N E W S L E T T E R ST PETER'S CLIFTON STREET, LYTHAM, FY8 5EP Parish Website www.stpeterslytham.co.uk FOR Sunday 2nd August 2020, Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year 'A' Priest in Charge: Rev Burns - 01253 737037 Deacons: Rev Harrison - 01253 730508 & Rev William Riley (Retired)

Day & Date Mass Intention Mass details Sunday 2nd August People of the Parish & Ted Hudson (Ann) Public Mass at 10.30am Tuesday 4th August St 's Intention Mass online Wednesday 5th August Mamie Heyworth RIP Public Mass at 8.30am Thursday 6th August Eileen Wall RIP Mass online Friday 7th August St Joseph's Intention Mass online Saturday 8th August Patrick Sumner RIP Mass online Sunday 9th August People of the Parish & Holy Souls Public Mass at 10.30am

St Joseph's Mass details: This week's Feast & Memorials: Saturday: 1st Aug Vigil: Public Mass at 6pm. Tuesday : St John Vianney, Priest. Sunday: 2nd Aug Public Mass at 9.15am. Wednesday: Dedication of Basilica of St. Mary Major. Tuesday: 4th Aug Mass online. Thursday: The Transfiguration of the Lord. Wednesday: 5th Aug Public Mass at 12 noon. Friday: Martyrs of Lancaster - St Edmund Arrowsmith S.J., St Thursday: 6th Aug Mass online. OSB & Blessed James Bell, & John Finch, layman. Richard Friday: 7th Aug Mass online. Hayhurst, O.P., & , Thurstan Hunt & Sunday (Vigil): Public Mass at 6pm. Robert Middleton S.J., John Thules & Roger Wrenno, layman, plus Sunday: 9th Aug Public Mass at 9.15am. Edward Bamber, John Woodcock O.F.M., & Thomas Whitaker. Saturday: St Dominic, Priest. Mass online: Visit https://www.stpeterslytham.co.uk/ or https://st-josephsansdell.net/videos/

Church opening How to make an Act of Perfect Contrition The times for private prayer at St Peter’s have Perfect Contrition is a grace from God, so sincerely ask for changed - from now on the church will not be open on this gift throughout the day prior to making your act of a Wednesday evening or Thursday morning, only on a contrition: “My God, grant me perfect contrition for all my Saturday morning from 10 - 11am (one hour, not two). sins”. The 8.30am Wednesday morning Mass at St. 1. In reality or imagination kneel at the foot of a crucifix and say to yourself: “Jesus, my God and my Saviour, in the Peter's is unchanged. midst of your agony, you remembered me, you suffered for If people wish to go to Confession, please ring Fr me, you wished to wipe away my sins”. David on 737037 to arrange for a time. For those still 2. Contrition is ‘perfect’ if you repent of your sins because not able or confident to come out to Mass, we will still you love God and are sorry for offending Him and causing have the Sunday afternoon Mass celebrated in private. the sufferings of Christ on the cross. Before the Crucified This will be recorded and made available online. Christ remember your sins, repent of them because they have brought our Lord to His sufferings on the Cross. 'Thank you' Promise him, that with His help, you will not sin again. 3. Recite, slowly and sincerely, an act of contrition focused Collection Wednesday 22nd July £7.50. on the goodness of God and your love of Jesus: “O my Collection Sunday 26th July £234.75. God, because you are so good, I am very sorry that I have Good Shepherd Fund £5.00. sinned against you and by the help of your grace I will not CAFOD £50.00. sin again. Amen”. 4. Make a firm resolution to go to sacramental confession as soon as practically possible.

