OUR LADY AND ST.
CHRISTOPHER’S
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Serving Romiley, Bredbury, and Woodley
52 Barrack Hill, Romiley, Stockport, Cheshire. SK6 3BA
Tel: 0161-430 2704 www.ourladyandstchristophersromiley.org.uk
e-mail: [email protected]
PARISH PRIEST:
Canon Michael Gannon VG
ASSISTANT PRIEST:
Fr. Tony McGrath
SUNDAY 5 APRIL 2015
Easter Day – The Resurrection of the Lord
MESSAGE FROM FATHER MICHAEL
Today is the beginning of Eastertide, the season
when we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus and his victory over sin and death. For this reason
Easter is a season of joy and hope and for being renewed in our faith and commitment to following
Jesus. Today also we pray for the children making their First Holy Communion and then on Easter
Tuesday we look forward to the start of the construction of the new St Christopher Centre. We
have much to be thankful for in our parish. May the peace of the Risen Lord be with you and your
families this joyful Easter time.
SACRED LITURGY THIS WEEK
The month of April is dedicated to The Holy Spirit.
Sunday Readings: Cycle B. Weekday Readings: Cycle I. Psalter: Parish Mass Book 1 Page 217 onwards
The Pope’s intentions for April that people may learn to respect creation and care for it as a gift of God.
That persecuted Christians may feel the consoling presence of the Risen Lord and the solidarity of all the
Church.
MASS TIMES and INTENTIONS (this w eek)
th
Sunday
5
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Saturday
Sunday
EASTER SUNDAY
th
11
12th
EASTER
EASTER
EASTER
EASTER
EASTER
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Vigil Mass of the following: 8.00pm
9.00am
11.00am
10.00am
10.00am
10.00am
10.00am
10.00am
2.00pm
Nuptial Mass
EASTER SATURDAY
Vigil Mass of the
following
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
10.00am
6.30pm
9.00 am
11.00 am
People of the Parish
Elsie Edwards RIP
Bronagh Cooper RIP
Margaret Duffy RIP
The Faure Family
Mildred & John Coverley
Stephan Perry RIP
Jack Maycock RIP
Alexandra Garratt &
Matthew Cotton
Mary Moran
People of the Parish
Tony Delaney RIP
Marjorie Walker RIP
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Christ is Risen!
Alleluia!
Fr Michael and Fr Tony wish
all parishioners and visitors
to the parish a very happy and
Blessed easter
-------------------------------------CONGRATULATIONS to the children who are
making their First Holy Communion at the 11
o’clock Mass today. May they grow in friendship
with Jesus through receiving him in Holy
Communion regularly and be supported by the
prayers and example of their families and fellow
parishioners.
THANK YOU
MUSIC
Thank you to our musicians, choir and
all who helped in singing at the Holy Week and
Easter Masses and Liturgies.
READERS AND SACRISTANS Thank you
to all who read at the Holy Week and Triduum
Masses and Services and to those who helped
prepare what we need for the Mass, particularly
our sacristans.
ALTAR SERVERS A huge thank you to the
young people who have helped throughout the
year.
FLOWERS Thank you to those who prepared
the Church for Easter Sunday, for making the
Church more vibrant after the stark tone of Lent
and Holy Week.
PRAYER & LITURGY
EASTER WEEK There will be no Adoration or
Morning Prayer and Mass will be at 10.00am.
Adoration resumes on Monday 13 April.
REQUIESCANT + IN PACE, ALLELUIA
Those who have died recently: Barbara
Cooney, Tony Delaney.
Those whose anniversaries occur around
this time: Elizabeth Claffey, Edith Marshall, Alice
Smethurst, Brian Kane, Margaret Chatterton,
James Hazel, Rita Pigram, Alice Meynell. May they
rest in peace
MARRIAGE MATTERS
(www.twoinoneflesh.org.uk)
Easter Sunday (Acts of the Apostles10:34,
37-43 Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-9)
A sign of new life
Today we celebrate the resurrection and new life in the
Lord. In our marriage we too rise to new life when we
put each other first in all we do and say. Let us live
openly, honestly and truthfully so that we become a
‘sign’ to our families that Jesus is alive in our married
love.
