Bulletin 5th – 11th May 2013

  6th Sunday of Easter- 5th May 2013

Masses this week  
Prayers of the Church Week  2
Saturday 6.30pm Special Intention
Sunday 8.30am Edward & Mary Houghton
10.30am Sandra Black
Monday 8.30am Ken Butterworth
Tuesday 9.15am Alice Moss
Wednesday 9.15am Adam Watson
Thursday 9.15am Hedwig Boons
Friday 9.15am Maria
Saturday 6.30pm Special Intention
Sunday 8.30am Brian Whittaker
10.30am Bernard Hayes
Exposition Saturday 6.00pm
Confessions Saturday 9.45am-10.15am, 5.30pm-6.00pm

This week’s readings

Monday Acts 16.11-15 Jn 15.26,16.4
Tuesday 16.22-34 16.5-11
Wednesday 17.15,15,22 16.12-15
Thursday 18.1-8 16.16-20
Friday 18.9-18 16.20-23
Saturday 18.23-28 16.23-28
Sunday Acts 1.1-11
Eph 1.17-23
Lk 24.46-53

Please pray for our sick and housebound

Julie K, Connie Burton, Anne Henrys, Lenny Johnson, Mildred Ford, Lillian Stanhope, Doris Murch, Eric Brown, Joyce Heggarty, Winnie Richardson, Moura Hitchen, Cath Yates, Maddy, Agnes Nicholson,  Elizabeth Snape, Derek Wilkinson, Mary Andrew, Mary Hunter, Ann Wood, Ron Kitching, Margaret Feenan Kathleen Bolton and the residents of Highcliffe, Greenways, Brookside, Meadow Bank and Simeon House nursing homes.

We welcome anyone new to the parish.

It would be helpful if you would ask for one of the parish information leaflets and fill in the white insert so that we can register your family details.

IMPORTANT

HOLY COMMUNION WHILST IN HOSPITAL

Please contact St. Joseph’s Presbytery if any of your family is admitted to Chorley Hospital 01257 262713.

If any family member is admitted to Preston hospital please inform the chaplain on 01772 719604. This request comes from the  respective  chaplains

 SCRIPTURE

“It has been decided by THE HOLY SPIRIT and ourselves…….”

“If anyone loves me he will keep my word

And my Father will love him

And we shall come to him

And make our home with him”

“…the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name

Will teach you everything

And remind you of all that I have said to you “.

PROCLAIM THE GOOD NEWS

What are we called to proclaim? God’s love

How do we proclaim ?……by loving.

PRAYER MEETING Thursday 7.30pm. 

BAPTISMS

Caelan Hall and Thomas Raghupati…May 5th.

India Elizabeth Wheeler…June 9th and

Stanley Walter Denton

Remi George H. Jones…June 23rd

Samuel Nelson and Tillie Box…July 14th

Thomas Doherty…28th July

FIRST HOLY COMMUNIONS

May 12th and 19th

June 2nd

NEW GIFT AID SCHEME

The Catholic Church will be able to claim from HM Revenue and Customs an extra 20 per cent for each donation of up to £20.00 without requiring the giver to complete a form. The scheme allows  Catholic parish churches to be treated in the same way as Church of England churches which have  historically  been treated as  separate charities. F7urhter information can be found on  page 27 of this week’s Tablet.

WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY

May 12th….second collection.

AFTERNOON OF RECOLLECTION FOR READERS

Sat. 11th May   1.30 – 4.45pm

at St. Mary’s Chorley.

Social Teaching of the church… new website

www.radicalcentre.co.uk

The food collection is on going…….

HELP THE HOMELESS CHORLEY

Tel 01257 273320 always needs food, bedding,(sorry   no furniture) etc.

Activities

Slimming world Monday 6.00-8.30pm Parish Centre
Tuesday club Tuesday 1.30-3.00pm Parish Centre
Weight watchers Tuesday 6.00-8.00pm Parish Centre
Brownies & Rainbows Wednesday 6.30-9.00pm Parish Centre
Bingo Wednesday 8.00pm Club

Prayer Meeting                Thursday          7.30pm                     Parish Centre

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