The Parish of S within the Diocese of Leeds, West Yorkshire: S , Old Lane, Leeds, LS11 7AA & S Catholic Church, Bismarck Street, Leeds, LS11 6TN.

Parish Priest: Rev Fr T Whitwell E-mail: [email protected]

Telephone: (0113) 271 6597 S Anthony’s Presbytery, 19 Old Lane, Leeds. LS11 7AA.

Parish Website: https://www.stmaximiliankolbeparishleeds.co.uk/

Safeguarding: Mr P Murphy E-mail: [email protected]

Parish Hall & Social Committee: E-mail: [email protected]

Parish Catechist: Mrs K Tierney E-mail: [email protected]

Saturday 6.00 pm Vigil Mass Paddy, & Kathleen Horkan, Eileen Clark & Mary Dunleary (A) th 24 April (S Anthony’s) FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Confessions:

Sunday 10.00 am Mass Teresa Motyl (BA) th By appointment. 25 April (S Anthony’s) FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Holy Rosary:

12.00 noon Mass People of the Parish Privately at home.

(S Francis’s) FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Monday th 26 April Weekday of Easter

Tuesday th For the latest 27 April Weekday of Easter news about Parish life please visit the Wednesday th Parish website. 28 April S Peter Chanel, Priest &

Let us keep each Thursday other in prayer. th 29 April S , & DOCTOR, PATRON OF EUROPE

Friday 30th April S Pius V,

Saturday st 1 May S the Worker

6.00 pm Vigil Mass People of the Parish (S Anthony’s) FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Sunday 10.00 am Mass Tony Gallagher (A) “Lord, take me from nd 2 May (S Anthony’s) FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER myself and give me to yourself.”

12.00 noon Mass In Thanksgiving: The Terkper Family S Catherine of Siena (S Francis’s) FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. “Be who God meant you to be In the world you will have tribulation.

But take heart; I have overcome the world.” and you will set the world on fire.”

John 16:33 S Catherine of Siena

Please pray for: Only urgent home visits to celebrate the Last Sacraments or where there is an acute need are being made by Fr Whitwell. The Sick. Each Mass is offered for an intention (e.g. someone who has Fr Colum Kelly, Margaret Boyes, Doreen Dufton, died, a thanksgiving, a sick person, etc.) If you would like to Rita Gilmartin, Irene Hardcastle, Teresa Holmes, have a Mass offered please kindly post your offering with the Ellen Mace, Ellen Mervyn, Peter Mervyn. intention details through the Presbytery door. Please try to make your requests known as far in advance as possible, Lately Dead. + Requiescat in Pace + especially when specific anniversary dates are known.

Anniversaries. All family catechesis for sacramental formation in the parish will be undertaken by parish catechists and the Parish Priest. Ann Allatt, Mary Plaskit, Florence Kelly, Shiela O’Leary, All enquiries should be directed to Fr Whitwell but the best George Walker, Mark Parr, Teresa Baxter, preparation for a life of Faith is to regularly attend Mass to Margaret Pilmoor, Sydney Broadbent, Patrick Duffy, grow in the life of Christ. All dates, requirements and other Walker, Baby Electra Marie-Rose Brandon-Wood, details regarding family catechesis can be found here: Margaret White, Edith Ingham, Mary Arnold, https://www.stmaximiliankolbeparishleeds.co.uk/catechesis/ Thomas Howley, Mary Tobin, Steven Nelson, Margaret Ford, Lucy Abbott, Claire Griffin, Maureen Peat, Family catechesis for First Reconciliations will take place at Louie Kiskovacs, Cecilia Coolen, Michael McSorley, the Parish Hall at S Anthony’s: 22 May, 12:00 - 13:00, Hannah Wellburn, David Shaw, Nora Ansboro, Hugh Webb, 29 May, 12:00 - 13:00 & 5 June, 12:00 - 13:00. These three Patrick Rafter, Melvyn Bradley, Michael Quinn, sessions will follow an introductory session in S Anthony's Margaret Armitage, Mary Callaghan, George Panther, church from 18:00 - 18:30 on Thursday, 6 May. If your Year Ada Peterkin, Winnie Prince, Herbert Coffey, 3 child would like to participate simply turn up on 6 May William Murray, Norah Melvin, Margaret Williamson, with the Certificate of your child, thank you. Florence Geary, Margaret Batty, Seamus McVeigh, Kathleen Mylan, Winifred Baxter, Peter Rennison, If you are a tax payer please consider Gift Aiding your Bill Tracey. donation / weekly collection, which enables the Parish to

claim back the income tax that you have paid. This increases The Parish Mass schedule is now fully reintroduced (please your donation by about 25%! Please make contact with note the new times for Sunday Mass). Social distancing must Fr Whitwell who will organise for blue offertory envelopes continue to be observed. There should be no mingling of to be given to you or by setting up a Standing Order. Yellow parishioners before Mass, come in, sit down and pray. offertory envelopes (for those who do not Gift Aid their Fr Whitwell is not permitted to greet parishioners at the end donation but give discreetly) are available from Mr Tierney of Mass and all people should disperse immediately. (S Anthony’s) or Mr Murphy (S Francis’s). Thank you.

Please kindly visit the Parish website for livestreams of Mass or recent recordings of Sunday Mass, thank you: Catherine is now offering organ and piano lessons for all https://www.stmaximiliankolbeparishleeds.co.uk/media/ ages and levels! Available online or face-to-face. If you're interested, please e-mail: [email protected] Please wear a face covering at Mass (which is to be removed just before receiving Holy Communion) and sanitise your Today is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations and the hands on entry and exiting church; please always keep social usual collection is taken for the Priests’ Training Fund. As distancing, especially when leaving church (doors will be opened 15 minutes prior to the advertised time). Free tickets we think about Christ the Good Shepherd so we pray that for all Masses need to be applied for please: men may reflect on whether God is calling them to serve in https://www.stmaximiliankolbeparishleeds.co.uk/mass- His Church as Deacons or Priests; we pray also for vocations booking/ Thank you for your patience and understanding. to the Religion life, that men and women might hear the

voice of Him who is faithful. For further information please visit: https://www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk/priestly_vocations/ Please kindly continue to make your Sunday offertory via Standing Order (preferably Gifted Aided please) or BACS transfer: Sort code: 40-27-15, account number: 210 178 96, account name (exactly as the bank refer to the Parish): Diocese of Leeds St Maximilian Kolbe – thank you.

Please text CHURCH KOLBE to 70500 to make a £5 donation or to make a credit card donation please click: https://www.stmaximiliankolbeparishleeds.co.uk/donations/

If you’d like to make a safe and secure offertory gift to the Parish please telephone 0113 261 8023 during office hours or click: www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk/supporting-your-parish

Any cheques for the parish should be kindly made payable to ‘Diocese of Leeds St Maximilian Kolbe’ and posted to: 19 Old Lane, Leeds. LS11 7AA. Please try to periodically “I try to read the Scriptures each day, do ewe?” post offertory envelopes at the Presbytery; thank you!