WELCOME TO ST MARY’S NEWHOUSE

Mass Times and Intentions

At St Mary’s Newhouse, there is Mass on Sundays (10:30 am) and Wednesdays (7:00 pm).  Mass is usually celebrated by Fr. Bob on other days at 9:30 am, but it is advisable to phone and check the day before, please, on 862831.

FERNYHALGH MASS SCHEDULE- Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 9:00 am,  Wednesdays & Sundays @ 10:00 am.  

CONFESSION available at Our Lady & St Edward’s  – every Saturday 10:00-10:30 a.m.

                                         at St Mary’s Newhouse  – every Saturday 10:00 a.m.

PLACES FOR WEEKEND MASSES

To book for OLSE mass please call:

Dierdre 6pm Sat. - 863084

Sheila 8:45am Sun.- 861073

To book for SMN mass please call:

Michaela 10:30 Sun.- 860940

Thank you

Please take home with you the mass sheets and newsletter.  Also, please could you let Michaela know if you don’t need your reserved seat any specific week. We have had quite a few people not attending recently and could re-allocate their seat.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Please pray for the sick: Lisa Libby-Inman, Carmen Roca, Kevin Weardan, Sue O’Brien, Patrick Dignan, Victoria Leighton, Ellie Rose, Joe McIntyre, John Riley, Jeanette Brock, Joe Kemp, David Cochrane, Geoffrey Clinning, Theresa Wilkinson, Jessica, Amanda.

To have the name of a seriously sick person on the newsletter, please submit their name and yours with your phone number.

PARISH COLLECTIONS, 18th and 25th July totalled £535.40, including Bankers Orders and Direct Banking.

Good Shepherds Fund: £26, Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea): a further £10.

Thank you all.

Face Masks

Pauline has plenty of hand-made face-masks for sale - lots of designs at £2 each. Contact 07900 542337. pno.teresa@sky.com.  

Covenant Books on Whitby Avenue, Ingol, opposite Holy Family primary school, is open again.

Thursday, Friday 10am - 4pm and Saturday 10 -12 noon.

We have First Holy Communion, Confirmation gifts and Cards; Statues: Books etc.

 Come and have a look.

FOODBANK   We desperately need tins of meat, vegetables, fruit and potatoes. Also pasta, pasta sauce, rice pudding, Carnation milk and cream, cake, biscuits, Weetabix, long life milk, jam, pot noodles, custard, small jars of small coffee, small bottles of orange juice and cooking oil.

Donations can be left either at the Presbytery/Convent or in the box at the front of 4 Belton Hill. We can collect: 0777 943 6279

Please, would parishioners who would like a mass intention hand their request directly to Fr Bob, Sr Shienrose or Pauline.

ST WALBURGE’S SUMMER Fair

Sunday 1st August 12.30pm – 4pm

All Profits to the St Walburge Restoration Fund Registered Charity No: 1144783

Activities

Face Painting, Flight Simulator Game, Tombola,

 Lucky Dip, Stalls and Bric-a-Brac

Competitions

Raffle, Sweet Jar Guessing,

 Guess the Name of the Teddy

£50 square Prize

Refreshments

Our Lady and St Edward parish is looking for a Bookkeeper to work with pay at least 3 hours per week.  For more details please see

Fr Ernest.

THE CASTLERIGG LOTTERY

In order to help raise funds during this difficult time, Castlerigg Manor have recently started a lottery! It's just £3 a month to join and the winner takes half the pot each month! Register at www.castleriggmanor.co.uk/lottery

Why is CAFOD campaigning on climate?

Working in many countries affected by climate change – where there are droughts ....or floods - CAFOD has been inspired by Pope Francis’ letter on the environment Laudato Si.

In Laudato Si Pope Francis speaks about the devastating effects of climate change on people and the planet. He says that climate change is real, urgent and it must be tackled. He also describes the climate as "a common good, belonging to all and meant for all". He calls us to an ecological conversion and invites us to praise God for the gifts of creation.

Climate change affects our health, our homes, our heritage and our beautiful landscapes; it also ruins the work we do to fight poverty.

 We can help to turn the tide. We can treat our common home with respect and choose to live sustainably: small actions (maybe a car-free day a week) can have big impacts, not only on the environment, but on the welfare of our brothers and sisters across the globe.

MARTYRED AT LANCASTER. Many of the English Martyrs were taken to Lancaster for 'trial' and execution. We recently had a day dedicated to those who were born in this area but martyred elsewhere. On Saturday, 7th August we have a day dedicated to those who may or may not have been born locally but who were martyred at Lancaster. Blessed Richard Herst is in both groups: he lived in Broughton and was put to death at Lancaster. Blessed Richard, pray for us. All martyrs of England, pray for us.

DIARY

4th Aug (Wed) – Devotion to St Joseph at Fernyhalgh 4pm-4.30pm. Reflection and Benediction.

6th Aug (Fri) - Transfiguration of the Lord. Also First Friday of the Month.

100 CENTENARY JOHN BRADBURNE 1921-2021

CENTENARY PILGRIMAGE

Saturday September 11th 2021 from 11am

Come and climb Cross Fell (John Bradburne did), England's highest hill outside the Lake District. Just 5 miles from Skirwith where John Bradburne's earliest years were spent.

The climb and return will take 5-6 hours. Total distance is 12 km and involves a climb of 700m, so some fitness and good boots are recommended but no mountaineering skills are required, there's a path all the way,

Prayers are being said by the Bishop of Lancaster, The Right Reverend Paul Swarbrick at the top of the Fell.

To book your place and make your donation, please visit www.johnbradburne.com and go onto our events page or please call Kate 07979 187498 to reserve your spot.

Living Laudato Si’: Your Parish and Your Planet

Zoom Retreats, 3rd-6th September or 15th-18th October2021

Boarbank Hall, Cumbria, and The Ecological Conversion Group

To apply, simply email Sr Margaret Atkins on margaret@boarbankhall.org.uk.

The Pope’s Prayer Intention for August 2021 - The Church

Let us pray for the Church, that she may receive from the Holy Spirit the grace and strength to reform herself in the light of the Gospel.

A PRAYER FOR DELIVERY FROM THE VIRUS:

Let’s say this daily, for all of humanity,

Almighty, ever-living God, only support of our human weakness, look with compassion upon the sorrowful condition of your children, who suffer because of this pandemic;  relieve the pain of the sick, give strength to those who care for them, welcome into your peace those who have died, and, through this time of tribulation, grant that we may all find comfort in your merciful love. Through Christ our Lord. 

For the latest Diocese information regarding Coronavirus, including details of prayers and special contrition/communion, please visit Lancaster Diocese Coronavirus advice

Visit:- www.CatholicDirectory.org to view all the different diocesan newspapers, including the Catholic Voice of Lancaster (www.catholicvoiceoflancaster.co.uk).

See Bishop Swarbrick's blog for recent Diocesan news, including his Lenten Pastoral Letter.