SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
SUNDAY, 21st FEBRUARY 2010
MASS TIMES: INTENTIONS:
Saturday Vigil Mass: 7.15 p.m. Andrew James and Eric Shanley.
Sunday: 9:15 a.m. Mrs Burrows.
11.00 a.m. The Parish.
Monday: 9.15 a.m. Kathleen Mahoney.
Tuesday: 9.15 a.m. Eric Sellers.
Wednesday: 9.15 a.m. Bernadette & Joe Eaghill.
Thursday: 9:15 a.m. James Clooney.
Friday: 9.15 a.m. Eileen O’Sullivan.
Saturday: 9.15 a.m. Tessa Adams.
Saturday Vigil Mass: 7.15 p.m. The Parish.
Sunday: 9.15 a.m. Palmino Apollonio.
11.00 a.m. Richard Murphy.
MORNING PRAYER:
9.00 a.m. in Sacristy Office on weekdays except Wednesday.
CONFESSIONS:
Confessions are heard every Saturday after morning Mass, and before Vigil Mass on Saturday evening from 6.45-7.10 p.m.
BAPTISMS:
By appointment with Fr. Cooke. After speaking to Fr Cooke, it is important that parents contact our Baptism Co-ordinator, Ann Siddall (01244 371787) who will arrange for members of our Baptism Team to discuss Baptism and the practical details.
The parish welcomes ROMY ALICE CHLOE DENIEUL, baptised into God's family at St Columba's on 14th February. Please pray for her and her family.
LATELY DEAD:
Please remember in your prayers Eileen Barlow, we pray for her and those who mourn for her. Her funeral was at St Francis.
ANNIVERSARIES:
Please remember in your prayers: Thomas Croghan, Anne Rigby, Lilly Shirley, Agnes O’Connell, John Cummins, Hector Burton, Mary Anastasia Jeffs, Joan Wilkin, Mary Jeffes, , Gladys Murdoch, Elizabeth Dalziel, Ernest Roberts, Elizabeth Rodgers, Thomas Burke, John Parker, Robert Moor, Mary Byrne, Andrew James, Danny Roberts, Gladys Marron, Margaret Gerrard, Mary Dutton, Evelyn Jones, Agnes Ryan, Gertrude Kieran, William Dolan, Mary Boulton, Catherine Fletcher, Catherine Vickers, Charles Challinor, Etta Holmes, Gavin Webster, Allen Fairhead, David Nichols, Richard John Murphy, Richard L Roberts, Frank Tobin (Snr), Ellen Cottam, Angela Wilding, Mary Ellen Stansfield, Florence Edwards, John Daniel Jones, James Brian Kilcoyne, Cissie Jones, Hugh Campbell, Stephen John Blythe.
LENT:
Lent has arrived please be faithful to the Church’s rich tradition of Prayer Scripture, Stations of the Cross and also practical works of love.
Lent devotions Friday evenings during Lent at 7:15 p.m. We welcome people from other Churches in Upton during Lent.
OFFERTORY 13-14TH FEB:
Loose Plate: £623.42
Planned Giving: £561.55
Donations: Piety Stall: £50.00
Hire of Hall: £53.00
Thank you for your generous offerings.
COFFEE AFTER MASS:
Tea and coffee are served in the Hall after the Sunday morning Masses. All are welcome. The Traidcraft stall will be operating this Sunday.
BISHOP ELECT MARK DAVIES:
Bishop elect Mark Davies will be ordained at St Anthony’s, Wythshawe; please pray that his ministry in our Diocese will be a happy and fruitful one. He will assist Bishop Brian for a time until Bishop Brian retires and then Mark will take over the Diocese. We also remember all that Bishop Brian has done and we all Priests and people owe him a lot.
WOMEN'S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER:
Churches Together in Upton are holding Women's World Day of Prayer this year at Holy Ascension in Church Lane. It is on Friday, 5th March and commences at 10.30 a.m. It is a service of singing, readings and prayer and lasts about 45 minutes. The service this year has been prepared by the Christian Women of Cameroon. Please do try to come. All are very welcome.
THIRD WORLD GROUP COFFEE MORNING:
The Coffee Morning after the Sunday morning Masses will be run by the parish Third World Group.
SVP:
The problem that some parishioners are finding it difficult to get to Mass was raised at a recent meeting of the Pastoral Council. If there is anyone that can help with lifts to either of the weekend Masses on a regular basis, we would be grateful if you can get in touch with Brian Forest tel: 01244 318863
UPTON CHURCHES PRAYER DIARY:
This week we pray for:
The residents of Gayton Close, Denhall Close and Moorhouse Close.
