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PARISH OF
BLESSED JOHN HENRY NEWMAN
MORECAMBE
St Mary’s, Matthias Street, Morecambe, LA4 5JR. Tel. 410501
Parish Priest
Deacons
Website
Canon D Cooper, VG
Rev. J McCann (tel 421795), Rev. J Murphy (tel 859254)
and Rev. T Fagan (retired)
www.bjhnparish.org.uk
SUNDAY 10th MAY 2015
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
St Patrick’s
Good Shepherd
St Mary’s
St Mary’s
St Patrick’s
Good Shepherd
St Mary’s
St Patrick’s
Good Shepherd
St Patrick’s
Good Shepherd
St Mary’s
6.00pm
8.30am
10.30am
9.00am
10.00am
10.00am
12.10pm
10.00am
10.00am
6.00pm
8.30am
10.30am
Kath Mercer
Keith Batty
For the parishioners
Union of Catholic Mothers
Private Intention (PH)
Margaret Duckworth
Ellen Fitzmaurice
Paul Kenny
For the Parishioners
Paddy Maloney
Ed Brocken
Joyce Taylor (nee Thompson)
PLEASE PRAY FOR
Sick
Sarah Melville, Diana Hoey, Frances Nash, Sean O’Connor,
Marie Robinson, Anne Iyengar, Barbara Howes, Eric Ainsworth,
Sue Smith, Rev Debbie Peatman, Win Ward, John McDonald,
Bill Simpson, Mary Wilcock and the sick and housebound in the
parish and those in local hospitals and nursing homes.
PLEASE PRAY FOR
Anniversaries Fred Wilde, Tommy Hill, William Crayston, Peter Stott, Maureen
Smythe, Albert Jones, Kazimierz Uryga, Jim Lord, Margaret
Hardisty, Paul Kenny, Pauline Sayer, Gordon Brian Heeler and all
those whose anniversaries occur between 10rd and 16th May.
SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION
Saturday
Good Shepherd
St Mary’s
St Patrick’s
10.30am to 11.00am
11.30am to 12 noon
5.15pm to 5.40pm
FEASTS THIS WEEK
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
St Nereus and Achilleus (optional)
St Pancras (optional)
Our Lady of Fatima (optional)
ST MATTHIAS, Apostle
LAST WEEK
Attendance
458
Collection
£1,284.90
LATELY DEAD
We pray for the repose of the souls of:
Angela Dand of Kendal Care Home who died
29th of April, aged 87. Funeral Service and
committal at Lancaster and Morecambe
Crematorium on Tuesday 12th May at 11.45am.
Katherine Josephine Willetts of Hillcroft Nursing
Home who died on 3rd of May, aged 87. Requiem
Mass at St Patrick’s Church on Wednesday 27th
May at 1.30pm followed by interment at Hale
Carr Cemetery.
Parishioners have asked prayers for relatives and
friends lately dead:
Eithne Bennett.
UCM
The national Council & AGM of the UCM will be help at Swanwick the 11th
- 13th May. Since Lancaster Diocesan Committee members will be attending the
Conference there will be NO MONTHLY MEETING as scheduled for Monday
the 11th May 2015.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
The Bishop will celebrate this at the Cathedral for our deanery on Pentecost
Sunday, 24th May. Preparation began last Tuesday in St Mary’s hall, 7.00pm
until 8.00pm and continues on 12th and 19th May with a rehearsal on the 22nd.
Attendance at all these sessions is essential.
Preparation for 1st Holy Communion continues today (Sunday)
BAPTISMS
Parents wishing to have their child or children baptised please contact Canon
Cooper. It is a requirement that parents attend a Baptismal Course to prepare
themselves for this very special Sacrament for their child. The next meeting will
take place at 7.30 pm in St Mary’s Hall on the 28th of May 2015.
MARRIAGE
Our good wishes and prayers go to Alan Kieran McFall
and Jacqueline Thornton who celebrate their marriage at
St Mary’s on Saturday at 3pm.
LEGION OF MARY Meetings on Monday afternoons at 2.00pm in
St Patrick’s Church Hall. All are welcome.
OFFERTORY ENVELOPES - There are still some to be collected.
Bingo
Cuppa and Chat
200 Club
Monday night in St Patrick’s hall. Doors open at 7pm.
Received in April £296.
Monday 18th May, 10 am until 12 noon in St Patrick’s
hall. All welcome.
Week ending 03/05/15
1st prize Joan Bouskill; 2nd prize Debbie Woodhead;
3rd prize Brenda McAlea.
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Ladyewell
Bishop Michael Campbell OSA will be leading this on the 20th of June 2015
starting from St Mary’s Church at 2pm with a Eucharistic procession (weather
permitting) followed by a Homily and Benediction at 3pm. Confessions will be
available. For further details, please call 01772 700181 or email
admin@ladyewellshrine.co.uk.
PENTECOST NOVENA FOR VOCATIONS
This will be taking place in our Deanery and St Patrick’s will be hosting this on
Saturday 23rd May 4.30pm to 5.30pm. For other churches in our Deanery, please
see poster on noticeboard.
LECTIO DIVINA
Lectio Divina on Thursday 14th May, 7.30pm in the presbytery.
DAY FOR ALTAR SERVERS
The Office for the New Evangelisation will be running a series of Ongoing
Formation Days this year, beginning with those for Altar
Servers. Paul Briers and Daniel Etienne will be leading these
Workshops, entitled, "Practical Stewardship: Serving at the
Altar of God," on the following Saturdays in June and July
(10am- 4pm) at the following venues:
(For Preston and Lancaster): Saturday June 6, 2015 - St
Maria Goretti's, Preston
(For Carlisle): Saturday, July 18, 2015 - Our Lady and St
Joseph's, Carlisle. Please see Canon Cooper for further details.
SACRED SILENCE
“Before the celebration of Mass, it is a praiseworthy practice for silence to be
observed in church so that all may dispose themselves to carry out the sacred
celebration in a devout and fitting manner.” – Roman Missal
L ighten the load
A void negativity
U nites hearts
G athers people together
H eals heartache
T ickles the soul
E nergises the spirit and
R estores us to wholeness and Holiness
A B Smollin
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Wednesday 20th May
Sunday 24th May
Saturday 29th to
Monday 31st May
Our Lady’s Catholic College charity night of music
raising funds for Missio.
Pentecost Songs of Praise (Torrisholme and Bare
Churches together) Happy Mount Park, 2.30pm
Cross Bay Walk from Hyning to Boarbank for people
18 to 35. Details hyningbookings@yahoo.co.uk
The Parish in the Lancaster Diocese. Registered Charity No. 234331