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WELCOME: PARISH COMMUNITY As announced last weekend, WORSHIP; OUR PRAISE OF GOD; GOD’S GIFTS TO US-IN SACRAMENTS AND IN PRAYER CAFOD COLUMN; development Fr. Alf will leave the parish on August 14th to take up his appoint- agency of the Catholic Church in England & ment at the Cathedral. We wish him well in his new appointment and Congratulations of John Vynne and Aisling Sargent and to Daniel Talbot and Kimberley Wales. thank him for all his hard work these last three years. On September Kensall, of our parish, who entered into the Sacrament of Marriage this Friday, in Dublin 1st we will welcome Fr. Michael Deas as assistant priest here. On a and York respectively. FIVE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLA- practical note, given that Fr. Michael does not yet drive, is there a TIONS YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD ABOUT Man with a Van who could do a one-off trip from Rusholme to Hey- Sw. Msza w sierpniu nie ma. Następna Sw. Msza w niedzielę 3 września o 16:00. Around the world courageous individuals go out wood with Fr. Michael’s things in the last few days of August? If so, of their way to defend human rights. These human please speak to Fr. Paul or Fr. Alf. Would all those going to Walsingham please meet on Friday 11th August at 8.30am at rights defenders bear witness to the suffering and injustice they see in their communities, and we must Pendleton Croft. do the same. We must stand by them. The Catholic Women’s League meet on Tuesday 8th August at Over the next few weeks we will meet five de- 7pm in the Parish Centre. Their Guest speaker is Mrs Laura Dutson. fenders working on human rights violations you WELFARE; HELPING THOSE IN NEED NEAR & FAR might not know about. Share their stories with others, or on social me- The SVP meets on Wednesday 9th August at 6.30pm in the Presbytery. dia via CAFOD’s webpage https://cafod.org.uk/News/ International-news/Meet-the-defenders to bear wit- The Developing World Group meets Tuesday 8th August, 7.30pm, Presbytery. ness to the incredible work they do. Maisoon Badawi – a Palestinian citizen of Israel Together, with time, talent, treasure; Body of Christ in Heywood & beyond - works as a field researcher for our partner Yesh Din, a human rights organisation working in the West Thank you for your generous support of your parish: Gift Aid: £ , Loose:£ , Bank. Every day, Maisoon drives to the occupied Pal- Developing World Fund:£ and £ (Buildings/Maintenance Fund). estinian territory, accompanied by one of Yesh Din's volunteers, to meet with Palestinians who have been The parish Finance and Buildings Committee meets on Thursday 10th August as victims of crimes which attempt to take control of 7.30pm in St. Joseph’s Presbytery. land to expand illegal settlements as well as offences committed by Israeli security forces personnel. Maisoon meets people just after they or their Congratulations to the winners in the July Draw of the 200 club: families are victimised, and tries to reach out in their 1) £218.75 Kathleen Ashall 2) £87.50 Kathleen Hearne need, attempting to ensure they receive justice de- 3) £43.75 Muriel Crowther 4) £43.75 Peter Welsby spite facing obstacles from Israeli law enforcement. The parish received £437.50. Payments are due in this weekend. Please, if you are not a member, do "First and foremost, it's important for me to let consider joining. You can pay monthly OR by Standing Order and it goes to help our parish, thus ena- these people know that someone is willing to listen bling us to continue our mission of putting people in touch with the living God in Jesus through the Sac- to them, to help them feel that they have a voice", raments, being the Body of Christ in Heywood and serving Christ in the vulnerable at home and abroad. she says. "Many Palestinians don't know that they can file complaints and I try to explain how the legal WITNESSES TO CHRIST AND TO HIS GOSPEL system works and how we can help them". This week’s Feasts: Sun: The Transfiguration of the Lord Every few months, Maisoon holds workshops Mon: St Sixtus ll became Pope in 257;at Mass in the catacombs, he and his deacons were executed on for women in Palestinian villages, to raise awareness the spot. St. Cajetan, a brilliant lawyer, founded the Congregation of Clerks Regular or “Theatines”, to of their rights, identify cases of abuse or violence work with the poor and needy. The order invented “credit unions” to assist the poor. He died in 1547. caused by security forces members, and help them Tue: