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WELCOME WITAMY KAABO BEMVINDO The Pope’s prayer for − March: That the Church in China persevere in faithfulness to the Gospel and grow in unity. We pray for the people of the parish of St. Mary, Oswaldtwistle, and Fr. Sean O’Brien, their parish priest. We pray for their primary schools and Mount Carmel High School. For all who live on Argyle Ave, Argyle Crescent & OUR LADY AND ST. JOSEPH’S Melton St. PARISH NEWSLETTER SUNDAY 29TH MARCH 2020 For all with Coronavirus partner parish St. Martin’s, Ganye, Nigeria and all the sick St Joseph’s Presbytery, Mary St, OL10 1EG Tel: 01706 369777 For Marjorie Norris, the victims of Coronavirus and all who have died re- Fr Paul Daly [email protected] cently and Thomas Irwin, Fr Bob Hayes [email protected] James Patrick Wood, Pat- Parish Office Mon-Fri 9am-1pm Please try to come to the rick O’Reilly and all we re- parish office during office hours member at this time. Parish Secretary [email protected] www.catholicheywood.com www.dioceseofsalford.org.uk A sonnet by Malcom Guite for today How can you be the final resurrection? That resurrection hasn’t happened yet. Our broken world is still bent on destruction, No sun can rise before that sun has set. Our faith looks back to father Abraham And toward to the one who is to come How can you speak as though he knew your name? How can you say: before he was I am? Begin in me and I will read your riddle And teach you truths my Spirit will defend I am the End who meets you in the middle, The new Beginning hidden in the End. I am the victory, the end of strife I am the resurrection and the life. FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT Rededication of England as Dowry of Mary streamed on Facebook MONDAY Church not open Holy Hour 7-8am, followed by Mass Mass, livestreamed on Facebook 7pm TUESDAY Church not open Funeral Service of Marjorie Norris, Blackley Crematorium, 1pm Holy Hour 7-8am, followed by Mass Mass, livestreamed on Facebook 7pm WEDNESDAY Church not open Holy Hour 7-8am, followed by Mass Mass, livestreamed on Facebook 7pm THURSDAY St. Francis of Paola Church not open Holy Hour 7-8am, followed by Mass Mass, livestreamed on Facebook 7pm FRIDAY Abstinence from meat Church not open Holy Hour 7-8am, followed by Mass Mass, livestreamed on Facebook 7pm SATURDAY St. Isidore Church not open Mass 9am Holy Hour 11am-12noon Service of Reconciliation, without Sacramental Absolution, streamed on Facebook 12.10pm First Mass of PALM Sunday, streamed on facebook, 6.30pm If you are planning to be present at this Mass via Facebook, go into your garden before- hand and gather your own ‘palms.’ The Gospels say that the people took branches from the trees, not just palms. Take a few small branches/larger twigs/fronds etc. Be imagina- tive. They will be blessed at Mass, together with the palms in church. You can use your own ‘palms’ do ordain your house for the rest of Holy Week and beyond. PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD Church not open Stations of the Cross and Benediction, livestreamed on Facebook 3pm Each morning Monday—Friday Bishop John celebrates Mass in his chapel at Wardley Hall, followed by a holy hour before the Blessed Sacrament, offered for us all at this time. Even though church is closed, there will as Holy Hour here at the same time, followed by Mass. Please unite yourself in prayer if you can, maybe by reading the day’s readings (available on the parish website). In addition the evening Mass will be livestreamed at 7pm. God, our loving Father, we thank you for blessing our parish with all that we need to respond to our vocation to be a missionary parish in our community. We thank you for all our parish members who, in response to your call, give of themselves so freely to enrich our parish life in ways of love and service. We ask you now to pour out afresh the gifts of your Spirit upon each of us CARITAS & that we may be inspired to serve you in new and creative ways as missionary disciples, bringing your Light to the world. CAFOD CORNER We ask your blessing upon us as we journey together in hope, through Christ Our Lord. AMEN Together with time, talent, treasure Many thanks for your generosity last Sunday £202 (GiftAid), £51.50 (Loose), and £23.50 (Developing World Fund). Please post your of fer ings through the Presbytery Door (Hind Hill St) or the wallbox near St. Anthony’s Statue.Please consider helping us by Standing Order? You can post