The Parish of S Maximilian Kolbe within the Diocese of Leeds, West Yorkshire: S Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Old Lane, Leeds, LS11 7AA & S Francis of Assisi 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]
Parish Organist: Ms C Harris E-mail: [email protected]
Saturday 6.00 pm Vigil Mass People of the Parish Our Lady of 26th June (S Anthony’s) OUR LADY OF UNFAILING HELP, DIOCESAN PATRON Unfailing Help, pray for us. Sunday 10.00 am Mass Bridie Aylward (A) th 27 June (S Anthony’s) OUR LADY OF UNFAILING HELP, DIOCESAN PATRON
12.00 noon Mass Terence Sheerin (LD) (S Francis’s) OUR LADY OF UNFAILING HELP, DIOCESAN PATRON
Monday 10.00 am Mass Terence Sheerin (LD) th 28 June (S Anthony’s) S Irenaeus, Bishop & Martyr
Tuesday 10.00 am Mass Maureen Midgeley (First Anniversary) Confessions: th By appointment. 29 June (S Anthony’s) SS PETER & PAUL, APOSTLES
Holy Rosary: 12.00 Noon Funeral Requiem Mass for Mr Clarence Lazaro Privately at home. (S Anthony’s)
Wednesday th 30 June First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church
Thursday 7.00 pm Mass Patrick Ayamgba (Sick) & Susannan A Ayamgba (RIP) st 1 July (S Anthony’s) S Oliver Plunket, Bishop & Martyr For the latest Friday 11.00 am Funeral Requiem Mass for Mrs Christine Ward news about Parish 2nd July (S Francis’s) Feria life please visit the Parish website.
Saturday 10.00 am Mass Julie Edwards (RIP) rd Let us keep each 3 July (S Anthony’s) S THOMAS, APOSTLE other in prayer.
6.00 pm Vigil Mass Terence Sheerin (LD) (S Anthony’s) THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sunday 10.00 am Mass Terence Sheerin’s Friends (PI) th 4 July (S Anthony’s) THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
12.00 noon Mass People of the Parish
(S Francis’s) THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Only urgent home visits to celebrate the Last Sacraments or where there is an acute need are being made by Fr Whitwell; he is available for a telephone conversation - please leave a message on the Presbytery answering machine.
Each Mass is offered for an intention (e.g. someone who has
died, a thanksgiving, a sick person, etc.) If you would like to
have a Mass offered please kindly post your offering with the Please pray for: intention details through the Presbytery door. Please try to make your requests known as far in advance as possible, The Sick. especially when specific anniversary dates are known. Fr Colum Kelly, Margaret Boyes, Rita Gilmartin, Irene Hardcastle, Teresa Holmes, Ellen Mace, Ellen Mervyn, All family catechesis for sacramental formation in the parish Peter Mervyn, Dorothy Robinson. will be undertaken by parish catechists and the Parish Priest.
All enquiries should be directed to Fr Whitwell but the best Lately Dead. + Requiescat in Pace + preparation for a life of Faith is to regularly attend Mass to
Christine Ward, Clarence Lazaro. grow in the life of Christ. All dates, requirements and other
details regarding family catechesis can be found here: Anniversaries. https://www.stmaximiliankolbeparishleeds.co.uk/catechesis/
Hilda Evans, Margaret Owen, Peter Wake, Ernest Baldwin, Helena is kindly hosting line dancing in the Parish Hall for Melody Daly, Agnes Dobson, Bridie Aylward, parish funds every Tuesday (for beginners) from 1.00 pm Catherine McGlynn, Mary Kelly, Mary Buck, Patricia Tate, until 3.00 pm and also each Thursday, 7.30 pm until 9 30pm. Margaret Flynn, Sheila Brennan, Frank Brammer, Joyce Burke, Patrick Murphy, Terry Carlon, The Parish Hall at S Anthony’s is now available to hire for Francis McCarron, Stanley Awad, Josephine Clark, parishioners and members of the local community; enquiries Thomas Burke, James Keeley, Rose Grenham, Brian Burns, should be kindly addressed via e-mail to Mr Murphy please: Stanley Meadmore, Oliver Gorman, Alban Mylan, [email protected] Catherine Wenstrom, Sydney Pollard, Winifred Graham, Bridget McKeefry, Robert Harris, Agnes Keeling, Refreshments will be available after the 10:00 Sunday Mass Alison Hinchliffe, Edward O’Connor, Patrick Brennan, in the Parish Hall at S Anthony’s – ‘all’ welcome. Thomas Brennan.
The piety shop at S Anthony’s is now open again, subject to Doors to church will open 15 minutes prior to the advertised social distancing restrictions. Many thanks to Carol! time for the beginning of Mass. Social distancing must continue to be observed. There should be no mingling of The Leeds CCRS: A new course, exploring Catholic faith, parishioners before Mass - please come into church, sit down education, and spirituality, will be offered by the Diocese and silently pray. Fr Whitwell is not permitted to greet and Leeds Trinity University from Autumn 2021. An online parishioners at the end of Mass and all people should information evening, on 22nd June (7.00 pm – 8.00 pm), will disperse immediately please. introduce the course in detail. For links or more information,
Please wear a face covering at Mass (which is to be removed e-mail: [email protected] briefly just before receiving Holy Communion) and sanitise your hands on entry and exiting church; please always keep CAFOD Leeds are looking for volunteers in a range of roles social distancing, especially when leaving church. to help tackle world poverty and the climate crisis; roles can be flexible, and can be done remotely from wherever you are. Free tickets for all weekend Masses need to be applied for: Contact: 07748 514641, or e-mail: [email protected] https://www.stmaximiliankolbeparishleeds.co.uk/mass- booking/ Thank you for your patience and understanding. Last year we lost over £50,000.00 in income but God is good
and so is one wonderful and faithful parishioner who recently
Please kindly continue to make your Sunday offertory via donated £10,000.00 to parish funds – may this person’s kind Standing Order (preferably Gifted Aided please) or BACS example be emulated by others, please God. It’s your parish! transfer: Sort code: 40-27-15, account number: 210 178 96, account name (exactly as the bank refer to the Parish): Sincere thanks to all the kind stewards whose generosity Diocese of Leeds St Maximilian Kolbe – thank you. allows our churches to satisfy the current requirements and restrictions required by the Government and Diocese. 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 post offertory envelopes at the Presbytery; thank you!