SERVICE TIMES THIS WEEK The Catholic Parishes of Our Lady and All Saints, Monday 16 September — Saint Cornelius, Saint Cyprian 0915 Our Lady and All Saints and Saint Richard, Skelmersdale Intention of Stephen Wood Lancaster Lane, Parbold, WN8 7HS

Tuesday 17 September Websites: www.ourladysparbold.org.uk and 0900 St Francis of Assisi www.strichard-skelmersdale.org.uk Bernie Croft e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Wednesday 18 September Parish Priest: Father Michael Thompson V.F 0900 St Richard’s  01257 463248/01695 724476 Maurice Briscoe LD Deacon Emeritus: Rev David Bennett  01257 462998 Notre Dame Convent  01257 465069 Thursday 19 September — Saint Theodore, Saint Adrian OSB 0900 Saint Richard’s

Irene Smith

Friday 20 September — The Martyrs of Korea 0915 Our lady and All Saints

Kathryn Curran

Sunday 22 September — 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time (C) Vigil Saturday

1700 St Mary’s 1800 Our Lady and All Saints

Private Intention Sunday Sunday 15 September 2019 0900 St Richard’s 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) 1030 Our Lady and All Saints The Parish Home Mission Sunday 1200 St Francis of Assisi Second Collection — SVP

VIGIL 1800 Harold McKearney

SUNDAY 1030 The Parish Please take this News Letter home with you A Parish in the Upholland Pastoral Area of the Archdiocese of A Parish in the Upholland Pastoral Area of the Archdiocese of Liverpool PLEASE PRAY FOR: HARVEST THANKSGIVING OLAS BABY AND TODDLER MASS INTENTIONS Fr Michael Phillips OSB, Sunday 29 September at 1030. GROUP Please put your name and contact Fr Cassian Dickie OSB Decorating of the Church will take Meet every Tuesday at School number on Mass Intentions, so we George Jennings (Brother in Law of place Friday and Saturday from 0900 - 1030. can contact you if your preferred Dot Snead) date is not available. 27th and 28th. New parents/ grandparents/ Lists of tasks requiring to be done carers are welcome to join us for We now only have Mondays, Those who have died recently by volunteers are on the pipes at play, company, drink and a snack. Fridays and Saturday evenings Those whose anniversaries the rear of Church, please sign up. Ring 462466 for more details or available for Intentions are this week Paul Killoran Thanks to those who have already just come along. done so. OPEN EVENINGS

MEETINGS THIS WEEK A basket for Donations— food, DVO AND SVP Saint John Rigby College have a Tuesday Rosary Group tins, vegetables—is available at The DVO and SVP are asking the series of Open Evenings for 2000 18 Acrefield the back of Church. Parish to support baby Yan admission in Autumn 2020. and his parents. Thursday SVP Proceeds will go to local people in Wednesday 16 October, 26 Sep Church Meeting Room need and to The Mother Teresa Mum from the Congo and Dad Thursday 31 October and Thursday Soup kitchen in Liverpool. from Togo are failed asylum 14 November 1700—1930. OFFERTORY Please be as generous as seekers. Saint John Rigby is rated as possible. Loose £144.36 One is housed in the Outstanding in their recent

Envelopes £155.50 other in Liverpool. inspection and continues to grow. SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME Standing orders (est) £252.00 2019 — 2020 The parents receive support in the SYNOD 2020 TALKS The new Programme for School form of a card to spend in certain SECOND COLLECTION Please see poster at back of church years 4 and above, preparing for stores. They receive no money, so Thank you for £153.60 collected for for more details and full Home Missions last weekend the Sacrament of Reconciliation in travel is difficult. programme or visit Advent and First Communion next As yet mum has not received any www.synod2020.co.uk/lectures . SECOND COLLECTION summer will start shortly. support for 4 Month old baby Yan. The Quarterly Second Collection The family are in dire need. There will be a short information will take place for the SVP this meeting on Monday 23 September If you could donate any of the COMMUNION OF THE SICK weekend. at 1900, followed by the first following items they will be Priest: Let us pray for our Sick as session on Monday 30 September, delivered each week; our Eucharistic Ministers MASS TIMES not as previously advertised Nappies, size 3, cot sheets, are sent out to give them Please note the change of 20 September, at 1830—1930. Mass Times. blankets, baby wipes, baby bath, the Sacrament of Christ’s Body. Monday and Friday Morning There will be an enrolment Mass on nappy cream, cotton wool balls, sanitary towels. ALL: May this Sacrament unite Mass is now at 0915. Sunday 6 October at 1030. Children who attend OLAS School Vests aged 3-6 months, sleep suits, them with Christ and his FATHER GORDON will receive an invitation clothes. Church and give them Prayers are asked for via School. Parents of children who consolation and peace. Tea, coffee, porridge, basmati Father Gordon on Saturday attend other Schools, please Priest: Ministers, in the name of rice, oranges, apples. 21 September, the Diamond Jubilee contact Jim or Sue Mellor, tel the Church gathered here, of his Clothing in the Benedictine 01257 462937 or Please leave at the back of take the Body of the Lord Habit in 1959. email [email protected]. Church. Many thanks. to the Sick of this Parish.