Mass Intention St. Paul’s Newsletter Sun Virtual Mass 24th Jan 10am Donal O’Donoghue (RIP) Weds Virtual Mass 27th Jan 9.30am Kathleen Prest (RIP)

Sun Virtual Mass 31st Jan 10am Bob Binder (RIP) 33 Bulkeley Road, Poynton, Weds Virtual Mass 3rd Feb 9.30am Gerard Miller & Family – Special Int’s SK12 1NR Mass Intentions: Please ring the parish on 01625 872606 or email: [email protected]. Tel: 01625 872606 Leave clear details of the intention name / date requested and we’ll endeavour to book your Website: stpaulspoynton.org.uk intention within the appropriate week (if possible). Intention dates may be shared at this time. E-mail: [email protected] As a loving Catholic community, we want to demonstrate our love for one another and support our local NHS and key workers by reducing the risk of spreading Fr Peter H Burke Weekly Service Times Covid19. We have taken the difficult decision to close St Paul’s Church for in- person services with immediate effect. Weds Virtual Morning Prayer This decision will be reviewed in mid-February and any changes will be notified on 9.30am & Virtual Mass the parish website, email and social media channels. Available on Facebook

Mass will be live-streamed on Wednesday 9.30am & Sunday 10am Sun Virtual Mass Reconciliation is available by appointment only at St. Alban’s Parish in a private 10:00am Available on Facebook outdoor, socially distanced, space, to book ring the clergy 01625 423 446.

Prep./ Responsibilities & Mass Ministers (Sun 31st Jan 2021) Third Sunday In Ordinary Time – Sunday 31st January 2021 Church cleaning: N/A Flowers: N/A Church Groups Counting / Banking Marie P Now is the time…. Eucharistic Min’s 10am N/A Readers 10am N/A The way that the Gospel writers describe events in the dealings Jesus has with people Stewards 10am N/A gives us pause for thought… at first sight the response to His call seems very abrupt – PowerPoint 10am N/A He calls – they follow - apparently without any thought to what it involves. Clearly, they To add something to the newsletter, contact the Presbytery via tel. 872606 or email must have had some idea as to who Jesus was, something about Him must have [email protected] with the details. Deadline for items for inclusion is Thurs 10am. attracted them… Previous newsletters and inserts are on the parish website at stpaulspoynton.org.uk However, when Mark wrote his gospel, which we are reading through this year, he wants Our School website: www.stpauls.cheshire.sch.uk us to recognise that when God calls, when Jesus calls, faith demands an unqualified Our Pre-school website: www.stpauls-pre-school.co.uk response. He is here to change our lives, not to have a discussion about whether this or Parish Cheques to be written out to: ST PAUL POYNTON that may be the best thing to do. In the first reading, when we read about St Alban’s: Clergy: Fr Peter Burke, Fr Paschal Ihesiaba, Deacon Gyorgy Zorenyi responding to God’s call to go and preach, we only have a tiny section of the book. The Parish Office: 01625 423446 / 07783 350014 / Email: [email protected] first time that God called Jonah, he ran away, he didn’t want to know. But you can’t run Web: http://www.stalbanmacc.org.uk / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stalbanmacc/ away from God and escape, you can’t ignore His call, and live a peaceful life. Jonah Data Protection Privacy Notice - For Newsletters, Parish Magazines and Publications. eventually did what God wanted, and learned just how loving and forgiving God was. And The parish of St. Paul’s sometimes collects personal information about parishioners. All personal information is collected, processed and stored in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations. This is retained only as this too was what the Apostles learned when they said “Yes” to their call…and today necessary and used by the Parish/Diocese for the benefit of the Parish and for legitimate reasons such as Jesus is calling. administrative and religious purposes. You can read our full privacy notice at www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/about-us/privacy-notice Thought for the week

The Diocese of Shrewsbury is a Registered Charity [No 234025] Live as if you are to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

We warmly welcome Father Tony Myers who will celebrate our Mass this Sunday We warmly invite you to join us ‘VIRTUALLY’ on FACEBOOK ST PAUL'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

St. Paul’s Parish Live Broadcast of Prayers & Mass Are you able to support our Primary School?

