25TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME (Year B)
WEEK: SEPTEMBER 19TH -25TH 2021
“If anyone wants to be first, he must make himself last of all and servant of all.”
YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners and friends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK: Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Michael Guilfoyle; Dominic Boardman. Kath Green: Cyril Clarke; Elizabeth Flanagan, Elaine Egerton, Angela Marshall, Mary Ruffle, Amelia Ingham, Vincent Garside, Pete McNamara, Eamon Sheehy, Joseph McConnon, Lee John Carter, Rose Mary Everett
LATELY DEAD: John Austin Cook, Anita Martin, Theresa Redmond, Betty Luckham
ANNIVERSARIES: Joseph Varghese, Bessie Beswick, Teresa and Jerome Schofield, Elsie and John Granelli, Jim and Agnes Rainer, Eileen, Gustav, Olga, Margaret, Peter and Veronica Urzan
COLLECTION: £668.06
Standing Order: £624 a month
CHURCH BOXES / DONATIONS: General donation £20.00: Foodbank £90.00; Flowers: £20.00; CAFOD £15.00
Many thanks for your kind generosity.
ONLINE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PARISH:
Our Bank: Barclays Bank - Account Name: TSDT St Mary and St Patrick Oldham; Sort Code 20 55 34; Account Number 50949825; Reference: Contr.
WORDS FOR THIS SUNDAY'S HYMNS Entrance Here I am Lord. Is it I Lord? I the Lord of snow and rain, I the Lord of wind and flame, Kyrie - Israeli Christ have mercy... Lord have mercy... Gloria - Peruvian Fr Glory to God, glory to God, Fr Glory to God, glory to God, Gospel Acclamation Offertory The bread we offer you Sanctus - Israeli Blest and holy, blest and holy, Agnus Dei (Repeat each line after leader) Communion 1 Be still for the glory of the Lord, Be still for the power of the Lord, Communion 2 Make me a channel of your peace. O Master grant that I may never seek Make me a channel of your peace. Recessional Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all gentleness, |
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 Obligation to attend Mass on Sunday is still suspended until further notice.
There is, now, no longer any need to book your places for the 10am Mass on a Sunday morning All the ropes that have blocked access to every second bench have now been removed. I would still ask that families try to keep to one bench and not join others already in a bench.
Face coverings in church are still encouraged even if they are not required by law; however, some people are exempt for medical or other reasons. Social distancing is also still requested (1 metre apart from others not in your family).
DIOCESAN WALK FOR OUR CLIMATE
On Sunday 10 October there will be a Walk for our Climate from Salford Cathedral to the Laudato Si' Centre. We will start with a prayer then depart from Salford Cathedral at 12.30pm, arriving at the Laudato Si' Centre around 3.30pm for a short service.
The walk is approximately 8.6 miles long. En route, we will have the opportunity to take time to reflect on our care for our common home.
Route:
All are welcome to take part. For further information please contact laudatosi@dioceseofsalford.org.uk
CARITAS CORNERSTONE’S BIG SLEEP OUT 2021
To experience just a fraction of what it is like to sleep rough and to help those who live this reality every day, Caritas Cornerstone is inviting people to “boycott their bed” for one night this September.
The Big Sleep Out is returning this autumn with a special hybrid event, asking people to raise funds to support rough sleepers by sleeping outdoors overnight at Xaverian College, Manchester, from 7pm on Friday 17 September, or by “boycotting their bed” from their own home.
How to get involved:
| Click the image to set up your Just Giving page. This can be done whether you plan to be present on the night or at home boycotting your bed. |  |
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| Click the image to register for the overnight event at Xaverian college. For further information, contact Rachel Taylor on 0161 817 2258, or email ffundraising@caritassalford.org.uk |  |
THE 107TH WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES 2021
The 107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2021 is celebrated on 26 September - the last Sunday of the month. The Holy Father has chosen the theme 'Towards an ever wider "we"'.
The Church has been celebrating the World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) since 1914. It’s always an occasion to express concern for different vulnerable people on the move; to pray for them as they face many challenges; and to increase awareness about the opportunities that migration offers.
HOPE IN THE FUTURE - STAGE 4 LAUNCH
Parishes have been invited to launch Stage 4 of our Hope in the Future journey, focussing on ‘Proclaiming the Good News’, on Sunday 3 October 2021. Unlike previous years, where there has been a diocesan celebration at the cathedral, each parish is invited to mark the start of this stage with a Holy Hour at 3:00pm (or a time to suit the parish). Because I have baptisms already booked in that afternoon, we will have to hold the Holy Hour from 3.45pm.- 4.45pm.
THE ’CATCH-UP GROUP FOR FIRST COMMUNION:
The next meeting of this group will be on 2nd October at 10am. I am then hoping to celebrate the First Communions for this group on 31st October at the main 10.00am Parish Mass. I am hoping that, by then, we will have reverted to using every bench in the church.
THE NEXT SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME FOR FIRST COMMUNION:
1st meeting for Holy Rosary children Saturday October 16th at 10am at St. Patrick’s Church. 1st meeting of the St. Patrick’s side of the Parish October 23rd. at 10am at St. Patrick’s Church.
THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
The Sacrament of Confirmation will take place at St. Patrick’s Church on 9th October, 11:30am for those who have attended the sessions at St. Edward’s, Lees. All preparatory meetings of our group have now been completed.
THIS WEEK’S FEASTS OR SPECIAL DAYS:
Monday 20th September – Ss. Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang and companions – Andrew Kim Taegon (21 August 1821 – 16 September 1846), also referred to as Andrew Kim in English, was the first Korean-born Catholic priest and is the patron saint of Korean clergy. Kim was canonized with 102 other martyrs on 6 May 1984. After being baptized at age 15, Kim studied at a seminary in the Portuguese colony of Macau. He also spent time in study at Lolomboy, Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines, where today he is also venerated. He was ordained a priest in Shanghai after nine years (1844) In 1846, at the age of 25, he was tortured and beheaded near Seoul on the Han River.
Tuesday 21st September – St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist. – He was born in Capernaum and became a tax collector. As such he would have been despised by many, but Jesus chose him as an Apostle. Tradition has it that he preached the Faith in the East.
Thursday 23rd September –St. Pius of Pietreclina- born on 25th May 1887. He entered the novitiate of the Capuchin Friars aged 16 and was ordained priest in 1910. He lived a remarkable devotion to prayer and the sacraments. He committed himself to relieving the pain of many families, chiefly through the foundation of the ‘House for the relief of Suffering’. He died in 1968.
Friday 24th September – Our Lady of Walsingham – The lady of the manor of Walsingham, Richeldis de Faverches, was instructed by a vision of the Virgin Mary, to build a replica of the house of Nazareth in which the Annunciation had taken place. The vision occurred, according to tradition, in 1061. The original house was destroyed at the Reformation, but, during the 19th and early 20th centuries, pilgrimages to Walsingham were revived.
“Stay With Us Lord On Our Journey”p