralServiceforJamesSpeakman

FRIDAY19THAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1156)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass TedHigginson7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY20THAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1158)MEMORIALOFSAINTBERNARD11.00am HolyFamily Mass MichaelCorlett11.30am HolyFamily Confessions&Exposition

SUNDAY21STAUGUST2016TWENTYFIRSTSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass RichardStricklandSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass ParishionersSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass NoraReidSun.1.00pm SacredHeart CelebrationofBaptism

OUR PARISH FAMILY

We welcome into the People of Godand into our Parish Family through theCelebrationofBaptismat SacredHeartChurch today: Isaac George Riding,aged sixteen months, the son ofAnthony and Zoe Riding from BreconDrive,HindleyGreen.

Our deepest sympathy andprayers arewith the familyand friendsofRosalindRedmond, late of Athol Crescent,Hindley Green who died on the 1st ofAugustaged88years:Her funeral riteswill be celebrated at Sacred HeartChurch next Wednesday at 11.00amprior to committal for cremation atHoweBridgeCrematorium.

Ourdeepestsympathyandprayersalsogo out to the family and friends ofJamesSpeakmanlateofCreditonDrive,Platt Bridge who died on the 6th ofAugust aged 72 years: His funeral riteswillbecelebratedatHolyFamilyChurchnext Thursday at 11.30am prior toburialatGidlowCemetery.

MaytheLordwelcomethemhome.


HolyFamilySacredHeartOffertory£391.08Offertory£569.00

FROMARCHBISHOPMALCOLM A REVISION TO HOW WE CELEBRATE THE SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION Dearfriends.

Over the last several years our Archdiocese has been discerning the bestway to prepare children and families for theSacramentsofBaptism,ConfirmationandEucharist.OurBaptismalresourceisnowwellestablishedinseveralareasoftheArchdioceseandtheWithYouAlwaysprogrammeinpreparationforReconciliation,ConfirmationandFirstEucharisthasbroughtFamilyCatechesisintotheforefrontofourdiocesanlife.AspartofthisprocesstheSacramentofConfirmationwasbroughtforwardfromtheteenageyearstobecelebratedbeforeFirstHolyCommunion.

Havingvisitedmanyparishesandlistenedtopriests,deacons,religious,teachers,catechistsandparents,IhavedecidedtomoveConfirmationbacktotheteenageyears.Despitethiscreatingyetanotherchangeinoursacramentalpracticeitwillallowus a pastoral opportunity to engagewith teenagers and to help them respond to the demands of their Christiancallingataverycrucialmomentintheirlives.ItalsoallowsforagreatersenseofunitywiththeotherdiocesesinEnglandandWales,manyofwhomcelebrateConfirmationintheteenageyears.IwillalsorestoretheroleofbishopastheprimaryministeroftheSacramentofConfirmation-giventhefactConfirmationswillnolongerberestrictedtoaparticulartimeofyear Bishop Tom Williams and I will have a greater freedom to visit your parish and celebrate the Sacrament ofConfirmationwithyou.

TheselastfewyearshavetaughtusmuchabouthowbesttoprepareforandcelebrateChristianInitiation.Wehavebeenremindedthatthesacramentsaregiftsgiven,notthingstobeearnedormeritedlikeanawardoragraduation.ItwillbeimportanttokeepthisinmindwhenpreparingteenagersandyoungadultstoreceiveConfirmationinthefuture.OurtimeofreflectionanddiscernmenthasalsoremindedusofthecallmadebytheSecondVaticanCounciltoputfamiliesatthecentreofpassingontheFaithtotheirchildren.TheCouncilFathersputitlikethis:“Gracedwiththedignityandofficeoffatherhood and motherhood, parents will energetically acquit themselves of a duty which devolves primarily on them,namelyeducationandespeciallyreligiouseducation.”(GaudiumetSpes,48)

In practice what thismeans is that Family Catechesis is here to stay. From September the year-longWith You Alwaysprogrammewill continue to be used but solely for the preparation of the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First HolyCommunion.TheWithYouAlwaysresourcehasbeenadaptedtoaccommodatethischange.

Asthefirstlargegroupsof13yearoldstobeconfirmedwillnottakeplaceuntil2020wehaveplentyoftimebeforethento reflect and prepare a new Confirmation preparation resource to be used in the parishes of the Archdiocese. In themeantimeConfirmationswillstillbeapartofdiocesan lifebecausesometeenagerswillhavemissedConfirmationatanearlierage,andtherearealwaysadultstobeconfirmed.AswehaveseeninrecentyearsthemethodoffamilycatechesisintheWithYouAlwaysresourcehasledmanyparentsandadultstorequestConfirmationforthemselves.

MyhopeisthatbyofferingtheSacramentofConfirmationonceagaintoourteenagerstheywilldeepentheirloveoftheEucharist,andthattheirfaithinourLordJesusChristwillbestrengthened.

ArchbishopofLiverpool

NOTE:ThisisthetextofthePastoralLetterfromArchbishopMalcolmwhichwasreadatMassonSundaythe17thofJuly,reprintedhereforthebenefitofanyonewhomayhavebeenawayonholidayatthattime.

WHY NOT BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN YOUR PARISH?

It’s always a sign of growth and fresh hope for the futurewhen individualswant to bemore than justMass-goers bybecominginvolvedinthelifeandliturgyofourtwoparishes.Soifthereisanythingalreadygoingonwhichyou’dliketobecome more a part of, then just ask. Obvious examples are: Proclaiming the Scripture Readings at Mass; beingcommissioned to assist with distributing Communion at Mass and taking the Eucharist to our sick in their homes;becomingAltarServers(anyage,menorwomen,boysandgirls,justsolongasyou’vemadeyourFirstHolyCommunion).SeeDeacon Ken at SacredHeart, or DeaconMike or Cecilia Hughes at Holy Family. And if there’s anything that’s notalreadyhappeningthatyou’dliketostart,thenshareyourideaswithFatherTonyandlet’sseewhatwecandoaboutit.

Doyouliketosing?Ourchoirswouldlovetohavemorevoicesjointhem!Youdon’thavetobeanaccomplishedoperasinger,justsolongasyoucanholdatuneinyourhead.ThechoirscurrentlyleadusinmusicattheSundayMassineachof our churches (with any individuals who are available also assisting at mid-week funerals) - just pop upstairs andvolunteeranyweekend.ItwouldbegreatifwecouldgetachoirtogetherfortheSaturdayEveningMassatSacredHeartChurchaswell!Andifyouplayaninstrument,anyinstrument,wecanuseyourtalentstoo-organists/keyboardplayersespeciallywelcomeatSacredHeartChurch.





SUNDAY 21ST AUGUST 2016


SUNDAY21STAUGUST2016TWENTYFIRSTSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass RichardStricklandSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass ParishionersSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass NoraReidSun.1.00pm SacredHeart CelebrationofBaptism

MONDAY22NDAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1892)MEMORIALOFTHEQUEENSHIPOFTHEBLESSEDVIRGINMARY7.00pm SacredHeart Mass MaryAnn&ThomasO’Connell

TUESDAY23RDAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1162)10.00am HolyFamily NOMASS-COMMUNIONSERVICE

WEDNESDAY24THAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1898)FEASTOFSAINTBARTHOLOMEW,APOSTLE10.00am SacredHeart Mass AnthonyDonohue

THURSDAY25THAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1165)10.00am HolyFamily Mass BillMangnall

FRIDAY26THAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1167)MEMORIALOFBLESSEDDOMINICBARBERI7.00pm SacredHeart Mass IntentionsofJoeSarsfield7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY27THAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1169)MEMORIALOFSAINTMONICA11.00am HolyFamily Mass Parishioners11.30am HolyFamily Confessions&Exposition

SUNDAY28THAUGUST2016TWENTYSECONDSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass InThanksgiving(JOB)Sun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass EricGaskellSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass TrevorRobertsSun.11.45am HolyFamily CelebrationofBaptism

OUR PARISH FAMILY

We welcome into the People of Godthrough the celebration of Baptism atSacred Heart Church this weekend:Elliott Thomas aged three years, HarryDanielagedtwoyears,andEmilyGraceaged eighteen months, the children ofBenjamin and Claire Pilkington ofSmallbrookLane,Leigh.


HOLYFAMILY SACREDHEARTOffertory£451.78Offertory£539.00

OUR PARISH SAFEGUARDING

REPRESENTATIVES

Each Catholic parish in England andWales is required to have at least onepersonwhose role it is to have specialresponsibility for promoting good andsafe practices involving children, youngpeopleandadultsatrisk.

Holy Family have two SafeguardingRepresentatives - Mary Marsh andMurielMcGuire-whocanbecontactedat any time with your concerns aboutsomeone at risk. Or the ArchdiocesanSafeguarding Coordinator can becontactedon01515221043.

At Sacred Heart, despite an earlierinterestfromsomeone’s,thereisn’tanySafeguarding Representative(s). If youwouldliketofillthisrolecontactFatherTony or Deacon Ken. Find outmore atwww.catholicsafeguarding.org.uk

“LECTIO DIVINA” - GIVE IT A TRY!

LectioDivina(whichislatinfor“DivineReading”)isanewwayofpraying.Actually,it’snotnewatall,butasoldasthehills,going right back to the early Church and even further back intoOld Testament times; but it has recently become veryfashionable,ifonecanusethatwordwithregardtoprayer.(CheckoutLectioDivinaonYouTube:CardinalThomasCollinsofTorontoisagoodonetofollow.)

It’sascomfortableawayofprayingasyouwillevercomeacross,likeanoldpairofslippersoryourfavouriteeasychair.Nobigeffort,nouncomfortableposition,nostrainingofthemind–justawillingnesstogiveoversomeofyourtimetoGod.Sittingcomfortably,youtakeashortpieceofScriptureandletittalktoyou,foritis,afterall,theLivingWordofGod.Youtoss itaroundinyourmind, letting ittakeyouwhere itwills,rememberingall thetimethatyouare incommunionwithGodanditisHewhoisleadingyou.Readandsetoffonyourjourney;readitagainanddiscovermore;readitagainandfindyourselfenteringintothewonderfulSelfofGod.YouopenyourselftoGodandHedoesnotpassyoubyorleaveyouempty.ThisdirectdailycontactwithChrist,thelivingWordofGod,willgiveyouthatpeacewhichHealonecangiveandrelaxationofbodyaswell.

AgoodideawithregardtoLectioDivinaistousetheSundayMassScriptures(takeyourSundayMassSheethomewithyoueachweekanduse itduringthecomingweek)becausethereyouhavefourshortscripturepassagesforyourreflection:theFirstReading,thePsalm,theSecondReading,theGospel(andeventhebriefGospelAcclamationisnearlyalwaystakenfromthescriptures).Workthroughthem-oneaday,notallfourreadingsatonce!-orgobacktimeandtimeagaintotheGospelpassage.Itwillworkthekindofwondersyouwillbeamazedat,andwhenyounexthearthosescripturepassagesproclaimedatMasstheywillpierceyoutothemarrow!

LectioDivine!Goon-Giveitatry!

OPPORTUNITIESFORPRAYERANDREFLECTION

The IrenaeusHouseofPrayerareofferingthe followingopportunities forPrayerandReflectionduringthemonthofSeptember:

AseriesofScriptureMorningsonThursdaysthe8th,15th,22ndand29thofSeptember:“WeareAmbassadors forChrist” reflectingontheApostlePaul’sLetterstotheCorinthians.

AWeekendofReflection forWomen ledby SisterMoiraMeeghan fromFridaythe11thtoSundaythe13thofSeptemberonthetheme:“WomenattheWell.”

AScriptureWeekend ledbyFatherChrisThomasfromFridaythe23rdtoSunday the 25th of September: “Give Thanks to the Lord for his Loveenduresforever”reflectingontheBooksofChronicles.

All taking place at “Irenaeus” at 32 Great Georges Road, Waterloo,Liverpool, L22 1RD. Formore details telephone 0151 949 1199 or [email protected]

DIVORCEDORSEPARATED?

AseriesofsupportmeetingsforDivorcedandSeparatedCatholicswillstartin September 2016. The meetings are open to Catholics and otherChristianswhoaredivorcedor separated (recentlyor in thepast)orwhoareexperiencingthebreakdownofamarriageoralongtermrelationship.Thesmallgroupsare informative,affirming, freeandconfidentialand themeetingsincludeinformationaboutpracticalmattersandsourcesofhelp,as well as the opportunity to receive support from Catholics in a similarsituation.

For more information about the dates and venue of the meetings or tobookaplaceonthempleasecontactFrancesTrotman01517272195.

Other general enquiries about support with Family Life issues can bedirected to Maureen O’Brien, Marriage and Family Life Coordinator, [email protected]

WEEKLY HAPPENINGS

LINEDANCING

Mondayafternoonsat1.00pm inHolyFamily Parish Hall. Contact SylviaDelargyon521482.

LEGIONOFMARY

TuesdaysaftertheMassatHolyFamilyChurch. Contact Mary Marsh on701091orKathPrioron861995.


Wednesdays at 12.30pm in HolyFamily Parish Hall. Contact Kath Prioron 861995. Also on Wednesdays at2.00pm in Sacred Heart Club. ContactMaureenDaltonon253132.


For anyonewho finds it hard to copeafterthelossofalovedone.Meetsonthe last Saturday of each month at12.15pm in Holy Family Parish Hall.ContactMaryMarshon701091

BIBLESTUDYGROUP

MeetsonMondayeveningsat7.00pminSaintWilfrid’sChurch,BoltonRoad,Stubshaw Cross, Ashton. ContactDeaconMike Swift on 01942 715177.Everyonewelcome-bringaBible.

EVERYONE WELCOME!







SUNDAY28THAUGUST2016TWENTYSECONDSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass InThanksgiving(JOB)Sun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass EricGaskellSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass TrevorRobertsSun.11.45am HolyFamily CelebrationofBaptism

MONDAY29THAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1913)MEMORIALOFTHEMARTYRDOMOFSAINTJOHNTHEBAPTIST10.00am SacredHeart Mass WilliamFreemanNotetheearlierBankHolidaytimeofMass-NoEveningMasstoday

TUESDAY30THAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1173)MEMORIALOFSAINTEDMUNDARROWSMITH10.00am HolyFamily Mass DeaconTerryGilvin

WEDNESDAY31STAUGUST2016(WeekdayMissalPage1175)10.00am SacredHeart Mass WinnieSimpson

THURSDAY1STSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1177)10.00am HolyFamily Mass BillMangnall

FRIDAY2NDSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1179)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass HolySouls7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY3RDSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1181)MEMORIALOFSAINTGREGORYTHEGREAT11.00am HolyFamily Mass Ints.ofDorothyLikner(sick)11.30am HolyFamily Confessions&Exposition

SUNDAY4THSEPTEMBER2016TWENTYTHIRDSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass ParishionersSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass MarieJacksonSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass WinifredSimpson

OUR PARISH FAMILY

We welcome into the People of Godand our Parish Family through thecelebration of Baptism today at HolyFamilyChurch:SonnyWilliamMcVeigh,aged twenty months, the son of Marcand Kirsty McVeigh from Dixon Place,Abram.

Ourbestwishesandcongratulationsgoto Rebecca Inman and ChristopherBlackwoodbothfromWarringtonRoad,Abram, who are to be married nextThursday the 1st of September at2.00pmintheChurchofNotreDameetSaintJeanBaptisteatCordat-sur-Vezerein France. We wish them a long andveryhappymarriedlifetogether.

Our deepest sympathy andprayers arewith the family and friends of IreneMary Dawber of Sycamore Avenue,HindleyGreenwhodiedonthe20thofAugustaged84years.Her funeral riteswill be celebrated at Howe BridgeCrematoriumnext Tuesday the 30th ofAugust at 4.00pm. May the Lordwelcomeherhome.


HolyFamily SacredHeartOffertory£358.99Offertory£550.50

HOLY HAND PILGRIMAGE

The Annual PilgrimageMass in honourof Saint Edmund Arrowsmith with thevenerationoftherelicofhisHolyHandtakes place today Sunday the 28th ofAugustat4.00pmattheChurchofSaintOswald and Saint Edmund Arrowsmith,AshtoninMakerfield.Allwelcome.

BLESSEDDOMINICBARBERIANNUALPILGRIMAGEMASS

TheAnnualPilgrimageMass inhonourofBlessedDominicBarberioftheMotherofGod will take place at 12 noon on BankHolidayMondaythe29thofAugustathisaltar tomb at Saint Anne and BlessedDominicChurch,MonasteryRoad,Sutton,St.Helens,WA93ZD.Everyonewelcome.

ARCHDIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL CLERGY APPOINTMENTS

ThefollowingClergyAppointmentsbecomeeffectivefromSeptember2016unlessotherwisestated.

