St Joseph’s Founded 1460 Parish Priest Fr Maurice Pearce Colber Lane Bishop Thornton Harrogate HG3 3JR Telephone 01423 711277 (Pateley) Email: [email protected] The Solemnity of Corpus Christi 6th June 2021 Bridget’s Bluebells www.stjosephsbishopthornton.co.uk Bl. Francis Ingleby

Bishop Thornton Cycle of Prayer Funding Fr Michael Smith will be saying Mass here Throughout Ordinary Time: Summer we Monthly Standing Orders £675.00 Many thanks for your generosity. on Sunday are asked to pray for the following th Sunday 6 June 09.30am intentions: See the DONATE link on the home page of the parish – A Deeper Understanding between website-https://www.stjosephsbishopthornton.co.uk/ Fr Maurice will be saying Mass here on Christians and Jews Thursday – Those Who Suffer Persecution, Anniversaries Thursday 10th Jun 09.30 am Oppression and Denial of Human Rights Mary Kate Culkin, Roland Manzano, – Europe Minnie Lawton, Audrey Appleton Pateley Bridge – Seafarers Ellen Egan, John Clarke, Pauline Norton, Fr Maurice will be saying Masses here at – The Church Bill Ratcliffe, Nora Docherty, the usual times until further notice. Elizabeth Goodall, Fr George Bradley, th Lord Johnny Grantley, Patty Smith Sunday 6 June 11.00am Fr Maurice’s Message & Supposing a meteor hit the earth and Recently Deceased Wednesday 9th Jun 09.30 am reduced the world`s population to just two: Dorothy Smith Wednesday 14th April. 2021. a young man and a young woman. Colin Smith Saturday 10th April 2021. Booking for all Masses Supposing he was a Catholic and she was a Richard Clough Good Friday 2nd April 2021 https://www.stjosephsbishopthornton.co.uk/register Nihilist, he would have to persuade her that ing-for-mass/ together they would have to promote the May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed Through the mercy of God There will be no places for anyone turning continuance of human life. For him as a up, without having booked. Rest in Peace. Catholic this would mean baptisms and Amen Markenfield Hall ordinations to the priesthood to enable the No public services until further notice celebration of the Eucharist which means 100 Club Draw taking some bread and wine and turning it The 7th draw of the Year will take place this ST JOSEPH’S PARISH WEBSITE. into the body and blood of Christ. Sunday June the 6th Please continue to check the parish website Today is the Solemnity of Corpus Christi; where weekly Bulletins are posted. If you many of you will watch mass on a T.V. or Congratulations to Arthur Roche would like to receive the Bulletins by email, who is appointed the new Prefect of the please email computer and will not be able to receive [email protected] holy communion. As Catholics we have Congregation for Divine Worship and the always said the bread and wine are not just Discipline of the Sacraments. Although Masses can now be attended locally at St symbols of Christ`s body and blood, but Joseph’s Bishop Thornton, parishioners who still have concerns about attending public service can be they actually become Christ`s body and in SPIRITUAL COMMUNION during these blood, and through receiving holy Masses. The Bishops has given people a communion we come into contact with dispensation from attending Sunday Mass. People Christ, with God. We need to go on being can watch Mass on T.V. or a computer, but there is no obligation to do this faithful to the Mass and what it is. For many of you, this means getting back to

Spiritual Communion going to Mass when it is safe to do so. Prayer of St Alphonsus Let`s pray that this is now near. My Jesus, I believe that you are present in this Holy Sacrament of the altar. I love you above all things Kind Regards. and I passionately desire to receive you into my Fr Maurice soul. Since I may not now receive you sacra - mentally, come spiritually into my soul so that I may unite myself wholly to you now and forever. Amen To participate online, please access the following YouTube channel which, will be live each Sunday until Bishop Arthur & Fr Patrick Waldron further notice July 1st Communion 2009 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPUqueR2518&a b_channel=LeedsCathedralLeedsCathedral The Readings and Gospel for today https://universalis.com/20210606/mass.htm

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