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March/April
2018
MASS
TIMES
MASS INTENTIONS FEAST DAY
SAT 24th 6.00pm Parishioners
PALM
SUNDAY SUN 25th 8.30am Joan Taylor
10.30am Andrzej Ciemniak
Mon 26th 10.00am
7.30pm
Tony & Glenys Jones
Novena
Tues 27th 10.30am Funeral Service—John Riordan
Wed 28th 7.00pm Chrism Mass
Wrexham Cathedral
The Sacred Triduum
Thurs 29th 7.30pm
George Hetherington+
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Watching at the Altar of
Repose until 10pm
Maundy
Thursday
Fri 30th 3.00pm
7.00pm
The Passion of Our Lord
Stations of the Cross Good Friday
SAT 31st 10.00am
12midday
8.00pm
Confessions (English& Polish)
Polish Food Blessing
Parishioners
Easter
Vigil
SUN 1st 8.30am Stephen Peter Burke Easter
Sunday 10.30am Fr Adrian
12midday Polish Mass
READERS EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
SAT 24th 6.00pm M Humphreys C Elder & L Loftus
SUN 25th 8.30am P Moss I Evans
10.30am R Hansen & C Skyner B Field & P Leddy
Cleaners Group 2 Bennett/Catherall/Salisbury
WITAMY/CROESO/WELCOME TO THE
CHURCH OF THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
FLINT
Palm Sunday
25th March 2018
Sunday Mass Times
Saturday 6.00pm
Sunday 8.30am
Sunday 10.30am
Confessions
Saturday 10.00am—10.30am
Maundy Thursday – 29th March
7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper Watching at the Altar of Repose until 10pm
Good Friday –30th March
3.00pm The Passion of Our Lord 7.00pm Stations of the Cross
Easter Saturday –31st March
10.00am Confessions (English & Polish) 12 noon Polish Food Blessing
8.00pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday - 1st April
8.30am Mass 10.30am Mass
12 noon Polish Mass
Gospel Reflection for Passion (Palm) Sunday
Walking the Walk What are we thinking when we pick up
a palm and process into church on
Passion Sunday?
Perhaps we are wondering how those
very clever people weave their palm into a
cross. Or perhaps we imagine we are
commemorating an historic event. When Jesus
rode his donkey into Jerusalem all those
centuries ago, he was the centre of attention.
Some thought he would be a powerful leader
who would lead the people in an uprising
against the occupying Romans. Others were just
swept along in a sense of pageant. Few had
grasped the true significance of Jesus‟ entry into
Jerusalem. Jesus had not come merely to
overturn the Romans. Jesus‟ picture was a much
more universal one. Jesus‟ mission was the
salvation of the whole world for future
generations. How many of us would remember
Jesus today if his mission had been simply to
lead an uprising against a Roman occupation?
Jesus was riding into Jerusalem to meet his
destiny. He could have heeded the warnings of
his disciples and bypassed Jerusalem altogether.
He could have continued his ministry of
teaching and healing into old age; but whatever
else Jesus was about, he certainly wasn‟t about
compromise. In riding into Jerusalem, Jesus was
telling us that his mission to save each
and every one of us was more important than
life itself.
We can all walk into church waving our palms.
We can all commemorate an historical event,
but the more discerning of us know that this day
is about „walking the walk‟. We are the reason
Jesus rode into Jerusalem. On this day we
honour him not with palms but with the quality
of our lives.
Holy Places Collection
Good Friday In most Catholic parishes around the world, a
Good Friday Collection will be taken up to aid
Christian parishes and their outreaches in the
Holy Land. This initiative has been an annual
tradition in the Church since its institution by
Blessed Pope Paul VI.
According to Paul VI, the collection was created
“not only for the Holy Places but above all for
those pastoral, charitable, educational, and
social works which the Church supports in the
Holy Land for the welfare of their Christian
brethren and of the local communities.”
The unforgettable faces of thousands of children
and teens, fleeing violence and persecution in
Syria and Iraq, continue to challenge us. The
small Christian presence in the Middle East has
great need of the support and attention of the
entire Church.
Fasting and Abstinence The Church sets aside certain penitential days
and invites us to observe Ash Wednesday and
Good Friday as days of fast and abstinence.
”Fasting means that the amount of food we eat
is considerably reduced. Abstinence means that
we give up a particular kind of food or drink or
form of amusement”. Fridays throughout Lent,
and during the rest of the year are also days
when we are encouraged to do some form of
penance.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION DATES
Sat 21st April 10am—2.00pm
Retreat Day—Pantasaph
Sat 12th May 10am– 12noon
Parish Preparation Day-Church Hall
Sunday 3rd June 10.30am
First Holy Communion Day
EASTER OFFERTORY ENVELOPES
PLEASE COLLECT AN ENVELOPE FROM THE BACK OF CHURCH FOR YOUR
EASTER OFFERING.
THE CHRISTMAS AND EASTER OFFERING MAKE UP A PRIEST’S
SALARY FOR THE YEAR. PLEASE BE AS GENEROUS AS YOU
CAN.
IF YOU GIFT AID PLEASE USE THE ENVELOPES IN YOUR BOX
ALTAR SERVERS PRACTICE
There will be a practice for ALL ALTAR
SERVERS on Thurs 29th March at 10am.
MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION
All Extra Ordinary Ministers of Holy
Communion are asked to attend Mass on
Maundy Thursday 29th March at 7.30pm to
renew their vows.
MASS OF THE CHRISM
Bishop Peter invites the whole Diocese to join
him with the priests on Wed 28th March at 7pm
in the Cathedral to the principal Mass of the
Church. The Oils are blessed and the Oil of
Chrism consecrated. This demonstrates the
unity of the Church of Wrexham and is an
opportunity for us all to pray with and for our
priests as they renew their priestly promises.
50/50 WINNERS
FEBRUARY
1st Prize £50: No 78 Sylvia Morris
2nd Prize £12:No 65 Tony Lovatt
MARCH
1st Prize £50: No 135 Julie Stenhoff
2nd Prize £12:No 52 Philip Leddy Cheques can be collected from the Sacristy
WALK WITH ME BOOKS
A Journey of Prayer and Scripture from
Easter to Pentecost. Price £1: Money to be
put into Votive candle box.
READERS LIST
See the list in the porch for Easter Services
and add your name if you‟re available to
read.
Do you pay TAX? Then please sign a Gift Aid Declaration. You can boost the donations you are currently making to our parish without paying a penny extra.
We DON’T want to know how much you earn, or how much tax you pay or where your income comes from we don’t even want to know how much you give at the Offertory. There is no commitment. You don’t have to give a fixed amount each week. All you are doing is saying:-“Whatever I give to the Parish, please claim back the tax on that money” If your circumstances change: if you move away: if you stop paying tax: or for any other reason you want to leave the scheme: all you have to do is tell us
Last year we claimed back from HMRC £8293.47 from Gift Aid and
£2000 from GASDS (Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme)
If you would like to sign up to Gift Aid
complete and sign the yellow form
return to the parish office
Use the allocated envelopes for your collection.
Gift Aid is a government scheme which allows UK charities to reclaim the tax on donations you have made. You don’t necessarily have to be working to pay tax. Apart from tax on an income from a job or self-employment, the tax you have paid could include:-
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