Archbishop'sCouncil

CanonJosephKellywillretireasEpiscopalVicarforSickandRetiredClergyandwillbesucceededbyRevStephenMaloney.CanonKellywillcontinuetoserveasparishpriestofStGeorge's,MaghullandFatherMaloneywillcontinuetoserveasparishpriestofAllSaints,Anfield.Rev JohnMcLoughlinwill standdownasEpiscopalVicar forPastoral Formationandwillbe succeededbyRevMatthewNunes.FatherMcLoughlinwillbecomeparishpriestofStStephen,WarringtonandFatherNuneswillmovefromStWilfrid,WidnestobecomeparishpriestofStJohnVianney,Halewood.ParishPriests•RevGordonAbbs:From:StStephen,WarringtonTo:StSylvester,Liverpool•RevRoyCooper:From:StPeterandStPaul,CrosbyTo:StJohntheEvangelist,Kirkdale•RevGraemeDunne:From:StSylvester,LiverpoolTo:StGregory,WeldBank,Chorley•RevMichaelFitzsimons:From:StJohntheEvangelist,KirkdaleTo:StWilfrid,Widnes•RevMarkMadden:From:StPatrick,SouthportTo:OurLady,QueenofPeaceandEnglishMartyrs,Litherland•RevJohnMcLoughlin:From:ChaplainMarytonCarmelTo:StStephen,Warrington•RevVincentMcShane:From:StJohnVianney,HalewoodTo:HolyRosary,OldRoan•RevMatthewNunes:From:StWilfrid,WidnesTo:StJohnVianney,Halewood•RevWilliamSimpson:From:OurLady,QueenofPeaceandEnglishMartyrs,LitherlandTo:StChad,SouthHill,ChorleyAdditionalResponsibility•RevMartinCaddell:To:StHelen,Crosby(June/July2016)•RevJohnHeneghan:To:StPatrick,Southport

•RevPhilipInch:To:StOswald,Longton•MonsignorJohnWalsh:To:StAnne,FreshfieldAdministrator•RevGerardCallacher:From:MetropolitanCathedralofChristtheKingTo:StFrancisdeSales,WaltonChaplaincy•RevJamesClaffeyOP:To:LiverpoolUniversities(July2016)•MonsignorPeterFleetwood:From:HolyFamily,SouthportTo:MarytonCarmelandAintreeHospitalsRetirement•MonsignorStephenAlker:From:Germany •MonsignorJohnButchard:From:HolyRosary,OldRoan•RevJohnBradley:From:StAnne,Freshfield •MonsignorMichaelMcKenna:From:StGregory,WeldBank,ChorleyOtherAppointments•RevJohnPaulIlunga:From:StOswald,LongtonTo:Leaveofabsence(1June2016)•RevIanMcParland:From:LiverpoolUniversitiesTo:Sabbaticalleave•RevAndrewRobinson:From:StChad,SouthHillTo:StMary’sCollege,Oscott


AseriesofsupportmeetingsforDivorcedandSeparatedCatholicswillstartinSeptember 2016. Themeetings are open to Catholics and other Christianswho are divorced or separated (either recently or in the past) or who areexperiencing thebreakdownof amarriageor a long term relationship. Thesmall groups are informative, affirming, free and confidential and themeetingsincludeinformationaboutpracticalmattersandsourcesofhelp,aswell as the opportunity to receive support from Catholics in a similarsituation.Formore informationabout thedatesandvenueof themeetingsortobookaplacepleasecontactFrancesTrotmanON01517272195.





SUNDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 2016

THE LITURGY THIS WEEK SUNDAY4THSEPTEMBER2016TWENTYTHIRDSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass ParishionersSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass MarieJacksonSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass WinifredSimpsonMONDAY5THSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1183)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass WilliamJamesGardnerTUESDAY6THSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1185)10.00am HolyFamily Mass MaryKeaneWEDNESDAY7THSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1187)10.00am SacredHeart Mass JohnGodwinTHURSDAY8THSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1923)FEASTOFTHEBIRTHDAYOFTHEBLESSEDVIRGINMARY10.00am HolyFamily Mass WinnieSimpsonFRIDAY9THSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1191)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass VincentMoore7.30pm SacredHeart ConfessionsSATURDAY10THSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1193)11.00am HolyFamily Mass BillMangnall11.30am HolyFamily Confessions&ExpositionSUNDAY11THSEPTEMBER2016TWENTYFOURTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass IntentionsofBridiePhillipsSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass ParishionersSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass AnnLouiseMcCarthy

OUR NEW LECTERNS

Whenachurchistakenoutofsacreduse,the furniture from that church is storeduntilsuchtimeasitmaybeofuseinotherchurches of the Archdiocese. As a result,each of our two churches are soon toreceivenew lecterns,eachofwhichwereonceinuseinotherplaces.

Sacred Heart Church has been given asolidoakpulpit-style lecterntogivemoreprominence to the proclamation of theWord of God. This should blend inperfectlywiththeoakbenches.Previouslyitwas inuseatSaintBrendan’sChurch inOldSwanwhichwasclosedin2013.

HolyFamilyChurchhasbeengivenamoremodern-style lectern in lightwoodwithafront panel depicting symbols in gold ofthefourevangelists.Thiswaspreviouslyinuseatoneof thechurches in theWidnesareawhichwereclosedlastyear.Thenewlectern may look a little out of place atfirst but will blend with the new colourscheme of the painting and carpetingwhenthisiscarriedoutveryshortly.

ThePAsystematHolyFamilyChurchwasalso improved last week, thanks to SaintBrendan’s Church, Old Swan: The fourshabby column speakers have now beenreplacedbysixnewspeakerswhichshouldimprovethesoundqualityinthechurch.

It’salwayssadwhenachurchmustclose,butgoodtoknowthatthosethingswhichwere once used and cherished by thepeople of those parisheswill continue tobe used to the glory of God. Spare aprayer for the people of Saint Brendan’sandthosenow-closedchurchesinWidnes,whosemanyyearsof faithandprayerwewelcomeamongus.

SEPTEMBERFIRSTANNIVERSARIES

Congratulations and best wishes to those who willcelebrate theirFirstAnniversaryofBaptism during thecomingmonth:

Erin Louise Saunders, daughter of Daniel and EmmaSaundersofElizabethanWalk,PlattBridge,andScarlettPlumbley, daughter of Matthew Plumbley and SaraJohnson of Belvedere Road, Ashton, who were bothbaptisedatHolyFamilybyDeaconMikeonthe13thofSeptember2015;

Ella Rose Stott, daughter of Andrew Stott and LeahGlynn-Manley of Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge who wasbaptisedatSacredHeartbyDeaconKenonthe27thofSeptember2015.

AndwecontinuetoholdinprayerbeforetheLordthosewhoseFirstAnniversariesofDeathwilloccurduringthemonth:

John Southern, late of Common Carr Road, HindleyGreenwhodiedonthe11thofSeptember2015aged69;

George Derricott, late of Cranstal Drive, Hindley Greenwhodiedonthe26thofSeptember2015aged75.


AseriesofsupportmeetingsforDivorcedandSeparatedCatholics begins this week. Themeetings are open toCatholics and other Christians who are divorced orseparated (recently or in the past) or who areexperiencing the breakdown of a marriage or a longterm relationship. The small groups are informative,affirming,freeandconfidentialandthemeetingsincludeinformationaboutpracticalmattersandsourcesofhelp,as well as the opportunity to receive support fromCatholicsinasimilarsituation.

Formoreinformationaboutthedatesandvenueofthemeetings or to book a place on them please contactFrancesTrotman01517272195.Generalenquiriesmaybe directed to Maureen O’Brien, Marriage and FamilyLife Coordinator on 0151 522 1044 or email her [email protected]

GUIDINGFORGIRLS

With the return of our children and young people toschool fast approaching, the Brownies and Guides willresumetheirweeklymeetingsas fromthisWednesday,the 7th of September. There are openings for any newgirlsaged10to14yearstojointhe5thInceHolyFamilyGuides. There’smore information for parents online atwww.girlguiding.org.uk or you can telephone PatriciaWoodlocallyon07757948981.

PRO-LIFEACTION

TheRoyalCollegeofMidwives(RCM)isbeingforcedbytheirleader Cathy Warwick to support a campaign to allowabortion up until birth for any reason whatsoever. She didnot consult with her members on their views beforeimplementingthisnewpolicyand900midwiveshavesignedan Open Letter called “Not in our Name” to oppose heractionsandtoexpresstheirangeranddisappointmentatthewaythispolicywasimposedonthemwithouttheirconsent.Additionally over 42,000 people have now signed theaccompanying“Not inourName”petitionontheCitizenGowebsite (see www.notinourname.co). Robert Flello MP hasalso tabled an Early DayMotion (EDM 123) which opposesthis policy being forced on the RCM and calls for CathyWarwick’sresignation.

Wearebeingasked(a)towritetoourMPaskingthemtoaddtheir signature to EDM 123 and (b) to sign the “Not in ourName”petition.

HOLYLANDPILGRIMAGE

AnelevendayPilgrimagetotheHolyLandisbeingorganisedby Fr. Anthony Reynolds and Fr. John Gorman from OurLady’sBrynand takingplacebetween the22ndofMayandthe1stof June2017atacostof£1875perperson.Thecostincludes all flights, transfers and full-board accommodationattwotophotelsinJerusalemandTiberiusplusentranceintothe many places of interest included on the trip. ContactDeaconJimByrneatSaintOswald’s,Ashtonon07801646312formoredetailsshouldyoubeinterested.

SUPPORTFORDEMENTIACARERS

A SupportGroup forpeople livingwithdementia and theircarersistakingplacenextTuesdaythe6thofSeptemberat2.00pm inOur Lady Help of Christians Parish Hall, Portico,Prescott L34 2QT. More details from Joan O’Hanlon on07984735590.Everyonewelcome.

QUIETDAYSATTHECENACLE

A chance to “Take Time Out” on Tuesday the 13th ofSeptember from 10.00am for all involved in any form ofministry or service to others, giving time for silence andpersonalreflection.Suggestedofferingof£10perperson.

AndaQuietDayopentoall,offeringtimetobestill,reflectandprayfrom10.00amonSaturdaythe17thofSeptember.Suggestedofferingof£10perperson.

BotharetakingplaceatTheCenacle,TithbarnGrove,LanceLane,Liverpool,L156TW.MoredetailsfromSisterWinifredon01517222271oremailwinniecenacle@mail.com

THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK


Thankyoufortworecentdonationstothecostoftherefurbishment work at Holy Family Church of £500fromthemembersoftheMondayLineDancingGroupand£200fromthemembersoftheWednesdaySeniorCitizens’FriendshipClub.Wearetrulygrateful.






THE LITURGY THIS WEEK SUNDAY11THSEPTEMBER2016TWENTYFOURTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass IntentionsofBridiePhillipsSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass ParishionersSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass AnnLouiseMcCarthyMONDAY12THSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1194)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass SpecialIntention(SKL)TUESDAY13THSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1197)MEMORIALOFSAINTJOHNCHRYSOSTOM10.00am HolyFamily Mass BettyKellyWEDNESDAY14THSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1934)FEASTOFTHEEXALTATIONOFTHEHOLYCROSS10.00am SacredHeart Mass IntentionsofMaryPritchardTHURSDAY15THSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1937)MEMORIALOFOURLADYOFSORROWS10.00am HolyFamily Mass AllinBelongCareHomeFRIDAY16THSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1203)MEMORIALOFSAINTSCORNELIUSANDCYPRIAN7.00pm SacredHeart Mass JanetTheresaMcCarthy7.30pm SacredHeart ConfessionsSATURDAY17THSEPTEMBER2016Note:NOMASSORCONFESSIONSATHOLYFAMILYCHURCHTODAY2.00pm SacredHeart WeddingofKatie&AndrewSUNDAY18THSEPTEMBER2016TWENTYFIFTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass ParishionersSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass WinnieSimpsonSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass Agnes,Richard&PaulLoweSun.1.00pm SacredHeart CelebrationofBaptism


HOLYFAMILYSACREDHEARTOffertory£374.68Offertory£527.00

Oursincerethanksforarecentdonationto Sacred Heart Church of £2,000 inmemory of the late Winnie Simpsonfrom her son Anthony. May God blesshimforhisgenerosity.

OUR PARISH FAMILY

Our very best wishes and prayers arewith Katie Long and Andrew Davies ofVicars Hall Gardens, Boothstown whoare to be married at Sacred HeartChurch next Saturday at 2.00pm. Maytheirmarried life together be long andfilled with much joy, happiness andeveryblessing.

RETIRING COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND FOR

HOME MISSIONS SUNDAY

The Bishops of England andWales askus to observe Home Mission Sundaynext weekend and to pray for thesuccess of the work of evangelisationthroughout England and Wales,remembering in our prayers especiallythose we know, relations and friends,whoaredistantfromthelifeoffaith.

The Retiring Collection next weekendwill fund the bishops’ national work ofevangelisationandwillalsoensuresthattheCatholicFaithCentreisresourcedtorespond to those who have questionsabouttheCatholicFaith.

THE GIFT-AID SCHEME

If you pay tax on your earnings, or indeed on yourpension,thenyoucanjoinTheGiftAidSchemeifyou’renot in it already. Gift Aid allows you to maximize anydonationsyoumaketotheChurchsothatforevery£1yougive,theTaxManwillreturnafurther25ptous.Soif,forexample,youareinthehabitofcontributing£5aweek,thenoverthecourseofayearyourtotalofferingwill be £260.00. But if you are in theGift Aid Scheme,this wouldmean a total income of £325.00 to us.Wehave not yet received Gift Aid income fromHMRC forthe Tax Year 2015/2016 but in 2014/2015 our twoparishes received an additional income because of theGiftAidSchemeof£6,157atHolyFamilyand£6,399atSacredHeart.Soeach25pcertainlydoesaddup!

Some people are anxious about the privacy of thescheme. No worries at all! You are assigned anuntraceablenumberandnooneexceptthepersonwhodoestheGiftAidrecording-notevenyourParishPriest- knows which number belongs to which name. Andtheyaresworntosecrecy!Wecanalsogathertaxreliefon your very generous donations to the RetiringCollections if you use your numbered envelopes,or onany other donations you make to the Church (MassOfferings, InRemembranceDonations, etc) - justplacetheminanordinaryenvelopeandwrite“GiftAid”withyourEnvelopeBoxNumberonthefront.HeartfeltthankstothoseofyouwhodoalreadyGiftAidyour offerings - as you can see it makes a massivedifferencetothefinancesofyourparish.Andifyouarea tax payer but not yet in the Gift-Aid scheme, thenplease do consider joining. If you would like to beginGift-Aiding your weekly contributions please contactDeacon Ken at Sacred Heart or Elizabeth Fairhurst atHolyFamilyorjustpopanotewithyourname,addressand phone number into the collection basket saying “IwanttoGiftAid!”andsomeonewillcontactyou.

MASSWITHDISABLEDPEOPLE

ArchbishopMalcolmwillbethecelebrantofaMassforand with Disabled People taking place in theMetropolitanCathedralinLiverpoolonSundaythe25thof September at 3.00pm (meet outside at 2.30pm). Aspartof the JubileeYearofMercy the theme is“God inhisMercy cares for You.” Refreshments will be servedafterwardsforallandeveryoneiswelcome.

HOLYFAMILYBONUSBALL

AUGUST2016WINNERS

August3rd No.05August10th No.39

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August31st No.50

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BIBLESTUDYGROUP

Meets on Monday evenings at 7.00pm in Saint Wilfrid’sChurch, Bolton Road, Stubshaw Cross, Ashton. ContactDeacon Mike Swift on 01942 715177. Everyone welcome -bringaBible.

HolyFamilyCatholicClub,TramStreet,PlattBridge

QUIZ NIGHT

NEXTSATURDAY17THSEPTEMBERSTARTINGAT9.00PM

CashPrizes EveryoneWelcome







SUNDAY18THSEPTEMBER2016-TWENTYFIFTHOFORDINARYTIME(C)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass ParishionersSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass WinnieSimpsonSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass Agnes,Richard&PaulLoweSun.1.00pm SacredHeart CelebrationofBaptism

MONDAY19THSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1207)1.00pm HolyFamily FuneralServiceforMargaretBerry7.00pm SacredHeart Mass IntentionsofFrankVose

TUESDAY20THSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1208)MEMORIALOFTHEMARTYRSOFKOREA10.00am HolyFamily Mass IntentionsofFr.GeraldHurst

WEDNESDAY21STSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1951)FEASTOFSAINTMATTHEW,APOSTLE10.00am SacredHeart Mass IntentionsofBridiePhilips

THURSDAY22NDSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1212)10.00am HolyFamily Mass IntentionsofDorothyBarns

FRIDAY23RDSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1214)MEMORIALOFSAINTPIOOFPIETRELCINA(PADREPIO)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass AgnesFreeman7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY24THSEPTEMBER2016-OURLADYOFWALSINGHAMNote:NOMASSORCONFESSIONSATHOLYFAMILYCHURCHTODAY1.00pm SacredHeart WeddingofRowena&Ben

SUNDAY25THSEPTEMBER2016-TWENTYSIXTHOFORDINARYTIME(C)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass ParishionersSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass PercyOakes&HubertGuySun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass PatriciaSudell

RETIRING COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND FOR

CATHOLIC EVANGELISATION

The Retiring Collection, taken thisweekendattherequestofthebishops,is to fund the work of evangelisationand to resource the Catholic FaithCentre to respond to those who havequestionsabouttheCatholicFaith.