Join Fr. Tony this Sunday 24th Jan at 10am & Father Peter Parish Appeal on Weds 27th Jan at 9.30am on Facebook Live Webpage: http://stpaulspoynton.org.uk/ With schools across the country closed to most pupils menu on right ‘Latest Update’ click ‘Facebook Live’ during the coronavirus pandemic, many organisations OR online: https://www.facebook.com/St-Pauls-Poynton-198491870726932/ have raised concerns about the differences in learning OFFERTORY between families who have access to technology at Donations have reduced and we wish to remain self-financing – home, and those who unfortunately don’t. PLEASE support your parish financially if you can. There are many ways to give… The most recent lockdown has resulted in the teaching staff of St Paul’s Catholic 1. Donate to St. Paul’s online: https://investmycommunity.com/not-logged- Primary School adapting their way of teaching pupils by providing remote ‘online’ donator/page/stpaulpoyntondioceseofshrewsbury2191 minimum donation £5 learning. The delivery of the curriculum using the school’s learning platform has been 2. Offertory Envelope Donation: a great success. It’s worth noting that remote learning is being provided to all children • Could parishioners who give using the offertory envelopes place monies in the usual including the children of key workers and vulnerable children who still attend school, envelope (if giving a donation for multiple weeks / multiple envelopes, please send in as well as the pupils at home. envelopes in a larger envelope or clip together with a band). • If you could write your name (and envelope number if you use these) this will make Unfortunately, not all children at home have access to technology or access to their claiming Gift Aid (where relevant) easier for the banking team. own technology device, often having to share online learning time with other siblings • Offertory envelopes / loose cash can be left in offertory baskets on Arrival OR or parents working from home. Although the school is successfully navigating these Departure of church when we reopen on Sundays OR post them into the Presbytery. challenges and are supporting families to the best of their ability, the resources they 3. Standing Orders can be set up in a variety of ways… have are limited. • Using your online banking facility, This week, Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, announced that over 750,000 • Contact Peter Doyle on Tel. 01625 876557 • Ring the parish office Tel: 01625 872606 or email us: [email protected] / laptops and tablets have been delivered to schools and local authorities. St Paul’s • Complete online form: http://stpaulspoynton.org.uk/parish-community/parish-administration- Catholic Primary School received 5 laptops from the national allocation. communications/parish-donations-and-standing-orders/ St. Paul’s has initiated a system whereby identified families have borrowed laptops All donations are a great help and much appreciated at this time. from the school to promote effective remote education for its pupils. However, with

increasing numbers of key worker children attending school and also needing to access

laptops, during a recent Local Governing Body meeting, the availability of laptops was MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS FRANCIS cited as an area of concern.

Human fraternity: May the Lord give us the grace to live in full The Governing Body requested that this message was added to St Paul’s Parish fellowship with our brothers and sisters of other religions, praying for Newsletter, asking our Parish family if they would consider making any monetary one another, open to all. donations so that further new laptops could be purchased for St Paul’s Catholic For more details go to: http://popesprayerusa.net/popes-intentions/ Primary School. A new laptop would cost typically £250, and any donations towards the purchase of any new devices would make a huge difference to the pupils of our Can you help to support The Wellspring school. If you are in a position to help, please contact the school directly on with donations? https://thewellspring.co.uk/ 01625 877688. Cheques or a banking transfer would be gratefully accepted. Address: St. Paul's Catholic Primary School, Marley Rd, Poynton, Stockport, SK12 1LY.

To donate to this charity online please copy this link you’re your browser: Many thanks for your support and kindness during these difficult times. https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/Wellspringfoodappeal?fbclid=IwAR0hDn5o3qJMh Stephen Robinson, Chair of Governors, St. Paul’s Primary School. st3ojfqwB1BqSo7O_J7V379dRRpa1zp9epuHMBNBpfAsJo

