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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 but the encounter with an event, with a person, which gives life a 7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Winifred Sherlock
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 aged 73 years. Her funeral rites were Good Friday
action. We look at the Easter Solemn Liturgy of the celebrated last Thursday at Sacred Passion and Death of the Lord Triduum as one single celebration Heart Church prior to burial at Gidlow Next Tuesday (3rd April)
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 ending, and the Good Friday COMPETITION 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 reach their climax in the Easter Doors Open at 6.30pm
For those who have booked a place on Vigil on Holy Saturday night, the coach travelling to the Metropolitan THANK YOU Eyes Down for Bingo at 7.30pm because we cannot separate the Cathedral for the Chrism Mass, please Passion and Death of the Lord Holy Family Plus Tombola & Raffles note that it will leave next Wednesday Offertory £431.01 evening from Sacred Heart Church at from his Resurrection. and Licensed Bar available 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”
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Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord 8th April 2012
EASTER SUNDAY 8TH 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)
EASTER MONDAY 9TH APRIL 2012 theory or a myth , a dream 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 his memory remains alive in the hearts and minds of Sun. 11.30am Holy Family Mass Hilda Sullivan
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 eternal life. (INDIVIDUAL CONFESSIONS) ST. BENEDICT’S
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. STANDISHGATE, WIGAN previously of Thirlmere Avenue, Abram, communities, and especially the musicians However, due to the Easter Triduum Mercy Devotions at 3.00pm and the former Chairman of Holy Family being celebrated this weekend, the at both churches who joined together to Club, who died suddenly at home last lead the music at the liturgy in each church. First Saturday Day for April is being with Mass at 4.30pm Monday after a recent illness aged 63 held next weekend (Divine Mercy years. His funeral arrangements have not Weekend). The Day begins next yet been finalised. May he enjoy eternal Saturday (14th April) with the The new Offertory Envelopes come into DIARY DATES FOR APRIL life with the Risen Lord. celebration of Mass at 10.00am use from this weekend. If you’re a Saturday 14th April followed by Rosary, the opportunity weekly envelope user and haven’t yet A Day with Our Lady for Confession, Exposition and a collected your supply please do so from OUR PARISH FAMILY the back of church after Mass today. at Our Lady’s, Bryn from 10.00am Torchlight Processi on. Please bring (See item on page opposite) a packed lunch: tea and coffee will Our deep sympathy and prayers are with be provided. the family and friends of Anthony Monday 16th April THANKS FROM COLETTE BURKE Everyone Welcome! Williams of Belong Retirement Village on Sacred Heart Parish Meeting Millers Lane, Platt Bridge and formerly of “Very grateful thanks to everyone for their at 7.30pm in the Gordon Room Thirlmere Avenue, Abram, who died tremendous response to the Lima Appeal! (Open to all Parishioners!) THANK YOU FOR LAST WEEK suddenly last Monday after a recent In addition to your dona tions of Manchester Saturday 21st April illness aged 63. His funeral arrangements United shirts for the boys we have raised an Holy Family Marriage Preparation Day have not yet been finalised. astonishing £1,087 including a very Offertory £438.16 for our engaged couples generous donation of £500 from Sacred Holy Places £126.96 being held at Our Lady’s, Bryn Heart Parish. I am so very moved by the from 9.30am to 4.00pm Sacred Heart support and generosity of so many Offertory £552.00 wonderful people, as will be the brothers Monday 23rd April HOLY FAMILY BONUS BALL and the boys they work to serve.” Years 4, 5 and 6 Parents’ Meeting Holy Places £140.50 MARCH WINNERS
in Holy Family School at 3.40pm Sincere thanks to all who organised Colette leaves tomorrow (Easter Monday) (£25 Prize each week) Re: Preparing for Confirmation or supported in any way the Easter for her fifth visit to work with Mother March 7th No. 17 Thursday 26thApril Bingo held in Holy Family Club last Teresa’s Missionary Brothers of Charity March 14th No. 48 Years 4, 5 and 6 Parents’ Meeting Tuesday evening. The amount of caring for abandoned disabled boys and March 21st No. 40 in Sacred Heart Church at 3.30pm £315 was raised for Holy Family young men in Lima, Peru and will give us March 28th No. 26 Re: Preparing for Confirmation Church funds. an update report on he r return.