OUR PARISH FAMILY

We welcome into the People of Godtoday through the celebration ofBaptism at Sacred Heart Church: NeveEllen Humphrey, aged three months,the daughter of Simon and LauraHumphrey from Queensland, Australia.Simon’s family is from Sacred HeartParish and their daughter is beingbaptised here with the permission oftheirParishPriestinAustralia.

Asecond“BigDay”forthesamefamilylater in the week is the wedding ofRowena Mather and BenjaminHumphrey from Sussex Close, Hindleywhoare tobemarriedat SacredHeartChurch next Saturday at 1.00pm. Maytheirmarried life together be long andfilled with much joy, happiness andeveryblessing.

Our deepest sympathy andprayers arewiththefamilyandfriendsofMargaretBerry, late of Webster Street, PlattBridge, who died on the 3rd ofSeptember aged 66 years. Her funeralrites will be celebrated at Holy FamilyChurch on Monday of this week at1.00pm prior to cremation at WiganCrematorium. May the Lord welcomeherhome.


HOLYFAMILY SACREDHEARTOffertory£426.66 Offertory£622.00

SONGSOFPRAISEAspartof theAshtonFestival there’saSongsofPraiseevent taking place in the Church of Saint Oswald andSaintEdmundArrowsmithatAshton-in-MakerfieldnextThursdaythe22ndofSeptemberat7.30pm.Everyoneiswelcometogoalongandjoinin.

GUIDINGFORGIRLS With the return of our children and young people toschool, the Brownies and Guides have resumed theirweeklymeetings. There are openings for any new girlsaged 10 to 14 years to join the 5th Ince Holy FamilyGuides. There’smore information for parents online atwww.girlguiding.org.uk or you can telephone PatriciaWoodlocallyon07757948981.

HELPWITHADDICTIONS Do you know of anyone suffering from addiction andneeding help?Or are you yourself looking to comeoffdrugs or alcohol and have tried everything? Cenacolohave a great success rate in helping young men andwomen recover from any addiction, rebuild their livesand find peace andmeaning.Meetings are held everyTuesdayinLiverpoolCityCentrefrom7.00pmto9.00pmat The Blessed Sacrament Shrine, 4 Dawson Street,Liverpool,L11LE.Justcomealongor,ifyou’dlikemoreinformationfirsttelephoneMargareton01513421043orMaryHolgateon01513424166orMaryConwayon07883339980orvisitthewebsiteatwww.cenacolo.org

MASSWITHDISABLEDPEOPLEArchbishopMalcolmwillbethecelebrantofaMassforand with Disabled People taking place in theMetropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool next Sunday the25thofSeptemberat3.00pm(meetoutsideat2.30pm).AspartoftheJubileeYearofMercythethemeis“GodinhisMercycaresforYou”.Refreshmentswillbeservedafterwardsforall.Everyonewelcome!

COMEANDSEEDAYThe annual Come and See Conference by the IrenaeusHouseofPrayerisanopportunityforcelebratingandre-committingtoourCatholicFaith.Thisyear’sconferencetakes place on Saturday the 29th of October from10.00am to 5.00pm at Faith Primary School, PrinceEdwin Street, Liverpool L5 3LWwith keynote speakersbeingLordDavidAltonofLiverpoolandSteveAtherton,Justice and Peace Fieldworker of the Archdiocese ofLiverpool, in addition to workshops, music andmarketplace. For more details and a booking [email protected]

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A NEW WORK OF MERCY FOR THE

JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY InhisAddressforthesecondWorldDayofPrayerfortheCareof Creation which was held on the 1st of September, PopeFrancishasproposedanewadditiontothetraditionalsevenWorksofMercy:ShowingMercytoourCommonHome.PopeFranciswrites:

The Christian life involves the practice of the traditionalseven corporal and seven spiritual works of mercy. Weusually think of the works of mercy individually and inrelation to a specific initiative: hospitals for the sick, soupkitchens for the hungry, shelters for the homeless, schoolsfor those to be educated, the confessional and spiritualdirection for thoseneeding counsel and forgiveness…But ifwe lookat theworksofmercyas awhole,we see that theobject of mercy is human life itself and everything itembraces.

Obviously “human life itself and everything it embraces”includes care for our common home. So let me propose acomplement to the two traditional sets of seven: may theworksofmercyalsoincludecareforourcommonhome.

Asaspiritualworkofmercy,careforourcommonhomecallsfor a “grateful contemplation of God’s world” (Laudato Si,214) which “allows us to discover in each thing a teachingwhichGodwishestohandontous”(ibid.,85).Asacorporalworkofmercy,careforourcommonhomerequires“simpledaily gestures which break with the logic of violence,exploitation and selfishness” and “makes itself felt in everyactionthatseekstobuildabetterworld”(ibid.,230-31).

It is most encouraging that concern for the future of ourplanetissharedbytheChurchesandChristiancommunities,togetherwithotherreligions. Christiansornot,aspeopleoffaithandgoodwill,weshouldbeunitedinshowingmercytotheearthasourcommonhomeandcherishingtheworld inwhichweliveasaplaceforsharingandcommunion.

STOPPRESS:Thenextphaseof the refurbishmentworkofHoly FamilyChurch, the redecorationof thechurchandcompletionofplasterworkrepairs,willbeginonMondaythe26thofSeptemberandwill takefourweeks,duringwhichtimethechurchwillbeoutofuseonweekdaysbutwillstillbeinuseforSundayMass.Moredetailsinnextweek’sParishBulletin.

PRAYHOLDINPRAYERPleaseholdinprayertwoofourpriestsintheArchdioceseofLiverpool who died last weekend: Canon KevinMullen, whobefore his retirement was Parish Priest of Saint Mary’s,Chorley, and Monsignor Jack Kennedy, who before hisretirement was Parish Priest of Holy Family, Southport.MaytheLordwelcomethemhome.







SUNDAY25THSEPTEMBER2016TWENTYSIXTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass ParishionersSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass PercyOakes&HubertGuySun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass PatriciaSudell

MONDAY26THSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1218)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass MichaelSullivan

TUESDAY27THSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1220)MEMORIALOFSAINTVINCENTDEPAUL10.00am SacredHeart Mass WinifredSherlockNOMASSATHOLYFAMILYCHURCHTODAY

WEDNESDAY28THSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1222)10.00am SacredHeart Mass MarcusReid

THURSDAY29THSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1963)FEASTOFTHEARCHANGELSMICHAEL,GABRIEL&RAPHAEL10.00am SacredHeart Mass JeanBradleyNOMASSATHOLYFAMILYCHURCHTODAY

FRIDAY30THSEPTEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1226)MEMORIALOFSAINTJEROME7.00pm SacredHeart Mass Parishioners7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY1STOCTOBER2016MEMORIALOFSAINTTHERESEOFTHECHILDJESUSNOMASSORCONFESSIONSATHOLYFAMILYCHURCHTODAY

SUNDAY2NDOCTOBER2016(ROSARYSUNDAY)TWENTYSEVENTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass BillDaltonSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass Dec’dofGallagher&FlynnFamilySun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass Peter&NatashaCumberbirch

HOLY FAMILY CHURCH RENOVATION WORK

PhaseThreeoftherefurbishmentworkof Holy Family Church will begin onMonday of this week, the 26th ofSeptember.Thiswillinvolveacompletepainting and decoration job on thewhole church togetherwith some finalrepairs tothe internalplasterwork.Thework will last for four weeks duringwhich timeHolyFamilyChurchwillnotbe available for use on weekdays butwillstillbeabletobeusedforMassonSundaymornings.

For the duration of thework,Mass onTuesdayandThursdaymorningswillbecelebrated at 10.00am in Sacred HeartChurch instead. Anyonewhowishes tocelebrateReconciliation (Confession)atHoly Family, please see Father TonyaftertheMassonSundaymornings.

Although the contractors will clean upafterthemselvesastheygoalong,theremay still be a spot of dusting andmopping required to get the churchreadyforMasseachSunday.Sowewillhold Church Cleaning sessions eachFridayat6.00pmasfromthisweek– ifyou’re free and able, please do comealongtohelpout.


HOLYFAMILYOffertory£428.59HomeMissions£117.87

SACREDHEARTOffertory£543.30

HomeMissions£218.50

OCTOBERFIRSTANNIVERSARIES

Congratulations and best wishes to those who willcelebratetheirFIRSTANNIVERSARYOFBAPTISMduringthecomingmonth:

Keelan and Mya Fitzgerald, the children of StephenFarnworth and Anne Marie Fitzgerald of WinstanleyRoad,BamfurlongwhowerebaptisedatHolyFamilybyDeaconMikeonthe4thofOctober2015;

Shaun Pio Ward, son of Patrick and KathleenWard ofStratton Drive, Platt Bridge who was baptised at HolyFamilybyFatherTonyonthe10thofOctober2015;

Sophie-AnnDale,daughterofAnthonyDaleandVictoriaAllsop of Ward Street, Hindley, and William PaulDavidson, son of Stuart Davidson and Mair Dobson ofAtherton Road, Hindley, who were baptised at SacredHeartbyDeaconKenonthe11thofOctober2015;

BradleyEatock,sonofMarkEatockandNaomiO’NeillofCloseStreet,HindleywhowasbaptisedatSacredHeartbyFatherTonyonthe18thofOctober2015;

Matilda Rogers, daughter of StephenRogers andNadiaMendozaofFalconAvenue,UrmstonwhowasbaptisedatSacredHeartbyFatherTonyon the25thofOctober2015;

Aubree Grace Earley-Banks, daughter of Thomas Banksand Ruaridh Earley of Dunster Close, Platt Bridge; andAva Lea andMillie Jaye Robertson, daughters of JamesandEmmaLouiseRobertsonofAnsfordAvenue,Abram,whowere baptised at Holy Family by DeaconMike onthe25thofOctober2015.

AndwecontinuetoholdinprayerbeforetheLordthosewhoseFIRSTANNIVERSARYOFDEATHwilloccurduringthemonth:

Joseph Atherton, late of Ashley Road, Hindley Greenwhodiedonthe20thofOctober2015aged74years.

HOLYFAMILYCHRISTMASDRAW

Tickets be on sale shortly for this year’s Holy FamilyChristmas Raffle which is being organised by MurielMcGuireandMaryMarsh.InadditiontoCashPrizesthisyeartherewillalsobeprizesofseveralluxuryChristmasHampers. If you can donate any suitable food, drink,sweets,confectioneryandgiftitemstowardsmakingupthehamperspleasebring themwithyou tochurchanyweekendandleavetheminthesacristy.OursincerethankstoChrisEccleston,whohasnowleftHoly Family Parish, and to Dave Herbert, who is sadlyveryill,fororganisingtheRaffleovermanypastyears.

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HOLYFAMILYORANGEBUCKETCOLLECTION We’vereceivedasuggestionthatwe’reveryhappytogoalongwith-thattheorangebucketcollectiontakenbyyoungWilliamMulhearnatthechurchdoorafterMassatHolyFamilyeachSundaycontinue tobe foryour loosechange fromduring theweekbutalsobe to receiveanydonationstowardsthecurrentrenovationworkonHolyFamilyChurch.Soinfutureanduntiltheendoftheyear,onanySundaywhenthereisn’taspecialRetiringCollection,William’sOrangeBucketwillgratefullyreceivebothyourloosechangeandalsoanymoresizeabledonationstowardstherepairwork.We’llpublishtheOrangeBucketCollectiontotaleachweek.

SACREDHEARTPARISHMEETING

Therewill be a ParishMeeting onMonday of this week the26th of September at 7.30pm (after the Monday eveningMass)intheGordonRoomatSacredHeartChurch.AllSacredHeart parishioners and other interested parties are verywelcometocomealong.





SUNDAY 2ND OCTOBER 2016

THELITURGYTHISWEEK

SUNDAY2NDOCTOBER2016-TWENTYSEVENTHOFORDINARYTIME(C)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass BillDaltonSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass Dec’dofGallagher&FlynnFamilySun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass Peter&NatashaCumberbirch

MONDAY3RDOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1230)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass Leonard&EleanorGrundy

TUESDAY4THOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1233)MEMORIALOFSAINTFRANCISOFASSISI10.00am SacredHeart Mass CanonKevinMullenNOMASSATHOLYFAMILYCHURCHTODAY

WEDNESDAY5THOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1235)10.00am SacredHeart Mass InThanksgiving(AF)

THURSDAY6THOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1237)10.00am SacredHeart Mass WinnieSimpsonNOMASSATHOLYFAMILYCHURCHTODAY

FRIDAY7THOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1238)MEMORIALOFOURLADYOFTHEROSARY(CAFOD’SHARVESTFASTDAY)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass Parishioners7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY8THOCTOBER2016NOMASSORCONFESSIONSATHOLYFAMILYCHURCHTODAY

SUNDAY9THOCTOBER2016-TWENTYEIGHTHOFORDINARYTIME(C)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass WinifrideSwiftSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass IreneCartlidgeSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass EdnaCraven

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HOLYFAMILYCHURCH

Pleasenotethat,duetoredecoratingworktaking place, Mass will be celebrated atHoly Family Church as usual at 10.30ameachSundaymorning,buttherewillbenoMassatHolyFamilyonWeekdaysuntilthe25thofOctober.ConfessionswillbehearduponrequesttoFatherTonyafterMassonSundaymornings.

Although the contractors will clean upafter themselves as they go along, theremaystillbeaspotofdustingandmoppingrequiredtogetthechurchreadyforMasseach Sunday. So we will hold ChurchCleaningsessionseachFridayat6.00pmasfrom this week – if you’re free and able,pleasedocomealongtohelpout.

THEWORDOFTHELORD

This is the name given to a DiocesanDayfor Readers and for all those involved inBibleStudyGroups,lookingindepthattheGospel according to Matthew, which willbe the source of our Gospel Readings atMassonSundaysinOrdinaryTimein2017.ItwillbeledbyrenownedscripturescholarFather Denis McBride and held at SaintAnne’s Parish Centre, Ormskirk, L39 4TGon Saturday the 12th of November 2016from10.00amto4.00pm.

Transport will be arranged for anyonefrom our two parisheswhowishes to go.Please contactDeaconMike Swift atHolyFamily(Telephone01942715177)orNoraJohnston at Sacred Heart (Telephone07759641642)toreserveaplace.

OURPARISHFAMILY

PleaseholdinprayerMavisWilliams,whooncelivedinBickershawandwas the choir leader at Holy Family Church. She died in hospital lastSunday aged 87 years and after a long illness. Mavis moved to SaintBenedict’s Parish, Hindley some years ago and her funeral riteswill becelebratedinthatchurch.MaytheLordwelcomeherhome.

FORTHCOMINGDIARYDATES

Friday4thNovember - TheDiamond Jubilee (60years)of the Ordination to the Priesthood of Father HubertStrowbridgewithaCelebrationMass inThanksgivingat7.00pminSacredHeartChurchandrefreshmentsservedafterwardsinSacredHeartClub.

Saturday 5th November at 5.30pm - ArchbishopMalcolmtocelebrateMassatSacredHeartChurchwithrefreshmentsandMeet-&-Greetafterwards.

Sunday 6th November at 10.30am - ArchbishopMalcolm to celebrateMass atHoly Family ChurchwithrefreshmentsandMeet-&-Greetafterwards.

HOLYFAMILYFUND-RAISING

Until theendof theyear,onSundayswhenthere isnospecificRetiringCollection,youngWilliamMulhearnwillbestoodatthechurchdoorattheendofMassatHolyFamilywithhisORANGEBUCKET to receive your loosechangeforparishfundsandalsoanydonationsyoumaywishtomake(maybe£5aweek,justuntiltheendoftheyear?) towards theexpenseof the refurbishmentworkcurrentlytakingplaceatHolyFamily.

Andwehave some vacancies for players in theweeklyBONUSBALLDRAWatHolyFamily.Forastakeofjust£1per week you have the chance to win £25 if yournumberisthebonusballnumberintheWednesdayUKLottodraw.SeeMargaretLundyatthebackofchurchifyou’dliketojointhedraw.

ROSARYSUNDAYPROCESSION

The Annual Wigan and District CMS Rosary SundayProcessionwill take place next Sunday at SaintMary’sChurch, Standishgate, Wigan with the presence of theMayorandMayoressofWigan.Meet in thechurchcarpark at 2.00pm and, after a decade of the Rosary andthe singing of Faith of our Fathers and The NationalAnthem, process into church for Rosary, Sermon andBenediction. Refreshments provided afterwards in theParishHall.Everyonewelcome.

