MASS INTENTIONS: Sundays 10am / Wednesdays 6pm
Sunday 11th 10.00am Parishioners / Carole Ann Moore RIP
Sunday 18th 10.00am Parishioners / Elaine Jackson
REGULAR MASSES
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Weekend Mass is at 10.00am.
PLEASE NOTE: No Wednesday Masses in August. Re-start 4 September
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This Week |
25 August |
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Ministry
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Welcomers |
Reader |
Liz Cheetham
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Paul Allison
John O’Hare
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Kieran Curran |
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Next Week |
1 September |
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Ministry |
Welcomers
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Reader
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Stephen Taylor, Michael Cookson (choir) |
Dave Cawley
Tony Crivaro
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Paul Allison |
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PARISH NEWSLETTER
Mgr John Goddard, 39 Kearsley Avenue, Tarleton, Preston PR4 6BP Telephone 07779 786114
Email: j.goddard@rcaol.org.uk
Parish Office is open on Thursdays, 10am to 4pm
(01772 812242) Email: olhct@rcaol.org.uk
HOLY WEEK MASSES / SERVICES
From 4 September: Wednesday at 6pm, followed by Exposition, Confessions and Benediction
READINGS FOR 25 AUGUST
1st Reading: Joshua 24:1-2,15-18, We will serve the Lord for he is our God.
Psalm 33: Taste and see that the Lord is good
2nd Reading: Ephesians 5:21-32, This mystery has many implications for Christ and his Church.
Gospel Reading: John 6:60-69, Whom shall we go to? You have the message of eternal life.
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! Your words and spirit, Lord and they are life; you have the message of eternal life. Alleluia!
Communion antiphon: Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, says the Lord, and I will raise him up on the last day.
POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR AUGUST
For political leaders
We pray that political leaders be at the service of their own people, working for integral human development and for the common good, especially caring for the poor and those who have lost their jobs.
SAINTS & FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK
26 August – Bl Dominic Barbieri
27 August – St Monica
28 August – St Augustine
29 August – Passion of St John the Baptist
30 August – St Edmund Arrowsmith – born in Haydock and martyred in Lancaster*
31 August – St Aidan & the saints of Lindisfarne
*HOLY HAND OF ST EDMUND ARROWSMITH PILGRIMAGE MASS
Everyone is most welcome to attend a special Mass dedicated to the Holy Hand of St Edmund Arrowsmith on Sunday 25 August, at 3pm. Venue: Church of St Oswald & St Edmund Arrowsmith, Liverpool Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9NP. Principal Celebrant: Bishop Tom Neylon
1st COMMUNION PROGRAMME 2024-25
Parents / Guardians are invited to register their child for our 1st Communion programme which will begin in September. The children must be about to start in Yr 4 in September. Application forms are in the porch. Please pass on to families who are Catholic but who do not always attend regularly. Deadline: Saturday 31 August.
ORDINATION TO THE PERMANENT DIACONATE
William (Bill) McMahon will be ordained as a Permanent Deacon on Saturday 7th September at 12 noon at St. Oswald’s by Bishop Tom Naylon. This follows four years of discernment and study supported by the archdiocese. Bill, at his ordination, will be surrounded by his family, friends, parishioners and fellow members of the clergy from the deanery and archdiocese. You are most welcome to join us at Bill’s ordination as well as for refreshments afterwards in St. Oswald’s School Hall. Please remember Bill and his family in your prayers.
READERS’ TRAINING – BY THE ARCHDIOCESE
The Liturgy Commission are offering parish readers (existing or new) an opportunity to come together for some practical training and reflection on their important ministry this autumn.
Readers are welcome to come to any of the following mornings:
Saturday, 28th September: St Julie’s, Eccleston, WA10 6SE
Saturday, 19th October: Irenaeus, Waterloo, L22 1RD
Saturday, 2nd November: St Mary’s Community Centre, Leyland, PR25 1PD
All 10am to 1pm (followed by lunch – bring a packed lunch)
Please contact pa.stmaryleyland@rcaol.org.uk to reserve your places.
LITTLE THEATRES & MENTAL HEALTH / WELL-BEING
Chorley and Southport have their own theatres and Southport’s in particular, has just brought out its new season pamphlet of plays and productions for 2024-25. Visiting the theatre can provide a welcome form of relaxation and enjoyment, and at Southport, the volunteers are very good at putting people at their ease. You will be sure of a grand welcome. The season opens in September with ‘Allo ‘Allo – featuring characters from the very popular BBC comedy series. Tickets (including Saturday matinees) are very reasonably priced and have not been increased at all since before the pandemic. In addition, there is news of a number of special packages available, that afford real value for money.
