Parish Centre: 270122 or 07971 025985 (Manager – Heather Roscoe) A warm welcome to all our visitors and to any new members of our parish who share with us today's Celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. LIVERPOOL ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESAN TRUSTEES INC. Registered Charity No. 232709 We are pleased that you have come to join us in our community of faith. If you will be permanent members, please take the information leaflet available in the church porch and/or contact the Parish Office St Mary’s Catholic Church, Chorley BAPTISMS: Would parents please contact Fr Marsden or Deacon Norman personally, after one of the weekend Masses, to obtain the application form and FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT see about enlisting on the next Preparation Course (if necessary). th 30 NOVEMBER 2014 ST ANNE’S GUILD: Bingo at 7.45 pm this Tuesday 2nd December. Jesus said to his disciples: “Be on your guard, stay awake, ST VINCENT DE PAUL (SVP) The SVP Christmas party this year will be on because you never know when the time will come. It is Saturday the 6th December. Thank you to the Parishioners who have like a man travelling abroad: he has gone from home, and volunteered to drive. left his servants in charge, each with his own task; and he If you know of anyone else would like to attend the party, then please contact any has told the doorkeeper to stay awake So stay awake, member of the SVP as soon as possible. Thank you because you do not know when the master of the house is THE FRIENDS OF UGANDA: would like to thank everyone who donated to, or coming, evening, midnight, cockcrow, dawn; if he comes attended, the Table Top Sale which raised £567 for their two projects in Uganda. unexpectedly, he must not find you asleep. And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake!” CHORLEY HOSPITAL: Please contact St Joseph’s, Harper’s Lane (262713) if any member of your family is admitted into the hospital and needs the priest to MASSES, MASS INTENTIONS AND SERVICES visit. In emergency the ward staff will call in the duty priest chaplain via the The Rosary is recited after Mass on Tuesday, switchboard. Thursday and Saturday. SOME CHRISTMAS CARDS are still available in the meeting room after Mass. Sun 30th Nov FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT We also have religious cards, 2015 diaries and Advent calendars. Will probably (Mbk.p.82) sell out soon, so please buy while available. Sat 6.15 pm Mass – Eddie McCrory (A) DISCOVERING YOUR VOCATION IN LIFE: “Dear young friends, only Jesus 8.00 am Mass – Pious List knows what definite service he has in mind for you, be open to his voice 10.30 am Mass – Parishioners resounding in the depths of your heart. Even now, his heart is speaking to your 11.45 am Sacramental Preparation Yr. 4 children (in the Parish Centre) heart.” Benedict XVI, Hyde Park Vigil, 2010. 2.00 pm Msza Swięta po polsku A discernment group for young men, aged 15-21, who are discerning a 4.00 pm Holy Hour, Evening Prayer (4.30) and Benediction (4.45). vocation to the Priesthood or religious life meets Sunday 7th December 2014 @ Mon 1st Dec SS Edmund Campion, Ralph Sherwin and Alexander Briant, St Charles Borromeo, Aigburth, Liverpool, 3pm. Make a small commitment of Martyrs time to the Lord and join our monthly gathering; we pray together, share our 8.40 am Morning Prayer experiences, listen to some teaching and benefit from meeting like-minded 9.00 am Mass – Susan Quigley individuals. Please contact Fr. James Preston on 0151 727 2493 for more Tues 2nd Dec information. 9.30-11.45 am Morning Prayer and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament THE HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR DECEMBER 12.00 noon Mass – Hugh Finlayson “That the birth of the Redeemer may bring peace and hope to all people of Wed 3rd Dec St Francis Xavier, St Birinus of Dorchester-on-Thames good will” 8.40 am Morning Prayer “That parents may be true evangelizers, passing on to their children the 9.00 am Mass – Leo, Rosie, Janet & Michael Bolton precious gift of faith” 2.15 pm Advent Mass (in School) 6.00 pm First Confessions Yr. 4 children (in School) Fr Francis Marsden 01257 262537 Thurs 4th Dec St John of Damascus, St Osmund of Salisbury Parish Secretary – Mr Michael Cross 12.00 noon Mass – The McCullagh family (living & deceased) E-mail address: [email protected] Parish website: www.stmarys-chorley.org Fri 5th Dec SS John Almond, Edmund Gennings, Swithin Wells, Polydore Plasden, Eustace White, John Roberts OSB. drawn, and quartered at Tyburn. 