PARISH PRIEST - FR. ANTHONY MANGNALL
Holy Family Presbytery, Lily Lane, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 5LL Tel. 01942 866102 Fax 01942 865901 Mobile 07899 958478 Email [email protected]
Deacons
Rev. Ken Holding Tel. 01942 255834 Rev. Terry Rose Tel. 01942 515932
Visit our Parish Website at www.hindleycatholic.org.uk or follow us on Facebook at “Hindley Catholic”
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Sunday 15th April 2012 Second Sunday of Easter (B)
SUNDAY 15TH APRIL 2012 – SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR B) Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Martynas Navarskas STREET PASTORS: NEW RECRUITS WANTED
Sun. 9.30am Sacred Heart Mass Michael & Delia McHugh and Family Sun. 11.30am Holy Family Mass Hilda Sullivan You may have seen Street Pastors featured in the current BBC2 Sun. 1.00pm Sacred Heart Celebration of Baptism series “Chaplains: Angels of Mersey” (BBC2 on Mondays at 8.00pm).
MONDAY 16TH APRIL 2012 7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Thomas O’Connell Street Pastors is an inter-denominational Church response to urban
issues, engaging with people on the streets to care, to listen and to TUESDAY 17TH APRIL 2012 9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Margaret Pye dialogue. Street Pastors was pioneered in London in 2003 and has 10.00am Holy Family Mass Fr. Dermot Donohue seen some remarkable results, including a significant reduction in
WEDNESDAY 18TH APRIL 2012 crime in areas where teams have been working. There are now 10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Fr. Thomas Maher (Anniv) around 300 Street Pastor teams in the UK, making it one of the 12 noon Holy Family Funeral Mass for Anthony Williams
biggest and most far-reaching ecumenical initiatives. Liverpool City THURSDAY 19TH APRIL 2012
9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Francis Rigby Centre Street Pastors works in partnership with Merseyside Police
10.00am Holy Family Mass Sandra King and Liverpool City Council Safe Team and was launched in 2011.
FRIDAY 20TH APRIL 2012 Street Pastors patrol the city centre every weekend between 7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Joseph Gorton
7.30pm Sacred Heart Reconciliation (Confessions) 10.30pm on Saturday and 4.00am on Sunday. The aim is to recruit
SATURDAY 21ST APRIL 2012 100 Street Pastors for Friday and Saturday night teams too, as well
11.00am Holy Family Mass Terence Hoy as maybe for Saturday afternoons. Currently there are 50 Street
11.30am Holy Family Reconciliation (Confessions) and Exposition Pastors operational in Liverpool city centre on any weekend. They
SUNDAY 22ND APRIL 2012 – THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR B) undertake a basic training programme over one full Saturday and Sat. 5.30pm Sacre-d Heart Mass John Thomas Bretherton
Sun. 9.30am Sacred Heart Mass Thomas McGrath three weekday evenings and commit to a minimum of one evening
Sun. 11.30am Holy Family Mass Parishioners per month on the streets.
Liverpool City Centre Street Pastors is looking for new recruits (and
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION SUNDAY MASS AT also for Prayer Pastors to pray for Street Pastors when they are on (INDIVIDUAL CONFESSIONS) ST. BENEDICT’S
Friday at 7.30pm (Sacred Heart) HINDLEY duty). Interested?