The pamphlets, containing full details, are available in the porch.
THE HALL IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Our church hall is the envy of the area, for its size, its sprung dance floor and of course, its managed, licensed bar.
We now have vacant slots every evening, apart from Mondays and also during the day / evening on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Other times may also be available, on enquiry.
Hire charges = £20 an hour (inc. ‘get-in/out’). If you know of anyone, or any group that is looking for accommodation, please let them know to contact the Parish Office on Thursdays.
MASS INTENTONS
Mass intentions are welcome, not just for our dear departed, but for any other occasion eg in thanksgiving, 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 near as possible.
DISUSED GLASSES / SPECTACLES
Please have a rummage at home and bring old prescription glasses along. They can be used by opticians in Africa to help local communities.
OFFERTORY ENVELOPES + GIFT AID
If you are a taxpayer then you can easily help the parish to claim 25% extra on top of every donation you make. Eg: a donation of £5 per week would result in £6.25 going to the church. Filling in a simple form to register your name and address means we can claim an additional 25% of your gift. If you are able to help, please collect a form from the porch on your way out today, complete and return to the Parish Office.
In addition, you may wish to consider using an offertory envelope (they are free and use re-cycled paper) in which to make your weekly donation. It’s akin to ‘wrapping up your gift’ for Our Lord! Again, please contact the Parish Office if you’d like to start using them.
CATHOLIC PICTORIAL
Keeping you up to date with all the news from around the Archdiocese online: www.catholicpic.co.uk
Postal subscriptions are available: 3 issues = £9.50, 6 issues = £19 and 12 issues = £37.50.
Email enquiries@cpmmmedia.com or ring 0151 709 7567.
Digital copies are also available. Please use the phone number / email address above
MUSICAL TREAT FOR THE WEEK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT2DmfvNWoQ
This week’s psalm, O Taste and See, was the setting for this wonderful arrangement by Vaughan Williams, here sung by the Caritas Singers.
WITH EVERY BLESSING FOR A HAPPY AND PEACEFUL WEEK FOR PARISHIONERS & FAMILIES
UNIVERSE CATHOLIC WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS
These are available to order directly from the publisher (www.thecatholicuniverse.com or phone Michelle on 0743 661 7650 ). It can be posted to you each week. A 3 months print subscription is £42.00 – 6 months is £75.00 and the year at £140.00.
OFFERTORY DONATIONS
Many thanks to generous parishioners who have sent in donations to our churches. Your thoughtfulness is very much appreciated.
Instead of putting money in offertory envelopes each week, those who are able to make an offering are asked to complete a Standing Order Mandate for your bank, from either your parish office. We can email the document to you, if you wish, so that you can print off, complete and send to your bank.
Alternatively, you may still wish to write a cheque (payable to ‘Our Lady Help of Christians Church’ ) and post to the presbytery with a covering letter and one offertory envelope for gift aid purposes.
Donating by text / online: Please check the May Newsletters and use the links provided.
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.
OUR LITTLE CHURCH GROUP
Our children meet on a Sunday morning, during 10am Mass. If anyone is interested in attending, or knows any children who would like to be involved, you are more than welcome to join in the fun! Please contact Emma O’Hare on 07813275574.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY – WITH BROTHER FRANCIS
You Tube animated stories and songs each week.
https://brotherfrancis.com/
RED MISSION BOXES
Please bring them to church when you attend Mass next weekend, or drop them off at the presbytery on Thursday, between 10am and 4pm. Please contact the Parish Office if you would like someone to collect your box for you.
LOCAL COMMUNITY CAFÉ & SHOP
Every Friday from 12noon to 2pm at Hesketh Bank Community Centre: come and enjoy a hot meal, make and meet new friends, help reduce food waste at the Drop-In shop. No charge, but donations are welcome.
See www.heskethbankcommunitycentre.org.uk for more details.
CLASSES IN OUR CHURCH HALL
Please contact the parish office if you would like to know more about the following:
Fizzical – adult workout to jazz (with Julie Kershaw) – Monday evenings, 6.30pm – 7.30pm
Tai Chi (with Mark Humphries) – Tuesdays, 1.15pm-2.45pm
Karate (with Paul Allison) – Saturdays, 9am to 10am
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).