THIS WEEK'S SERVICES

JUNE 17TH - JUNE 23RD 2018

ST.  PATRICK’S SERVICES

GEMThis “gem church” will be open each day for private prayer and meditation from 9.30am. until 3.30pm.

SUNDAY:
10.00am;  12.30pm (Polish  Mass) and 6.00pm. 

MONDAY:      
10.00am Mass

TUESDAY: 
10.00am Mass due to the Deanery Conference  
(St. Romuald, abbot)

WEDNESDAY:
12  noon Mass
(St. Alban, martyr)
Funeral Service at 10.00am for Conroy Marshall RIP

THURSDAY:
12  noon Mass
(St. Aloysius Gonzaga, religious)

FRIDAY:
12  noon Mass
(Ss. John Fisher, bishop & Thomas More, martyrs)

SATURDAY
12  noon Mass
(St. Etheldreda (Audrey), virgin

CONFESSION: 
Saturday:  11.00  -  11.50am  and  12.30  -  12.45pm.

BAPTISM:           
By  appointment

MARRIAGE:       
6 months notice must be given (Diocesan requirement)

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READERS for Sunday 17th June
10.00am
 Maybelle  Capili
6.00pm
 P.  Haines
Sunday 24th June
10.00am J. Finch & C. Riley
6.00pm A. McGlade
   
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
AT 10.00AM MASS
Sunday 17th June
1
 R.  Napa
2
 M.  Almeida
3
 J.  Clements
Sunday 24th June
1
 D. Daka
2
 P.  Hilton
3
 R.  Estrellona
   
CHURCH  CLEANING  ROTA
Sunday 17th June
Week 3 Joyce  &  David  Daka  &  Friends  (African)
Sunday 24th June
Week 4

Team 4

11TH  SUNDAY  IN  ORDINARY  TIME  (YEAR  B)
WEEK:   JUNE  17TH    -    JUNE 23RD   2018

11TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR B)

“The  kingdom  of  God is  like  a  mustard  seed .......once  it  is  sown  it  grows  into  the  biggest  shrub  of  them  all  and  puts  out  big  branches  so  that  the  birds  in  the  air  can  shelter  in  its  shade.” 

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YOUR  CHARITABLE  PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners and friends, especially those whose names appear below.
LATELY  DEAD: Bobby  Messitt; Suzanne  Ronayane; Conroy Marshall. 
ANNIVERSARIES:     Annie  Brierley;    Eileen  Parkinson;   Leon  Rausz;      Raymond  Wood;   John  Cartmell;   Michael  McGladdery  (Snr.);   Fermina  Moniza;   Rose  Chua. May they Rest in Peace.                                                                                              
COLLECTION:   Envelopes:  £882.00;    Loose:  £298.74;    Total:  £1,180.74
Thank you all for your continued generosity.                                        
DONATIONS/COLLECTIONS:  many thanks for the following donations:
Redecoration Fund: Loose: £12.06;  £11.78;  £10.00;  £2.82.     Gift Aided:  £0.00  
Also:  £50.00;  £12.17;  £10.00  for CAFOD;  £15.00 and  £10.00 for altar flowers;   £50.00 for the Oldham Food Bank.

PARISH  NEWS

  • The Charismatic Prayer Group meets every Friday for Praise and Worship in St. Patrick’s church from 7.00pm to 9.00pm. Contact: 07970188673. Everybody is most welcome.
  • If you wish to become a Reader or Eucharistic Minister on a Sunday, please take a form from the back of church and complete it. The form should then be returned by July 1st so that a rota including new names can be completed for August – October. Please return completed forms to Fr. Phil, Colin Riley or John Green. Existing Readers and Eucharistic Ministers  of St. Patrick’s church do not need to complete a form.
  • Anyone wishing to be put on the weekday Readers list, please inform Colin Riley by July 25th.
  • Summer Family Fun Day on Sunday 1st July, 1.00 – 4.00pm.  Entrance fee: £1- family of 4; 50p- adult; 25p- additional child.  BBQ, burgers, hotdogs, ice cream will be available to purchase. Join in the fun. There will be outdoor games for adults and children and medals await the winners. See you all.
  • If any parishioner wishes to join the parish choir, which sings during the morning Mass on each third Sunday of the month, please see our organist, Steve Owen.
  • Because of the recent changes to Data Protection Law, we are no longer permitted to print the names of those people who are sick in the newsletter.  This is because the name is usually submitted by a person other than the sick person and therefore might breach the new Data Protection laws.  This does not affect the list of deceased persons.  Masses requested for sick persons will still be offered

