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ARCHDIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL - HOLY WEEK LITURGY The Holy Family The Sacred Heart Platt Bridge Hindley Green THE PARISH BULLETIN SUNDAY 1ST APRIL 2012 – SUNDAY OF PALMS AND THE PASSION (B) Sunday 1st April 2012 Sunday of Palms and the Passion Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Marcus Reid Sun. 9.30am Sacred Heart Mass Eris Rawsthorne & Rita Hesketh Sun. 11.30am Holy Family Mass Ints. of Angela Thomas (sick) A REFLECTION BY ARCHBISHOP PATRICK: Sun. 3.00pm Holy Family Stations of the Cross & Benediction “Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK 2ND APRIL 2012 7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Winifred Sherlock but the encounter with an event, with a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction.” TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK 3RD APRIL 2012 9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Michael Mills “Those words from the beginning of Pope Benedict’s first Encyclical 10.00am Holy Family Mass Ints. of Cheryl Green Letter “Deus Caritas Est” (“God is Love”) describe what Lent is all WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK 4TH APRIL 2012 about. Put simply: It leads us here, to Holy Week. 12 noon Sacred Heart Funeral Mass for Bernard Green 7.00pm Mass of Reconciliation at Saint Benedict’s Church, Hindley I find it helpful sometimes not to use the usual titles – Maundy Thursday; Good Friday; Easter Sunday – but their titles from Latin: Thursday within the Supper of the Lord; Friday within the Passion of the Lord; Sunday within the Resurrection of the Lord. This explains TTHE EASTER TRIDUUM LITURGYT why, as we moved towards the end of Lent, the Gospel according to Saint John has been our guide. MAUNDY THURSDAY 5TH APRIL 2012 8.00pm (Sacred Heart) Mass of the Lord’s Supper For Saint John’s Gospel teaches: the hour of Our Lord’s glory is followed by Watching at the Altar of Repose until Night Prayer at 10.30pm Calvary, the hour when his Mother takes her stand at his side; the GOOD FRIDAY 6TH APRIL 2012 (A Day of Fasting & Abstinence) hour when, lifted up from the earth, he draws all to himself; the 12 noon (Sacred Heart) Stations of the Cross hour when from his pierced side flow the waters of the Holy Spirit to 3.00pm (Holy Family) Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion renew the face of the earth. And that is the second teaching of Saint HOLY SATURDAY 7TH APRIL 2012 John: this is for us: it is a story which shall become our own: children 11.00am ( Holy Family) Office of Readings and Morning Prayer of God in the Only-begotten Son: light and life through and with and 8.00pm (Sacred Heart) Vigil & First Mass of Easter in him. For what he accomplished means: I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.” EASTER SUNDAY 8TH APRIL 2012 THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD RETIRING COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND 9.30am Mass (Sacred Heart) James Rosbotham 11.30am Mass (Holy Family) In Thanksgiving (AJM) FOR THE UPKEEP OF THE HOLY PLACES HOLY WEEK RECONCILIATION SERVICES IN THE PASTORAL AREA Sunday 1st April at 3.00pm (during Way of the Cross) at Holy Family, Platt Bridge Monday 2nd April at 7.00pm at Saint Patrick’s Church, Newton -le-Willows Wednesday 4th April at 7.00pm (during Mass) at Saint Benedict’s Church, Hindley THE EASTER TRIDUUM LITURGY THE LITURGY OF LATELY DECEASED Please note that there will be no THE EASTER TRIDUUM Our deepest sympathy and prayers are 5.30pm Mass at Sacred Heart next Holy Thursday with the families and friends of: Saturday evening – The Easter Mass of the Lord’s Supper Triduum means The Three Days, Vigil will be celebrated at Sacred at 8.00pm in Sacred Heart Church each of which day tells a different Anne Pennington of Heathlea, Hindley Green who died on the 21st of March Heart Church instead at 8.00pm part of the story of Jesus’ saving Good Friday aged 73 years. Her funeral rites were action. We look at the Easter Solemn Liturgy of the celebrated last Thursday at Sacred Triduum as one single celebration Heart Church prior to burial at Gidlow Next Tuesday (3rd April) Passion and Death of the Lord at 3pm in Holy Family Church which lasts for three days. So the Cemetery. EASTER PRIZE BINGO Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Bernard Green from Saile Lane, Holy Saturday Thursday night has no formal Tyldsley (formerly of Taylor Road, AND EASTER BONNET Easter Vigil and Hindley Green) who died on the 25th COMPETITION ending, and the Good Friday First Mass of Easter of March aged 69 years. His funeral at 8.00pm in Sacred Heart Church Afternoon Liturgy has neither a rites will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Holy Family Catholic Club, formal beginning nor a formal Church next Wednesday at 12 noon Tram Street, Platt Bridge ending, and the whole three days prior to burial at Hindley Cemetery. CHRISM