your monthly payment for the 200 Club through the presbytery door (Hind Hill St). If you become aware of a parishioner or visitor with confirmed Coronavirus who has been at church within 2 weeks to their illness you should inform one of the priests immediately. We need to make provision for the pastoral care of those who are self-isolating. We hope to be able to arrange for someone to phone them, do shopping or keep in contact in some other appropriate way. If parishioners wish to go on the list of people who will phone those who are self-isolating, please let the parish office know ([email protected]). If parishioners under the age of 70 and without any underlying health condition wish to volunteer to shop, post mail etc on behalf of those unable to go out, could they please let Nicola know. We have to find a way to help those who are self-isolating in a way that is safe for them. Our proposed system, approved by the Diocesan Safeguarding Team, is: 1) Parishioners who can help in dropping off shop- ping, making a friendly phone-call etc, are asked to complete one of these cards which are availa- ble only from the Parish Office. The card will be signed by myself or Fr. Bob and be stamped with the parish seal so that it can be shown to be genuine. Together with the card, the parishioner will receive a short letter with some very basic reminders about hygiene, boundaries etc. 2) Once the card is completed, it should be returned to the parish office, together with a signed copy of the letter about boundaries. 3) As parishioners notify the parish office that they or their neighbours are self-isolating, the parish office will call the self-isolated to see if they need assistance and will pass on the details of the parishioner who will contact them. It is important that we have adequate safeguards for the most vulnerable. Please phone the parish office if you can help or if you know of someone who needs help. Please note that, as people stockpile (unnecessarily) donations to Foodbanks have fallen significantly. Please support those who are particularly vul- nerable at this time. Mass will be celebrated each day in private but, where possi- ble, streamed live on Facebook. You do not need to be a mem- ber of Facebook to access this free service. Google Our Lady and St. Joseph’s Parish Hey- wood Facebook, clink on the link and scroll down until you find the Livestream (which can be accessed after the event) What are we doing at Mass? Fr. James explains THE LECTIONARY One of the richest products of the liturgical reform of the Second Vatican Council was the book we call the “Lectionary.” Literally this simply means “A Book of Readings”, and it describes the arrange- ment of the bible passages that we hear at Mass on Sundays, weekdays and in the celebration of the Sacraments. There is something very special about the Lectionary: it differs from the Bible as a book because passages are not read in the order found in the Bible, nor are they read at random. There is a very careful structure to the passages we hear! This is not all a product of Vatican II: the earliest “Lectionaries” date way back into the first millennium of the Church, and consist of lists of bible passages to be read on certain days. So, for example, the different Gospels we read today for the Vigil, Midnight, Dawn and Day Masses of Christmas have been set as such for hundreds of years! What the Vatican II Lectionary does is extend this, making sure that in the course of a three-year cycle someone coming to Mass every Sunday will hear most of the four Gos- pels, most of the letters of Saints Paul, Peter, James and others, and a very rich selection of passages from the Old Testament. There is nothing to stop you reading the Bible at home, starting at Genesis and working your way through to the Apocalypse, but the proclamation of the Word of God at Mass we allow the Church to guide our reading, so that we may be helped in our listening to and understanding of the love of God revealed through the Word. This Week’s Feasts: Mon: St. Osburg was Abbess of Coventry during Saxon times. After her death and the destruction of her monastery by the Vikings, it was Lady Godiva who had it rebuilt in her honour. Tue: Bl Christopher Robinson, from Cumbria, worked as priest til martyrdom in 1598. Wed: St. Cellach, Archbishop of Armagh, played a key part in the transition of the Irish Church from monastic to parish-based. Bl. John Bretton, from Barns- ley, was a devout Catholic.