SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT(YEAR C)
WEEK: DECEMBER 8TH - 14TH 2024
“…all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”
YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners and friends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK:John Green, Joan Killeen, Eileen Killeen, Christine Clarke, Tony Kenny, Luke Burke, Dominic Boardman, Connie Marrone, Alexander Loughlin, Mary Malone, Win Powell, Surya Duval, Margaret Lawless, Peter Barlow, Nynna Carpio, Theresa McGarrigle
LATELY DEAD: Amy Howard, Patricia Haines, Declan Quinlivan, Eamonn Donovan, Gordon Hibbert
ANNIVERSARIES: Marie Francoise Boyi, Christopher Alan Whitehead, Krystyna Ogorek, Anthony Joseph Reilly, Michael Crossan, Molly Crossan, Patrick McDermott
LAST WEEK'S COLLECTION: £759.80
Standing Order: £674.00 a month
CHURCH BOXES / DONATIONS
Caritas (Homeless) £50.00; Missio £12.00
Many thanks for your kind generosity.
Our Bank: Barclays Bank - Account Name: TSDT, Our Lady and St. Patrick’s, Oldham; Sort Code 20 55 34; Account Number 90652504; Reference: Contr.
THIS SUNDAY'S MISSALETTE, HYMNS & ADVENT PODCAST Second Sunday of Advent - Missalette Second Sunday of Advent - Hymns Second Sunday of Advent - Podcast First Sunday of Advent -Podcast
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NOTICES:
All Masses will continue to be live streamed. A link is provided on the Parish website: www.smwsp.org.uk or via the Twitter App (@PhilipSumner13).
The Parish reconciliation service will be celebrated on Sunday 15th December at 3.00pm.
WARM FOOD HUB.
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ANNUAL PARISH INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
This event took place last week and was very much appreciated by those who attended. There were four great soloists who performed and four great choirs. I would like to put a pictorial account on the parish website, but I don’t have many still photographs taken by myself on the day; I was otherwise occupied being the MC! If anyone has a few still photos of the event that they could send me, that would be very helpful.
PILGRIMS OF HOPE JUBILEE IN OUR DIOCESE |
FIRST COMMUNION PROGRAMME FOR 2024-25
The next session will be on Saturday 11th January at 10.00am.
FIRST MASS OF CHRISTMAS |
SPECIAL DAYS THIS WEEK
Monday 9th December – The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Wednesday 11th December: St. Damasus I (Pope) – Born in Spain, he became Pope in 366 and encouraged devotion to the martyrs of Rome. He, therefore, ordered that the catacombs, in which they were entombed, be excavated, drained, adorned and opened to the public.
Saturday 14th December – St. John of the Cross - St John was born in 1542 and is the author of the famous poem “Noche obscura del alma” (Dark night of the soul). He was a Carmelite priest and a friend of the great mystic St Teresa of Avila. He was imprisoned for undertaking to return the Carmelites to their primitive rule of poverty. It was while he was in his gaol cell in Toledo that he composed his great poem.
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS |
ADVENT PODS
Some of you will remember that when Sr. Eileen was here, she produced some advent pods as a type of extra spiritual devotion during advent. At that time, she worked with Katrina, Debbie and Janet. Now Katrina, from her home in Scotland, has prepared Advent pods in a similar style and we will put them on our website each week in the hope that they will assist some of you in your spiritual preparation for Christmas.
FINANCES OF THE PARISH |
PARISH OF SACRED HEART AND ST WILLIAM, UPPERMILL
The parish of Sacred Heart and St William, in Uppermill, is now officially a parish of the Diocese of Salford. Bishop John has received the definitive decree from Rome confirming that the parish has been transferred from the Diocese of Leeds. Fr Jim Clarke has been appointed parish priest at Uppermill, while remaining parish priest of St Joseph’s, Mossley. I know that Fr. Jim has been acting as Priest in Charge at Uppermill for some time but it’s only now that the parish has been officially transferred to this diocese.
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 2025 |