THEREVERSEADVENTCALENDAR

Only twelve weeks today until Christmas! So here’s anovel and wonderful way to journey towards it: TheReverse Advent Calendar. The idea is that you get ahamper (a large cardboard box will do) and every dayfromnowuntilChristmas,buyonearticle–forexamplenon-perishablefoodstuff,ortoiletriesorsocksorglovesetc – and put it into the hamper. Then, on or aroundChristmas Eve, donate the hamper to a local foodbankorhomelessshelter.It’sagoodwayofsharingthejoyofChristmas with someone less fortunate than yourself.Whynotgiveitagothisyear?

RE-DISCOVERTHEROSARYINOCTOBER

AttheheartoftheRosaryPrayerisnotmerely the frantic recitationofmany words, but pondering in ourhearts andwith ourminds each ofthe “mysteries”. To really pray theRosary, don’t use your BeadswithoutyourBible!

HELPFULHINTS

Ifyoudon’thavethetimetoprayallfiveofthemysteriesinonesession,ponderslowlyjustone-a-dayovertheweek.

ParentscoulduseashortenedversiontoprayonemysteryoftheRosary each nightwith their childrenbefore they go tobed:Describetoyourchildthemysterybeingpondered,thenpray once the Lord’s Prayer, just three times theHailMaryprayer, finishing with the Glory be prayer and any otherprayersyoumaywishtoconcludewith.

THEJOYFULMYSTERIES

(ReflectontheseonMondaysandSaturdays)

1.TheAnnunciationbytheAngelGabriel(Luke1:26-38)2.TheVisitationofMarytoElizabeth(Luke1:39-45)3.TheBirthofourLord(Luke2:1-7orJohn1:1-18)4.ThePresentationofJesusintheTemple(Luke2:22-35)5.TheFindingofJesusintheTemple(Luke2:41-52)

THEMYSTERIESOFLIGHT

(ReflectontheseonThursdays)

1.TheBaptismofJesusbyJohn(Matthew3:13-17)2.TheWeddingFeastatCana(John2:1-12)3.TheProclaimingoftheKingdomofGod(Luke4:16-22)4.TheTransfiguration(Luke9:28-36)5.TheInstitutionoftheEucharist(John6:52-58)

THESORROWFULMYSTERIES

(ReflectontheseonTuesdaysandFridays)

1.TheAgonyintheGardenofGethsemane(Mark14:32-42)2.TheScourgingofJesus(Matthew27:15-26)3.JesusiscrownedwithThorns(Mark15:16-20)4.JesuscarrieshiscrosstoCalvary(Isaiah52:13-53:12)5.JesusdiesontheCross(Mark15:33-39)

THEGLORIOUSMYSTERIES

(ReflectontheseonSundaysandWednesdays)

1.TheResurrectionofJesus(Luke24:1-12)2.TheAscensionofJesustoHeaven(Acts1:1-11)3.ThePentecostGiftoftheHolySpirit(Acts2:1-36)4.TheAssumptionofMaryintoHeaven(IThess4:13-18)5.TheGloryofMaryandAlltheSaints(IJohn3:1-3)

THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK

HolyFamily SacredHeartOffertory£429.16 Offertory£546.00OrangeBucket£40.00





SUNDAY9THOCTOBER2016

THELITURGYTHISWEEK

SUNDAY9THOCTOBER2016-TWENTYEIGHTHOFORDINARYTIME(C)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass WinifrideSwiftSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass IreneCartlidgeSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass EdnaCraven

MONDAY10THOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1242)(OptionalMemorialofSaintPaulinusofYork)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass Fr.MichaelGoslin(Anniv)

TUESDAY11THOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1244)(OptionalMemorialofSaintPopeJohnXXIII)10.00am SacredHeart Mass Mgr.JackKennedyNOMASSATHOLYFAMILYCHURCHTODAY

WEDNESDAY12THOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1246)(OptionalMemorialofSaintWilfrid)10.00am SacredHeart Mass IntentionsofBridiePhilips

THURSDAY13THOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1247)(OptionalMemorialofSaintEdwardtheConfessor)10.00am SacredHeart Mass JanetTheresaMcCarthyNOMASSATHOLYFAMILYCHURCHTODAY

FRIDAY14THOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1250)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass Parishioners7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY15THOCTOBER2016MEMORIALOFSAINTTERESAOFAVILANOMASSORCONFESSIONSATHOLYFAMILYCHURCHTODAY

SUNDAY16THOCTOBER2016-TWENTYNINTHOFORDINARYTIME(C)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass KathleenMerchantSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass Gordon&MichaelHalliwellSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass JosephPatrickRynn

RETIRINGCOLLECTIONTODAYFORCAFOD’SHARVESTFASTDAY

ROSARYSUNDAYPROCESSIONTheAnnualWiganandDistrictCMSRosarySunday Procession will take place today,Sundaythe9thofOctober,atSaintMary’sChurch, Standishgate, Wigan with thepresence of the Mayor and Mayoress ofWigan. Meet in the church car park at2.00pm then process into the church forRosary,SermonandBenedictionat2.15pm.Refreshments provided afterwards in theParishHall.Everyonewelcome.

FIRSTCOMMUNIONS2017If they haven’t already done so, then theparents of baptised Catholic children inYear Four at each of our two CatholicPrimaryschoolswillbecontactedshortlytoinvite them to begin to prepare theirchildren to celebrate First Reconciliation(First Confession) and to receive First HolyCommunion during 2017. The PreparationCourse will consist of monthly meetingsbetweentheparents,theirchildrenandourcatechists aswell as attendanceat SundayMasseachweek.

HOLYFAMILYCHURCHPleasenotethat,duetoredecoratingworktaking place, Mass will be celebrated atHoly Family Church as usual at 10.30ameachSundaymorning,butthereisnoMassatHolyFamilyonWeekdaysuntil the25thofOctober.Confessionswillbehearduponrequest to Father Tony after Mass onSundaymornings.Althoughthecontractorswill clean up after themselves as they goalong, theremay still be a spot of dustingand mopping required to get the churchready for Mass each Sunday. So we willhold Church Cleaning sessions each Fridayat6.00pmasfromthisweek–ifyou’refreeandable,pleasedocomealongtohelpout.

HOLYFAMILYBONUSBALLSEPTEMBER2016WINNERS

September7th No.11September14th No.28September21st No.43September28th No.55

HOLYFAMILYCHRISTMASDRAWTickets are now on sale for this year’s Holy FamilyChristmas Raffle. There are Cash Prizes of £100, £50and £25 plus further prizes of hampers, spirits andluxurygifts.Ticketsarejust£1perbookoffive.Pleasetake some books to sell among your relatives, friendsand workmates: All proceeds towards the workcurrentlytakingplaceatHolyFamilyChurch.

CHRISTMASINLOURDESPilgrimageOptions,basedatMiddletoninManchester,are offering “Christmas in Lourdes”, six days by coachdeparting on the 22nd of December 2016 with noovernight travelling (overnight stop south of Parish inboth directions) and three nights full board in a 4*Lourdes hotel, wine with evening meal and MasscelebratedatthegrottoonChristmasDay.Costis£375perpersonsharingor£465perpersonsingleroom.Forbookings or for more information contact PilgrimageOptionson08448551844orwww.options-travel.co.uk

THANKSFROMPERUColette Burke has emailed from Lima to say howgrateful theMissionaryBrothersof Charity are for thesupport they receive from the people of our parishes.On this trip Colette has taken with her donationstotalling £465 for the work of the Brothers with theboysandyoungmentheyoffersupportto.

REQUESTSFORBAPTISMExpectant parents are always very welcome to takepartintheBaptismPreparationCourseevenbeforethebirth of their child. See Father Tony after Mass anyweekend to pick up a Baptism Information leaflet.PreparationCoursesforparentsrequestingBaptismfortheir children take place four times each year, on thefirst three Sundays of March, June, September andDecember.

THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK

HOLYFAMILY SACREDHEARTOffertory£418.52 Offertory£555.00OrangeBucket£55.00

Sincere thanks for a further donation to Holy FamilyChurch of £200 from themembers of theWednesdaySeniorCitizensFriendshipClub.

REGULARHAPPENINGS-EveryoneWelcome-

LINEDANCING Monday afternoons at 1.00pm in Holy Family ParishHall.ContactSylviaDelargyon521482.

LEGIONOFMARY TuesdaysaftertheMassatHolyFamilyChurch.ContactMaryMarshon701091orKathPrioron861995.

OVER60’sFRIENDSHIPCLUBS Wednesdays at 12.30pm in Holy Family Parish Hall.ContactKathPrioron861995.AlsoonWednesdaysat2.00pminSacredHeartClub.ContactMaureenDaltonon253132.

BROWNIESANDGUIDESFORGIRLS Wednesday inHolyFamilyParishHall from6.30pmto8.00pm for Brownies and from 8.00pm to 9.00pm forGuides.ContactSheilaMarcrofton861981

FAMILYPLAYGROUPEveryFridayinHolyFamilyParishHallfrom1.00pmto3.00pm for childrenaged5yearsandunderand theirfamilies(mums,nans,aunties,etc).

WOMEN’SFITNESSGROUPGettogetherwiththegirls,burncaloriesandhavefunat a Cardio and Toning Class every Thursday in HolyFamily Parish Hall from 6.30pm. Cost just £2 persession.Moredetailsfrom01942488480

MOTHERS’PRAYERSMothers meeting weekly to pray for their children.Each Thursday in Holy Family Parish Hall at 2.00pm.MoredetailsfromMaryMarshon01942701091.

BEREAVEMENTSUPPORTGROUP Foranyonewhofindsithardtocopeafterthelossofalovedone.MeetsonthelastSaturdayofeachmonthat12.15pm in Holy Family Parish Hall. Contact MaryMarshon701091

BIBLESTUDYGROUP MeetsonMondayeveningsat7.00pminSaintWilfrid’sChurch,BoltonRoad,StubshawCross,Ashton.ContactDeaconMikeSwifton01942715177.

SACREDHEARTCLUB,HINDLEYGREEN(BehindtheChurch-BesidetheSchool)

EVERYSATURDAY-ARTISTENIGHTLiveentertainmentfrom9.00pm

SUNDAYS&TUESDAYS-BINGONIGHTSEyesDownat9.00pmPrompt






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SUNDAY16THOCTOBER2016TWENTYNINTHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(C)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass KathleenMerchantSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass Gordon&MichaelHalliwellSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass JosephPatrickRynn

MONDAY17THOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1253)MEMORIALOFSAINTIGNATIUSOFANTIOCH7.00pm SacredHeart Mass FatherBrianCrane

TUESDAY18THOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage2004)FEASTOFSAINTLUKE,EVANGELIST10.00am SacredHeart Mass EileenRimmerNOMASSATHOLYFAMILYCHURCHTODAY

WEDNESDAY19THOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1257)10.00am SacredHeart Mass IntentionsofMrs.E.Flynn

THURSDAY20THOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1259)10.00am SacredHeart Mass ParishionersNOMASSATHOLYFAMILYCHURCHTODAY

FRIDAY21STOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1261)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass BernardCunliffe7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY22NDOCTOBER2016(OptionalMemorialofSaintPopeJohnPaulII)NOMASSORCONFESSIONSATHOLYFAMILYCHURCHTODAY

SUNDAY23RDOCTOBER2016-WORLDMISSIONSUNDAYTHIRTIETHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass WilliamBrownSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass DorothyHickmanSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass BillMangnall

HOLYFAMILYCHURCH

Foronefinalweek,duetotheredecorationwork takingplace in thechurch, therewillbe no Mass on weekdays at Holy Family.Confessionswillbeheardupon request toFather Tony after the Mass on Sundaymornings. Although the contractors havebeencleaningupafter themselvesas theygoalong,therewillstillbeaspotofdustingand mopping. So we will hold our finalspecialChurchCleaningsessionnextFridayeveningat6.00pm-ifyou’refreeandable,dopleasecomealongtohelp.

NOVEMBERLISTS

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will beoffered frequently throughout the monthof November for those of your familymembersand friendswhosenamesareonourNovemberDeadList.Pleaseplaceyourlist of November Names into an envelopewith your offering, write “November List”on the front,andpop it into thecollectionplateatMassbeforetheendofOctober.Ifyou are a taxpayer using weekly OffertoryEnvelopes then you can Gift Aid youroffering simply by writing your weeklyenvelope number on the front of theenvelopecontainingyourNovemberList.

CHRISTMASDRAW

Tickets are now on sale for Holy FamilyChristmas Rafflewith cash prizes of £100,£50 and £25 plus further prizes ofhampers, spirits and luxury gifts. Ticketsare just £1 per book of five. Please takesome books to sell among your relatives,friendsandworkmates.ThedrawwilltakeplaceaftertheMassatHolyFamilyChurchonSundaythe4thofDecember.

RETIRINGCOLLECTIONNEXTWEEKENDFOR

WORLDMISSIONSUNDAY

THEWORDOFTHELORD

This is the name given to aDiocesanDay for Readersand for all those involved in ScriptureGroups, lookingin depth at the Gospel according to Matthew, whichwill be the sourceof ourGospel Readings atMass onSundays in Ordinary Time in 2017. It will be led byrenowned scripture scholar FatherDenisMcBride andheld at Saint Anne’s Parish Centre,Ormskirk, L39 4TGonSaturdaythe12thofNovember2016from10.00amto4.00pm.Transportwillbearrangedforanyonefromour two parishes who wishes to go. Please contactDeaconMike Swift at Holy Family (Tel.01942 715177)orNoraJohnstonatSacredHeart(Tel.07759641642)ifyou’dliketoreserveaplace.WEEKENDRETREAT

InadditiontotheaboveDayforReadersontheGospelaccording to Matthew, on the following weekendFatherChrisThomaswill leadaThree-DayRetreat“Goand Make Disciples of all Nations: Reflections on theGospelofMatthew”fromFridaythe18thtoSundaythe20thofNovember.TheretreattakesplaceatIrenaeus,32GreatGeorges Road,Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 1RDandthecostbydonationcanbeas littleas£20.Moredetailsonthewebsiteatwww.irenaeus.co.ukorphoneJennyon01519491199FATHERSTROWBRIDGEJUBILEE

To celebrate the Diamond Jubilee (Sixty Years) of hisOrdination to the Priesthood, Father Strowbridge willcelebrateMass at Sacred Heart Church on Friday the4th of November at 7.00pm with refreshments andentertainment provided afterwards in Sacred HeartClub. Everyone is invitedbut, for cateringpurposes, ifyou intend coming along to the Club after the Mass,please indicate your choiceofmenuon the listwhichFather Strowbridgehas placedon the notice board atSacred Heart Church, either fish pie or cheese andonionpasty(bothmeat-freeoptionssinceit’saFriday!)

THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK

HOLYFAMILY SACREDHEARTOffertory£466.30 Offertory£525.70Cafod£642.42 Cafod£224.50OrangeBucket£40.00

Sincere thanks for an anonymous donation of £500 atHolyFamilyChurchtotheCafodCollection.










CHILDREN’SLITTLECHURCHEach Sunday for Primary School aged children toheartheWordofGodonaleveltheycanunderstand.Atthe9.00amMassatSacredHeartandthe10.30amMassatHolyFamily.ChildrencomeupatthestartofMass.






SUNDAY23RDOCTOBER2016

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SUNDAY23RDOCTOBER2016-WORLDMISSIONSUNDAYTHIRTIETHSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass WilliamBrownSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass DorothyHickmanSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass BillMangnall

MONDAY24THOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1265)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass LindaDoyle

TUESDAY25THOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1267)10.00am HolyFamily Mass IntentionsofPatriciaScholes

WEDNESDAY26THOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1268)10.00am SacredHeart Mass ThomasO’Connell

THURSDAY27THOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1270)10.00am HolyFamily Mass InThanksforprayersanswered

FRIDAY28THOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage2020)FEASTOFSAINTSSIMONANDJUDE,APOSTLES7.00pm SacredHeart Mass Parishioners7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY29THOCTOBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1274)11.00am HolyFamily Mass IntentionsofEdnaHurst11.30am HolyFamily ConfessionsandExposition

SUNDAY30THOCTOBER2016THIRTYFIRSTSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass JoeAthertonSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass Annie&JoeHeskethSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass MavisWIlliamsSun.11.45am HolyFamily CelebrationofBaptism

RETIRINGCOLLECTIONTODAYFORTHEFOREIGNMISSIONS(TodayisWorldMissionSunday)

HOLYFAMILYCHURCH

The plastering and redecoration work hasnowbeencompletedso,asfromthisweek,wecanresumethecelebrationofweekdayMass at Holy Family. The church certainlylooksverydifferentfromhowitdidtwelvemonths ago:Hopefully youwill agree thatwearebeginningtoseeanimprovement.