MASS ON WEDNESDAY Doors Open at 6.30pm reach their climax in the Easter For those who have booked a place on Vigil on Holy Saturday night, Eyes Down for Bingo at 7.30pm the coach travelling to the Metropolitan THANK YOU because we cannot separate the Cathedral for the Chrism Mass, please Holy Family Plus Tombola & Raffles note that it will leave next Wednesday Passion and Death of the Lord Offertory £431.01 and Licensed Bar available evening from Sacred Heart Church at from his Resurrection. Lenten Alms £132.52 6.00pm, picking up from the Monaco Ballroom in Hindley at 6.10pm and We don’t spend all of the three Sacred Heart Everyone Welcome! from Holy Family Church at 6.15pm, days in church (that would be Offertory £536.80 returning for around 10 .30pm. unrealistic!) but at various times Lenten Alms £148.00 In aid of Holy Family Church Funds during those days we are called CALVARY WALK ON FRIDAY together as one united community PARISH PRIEST - FR. ANTHONY MANGNALL Why not make a public statement of to reflect and to remember. Holy Family Presbytery, Lily Lane, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 5LL our faith by going along and being part Tel. 01942 866102 Fax 01942 865901 of the Calvary Walk on Good Friday Since the whole Easter Triduum Mobile 07899 958478 Email [email protected] tells the complete story, try if you morning? Meet at Low Hall Car Park Deacons on Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge at can to make it to each of the three Rev. Ken Holding Tel. 01942 255834 Rev. Terry Rose Tel. 01942 515932 11.15am and walk along Liverpool principal liturgical celebrations Road to Saint Benedict’s Church. All Visit our Parish Website at www.hindleycatholic.org.uk over those days. welcome – bring the whole family! or follow us on Facebook at “Hindley Catholic” ARCHDIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL THE- LITURGY THIS WEEK The Holy Family The Sacred Heart Platt Bridge Hindley Green THE PARISH BULLETIN Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord 8th April 2012 EASTER SUNDAY 8 TH APRIL 2012 – THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD Sat. 8.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Parishioners Sun. 9.30am Sacred Heart Mass James Rosbothom Jesus’ resurrection is not a Sun. 11.30am Holy Family Mass In Thanksgiving (AJM) theory or a myth , a dream EASTER MONDAY 9TH APRIL 2012 10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Thomas Cooke or a fairy story , but a Please note the 10.00am time of Mass on the Easter Monday Bank Holiday singular and unrepeatable EASTER TUESDAY 10TH APRIL 2012 9.15am Sacred Heart Mass In Thanksgiving event. Jesus of Nazareth 10.00am Holy Family Mass Gerard Foley who died on Good Friday EASTER WEDNESDAY 11TH APRIL 2012 10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Zahra Withington and was taken down from EASTER THURSDAY 12TH APRIL 2012 the cross and buried, has 9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Edith Harrison victoriously left the tomb. 10.00am Holy Family Mass Harry Robinson EASTER FRIDAY 13TH APRIL 2012 7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Norman Heyes And what we celebrate today is not just about a 7.30pm Sacred Heart Reconciliation (Confessions) one-off moment in history. The Risen Christ has EASTER SATURDAY 14TH APRIL 2012 11.00am Holy Family Mass Parishioners opened up for each one of us the opportunity to be 11.30am Holy Family Reconciliation (Confessions) and Exposition a new creation, to be part of a new and risen and SUNDAY 15TH APRIL 2012 – SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Martynas Navarskas glorified humanity. Jesus is risen not just because Sun. 9.30am Sacred Heart Mass Michael & Delia McHugh and Family Sun. 11.30am Holy Family Mass Hilda Sullivan his memory remains alive in the hearts and minds of Sun. 1.00pm Sacred Heart Celebration of Baptism his disciples, but because he himself truly lives and loves today. And in him we already enjoy the gift of SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION SUNDAY MASS AT (INDIVIDUAL CONFESSIONS) ST. BENEDICT’S eternal life. HINDLEY Friday at 7.30pm (Sacred Heart) Saturday at 11.30am (Holy Family) Saturday 7.00pm Sunday 11.00am EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Parish Priest - Fr. Joe Weston Saturday from 11.30am to 12 noon (Holy Family) Tel. 01942 255306 THANK YOU DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY OUR PARISH FAMILY A DAY WITH OUR LADY Our deepest sympathy and prayers are Usually, on the First Saturday of Sincere thanks to all who worked so hard in 15th APRIL 2012 with the family and friends of Anthony the preparations for and the celebration of each month, there’s an opportunity AT SAINT MARY’S, Williams, late of “Belong” Retirement to spend time with Our Lady offered our first shared Easter Triduum Liturgy Village on Millers Lane, Platt Bridge, between Sacred Heart and Holy Family at Our Lady’s Church in Bryn.