The Catholic Parish of The Sacred Heart, Darwen

St. Joseph’s Church St Edward’s Church Bolton Rd Blackburn Rd Parish Office Priest’s Residence Church House St. Joseph’s Presbytery 370 Blackburn Road 149 Bolton Road Darwen , BB3 0AA Darwen, BB3 2PG 01254 702525 01254 702026

“God sent his Son so that through e-mail: [email protected] www.darwencatholic.org.uk him the world might be saved.” newsletter: [email protected] facebook.com/DarwenCatholic th The Most Holy Trinity Year A 7 June 2020

St. Joseph’s St. Edward’s Sunday 9.00 a.m. 11.00 a.m. Doors closed - Fr Brian Mass Monday 9.15 a.m. Doors closed - Fr Brian Mass Fr Brian Tuesday 9.15 a.m. Doors closed - Fr Brian Mass appreciates Wednesday 9.15 a.m. Doors closed - Fr Brian Mass anybody who joins Thursday 9.15 a.m. Doors closed - Fr Brian Mass him in prayer. Friday 9.15 a.m. Private funeral – no Mass today Saturday 9.15 a.m. Doors closed - Fr Brian Mass Sunday 9.00 a.m. 11.00 a.m. Doors closed - Fr Brian Mass – Corpus Christi

Live Mass at Salford Cathedral Live Mass Streaming Darwen

Sundays 11am: Work has commenced to up-grade the broadband

https://www.churchservices.tv/ systems on both sites. As soon as the broadband is

Bishop John celebrates 11am Sunday sorted, we will arrange the camera installation in

Mass as a call to solidarity &prayer. both our churches to enable streaming of the

Masses through Church Services T.V. network.

CORONAVIRUS DISASTER

As the number of UK deaths WORLD PANDEMIC attributed to Covid19 went over Covid19 has now spread to 40,000 this week, we pray for all the Latin America and Central Africa, where victims and all their grieving families. there is neither the technology nor the IF ONLY IN RESPECT TO THEM, resources to tackle this scourge PLEASE STAY SAFE! strategically. Please remember in your It is also worth noting that in the North prayers all those suffering. WE OWE IT TO THEM TO STAY SAFE! West, the R-rate, that is the rate of infection, has risen this week above critical levels. This is serious! n RE-SCHEDULING COACH HOLIDAY SCHOOLS UPDATE It is our intention to look for another coach We congratulate headteachers, deputies and holiday next spring. If you are happy to leave staff in our schools for their committed your deposits until then, we will sort bookings preparation and detailed planning to get ready for in due course. Otherwise full refunds will be made once a phased re-opening, which was originally this is possible after restrictions are lifted. scheduled for this Monday 8th June. However, ALL DEPOSITS WILL BE REFUNDED Blackburn with Darwen’s Director of Public OR CARRIED FORWARD to 2021 Health has advised schools, pre-schools and nurseries to delay their wider opening until at DARWEN MOORS FIRES least 22 June in response to the regional rise in Many thanks to the Fire & Rescue the Covid infection rate – known as the R rate. Services and all organisations After careful consideration, head teachers were involved in tackling the blaze on our advised last night to delay opening for all year beautiful moorland in the past week. groups for at least two further weeks. The people of Darwen are THIS IS SERIOUS. IT IS NOT A HOLIDAY. encouraging a petition to ban COVID19 HAS NOT GONE AWAY! disposable barbeques to prevent this kind of disaster happening in the HAIRDRESSING future. You can sign online: Fr Brian is very concerned about his roots; especially https://www.change.org/p/uk- those on his chin! He is now about 2 inches taller! parliament-ban-disposable-bbq- s Mass Intentions:

Lately Dead: Tom Maudsley 44444444444444444444ED|R Anniversaries: Michael Reddy (11th June), Annie Butcher (8th June), Edith Annie Riley (10th June), Olive Bauer (22nd June)

Birthday Anniversaries: All whose anniversaries are at this time.