PhaseFourof the renovationworkwillbetheremovalofthebluevinylfloortiles(byaspecialist firmsincetheycontainaslighttrace of asbestos) and then the laying ofcarpeting throughout the church. Again,this will entail some disruption to ournormal routine over future weeks. We’llkeep you posted when dates for thecompletionofthisworkaredecided.

Our heartfelt thanks to the faithful fewwhoturneduponFridayeveningstocleanthe church in readiness for Sunday Massandourgratitudetothoseofyouwhostillcame along to Holy Family for Mass onSunday mornings despite the temporaryinconveniencethisworkmayhavecaused.

NOVEMBERLISTS

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will beoffered frequently throughout the monthof November for those of your familymembersand friendswhosenamesareonourNovemberDeadList.Pleaseplaceyourlist of November Names into an envelopewith your offering, write “November List”on the front,andpop it into thecollectionplateatMassbeforetheendofOctober.Ifyou are a taxpayer using weekly OffertoryEnvelopes then you can Gift Aid youroffering simply by writing your weeklyenvelope number on the front of theenvelopecontainingyourNovemberList.

THEREVERSEADVENTCALENDAROnlytwomonthsuntilChristmas!Sohere’sanovelandwonderful way to journey towards it: The ReverseAdventCalendar.The idea is thatyougetahamper (alarge cardboard box will do) and every day from nowuntil Christmas, buy one article – for example non-perishablefoodstuff,ortoiletriesorsocksorglovesetc– and put it into the hamper. Then, on or aroundChristmasEve,donate thehamper toa local foodbankorhomeless shelter. It’sagoodwayof sharing the joyofChristmaswithsomeonelessfortunatethanyourself.Whynotgiveitagothisyear?

THERELIGIOUSLIFEFORWOMENAVocationsWeekend for youngwomen (aged in their20sand30s)onthethemeof“DiscerningGod'sCall inmy life” is takingplaceat theFCJConvent inLiverpoolfrom the 11th to the 13th of November 2016. Theweekend is being organised by the sisters, FaithfulCompanionsofJesus(FCJ)andtherewillbeinputfromthe FCJ sisters on different aspects of vowed life, andtime for prayer, reflection and discussion with otheryoung womenwho are also considering a vocation toreligious life. It's anopportunity to live community lifefor a weekend and to meet some sisters. For moreinformationabouttheweekendortobookaplaceonitpleasecontactSisterLynneatlynnefcj@hotmail.comorvisitthewebsiteatwww.fcjsisters.org

THEPERMANENTDIACONATEFORMENArchbishopMalcolmishostingan InformationEveningforanymenwhomaybeconsideringavocationtothePermanentDiaconate in theArchdiocese of Liverpool.It takesplaceatSaintWilfrid’sParishCentre(formerlyOur Lady of Perpetual Succour Church) MayfieldAvenue, Widnes WA8 8PR on Friday the 25th ofNovemberbeginningwithrefreshmentsat7.00pmandending by 9.00pm. The Archbishop will speak aboutordained ministry and there will be an explanationabouttheprocessof formationanddiscernment,withinput from two serving deacons and the opportunityforquestions.MoredetailsfromFatherChrisFallontheDiaconateDirectorbyemailatc.fallon@rcaolp.co.ukorphone him on 07932 648221 or have a chat (noobligation to buy!)with one of our own two deaconsKenandMike.

CHRISTMASDRAWTicketsarestillonsaleforHolyFamilyChristmasRafflewith cash prizes of £100, £50 and £25 plus furtherprizes of hampers, spirits and luxury gifts. Tickets arejust£1perbookoffive.Pleasetakesomebookstosellamongyourrelatives,friendsandworkmates.Thedrawwill take place on Sunday the 4th of December afterthe10.30amMassatHolyFamilyChurch.

SAFEGUARDINGMEETINGFORHOLYFAMILYVOLUNTEERSWould any Minister of Communion, catechist, or anyother volunteer who comes into contact with young,elderlyorvulnerablepeopleandwhohasnotyethadaCRBcheck,pleasestaybehindafterthe10.30amMassnext Sunday (30th October) for a brief meeting withMary Marsh and Muriel McGuire, the SafeguardingRepresentatives for Holy Family Parish. If for anyreason you can’t attend the meeting please contactMary on 01942 701091 to make some alternativearrangements.

FUNCTIONROOMFORHIREEach of our parishes has a licensed function roomavailable for hire. Contact our Parish Club managersany evening after 8.00pm: Gillian at Holy Family Clubon 01942 866167 or Terry at Sacred Heart Club on01942 255192. Holy Family Parish Hall is not licensedbut is an ideal venue for regular or occasional groupactivities or meetings, or children’s parties or othersocialevents.ContactGeofforCeciliaon861084.

WANTTOGETMARRIED?Ifyou-orsomeoneyouknow–wishestobemarriedineitherofourtwochurchesduring2017pleasecontactFatherTonybeforetheendofthisyeartobookadate.We usually ask for twelvemonths’ notice ofmarriageso that plenty of time can be given to makearrangementsforMarriagePreparation.

HOLYFAMILYORANGEBUCKETOn Sundays when there is no specific RetiringCollection,youngWilliamMulhearnwillbestoodatthechurchdoorattheendofMassatHolyFamilywithhisOrangeBuckettoreceiveyour loosechangeforparishfunds and also any donations you may wish to make(maybe £5 a week, just until the end of the year?)towards the expense of the refurbishment workcurrentlytakingplaceatHolyFamily.

PIETYSHOPCHRISTMASITEMSThePietyShopatthebackofeachofourchurcheshaveastockofChristmasCards,2017CalendarsandDiaries,andotheritemsavailableforpurchase.Whynothaveabrowsethroughwhat’sonofferafterMasstoday?

THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK


► DON’TFORGETTHATTHECLOCKSGOBACKONEHOURNEXTWEEKEND◄






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SUNDAY30THOCTOBER2016THIRTYFIRSTSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass JoeAthertonSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass Annie&JoeHeskethSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass MavisWilliamsSun.11.45am HolyFamily CelebrationofBaptismMONDAY31STOCTOBER&TUESDAY1STNOVEMBER2016SOLEMNITYOFALLSAINTS-HOLYDAYOFOBLIGATIONMon.7.00pm SacredHeart Mass BernardDerbyshireTues.9.15am SacredHeart Mass MargaretCunliffeTues.10.00am HolyFamily Mass ParishionersWEDNESDAY2NDNOVEMBER2016COMMEMORATIONOFALLTHEFAITHFULDEPARTED(ALLSOULSDAY)10.00am SacredHeart Mass NovemberLists7.00pm HolyFamily Mass NovemberListsTHURSDAY3RDNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1281)(OptionalMemorialofSaintMartindePorresorofSaintWInifride)10.00am HolyFamily Mass NovemberListsFRIDAY4THNOVEMBER2016MEMORIALOFSAINTCHARLESBORROMEO7.00pm SacredHeart Mass InThanksgiving(Fr.Strowbridge)SATURDAY5THNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1285)11.00am HolyFamily Mass EricMills11.30am HolyFamily ConfessionsandExpositionSUNDAY6THNOVEMBER2016-LAMPSUNDAYTHIRTYSECONDSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm* SacredHeart Mass NovemberListsSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass MarjorieMeakinSun.10.30am* HolyFamily Mass Parishioners

*TheseMassescelebratedbyArchbishopMalcolmMcMahonOP

On TUESDAY we celebrate the Solemnityof All Saints which is a Holyday ofobligation for Catholics. There will beTHREE Masses for this Holyday: OnMonday evening at 7.00pm at SacredHeartChurch,andMassesontheTuesdaywiththechildrenofeachrespectiveschoolat 9.15am in Sacred Heart Church and at10.00aminHolyFamilyChurch.On WEDNESDAY we will keep theCommemoration of All the FaithfulDeparted with celebrations of Mass at10.00amatSacredHeartandat7.00pmatHoly Family. During each of theseMasseswe will remember by name those whosefunerals have been celebrated from bothof our churches since All Souls Day lastyearand therewillbe theopportunity foranyone to remember their own departedlovedonesinprayer.

Next FRIDAY Father Hubert Strowbridgewill achieve the milestone of the SixtiethAnniversary of his Ordination to thePriesthood and will celebrate it with aMassof Thanksgivingat7.00pm in SacredHeart Church next Friday. There will berefreshments served for all afterwards inSacredHeartClub.Andfinally,ArchbishopMalcolmMcMahonpays his first visit to our parishes as theArchbishop of Liverpool NEXT WEEKENDand will celebrate the 5.30pm Mass atSacred Heart next Saturday and the10.30amMassatHolyFamilynextSunday.Light refreshmentsandanopportunity foreveryonetomeetwithandspeakwiththeArchbishopwill be provided after each ofthoseMasses in Sacred Heart School HallandinHolyFamilyParishHallrespectively.

RETIRINGCOLLECTIONNEXTWEEKENDFORL.A.M.P.

OursupportforSouthAmericaoftheLiverpoolArchdioceseMissionaryProject

FATHERSTROWBRIDGEJUBILEE

All arewelcome at the followingMasses thisweek tojoin with Father Strowbridge in celebrating theDiamondJubileeofhisOrdinationtothePriesthood:

Tuesday1stNovemberat9.15am(AllSaintsDay)Mass in SacredHeart Church, Hindley Greenwith thechildrenofSacredHeartCatholicPrimarySchool

Friday4thNovemberat7.00pmPersonalMassofThanksgivinginSacredHeartChurch,HindleyGreenwith refreshments servedafterwards inSacredHeartClub

Saturday5thNovemberat11.00amArchdiocesan Mass of Thanksgiving with ArchbishopMalcomatHolyCross&St.HelenChurch,CorporationStreet,St.Helens.Refreshmentsservedafterwards

CATHEDRALLIFE:AFLORALTRIBUTEWould you like to take part in a Flower Festival tocelebrate theMetropolitan Cathedral’s Golden Jubilee2017? As part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations inJune 2017 they are looking for experienced groups orindividuals who regularly provide arrangements fortheirchurchestoameetingtodiscusshowtheycangetinvolved and be a part of this historic venture. TheopeningoftheFestivalwillbeonFridaythe2ndofJune2017tocoincidewiththemainweekendofcelebrationswhichwillbeonSaturdaythe3rdandSundaythe4thofJune. The theme of the Flower Festival will celebrateand reflect the achievements of the Cathedral and itscommunity over the past 50 years, and honour theCathedral’s role as a defining symbol of Catholicworship. Contact Claire Hanlon at Cathedral House bytelephoneon01517099222extension201,[email protected].

NOVEMBERLISTSMasswillbeofferedthroughoutNovemberforthoseofyour familymembersand friendswhosenamesareonour November Dead List. Please place your list ofNovemberNames intoanenvelopewithyouroffering,write“NovemberList”onthefront,andpopitintothecollection plate atMass before the end of October. Ifyou are a taxpayer using weekly Offertory Envelopesthen you can Gift Aid your offering simply by writing“Gift Aid” and your weekly envelope number on thefrontoftheenvelopecontainingyourNovemberList.

SAFEGUARDINGMEETINGFORHOLYFAMILYVOLUNTEERSWould any Minister of Communion, catechist, or anyother volunteer who comes into contact with young,elderlyorvulnerablepeopleandwhohasnotyethadaCRBcheck,pleasestaybehindafterthe10.30amMasstodayforabriefmeetingwithMaryMarshandMurielMcGuire, the Safeguarding Representatives for HolyFamily Parish. If for any reason you can’t attend themeeting please contact Mary on 01942 701091 tomakesomealternativearrangements.OURPARISHFAMILYWewelcomeintothePeopleofGodandintoourParishFamily through the celebration of Baptism at HolyFamilyChurchthisweekend:JosephPatrickandJamesPatrick Hunt, aged eighteenmonths, the twin sons ofKellyandSeanHuntfromGreenbank,AbramHOLYFAMILYCHRISTMASDRAWTicketsarestillonsaleforHolyFamilyChristmasRafflewith cash prizes of £100, £50 and £25 plus furtherprizes of hampers, spirits and luxury gifts. Tickets arejust£1perbookoffive.Pleasetakesomebookstosellamongyourrelatives,friendsandworkmates.Thedrawwill take place on Sunday the 4th of December afterthe10.30amMassatHolyFamilyChurch.ORANGEBUCKETCOLLECTIONOn Sundays when there is no specific RetiringCollection,youngWilliamMulhearnwillbestoodatthechurchdoorattheendofMassatHolyFamilywithhisOrangeBuckettoreceiveyour loosechangeforparishfunds and also any donations you may wish to make(maybe £5 a week, just until the end of the year?)towards the expense of the refurbishment workcurrentlytakingplaceatHolyFamily.PIETYSHOPCHRISTMASITEMSThePietyShopatthebackofeachofourchurcheshaveastockofChristmasCards,2017CalendarsandDiaries,andotheritemsavailableforpurchase.Whynothaveabrowsethroughwhat’sonofferafterMasstoday?

THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK

HOLYFAMILY SACREDHEARTOffertory£419.78 Offertory£616.50ForeignMissions£404.53ForeignMissions£231.00

Sincere thanks for an anonymous donation of £300 totheRetiringCollectionfortheForeignMissionsatHolyFamilyChurchlastweekend.





SUNDAY6THNOVEMBER2016

THELITURGYTHISWEEK

SUNDAY6THNOVEMBER2016-LAMPSUNDAYTHIRTYSECONDSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass NovemberListsSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass MarjorieMeakinSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass Parishioners

MONDAY7THNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1287)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass IntentionsofSr.Catherine

TUESDAY8THNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1289)10.00am HolyFamily Mass NovemberLists

WEDNESDAY9THNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage2048)FEASTOFTHEDEDICATIONOFTHELATERANBASILICA10.00am SacredHeart Mass FatherThomasDelaney

THURSDAY10THNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1293)MEMORIALOFSAINTLEOTHEGREAT10.00am HolyFamily Mass NovemberLists

FRIDAY11THNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1295)MEMORIALOFSAINTMARTINOFTOURS7.00pm SacredHeart Mass NovemberLists7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY12THNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1297)MEMORIALOFSAINTJOSAPHAT11.00am HolyFamily Mass Parishioners11.30am HolyFamily ConfessionsandExposition

SUNDAY13THNOVEMBER2016–REMEMBRANCESUNDAYTHIRTYTHIRDSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass AnnKalmusSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass NovemberListsSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass CarolFlemingSun.11.45am HolyFamily CelebrationofBaptism

WELCOMEARCHBISHOPMALCOLM

With thegreatest joywewelcomeArchbishopMalcolmamongusthisweekend,whopayshisfirst visit to our parishes as Archbishop ofLiverpool. He will celebrate the Mass onSaturdayat5.30pmatSacredHeartChurchandtheMassonSundayat 10.30amMass atHolyFamilyChurch.

There will be light refreshments and anopportunity for you to meet and speak withtheArchbishopaftereachoftheseMasses-inSacred Heart School Hall and in Holy FamilyParishHallrespectively.

SACREDHEARTCHRISTMASFAIR

TheChristmasFair this yearwill takeplaceonSunday the 4th of December on Sacred HeartSchool complex from 1.30pmwith Hog Roast,SantaClaus,Donkeys,andvariousstalls,gamesand tombola. In themeantime, anydonationsofbottlesandgifts forthetombola,aswellascakes, will be gratefully received. Just bringthem along toMasswith you at SacredHeartchurchoverthecomingweeks.HOLYFAMILYCHRISTMASDRAW

Tickets are currently on sale for Holy FamilyChristmasRafflewithcashprizesof£100,£50and£25plusfurtherprizesofhampers,spiritsandluxurygifts.Ticketsarejust£1perbookoffive. Please take some books to sell amongyourrelatives,friendsandworkmates.

ThedrawwilltakeplaceonSundaythe4thofDecember after the 10.30am Mass at HolyFamilyChurch.

RETIRING COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND FOR L.A.M.P. TheLiverpoolArchdioceseMissionaryProjectinSouthAmerica

HOLYFAMILYBONUSBALLWINNERS

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NOVEMBERFIRSTANNIVERSARIES

Congratulations and best wishes to those who willcelebratetheirFirstAnniversaryofBaptismduringthismonth:Harry JohnOsmond, sonofPhilipandRebeccaOsmond of Pinewood Close, Abramwhowas baptisedatHolyFamilybyDeaconMikeonthe1stofNovember2015; George Thomas Togher, son of Claire and JohnTogher of Eleanor Street,Wigan who was baptised atHolyFamilybyDeaconMikeonthe22ndofNovember2015;AaronJamesAlanCollins,sonofNiallCollinsandLisa Evans of Atherton Road, Hindley Green who wasbaptisedatSacredHeartbyDeaconKenonthe29thofNovember2015.