Saturday at 11 .30am (Holy Family) Saturday 7.00pm For more information email [email protected] or visit the Sunday 11.00am EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT website at www.streetpastors.co.uk Parish Priest - Fr. Joe Weston Saturday from 11.30am to 12 noon (Holy Family) Tel. 01942 255306
CATHOLIC IDENTITY CARD SICK PILGRIMS FOR LOURDES? WEEKENDS OF PRAYER 2012 As an encouragement to us to take pride in our Catholic faith (and to live it) the bishops The Lourdes Pilgrimage Association led by Fr Brendan Rice have produced a Catholic Identity Card, copies of which are available at the back of each has a few places left for any sick, of our churches this weekend. Please take one to keep it in your purse or wallet – and Friday 20th - Sunday 22nd April disabled or elderly pilgrims wishing ‘Faith, Hope, Love why not take an extra one to give to a non-practicing Catholic relative or friend? to join the Archdiocesan Pilgrimage and the greatest of these..’ to Lourdes from Friday the 20th to OUR PARISH FAMILY Friday the 27th of July and stay in the Fri 28th - Sun 30th September
We welcome into the People of God and our parish family through the celebration of Accueil St. Frai (with 24 hour care ‘Grace, a free gift Baptism at Sacred Heart Church this weekend: Molly Ann Moore aged six years from from a loving God’ facility). Cost per person is £599 plus Cinnamon Avenue, Hindley Green. insurance and includes travel, SCRIPTURE WEEKENDS 2012 accommodation and all meals. For Our deepest sympathy and prayers are with the family and friends of Anthony Williams, led by Fr Chris Thomas late of “Belong” Retirement Village on Millers Lane, Platt Bridge, previously of further information and application Thirlmere Avenue, Abram, and the former Chairman of Holy Family Club, who died forms please contact Barbara Charles Friday 15th - Sunday 17th June suddenly at home on the 2nd of April after a recent illness aged 64 years. His funeral rites in the Lourdes Pilgrimage Office on ‘I will pour out my Spirit will be celebrated in Holy Family Church next Wednesday (18th of April) at 12 noon 0151 727 4000. on all people’ prior to cremation at Howe Bridge Crematorium. May he enjoy the fullness of A look at the Acts of the Apostles resurrection life with the Lord. THANK YOU FOR LAST WEEK For further details, costs and a booking form please contact Irenaeus on 0151 Holy Family NEW HEADTEACHER FOR HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL 949 1199 or email [email protected] As our children return to school this week after their Easter break, we welcome Mrs. Easter Offertory £467.11
Kathryn Mitty as the new Headteacher at Holy Family Catholic Primary School. She Sacred Heart SACRED HEART NEEDS YOU! brings with her a wealth of teaching experience and a great deal of enthusiasm, having Easter Offertory £733.10 previously been Deputy Headteacher at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School in Wigan. Urgently needed! Members of Sacred The Collection taken during the We welcome her among us and look forward to a continuing working together as a Heart Parish to become involved in the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper partnership of home, school and parish in Holy Family community. exciting ministry of being a Catechist on Holy Thursday realised £134 for and working with parents in preparation CAFOD. Sincere thanks. SACRED HEART PARISH MEETING for the Baptism, First Reconciliation, The members of Sacred Heart Parish Group meet on Monday of this week (16th April) at Our thanks to the members of Holy First Communion and Confirmation of 7.30pm in the Gordon Room. These meetings are open to all parishioners so feel free to Family Club whose raffle of a bottle their children, and also with adults who come along if you wish to learn more of what happens behind the scenes at Sacred Heart of whisky on Easter Sunday night wish to be received into the Catholic and if you’d like to become more involved. raised £34 for Holy Family Church. Church. Full training will be given. And thanks to the winner who Please give your contact details (name / MARRIAGE PREPARATION DAY donated the bottle back to be raffled phone number / email) to Father Tony Our five engaged couples who have expressed an interest in getting married at either of off again on a future date! before the end of April. our churches in the future will be joining other similar couples from around the Pastoral Area to take part in Marriage Preparation next Saturday at Our Lady’s Parish Centre in
