Mgr John Goddard, 39 Kearsley Avenue, Tarleton, Preston PR4 6BP Telephone 07779 786114 Email: j.goddard@rcaol.org.uk The Parish Office is open on FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER, 10am to 4pm. (01772 812242) Email: olhct@rcaol.org.uk
CHURCH IS OPEN – On Friday 20 November, from 11am to 2pm for private prayer / reflections before the Blessed Sacrament
MIDWEEK MASS: Wednesdays, 6.15pm followed by Exposition & Benediction
CONFESSIONS: Wednesdays before Mass: 5.45pm to 6.10pm
READINGS FOR 15 NOVEMBER 1st Reading: Proverbs 31: 10-31, She works with willing hands. Psalm 128: Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways. 2nd Reading: I Thessalonians 5:1-6, Do not let the day of the Lord surprise you, like a thief. Gospel Reading: Matthew 25:14-30,You have been faithful over a little, enter into the joy of your master.
POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR NOVEMBER For the proper use of wealth We pray for the proper use of wealth, that not succumbing to the temptation of selfishness, it may always be put at the service of the common good and in solidarity for those who have less.
SAINTS / FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK 16 November – Ss Edmund of Abingdon, Gertrude, Margaret of Scotland 17 November – Ss Elizabeth of Hungary, Hilda of Whitby, Hugh of Lincoln
PRESENTATION: OUR CHURCH FINANCES (Part 3)– Where and what next? We are very grateful to members of our PPC, and to our accountant Michael Cookson, who have prepared some really interesting details about our parish finances. Please see the information sheets provided, plus Paul and David will be available for questions after Mass. This marks the final of three presentations on different aspects of our church funding. Advance News: We’re delighted to announce that we will shortly be taking delivery of a card reader, in order to facilitate regular donations. More information on this soon.
1ST COMMUNION SESSION NEXT WEEK: 22 NOVEMBER Our children will be making preparations to celebrate their 1st Sacrament of Reconciliation next week. Please continue to pray for them, especially as they mark this important step in their loving relationship with Jesus.
WEDDING CONGRATULATIONS! Joe and Chloe Kirby recently celebrated their marriage here in a very special ceremony and we wish them and their families every blessing as they consecrate themselves to each other and to Our Lord.
PARISH QUIZ NIGHT: FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm RAFFLE PRIZES ARE STILL NEEDED! Please can you deliver to 39 Kearsley Road, or the presbytery next Friday, 20 November, between 10am and 4pm. Many thanks.
PARISH CHRISTMAS COFFEE MORNING / FAYRE – Sunday 6 December Everyone, friends and family members are welcome to join in the fun at our parish Christmas Coffee Morning on 6 December, after Mass. As always, there will be plenty of lovely things to eat as well as a stall for seasonal crafts, preserves and plants and a ‘Guess-the-Weight-of-the-Cake’ competition. Please let Diane know if you’re able to provide any items for the stall.
CHRISTINGLE SERVICE– Sunday 13 December, 4pm Our children did a wonderful job last year of performing at this beautiful service and are busy preparing for this year’s. Please come and support them. There will be light refreshments in the hall afterwards.
FUTURE DATES / EVENTS Sunday 22 November – Solemnity of Christ the King Sunday 29 November – 1st Sunday of Advent Sunday 6 December – Christmas Coffee Morning & Fayre Tuesday 15 December – Christmas Bingo Monday 14 December – Service of Reconciliation at 7pm Sunday 13 December – Christingle Service at 4pm
BLISTER PACKS: PILLS & TABLETS RECYCLED Please use the labelled box in the porch for your pill / tablet blisters packs, so that we can collect and recycle properly. Currently, they cannot be recycled in our blue council bins. Thank you to those who are already donating!
HYMN BOOK AMNESTY It’s so easy to walk out of church and find you’re still clutching a hymn book! Please can you have a look at home / in the car and check for any ‘strays’. No one will be looking when you bring them back to church. Many thanks!
WELCOMERS NEEDED We would love to expand our rota of welcomers, so please don’t be shy! Have a chat with Father or Diane after Mass, if you’d like to find out a bit more, and see if it’s something that might interest you.
MASS INTENTIONS Mass intentions are welcome, not just for our dear departed, but for any other occasion eg in thanksgiving, A successful outcome (exams / operation), wedding / anniversary blessings. Please write your name and intention, with the preferred date – if applicable – on a piece of paper and place in an envelope, along with your offering, either in the weekly offertory basket or through the presbytery door. Every effort will be made to find a date as close as possible.
OFFERTORY ENVELOPES / GIFT AID / STANDING ORDERS! If you are a taxpayer then you can easily help the parish to claim 25% extra on top of every donation you make – and it won’t cost you a penny! Eg: a donation of £10 per week would result in £12.50 going to the church. If you are able to use gift aid, please collect a form from the porch on your way out today, and return it to the Parish Office asap. If you are a taxpayer who makes regular cash donations, please consider using an offertory envelope instead of just placing your ‘loose’ donations in the basket. This is really important: it can bring in more than £1000 to the church every year, as we’ll be able to claim gift aid directly on every donation you make. It won’t cost you anything at all, but it will make a huge difference to our finances. Please contact the Parish Office if you’d like to use envelopes – they are free! Even better – you can donate ‘painlessly’ each month by setting up a standing order with your bank. Forms are available in the porch.
PRAYERFUL REFLECTION BEFORE MASS Some of our parishioners who like to pray and have a few moments of quiet reflection before the start of Mass. And of course, we have every opportunity to have a chat and catch-up after Mass. Our monthly coffee mornings provide an ideal occasion for this!
VOTIVE CANDLES People have been asking how much they should donate for a votive candle. Fr John is happy to leave it to your discretion, as all donations will be gratefully received – whenever they are made.
GLUTEN FREE SACRAMENT AVAILABLE Please indicate to Fr John if you need to receive a gf host when you come to receive communion.
ST IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA: The Loving Generosity of Christ He is generous to exhaustion and what is most wonderful is that he gives himself thus entirely, not once only but every day, if we wish it. Every fresh Communion is a new gift, which Jesus Christ makes of himself.
MUSICAL TREAT FOR THE WEEK Here’s a hymn we don’t often hear, but the melody is very easy and of course the lyrics are a real prayer to Jesus.
WITH EVERY BLESSING FOR PARISHIONERS & FAMILIES
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ST OSWALD’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, LONGTON ‘With Christ at the centre of our community, our mission is to live, love and learn as Jesus taught us’. Contact the head teacher. Please see the website: https://www.longton-st-oswalds.lancs.sch.uk/ or phone 01772 613402 to find out about Open Mornings.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUERIES OR NEED ANY HELP, PLEASE CONTACT FR JOHN AT THE PRESBYTERY IN TARLETON ON 01772 812242, OR EMAIL THE OFFICE (olhct@rcaol.org.uk), or contact him on his mobile (number at the top of this newsletter).
