PARISH OF BLESSED JOHN HENRY NEWMAN MORECAMBE St Mary’s, Matthias Street, Morecambe, LA4 5JR. Tel. 410501 Parish Priest Deacons Website Canon D Cooper, VG Rev. J McCann (tel 421795), Rev. J Murphy (tel 859254) and Rev. T Fagan (retired) www.bjhnparish.org.uk SUNDAY 10th MAY 2015 SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday St Patrick’s Good Shepherd St Mary’s St Mary’s St Patrick’s Good Shepherd St Mary’s St Patrick’s Good Shepherd St Patrick’s Good Shepherd St Mary’s 6.00pm 8.30am 10.30am 9.00am 10.00am 10.00am 12.10pm 10.00am 10.00am 6.00pm 8.30am 10.30am Kath Mercer Keith Batty For the parishioners Union of Catholic Mothers Private Intention (PH) Margaret Duckworth Ellen Fitzmaurice Paul Kenny For the Parishioners Paddy Maloney Ed Brocken Joyce Taylor (nee Thompson) PLEASE PRAY FOR Sick Sarah Melville, Diana Hoey, Frances Nash, Sean O’Connor, Marie Robinson, Anne Iyengar, Barbara Howes, Eric Ainsworth, Sue Smith, Rev Debbie Peatman, Win Ward, John McDonald, Bill Simpson, Mary Wilcock and the sick and housebound in the parish and those in local hospitals and nursing homes. PLEASE PRAY FOR Anniversaries Fred Wilde, Tommy Hill, William Crayston, Peter Stott, Maureen Smythe, Albert Jones, Kazimierz Uryga, Jim Lord, Margaret Hardisty, Paul Kenny, Pauline Sayer, Gordon Brian Heeler and all those whose anniversaries occur between 10rd and 16th May. SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION Saturday Good Shepherd St Mary’s St Patrick’s 10.30am to 11.00am 11.30am to 12 noon 5.15pm to 5.40pm FEASTS THIS WEEK Tuesday Wednesday Thursday St Nereus and Achilleus (optional) St Pancras (optional) Our Lady of Fatima (optional) ST MATTHIAS, Apostle LAST WEEK Attendance 458 Collection £1,284.90 LATELY DEAD We pray for the repose of the souls of: Angela Dand of Kendal Care Home who died 29th of April, aged 87. Funeral Service and committal at Lancaster and Morecambe Crematorium on Tuesday 12th May at 11.45am. Katherine Josephine Willetts of Hillcroft Nursing Home who died on 3rd of May, aged 87. Requiem Mass at St Patrick’s Church on Wednesday 27th May at 1.30pm followed by interment at Hale Carr Cemetery. Parishioners have asked prayers for relatives and friends lately dead: Eithne Bennett. UCM The national Council & AGM of the UCM will be help at Swanwick the 11th - 13th May. Since Lancaster Diocesan Committee members will be attending the Conference there will be NO MONTHLY MEETING as scheduled for Monday the 11th May 2015. SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION The Bishop will celebrate this at the Cathedral for our deanery on Pentecost Sunday, 24th May. Preparation began last Tuesday in St Mary’s hall, 7.00pm until 8.00pm and continues on 12th and 19th May with a rehearsal on the 22nd. Attendance at all these sessions is essential. Preparation for 1st Holy Communion continues today (Sunday) BAPTISMS Parents wishing to have their child or children baptised please contact Canon Cooper. It is a requirement that parents attend a Baptismal Course to prepare themselves for this very special Sacrament for their child. The next meeting will take place at 7.30 pm in St Mary’s Hall on the 28th of May 2015. MARRIAGE Our good wishes and prayers go to Alan Kieran McFall and Jacqueline Thornton who celebrate their marriage at St Mary’s on Saturday at 3pm. LEGION OF MARY Meetings on Monday afternoons at 2.00pm in St Patrick’s Church Hall. All are welcome. OFFERTORY ENVELOPES - There are still some to be collected. Bingo Cuppa and Chat 200 Club Monday night in St Patrick’s hall. Doors open at 7pm. Received in April £296. Monday 18th May, 10 am until 12 noon in St Patrick’s hall. All welcome. Week ending 03/05/15 1st prize Joan Bouskill; 2nd prize Debbie Woodhead; 3rd prize Brenda McAlea. Diocesan Pilgrimage to Ladyewell Bishop Michael Campbell OSA will be leading this on the 20th of June 2015 starting from St Mary’s Church at 2pm with a Eucharistic procession (weather permitting) followed by a Homily and Benediction at 3pm. Confessions will be available. For further details, please call 01772 700181 or email [email protected]. PENTECOST NOVENA FOR VOCATIONS This will be taking place in our Deanery and St Patrick’s will be hosting this on Saturday 23rd May 4.30pm to 5.30pm. For other churches in our Deanery, please see poster on noticeboard. LECTIO DIVINA Lectio Divina on Thursday 14th May, 7.30pm in the presbytery. DAY FOR ALTAR SERVERS The Office for the New Evangelisation will be running a series of Ongoing Formation Days this year, beginning with those for Altar Servers. Paul Briers and Daniel Etienne will be leading these Workshops, entitled, "Practical Stewardship: Serving at the Altar of God," on the following Saturdays in June and July (10am- 4pm) at the following venues: (For Preston and Lancaster): Saturday June 6, 2015 - St Maria Goretti's, Preston (For Carlisle): Saturday, July 18, 2015 - Our Lady and St Joseph's, Carlisle. Please see Canon Cooper for further details. SACRED SILENCE “Before the celebration of Mass, it is a praiseworthy practice for silence to be observed in church so that all may dispose themselves to carry out the sacred celebration in a devout and fitting manner.” – Roman Missal L ighten the load A void negativity U nites hearts G athers people together H eals heartache T ickles the soul E nergises the spirit and R estores us to wholeness and Holiness A B Smollin DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Wednesday 20th May Sunday 24th May Saturday 29th to Monday 31st May Our Lady’s Catholic College charity night of music raising funds for Missio. Pentecost Songs of Praise (Torrisholme and Bare Churches together) Happy Mount Park, 2.30pm Cross Bay Walk from Hyning to Boarbank for people 18 to 35. Details [email protected] The Parish in the Lancaster Diocese. Registered Charity No. 234331
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