And we continue to hold in prayer before the LordthosewhoseFirstAnniversariesofDeathoccurduringthismonth:MaryScott,lateofDixonPlace,Abramwhodiedonthe17thofNovember2015aged90years.

CALLEDTOTHEDIACONATE?

ArchbishopMalcolmishostingan InformationEveningforanymenwhomaybeconsideringavocationtothePermanentDiaconate in theArchdiocese of Liverpool.It takesplaceatSaintWilfrid’sParishCentre(formerlyOur Lady of Perpetual Succour Church) MayfieldAvenue, Widnes WA8 8PR on Friday the 25th ofNovemberbeginningwithrefreshmentsat7.00pmandending by 9.00pm. The Archbishop will speak aboutordained ministry and there will be an explanationabouttheprocessof formationanddiscernment,withinput from two serving deacons and the opportunityforquestions.MoredetailsfromFatherChrisFallontheDiaconateDirectorbyemailatc.fallon@rcaolp.co.ukorphone him on 07932 648221 or have a chat (noobligation to buy!)with one of our own two deaconsKenandMike.

PIETYSHOPCHRISTMASITEMS

ThePietyShopatthebackofeachofourchurcheshaveastockofChristmasCards,2017CalendarsandDiaries,andotheritemsavailableforpurchase.Whynothaveabrowsethroughwhat’sonofferafterMasstoday?











THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK


SincerethankstothemembersofHolyFamilyOver60’sFriendship Club for a further donation of £200 towardsthecostofthecurrentrefurbishmentworkbeingcarriedoutatHolyFamilyChurch.





SUNDAY13THNOVEMBER2016THELITURGYTHISWEEK

SUNDAY13THNOVEMBER2016–REMEMBRANCESUNDAYTHIRTYTHIRDSUNDAYOFORDINARYTIME(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass AnnKalmusSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass NovemberListsSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass CarolFlemingSun.11.45am HolyFamily CelebrationofBaptism

MONDAY14THNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1298)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass NovemberLists

TUESDAY15THNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1300)10.00am HolyFamily Mass NovemberLists

WEDNESDAY16THNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1303)10.00am SacredHeart Mass NovemberLists

THURSDAY17THNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1305)MEMORIALOFSAINTELIZABETHOFHUNGARY10.00am HolyFamily Mass MargaretTurner

FRIDAY18THNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1307)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass CatherineHarrison7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY19THNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1309)11.00am HolyFamily Mass Parishioners11.30am HolyFamily ConfessionsandExposition

SUNDAY20THNOVEMBER2016–YOUTHSUNDAYOURLORDJESUSCHRIST,UNIVERSALKING(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass Dominic&RachelKaneSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass IntentionsofPatNuttSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass NovemberLists

OURPARISHFAMILYWe welcome into the People of God andour Parish Family through the celebrationof Baptism at Holy Family this weekend:Freddie Stuart Cardwell, aged threemonths, the son of Stuart Cardwell andRachel Abbott from Beech Grove, Abram;and Alisse Lorenne Blackburn, aged oneyear(todayisherbirthday!)thedaughterofMark Blackburn and Monique Henry fromGreenbank,Abram.

Ourdeepestsympathyandprayersarewiththe family and friends of Irene Kennedy,lateofEdinburghDrive,HindleyGreenwhodiesonthe1stofNovemberaged83years.HerfuneralriteswerecelebratedatSacredHeart Church last Friday prior to burial atLeighCemetery.MaytheLordwelcomeherhome.FIRSTCOMMUNIONMEETING

The nextmeeting for parents and childrenpreparingorFirstHolyCommunionin2017takesplacethisweek:EitheronWednesdayat 5.45pm in Holy Family Church or onThursdayat6.00pminSacredHeartSchool

THEARTOFDYINGWELL

Just launched in thismonth ofNovember,thetraditionalmonthofrememberingandpraying for the dead, is a new on-lineinitiative from the Catholic Bishops ofEnglandandWales:TheArtofDyingWell.It’s a new website that offers a helpinghand to those grappling with issuessurroundingdeathanddying.Based intheCatholic tradition, but open to all, itfeaturesreal-lifestoriesaboutdealingwiththe journey through death to eternal life.You can find and view the website atwww.artofdyingwell.org

THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK

HOLYFAMILY SACREDHEARTOffertory£425.05Offertory£584.20LAMP£313.97 LAMP£215.70

RETIRINGCOLLECTIONNEXTWEEKENDFORTHEYOUTHSERVICEOFTHEARCHDIOCESE

THANKSFROMFATHERSTROWBRIDGE

Father Strowbridge thanks all who gave him gifts andcardsandallwhohelpedtomakehisDiamondJubileesuchawonderfulcelebration.DEMENTIAFRIENDS

A morning of singing and enjoyment for anyone wholikestosingbutparticularlygearedtowardsthoselivingwith dementia and their carers is being held onWednesday the 23rd of November from 11.00am to12.30pm followed by lunch at Saint Thomas ofCanterburyParishHall,GreatGeorgesRoad,Waterloo,Liverpool L22 1RD. There will also be a DementiaFriendlyCarolServiceattheMetropolitanCathedralonWednesdaythe14thofDecemberat2.00pm.Formoredetails phone 0151 949 1199 or visit the Irenaeuswebsiteatwww.irenaeus.co.ukARCHBISHOP’SVISIT:THANKYOU

SincerethankstoallthoseatbothparisheswhohelpedtomakeArchbishopMalcolm’svisittous lastweekendextra special, and in particular to thosewho providedthe refreshmentsandwhocleanedupafterwards.TheArchbishophaveawonderfultimemeetingwithusandwas impressed with the strong sense of a communityspiritineachparish.HOLYFAMILYCHOCOLATETOMBOLA

OnceagainthisyeartherewillbeaChocolateTombolaatHolyFamilywhichwilltakeplaceonSundaythe11thofDecemberafterthe10.30amMass.Inthemeantimeany donations of chocolate confectionary for thetombola will be gratefully received – bring them toMasswithyouanyweekendorseeMaryMarsh.SACREDHEARTCHRISTMASFAIR

The Christmas Fair this yearwill take place on Sundaythe 4th of December on SacredHeart School complexfrom1.30pmwithHogRoast,SantaClaus,Donkeys,andvarious stalls, games and tombola. In the meantime,any donations of bottles and gifts for the tombola, aswell as cakes, will be gratefully received. Just bringthem along to Mass with you at Sacred Heart churchoverthecomingweeks.FORDEVOTEESOFTHESACREDHEART

The relics of SaintMargaretMary Alacoque and SaintClaudelaColombiere,thetwoapostlesofthedevotionto the Sacred Heart of Jesus, are being brought fromParay-le-Monialandwillbeavailable forvenerationatSaintMargaretMary’sChurch, Pilch Lane,KnottyAsh,Liverpool L14 0JG tomorrow on Monday the 14th ofNovemberbetween2.00pmand10.00pm.

CLOSEOFTHEYEAROFMERCY

TheJubileeYearofMercyendswiththeFeastofChristtheKingnextweekend.ToconcludetheYearofMercyinourarchdiocese,ArchbishopMalcolmwillpresideattheCelebrationofMass intheMetropolitanCathedralin Liverpool next Sunday the 20th of November at3.00pm.Everyonewelcome.THEBOOKOFREVELATION

Probablythemostconfusingandmis-understoodofallthe texts in the Bible is the Book of Revelation alsoknown as the Book of The Apocalypse. Father ChrisThomaswillleadamorningreflectionon“Ifanyonehasearstohear:AJourneythroughtheBookofRevelation”onThursdaythe24thofNovemberfrom10.30amto12noon at Irenaeus, 32 Great Georges Road, Waterloo,Liverpool L22 1RD. For more details phone 0151 9491199 or email [email protected] or visit thewebsiteatwww.irenaeus.co.ukSAMUELGROUPFORYOUNGADULTSThe Samuel Group is an experience of reflection andprayer foryoungadultsagedbetween18and30whoare seeking todiscernGod’swill for their lives. It getsitsnamefromthebiblicalstoryofSamuelwhohearsavoiceinhissleepbutneedshelpfromhismentorElitounderstand what the call means, who it comes fromandhowhecanrespond.

The Samuel Group is a series of monthly reflectiongatherings,tobeheldinLiverpoolonSundayeveningsbetween 4pm and 7pm at Saint Charles’ Church, 224AigburthRoad,Aigburth,LiverpoolL179PGofferingtheopportunity to share with others, to hear guestspeakerssharingtheirownstories,withanopportunityfor silent prayer and adoration, and also (if desired)one-to-one spiritual direction. The group will befacilitated by Father James Preston, Sister CatherineSkeltonFSPandSisterMaryanneFrancalanzaFCJ.

Email [email protected] by the 15thof November for more details and to make initialenquiries.Oneof the facilitatorswill thencontactyoutohaveaconversation.

ThefirstmeetingofthisnewventurewilltakeplaceonSundaythe27thofNovember.POPEFRANCISTHANKSYOUYou may remember that Pope Francis asked for aretiring collection ineveryCatholic church throughoutthe world to help the victims of the situation in TheUkraine. A total of £23,145.14p was sent from theparishes of our archdiocese (£476.22p from our twoparishes)andHolyFatherFrancishassenthisgratitudetousviaaletterfromtheApostolicNuncio.





SUNDAY20THNOVEMBER2016THELITURGYTHISWEEK

SUNDAY20THNOVEMBER2016OURLORDJESUSCHRIST,UNIVERSALKING(YEARC)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass Dominic&RachelKaneSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass IntentionsofPatNuttSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass NovemberLists

MONDAY21STNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1311or2075)MEMORIALOFTHEPRESENTATIONOFTHEBLESSEDVIRGINMARY1.00pm HolyFamily FuneralMassforEdnaHurst7.00pm SacredHeart Mass NovemberLists

TUESDAY22NDNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1313)MEMORIALOFSAINTCECILIA,PATRONSAINTOFMUSICIANS10.00am HolyFamily Mass KathleenMerchant

WEDNESDAY23RDNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1314)10.00am SacredHeart Mass NovemberLists3.00pm BelongVillage Mass Parishioners

THURSDAY24THNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1316)MEMORIALOFTHEMARTYRSOFVIETNAM10.00am HolyFamily Mass NovemberLists12noon HolyFamily FuneralServiceforPaulineSparks

FRIDAY25THNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1319)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass JennyHigginson7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY26THNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage1321)11.00am HolyFamily Mass NovemberLists11.30am HolyFamily ConfessionsandExposition

SUNDAY27THNOVEMBER2016-FIRSTSUNDAYOFADVENT(YEARA)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass TheDochertyFamilySun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass Ints.ofFrancesCheethamSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass WilfredPugh

RETIRINGCOLLECTIONTHISWEEKFORTHEARCHDIOCESEOFLIVERPOOLYOUTHSERVICE

OURPARISHFAMILY

Our deep sympathy and prayers are withthefamilyandfriendsofEdnaHurst,lateofBelongVillage,PlattBridgeandonce fromHaydock, and who died on the 6th ofNovemberaged88years.HerfuneralriteswillbecelebratedatHolyFamilyChurchonMonday of this week at 1.00pm prior toburialatSaintOswald’s,Ashton.

Our deep sympathy and prayers are alsowith the family and friends of PaulineSparks, late of Neville Street, Platt Bridgewho died on the 12th of November aged54 years. Her funeral rites will becelebrated at Holy Family Church onThursdayof thisweekat 12noonprior toburialatWestwoodCemetery.

Our prayers also are with the family andfriends of Marie Winstanley from Belongwho died on the 7th of November, andKathleen Sweeney from Belong who diedon the 14th of November. Their funeralriteswere to be celebrated in their homeparishes.


MASSEACHWEDNESDAY

INBELONGVILLAGE

Beginning this week, and hopefully tobetter serve the spiritual needs of itsCatholic residents, we will begin tocelebrate Mass in The Venue at BelongeachWednesday at 3.00pm for residents,their families, and any others who maywish to join us. On occasion this Masscould also include the Sacraments of theAnointing of the Sick and Reconciliation.Everyone ismost welcome to come alongtothisMasseachWednesdayafternoon.

HOLYFAMILYCHRISTMASDRAWPlease return all outstanding tickets and monies forHolyFamilyChristmasDrawbynextSunday.Thedrawwill take place on Sunday the 4th of December afterthe10.30amMassatHolyFamilyChurch.


ThePietyShopatthebackofeachofourchurcheshaveastockofChristmasCards,2017CalendarsandDiaries,andotheritemsavailableforpurchase.Whynothaveabrowsethroughwhat’sonofferafterMasstoday?

There isalsoaselectionofAdventtitles forsale inthepamphletracksatthebackofHolyFamilyChurch.Whynot choose one to help you in your prayer life duringtheseasonthatbeginsnextweekend?

SACREDHEARTCHRISTMASBINGO

ChristmasBingoSessionswilltakeplaceinSacredHeartClubonWednesday30thofNovember,Wednesday7thofDecember, andWednesday14thofDecemberwitheyes down at 8.30pm each evening and with whisky,wine,turkeysandchickensasprizestobewon.

SACREDHEARTCHRISTMASFAIR

The Christmas Fair this yearwill take place on Sundaythe 4th of December on SacredHeart School complexfrom1.30pmwithHogRoast,SantaClaus,Donkeys,andvarious stalls, games and tombola. In the meantime,any donations of bottles and gifts for the tombola, aswell as cakes, will be gratefully received. Just bringthem along to Mass with you at Sacred Heart churchover the coming weeks. Raffle tickets are on sale atSacredHeartChurchforthedrawwhichwilltakeplaceattheChristmasFair

HOLYFAMILYCHOCOLATETOMBOLA

There will be a Chocolate Tombola at Holy FamilyChurchonSunday11thofDecemberafterthe10.30amMass.Anydonationsofchocolateconfectionaryforthetombola will be gratefully received – bring them toMasswithyouanyweekendorseeMaryorJulie.

ADAYWITHOURLADY

To celebrate the Feast of Our Lady’s ImmaculateConception (December8th) Father JohnAshtonSDB isleadingaDayofPrayeronSundaythe4thofDecemberfrom 12 noon to 4.00pm at Thornleigh House nearBolton. Transport provided from Hindley but bring apacked lunch. Contact Susan Mines on 07952 822440formoredetails.

THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK


ARCHBISHOPMALCOLMONNOVEMBER

November is always a difficult month for Catholics inEngland because of theGunpowder Plot, rememberedrecently with bonfire parties and fireworks. As youremember, theplotwas to kill King James theFirstbyblowing up Parliament which he was due to open.Today’sCatholicsarerightlyhorrifiedbythethoughtofassassinating our monarch who is such a wonderfulqueen and spiritual leader. Even in the tumultuoustimes of the early seventeenth century when manyCatholicsweremartyred,imprisonedandfinedfortheirfaith,regicidewouldhavebeenhardtojustify.So,fourhundred years later,we still bear some shame for theactionsoftheplotters.

This month is also the time when we remember thedead. Thosewho have died still need our prayers andthe continuing love thatwehave for them.Death canbreak apart the friendships and relationships that wehavebuiltupovertheyears.Whensomeonediesitisasthough our families and communities have become“dis-membered”:Wefeelasthoughpartofushasdiedaswell.Byprayingforthedeadwe“re-member”them,thusputtingusbacktogetherinthehopethattherewillcome a time when we will all be one in Christ. Thestrong bonds of love and friendship which weestablishedwhileweweretogetherinthisworldsurelyendure beyond death, and that truth is a consolationforeachofusaswintercloses inandwebeginto lookfortheadventofnewlifeintheChrist-child.

MostRev.MalcolmMcMahonOP

ArchbishopofLiverpool

ADVENTSEQUENCE Tomark the start ofAdvent, theCathedral Choir leadanAdventSequencenextSunday27thofNovemberinthe Metropolitan Cathedral at 5.00pm, with seasonalmusicandScriptureReadings.Allwelcome.

