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ST PETER’S CHURCH (with St Joseph’s, Hurst Green)
Stonyhurst College – Stonyhurst – Clitheroe – Lancs – BB7 9PZ.

T: (01254) 826268      E: stpeterschurchstonyhurst@btinternet.com        Web: www.stpetersstonyhurst.org.uk

Parish Priest:   Fr Tim Curtis, SJ              Safeguarding Officer:     Niall Macfarlane (07786 432360
                          Salford Roman Catholic Diocese Trustees Registered Charity No 2500374   

26th January 2025              THE NEWSLETTER                  Third Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year C)
Mass Schedule

(Each Saturday there are confessions and a Holy Hour from 4.30pm with Benediction at 5.15pm)

L = Lately Dead, A = Anniversary of Death, R = Remembrance          M = Martyr, V = Virgin, B = Bishop, Pp = Pope
P = Personal Intention, S = Sick, B = Birthday   F = Founders Mass             D = Doctor, P = Priest, R = Religious

Please pray for the following, the anniversary of whose deaths occur at this time   Grace Clare Shoesmith, Rosanna (Rose) Wilcock, Peter Joseph Shoesmith, Mary Cecilia Rogerson, James Holden, Ann O’Hara, Molly Bailey and Christine Crouch.  May they rest in the peace of the Lord.

Readings at Mass

 Diocesan Website:
http://www.dioceseofsalford.org.uk
for information on our Diocese and what is happening.

Praying with the Pope in January 2025
For a right to an education
Let us pray for migrants, refugees and those affected by war, that their right to an education, which is necessary to build a better world, might always be respected.

Look at www.ThePopeVideo.org for more information

Prayers please
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Robert Moran.   His funeral will take place on Monday 3rd February at 11.30am in St Peter’s.   Please keep his family in your prayers too.   May he rest in peace.

This Sunday
Is the 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time.   In the gospel we hear of Jesus’ visit to the synagogue in his hometown of Nazareth.

Caritas Sunday
If you have a donation for Caritas, please place it in the basket at the back of the church.

Provincial Visitation
The Provincial will be visiting SMH, Stonyhurst and St Joseph’s during the week.   He has asked to meet the Parish.  To meet the Provincial please come to a “Parish Tea” in Fr Tim’s house on Friday at 3.45pm. 

Next Sunday
Is the 40th day since the celebration of Christmas.   On this day we celebrate the feast of the Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple.   Jesus is blessed by two prophets, Joaquim and Anna who recognise that Jesus is the Lord.

Jar of Hope
The Jubilee Year 2025 is a Year of Hope.   Parishioners are invited to write down their personal hopes for the year and place them in the jar on the side altar halfway down St Peter’s.   Slips and pens are available for you to use.   When you have written your hope, simply place it in the Jar.

Foodbank Thank You
The foodbank are enormously grateful for the items we supplied before Christmas.   We surpassed your generosity of previous years by a county mile.   Heartfelt thanks. 

What is a Provincial Visitation?
Our current provincial is Fr Peter Gallagher SJ.   It is his job to lead the Jesuits in Britain and help each one deepen their commitment to the Lord in the assignment he has been given.   To this end, he visits each community, each parish and each school every one or two years.
The Provincial Visitation is not like an OFSTED inspection.   He will not be grading us on what we do.   Rather he will gather information and work out how he and the province can support us so that our work will bear even more fruit.
It is also his job to allocate individual Jesuits to the apostolates they are given.   He uses the information he gathers at his visitation to assign Jesuits to their communities and their apostolates.   As the number of Jesuits in the province continues to diminish, this work is made even harder.
As Fr Peter visits our schools and parishes next week, let’s make him feel welcome and assist him in his task.   We can pray for him!