JANUARY – WORD OF GOD MISSION FOR CATECHISTS WHAT IS THE MISSION? between the Father and the Son in their Spirit of love.” Catechism of the THE MISSION FOR CATECHESIS PROMOTES 849 Contact us: “If you are keen to gain support as an established catechist, or to find CATECHESIS FOR MISSION. WE ANNOUNCE AND out more about becoming a new catechist, then the Mission wants to help you. If you are DEFEND THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST THE LORD. Go therefore and make a lay minister in any of the many sacred ministries of sacristan, reader, altar server, Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them welcomer, parish secretary, extraordinary minister of Holy Communion, youth minster, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, coffee maker, children’s liturgy helper, or even if you have a desire to evangelise, but teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and haven’t yet discerned how you might do so, then we at the Mission can help you grow in lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.” Matthew your understanding of how and why we do what we do for Christ in our various parish 28:19-20 Catechesis – education in the faith for ongoing ministries. I am Reuben Purchase, and you or your parish priest can reach me at: evangelisation – has rightly been given a high priority in Our [email protected] Mission Together. We in the Mission for Catechesis are here IF NOT NOW, WHEN? It’s Sunday of the Word of God. I’ve a suggestion – why not sign to help priests and their parishioners announce the Good up to with our own home-grown Mission for Catechesis, to study the Word of God more News of Jesus Christ the Lord, through comprehensive, organic and systematic deeply via our world-class library of formation resources. Register with our Catechetical evangelisation. We are lay people working for the Diocese of Shrewsbury in the partners at franciscanathome.com/shrewsbury. It’s available to everyone! You can use Department of New Evangelisation, and we are here to help build up resources, courses as much or as little of the library of several hundred online workshops as you see fit - and community for catechists, and those who wish to become catechists, throughout the either alone, and ad hoc, or as part of a tailored track for your parish team. If you want to Diocese. Our Mission is Catechesis. That means we’re here to help catechists become help us with the Mission’s vision to form a new generation of evangelists, you could the best catechists they can be, and to offer catechesis from the heart of the Church to become a mentored student on the Diocesan Certification programme. Your Diocesan all those in other lay ministries. “To help catechists, we provide resources, courses, and mentor is available to help implement all options for the formation of minsters and community. This we do by offering one-to-one mentoring through certificated courses, for catechists alike. You can contact him anytime at entry into a Diocesan Guild of Catechists, and by offering open roadshow days in [email protected]. Be the change you want to see! locations through the Diocese. To help those in other lay ministries, we offer one-to-one Please follow the Mission on our new website – www.weareallcatechists.com mentoring in similar certificated courses covering the ‘why behind the rubrics’ of their and follow us on social media https://www.facebook.com/weareallcatechists ministry. Our Catechesis is for Mission. The Church calls all of us to evangelise, and http://www.instagram.com/weareallcatechists catechesis is ongoing evangelisation. It is ongoing, organic and systematic proclamation http://www.twitter.com/allcatechists of the Good News of Jesus Christ the Lord. As catechists, everything we say and do has https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgLVgfUIN3HarGh2AP803qA the sacred purpose of teaching and witnessing the love of our incarnate God, who The future is in your hearts and in redeems us from our sins, and assures us eternal life, through the mystery of His Passion, your hands. God is entrusting to you death, and Resurrection. Whether we are catechizing in preparation for first Holy the task, at once difficult and Communion, or for adult reception into the Church through RCIA, there is no rubric, uplifting, of working with Him in the commandment, creed, or prayer, which doesn’t flow out from the pierced side of our building of the civilisation of love.” saviour on the Cross. Catechesis is that part of the mission for evangelisation by which JPII WE ARE ALL CATECHISTS, we we ponder more deeply, and pass on with greater efficacy, the full content of our faith in all have a responsibility to share Jesus Christ and the life which He shares with the Father, through the Holy Spirit, in His our faith with others. That is a scary Mystical Body the Church. Our ever-ancient but ever-new love-story, between God and thing! Equip yourself with some of Man, finds its perfection in Him who abides with us until the end. To be a catechist is to the best teaching found in the commit to rejoice in the full four dimensions of how Christ abides with us still: in our holy whole world. Take a look at the doctrines, our life-giving sacraments, our ways and means of the moral life, and our life study options we have on our of devotion to prayer. “The Church on earth is by her nature missionary since, according website, all in partnership with the Uni to the plan of the Father, she has as her origin the mission of the Son and the Holy Spirit. of Steubenville. The ultimate purpose of mission is none other than to make men share in the communion This Sunday Wordsearch:

The Word This Week Where does Jesus begin his ministry? Where left off - preaching a message of repentance, of change, to welcome the new Kingdom of God. There is a simplicity about this message, which is not compromised by anything – today’s Gospel has these simple words from Jesus, and then the story of his calling more disciples to follow him and share in the work of spreading this message. Repentance has had something of a bad press - we tend to think of it as an old-fashioned concept. But every age needs to hear this call: to look at what we do and say and assume, and realise that there are such things as right and wrong, and that sometimes we follow the wrong path. To follow Jesus, and to accept the Kingdom of God, demands that we make a radical choice, which might well change our lives.

Family Connection Today’s Gospel describes how Jesus called his first disciples and the immediacy with which these men dropped everything to follow him. We can only begin to imagine what Jesus’ presence must have been like to invoke such a response in these first disciples. Shrewsbury Diocese: SUNDAY 17TH JANUARY 2021 While a few of us might relate to such a radical conversion, many of us would find such RETIRED PRIESTS’ FUND - SPECIAL COLLECTION a sudden change in ourselves or in another person unsettling. There are few things for which we would willingly drop everything. And yet this is the immediacy with which The annual collection for the Retired Priests’ Fund was these first disciples responded to Jesus. These first disciples were willing to drop everything in order to make Jesus and the Kingdom of God the most important things in due to be taken at each Mass on Sunday 17 January their lives. (as set down in the Liturgical Calendar).