St. Dominic, born in 1170 in Spain, became a priest and preached against the errors of his day, file complaints against them if they wish to. founding the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). He died in 1221. Bl. John Felton was arrested and mar- "Every morning I ask, who will I meet today? tyred for fixing a copy of Pope Pius V’s bull excommunicating Elisabeth I to the gates of the Bishop of Lon- Will I be able to help this person achieve justice? Of- don’s palace. Bl John Fingley, priest, and Bl. Robert Bickerdike, executed at York under Elisabeth I. ten I feel helpless in the face of the brutal occupa- Wed: St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, born in Germany in 1891, Edith Stein was killed with her sister tion, but then I get energy and encouragement when Rosa in the gas chamber of Auschwitz in 1942. A convert from Judaism, she became a Discalced Carme- WORD: GROWING IN FAITH & KNOWLEDGE OF FAITH I see those affected fighting to protect their rights". lite, and embraced in her life the cross of Christ. She is a Pa- tron of Europe. Bl Richard Bere, a Carthusian executed by order of The next Baptism Preparation Meeting is Our parish story: From the Advertiser thanks to Darn King Henry VIII in 1537 for fidelity to the Roman Pontiff and defence on Sunday 17th September, 6pm, in St. Jo- Hill Library 30th August 1963 The new schools will of Christian marriage. seph’s Presbytery. Contact Fr. Paul or Fr. Alf fairly quickly grow to full capacity as the Roman Catholic Thu: St Lawrence was a deacon in Rome in the time of Pope Sixtus before coming. community on the estate expands towards its maximum. II, responsible for the charitable work of the church. On being ar- Parents had an opportunity of appreciating the up- rested, he was asked for the Church’s treasures: he pointed to the RCIA/Journey in Faith continues on to-date appointments of the school close at hand both on poor and hungry, lepers and widows he served. He was killed WEDNESDAY 16th August at 7pm. IF GOD IS Monday and the previous Wednesday when enrolments roasted on a grill. CALLING YOU INTO THE CHURCH, or wish to were taken between 10am and 3.30pm and they were Fri: St Clare, born in Assisi in 1193, followed St Francis in his life of naturally much impressed by what they saw. One mother poverty and founded the Poor Clare nuns). She died in 1253. Bll NEXT SUNDAY’S (13/8/17) MINISTERS who visited the infant school gave an unsolicited testimo- John Sandys and Stephen Rowsham, priests and martyrs; Bl 6.30pm (St J) 9.30am (St. J) 11.00am OLSP) nial when commenting to another mother on her first im- William Lampley, executed at Gloucester under Elizabeth I in Reader 1 P Greenall K Walmsley M Logan pressions. “ It is a lovely open school,” she declared with 1586, 1587 and 1588 respectively. Reader 2 : J Matthews P Bell G Hennon obvious enthusiasm. E.M. 1 S Fitzsimons P Hunt C Shore Sat: St Jane Frances de Chantal was born in Dijon in 1572, and The schools follow the modern trend, incorporating E.M. 2 M O’Neill R Windle G Hennon was married with 6 children. After her husband died she entered re- E.M. 3 J Matthews H Sharrocks L Armstrong plenty of window space, to give an ample supply of natu- ligious life and founded the Visitation Order. She died in 1641 . St. E.M. 4 D Sharrocks B Doyle ral daylight, with an interior decoration scheme mainly Muredach, Bishop of Killala, appointed by St. Patrick in 442. St. Li- E.M.5 K Kenny D Dodd white with light pastel green in places, which helps to en- adhain, Celtic nun, who gave her name to Killeely in Limerick. E.M. 6 B Bennion hance the appearance of lightness and cheerfulness. The Catechism of the Catholic Church: (CCC1202-9) A sonnet for the Transfiguration OUR LADY & ST. JOSEPH, HEYWOOD Varied liturgical traditions have arisen by reason of the For that one moment, ‘in and out of time’, partner with St. Joseph’s, Numan, Nigeria Church's mission. Churches of the same geographical and cul- On that one mountain where all moments meet, tural area came to celebrate the mystery of Christ through Parish Priest: Fr. Paul Daly, The daily veil that covers the sublime particular expressions characterized by the culture: in the tra- [email protected] In darkling glass fell dazzled at his feet. dition of the "deposit of faith," in liturgical symbolism, in the Assistant Priest: Fr. Alfred Rebello, organization of fraternal communion, in theological under- There were no angels full of eyes and wings Fr. Raymond Danbonna (in residence) standing of the mysteries, and various forms of holiness.