9.30-11.45 am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament St John Damascene - Confessor, Doctor of the Church. An Arab Christian, born 12.00 noon Mass – Augustyn Kreft (LD) in Damascus, who became a monk at the Mar Saba monastery in the desert near Sat 6th Dec St Nicholas Jerusalem. He defended the use of holy icons and paintings against the 11-11.45 am Confessions Iconoclasts. He died in AD 749 and is honoured as the last of the Church 12.00 noon Jim & Margaret Thompson (A) Fathers. th Sun 7th Dec SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Mass bk.p.85) St Nicholas - Bishop and Confessor. Bishop of Myra (4 Sat 6.15 pm Mass – Parishioners century) (now in Turkey). Worker of miracles, patron of 8.00 am Mass – Catherine McIntyre (A) seafarers, and one of the most popular saints. His generosity 10.30 am Mass – Michael James Purtill (A) towards those in difficulties gave us indirectly the pawnbrokers’ 4.00 pm Holy Hour, Evening Prayer (4.30) and Benediction (4.45). symbol of three bags of gold, and hence the figure of Santa Please pray for the sick and the housebound: Canon Kevin Mullen, Emily Claus, giver of presents - from Sinter Niklaas, as the Dutch Atkins, Gerard Baker, Christopher Ballestero, Pauline Bennett, Frances Bond, Protestant emigrants to New Amsterdam (New York) called him. Brigid Cain, Joan Buczko, Michael Collins, Melville Coombes, Joan Doran, Yvonne Finlayson, Martin Henry, Simon Holcroft, Paul Howarth, Thora Huddy, ADVENT BEGINS THIS SUNDAY: The Church year begins with Advent (from Peggy Hughes, Annie Johnson, John Johnson, Joan Jones, Mary Jones, Ronald the Latin adventus meaning coming or arrival) which is also a time when King, Doreen Lang, Julie Lowe, Tusia Lynch, Debbie MacFarlane, Jude Mack, Christians prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ. Advent begins on the Sunday Mary McDaid, Frances McHale, Irene McKeown, Veronica Mobbs, Alex Morris, nearest November 30 (St. Andrew's Day) and lasts until Christmas Eve. William Morris, Christine Nelson, Frances Prior, Kathleen Rae, Kathleen Advent has been celebrated since the 500's. For many centuries, it was a Reynolds, Margaret Rice, Gerard Shaw, Rita Smith, Frank Snape, Molly Taylor, strict observance marked by penitence. Gradually, this time has become more Paul Tiffin, Frank Waring, Kathleen Waring, Agnes Young and parishioners in the joyful as Christ's coming is celebrated and preparations are made for his Second nursing homes of The Adelphi, The Gables, Westwood, Gillibrand Hall etc. Coming. Clergy wear purple vestments during Advent. The Advent READERS: 29/30 November 6.15 pm Gillian Sharples, 8.00 am Volunteer, 10.30 wreath consists of four candles (three purple and one rose) am Sister Cecilia.6/7 December 6.15 pm Angela Simm, 8.00 am Volunteer, arranged in a circle of evergreen which symbolizes eternal life. 10.30 am Hilary Carter. The candles are lit progressively from week to week. Often a fifth PARISH COLLECTION last week amounted to £933 (including £438 which was white candle will be placed in the centre of the circle Gift Aided), and the second collection for Catholic Youth Services (Animate) symbolizing Christ's birth, and is lit at Christmas. came to £323. Many thanks for your generosity. Next weekend the second Vatican II urged the wider praying of the Divine Office among the laity, and collection will be the monthly collection for the Restoration Fund. especially the celebration of Evening Prayer (Vespers) on Sundays. So each ANNIVERSARIES: Eddie McCrory, Jim & Margaret Thompson, Catherine Sunday afternoon of Advent we will have a Holy Hour beginning at 4.00 with half McIntyre, Thomas Rostron. an hour’s silent Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, then Vespers and Benediction. RECENTLY DECEASED: Fr David O’Brien OSB of St Benedict’s Monastery Brownedge, Parish Priest of Our Lady’s Parbold 1973-90. LITTLE CHURCH: The children are invited to Advent Workshops this Sunday SAINTS OF THE WEEK: St Francis Xavier (1506-51) A Basque from the family 30th November, and the 7th and 14th of December, upstairs in the Parish Centre, castle of Javier (Navarre), he met Ignatius Loyola at the University of Paris, and after the 10.30 am Mass. Our theme this year is ‘The Christmas Tree’. Please became one of the seven Jesuits who took their vows at Montmartre in 1534. also come and take part in our performance of ‘ Jesus’ Christmas Party’ at the Asked to deputise, at 36 hours’ notice, for another priest on a mission to Goa in 10.30 am Mass on Christmas Day. Preparation for the Christmas Day Mass is 1541, he never saw his homeland again. He became one of the greatest after the 10.30 am Mass on Sunday 21st December. missionaries of all time, preaching the Gospel in S. India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Paper links will be on sale during Advent, and these will be used to form a paper the Moluccas and Japan.