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Catholic Parish of St. Catherine, Penrith, with St. Wulstan’s Chapel, Alston Parish Priest: Fr. John B. Winstanley, St. Catherine’s Rectory, Drovers Lane, Penrith, Cumbria. CA11 9EL T: 01768 862273 E: [email protected] W: www.stcatherinepenrith.org.uk St. Wulstan’s Church, Kings Arms Lane, Alston, Cumbria, CA9 3JF The Haydock Community Centre (restricted bookings only): via parish website, T: 07976 255145, E: [email protected] 1 August 2021 – The 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B ‘The Lord gave them bread from heaven.’ MASS TIMES & INTENTIONS KEEPING EACH OTHER SAFE: Throughout the Sat 31 9am St. Ignatius of Loyola Mervyn Yamey pandemic it has been made clear that if anyone has any 9.30am - 10am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament symptoms of Coronavirus they don’t come to church, but & Confessions seek the appropriate medical help. This, of course, remains 5.30pm Confessions at Alston paramount and essential. As we know, cases continue to rise. 6pm at St. Wulstan’s, Alston Infirm Clergy UPDATED GUIDANCE: All parishes have updated their Sun 1 The 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time daily procedures following the government’s entry into Step 8.30am People of the Parish 4 and the guidance received from Bishop Paul and the 10.30am Jim Corcoran Bishops’ Conference. In St. Catherine’s and St. Wulstan’s, Mon 2 St. Peter Julian Eymard No Mass face masks, sanitising hands and air flow are all required. Tue 3 12 noon Sheila Wheaton Signing-in still required on entry. On Sundays at St. Wed 4 Privately St John Vianney Janet Pearson Catherine’s, please fill in the slip on your bench and leave for Thur 5 Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major the Welcomers to collect for that Mass. At St. Catherine’s the 6.45pm Rosary 7pm Joe Watson Lady Chapel area provides more distance and cards asking Fri 6 The Transfiguration of the Lord for a space to be left can be used wherever you sit in church. 12noon Helen Newton The Welcomers continue to assist with the Communion Sat 7 St. Edmund Arrowsmith, St. Ambrose Barlow procession on Fridays and Sundays. and companions, Lancaster Martyrs No Morning Mass & No Confessions SUNDAY OBLIGATION - this remains suspended: The Bishops hope it may be possible for everyone to attend 6pm at St. Wulstan’s, Alston Maria Marek th Sunday Mass by the First Sunday of Advent 2021. Sun 8 The 19 Sunday in Ordinary Time Mission Appeal 8.30am People of the Parish BOOKING FOR MASS: This is no longer required at St. 10.30am Cooper Family Catherine’s. At St. Wulstan’s, please continue to phone Anne & Paul on 07706910299 for a place at the 6pm Vigil Mass. PLEASE PRAY FOR: The Sick: Edward Alder, Sarah Morley, Petrella Pope, CONGREGATIONAL SINGING: The Bishops say this John Thompson, Peter Burke, Terry Connor, Robert and Delores Marie Smyllie, Paul & Margaret Harper, Helen Farrow, Doreen can now be re-introduced gradually. We ask you to continue Lancaster, Des and Pat Prior, Maureen Richardson & Emily Horne. to wear your mask when you sing. At St. Wulstan’s, we will Lately Dead: May they rest in peace. begin with two hymns at Mass. At St. Catherine’s, we have Anniversaries: John Musgrave, Joseph Thompson, Sam Moran & the Choir to support our singing as usual. Please collect your Desmond Mathews. hymn book from the trolley and return it, either to the trolley or to the table by the Lady Chapel exit. MASS ATTENDANCES: Tues 20th 16, Thurs 22nd 8, Fri 23rd 33, (Books can only be used once a day.) th th Sat 24 9am 14 Alston 6pm 21, Sun 25 8.30am 60 + 10.30am 68 = 220. Collection: 24/25 July: Penrith £538.90 + Alston £41.10 + COUNTERS: The work of counting the weekly collection Wkly SO £424 = £1,004.00. Many thanks. recommences now. Could those parishioners on the rota HOLY COMMUNION VISITS by James, our seminarian, please inform Philip Holland of their availability. This work this week: Pategill and The Parklands. Arrangements made in is much appreciated. advance. ANNUAL MISSION APPEAL: This year the Comboni SYRO-MALABAR MASS: The regular Mass at St Missionaries (Verona Fathers) are making the appeal. Fr. Catherine’s, started in Fr. Jerome’s time, has now moved to Martin will be with us next weekend, 7/8 August. Carlisle due to an increase of families from Kerala moving to We look forward to welcoming him. the city. Fr. Ajish thanks us for our welcome over the years. CHURCHES TOGETHER IN PENRITH: The AGM was ST. JOHN BOSTE: Thank you to Peter for organising last held on Wednesday at a meeting hosted safely at the United