− Ministers for 25th/26th January 2020 This Week’s Feasts: St Fabian, Bishop of Rome from WELCOME WITAMY BEMVINDO KAABO 6.30pm 9.30am 11am 236, was steadfast in the persecution under Decius, Reader J Matthews P Bell N Skrzypiec OUR LADY & ST. JOSEPH’s Parish, martyred in 250. St Sebastian : It was under the Em- Reader F Coates P Guest D Doyle Heywood, peror Diocletian between 303 and 305, that Sebastian, EM S Fitzsimons H Sharrocks G Hennon partner with St. Martin’s parish, EM M O’Neil D Sharrocks D Dodd from Milan, was martyred in Rome. Bl. Cyprian Tansi, EM J Matthews K Kenny L Armstrong born in Nigeria in 1903, was Ganye, Nigeria EM S Skinner baptised, aged 9, given the EM P Guest name Michael. He became a Fr. Paul Daly EM L Mather catechist and teacher and was [email protected] Children’s Liturgy 9.30am E Flynn and P Caffrey ordained in 1937. His desire Fr. Bob Hayes for the contemplative life led [email protected] him to become a Trappist monk Parish Secretary at Mt St. Bernard’s Abbey in [email protected] Leicestershire, in 1950, with the name Cyprian. He used to St. Joseph’s Presbytery, say, “if you are going to be a Mary St, OL10 1EG Christian at all, you might as Tel 01706 369777 well live entirely for God”. Fr Cyprian died in the Leices- ter Royal Infirmary on the 20th January 1964, aged 61. www.catholicheywood.com Tues: St Agnes, martyred at the age of 12/13 c www.dioceseofsalford.org.uk BEING BODY OF CHRIST 300. Bll Edward Stransham from Oxford, studied re- 19th January 2020 Mass 9.30am CONGREGATIONS turned to the English Mission in1581,was arrested, mar- SECOND SUNDAY Mass 11am TO COMMUNITY tyred at Tyburn in 1586 with Nicholas Wheeler from IN ORDINARY TIME Baptism of Nicolas Roth 12.30pm Herefordshire. St. Alban Roe, born in Suffolk in 1583, Portuguese Mass/ Misa Portuguesa 4pm The Annual Week of Prayer for became a Catholic together with his brother; both be- Christian Unity is Saturdays 18th came Benedictine monks. He was expelled from the MONDAY Requiem Mass for Winifred Swarbrick 10am January to 25th January. Church- seminary in Douai because of his explosive tempera- St. Fabian, Churches Together in Heywood AGM, Presbytery 7.30pm es Together in Heywood meet ment, but, ordained and, in 1615, returned to work in St. Sebastian on Monday 20th January at London. Twice arrested, twice imprisoned and twice de- Exposition of the Bl. Sacrament 9am 7.30pm at the Presbytery. ported, he returned to London and, arrested a third TUESDAY Mass 9.30am time, spend 17 years in prison until he was martyred on St. Agnes CARITAS/CAFOD COLUMN in 1642 with Bl. Thomas Reynolds, aged 80, a priest Funeral Service for Elizabeth Fenton, Rochdale Crem’m 1pm who’d spent 14 years in prison. WEDNESDAY Exposition of the Bl. Sacrament 9am The Developing World Group Wed: St Vincent, a deacon from Saragossa in St. Vincent Mass 9.30am next meets on Wednesday 5th Feb- Spain, died in the persecution under the Emperor Dio- First Communion Parents/Children Meeting, Parish Centre 6pm ruary at 7pm at the Presbytery. cletian. Bl . William Patenson , ordained in 1587, left for St. Vincent de Paul Society, Presbytery 6.30pm the English mission in 1588. In Advent 1591, he said RCIA/Journey in Faith, Presbytery 7pm Mass in a house at Clerkenwell, and dining with another Together with time, Mass at Our Lady and St. Paul’s Primary School 9am priest, James Young, the priest-catchers surprised them. THURSDAY talent, treasure Mass 9.30am Young found a hiding-place, but Patenson was arrested and condemned at the Old Bailey. He was martyred at Legion of Mary, Presbytery 2pm Many thanks for your generosi- Tyburn in 1591. FRIDAY ty last Sunday £409.85 (Loose), Fri: St Francis de Sales, born into a noble family Exposition of the Bl. Sacrament 9am St. Francis de Sales £530.50 (Giftaid), £42.70 (Dev’g in 1597, became a priest, writing essays on the Faith; he Mass, followed by refreshments 9.30am Abstinence from meat World Fund) and £247.96 (SVP). became Bishop of Geneva. He wrote “The Introduction Next weekend there is a retiring to the Devout Life”, a handbook to holiness. He is pa- SATURDAY SVP Table Top Sale, Parish Centre 10am-2pm collection for the Buildings Fund. tron of journalists and writers. Bl. William Ireland, End of the Week of Prayer Confessions and Exposition 11am from Lincolnshire, became a Jesuit and returned to Eng- for the Unity of Christians Mass, followed by Novena 12noon Msza po polsku w