PREPARETHEWAYOnSaturdaythe3rdofDecemberJoBoyceandfriendswill present “Prepare theWay” an Advent Concert at7.00pmatSaintFrancisXavierChurch,SalisburyStreet,Liverpool L38DR.Ticketsare£8 fromSFXChurch. FormoredetailscontactDebbieon01512981911oremailheratd.reynolds@sfxchurchliverpool.com

TWOCATHEDRALSMESSIAHOnSaturdaythe10thofDecemberattheMetropolitanCathedral in Liverpool at 7.30pm. Join the choirs ofboth Liverpool Catholic and Anglican Cathedrals forHandel’s “Messiah”. Tickets £10 from the CathedralGiftshop. Email [email protected] for moredetailsortelephone01517073525.Ticketscanalsobeboughtonline:www.ticketsource.co.uk/lpoolmetmusic





SUNDAY27THNOVEMBER2016-

THELITURGYTHISWEEK

SUNDAY27THNOVEMBER2016-FIRSTSUNDAYOFADVENT(YEARA)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass TheDochertyFamilySun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass Ints.ofFrancesCheethamSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass WilfredPugh

MONDAY28THNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage4)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass ThomasGriffiths

TUESDAY29THNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage7)10.00am HolyFamily Mass BillMangnall

WEDNESDAY30THNOVEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage2087)FEASTOFSAINTANDREW,APOSTLE10.00am SacredHeart Mass Thomas,Margaret&MaryDelaney3.00pm BelongVillage Mass Parishioners

THURSDAY1STDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage13)10.00am HolyFamily CommunionService(NoMass)

FRIDAY2NDDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage15)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass BrianCashman7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY3RDDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage18)11.00am HolyFamily Mass Barbara&SandraKing11.30am HolyFamily ConfessionsandExposition

SUNDAY4THDECEMBER2016-SECONDSUNDAYOFADVENT(YEARA)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass WilliamSmithSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass William&ElizabethGaskellSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass MargaretTurner

► SOMETHINGNEW◄MASSISNOWCELEBRATEDEVERYWEDNESDAY

AT3.00PMINTHEVENUEATBELONGCAREHOME.

EVERYONEWELCOME

WALKWITHMEBOOKLETPleasetakehomewithyoufromchurchthisweekend a free-of-charge copy of theAdvent “WalkwithMe” booklet and use itas a help to your prayer life during thisAdventSeasonofExpectation.Thechildrenin our two schools have been given a copyof the “Walk with Me” Advent Calendarwithdailyactivitiesfortheseason.

ADVENTRECONCILIATIONFather Tony is available to celebrate theSacrament of Reconciliation (IndividualConfessions) each Friday at 7.30pm inSacred Heart Church and each Saturday at11.30am in Holy Family Church or uponrequest. A Mass of Reconciliation inpreparationforChristmaswillbecelebratedat Saint Benedict’s Church, Hindley onWednesday21stofDecemberat7.00pm.

CHRISTMASRAFFLEThe drawwill take place next Sunday afterthe10.30amMassatHolyFamilyChurch.

CHRISTMASFAIRThe Christmas Fair will take place nextSunday the 4th of December on SacredHeartSchoolcomplexfrom1.30pmwithHogRoast, Santa Claus, Donkeys, and variousstalls,gamesandtombola.

CHRISTMASTOMBOLAOnce again this year there will be aChocolateTombolaatHolyFamilywhichwilltakeplaceonSundaythe11thofDecemberafter the 10.30am Mass. In the meantimeanydonationsofchocolateconfectionaryforthe tombola will be gratefully received –bring them toMasswith you anyweekendorseeMaryMarshorJulieMulhearn.

DECEMBERFIRSTANNIVERSARIES

Congratulations and best wishes to those who willcelebratetheirFirstAnniversaryofBaptismduringthismonth: Georgia Elizabeth Kirwan, daughter of AndrewIsherwood and Rebecca Kirwan, who was baptised atHoly Family by DeaconMike on the 2nd of December2015. And we hold in prayer before the Lord thosewhose First Anniversaries of Death occur during themonth:BillRoberts,lateofLiverpoolRoad,PlattBridge,whodiedonthe6thofDecember2015aged76years;VincentHesketh, lateofTramStreet,PlattBridge,whodiedon the7thofDecember2015aged80years;andJosephWalsh, lateofVicarageRoad,Abram,whodiedonthe14thofDecemberaged79years.

CHRISTMASBINGOChristmasBingoSessionswilltakeplaceinSacredHeartClubnextWednesdaythe30thofNovember,andthenonWednesday the 7th of December andWednesdaythe14thofDecemberwitheyesdownat8.30pmeacheveningandwithwhisky,wine,turkeysandchickensasprizestobewon

WANTTOGETMARRIED?Ifyou-orsomeoneyouknow–wishestobemarriedineitherofour twochurchesduring2017pleasecontactFatherTonybeforetheendofthisyeartobookadate.Weusuallyaskfortwelvemonths’noticeofmarriagesothat plenty of time can be given to arrangeMarriagePreparationandcompletethenecessarypaperwork.


ThePietyShopatthebackofeachofourchurcheshaveastockofChristmasCards,2017CalendarsandDiaries,andotheritemsavailableforpurchase.Whynothaveabrowse through what’s on offer after Mass today?There isalsoaselectionofAdventtitles forsale inthepamphletracksatthebackofHolyFamilyChurch.Whynotchooseonetohelpyouinyourprayerlife?

THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK

HOLYFAMILY SACREDHEARTOffertory£440.14 Offertory£646.00AnimateYouth£96.35 AnimateYouth£177.00

SincerethankstothoseofyouwhoGiftAidyourgivingto yourparish.Wehave recently received fromHMRCfromthe2015/16TaxYear,£6,638from106GiftAidersatSacredHeartand£6,632from56GiftAidersatHolyFamily. This makes a tremendous difference to thefinancial well-being of our parishes and we are trulygrateful to all who Gift Aid. Heartfelt thanks also tothose who cover the administration of the Gift Aidschemeinourtwoparishes.

CELEBRATING ADVENT AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE

Sunday27thNovemberAdventSequence At theMetropolitanCathedral in Liverpool at5.00pm.Sung by the Cathedral Choir in procession withseasonalmusicandscripturereadings.Allwelcome.Saturday3rdDecemberPreparetheWayAnAdventConcertwithJoBoyceandfriendsat7.00pmat Saint Francis Xavier Church, Salisbury Street,LiverpoolL38DR.Tickets£8fromSFXChurch.Formoredetails contactDebbieon01512981911oremailheratd.reynolds@sfxchurchliverpool.comSaturday10thDecemberTwoCathedralsMessiahAt theMetropolitanCathedral in Liverpool at7.30pm.JointhechoirsofbothLiverpoolCatholicandAnglicanCathedrals for Handel’s “Messiah”. Accompanied bythe Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Sinfonietta.Tickets £10 from the Cathedral Giftshop. For [email protected] 707 3525 or tickets can be bought online towww.ticketsource.co.uk/lpoolmetmusicWednesday14thDecemberDementiaFriendlyCarolServiceAt the Metropolitan Cathedral at 2.00pm featuringstudents from St. Teresa of Lisieux, Norris Green,English Martyrs, Litherland and Great Crosby PrimarySchools plus the “SongsweRemember”Choir.DetailsfromthePastoralFormationDepartmenton01515221046oremailm.knight@rcaol.co.ukThursday15thDecemberBethlehemPeaceLightServiceAt Saint Mary’s Lowe House, Crab Street, St. Helens,WA102BEat6.30pm.ANopportunityto lightapeacelampfromthecandlelitbytheScoutsfromthelightinBethlehem which is then transmitted in an unbrokenchain around the world. All welcome to attend andtake home the peace light. Refreshments availableaftertheservice.DetailsfromTrishon07592061699Saturday17thDecemberDickensianChristmasConcertIntheMetropolitanCathedralat7.00pm.ADickensianinspired family Christmas Concert narrated by BBCRadio Merseyside’s Roger Phillips. A selection ofpopularChristmasCarolsfromtheCathedralChoirandArchbishopBeckChamberChoir.Tickets£5or£10forafamilyticketatwww.ticketsource.co.uk/lpoolmetmusicorfromtheCathedralGiftshopon01517073525





SUNDAY4THDECEMBER2016

THELITURGYTHISWEEKSUNDAY4thDECEMBER2016-SECONDSUNDAYOFADVENT(A)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass WilliamSmithSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass William&ElizabethGaskellSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass MargaretTurner

MONDAY5THDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage21)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass JoeSarsfield

TUESDAY6THDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage25)COMMEMORATIONOFSAINTNICHOLAS10.00am HolyFamily Mass MichaelCorlett

WEDNESDAY7THDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage28)COMMEMORATIONOFSAINTAMBROSE10.00am SacredHeart Mass IntentionsofKathleenJolly3.00pm BelongVillage Mass MonicaMcKevitt

THURSDAY8THDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage2100)SOLEMNITYOFTHEIMMACULATECONCEPTIONOFOURLADY10.00am HolyFamily Mass ItaWalker

FRIDAY9THDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage34)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass Edward&TheresaDraper7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY10THDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage36)11.00am HolyFamily Mass Parishioners11.30am HolyFamily ConfessionsandExposition

SUNDAY11THDECEMBER2016-THIRDSUNDAYOFADVENT(A)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass FrankIngramSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass EricGaskellSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass FrancisTurner

ADVENTRECONCILIATION(INDIVIDUALCONFESSION)

FridayEveningsat7.30pmatSacredHeart,HindleyGreenSaturdayMorningsat11.30amatHolyFamily,PlattBridge

MassofReconciliationatSaintBenedict’s,HindleyonWednesdaythe21stofDecemberat7.00pm

CHRISTMASFAIR

The Christmas Fair takes place TODAY onSacred Heart School complex from 1.30pmwith Hog Roast, Santa Claus, Donkeys, andvarious stalls, games and tombola. Comealong and bring your family and friends – agreatwinterafternoonofwinter funaswellas a way of giving support to Sacred HeartChurchandSchool.

CHRISTMASRAFFLE

The Christmas Draw takes place TODAYafter the 10.30am Mass at Holy FamilyChurch. Our thanks to Muriel McGuire andMaryMarshfororganisingitthisyearandtoall who bought tickets or donated towardstheprizes.Goodluck!

CHOCOLATETOMBOLA

The Chocolate Tombola at Holy Family willtakeplacenextSundaythe11thofDecemberafterthe10.30amMass.

CHRISTMASBINGO

FurtherChristmasBingo Sessions takeplacein Sacred Heart Club next Wednesday the7th of December and on Wednesday the14thofDecemberwitheyesdownat8.30pmeach time and with whisky, wine, turkeysandchickensasprizes.

2017DIOCESANYEARBOOK

Copies of theArchdiocese of Liverpool 2017Directory are on sale from the back of eachchurch giving up-to-date information on theparishes, clergy and organisations of thediocese plus the times of Mass in everychurch.Price£3.50

RETIRINGCOLLECTIONNEXTWEEKFORCHRISTMASCHURCHFLOWERS

CATHEDRALCAROLSERVICE

ArchbishopMalcolminvitesyoualongtotakepartinaDementia Friendly Carol Service taking place at theMetropolitanCathedralinLiverpoolonWednesdaythe14th of December at 2.00pm featuring students fromvariousschools in theArchdioceseplus the“SongsweRemember” choir and the Cathedral Junior Choir.Refreshments will be served for all afterwards in theGibberdRoom.

COMMUNITYCAROLSERVICESOurannualCommunityCarolServicewill takeplace inHolyFamilyChurchonTuesday the13thofDecemberat 6.00pm. The children from Holy Family CatholicPrimary School, Platt Bridge Community School andAbramBrynGates Schoolwill each give presentationson the meaning of Christmas, with carols sung by allbetweeneachpresentation.AndthechildrenofSacredHeart School will hold a Carol Service at 6.30pm onMondaythe19thofDecemberinSacredHeartChurchfollowedbythecelebrationofMassat7.00pm.

CHARITYSHOPVOLUNTEERS

Haveyougotafewhourstospareeithereachweekoronarotabasis?IfsothenWigan&LeighHospicewouldlovetohearfromyouasthey’rerecruitingattheirPlattBridgeCharityShop.Youcouldmakenewfriends,learnnew skills and help your local hospice. No experiencenecessary. Pick up an application form at the HospiceShopinPlattBridgeorcalltheHospiceon525566.

LOURDESYOUTH2017

Application forms are now available for young peopleagedbetween15 and25 years to enrol as part of theYouth Section on the Archdiocesan Pilgrimage toLourdes between the 20th and the 28th of July 2017.Costis£500.Downloadfromwww.animateyouth.org

THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK


Tohelp topay for the costof the refurbishmentworkcurrently taking place, Holy Family Parish has recentlytaken out a loan of £50K from the Archdiocese ofLiverpool (thankfully interest-free!) to be repaid overthe next five years at the rate of £10K each year. Tohelp towards these repayments, could we maybeincrease our giving by just a couple of pounds eachweektotheOffertoryCollectionatHolyFamilyChurch?

REGULAR HAPPENINGS -EveryoneWelcome-









CHILDREN’SLITTLECHURCHEach Sunday for Primary School aged children toheartheWordofGodonaleveltheycanunderstand.Atthe9.00amMassatSacredHeartandthe10.30amMassatHolyFamily.ChildrencomeupatthestartofMass.






SUNDAY11THDECEMBER2016

-THELITURGYTHISWEEKSUNDAY11thDECEMBER2016-THIRDSUNDAYOFADVENT(YEARA)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass FrankIngramSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass EricGaskellSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass FrancisTurner

MONDAY12THDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage39)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass AgnesKettes

TUESDAY13THDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage41)COMMEMORATIONOFSAINTLUCY10.00am HolyFamily Mass L.I.S.C.F.Intention6.00pm HolyFamily CommunityCarolService

WEDNESDAY14THDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage44)COMMEMORATIONOFSAINTJOHNOFTHECROSS10.00am SacredHeart Mass InThanksgiving(AV)3.00pm BelongVillage Mass Parishioners

THURSDAY15THDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage47)10.30am HolyFamily FuneralMassforEileenSharples

FRIDAY16THDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage51)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass William&WinifredDenton7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

Fromthe17thofDecemberthereadingsandthemoodofAdventchangeaswebegintopreparemoreimmediatelytocelebratetheChristmasFeast

SATURDAY17THDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage53)11.00am HolyFamily Mass Fr.JohnThompson11.30am HolyFamily ConfessionsandExposition

SUNDAY18THDECEMBER2016-FOURTHSUNDAYOFADVENT(YEARA)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass PeterHarrisonSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass Dorothy&RonHickmanSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass Edith&BertHerbert

RETIRINGCOLLECTIONTHISWEEKFORCHRISTMASCHURCHFLOWERS

OURPARISHFAMILYOur deep sympathy and prayers are withthe family and friends of those who havediedrecently:

Thomas Cuniffe, late of Basswood Green,Hindley Green who died on the 30th ofNovember aged89 years.His funeral riteswere celebrated at Sacred Heart Churchlast Friday morning prior to committal atHoweBridgeCrematorium.

Eileen Sharples, late of Lee Lane, Abramwho died on the 7th of December alsoaged 89 years. Her funeral rites will becelebrated at Holy Family Church nextThursdayat10.30ampriortocommittalatHoweBridgeCrematorium.


FIRSTCOMMUNIONMEETINGThe nextmeeting for parents and childrenpreparingforFirstConfessionandFirstHolyCommunion in2017takesplacethisweek:On Wednesday the 14th of December at5.45pm in Holy Family School or onThursday the16thofDecemberat6.00pminSacredHeartSchool.

CHRISTMASMASSTIMES

The times of the ChristmasMasseswithinthe Hindley Catholic Area will be as inpreviousyears:

ChristmasEve:Saturday24thDecember6.00pmatHolyFamily,PlattBridge9.00pmatSacredHeart,HindleyGreenMidnightatSaintBenedict’s,Hindley

ChristmasDay:Sunday25thDecember9.00amatSacredHeart,HindleyGreen10.30amatHolyFamily,PlattBridge11.00amatSaintBenedict’s,Hindley

COMMUNITYCAROLSERVICESOur annual Community Carol Service takes place inHolyFamilyChurchnextTuesdaythe13thofDecemberat 6.00pm. The children from Holy Family CatholicPrimary School, Platt Bridge Community School andAbramBrynGates Schoolwill each give presentationson the meaning of Christmas, with carols sung by allbetween each presentation. Everyone welcome! ThechildrenofSacredHeartSchoolwillholdaCarolServiceat6.30pmonMondaythe19thofDecemberinSacredHeartChurchfollowedbyAdventMassat7.00pm.

CATHEDRALCAROLSERVICEArchbishopMalcolminvitesyoualongtotakepartinaDementia Friendly Carol Service taking place at theMetropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool next Wednesdaythe 14th of December at 2.00pm featuring studentsfromvariousschoolsintheArchdioceseplusthe“Songswe Remember” choir and the Cathedral Junior Choir.Refreshments will be served for all afterwards in theGibberdRoom.

CAFODFUNRUNThis year’s Cafod Sponsored Fun Run takes place inLiverpool on Tuesday the 27th of December andpromises a fun post-Christmas day-out (burn off someof those Christmas calories!) in support of a greatcause.Moredetailsaboutbookingsandsponsorshipatwww.cafod.org.uk/Events/Liverpool-Fun-Run2

CHRISTMASPOTPLANTSAs in previous years, we would welcome any gifts ofpoinsettiaorother seasonalpotplants, perhaps givenin memory of a loved one, to decorate our churchesover theChristmasperiod.Pleasebring themalong tochurchwithyounextweekend.

