The Parishes of & Heckmondwike

Serving the Churches of Our Lady of Unfailing Help & St. Paul of the Cross, Cleckheaton & The Holy Spirit, Heckmondwike.

The Church of Our Lady of Unfailing Help The Church of The Holy Spirit & St. Paul of the Cross Saturday 12/06 6.30 pm Geraldine Milligan (LD) 4.30 pm People of the Parish (Booking a seat is advisable) (Booking a seat is advisable)

Sunday 13/06 11.30 am Bernard & Margaret Heslop 9.30 am Jean Scaife (LD) 11th Sunday (B) (LD) (Booking a seat is advisable) (Booking a seat is advisable)

Monday 14/06 9.30 am Dead List 2020 No Mass

Tuesday 15/06 No Mass 9.45 am John Henry (B’day A)

Wednesday 16/06 10.15 am Phyllis Hourigan (LD) No Mass

Thursday 17/06 10.15 am Muriel Tanner (LD) 12.15 pm Dead List 2020 From 5.00 pm Celebration of 1st Reconciliation (Year 4) (Individual Times)

Friday 18/06 No Mass 9.45 am Private Intention

Saturday 19/06 12 noon Dead List 2020 St. Romuald 4.30 pm Thomas Barrett 6.30 pm People of the Parish (Booking a seat is advisable) (Booking a seat is advisable) Sunday 20/06 11.30 am Patrick Sharry 9.30 am Neil Hollington (LD) 12th Sunday (B) (Booking a seat is advisable) (Booking a seat is advisable)

Important websites which are up-dated frequently: cbcew.org.uk holyspiritheckmondwike.co.uk stpaulscleckheaton.wordpress.com dioceseofleeds.org.uk GOV.UK (Coronavirus (COVID-19)

We pray for those whom God has called back to Himself: And those whose anniversaries occur at this time including: Eileen Wood & Mary Hatfield The sick and those caring for them; we recall especially: Susan Smith, Agnes Clark, Margaret Crowther, Billy Forde, Carole Morris, David Oldroyd, Katie Gallagher-Peel, John Byrne, Nellie Dipper, Nora Naughton, Michael McAuley, Patrick Hird, Mary Hobson, Margaret Lees & Trevor Wood Please give any names of those with anniversaries occurring to Fr. Nicholas for inclusion on the Newsletter & in the Prayers of the Faithful a couple of weeks before the actual anniversary date. Thank you !

Parish Priest: The Revd. Fr. Nicholas Hird BD MA Tel: 01274 - 872984 The Presbytery, 57, Road, Cleckheaton BD19 5BT E-mail: [email protected] + The Diocese of is a Registered Charity (No. 249404) + Parish Safeguarding Representative: Mary Letham 01924—401579 (Diocesan Coordinator: 07515 598523)

11th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B) Parish Mass Book Page: (Texts for Mass Page: 7ff.) Weekend 12th/13th June 2021 See the Universalis App on our websites for Sunday/Daily Readings Sanctuary Lamp Intentions: For the Intentions of the Minich & Reid Family (A) (St. Paul’s) & No Intention (Holy Spirit): If you would like a Sanctuary Lamp to be lit for an intention please write the name of the intention on an envelope (containing a payment of £3) & place it in the Collection Baskets when you come to Mass or through either Presbytery Letterbox. Thank you. Divine Office Psalter: Week 3 Mass Intentions Received: John Henry (B’day A), Jean Scaife (LD) X2, Patrick Sharry, Bryan & Brendan Pollard Streamed Daily & Sunday Masses from Leeds Cathedral. Each Sunday at 11.00 am Holy Mass is available on: www.leedscathedrallive.org.uk or https://www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk/cathedral Holy Mass from Our Lady’s Shrine at Walsingham can be watched live (12 noon each day) or viewed later on https://www.walsingham.org.uk/live-stream Weekday Masses. To access Masses streamed from around the Diocese please look on the Leeds Diocesan Webpage & click on the “Online Weekday Mass” icon offering live-viewing or a view later facility via a YouTube channel.

