St.

Josephs Catholic Church Bulletin 28 th August 2011

Fr. John B. Winstanley, Parish Priest St. Josephs Presbytery, Woodlands Road, Ansdell, Lytham St Annes, FY8 4EP. Tel: 01253 737037

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A, Mass Book page 68

Think of Gods mercy and worship Him
MASS TIMES & INTENTIONS SUN 28 22nd Sunday Ordinary Time 6pm (Vigil) Bernard & Mollie Sheridan 9.30am Moira Borg 5.05pm Parish MON 29 The Beheading of St. John the Baptist 9am Thanksgiving Birth of Aedan James TUE 30 St. Margaret Clitherow, St. Anne Line, St. Margaret Ward 11am Funeral service for Lucy Baines 7pm Terry Murphy WED 31 St. Aidan & the Saints of Lindisfarne 9am Phyl Ambrose THU 01 9am Audrey & Ronnie Whedall FRI 02 9am Golden Wedding Int John & Kathleen Simpson SAT 03 St. Gregory the Great 9am Thanksgiving for successful operation (R&CB) SUN 04 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 6pm (Vigil) Parish 9.30am Maurice McSherry 5.05pm Chris Thompson RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION) Friday after 9am Mass, Saturday 11am 12 noon and any time on request. PRAYER & DEVOTIONS Benediction Morning Prayer of the Church: Holy Rosary Exposition of Blessed Sacrament 1st Sun of the month 3pm Mon, Wed -Sat 8.45am. Tuesday 6.40pm Sat, 11am-12noon approximately 7 miles in the Pendle area. Bring a packed lunch. Afternoon pub stop a strong possibility! NEW TRANSLATION: Today we use the new I Confess, Gloria and Creed. Next Sunday we will use all the new responses which will be printed on the back of the bulletin in place of the Sunday Plus. The current Mass Books will still be needed for the readings. From the First Sunday of Advent we should have new Mass books with everything together. Thank you for your patience! ST. PETERS SCHOOL reopens on Thursday 1st September at 8.45am. We look forward to welcoming the children back after the long summer break. We have a vacancy for a lunchtime welfare assistant (5 hours per week). Please ring 734658 for further details. CHILDRENS LITURGY: Two members of our group are leaving for pastures new! We really need a couple more volunteers to step in. No teaching qualifications are needed just an interest in helping our children understand the Gospel at their level. The commitment would be every five weeks. Training and support will be given and books are provided. For further details please contact Christine Woods on 722922. SVP monthly meeting is on Thursday at 6.30pm in the Presbytery. New members would be welcome. Please contact Bill Drake on 733985 if you would like to know more about the charitable work of this society. September is national awareness month for the SVP. This year rather than give a talk at Mass, the group will have a display at the showcase event in November. Also see their notice board. CAFOD FUNDRAISING GREAT NORTH RUN: Siobhan Ormerod will this year be helping to carry on the tradition of St. Josephs parishioners fundraising for CAFOD by taking part in the Great North Run. Please help in any way you can by adding a donation to the sponsorship forms at the back of church or contributing online at www.justgiving.com/Siobhan-Ormerod. Thank you very much! BISHOP CAMPBELLS JUBILEE: The Bishop invites us to a Mass to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of his priestly ordination on Friday 16th September at 6pm in Lancaster Cathedral. All welcome. BURKINA FASO: The total raised so far has increased to over 3520 excluding Gift Aid. The fund will remain open for final donations until Saturday 10th September when a cheque will be presented to the Bernadine Sisters at a Hot Pot Supper & Social Evening in the hall from 7.00pm. Tickets on sale this weekend. PARISH AGM: The Parish AGM will be held on Sunday 11th September at 11.00am in the Hall, all welcome. Nominations for Chairperson and Secretary are required. Nomination forms available at the back of church and completed forms should be returned to the parish office no later than 28th August. Group reports for presentation at the AGM should be filed with the office no later than Sunday 4th September. PARISH PASTORAL TEAM: The team would like to consult all existing groups on an idea for a parish showcase event on the weekend of 19th/20th Nov, the Feast of Christ the King. Would anyone who leads or organises a parish group, small or large, formal or informal, please pick up a letter from the pastoral team. They are in a box on the table in the main church porch & can also be viewed on the parish web site. CLEATOR PILGRIMAGE: Sunday 11th September 3.00pm Mass and blessing of the sick. Please see poster for details. A coach is going from St. Peters Lytham leaving at 11.15am. Cost for the coach and tea is 22. Ring Fr. Flynn on 736721 for details. DIARY this week: Burkina Faso Tues 6.30pm Presbytery Social Group Tues 7.30pm Presbytery SVP Thu 6.30pm Presbytery Bell Ringing Thu 7pm Pastoral Team Thu 8pm Presbytery Choir Starts again on Fri next week

SICK: Please remember those who are sick, especially Bernard Jones, Betty Tattersall, Kathleen Griffiths, Angela Livsey, Vera Myerscough, Vernon Eccles, Bernie Farish, Liam Herron, Christopher Hunter, Maureen Lundy, Pat Marion, Charles ONeill, Margaret Portelli, Barbara Gillett and Mary Strickland. LATELY DEAD: Please pray for the souls of Betty Fairclough (Cremation Service last Friday), Lucy Baines (Funeral Service Tues at 11am), Anthony Bentley and John Goodier. ANNIVERSARIES: Please pray for the souls of Dorothea Gold, Austin Whittam, Gerald Coughlin, Thomas Roberts, Michael Joseph Meyler, John McLaughlin, Cecily Shaw, Eileen Flaherty, Sr. Mary Carroll, Jessie Derman, Peggy Hardman, Liam OConnell, Helena Whealdon, Mary Guiness, Peter Sweeney, Gerald McGowan, Joan Ward, Catherine Reid, Bridget Podmore and Patricia Delmonte whose anniversaries occur about this time. FR JOHNS HOLY COMMUNION VISITS TO THE SICK on Friday morning: Lake View, Gisburn Ave, Boston Rd, Smithy Lane, Sherwood Rd and Edwinstowe Rd. COLLECTIONS: Thank you for last weeks collections: Offertory Gift Aid 664.50 Non-Gift Aid 571.49 1235.99 Today we have a special collection for the Catholic Trust for England & Wales (formerly the National Catholic Fund). This is a levied collection and funds the work of the Church, especially Evangelisation. 03/04 Sep Sat 6pm Sun 9.30am Sun 5.05pm Readers M Long E Kelly M Thompson Ministers Group A Group D J Berry, M Thompson, M Zammit.

PARISH WALK on Monday 29th August. Meet at 9.45am at the Church Hall. Families welcome but no unaccompanied children. Walk

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