Gather as a family and talk about circumstances in which you have had to “drop As a result of the pandemic and the introduction of live streaming of Mass, changes have everything.” (the call to pick up a sick child from school, the cry of a hurt or angry child) been made to the way in which Parishioners can support the annual collection for How did you feel about having to change your plans in each of these situations? How the Retired Priests’ Fund, and these are detailed below. do we feel when someone asks us to drop everything to help him or her? For many of us, it is not easy to drop everything to respond to the needs of another. Please do all that you can to help raise the largest amount possible for the Retired Priests’ Fund from the collection. Read today’s Gospel, Mark 1:14–20. Invite your family to imagine what Jesus’ presence and invitation to these first followers must have been like that they responded by With your help, we can build up the Fund to help meet the future needs of our sick and leaving their livelihood to become his disciples. How might our life change if we retired priests. If you wish to Gift Aid your donation, please make your donation Online. understood the Kingdom of God to be as important and immediate in our lives? To donate Online go to www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/retired-priests-fund

An electronic version of a leaflet about the Fund is available at: Ask God to help you experience the Kingdom of God with such immediacy. www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/retired-priests-fund and is also available on the St Alban’s Pray together the Lord’s Prayer. website and this explains how you can donate to the Fund by Standing Order or Cheque and how to Gift Aid donations made using these methods.

Please note that ALL cheques need to be made payable to “Retired Priests’ Fund” Hearing the Call: Reflection on the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time ELIZABETH PROUT

To listen to this Sunday’s bible reflection, MOTHER MARY , FOUNDER OF THE go online to: SISTERS OF THE CROSS AND PASSION 1820 -1864 https://stpaulcenter.com/audio/sunday-bible- reflections/following-him-scott-hahn-reflects- A Shrewsbury woman was recently declared by decree on-the-third-sunday-in-ordinary-time/ of the Holy Father as the Venerable Elizabeth Prout. The founder of the Sisters of the Cross and Passion known Jonah 3:1–5,10 as “The ” of the industrial north has now been Psalm 25:4–9 recognised as venerable for her Christian life and virtues. 1 Corinthians 7:29–31 Mark 1:14–20 This is a decisive point in the Cause for Elizabeth Prout’s and Canonisation when we must turn to Heaven The calling of the brothers in today’s Gospel evokes Elisha’s commissioning by the prophet to seek miracles through her prayers. (see 1 Kings 19:19–21).

As Elijah comes upon Elisha working on his family’s farm, so Jesus sees the brothers working by Bishop Mark has provided a copy of the official prayer which the seaside. And as Elisha left his mother and father to follow Elijah, so the brothers leave their you may wish he hopes you may wish to use: father to come after Jesus. Jesus’ promise—to make them “fishers of men”—evokes Israel’s deepest hopes. “O God, source of all life, your servant Elizabeth Prout responded to your call by bringing together a new family to The prophet announced a new exodus in which God would send “many fishermen” to welcome the poor and the abandoned, restore the Israelites from exile, as once He brought them out of slavery in Egypt (see Jeremiah And to keep alive the memory of your love for all your children 16:14–16). By Jesus’ Cross and Resurrection, this new exodus has begun (see Luke 9:31). And shown to us in the Passion of Jesus, your Son. the apostles are the first of a new people of God, the Church—a new family, based not on blood Give us the courage to follow her example of living faith and ties, but on belief in Jesus and a desire to do the Father’s will (see John 1:12–13; Matthew 12:46– untiring love. Though her intercession, grant us the favour for 50). From now on, even our most important worldly concerns—family relations, occupations, and possessions—must be judged in light of the Gospel, Paul says in today’s Epistle. which we pray…” Diocese of Shrewsbury - 21/07 January The first word of Jesus’ Gospel—repent—means we must totally change our way of thinking and living, turning from evil, doing all for the love of God. It may be of interest to you to hear that the BBC and Sky gave a prominent place to reporting on the life and witness of Elizabeth Prout and various national newspapers and And we should be consoled by Nineveh’s repentance in today’s First Reading. Even the wicked websites highlight her progress towards being recognised as a . In the media Nineveh could repent at Jonah’s preaching. And in Jesus we have “something greater than interviews given in the past twelve months it was evident how public interest is sincere Jonah” (Matthew 12:41). We have God come as our saviour, to show sinners the way, as we sing and the example of such a life awakens something deep in the hearts of people. This in today’s Psalm. This should give us hope—that loved ones who remain far from God will find is a timely reminder for us in these especially difficult days of how holiness is always the compassion if they turn to Him. But we, too, must continue along the path of repentance—striving witness which the world awaits from the Church. Indeed, the true face of the Church is daily to pattern our lives after His. always seen in the .