.FORTHCOMING
EVENTS
GENERAL ELECTION HUSTINGS EVENT The
Romiley/Bredbury/Woodley areas of the HAZEL
GROVE constituency will be holding a hustings
event at St Chads Church, Church Lane,
Romiley, SK6 4BN on 19th April 2015 between
6.30 pm and 8.00 pm (doors open at 6.00 pm).
All four declared candidates have agreed to
attend the meeting toanswer questions from
constituents. Any Independent candidates who
arenominated by the official deadline will also be
invited. The theme of the evening will be 2020
Vision of a Good Society with some set questions,
but also the opportunity for members of the
audience to ask questions themselves. The event
is free and open to members of the public. The
former Bishop of Carlisle, Graham Dow, will chair
the meeting. [We intend to supply an address on
Eventbrite for people intending toattend to
register and if possible post a question – this
should be set up in the next week]. '2020 Vision
of
a
Good
Society'
is
available
from
www.ctbi.org.uk
CAR PARKING
The construction of the St Christopher
Centre
begins on Tuesday 7th April.
The following car parking restrictions will
apply:
WEEKDAYS
No access whatever to the rear car park. The
drive will be closed from the Presbytery.
Pedestrian access to school via the right hand
side of Church only and down the steps.
There must be no access whatever to the
building site.
SATURDAY EVENING & SUNDAY
MORNING
The tarmac rear car park will be available.
PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE TO OUR
NEIGHBOURS AND DO NOT BLOCK THE
ACCESS TO THEIR HOUSES.
Thank you.
Fr Michael
DIOCESAN
PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
28/29 th July – August 4/5 th 2015
The annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes takes
place this year from July 28th – August 5th
overland & July 29th – August 4th by air. Booking
forms from St Alban’s Wallasey & St Peter’s Hazel
Grove as well as from the pilgrimage website
www.shrewsburypilgrimage.co.uk. The pilgrimage
is led by Bishop Davies. All are welcome to join
the pilgrimage and we look forward to receiving
applications from those who have never been to
Lourdes.
We particularly look forward to
welcoming nurses and healthcare professionals to
assist in the care of the sick and less able. Full
details are available on the website. Fr Michael is
happy to answer any questions .
HOUSEBOUND AND THE SICK
Please pray for: Fr Peter Coyle, Philip Smith,
Brian Rogers, Christine Beswick, Hillary Rustage,
Kieran O’Brien, Fr. Jim Farrell, Theresa Travis,
Debbie Sainsbury, Dorothy Cornelly, Lionel and
Jenny Rawlings, Anna Maria Bolton, Matthew
Norman, Billy Lingard, Patricia Kelly, Winnie Monk,
Jadar Jones, Michael Christie, Sonia Faure, Wilfred
Hartley, Mandy Keane, Joyce Osbourne, Michael
O’Sullivan, Bob and Mary Parker, Katelyn Reilly,
Margaret Smith, Matthew Swallow, Amy Harris,
Audrey Wilson, Christine Colley, Elizabeth Brown,
Charlie Pigram, Bridget Robertson, Eileen Powell,
Michael Walsh, Valerie Gahan, Christopher
Wilkinson, Michelle Wright,Roger Armistead,
Joshua Goddard, Ann Platt, Monica Jackson.
Deirdre Nausen, Audrey Tynam, Gerard Davies,
Gloria Flynn, Ronald Evans. Irene Daughney, KIrsty
Czyzewsky, Albert Perris, Baby William, Joan
Aspinall, Kathleen Foley and Mildred & John
Coverley. We commend them all to the prayers
of our Lady and St Christopher.
JUSTICE & CHARITY
VOLUNTEERING
OUR LADY & ST CHRISTOPHER’S
PARISH is committed to keeping children,
young people and vulnerable adults safe. The
parish safeguarding representative is Carly Giblin
who may be contacted on: 07769 110723 or at
[email protected]
N.B. FOOD BANK
The numbers of vouchers fulfilled has risen of
late. In two weeks 36 vouchers were presented
and 84 people fed. Consequently the Food bank is
running short of some supplies and they are in
dire need of the following items:
Fruit juice, Fish, Fruit, Rice Pudding, Milk,
Coffee, Sugar, Treats, Toiletries.