Bryn from 9.30am until 4.00pm with a buffet lunch provided. Please hold our engaged PARISH PRIEST - FR. ANTHONY MANGNALL couples in prayer as they prepare for their wedding day. Holy Family Presbytery, Lily Lane, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 5LL Tel. 01942 866102 Fax 01942 865901
Mobile 07899 958478 Email [email protected]
Deacons
RETIRING COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND FOR “THE FRIENDS OF THE Rev. Ken Holding Tel. 01942 255834 Rev. Terry Rose Tel. 01942 515932
HOLY LAND” WHICH SUPPORTS CHRISTIANS WHO ARE LIVING IN Visit our Parish Website at www.hindleycatholic.org.uk HARDSHIP AND EVEN UNDER PERSECUTION IN THE HOLY LAND or follow us on Facebook at “Hindley Catholic”
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Sunday 22nd April 2012 Third Sunday of Easter (B)
SUNDAY 22ND APRIL 2012 – THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR B) Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass John Thomas Bretherton God of peace, Sun. 9.30am Sacred Heart Mass Thomas McGrath enfold us in your mystery, Sun. 11.30am Holy Family Mass Parishioners
MONDAY 23RD APRIL 2012 – SAINT GEORGE, PATRON OF ENGLAND now and always.
7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Joan McNicholas
Wounded God,
TUESDAY 24TH APRIL 2012 heal us with your No 9.30am Mass at Sacred Heart Church today 10.00am Holy Family Mass Peter McNamara open wounds and arms.
WEDNESDAY 25TH APRIL 2012 – SAINT MARK, EVANGELIST God of flesh, join us, 10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Ints. of Joan Baines eat and drink with us. THURSDAY 26TH APRIL 2012
No 9.30am Mass at Sacred Heart Church today
10.00am Holy Family Mass May Webb Mystery, open us
to your mystery of love. FRIDAY 27TH APRIL 2012
7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Ints. of Mary & Malcolm Vickers
7.30pm Sacred Heart Reconciliation (Confessions) Open us, as you were
SATURDAY 28TH APRIL 2012 opened for us in love.
11.00am Holy Family Mass Fr. David Bullen
11.30am Holy Family Reconciliation (Confessions) and Expo sition God of all being,
SUNDAY 29TH APRIL 2012 – FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR B) reaching out your hand in love
Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Parishioners
Sun. 9.30am Sacred Heart Mass Thomas McKinstry May we tak e the hand Sun. 11.30am Holy Family Mass Philomena Bryant
Sun. 12.45pm Holy Family Celebration of Baptism extended, open for us.
And may we offer the same
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION SUNDAY MASS AT extended love. (INDIVIDUAL CONFESSIONS) ST. BENEDICT’S
HINDLEY Friday at 7.30pm (Sacred Heart) Saturday at 11.30am (Holy Family) Saturday 7.00pm
Sunday 11.00am RETIRING COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Parish Priest - Fr. Joe Weston FOR “THE FRIENDS OF THE HOLY LAND” Saturday from 11.30am to 12 noon (Holy Family) Tel. 01942 255306
PARENTS MEETINGS THIS WEEK CATHEDRAL GARDEN PARTY BIBLE STUDY GROUP SACRED HEART PARISH CLUB
Monday 23rd April The Friends of Liverpool Metropolitan There is a Bible Study Group which SWAN LANE, HINDLEY GREEN Meeting in Holy Family School Hall at Cathedral are holding an Afternoon Tea meets every Monday evening at (Behind the Church) 3.40pm for Parents of children in Years and Garden Party on Sunday the 10th of 7.00pm at Saint Wilfrid’s Church, Four, Five and Six at Holy Family June at 3.00pm in the Cathedral Bolton Road, Ashton in Makerfield WHAT’S ON which is open to anyone who would Catholic Primary School and who precincts with songs and a party EACH EVENING would like their children to receive the atmosphere to celebrate the Diamond like to join. Just go along and take a Bible with you. More details from Sacrament of Confirmation this year in Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Sundays & Tuesdays Pentecost week. II. Tickets are £8 available from The Deacon Mike Swift on 01942 715177. Bingo (Joe 90’s & Jackpots!) Secretary of the Friends at Cathedral Thursday 26th April Eyes Down at 9.00pm House, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L3 