The Catholic Parish of St Richard, Skelmersdale The Churches of St Mary Queen of Apostles, St Richard & St Francis of Assisi 184 Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 8BX – Telephone: 01695-724476 (Fr Mike) Parish Office (Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 11am-1pm) Tel: 01695-720095 Website: www.strichard-skelmersdale.org.uk – E-mail: [email protected]

Pastoral Area 13 Under the patronage of St John Rigby PRIEST St Richard, St Mary & St Francis Skelmersdale; St. Teresa Upholland; Rev Fr. Michael Thompson. V. F.

Our Lady of the Annunciation; Standish & St Bernadette Shevington; DEACON L St Joseph ; St James Orrell; Our Lady & All Saints . Rev Anthony Callaghan

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Saturday 25th June Vigil Mass for 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) ><> ><> ><> St Mary 5:00pm Ann Winder (LD) Baptism preparation meetings. Margaret and Terry Murphy Our next preparation meetings will be at St John Rigby centre (St Richard’s church) on Tuesday 5th and (Birthday RIP) 12 th July at 6:30pm. th Sunday 26th June 13 SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C) Both meetings must be attended by at least one parent before a date for baptism can be confirmed. St Richard 9:00am Ken Davis We also warmly invite you to join us in our celebration of mass on either a Saturday evening or Sunday morning mass. St Francis 10:30am Alex Jackson & Karen McHugh Due to the lack of facilities we respectfully request that Children are not brought to the preparation meetings. Monday 27th June

+++++++++++++++++++ St Mary 9:30am Eucharistic Service Following on from the leaflets on prayer that

Tuesday 28th June St Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr were/are at the back of our Churches, Frances Hopkins will be leading three session on the different ways of Praying - mental prayer, meditative prayer St Richard 7:00pm Vigil Mass of Ss Peter and Paul th and formalSunday prayer. 18 TheJanuary sessions will be held at St th th Wednesday 29th June Ss PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES Francis of Assisissss on consecutive Tuesdays: 5 , 12 and 19th July. St Mary 9:30am Carol Tilsley ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There will be a Vigil Mass on 29th June at Thursday 30th June The First Martyrs of the Church of Rome 7:00pmVolunteers at St Joseph’s appp Wrightingtonre v for Fr Kevin St Joseph 11:00am Requiem Mass for Fr Kevin Mulhearn.+++======Thursday 30 th June there will be a Wrightington Mulhearn Requiem Mass= vfor Fr Kevin at St Joseph’s at Friday 1st July St Oliver Plunket, Bishop and Martyr 11:00am. Fr Mike*****88 will be attending that Mass so there willThe be no Mass at St Francis. People of the Parish St Richards 9:30am <>< <>< <>< <>< th Padua Pilgrimage Saturday 2nd July Vigil Mass for 14 Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) There will be a meetingTh for those going to Padua on Wednesday 8th August at 7:00pm in the SJR Centre St Mary 5:00pm Frank Murgan where our courier,+++The Adr ian, will be there to give Sunday 3rd July 14th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C) S information about the pilgrimage.

NextThe week’s readings:- St Richard 9:00am Vocations ActsAacts Isaiah 66:10-14 St Francis 10:30am People of the Parish Galations 6:14-18 Luke 10:1-12. 17-20

Social Committee: Sheila and Alan Horridge Remember those who need our Prayers telephone 01695 51685 or e-mail [email protected]

Barbara O’Sullivan, Sr. Mary Jude, Patricia Rochford,

Baby O’Halloran, Baby Ava Long, Jennifer Walker, th Jennifer Mullen, Teresa Keenan, Pat Hagan, Summer Coach Trip – Saturday 9 July. We are

Winnie Walsh, Pauline Jamieson, Thomas Nelson, going to Shrewsbury – our first trip to this historic

Nora Rudkin, Elizabeth Anichebe, Brenda Ball, town. Plenty to do and see. Pick up at Almond

the Roberts Family, Baby Anya Botha, Angela Fox, Tree 8:00am, St Mary’s 8:10am and St Richard’s

John Bragg, Brett Wharton, Ben Dickinson, at 8:15am. We will leave Shrewsbury at 4:00pm.

Joyce Rainford, Denis Prescott, Terena McCarten, If you want to join us – put £12 per person into an

Mary Sykes, Nicola Wex, Eunice Mercer, Kitty Wetherall, envelope, write your name, pick up point and contact details on the outside and hand to the Baby Florence Judge and the Judge Family, Betty Duffy, helper in your church. JUST A COUPLE OF Linda Smith, John O’Connor, Sue Mason, PLACES LEFT!!!!! Collette Sexton, Doreen Jeffers,

Sr. Bernadette Naughton, L.S.U. Joan Clarke, Parish Walk – Saturday 3rd September 2016. Fr. Kenneth Hyde, Jean Tyson, Mikey Mercer Jr, Advance warning!! We are going to Liverpool for Dave Baxter, Barry Miller, Rita Frendo, Sr. Jessie. another award winning “Theatre on Foot” urban Nancy Rencontre, Paul Rowan. walk. This is a new walk and will be great fun!

To join us – it will cost a discounted £8 per head! Lately Dead Put your money in an envelope with your details Fr. Kevin Mulhearn on the front and hand them in! Last time we did ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ this it was brilliant!! Notices from the Archdiocese One Day Conference on Forming Intentional Disciples # <><><><><><>

Venue: St Anne’s Beautification Programme Date: Wednesday 6th July

Contact: Fr Philip Inch Now that we have completed the 150th anniversary of 01772 243337 or @rcaolp.co.uk our Parish we have a small amount of money left in our Diploma Skills fund. We want to use this to beautify our three

Workshop Facilitating Change churches. We have some thoughts on what we might

Venue: TBA do in each church – but would be happy to hear any

Date: Tuesday 5th July ideas you might have. We can’t promise that we will Cost: £10 do everything, it will depend on costs and practicality. Contact: [email protected] The ideas we have are:-

St Richard’s an improved speaker system

FINANCES St Francis – refurbishing of the toilet.

Last Week’s Collection: £964 St Mary’s – improvement of the “stained glass” There is a second collection this weekend for the SVP windows. There is also a collection on 29th for Peter’s Pence

Lottery:- This week’s numbers:- 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10 Do you agree with these? Could you suggest some No winner this week ! other beautification? There will be a suggestion box at Estimated jackpot for next week is £ 205 the back of each Church from this weekend and paper

to jot your ideas down. Weekly TheEucharistic lottery is Adoration a great source each Tuesday of parish following funds – the and, 9:30am as you Mass can Thanks! seeat St above,Francis. you can win a worthwhile prize!! Tickets are just Rosary:50p following – you Wednesday’s can’t win it if 9:30am you don’t Mass buy at aSt ticket!Mary. Scripture Prayer Group meets each Thursday evening at the SJR Centre 7-8pm.