May the prayer and silent example of whom Pope Francis describes as “the man who goes unnoticed” accompany us through these days.

Hospitality in a Socially-Distanced (and Lonely) World - MON, JAN 18, 2021 I’ve found this idea of acting like family towards my church really helpful. Families care practically for one another: cue the nursing mother. Families love enough to speak hard truths: enter the encouraging, comforting, urging father. Families can see through each other’s eyes, knowing when a news headline will evoke anxiety or when an anniversary will trigger grief. Even in a pandemic there’s loads we can do to share both the gospel and life in a familial way. Sending brownies and a card to the sick, ordering Christian children’s books for families, taking meals to healthcare workers and praying for them on the doorstep, arranging walks with those who are lonely and using that time to talk about what the Lord is teaching us, writing messages to the elderly, finding time for chats with neighbours, remembering birthdays.

The Church is Watching - As a result of the missionaries’ actions, the Thessalonians didn’t just hear the gospel; they experienced its authenticity. Paul says, for you remember… you are witnesses [to]…our conduct…” (v. 9-10). The church saw the way the gospel shaped their leaders’ behaviour. Recently, I read Pastor Colin Smith’s encouraging account of his family’s commitment to hospitality when they first came from England to their new church in the United States. He The Bible instructs us to be hospitable—to lovingly welcome strangers—which is exactly writes, “We decided to get to know as many of the people as we could. So, we invited all the the opposite of how we are to act in a pandemic! members of the church to our home. There were about 800 people, and it took a year of I’m writing this from lockdown 3.0 in the UK, and we must stay at home unless legally permitted Sunday evenings to do it.” Praise God for leaders who model God’s love by sharing the gospel to leave. We are not allowed into each other’s homes and must stay 2 meters away from other and opening their homes and hearts to us—even when it takes enormous time, effort, and people at all times. Does this mean we can legitimately put off God’s command to practice sacrifice. Yet, it’s not enough for the church leadership to be committed to sharing life. Sharing hospitality (Rom. 12:13)? As always with Biblical commands, it is important to dig deeper to life is not a one-way street. There needs to be a willingness amongst the whole church to share understand the principle behind the requirement. Then, we can seek how to express that life—to receive care as well as to give it. As proud, independent beings, this is often hard to do. principle in whatever circumstances we find ourselves. Sharing life means sacrificing your time, your energy, being willing to go out of your way. But it The apostle Paul exhorts us to practice hospitality, but he doesn’t just call us to it; he shows us reaps huge rewards as the depth of relationship increases almost exponentially when you take what it looks like by his own actions. Nowhere do we see this more clearly than in the opening a step closer to other people, seeing what they love, what their lives are centred around, and chapters of 1 Thessalonians, where he writes: But we were gentle among you, like a nursing who they are when no one is looking. This is why church online must be only a temporary mother taking care of her own children. So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready measure. We must live amongst our church family so that we can remember, witness, and to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become know what it looks like to live out the gospel in practice—through hospitality and sharing our very dear to us. For you remember, brothers, our labour and toil: we worked night and day, that lives. we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. You are Good News for Loneliness - Never before has our world been such a lonely place. People are witnesses, and God also, how holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you isolated and crying out for those who will share with them not just the hope of the gospel, but believers. For you know how, like a father with his children, we exhorted each one of you and also their own lives—drawing others in to find the source of this loving welcome. The gospel of encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his Jesus Christ on display in the lives of believers is such good news for a world in lonely isolation. own kingdom and glory (1 Thess. 