CATHOLICISM DVD Meeting in Sacred Heart Church at 5TQ. Bring your Union Jacks! Plus “Play Your Cards Right” 3.30pm for Parents of children in Years Father Robert Barron is a well-known Four, Five and Six at Sacred Heart American Diocesan Priest who presents Wednesdays Catholic Primary School and who a weekly programme on the Salt and RETIRING COLLECTION Poker Night from 8.30pm would like their children to receive the Light TV and EWTN channels. He has Sacrament of Confirmation this year in NEXT WEEKEND FOR THE produced a series of DVD’s called Saturdays Pentecost week. PRIESTS TRAINING FUND “Catholicism” which is being launched Artiste Night & Bingo in the UK at the end of April. Father Door Charge - £1.20 Barron is a wonderful speaker and the THANK YOU FROM CAFOD DVD’s present the main teaching of the Plus Snooker Table & Darts “As we celebrate with Easter joy, I wish to thank you for your exceptional generosity in Catholic Faith in a way that is and Sky Sports response to the CAFOD Lent appeal. The government matched funding scheme - which presentable and challenging. Father will double donations that CAFOD receives up to the 17th of May - has really caught Barron will be coming to LACE at New Members welcome! Sefton Park in Liverpool on Monday the the imagination of Catholics across England and Wales. 30th of April at 7.30pm. He will The generosity of people in parish Fast Day collections and direct donations to CAFOD Make your Parish Club your Local will make a huge difference to the lives of many people who suffer most from the introduce and present the DVD’s. effects of extreme poverty and injustice. At a time when the price of essential This event is open to anyone but will be commodities such as food has risen dramatically in many of the poorest countries the of special interest to RCIA groups, THANK YOU value of the pound against other currencies has dropped. This means that the cost of parents, catechists, teachers and anyone FOR LAST WEEK supporting those in need has increased significantly. That is why the care and concern interested in passing on the faith. There Holy Family shown by our Catholic community is particularly needed was especially appreciated is no charge – just turn up – and all are Offertory £438.47 during Lent. welcome. Further details from Father Many thanks also to our priests for all the support they show for the work of CAFOD Philip Inch (Episcopal Vicar for Sacred Heart when so many demands are made of their time. Without the support and encouragement Evangelisation) on 0151 487 9372 Offertory £612.40 of clergy across England and Wales CAFOD would not be able to do its work. Warmest Easter greetings to you from everyone at CAFOD. And please pray during Easter that we may be good stewards of the resources entrusted to us and work for the PARISH PRIEST - FR. ANTHONY MANGNALL well being of those most in need.” Holy Family Presbytery, Lily Lane, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 5LL With best wishes. Tel. 01942 866102 Fax 01942 865901 Tom O'Connor, Director: Communities and Supporters Mobile 07899 958478 Email [email protected]
CAFOD, Romero House. 55 Westminster Bridge Road, London. SE1 7JB Deacons
www.cafod.org.uk Rev. Ken Holding Tel. 01942 255834 Rev. Terry Rose Tel. 01942 515932
NOTE: As a result of your generosity and sacrifice during Lent our Visit our Parish Website at www.hindleycatholic.org.uk two parishes have jointly sent just over £3,000 to CAFOD or follow us on Facebook at “Hindley Catholic”
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SUNDAY 29TH APRIL 2012 – FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR B) Sunday 29th April 2012 Fourth Sunday of Easter (B) Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Parishioners Sun. 9.30am Sacred Heart Mass Thomas McKinstry Sun. 11.30am Holy Family Mass Philomena Bryant FROM POPE BENEDICT’S MESSAGE TO THE CHURCH Sun. 12.45pm Holy Family Celebration of Baptism FOR TODAY’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
MONDAY 30TH APRIL 2012 TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND CONSECRATED LIFE 7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass May & Danny Feeley
