WELCOME TO MASS AT ST MARY’S NEWHOUSE

Mass Times and Intentions

Please remember in prayer our sick or housebound parishioners, and all who have died recently, or whose anniversary of death is about this time

Reconciliation (Confession): Wednesdays, after 7.00pm Mass.  Or ring 862831/862437 for a better day or time.

IN SEARCH OF GOD. Faith Enquiry sessions, for everyone, Catholic or not. 

Sundays, 7.30pm, in OLSE parish house. Please bring a family member or friend.

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SOME IN THE PARISH HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS COURSE:-  If you’ve decided, you need to contact Fr. Halshaw (see below). 

Loyola University (Chicago), along with our Northern Bishops, offer skills in parish and other pastoral ministry. You are invited to study up to ten modules. Please see www.luc.edu/ips/continuingeducation/certificateinpastoralministryfortheunitedkingdom/

Costs? Parishes would be inclined to help committed people.    

Information evening Tues 15 Oct, but before going please advise Fr. Bob Halshaw, 01229 713025 or bob.halshaw@lancasterrcdiocese.org.uk  

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Concert by Fr. Manny Gribben (pianist) and others IN AID OF CASTLERIGG.  Wednesday 30th Oct., AT LANCASTER UNI. Chaplaincy Centre 7.30pm. Entry by donation.

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EMM  =  EXTRAORD. MONTH of MISSION October 2019  -     “Baptised and Sent”

Pope Francis invites us to ponder and pray throughout October on the Mission of the Church – OUR Mission. 

WORLD MISSION SUNDAY is next week, 20th. Today please take special envelope home, and, if you pay enough tax, fill out the Gift-Aid form (note the little box) and put that and your donation in the envelope to bring back next Sunday.

Next Sunday we’ll have spare Red Boxes in case you would like to be a missionary by having a box at home.  If you already have a box, you can bring it to be emptied as soon as you like.

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A talk on “John Henry Newman on Friendship”, by Fr. Dixie Taylor in St. Wilfrid’s parish centre,  Monday 21st Oct., 7pm refreshments, 7.30-9.00 the talk. 

St. John Henry, Pray for us.

Pilgrimage to Fernyhalgh with A.C.N. (Aid to the Church in Need), to pray esp. for persecuted Christians. This Saturday 19th Oct., starts 12 noon.

VINE HOUSE Cancer Help, Coffee Morning at Our Lady & St. Edward's, Wednesday 23rd Oct.

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WITNESSING TO THE GOSPEL OF LIFE:

Please send an email, and/or a letter, to the P.M., Mr. Johnson, to say:  "Please restore the N.I. Assembly (Stormont) before 21st Oct, so that the people’s own representatives can make the decision about abortion. The majority in N.I. are demanding to have their say. It is not for Westminster to impose this on them. Thank you."

Email a.s.a.p. vie the following link: https://email.number10.gov.uk/contct.aspx   or letter to 10 Downing St., London, SW1 1AA.

It would help a lot if Sinn Fein joined in to demand that the Assembly be convened just for a day, to debate the issue. Please go to:  petitions@citizengo.org.

http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/