For the Scouts, Venture Scouts, Cub Scouts and Beavers. For the Ranger Guides, Guides, Brownies and Rainbows.
For young people in the Uniformed Organisations and their leaders.
A CELEBRATION OF THE PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK:
Bishop Brian invites all members of the diocesan family who work in healthcare to a special celebration on Sunday 28th February here at St Columba’s. Mass will be celebrated at 3 p.m. followed by some light refreshments. Bishop Brian hopes that as many as possible of those who work in our hospitals, hospices, surgeries and clinics - whether paid or in a voluntary capacity - will be able to join in acknowledging Christ at work in the healing work that we participate in. This will also be an opportunity to meet old friends and colleagues and make some new ones.
RETIRED PRIESTS FUND SPECIAL COLLECTION:
This weekend, 20/21 Feb, the annual Special Collection for the Retired Priests’ Fund is being held and will be a retiring collection. I know that you all hold great affection for our priests in the Diocese, and I would ask that you give as generously as you can. With your support we will be able to build up the fund to meet the current and future needs of our sick and retired priests.
Special envelopes are available in the porches for you to use. If you use the weekly offertory envelopes then please write your envelope number on the special envelope and this will enable tax to be recovered where appropriate. A leaflet is available should you wish to make your donation by Standing Order.
Thank you for your support.
With every blessing
+Brian Bishop of Shrewsbury.
CAFOD LENT FAST DAY, 26th FEBRUARY:
This year’s Lent Fast Day marks the 50th anniversary of the very first Fast Day organised by CAFOD in 1960. Over the years the money collected via the Fast Day envelopes, together with ongoing donations, have helped CAFOD support a vast range of relief and development work in many parts of the world. This year’s Fast Day envelopes will be available with the newsletter next weekend, and may be returned in the offertory baskets the following weekend (27-28th February). We will be very grateful for your support in this special anniversary year.
A JOURNEY INTO SELF, DEATH AND BEYOND:
A small team from the parish has compiled a programme of six group discussion sessions to help people prepare themselves emotionally and spiritually for their own death and the deaths of other people.
Anyone interested in joining such a discussion group should contact : Phil Alston on 0151 339 4948
ITALIAN STUDENT:
IDA CABRIS, a geology graduate from Sardinia, would like to live with a local family for a couple of months in order to improve her spoken English. She would be happy to help with children and generally make herself useful on the usual au pair basis. Please contact her sister/brother-in-law : Gina and Giuseppe Romeo on 01244 629098
PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK
In his Lenten Pastoral Letter Bishop Brian refers to our “strong tradition of recognising the significance of illness, and reaching out to those who are sick and infirm.” The Bishop encourages us in our parishes to “take stock of the care given to the sick and housebound to create an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the care we give as well as improving its quality.”
With regard to the quality of the care we can give, the chaplains at our Countess of Chester and Bowmere hospitals are working together on ways to improve the links between chaplaincy at the hospitals and the faith communities they serve. Part of this initiative is to provide clear and concise information in parishes, by way of a pamphlet, about the structure and working practices of the chaplaincy team and how all people can access them.
Bishop Brian asks particularly that we consider “how seriously we take provision for the celebration of the Sacrament of the Sick.” In these days of hospital chaplaincy without the presence of a resident Roman Catholic priest, it is most important that Catholic patients, their families and friends are fully informed about how to ensure provision of the Sacrament at the appropriate time. The information pamphlet will address this issue also.
Being better informed about how our loved ones can receive the pastoral care they need when in hospital, can be part of the quality of care we achieve in our parish, and fulfil our Bishop’s hopes for us. Look out for future announcements on this subject and for the pamphlets which will be available soon.
NEEDLES & PINS GROUP:
They meet on Wednesday 24th February in the Church Hall at 2 p.m.–4 p.m. A friendly group, we enjoy a chat and a cuppa while we knit and stitch. A warm welcome awaits if you would like to join us.
Contact Jacqueline Worrall Tel. No. 380776.
NEXT WEEK’S NEWSLETTER:
This will be compiled by Alison Wrigglesworth
Tel: 01244 382457
Email: alison.wrigglesworthYOUKNOWTHESYMBOLo2.co.uk
Items for inclusion can also be left in the blue folder in the Sacristy. Please ensure that all items are in place by 9.00 a.m. on Thursday. Please include a phone number in case of queries.
Please take your Newsletter home with you to use during the coming week. If you know of a housebound parishioner living near you, why not take them a copy of this Newsletter.
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