2:7-12). How do we show hospitality in a pandemic? By finding creative ways to safely share the gospel Share the Gospel and Your Life and our lives. Our Saviour didn’t confine the gospel to teaching in a lecture theatre; he walked Church is not an educational institution but a family. God is our Father; we become children of with individuals. Our Saviour wasn’t limited by not having a home in which to invite people into; God through the death of his son in our place. And so, when Paul describes relationships in the he was often found eating with people from all walks of life—tax collectors, sinners, sharing his church, he uses family language: he acts towards them in tender love like a nursing mother; he life with any and all. Our Saviour shared his life to the point of shedding his blood, holding encourages, comforts, and urges them like a father. The primary reason we are to show nothing back, opening his heart and life to us so that he could welcome us eternally into his hospitality is because we are a family, and that’s what families do. Families share real life with Father’s house. Let’s imitate our Lord Jesus, sacrificially sharing our lives with others, whatever one another, the ups and downs, the sorrows as well as the joys. Family life is badly broken for our circumstances. Written by Linda Allcock who is the author of Deeper Still: Finding most of us in this troubled world. But here, Paul gives us a beautiful picture of a devoted, Clear Minds and Full Hearts through Biblical Meditation, in which she gives us a nursing mother and a caring, present father who intentionally trains his children. What can we framework to help us slow down and dwell deeply on God’s word so that it clears our learn from this God-given illustration? minds and fills our hearts, making a real difference to the way we live. FREE Online Talks VATICAN: Another step towards sainthood for Jérôme Lejeune & seven others Pope Francis approves the promulgation of decrees concerning eight causes of sainthood, including Jérôme Lejeune, first president of the Pontifical Academy for Life and researcher on Down Syndrome. By Vatican News Pope Francis on Thurs. authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate eight decrees advancing the causes for the of 6 men and 2 women. Among them are Servant of God Jérôme Lejeune, a scientist best known for his work on Down Syndrome, and Servant of God Elizabeth Prout, foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Cross and of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Jérôme Lejeune - Servant of God Jérôme Lejeune was a French pediatrician and geneticist who was confronted with the struggles experienced by children with Down Syndrome and their families. Lejeune dedicated his research to understanding the mystery of the condition and is recognized for discovering the syndrome’s genetic cause linked to chromosomal abnormalities. Lejeune’s research helped reduce the social stigma attached to those affected by Down Syndrome, also known as trisomy 21. He also discovered the cause of many other chromosome-related abnormalities, thereby opening the way to further advancements in modern genetics. In February 1994, Servant of God Jérôme Lejeune was appointed by Pope St. John Paul II as the first president of the Pontifical Academy for Life. Lejeune died two months after his appointment. He was a husband and father of five children. Elizabeth Prout – Previous Mentioned in an artcle above. Born in Shrewsbury, England in 1820, Servant of God Mary Josephine of Jesus. She and her small band of sisters, touched by the misery and deprivation of the poor. Eight decrees - Of the decrees promulgated, seven of them are on the heroic virtues of five men and two women, while one is on martyrdom. The decrees regard: - the martyrdom of the Servant of God Giovanni Fornasini, diocesan priest; born on 23 February 1915 in Pianaccio di Lizzano in Belvedere, Italy, and killed in hatred of the faith in San Martino di Caprara, Italy, on 13 October 1944; - the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Michele Arcangelo Maria Antonio Vinti, diocesan priest; born on 18 Jan 1893 in Grotte, Italy, and died there on 17 Aug 1943; - the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Ruggero Maria Caputo, diocesan priest; born on 1 May 1907 in Barletta, Italy, and died there on 15 June 1980; - the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Mary Josephine of Jesus (née Elizabeth Prout), founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross and of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ; born on 2 September 1820 in Shrewsbury, England, and died in Please join us for a series of online talks from The Christian Heritage Centre A range of excellent Sutton, England on 11 January 1864; speakers will examine the key moments of salvation history, with the aid of great works of art. At 7:30pm - the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Santiago Masarnau Fernández, lay faithful; every second Thurs, from 14th Jan to 25th Mar. For info and registration go online to: born on 10 December 1805 in Madrid, Spain, and died there on 14 December 1882; https://christianheritagecentre.com/events/the-drama-displayed/ - the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Pasquale Canzii, seminarian; born on 6 Click link for great talk given 7th Jan 2021 @ Wilmslow Catenian Circle Meeting: November 1914 in Bisenti, Italy, and died in Penne, Italy on 24 January 1930; ‘Lourdes Miraculous Cures’ 45mins from Kieran Moriarty CBE, MA(Cantab), MD, FRCP, FRCPI: - the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Jérôme Lejeune, lay faithful; born on 13 June https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/iOTdk_OUkZ4KcJb1HiDDlLtuO- 1926 in Montrouge, France, and died in Paris, France, on 3 April 1994; n5_vfLRoQcxdPxyW-7nr6vTWCnTW895Jp32CTR.ThR7thFC2p3pKI- - the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Adele Bonolis, lay faithful, founder of the Works of Assistance and Social Redemption; born on 14 August 1909 in Milan, Italy, x?startTime=1610053305000 and died there on 11 August 1980.

