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− God, our loving Father, we thank you for blessing our parish WELCOME WITAMY KAABO BEMVINDO with all we need to respond to our vocation to be a missionary parish in our community. THE PARISH OF OUR LADY AND ST. JOSEPH, HEYWOOD, We thank you for all our parish members who, in response to your call, SUNDAY 19th JULY 2020, partner parish St. Martin’s, Ganye, Nigeria give of themselves so freely to enrich our parish life St Joseph’s Presbytery, Mary St, OL10 1EG Tel: 01706 369777 in ways of love and service. Fr Paul Daly Fr Bob Hayes Pour out afresh the gifts of your Spirit upon each of us that we may be inspired [email protected] [email protected] to serve you in new and creative ways as missionary disciples, Parish Office Mon—Fri 9am-1pm [email protected] bringing your Light to the world. We ask your blessing as we journey together in hope through Christ Our Lord. AMEN Livestreamed Masses on parish facebook page. You don’t have to be a FB member; This Week’s Saints: Mon: St. Apollinaris, first Bishop of Ravenna, and a disciple of google Our Lady and St. Joseph’s Parish, Saint Peter at Antioch. Heywood, Facebook, and click on the link. Tue: St Laurence of Brindisi, born in 1559, entered the Capuchin Order, where he taught www.catholicheywood.com theology to the students. As a renowned preacher he travelled throughout Europe and Twitter @CatholicHeywood wrote many works to explain the Catholic faith. He died at Lisbon in 1619. Instagram catholicheywood (Facebook) Our Lady and St. Joseph’s Parish Wed: St Mary Magdalene was one of Christ's disci- Heywood www.dioceseofsalford.org.uk ples and was present at his death. On the morning of At all public Masses there is a capacity of Easter day she was the first to whom the risen Re- 80 at two metres between them. deemer appeared, according to Saint Mark's Gospel. Baptisms, weddings and funerals the St. Philip Evans, born in Monmouth, became a Jes- capacity is currently 30. Please be patient uit at Saint Omer and after his ordination in 1675 with the stewards. ministered to Catholics in South Wales for four years. SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME In the national frenzy occasioned by the Oates plot Church opens 8.30am, MASS 9am, he was arrested and imprisoned in Cardiff, where he MASS 11am, church closes after Mass was joined by St. John Lloyd of Brecon, a secular Church opens 5.30pm, MASS 6pm priest trained at Valladolid. They suffered the usual barbarous execution at Cardiff on July 22, 1679. MONDAY St. Apollinaris Fr. Bob’s first anniversary of priestly ordination Requiem Mass for Dilys Cameron, 10.15am, limited numbers only Thu: St Bridget, born in 1303; wife, widow, mother Church opens 6.15pm, MASS 6.30pm, church closes after Mass of eight, founded the Bridgettine Order. She wrote TUESDAY St. Lawrence of Brindisi works describing the mystical experiences she had on a penitential pilgrimage to the Holy Church opens 8.45am, MASS 9am, church closes after Mass Land. She died in Rome in 1373. Requiem Mass for Joseph Kenneth O’Hara, 10.15am, limited numbers only Fri: St Sharbel Makhluf was born in Lebanon, the son of a mule driver. Aged 23 he joined WEDNESDAY ST MARY MAGDALENE Fr. Paul’s 30th anniversary of priestly ordination the monastery of Saint Maron where he took the name Sharbel in Church opens 8.45am, MASS 9am, church closes after Mass memory of a 2nd century martyr. He was ordained in 1859; after Requiem Mass for Marjanna Feerick, 10.30am, limited numbers only which he lived as a model monk, but became a hermit in 1875, dying 23 years later. He gained a reputation for holiness, and was THURSDAY ST. BRIDGET OF SWEDEN much sought for counsel and blessing. He had a great personal Church opens 8.45am, MASS 9am, church closes after Mass devotion to the Bl Sacrament. Bll Nicholas Garlick, Robert Livestreamed Mass (church closed) 6.30pm Ludlam and Richard Simpson worked in Derbyshire before FRIDAY St. Sharbel Makhluf Abstinence from meat their arrest; they were held in Derby gaol before their execution Church opens 8.45am, MASS 9am, church closes after Mass under Elizabeth I in 1588. Bl Joseph Lambton, student of the Livestreamed Mass (church closed) 6.30pm Colleges in Rheims and Rome, was ordained aged twenty three, but was arrested on landing at Newcastle-on-Tyne; he was SATURDAY SAINT JAMES hanged, drawn and quartered in 1592. St John Boste, from Church opens 10.15am, MASS 10.30am Westmoreland, was ordained at Rheims, and worked in the North Followed by Confessions & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament till Benediction at 12noon East, before being arrested and executed at Durham in 1594. Church opens at 5.30pm, First Mass of Sunday 6pm SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Sat: St. James, born in Bethsaida, son of Zebedee and brother Church opens 8.30am, MASS 9am, of John, was killed by Herod in Jerusalem in about 42, and is es- MASS 11am, church closes after Mass pecially venerated at Compostella in Spain. Church opens 5.30pm, MASS 6pm Baptisms can now take place From the Catechism of the Catholic Church (2093-6) although the number of guests is currently limited to Faith in God's love encompasses the call and the obligation to respond with sincere love to 30. If you would like to arrange divine charity. The first commandment enjoins us to love God above everything and all crea- a Baptism please contact Fr. tures for him and because of him. Paul or Fr. Bob. The next Bap- tism preparation meeting will be One can sin against God's love in various ways: on Sunday 16th August at 4pm. - indifference neglects or refuses to reflect on divine charity; it The meeting will be held via fails to consider its prevenient goodness and denies its power. Zoom and parents will be - ingratitude fails or refuses to acknowledge divine charity and emailed the zoom link before- to return him love for love. hand. You do not need to have - lukewarmness is hesitation or negligence in responding to di- a zoom account to take part. vine love; it can imply refusal to give oneself over to the prompting of charity. It is very unlikely that large - acedia or spiritual sloth goes so far as to refuse the joy that gatherings, such as First comes from God and to be repelled by divine goodness. Communion Masses, will be allowed in the next few months. If families would like to - hatred of God comes from pride. It is contrary to love of God, whose goodness it denies, arrange a First Communion Mass for one or two children, with the number of guests limited and whom it presumes to curse as the one who forbids sins and inflicts punishments. to 30 people, please contact Fr. Paul. These Masses will begin towards the end of August. When and if communal celebration is permitted, it will be held. However, if the children The theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity inform and give life to the moral virtues. are ready now to receive the Bread of Life, why deprive them of such a gift? Thus charity leads us to render to God what we as creatures owe him in all justice. the vir- tue of religion disposes us to have this attitude. Thank you to our teachers and all the staff at our schools for their extra hard work since March. Thank you to parents for becoming teachers of their own children. The Church re- Adoration is the first act of religion. To adore God is to acknowledge him as God, as the Cre- fers to parents as the ‘first teachers of their children’. School staff, parents, children, enjoy ator and Saviour, the Lord and Master of everything that exists, as infinite and merciful the summer holiday. Remember it’s not a holiday from Church or from God. Love. "You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve," says Jesus. Church is now open for Mass. Please follow the advice of the stewards so that we can Together with time, talent, treasure Many thanks for your generosity last Sunday celebrate Mass safely. There is a short (no more than 30 minutes) catch-up meeting with £584.43 (GiftAid) & £635.31 (Loose), as well as £80 per week in Standing Orders. Please the stewards on Saturday at 12noon, please. post your offerings through the Presbytery Door or in the basket at Mass in church. Please take out a Standing Order or ask how to do it; email the parish office. Given the Fire Detec- Please note: tion system our parish is now formally in debt of £17 000. The obligation on Catholics to attend Mass on Sundays is still suspended. Alternatively you can donate via the Diocese of Salford website. Click on the site Numbers will be limited. We are working on www.dioceseofsalford.org.uk and in the top right corner you will see a button marked DO- an assumption that c80 people may be al- NATE. Click on that, scroll down to the parish name and go from there. lowed in church for a Sunday Mass. Government restrictions only allow 30 people CAFOD CORNER: CAFOD has joined forces with the at baptisms, weddings, funerals. Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) to help millions If you display symptoms or are self-isolating, of vulnerable people whose lives are at risk as the you should NOT attend.