Other: Special intention and for all who are suffering from the COVID 19 virus and its impact.

CORONAVIRUS – CHURCHES CLOSED & PARISH ACTIVITIES SUSPENDED See links to the guidance from: The Government, The Bishops Conference & Salford Diocese: http://www.darwencatholic.org.uk/ & facebook.com/DarwenCatholic THIS SUSPENSION LIFTS OUR SUNDAY OBLIGATION Parishioners can join in spiritual communion and/or watch live streaming of Mass via: https://www.churchservices.tv/ Fr Brian’s sermons are published with the newsletter on our website. Sacramental Programme Wednesday Word Please pray for all the children and their families, who http://wednesdayword.org.uk would have been receiving First Holy Communion in the coming weeks. Without a date for re-opening and The Lord’s Day at Home a clear plan moving forward, we are not yet in a This Sunday prayer service is published position to re-book any dates. Planning is underway, on our website homepage each week. but we await full guidance from the government and national/diocesan Church authorities. Indian Priest Fr Brian’s Walk 3 Sadly with talk of quarantine and the general 16.5 Miles – VERY HOT! instability ahead, Fr Brian has advised this year’s visiting priest not to travel, much as he

Fr Brian avoided our burnt moors. In sweltering heat he went asked. Darwen is a place loved by the up to Darwen Golf Club and over to Tockholes, through Church of Kerala. Thankfully, Kerala is in a Woods. Following a very dry River strong position coping with COVID19. Roddlesworth up ‘Rocky Brook’ he took a right fork to emerge on the A675. He then followed the moorland trail past Pimms Farm to . From the summit he joined EMPTY NEST! the stone path briefly down, then around via Great Hill Farm. There were 5 In the nest He re-joined the main track towards , and after and the little one said “Fly over, fly over”… Drinkwater’s Farm joined the path to , On Thursday morning before Fr Brian’s walk, enjoying fabulous views of the Welsh Hills, Fylde Coast and there were 5 fat, feathery chicks in the nest. In Lake District. In the beautiful valley of White Coppice he the evening when he returned there was just followed the path along The Goit and through the woodland one left. But now all 5 have fledged, leaving trails to Reservoir, then Yarrow Reservoir. only minor marks of their presence. Fr Brian Tracking the River Yarrow trail path back up to the moors he was delighted to see one of the chicks being had magnificent views of Winter Hill, Pike and the fed by a parent in the back garden and Pigeon Tower. After the forest area, he took a short cut another of the fledglings flying. He has now through the moors emerging at Redmond’s Edge, then cut been able to identify these as BLACKBIRDS! back down to Adam’s Delph. From here he turned left to take The cats have been spotted, disappointedly the path back the opposite way round Great Hill, taking in looking at the empty nest, and they are now the wonderful site of Darwen Tower. He descended to the seeking entertainment elsewhere! farmhouse at Piccadily and re-entered Roddlesworth Woods ANOTHER NEST ON SITE near Hollinshead Hall, following the Witton Weaver’s Way We also have a family of ROBINS nesting in back to Fine Peter’s Farm. From here he re-traced the route the Church domain, at St Edward’s. Hopefully back down to Earnsdale Reservoir, up past ’s Farm, these will also be able to fledge safely soon. over the Golf Course and down Birch Hall to St Edward’s. WEEKLY COLLECTIONS MAINTENANCE PROGRESS ACCOUNT UPDATE St Edward’s: Slates have been replaced on the Many thanks for all donations during this time. Parish Hall and the big, black, abandoned car PLEASE ONLY DONATE IF YOU CAN! with flat tyres has gone! The diocesan bank details for online transfers St Joseph’s of Scaffold: Windows are being and standing orders are amended as follows: pointed, treated and painted on the Bolton Rd Bank Account: TSDT Sacred Heart side of Church. Scaffolding will be going up one The other information remains the same: the Mill Gap side for further guttering and Account no. 40835803 Sort code: 205534 window maintenance.