The Catholic Community Newsletter
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St Mary’S, Marple Bridge
and
The Annunciation, New Mills
Fr John Cairns
St Mary
Marple Bridge
Marple Bridge Office
The Presbytery,
Hollins Lane,
Marple Bridge,
Stockport
SK6 5BB
Lectionary
Sundays Year B
Weekdays Year 1
Contacts
Parish Priest
Tel: 0161 427 2408
Email
saintmarysmarplebridge
@btopenworld.com
Web
In Emergency
07525 052584
Deacon
Rev Kevin Gradwell
The Annunciation
New Mills
www.stmarysnewmills.org.u
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www.stmarysmarplebridge.
org.uk
8th March 2015
3 Sunday of Lent
Safeguarding:
Mrs Ursula Lundy xxxi
Mrs Jo Barber (NM)
Mr Peter Clarke (MB)
(Contact via Presbytery
or 07979 376933)
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Marple B.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
7h 6.30pm
8th
11.15am
12.45pm
9th
9.30am
10th
11th 9.30am
12th
Friday
13th
Saturday
14th
Saturday
Sunday
14th 6.30pm
15th
11.15am
Saturday
Sunday
New
Mills
3rd Sunday of Lent
9.30am
10am
10am
10.30
9.30am
10am
2-4pm
BAPTISM
Lenten Feria
Lenten Feria
Lenten Feria
Lenten Feria
Stations of the Cross
Lenten Feria
Stations of the Cross
Deanery Penitential Service +
Reflection
4th Sunday of Lent
9.30am
2pm BAPTISM
Welcomers
Readers
Gifts
Welcomers
Readers
Children’s Lit.
Welcomers
Readers
Gifts
Ch.Lit.
Counters
Flowers
Tea & Coffee
Cleaners
Cleaners
6.30pm MB
9.30am NM
11.15am MB
MB
NM
MB
NM
MB
NM
Angela + Chris Byrom RIP (MH)
Joan Hines RIP(SG)
Tony Burke RIP
Mulryan Family
Aiveen + Ciara Chamberlain RIP
J Glannon RIP (KB)
Private Int (MD)
Joan Whitley Ints
Eamon O’Brien RIP (MVC)
Margaret Pickup RIP (DM)
Joan Hines RIP(BL)
Jim + Jean Sorahan Ints
Dean Family
7/8March
Gordon Lyon
Teresa Clarke
Cecilia Osborne
Rene/ Brian Tierney
Simon Sharp/Ann Webb
14/15Mar
Rosemary Yuill
Laurie Feehan
Norah Hudson
Sheila Harrison/ Margaret Beddows
Rene Tierney/ Joe Hennigan
Myra O'Connor
Martin Savage
Joe Harvey
Jenny McGuiness
Tony McHale
Bradbury Family
Jim+Pauline Howells
Nigel Slack/Patricia Hulley
No flowers
Helen Wilson &Family
No Cleaning
No Cleaning
Terry +Alice Poole
Teresa Hogg/Peter Doyle
No flowers
Theresa Hogg & Ella Keller-Koczaska
Catherine Anderson
Marie Davies + Deborah Laugesen
FR JOHN WRITES...To understand the full significance of
what is going on in this Gospel it is important to realise
that there was nothing corrupt going on in the Temple.
The money changers and animal dealers were all acting
in accordance with the Law of Moses. The basic religious
observance of the Jewish people would not have been
possible without this ‘market’. The money changers
converted Roman coins into Temple currency so that
pagan images would not be carried into the more sacred
areas of the Temple complex. The animal dealers
provided the necessary sacrifices for the rituals of the
temple. Therefore, it was reasonable for the Jews to
question Jesus on his behaviour. The Gospel teaches us
that, although God never changes, the way in which God
is worshipped changes from culture to culture. The Old
Temple was coming to an end; to be replaced with the
New Temple, Jesus Christ.
BAPTISM...Any parent who wishes their child to be
baptised within the parish between Easter and July this
year are asked to fill in a form from the back of church
and return it to the Presbytery before the end of March.