Month of August: How to make a Spiritual Communion The month of August is traditionally dedicated to the Desire, with earnest longing, to receive our Lord present — Immaculate Heart of Mary. Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity — in the Blessed Sacrament. Say this prayer of St. Alphonsus de' Ligouri: Pius IX told us that - “My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Blessed even at the start of her existence, her holiness was Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire You in so great that my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, "none greater under God can be thought of, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though You are already there, I embrace You and unite myself wholly to and no one but God can comprehend it". You; do not let me ever be separated from You. Amen”. FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK: ANNIVERSARIES: Please continue to pray for: Please remember in your prayers those whose Frank Loftus, Jennie Antoine, Anne Jones, Jean anniversaries occur about this time: Bolton, Graham Bentley, Mgr Jim Hook, Fred & Mary Kathleen Dowling, Ted Hudson, Molly Cottam, Lizzie Wylie, Bobby Kelly, Ruth Whiteside, Anne Smith, Taylor, Gerard Snell, Ada McNamee, Teresa Kath Hywel-Buckley, Joe Ainsworth, Rose Moss, Singleton, Alice Lakeland, Ellen Walmsley, Thomas John Lavelle, Mattie Simpson, Margaret Fearn, Joan Richardson, James Baines, Keith Minton, Rena Lee, Woodcock, Ian Fair, and all those in the Hospice, Rev. John Stanning, Joan Dickinson, Josie Todd, Hospital, Rest Homes & Convents. May God give Philip Clitheroe, Sr. Michael Mary CP, Sr. Mary them His healing grace. McNeal CP, Stella Cottam, Eileen Wall, Joanna Hughes. May they rest in peace. Amen.

OFFERTORY ENVELOPES: There are still quite a few boxes of offertory envelopes MASS INTENTION RECEIVED: waiting to be collected from the sacristy. If you would prefer to have your box of envelopes delivered to your Dominic Stones RIP home, please email Sue at [email protected] If you are still shielding and not coming out to Mass we can arrange to collect your contribution to the church from MISSIO (RED BOX) UPDATE your home. When you have envelopes ready for collection, Clearly, due to the CD 19 outbreak, it has not been possible please contact Sue at [email protected]. to complete the usual six monthly collection of the Red Thank you. Missio boxes that would have been done in June. No magazines have been printed in an effort to save money, CAFOD EMERGENCY APPEAL: however, an Impact Report is available, some will have CAFOD launched its coronavirus emergency appeal on received a copy and I will put one on the notice board at the 30th April. The effects of coronavirus on developing back of church soon. countries where CAFOD works are likely to be devastating. Missio have asked that if possible, contributors can empty Families without enough to eat and without access to clean their own Red Box, count the money and send the water or healthcare, are particularly vulnerable to equivalent straight to them. This can be done several ways: coronavirus. The poorest and most marginalised Send a Cheque - payable to Missio-Mill Hill, Post to Red communities will be pushed further into poverty. In some Box, 23 Eccleston Square, London, SW1V 1NU. developing countries there are almost no intensive care Give Via Text - Text REBOX5 to donate £5, and hospital beds or ventilators. REDBOX10 to donate £10 to 70085. Your prayers and gifts are needed now more than ever, to By Phone - Call 02078219755, during office hours to use help protect the lives of those in poor communities. You debit/credit card. can pass your donation to either Deacon Michael or Mary Bank Transfer - Account name Missio, Sort Code 16-00- Waddington or as individuals online at: 16, Account No. 10824230, Reference cafod.org.uk/coronavirusappeal OR by phone 08085 85 RB plus your postcode. 88 85. There is a poster on the Notice Board. THANK Please give what you can, as the excellent work to spread YOU. the faith continues, and I pray that the world has found some semblance of normality when the next collection is due in December. FOOD BANK - Pete and Ellen Rickards are keen to In relation to contact details, I am worried that neither I or mention for those still not able or confident to come out Missio have up to date addresses for all those who have to Mass or reluctant to bring food to church, you can Red Boxes, and as such you may be missing out on some contact Pete - mobile number 07929 553968 - and he will literature. If possible, please could you email your details (which will be kept strictly private) to collect donations from your home. Thank you so much. [email protected] and I will make sure these are then updated. Kind regards, to all Andy

SANCTUARY LAMP BOOKINGS - Now that the church is open for Mass, we can recommence taking Sanctuary Lamp bookings. To book (or if you have any ANNIVERSARY RECORDS: If, week by week, as queries) please email Sue Shakespeare on you read the Anniversary names in this newsletter, you [email protected]. There are two lamps - Red notice that the name of your loved one is missing or in the next to the main altar and a blue lamp on Our Lady's altar. wrong week, please let Mary Waddington know. Suggested donation - £5 for each lamp. Thank you.