niedziele 8 land but was arrested with Bl. John Grove, a layman CONVERSION OF ST. Confessions 6pm marca o 16:00 .UWAGA w who had rented out his London house to Jesuits. They PAUL First Mass of Sunday 6.30pm were martyred in 1678. lutym Swietego Mszy nie ma! Caritas SUNDAY Sat: The Conversion of St. Paul on the road to Mass 9.30am Sunday of the WORD OF GOD Mass 11am Misa portuguesa 19 de janeiro Damascus turned Saul, the persecutor of the Church, in- Third Sunday 16:00 to Paul, its fearless preacher. He was baptised by St. in Ordinary Time Ananias, whom we also recall today. A poem for Christian Unity God our loving Father, Week by Malcolm Guite. WORD-GROWING IN FAITH AND KNOWLEDGE OF FAITH we thank you for blessing our parish with all that we need Read the poem first and then Salford Diocese Formation Series: The challeng- to respond to our vocation read his background and pray es of Pope Francis’ vision of Mission, with Fr to be a missionary parish the poem again. Eamonn Mulcahy CSSp, on Wednesday 5th February in our community. - 2020, at St. Gabriel’s High School, Bury, at 7.30pm, Since every gift comes down from the All-Giver, with tea and coffee from 7pm. Suggested donation of We thank you How can I choose between the Giver’s gifts £5 per person but the parish will pay for our parish- for all our parish members who, Or say which should come first, the fish or river? ioners. in response to your call, give of themselves so freely He scatters first, and then calls us to gather, Music & Liturgy Workshop Day led by Jo Boyce to enrich our parish life To lavish on his work our smaller crafts on Saturday 8th February 2020, 10:00am – 6:30pm in ways of love and service. And sail our praise upstream, back to the Giver. at St Thomas of Canterbury RC Church, Bolton, BL1 4PN We ask you now to pour out afresh He gives His gifts when we are met together, The day will look at the shape of the liturgy, the role the gifts of your Spirit Not in our splits, our schisms, and our rifts: of music within it, as well as sharing new music, ideas upon each one of us We cannot prize the Fish and not the River, and resources for the development and renewal of that we may be inspired parish music ministry finishing with a vigil Mass to serve you Divide the two and say ‘which would you rather?’ (instrumentalists are invited to bring their instruments if they wish to play at Mass). Please regis- in new and creative ways We float through time on fragile little rafts, ter for the day via the Parish Office [email protected] as missionary disciples, But time and life alike flow from the Giver. bringing your Light to the world. The next session for children and Away upstream, it all flows from the Father: parents preparing for First We ask your blessing upon us The stream is His own Spirit, giving gifts; Communion is on Wednesday Janu- as we journey together in hope, His Son, our brother, joins us in the River. ary 22nd at 6pm in the Presbytery (a through Christ Our Lord. AMEN repeat of Saturday’s session). He is our ‘both-and’ God, not ‘or’, or ‘either’; Information will be given out about The Pope’s prayer for January: He gives full measure: steady, heady draughts! the dates for First Communion at the That Christians, followers of other The Giver must come first, always the River, sessions. faiths, and all of good will, may pro- We prize alike His gifts: both Fish and River. mote peace and justice in the world. Journey in Faith next meets on ‘The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity’, though January 15th in the Presbytery Meet- This week we pray for the parish of it’s not so much a week of prayer as a change of ing Room at 7pm. I F GOD IS CALLING the Holy Infant and St. Anthony, heart that we need. I remember once saying to YOU TO THE CHURCH speak to Frs. Astley Bridge, and Fr. Nathan my mother, when she upbraided me for one of Paul/ Bob. Horne, their parish priest. my (many) habitual failings, ‘Mum I’m gong to We pray for their primary school, turn over a new leaf’. and she replied, quick as a The next Baptism meeting is Sunday WELFARE Thornleigh College & the Salesians. flash, and with Mother wit: ‘It’s not the leaves, 1st March at 6pm in the presbytery. Christ in sisters/brothers in need near & far it’s the roots that want turning!’ Contact Frs. Paul/Bob beforehand. For all who live or work on Mellor The Bereavement Group meets on Tuesday 4th Febru- Brow, Kenyon St and Aragon Drive.