Sunday’s walk in honour of our local Martyr and to the Reformed Church Hall, Lowther Street. Duncan Walker parishioners who joined him. Thanks also to those who completed his term as Chair, our thanks to him. Rev. David attended the Unity Service and Compline later in the Sargent is the new Chair and John Poland, Vice Chair, our afternoon at Dufton Church. Bishop James Bell, retired thanks to them also. Bishop of Ripon, presided and gave a very thoughtful homily, drawing from Papal teaching on the theme: JOHN BRADBURNE MEMORIAL SOCIETY, ‘May they all be one’. CENTENARY PILGRIMAGE - 11 SEPTEMBER 2021: ‘Come and climb Cross Fell. Total distance is 12 km (700m PENRITH FOODBANK: The usual items can now be left of ascent), with a path all the way, 5-6 hours walk. Some at the back of church when you come to Mass. Particular fitness and good boots needed. Prayers are being said by the items needed at present are: washing powder, cleaning Bishop of Lancaster, The Right Reverend Paul Swarbrick at products, bodycare products, juices to be diluted, tinned the top of the Fell.’ JBMS. For more information, see parish potatoes, tinned veg, including beans, and sugar. website, poster in narthex or www.johnbradburne.com. Thank you for your support. Mary Coen A Parish of the Lancaster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees Registered Charity no. 234331 THE 1 AUGUST 2021 18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NewLiturgy ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Alleluia, alleluia! O God, come to my assistance; I am the Way, the Truth and the Life, says the Lord; O Lord, make haste to help me! no one can come to the Father except through me. You are my rescuer, my help; Alleluia! O Lord, do not delay. Or COLLECT Alleluia, alleluia! Draw near to your servants, O Lord, Man does not live on bread alone, and answer their prayers with unceasing kindness, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. that, for those who glory in you as their Creator and guide, Alleluia! you may restore what you have created and keep safe what you have restored. GOSPEL John 6:24-35 Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, A reading from the holy Gospel according to John. who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, When the people saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were one God, for ever and ever. there, they got into boats and crossed to Capernaum to look for Amen. Jesus. When they found him on the other side, they said to him, FIRST READING Exodus 16:2-4. 12-15 “Rabbi, when did you come here?” Jesus answered: A reading from the book of Exodus. “I tell you most solemnly, The whole community of the sons of Israel began to complain you are not looking for me against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness and said to them, “Why because you have seen the signs did we not die at the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we were but because you had all the bread you wanted to eat. able to sit down to pans of meat and could eat bread to our heart’s Do not work for food that cannot last, content! As it is, you have brought us to this wilderness to starve this but work for food that endures to eternal life, whole company to death!” the kind of food the Son of Man is offering you, Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now I will rain down bread for you for on him the Father, God himself, has set his seal.” from the heavens. Each day the people are to go out and gather the Then they said to him, “What must we do if we are to do the works day’s portion; I propose to test them in this way to see whether they that God wants?” Jesus gave them this answer, “This is working for will follow my law or not. God: you must believe in the one he has sent.” So they said, “What “I have heard the complaints of the sons of Israel. Say this to sign will you give to show us that we should believe in you? What them, ‘Between the two evenings you shall eat meat, and in the work will you do? Our fathers had manna to eat in the desert; as morning you shall have bread to your heart’s content. Then you will scripture says: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.” learn that I, the Lord, am your God.’ ” And so it came about: quails Jesus answered: flew up in the evening, and they covered the camp; in the morning there was a coating of dew all round the camp. When the coating of “I tell you most solemnly, dew lifted, there on the surface of the desert was a thing delicate, it was not Moses who gave you bread from heaven, powdery, as fine as hoarfrost on the ground.