SERVICE TIMES THIS WEEK The Catholic Parishes of Our Lady and All Saints, Parbold and Saint Richard, Monday 3 February Lancaster Lane, Parbold, WN8 7HS Local Churches where Masses will be celebrated: 0900 St Teresa, Upholland Websites: www.ourladysparbold.org.uk and 0900 St John the Evangelist, www.strichard-skelmersdale.org.uk E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Tuesday 4 February 0900 St Francis of Assisi Parish Priest: Father Michael Thompson V.F George Fox  01257 463248/01695 724476

Deacon Emeritus: Rev David Bennett  01257 462998 Wednesday 5 February—St Agatha, Virgin and Martyr Notre Dame Convent  01257 465069 0900 St Mary, Queen of Apostles

Vera Beamish

Thursday 6 February– St Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs 0915 Our Lady and All Saints

Gordon Brew

Friday 7 February 1000 St Richard

Mary Braley

Sunday 9 February Vigil Saturday

1600 Confessions at St Mary, Queen of Apostles 1700 St Mary, Queen of Apostles

Sunday Sunday 2 February 2020 0900 St Richard THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD 1030 Our Lady and All Saints

Pauline Jamieson Second Collection: Catholic Education Service 1200 St Francis of Assisi SUNDAY 1030 Peter Osbaldeston

Please take this Newsletter home with you A Parish in the Upholland Pastoral Area of the Archdiocese of Liverpool A Parish in the Upholland Pastoral Area of the Archdiocese of Liverpool PLEASE PRAY FOR: VIGIL SATURDAY MASS SYNOD 2020 THIRD THEME OUR LADY AND ALL SAINTS Paul Quirk From this weekend, there will no Our next Open Meeting will be SCHOOL CONGRATULATIONS George Jennings (Brother in Law of longer be a Saturday Vigil Mass 11.30am on Sunday 9 February, A letter of congratulations was Dot Snead) at Our Lady and All Saints, as Fr in The Priory and is on the Third received this week from the Brian Daly Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP, Minister of Jose has moved to another Parish Theme ‘How we pray together’. State for School Standards, Those who have died recently: in the Archdiocese. We will discuss the way in which congratulating the staff and pupils Those whose anniversaries However, the Vigil Mass at 5pm each of us pray and opportunities for the very high level of progress are this week at St Mary’s Ashurst will remain. provided by the Church for made in reading, writing and maths Our gratitude goes to Fr José for different types of Prayer. last year. MEETINGS THIS WEEK saying Mass in this Parish over the We are asked to be part of the The scores put the school in the top Tuesday Rosary Group last few years. Synod discussion and put forward 4 February 5 Burnside 3% in the country for progress ideas of what needs to be done to PALESTINE PAINTINGS made. Thursday SVP become the Church of the Future. 13 February Church Meeting Room EXHIBITION IN OLAS CHURCH We too, thank the staff and children Israel Zohar, a professional Jewish To those who have come along for their hard work and commitment before, thank you and please come OFFERTORY portrait painter, grew up in Israel towards achieving this success. but has lived in London over for 30 along again. Loose £215.40 The Real Schools Guide, which rates years. Envelopes £116.00 If you have not taken part before state schools on their results, Recently, wanting to support the Standing orders (est) £252.00 we need you, your input is teaching, progress and attendance Palestinians he produced this important. using 45 different measures, have remarkable set of 12 paintings. MONTHLY SECOND COLLECTION If you are unable to attend the also recently published their results For the Catholic Education Service They will be on view in Church: meeting at Our Lady and All Saints, for Lancashire and placed and will take place this weekend. 1-3pm Sat 15 February and you are welcome to attend any of Our Lady and All Saints School in

12-3pm Sun 16 February with the meetings in St. Richard’s Parish first position.

THANK YOU guided sessions at 2pm each day, a follows: Well done to everyone for these Mr Rimmer wishes to thank you for to give opportunities for discussion. 6.30pm Monday 3 February fantastic achievements! all your prayers. Her daughter, Offers of help to put up the St Francis’ Sarah in Australia has now returned 9.35am Tuesday 4 February paintings on Friday 14 February COMMUNION OF THE SICK home from hospital for a period of would be welcome. Please contact St Francis’ Priest: Let us pray for our Sick as recuperation. 01257 464404. Thank you. 6.30pm Tuesday 4 February our Eucharistic Ministers St Mary’s are sent out to give them DIACONATE CATENIAN ROSARY CAMPAIGN the Sacrament of Christ’s For men who are thinking of Please take a leaflet about CAFOD RAFFLE Body. beginning the process of discernment Praying the Rosary, sponsored by the Parish is collecting items for a ALL: May this Sacrament unite and formation for the Diaconate, a the Catenians, from the back of Raffle, with all proceeds going to second Information Evening will be them with Christ and his Church and give to your Children, CAFOD. Please be generous Church and give them held at St Joseph’s donating gifts. Grandchildren and Friends. consolation and peace. 7pm on Wednesday 5 February Items can be given to Dot Snead Priest: Ministers, in the name of hosted by Archbishop Malcolm. The Catenians provide Rosaries around the World, so if you have or left in the coffee room, the Church gathered here, David Bennett has kindly offered to any spare beads, please leave at clearly labelled for Dot to collect. take the Body of the Lord accompany anyone who may wish to the back of Church. Thank you. Tickets will be sold from next week. to the Sick of this Parish. attend. Please call him on 462998.