NEWC.T.S.CATECHISMWhy not treat yourself to a faith-gift this Christmas?The Catholic Truth Society has produced a newdefinitiveandcompleteeditionofTheCatechismoftheCatholic Church, bringing together the latest liturgicaltranslations and the richness of the teaching of theCatechismwith a clear andmore attractive layout. Inlinewith itsmission,theCTShasaimedtoproduceaneditionthat iseasier tonavigateandmoreaffordable,so that the Catechism can be accessible to everyone.Order fromwww.ctsbooks.org/catechism. The Price is£12.95(paperback)or£24.95(hardback)plusP&P.

HOLYFAMILYBONUSBALLWINNERS

November2nd No.29November9th No.38November16th No.40November23rd No.29November30th No.22

THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK


ANDOURHEARTFELTTHANKS…..

-ToallwhoorganisedandthosewhosupportedSacredHeart Christmas Fair last Sunday which raised £800each for both Sacred Heart Church and Sacred HeartSchool. A list of the winning tickets on the raffle hasbeenpostedonthechurchnoticeboard.

-TothosewhoorganisedandeveryonewhosupportedHoly Family Christmas Draw drawn last Sunday whichraised£482forHolyFamilyChurchfunds.Alistofprizewinnershasbeenpostedonthechurchnoticeboard.

- To Holy Family Over Sixties Friendship Club for afurthergiftof£200toHolyFamilyChurchfunds.

- For a donation of £50 to Holy Family Church inChristmas Remembrance of Bill Roberts from his wifeRose.

WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK

MONDAY-LINEDANCING Monday afternoon at 1.00pm in Holy Family ParishHall.ContactSylviaDelargyon521482.

MONDAY-BIBLESTUDYGROUPMonday evening at 7.00pm in Saint Wilfrid’s Church,BoltonRoad,StubshawCross,Ashton.ContactDeaconMikeSwifton01942715177.

TUESDAY-LEGIONOFMARY TuesdayaftertheMassatHolyFamilyChurch.ContactMaryMarshon701091orKathPrioron861995.

WEDNESDAY-OVER60’sCLUBS Wednesday at 12.30pm in Holy Family Parish Hall.ContactKathPrioron861995.AlsoonWednesdaysat2.00pminSacredHeartClub.ContactMaureenDaltonon253132.

WEDNESDAY–CHRISTMASBINGO ThefinalChristmasBingosessionatSacredHeartClubwithwhisky,wine,turkeysandchickensforprizes.EyesdownnextWednesdayat8.30pmprompt.

THURSDAY-BROWNIESANDGUIDESWednesday inHolyFamilyParishHall from6.30pmto8.00pm for Brownies and from 8.00pm to 9.00pm forGuides.ContactSheilaMarcrofton861981

THURSDAY-MOTHERS’PRAYERSMothers meeting weekly to pray for their children.Thursday in Holy Family Parish Hall at 2.00pm. MoredetailsfromMaryMarshon01942701091.





SUNDAY18THDECEMBER2016-

THELITURGYTHISWEEK

SUNDAY18THDECEMBER2016FOURTHSUNDAYOFADVENT(YEARA)Sat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass PeterHarrisonSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass Dorothy&RonHickmanSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass Edith&BertHerbert

MONDAY19THDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage59)6.30pm SacredHeart SacredHeartSchoolCarolService7.00pm SacredHeart Mass IntentionsofFatherStrowbridge

TUESDAY20THDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage62)10.00am HolyFamily Mass L.I.S.C.F.Intention1.00pm SacredHeart FuneralMassforVickyBridges

WEDNESDAY21STDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage65)10.00am SacredHeart Mass JoeKelly3.00pm BelongVillage Mass Parishioners

THURSDAY22NDDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage69)10.00am HolyFamily Mass BrendanMetcalfe

FRIDAY23RDDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage71)7.00pm SacredHeart Mass VincentMoore7.30pm SacredHeart Confessions

SATURDAY24THDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage74)11.00am HolyFamily Mass BillMangnall11.30am HolyFamily ConfessionsandExposition

CHRISTMAS-THENATIVITYOFTHELORD

ChristmasEveSaturday24thDecember2016 6.00pm HolyFamily Mass IntentionsofKathRobinson9.00pm SacredHeart Mass MarcusReid

ChristmasDaySunday25thDecember20169.00am SacredHeart Mass John,Dorothy&MarjorieMeakin10.30am HolyFamily Mass BillRoberts

OURPARISHFAMILYOur deepest sympathy and prayers arewith the family and friends of Veronica(“Vicky”)Bridges, lateofRuabonCrescent,Hindley Green who died on the 8th ofDecemberaged69years.Her funeral riteswill be celebrated at Sacred Heart ChurchonTuesdayat1.00pmpriortocommittalatWigan Crematorium. May the Lordwelcomeherhome.

SACREDHEARTCAROLSERVICEThe children of Sacred Heart School willholdtheirAdventCarolServiceonMondayeveningat6.30pm inSacredHeartChurchfollowedbythecelebrationofAdventMassat7.00pm.

CHRISTMASMASSTIMES

ThetimesandvenuesofChristmasMasseswithin theHindleyCatholicAreawillbeasinpreviousyears:

ChristmasEveSaturday24thDecember2016

6.00pmatHolyFamily,PlattBridge9.00pmatSacredHeart,HindleyGreenMidnightatSaintBenedict’s,Hindley

ChristmasDaySunday25thDecember2016

9.00amatSacredHeart,HindleyGreen10.30amatHolyFamily,PlattBridge11.00amatSaintBenedict’s,Hindley

NEXTWEEK’SDOUBLENEWSLETTER

Due to theholidays, theParishBulletinnextweekendwill cover the two-week period of Christmas and theNew Year. The regular weekly bulletin will resume asfromSundaythe8thofJanuary2017.

CATHOLICNEWSPAPERS–DOUBLEISSUE

Like our Parish Newsletter (see above) so also theCatholic Newspapers next weekend – The CatholicUniverseandTheCatholicTimes-willbedoubleissuescovering the Christmas and New Year weekends andthe price will reflect this at £2.60p for each. NormalweeklyissuesatthenormalweeklypricewillresumeasfromSundaythe8thofJanuary2017.

CHRISTMASRECONCILIATION

ApriestwillbeavailabletocelebratetheSacramentofReconciliation (Individual Confessions) with any whowish on Friday at 7.30pm in SacredHeart Church andonChristmasEveat11.30aminHolyFamilyChurchorat any other time upon request. And a Mass ofReconciliation will be celebrated at Saint Benedict’sChurch,HindleyonWednesdayofthisweekthe21stofDecemberat7.00pm.

FATHERJOHNMCLOUGHLIN

FatherJohn,whowasParishPriestatHolyFamilyfrom2002until2006,will celebrate theSilver JubileeofhisOrdinationtothePriesthoodnextWednesdaythe21stof December. A card has been sent on behalf of HolyFamily parishioners but should anyone wish to sendhim your personal congratulations his new address isSaint Stephen’s Presbytery, 1012 Sandy Lane, Orford,Warrington,WA29HS.

CHRISTMASPOTPLANTSAs in previous years, we would welcome any gifts ofpoinsettiaorother seasonalpotplants, perhaps givenin memory of a loved one, to decorate our churchesover the Christmas period. Bring them along to dailyMasswithyouduringthisweek.

PIETYSHOPCHRISTMASITEMSWhynothavea last-minutebrowsethroughthecards,diaries,calendarsandotherChristmasitemsforsaleatourpietyshopsafterMasstoday?

WANTTOGETMARRIED?

If you or someone you knowwishes to bemarried ineitherofourtwochurchesduring2017pleasecontactFatherTonybeforetheendofthisyeartobookadate.We usually ask for plenty of notice in advance formarriage so that time can be given to complete thenecessary paperwork and to make arrangements forMarriagePreparation.

THANKYOUFORLASTWEEK

HOLYFAMILY SACREDHEARTOffertory£436.40 Offertory£574.00ChurchFlowers£71.99 ChurchFlowers£95.00

Sincere thanks to thosewhoorganised and to allwhosupported the Chocolate Tombola held at Holy FamilyChurch last Sundaywhich raised £100 for Holy FamilyChurchfunds.And heartfelt thanks for recent donations received toHolyFamilyChurch:£50inChristmasRemembranceofa dear mum and dad, Louise and Maurice McCarthy,from June; and £25 from John, Celia, Mark, Julie,Charlotte and Isabelle in Christmas Remembrance ofBobandCeliaBurgess.

WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK Everyone Welcome

MONDAY-LINEDANCING Monday afternoon at 1.00pm in Holy Family ParishHall.ContactSylviaDelargyon521482.MONDAY–CAROLSERVICEWith the children of Sacred Heart Catholic PrimarySchool onMonday at 6.30pm in Sacred Heart ChurchfollowedbyMassat7.00pm.MONDAY-BIBLESTUDY Monday evening at 7.00pm in Saint Wilfrid’s Church,BoltonRoad,StubshawCross,Ashton.ContactDeaconMikeSwifton01942715177.TUESDAY-LEGIONOFMARY TuesdayaftertheMassatHolyFamilyChurch.ContactMaryMarshon701091orKathPrioron861995.WEDNESDAY-OVER60’sFRIENDSHIPCLUBWednesday at 12.30pm in Holy Family Parish Hall.Contact Kath Prior on 861995. Also onWednesday at2.00pminSacredHeartClub.ContactMaureenDaltonon253132.WEDNESDAY-BROWNIESANDGUIDESWednesday inHolyFamilyParishHall from6.30pmto8.00pm for Brownies and from 8.00pm to 9.00pm forGuides.ContactSheilaMarcrofton861981THURSDAY-MOTHERS’PRAYERSMothers meeting weekly to pray for their children.Each Thursday in Holy Family Parish Hall at 2.00pm.MoredetailsfromMaryMarshon01942701091.





2016CHRISTMASMESSAGEFROMARCHBISHOPMALCOLMIt’s very easy to lose sight of the real meaning ofChristmas amidst the tinsel and glitter, and food anddrink,andyettherealitiesofthatfirstChristmasareallaround us today and we don’t have to look far to seethem: Refugees in a strange land, homelessness,oppression,poverty,cold,hunger-allpartofourworldtoday.Itwouldbeeasyandsimplistictosaythatnothinghas changed, but it has: Jesus embraced our humancondition in its entirety: born a refugee under anoccupying power, born homeless and in poverty, coldandhungry.Insodoinghebroughtushope.

Christmas is rightly a timeof celebrationbut it’s also atimeofgiving.Wegivepresents,wesharewithothers,we give our time, our food, our money, our goods, tohelpthoseinneedintoday’sworld.WeopenourheartstoothersandinsodoingopenthemtoGodaswedoinprayer when we celebrate Mass at Christmas. Inremembering the birth of the Christ-Child we hear hiscryforthoseinneed,notleastinthelandofhisbirth.Ivisited the Holy Land recently and saw at first hand asufferingpeople. Iwill pray for andwith thematMassthisChristmas,aswellasprayingforandwithyou.

In the darkest days of the yearwhenwe have a lot toworryabout suchas keepingwarm, feedingour family,the effects of economic changes and Brexit, the trueLighthascomeinourlivestogiveusrealhope,notjustwishful thinking. The Light of the world shows us theway out of the gloomy low-point of the seasons to abrighterfutureahead.Itisourbeliefthatthechildborninthemangerwillguideusandsupportus:Thatmakesallthefestivitiesworthwhile.

Letusmakethesongof theangelsthat firstChristmas,our own prayer this Christmas: ‘Glory to God in thehighest heaven, and on the earth peace to people ofgoodwill.’

MostReverendMalcolmMcMahonOPArchbishopofLiverpool

TWO-WEEKISSUEPARISHNEWSLETTER

Duetotheholidays,thisbulletincoversbothChristmasWeek and the firstweek of the New Year. The timesandvenuesofMassandtheintentionsforwhichMasswillbeofferedcanbe foundover thepage.TheusualweeklyissueofTheParishNewsletterwillresumefromSundaythe8thofJanuary.

TWO-WEEKISSUECATHOLICNEWSPAPERS

Like our Parish Newsletter (see above) so also theCatholic Newspapers this weekend – The CatholicUniverse and The Catholic Times - are double issuescovering the Christmas and New Year weekends andthe price reflects this at £2.60p for each. NormalweeklyissuesatthenormalweeklypricewillresumeasfromSundaythe8thofJanuary2017.

WEEKDAYMASSCHANGES

Please note that on Monday and Friday of Christmasweek,andagainonMondaythe2ndof January,Masswillbecelebratedat10.00amatSacredHeartChurch:NoEveningMasson thesedays.Massasusual in TheVenueatBelongVillageonMillersLane,PlattBridgeonWednesdaysat3.00pmbothweeks.

AndduetothetransferbytheBishopsofEnglandandWales of the Feast of the Epiphany to the nearestSunday,pleasenotethatFridaythe6thofJanuary2017isnotaHolydayofObligationinEnglandandWales.

CRIBOFFERINGSCOLLECTION

Therewill be a RetiringCollection for “CribOfferings”ontheweekendofSundaythe8thofJanuary2017forthesupportoforphanedchildreninBethlehem.

HOLYFAMILYCHURCHREFURBISHMENT

The fourth and final phaseof the refurbishmentworkat Holy Family Church – the removal of the old floortilesandthelayingofanewfloorcoveringthroughoutthechurch–willbeginonMondaythe16thofJanuary2017.MoredetailstofollowintheNewYear.

CHRISTMAS2016 NEWYEAR2017

THE LITURGY FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR

SUNDAY25THDECEMBER2016–CHRISTMASDAY-SOLEMNITYOFTHENATIVITYOFTHELORDSat.6.00pm HolyFamily Mass IntentionsofKathRobinsonSat.9.00pm SacredHeart Mass MarcusReidSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass John,Dorothy&MarjorieMeakinSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass BillRoberts

MONDAY26THDECEMBER2016–FEASTOFSAINTSTEPHEN,THEFIRSTMARTYR(WeekdayMissalPage2117)10.00am SacredHeart Mass Joseph&GeraldineClarkson Note:NoEveningMasstoday

TUESDAY27THDECEMBER2016–FEASTOFSAINTJOHN,APOSTLE(WeekdayMissalPage2120)10.00am HolyFamily Mass HarryRobinson

WEDNESDAY28THDECEMBER2016–FEASTOFTHEHOLYINNOCENTS(WeekdayMissalPage2123)10.00am SacredHeart CelebrationoftheWordwithHolyCommunion(NoMass) 3.00pm BelongVillage Mass HolySouls

THURSDAY29THDECEMBER2016–FEASTOFSAINTTHOMASBECKETOFCANTERBURY(WeekdayMissalPage94)10.00am HolyFamily Mass L.I.S.C.F.Intentions

FRIDAY30THDECEMBER2016–FEASTOFTHEHOLYFAMILY(ReadingsnotintheWeekdayMissal)10.00am SacredHeart Mass ThomasCooke Note:NoEveningMasstoday

SATURDAY31STDECEMBER2016(WeekdayMissalPage101)11.00am HolyFamily Mass Parishioners 11.30am HolyFamily SacramentofReconciliation(Confessions)andExposition

SUNDAY1STJANUARY2017–NEWYEAR’SDAY-SOLEMNITYOFMARY,MOTHEROFGODSat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass LouiseMargaretDerricottSun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass Gordon&MichaelHalliwellSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass KathleenSweeney

MONDAY2NDJANUARY2017–MEMORIALOFSS.BASILTHEGREAT&GREGORYNAZIANZEN(WeekdayMissalPage120)10.00am SacredHeart Mass LiamDalton Note:NoEveningMasstoday

TUESDAY3RDJANUARY2017(WeekdayMissalPage122)10.00am HolyFamily Mass L.I.S.C.F.Intentions

WEDNESDAY4THJANUARY2017(WeekdayMissalPage124)10.00am SacredHeart Mass TomHodgkiss3.00pm BelongVillage Mass Parishioners

THURSDAY5THJANUARY2017(WeekdayMissalPage126) 10.00am HolyFamily Mass DeceasedofLarkinFamily 1.00pm HolyFamily FuneralServiceforMargaretTaylor

FRIDAY6THJANUARY2016(WeekdayMissalPage128) 7.00pm SacredHeart Mass StephenWinstanley

7.30pm SacredHeart SacramentofReconciliation(Confessions)

SATURDAY7THJANUARY2017(WeekdayMissalPage131)11.00am HolyFamily Mass SheilaAdamson11.30am HolyFamily SacramentofReconciliation(Confessions)andExposition

SUNDAY8THJANUARY2017–SOLEMNITYOFTHEEPIPHANYOFTHELORDSat.5.30pm SacredHeart Mass IreneKennedy

Sun.9.00am SacredHeart Mass Margaret&ThomasMorrisSun.10.30am HolyFamily Mass DavidPower

MargaretTaylor, lateofBarleyBrookResidential Home, Wigan but wasoncefromAbram,diedonthe16thofDecember2016aged85years.

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