Third Sunday of Easter, 14th April 2024
MASS TIMES THIS WEEK :
Monday, 15th April : 12 noon
Tuesday, 16th April : 12 noon
Wednesday, 17th April : NO MASS
Thursday, 18th April : 12 noon
Friday, 19th April : (Exposition from 11.30 a.m.) 12 noon
Saturday, 20th April : 11.00 a.m. & 6.15 p.m. (Sunday Vigil Mass)
Sunday, 21st April : 10.30 a.m. (SH) & 12.30 p.m. (St Anne’s)
FEAST-DAYS : There are no major feast-days to be celebrated in this third week of Easter.
ANNIVERSARIES : Mary Derry, Catherine Bennett, Raymund Holden, Agnes Parry, Beryl Mary Teasdale, Susan Wright, Catherine Conway, Jacob Mark Hesmondhalgh, Mary Teresa Neild, Betty Monaghan, Andrew Regan, George Thomas Smith, Mary Nuttall, Mary Kenny, Francis Turner, Patrick McManus. May they rest in peace.
COLLECTIONS : Offertory £403.85 (Sacred Heart £300.90; St Anne’s £102.95). Parish Pound (SH) £98.95. Many thanks.
PARISH LUNCH : This month’s lunch will be served on Thursday this week (18th April) in the Parish Room from 12.30 p.m. There is still just time to book a place today either by signing the list on the notice-board or simply ‘phoning 580443.
CAFOD& THE S.V.P.: The Church tells us that all citizens ought to be aware of their right and duty to promote the common good by casting their votes in elections. With the UK general election on the horizon, CAFOD and the St Vincent de Paul Society have launched an initiative ‘A Year of Encounter’, inviting parishes to reach out to local candidates to find out more about their views on the issues that we, as people of faith, care about, such as poverty and injustice. This initiative is not about affiliation to any political party but simply about strength of conviction and community participation in practising the culture of encounter promoted by Pope Francis : ‘reaching out to others, listening and creating relationships based on true dialogue’. For further information go to cafod.org.uk ‘Why should elections matter to Catholics’ or perhaps more straightforwardly to: yearofencounter@svp.org.uk
FOODBANK : Many thanks for all your generous Lenten donations. The blue bags will retire this weekend until the schools’ summer holidays, which can be a particularly difficult time for some families.
NO BINGO this week. The next session will be on Thursday of next week (25th April).
QUIZ-NIGHT in the Parish Room on Friday, 26th April from 7.15 p.m. The list for names is still open on the notice-board. Admission is £8.00 including hot food. All proceeds to charity. Come and enjoy a relaxing evening of brain-teasers, while supporting worthy causes. Thank you for the donations of raffle-prizes for this event.
GIFT-AID : The new financial year began last weekend. If you haven’t already picked up your new set of envelopes, please collect from the table at the back of the church. In the meantime, you can always use a spare envelope from last year’s allocation. Thank you as always for your ongoing support of the gift-aid scheme.