“It is my hope that the local Churches, and all the various groups within TUESDAY 1ST MAY 2012 – SAINT JOSEPH THE WORKER 9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Chris McManus them, will become places where vocations are carefully discerned and 10.00am Holy Family Mass Philomena Fagan their authenticity tested, places where young men and women are
2.00pm Crematorium Funeral Service for Mary Taylor offered wise and strong spiritual direction. In this way, the Christian 2.30pm Holy Family Funeral Service for James Neil Tarpey community itself becomes a manifestation of the Love of God in which
WEDNESDAY 2ND MAY 2012 – SAINT ATHANASIUS every calling is contained. As a response to the demands of the new 10.00am Sacred Heart Mass Gerard Foley commandment of Jesus, this can find eloquent and particular realisation THURSDAY 3RD MAY 2012 – SAINTS PHILIP & JAMES, APOSTLES in Christian famili es, whose love is an expression of the love of Christ who 9.15am Sacred Heart Mass Veronica Anne Joyce
10.00am Holy Family Mass Christopher Beagan gave himself for his Church. Within the family, a community of life and
love, young people can have a wonderful experience of this self-giving FRIDAY 4TH MAY 2012 – THE ENGLISH MARTYRS
7.00pm Sacred Heart Mass Thomas Sales love. Indeed, families are not only the privileged place for human and
7.30pm Sacred Heart Reconciliation (Confessions) Christian formation; they can also be the primary and most excellent
SATURDAY 5TH MAY 2012 seed-bed of vocations to a life of consecration to the Kingdom of God, by
11.00am Holy Family Mass Kevin Peter Carlon helping their members to see, precisely within the family, the beauty and
11.30am Holy Family Reconciliation (Confessions) and Exposition the importance of the priesthood and the consecrated life. May pastors
SUNDAY 6TH MAY 2012 – FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR B) and all the lay faithful always cooperate so that in the Church these Sat. 5.30pm Sacred Heart Mass Parishioners homes and schools of communion may multiply, modelled on the Holy Sun. 9.30am Sacred Heart Mass Ints, of Elizabeth Cooke
Sun. 11.30am Holy Family Mass Maurice McCarthy Family of Nazareth, the harmonious reflection on earth of the life of the
Sun. 1.00pm Sacred Heart Celebration of Baptism Most Holy Trinity. With this prayerful hope, I cordially impart my Apostolic
Blessing to all of you, and especially those young men and women who
strive to listen with a docile heart to God’s voice and are ready to respond SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION SUNDAY MASS AT
(INDIVIDUAL CONFESSIONS) ST. BENEDICT’S generously and faithfully.”
HINDLEY Friday at 7.30pm (Sacred Heart) Saturday at 11.30am (Holy Family) Saturday 7.00pm
Sunday 11.00am RETIRING COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Parish Priest - Fr. Joe Weston FOR THE PRIESTS’ TRAINING FUND Saturday from 11.30am to 12 noon (Holy Family) Tel. 01942 255306
CANON JIMMY COLLINS FROM THE DEAN: PASTORAL AREA PLAN Many will know Canon Jimmy Collins, a pioneer of the healing ministry within the This weekend when the Church throughout the world prays for vocations to the Archdiocese of Liverpool and one of our most well-known and much -loved priests. priesthood and religious life we present in all parishes of the Pastoral Area the fruit of the work undertaken by the Pastoral Area Working Group and the Pastoral Father Jimmy died on the 19th of April aged 94 years and just three months short of the 70th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Area Clergy Group. It is the result of many hours work and I offer my thanks to all who have played any part in moving us to this point. It has not been an easy His body will be received into the Metropolitan Cathedral for Mass at 7.00pm on journey but it is a necessary one if we are to take seriously our responsibility to be Monday (30th of April) and the Cathedral will remain open until 9.00pm. The Funeral the Church, the followers of Christ in this time and place. Please read the report Mass will be celebrated at the Cathedral on Tuesday (1st of May and the Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker) at 11.00am followed by interment at Saints Peter and Paul, Crosby. carefully, especially the appendices which seek to put flesh on the bones of the recommendations being made. May the Lord welcome his good and faithful servant into eternal joy.
