The Regina Caeli Sacred Heart (To be said at the end of the Bidding Prayers during the Season) & St William

31 High Street O Queen of Heaven, rejoice! Alleluia. OL3 6HS For he whom you did merit to bear, alleluia, Web:www,sacredheartparish.org.uk Has risen as he said, alleluia. Pray for us to God, alleluia. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia. For the Lord has risen indeed, Alleluia. June 9th 2019 (Luke’s Gospel)

Times of Masses & Intentions Pope Francis writes: “Dear young friends, the extraordinary Saturday Vigil 6.00pm Tara Dyson outpouring of Pentecost is an event that Sunday 8.30am Tommy Cresham continues. The Holy Spirit transforms us 10.00am Brenda Regan and wants to transform the world.” Today’s word is Pentecost. This weekend Family Faith Formation the Church celebrates Pentecost. It is the feast of the gift of the Holy Spirit to Monday 9.30am People of the Parish the Church, a gift we receive at Baptism and at Confirmation in a special way. Tuesday 9.30am Special Intention (DS) Pope Francis writes: “The Holy Spirit helps us to view others with fresh eyes, Wednesday 12.00noon Fr Canice McGinn seeing them as brothers and sisters in Jesus, to be respected and loved.” Thursday 9.30am November Dead List Friday 8.00am Simon Youle Whit Friday Ministers June 9th 9.30am Short Service in St Chad’s Liturgy of the Word Liturgy of the Eucharist Saturday 10.00am Fr John Williams 6.00pm K.Stokes S.Dyson/T.Spalding Saturday Vigil 6.00pm Emily Wright 8.30am J.McMahon S.Crewdson/M.Booth Sunday 8.30am People of the Parish 10.00am FF Family C.Ward/K.McKune June 16th 10.00am Johanna Friedrich 6.00pm P.Redshaw C.Hall/S.Dyson Confessions: After the 10.00am Mass on Saturday and on request 8.30am C.Ivatts S.Crewdson/M.Booth Exposition: 40 minutes before Mass each weekday 10.00am S.Rudd M.Farmer/M.Kehoe When there is a Service of the Word & Holy Communion there is no exposition New Rotas at the back of the church. New Readers and changes to Ministers. Contact Details: LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS Parish Priest: Fr Bernard Bickers Tel: 01457 872603 First: £490.43 Second: £182.19 Shop: 204.70 Thank You Permanent Deacon: Revd Peter Rudd Tel: 01457 876559 Summer Fair: £1722.97 Thank You Safeguarding Officers: Mrs Tessa Spalding Tel: 01457 873515 Cheques please to DIOCESE OF LEEDS— SACRED HEART Mrs Michelle Moore PENTECOST SUNDAY JUNE 9th What a fantastic amount of money was Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the raised last Sunday at the Summer Fair, hearts of your faithful, and namely £1,722.97p! A HUGE enkindle in them the fire of THANK YOU to all who helped, before, your love. Send forth your during and after the Fair, and to all who Spirit and they shall be created, came and made it a most enjoyable day as well as a very successful fund raising and you shall renew the face of occasion. Roll on the Christmas Fair! the earth. O God, who taught the hearts of the faithful by the Family Faith Formation light of the Holy Spirit, grant The next meetings for the groups will take place after the that by the gift of the same Spirit, we may be always truly wise and ever rejoice 10.00am Mass THIS Sunday, June 9th. Again parents are asked in his consolation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen to bring their children to take part in their own sessions and to IN the response to today’s psalm we say/sing “Send forth your Spirit, O Lord, be in church for the parents’ session. Thank You. and renew the face of the earth.” As Pope Francis writes in today’s Wednesday Word “The extraordinary outpouring of Pentecost is an event that continues, Retired Clergy The Holy Spirit transforms us and wants to transform the world.” Today, The second collection this weekend is for the Retired especially, we pray for each other that we will be open to receiving the GIFTS of Clergy of the Diocese. At the beginning of this year the Holy Spirit so that we might bring forth the FRUITS of the Holy Spirit. there were 48 retired clergy, all of whom have given sterling service to the diocese and some of whom are still able to supply, allowing priests working in parishes Whit Friday—June 14th—Next Friday to take a break. This year three more priests will retire. Sacred Heart & St William Parish will join with St Chad’s Bishop Marcus asks us to be as generous as possible. for a short service at 9.30am in St Chad’s Church, followed by a procession into Uppermill arriving in time Day for Life for the joint service at 11.00am. At a recent FFF meeting The second collection next Sunday, June 16th was asked for by Amelia Allmand was chosen by lot to be the “Whit Friday Pope St John Paul II for the Church to celebrate the positive Queen” It would be really wonderful if as many families as possible could walk teaching on life. The collection is used to support the with the parish to celebrate Whit Friday, to join in the act of worship and then Anscombe Bioethics Centre and causes that come under the to enjoy refreshments in the Parish Centre. theme for the year. Please note that Mass on Whit Friday will be at 8.00am and also for those making their way to St Chad’s, the road closes at 9.00am until 12.30pm . Pentecost is the time when a heart of stone is shattered and a THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THE STREET PASTORS WILL BE heart of flesh takes its place. WALKING THE STREETS. PLEASE PRAY FOR THEM. (Fr Reneiro Cantalemessa)