St.HEALING Albans MASS : & 1st SATURDAY DEVOTIONS 2021: Covid-19 & support for vulnerable residents Poynton Town Council - Following the Prime Minister’s address on the 4th Jan., we understand there will be some Poynton residents who will fall under the ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ category mentioned and have been told they now must shield. We would encourage these residents who have family, friends or neighbours who can help with essential medication and shopping, to ask them for support. We are aware however there may be some clinically extremely vulnerable residents who do not have

such support systems and Poynton Town Council will do what we can to support. If you do not have alternative arrangements please telephone 01625 872238. If you supported a neighbour previously, Healing Mass Month 1st Saturday Devotions Month and are able to do so again now, perhaps you might like to re-establish those connections and offer 31st January 2nd January assistance by organising essential shopping, medication deliveries or a friendly telephone call to 28th February 6th February check they are okay. If you are supporting family, friends or neighbours please continue to observe th th 28 March 6 March the Government guidance around social distancing and hygiene measures, being extra mindful of the 25th April 3rd April 30th May 1st May increased transmissibility of the new strain of Covid-19. For help / advice for those who are 27th June 5th June shielding please visit: 25th July 3rd July https://www.Cheshireeast.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/council_information/coronavirus/shielding 29th August 7th August -information.aspx 26th September 4th September Citizens Advice are delivering support via telephone from 9am to 5pm Mon - Fri. Telephone call- 31st October 2nd October backs can be requested - leave a message on 01625 708608. 28th November 6th November Civic Hall Closure - The Civic Hall is now closed to the public. Council staff are still working and can be Thurs 14th Jan. 7.30pm – 8.45pm Alpha online – from the comfort of contacted on 01625 872238 or by email. home. For more information contact Helen: [email protected]

SILKLIFE FOODBANK– REFERRALS CHESHIRE EAST LIBRARIES LAUNCH ORDER & COLLECT SERVICE New referrals will be processed from Monday 4th January. Call the emergency This is to encourage people to continue using library services in towns during lockdown. Foodbank Manager on 07895 850067. However, this phone will be only checked and Library bosses hope the service will help residents continue to access books at the authority’s responded to once every day so it will be necessary to leave a short and clear message 15, including Beam Street in Nantwich. The new Covid-safe order and collect service offers help with a contact number. to those who prefer a physical book to maintain their positive mental health and wellbeing.

The Holy Rosary and The Divine Mercy Chaplet To use the order and collect service, simply: are prayed daily in St. Alban’s Parish live on Zoom. If you would ● call or email your local library and say which subject they are interested in like to join other parishioners in these Prayers Please contact us for ● provide a library card number and contact details information and details of how to join us on Zoom. ● give a brief description of the books, providing authors and genres if they know them Monica Meah: 01625 428951 / Sheila Lake: 01625 613040 ● arrange a suitable collection time with the librarian Email: [email protected] Residents can ask for eight titles for each request and can use the service as many times as they want. The order and collect service is available for adults and children’s books. Christian Aid - Each year Christian Aid provides the Go and Do action points for each Collections can also be made on behalf of residents, who may be less comfortable leaving their of the daily reflections – linking into the important work of Christian Aid in the relief of homes or who may be self-isolating. Cllr Mick Warren, Cheshire East Council cabinet member for poverty and advocacy of justice. communities, said: “We are all adapting to different ways of living our lives during lockdown, so it’s a Social media - Show your support for Christian Unity by posting unity messages and details of your events to our Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Twitter wall – simply add really positive thing to be able to adapt our services accordingly in order that our residents don’t the #wpcuwall hashtag to your Twitter post (note there is a delay before they appear). miss out. “I quite like the idea of our experienced librarians using their judgement to surprise our You can also find updates about the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on Twitter by residents with choices. “It’s a little bit like if you make a purchase on Amazon and it says, ‘if you following the #wpcu2021 hashtag liked this then you might also like these similar titles’. “The new order and collect service enables residents to connect with their local library in a Covid-safe and secure way and this, of course, is the Mary’s Meals most important aspect of what we are doing in launching this new service.” DONATE TODAY & DOUBLE YOUR LOVE FEED TWO children for £15.90! The well-used online services will be continuing during lockdown. Give until 31 January 2021 and public donations to Mary’s Meals will be doubled by the E-books, e-audio and e-magazines are still there for everyone at: Government (up to £2 million) WE can reach more hungry children! https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/libraries/libraries.aspx

NHS SUPPORT INFORMATION Please Remember In Your Prayers:

Free 24-hour listening support - When life is tough, Samaritans are here to listen at any All who are sick especially: Cath Slaney, Linda Williams, Sheila Scholes, Gerard Miller, Padraig time of the day or night. You can talk to them about anything that's troubling you, no matter Kavanagh, Fr. Jim McGrath, Sheelagh O’Hanlon, Doris Lear, Betty Rice, Ethel Ranson, Margaret how difficult. Call free on 116 123 or visit the Samaritans website https://www.samaritans.org/ Haddock, Carla McKenzie, Margaret Hall, Mr. Armstrong, John Williams, Chris Nuri, Sheila Butler, Shout 85258 offers confidential 24/7 crisis text support for times when you need immediate Julie Balston, Harry & Eleanor Neely, Irene Walker, Mon. O’Neill, Veronica Nolan, Jeanette assistance. Text "SHOUT" to 85258 or visit Shout Crisis Text Line https://giveusashout.org/ Dutton & Hilary Jamieson

Urgent mental health support If you have urgent mental health needs, find your local 24/7 Those with anniversaries: Mark Frazer, Winifred Murphy, Helena Whittle, Guarteus Henry mental health crisis line. Only call 111 if you cannot get help online: https://www.nhs.uk/using- Roberts, Alan Brazier, Tom Ball, Christina White, Kathleen Prest, Yvonne Grotty, Margaret (Lee) the-nhs/nhs-services/mental-health-services/where-to-get-urgent-help-for-mental-health/ Ryall & Alice Roche. People with hearing problems can use the NHS 111 British Sign Language (BSL) service: https://interpreternow.co.uk/nhs111 Dial 999 In a life-threatening emergency, phone the Please pray for the repose of Donal Donoghue (RIP) & Roger Bratton (RIP). Both families emergency services and ask for an ambulance. greatly appreciate all your thoughts and prayers at this very difficult time. Thank You.

Crisis support for young people If you're under 35 and feel that life is not worth living any more, call Papyrus's HopelineUK from 9am to 10pm weekdays and 2pm to 10pm on weekends. Call Parish Prayer HopelineUK on 0800 068 41 41 Text 07786 209697 Visit the Papyrus website Father, pour out your spirit on our parish and grant us a new vision of your glory, https://www.papyrus-uk.org/ a new experience of your power, a new faithfulness to your word, If you're under 19, you can also call 0800 1111 to talk to Childline. The number will not appear and a new consecration to your service, that your love may grow amongst us, on your phone bill. Visit the Childline website: https://www.childline.org.uk/ and your kingdom come, through Christ our Lord. CALM: is the Campaign Against Living Miserably, for people in the UK who are down or have Amen hit a wall for any reason. Call 0800 58 58 58 (daily, 5pm to midnight) Free, anonymous webchat https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/get-help/ with trained staff Visit the CALM website: https://www.thecalmzone.net/ Prayer In Suffering

O Lord, your sorrowing Mother stood by your cross; help us in our sorrows to share your ST. PAULS PRIMARY SCHOOL: use the link below to view school Newsletter: sufferings. https://www.stpauls.cheshire.sch.uk/ (click on NOTICES) Like the seed buried in the ground, you have produced the harvest of eternal life for us; make ALL HALLOWS CATHOLIC COLLEGE: use the link below to view All Hallows us always dead to sin and alive to God. Shepherd of all, in death you remained hidden from the world; teach us to love our hidden Catholic College Newsletter: https://sway.office.com/0jyACe0nuLNVoM24 spiritual life with you and the Father.

Support for People Experiencing Domestic Abuse In your role as the new , you went down among the dead to release all the just there since the beginning; grant that all who are dead in sin may hear your voice and rise to new life. Cheshire East Domestic Abuse Hub (CEDAH) Son of the living God, you have allowed us through baptism to be buried with you; grant that we CEDAH is a 24-hour point of contact for anyone experiencing domestic abuse or anyone may also rise with you in baptism and walk in newness of life. concerned for others. CEDAH provides information, a helpline and onward referral for any family Amen. member - adults who are harmed and those who are hurting others as well as children and young people. People are assessed according to risk and need and the right combination of services put in place for the whole family. This is a central telephone, text and email service covering the whole of An Act of Spiritual Communion: Cheshire East. People who want or need help are referred to Council or commissioned services in My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. the community. I love you above all things, and I desire to receive you into my soul. Mobile: (text number only) 07777 941464 / Telephone: 0300 123 5101 or 999 in an emergency Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. Email: [email protected] / IN AN EMERGENCY DIAL 999 I embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself wholly to you. Important! Worried about someone knowing you have visited this website? Read this warning - it tells Never permit me to be separated from you. you how to take steps to increase your safety when using the internet. The service is staffed during Amen office hours by dedicated staff & this is the best time to ring for a lengthy conversation. At all other times help is available to those needing immediate support to be safe