You will then be put on our Baptismal Course which will
start mid April. Once the 2 session course has been
completed we will sort out a date for your child’s
Baptism.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION MB...The course has now started
each Sunday morning 11am in the Old School MB. The 8
weekly sessions will prepare the children to receive the
Lord through the Eucharist (Holy Communion) for the
first time in their lives. Please keep all the children in
your daily prayers.
CONFIRMATION COURSE...The candidates will complete
their 4th session this weekend and will be attending
their weekend away at the Briars Youth Centre the
following weekend. Please keep all the candidates in
your prayers. Thank you.
TRAIDCRAFT...Tea and coffee will be served after both
Masses at MB this weekend March 7th /8th . The
Traidcraft stall will open and Fairtrade Easter Eggs will be
on sale.
GIFT AID ENVELOPES...New Gift Aid envelopes have arrived.
Mr Jim Howell will give a report on Gift Aid at all Masses
next weekend of March 14th/15th
Pray for the Sick and Housebound
Remember especially
Mary Forbes, George Cairns, Eileen Middleton, Monica
Norton, Eileen Grace, Margaret Mary Jackson, Katherine
Cowan, Richard Greiner, George Heeds, Joan Whitley,
Beverley Burke, Fr. Hugh Doherty, Maureen Mitchell-Kirk,
Bernadette Tonge, David Hill, Bill Martin, Marie
Sidebottom, Aine Shaw, Mike Ellwood, Geraldine
Knowles, Kate Beighton, Suzanne Mautschke, David
Poole Dorothy Graham, Fr Marianus ,Anna Kalnis, Mary
Farrell, Kathleen Greiner,, Christine Hall
SCHOOL SERVICES...Every Monday morning at 9.05 am
during term time in St Marys School Hall, NM there will
be Whole School Worship and any parishioner who
would like to is very welcome to attend.
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION...The
Renewal Day for the North of the Diocese will be held in
TEA BINGO AND LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT Please search your
cupboards and drawers for surplus Rosaries and help us
to get them into the hands of those who will love,
cherish and pray them. There will be a collection box for
them at the back of church from next week.
PARISH LENTEN SESSIONS WEEK 3– TOUCHED BY THE PASSION...
I will be leading this week’s session and invite you for
light refreshments from 7.15pm . Then this week I would
like to lead the session in church beginning at 7.30pm. I
look forward to seeing you all. God Bless.
DEANERY PENITENTIAL SERVICE...Fr Robert and myself would
like to invite you to our Deanery Penitential Service
which will take place next Saturday from 2-4pm in the
Church of the Annunciation NM. It will take the same
form as our Advent Service – Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament, Readings, Sacrament of Reconciliation and
the Sacrament of the Sick and, like Advent, the first hour
of the Service will be repeated in the second hour. All are
welcome.
REPOSITORY STALL...We have a good selection of Easter
cards at both churches but no more are ordered so buy
what you need now while stocks last. Also available are
Ordination cards for Deacon Kevin.
TEA BINGO AND LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT...Our next session of
Tea Bingo and Light Entertainment will be this
Wednesday March 11th from 2-4pm in the Parish Hall,
NM. All welcome.
PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK...Sorry I seem to be booked up
almost every evening over the next few weeks apart
from Thursday March 12th. Therefore can I please call a
meeting of all pilgrims to meet at 7.30pm in the Old
School, MB. Room accommodation and final payments
will need to be sorted. Look forward to seeing you there.
COLLECTION....
Envelopes £547.00 Loose Plate £310.33
Total £857.33 Thank you
CAFOD £762.47 Thank you
Rest in Peace
Anniversaries
Herbert Hall, Brian Towers, Vera Gower, Hugh Doherty,
Elizabeth Crowley, Philis Robson, Frank Beighton, John
Butterworth, Sarah Green, Bernadette Woolley, Gerard
Brierley,
May their souls, and the souls of all the faithful
departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.