St Catherine S Church, Birkenhead Road, Hoylake s2

ST CATHERINE’S CHURCH, BIRKENHEAD ROAD, HOYLAKE Parish Priest: Canon John O’Reilly 0151 632 4388 - Deacon: Rev. Tony Crisp 0151 632 6617 Parish website: www.stcatherineshoylake.org.uk E mail: [email protected] Amendments to Cathy French, (632 6824) or [email protected]

WEEK COMMENCING 20th May 2012

Sunday Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. Mass 8.30am (People of the Parish), Mass 11.15am (Marie Allison) Monday Feast of the Dedication of our Cathedral. Funeral Mass 12.45pm (Joan Lightbound), followed by 2pm burial at Frankby. Tuesday Mass 9.30am (Mary Marsden) Wednesday Mass 7.30pm (Derek Noble Int.) Thursday Solemnity of Our Lady Help of Christians. Mass 7pm (Brian James Int.) Friday St Bede. Mass 9.30am (Hilary Rigby) Saturday St Philip Neri. Mass at Noddfa Sunday Solemnity of Pentecost Sunday. Mass 8.30am (Hugh O’Hare), Mass 11.15am (People of the Parish)

EVENING PRAYER OF THE CHURCH: Sunday, 5pm. MORNING PRAYER OF THE CHURCH: Tuesday and Friday, 9.15am. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: NO Confessions next Saturday.

PLEASE PRAY FOR all who have died recently, including Joan Lightbound. Also Kathleen Bennett, Joseph Conway, Bob Dillon, Amy Duke, Sue Green, David Hannam, Francis Hayes, Ann Marie Heald, Mary Helsby, Ann Higgins, Katie Hogan, Eilis Longley-Brown, Joan Nulty, Mary Riley, Geoffrey Roberts, Madeline Roberts, James Snowdon, Vivienne Taylor, Mary Turner, Tony Walsh, Jo Watson, Graham Webb, Timothy Wild and Justin Williams, who are ill or housebound.

COFFEE: served today by S.V.P.; next Sunday by Ladies’ Guild.

WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY: Today, 20 May, the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, is World Communications Day. There is a Special Collection for the Catholic Communications Network, the Media Office of our Bishops’ Conference, responsible for the www.catholicnews.org.uk website. Please pick up a World Communications Day postcard from the back of church.

“MY DAY BY DAY”: The June edition is now available at the back of church, suggested price £1.

PENTECOST SUNDAY: Next Sunday, 27 May, Pentecost Sunday, is a Day of Special Prayer for the Church. Pentecost Sunday is also the last day of Eastertide.

QUEEN’S JUBILEE CELEBRATION: “Queen’s Jubilee Celebration for Merseyside on Pentecost Sunday” will take place next Sunday, 27 May. The service will begin at 3pm at the Metropolitan Cathedral and will end at the Anglican Cathedral including a procession along Hope Street.

CATHOLIC CHILDREN’S SOCIETY: The April / May donation is now due. Please place your donation (in a bag, making sure to include your name) in the Collection. All enquiries to Angela on 632 2519.

THE NORTHERN CATHOLIC CONFERENCE on “Corpus Christi - The Eucharist, the True Presence of Jesus” will be at Liverpool Hope University, on 8 – 10 June. See notice at back of church. For more information or to register, please phone 07543 800812, or visit www.northerncatholic.co.uk

VISIT OF THE RELIC OF THE CURE D’ARS: The main events in our Diocese that are open to everyone are: Thursday, 5 July: St Anthony’s, Wythenshawe, 4 – 6.30pm: Veneration of the Relic and Confessions; 7 – 9pm: Mass celebrating the gift of the Sacred Priesthood; 9 – 10pm: Veneration of the Relic, then Compline. Friday, 6 July: St Michael & All Angels, Woodchurch, 6 – 9pm: Veneration of Relic, Confessions and Eucharistic Exposition, then Compline Saturday, 7 July, St Wilfrid’s, Northwich, 9.15 – 11am: Morning Prayer, Veneration of Relic and Confessions; Shrewsbury Cathedral, 12.30 – 5.30pm: Mass, then Veneration of Relic and Confessions.

Diocese of Shrewsbury, a registered charity (No 234025) ST CATHERINE’S CHURCH, BIRKENHEAD ROAD, HOYLAKE Parish Priest: Canon John O’Reilly 0151 632 4388 - Deacon: Rev. Tony Crisp 0151 632 6617 Parish website: www.stcatherineshoylake.org.uk E mail: [email protected] Amendments to Cathy French, (632 6824) or [email protected]