Attendance at Holy Mass. ALL PARISHIONERS are to respect the following guidance in regard to their arrival/ attendance at church: (a) Facial Coverings are to be put on prior to entering church; a Distance of 2 meters is to be maintained between different households; Hand-Sanitisation must be done by everyone entering our churches. (b) For ALL Masses: attendees are expected to be seated in church 5 minutes before Mass begins in order for everyone to spiritually prepare for Mass (including our volunteer Stewards & Fr. Nicholas). Booked seats WILL NOT be reserved beyond 10 minutes prior to Mass.

Second Collection. A Second Collection will be taken THIS weekend for the benefit of the Diocesan Retired Clergy. Church Cleaners. More help to clean our churches would be appreciated ! It is proposed that a ’Household’ i.e. two people or more living together or in a ‘Bubble’ could offer their services. If you can help please contact Fr. Nicholas. Booking Seats at Mass. (a) It is advisable to book a seat (on-line / by phone) if you are intending to attend a weekend Mass. (b) The obligation to attend Holy Mass currently remains suspended. Spiritual Communion. If you are unable to come to Mass in person please join us through a time of prayer & reflection at home. A prayer to help you benefit from Spiritual Communion is: At your feet, O my Jesus, I prostrate myself and offer you repentance of my contrite heart, which is humbled in its nothingness and in your holy presence. I adore you in the Sacrament of your love, the ineffable Eucha- rist. I desire to receive you into the poor dwelling that my heart offers you. While waiting for the happiness of sacramen- tal communion, I wish to possess you in spirit. Come to me, O my Jesus, since I for my part, am coming to you ! May your love embrace my whole being in life and in death. I believe in you, I hope in you, I love you. Amen. (Raphael, Cardinal Merry del Val). Sacrament of Reconciliation. For all who desire to Receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation at this time & are unable to do so due to our social restrictions it is possible to offer a Perfect Act of Contrition: My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against You whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with your help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our Saviour Jesus Christ suffered and died for us. In His name, my God, have mercy. AMEN. Congratulations & a lifetime of happiness are wished to Melissa Harper & Rhys Wheeler who were married at St. Paul’s Church last Saturday. Sacraments of First Reconciliation, Holy Communion & Confirmation. Congratulations to the following Year 5 children who celebrated their First Holy Communion this last week: Matilda, Sophie, Ben, Dylan & Liam (Monday), Layla, Lilly-Rose, Matilda, Summer, Dawid, George & Oliver (Tuesday), Isabella, Marnie, Bobby, Charlie, Connor, Ellis & Jake (Wednesday), & Anya, Imogen, Nancy, Pola, Frasier, Isaac, Peter & Rodrigo (Thursday). THIS week Year 3 Pupils from Holy Spirit School will be celebrating their First Reconciliation on Thursday. Please pray for these young people & their families at this wonderful time on their spiritual journey. These celebrations are for family groups / members only. Later in the month & into July the Sacraments of First Holy Communion (Year 4) & Confirmation (Year 6) will be celebrated. These again will be for family members / groups only in order to keep everyone as safe as possible. N.B. A gentle reminder that these families should currently be doing their best to attend Holy Mass in support of the children’s preparation for these important Sacraments. Sick Visits. Currently Fr. Nicholas can only undertake emergency & urgent house-calls on request of families. Baptisms. If you would like to arrange a Baptism please contact Fr. Nicholas by telephone rather than e-mail. Thanks ! Text Giving Makes it possible to contribute £5.00 to our Parish collections by simply texting CHURCH HEC to 70500 (for Holy Spirit) or texting CHURCH CLEC to 70500 (for St. Paul’s). A Donate Button on our webpages allows direct giving. Novena to Our Lady of Unfailing Help. The annual Novena to the Principal Patron of the Diocese takes place from 18th—26th June at St. Anne’s Cathedral, Leeds, Monday—Friday 6.15 p.m., Saturday 11.00 a.m. & Sunday 4.15 p.m. Hand Crafted Goods for Sale. Alison Newman-Burke has a collection of crafted goods for sale with profits going to church funds. Goods include baby blankets & seasonal gift ideas. Items can be bought as made, alternatively goods may be ordered with personal requirements. To view, buy or order items telephone 07542 766693 or Facebook: ARK Crafts or e-mail [email protected] Church Toilets. Regrettably our toilets remain closed except for emergency use, due to the fact that after every use we are required to clean them thoroughly before they are used again & the Stewards cannot be asked to do this during Mass.