AROUND  THE  DIOCESE
The Manchester Italian Association, along with other Manchester churches, presents the Madonna Del Rosario procession, departing from St. Michael’s, George Leigh St., Ancoats, at 1.15pm on Sunday 8th July. Tel. 0161 766 2218 or 07427 192 360.

“WHAT’S  ON”  THIS  WEEK”
TODAY:  is Day for Life.  This year’s theme is Human Trafficking.  Please take a card alerting people how to recognise and react to signs of human trafficking.  We will also be taking a second collection, for the promotion of the dignity of the human person.  Please find out more by contacting Anthony Brown, Caritas Anti-trafficking Volunteer on  a.brown@caritassalford.org.uk.
ALSO, the 3s – 11s Children’s Liturgy Group meet during the 10.00am Mass.
THURSDAY:  Parish Team meeting at 7.30pm in the Parish House.

SMILE – A - WHILE

  • There will be weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth among the wicked who pass on to the next world. - What about those who haven´t any teeth? -Teeth will be provided.
  • ” What was the difference between Noah´s Ark and Joan of Arc?
    Noah´s Ark was made of wood and Joan of Arc was maid of Orleans.

FORTHCOMING  EVENTS
Please see the church notice board for further details of the following:

  • Summer Fun Day on Sunday 1st July.
  • Day of Prayer for Vocations: St. Patrick’s – Tuesday 10th July.
  • 3s – 11s Children’s Liturgy Group meet during the 10.00am Mass in St. Patrick’s church on Sunday 15th July.

THIS  WEEK’S  FEASTS
St. Romuald was a hermit, founding monasteries and restoring solitary religious life. He died, aged 75 in 1027.
St. Alban: Britain’s first saint. He died in a persecution in the middle of the 3rd century. He was a pagan soldier who sheltered a priest and was converted. He dressed as the priest and was executed in his place.
St. Aloysius Gonzaga: born into a noble Italian family in 1568, he entered the Jesuits when 17. He helped the victims of the Roman plague but contracted it and died at 23.
St. John Fisher was born at Beverley (Yorkshire) in 1469 and died in 1535. He was Bishop of Rochester and combined pastoral ministry with study and writing,  especially in defence of Catholic doctrine.
St. Thomas More was born in London in 1478 and died in 1535. An Oxford scholar and an incorruptible judge who served as Speaker and Lord Chancellor. Both he and John Fisher were drawn into conflict with Henry VIII, imprisoned and beheaded.
St. Etheldreda was born in Suffolk, dying at Ely in 679. She founded a monastery and was a popular Anglo-Saxon saint, famed for her virginity and austerity.

ITEMS  FROM  THE  PARISH  TEAM  MINUTES  HELD  IN  MAY

  • It was reported that the numbers using the Ring and Ride service has diminished to the point where it is likely to be withdrawn.  Sharon Teefey pointed out that the situation could well change after the closure of St. Mary’s as there may well be parishioners from that end of the parish who might wish to avail themselves of the service.  She agreed to look into the matter and work as a kind of coordinator for the service. Any parishioner wishing to use the service should contact the Parish Office (0161 624 4834) and their name and contact details will be given to Sharon who will then liaise with Ring and Ride to make the arrangements.
  • Christine Wilson agreed to co-ordinate the cleaning of the kitchen in the Parish Centre. It was agreed to amend the Terms and Conditions for use of the Parish Centre.  In future all entertainment and music must end at 11.00pm. Those organizing the use of the Centre are to be reminded that expenses to parish and school are incurred when the Centre is used, and although no charge is made for the use of the room, a donation in the region of £25.00 would be quite acceptable.

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