They have received help from Hazel Grove but
that means that two areas are short. Please help
if possible. Many thanks.
A BIG THANK YOU to the Soup, Bread and
Cake makers and also to the parishioners who
make such generous donations at the Friday
midday Masses and those who bought the raffle
tickets for the Simnel cake.
• Soup donations: £437.86
• Cake Raffle:
£53.00
• Other monies:
£72.75
This means that a cheque for £563.61 will be
sent to CAFOD. The government will match this
so that CAFOD will receive £1127.32 in total. A
great parish effort.
P.S. Fr Tony won the cake !!
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
Our knitters would be very pleased with donations
of nice chunky wool to knit hats for poor children.
Wool can be placed in the wool box in the church
porch.
THE WELLSPRING Thank you for all the
contributions for Wellspring. They still depend on
our charity in order to help the homeless. As well
as foods, toiletries they would appreciate small
holiday sized toiletries and disposable razors. A
box labelled `Wellspring` is in the porch for any
donations. It will be very gratefully received.
Thank you.
SUPPORT AND CHAPLAINCY
MARRIAGE CARE
If you are going through difficulties in your
relationship Stockport Marriage Care offer a
confidential Counselling service. You can contact
them on 0800-389-3801.
HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY
If a relative or friend is in hospital please ensure
that you contact the chaplaincy office to let them
know that they will need that spiritual care and
support, and if they are catholic, to receive Holy
Communion, and if necessary the Sacrament of
the Sick. You can do this directly by calling the
chaplaincy on 419-5889.
FINANCES
.
PLANNED
RENEWAL
GIVING
&
GIFT
AID
If you completed one of the
Offertory Giving Cards and requested a box of
Offertory Envelopes, a Standing Order form or
information about Gift Aid, you should by now
have received these. If you took an Offertory
Giving Card, Gift Aid form and/or Standing Order
form home with you and have not yet returned it,
please could you do so by either handing them in
at the Presbytery or during the Offertory
collection. Alternatively, please send them direct
to Mike at the Curial Offices using the envelope
provided - his address is also shown on the Gift
Aid and Standing Order forms.
If you missed the Renewal but would like to Gift
Aid your Offertory donations, or set-up a
Standing Order, please contact Dominic Berry on
494 1174. Thank you.
Planned Giving Envelopes
Please collect your box from the back of church.
They will be needed from next week.
WEEKLY FINANCE
Last week’s collection: £894.03
CAFOD:
£31`.50
Thank you for your generosity
BUY A BRICK: REMINDER
This
weekend – 4th/5th April – is the first
weekend of the month so please don’t forget to
hand in your Buy a Brick envelopes with the
Offertory Collection. Thank you to everyone who
is supporting the Buy a Brick appeal.
NEWSLETTER & WEBSITE
ROMILEY METHODIST LADIES
SOCIETY
The Ladies Society has invited Mr Arthur Cross to
present his film entitled”Camino de Santiago”
(Pilgrimage to Santiago) in Romiley Methodist
Church on Wednesday April 15, starting promptly
at 7.30pm.
Parishioners, (both ladies & gentlemen) and clergy
from all churches are very welcome to attend and
refreshments will be served. A charge of £2 per
person will be payable at the door. In the absence
of Maurice & Glenys before April 9th please make
any enquiries to Jean Browningon 430 5876 /
Joan Donald on 430 6994.
SAVIO
HOUSE, BOLLINGTON The
Salesian order is looking for people to go on a
volunteer placement with the community for ten
months. Involves living in a Catholic community
and working with young people, receiving training
in first aid, food hygiene, safeguarding and youth
work skills. All food and board included as well as
a weekly allowance. Please pick up a leaflet at the
back
of
church
or
go
to:
www.saviohouse.org.uk