In the next week or so there will be details of the consultation meetings in each cluster area. Please do make every effort to be part of the formal discussions that AGED 13 TO 21 AND THINKING ABOUT PRIESTHOOD? will take place across the Pastoral Area, remembering that at this stage it is a plan Next Sunday (6th May) the Vocations Team is holding its monthly discernment for discussion. Nothing is set in stone. However we need to be attentive to the meeting at St. Mary’s Lowe House, St Helens, The meeting begins at 5pm and realities we face and any suggestions need to take into account the current afterwards goes into Church for the monthly Youth Alive Mass. This meeting is aimed situation, the numbe r of priests available, the financial resources, the building at young men aged between 13 and 21 and allows them to pray, socialize and learn costs and most importantly the age profile and number of the parishioners more about the vocation of the priesthood. If you would like to attend this event or would like more information contact Father James Preston on 01942 673753. attending Mass.
Above all be assured in this time of change and transition the Lord will never leave His flock untended SACRED HEART SUMMER BARBEQUE This year’s Summer Barbeque at Sacred Heart will take place on Saturday the 7th of Fr Ron Johnson VF July starting from 6.30pm in Sacred Heart School Grounds. Gifts of any items for the bottle stall and for use as raffle prizes would be very welcome. Your gifts can be brought to church with you any weekend or you can drop them off at Sacred Heart OUR PARISH FAMILY Presbytery during the week. This weekend we welcome into the People of God and our Parish Family through the celebration of Baptism at Holy Family: Oscar Lee Fishwick from Chel tenham Avenue, Ince aged six months; Joshua Anthony Southworth from Dunster Close, Platt Bridge THANK YOU FOR LAST WEEK aged ten months: and Lewis Andrew Talbot aged eighteen months, and his sister Caitlan Isabel Talbot aged six months, from Warrington Road, Abram. Holy Family Sacred Heart Offertory Collection £357.55 Offertory Collection £590.50 Our deepest sympathy to the families and friends of Mary Taylor from Warrington Friends of the Holy Land £84.10 Friends of the Holy Land £131.00 Road, Abram who died on the 22nd of April aged 95 years. Her funeral rites will be celebrated in Wigan Crematorium Chapel next Tuesday at 2.00pm prior to cremation.
And James Neil Tarpey from St. John’s Court, Warrington Road, Abram who died on PARISH PRIEST - FR. ANTHONY MANGNALL the 18th of April aged 66 years. His funeral rites will be celebrated at Holy Family Holy Family Presbytery, Lily Lane, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 5LL Church also next Tuesday at 2.30pm prior to cremation at Wigan Crematorium. May the Tel. 01942 866102 Fax 01942 865901 Lord welcome them into the fullness of Resurrection Life. Mobile 07899 958478 Email [email protected] Holy Family parishioners of long-standing will be saddened to learn of the death at a Deacons ripe old age last Monday of Margaret Gilligan, formerly of Carr Street, Platt Bridge and Rev. Ken Holding Tel. 01942 255834 Rev. Terry Rose Tel. 01942 515932 once the proprietor of O’Gara’s Shop, who moved to live in a Residential Home in Hindley many years ago. Her funeral rites and her burial will be taking place in her Visit our Parish Website at www.hindleycatholic.org.uk native Ireland. May the Risen Lord welcome her home. or follow us on Facebook at “Hindley Catholic”