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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

19th October 2025 THE NEWSLETTER 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Mass Schedule World Mission Day

Date	Time	Mass Intentions	Feast
Sa 18th	5.30pm St P’s	Lynne Gudgeon A	The vigil of the 29th Sunday of OT
Su 19th	9.30am St J’s	For the Parish	The 29th Sunday of OT (Year C)
	11.00am St P’s	Robert Jackson A
Mo 20th	No Mass		Weekday in Ordinary Time (Week 29)
Tu 21st	8.00am St P’s	Eucharistic Service	Weekday in Ordinary Time
Wed 22nd	8.00am St P’s	Eucharistic Service	Weekday in Ordinary Time
Th 23rd	No Mass		Weekday in Ordinary Time
Fr 24th	8.00am St P’s	Eucharistic Service	Weekday in Ordinary Time

(Each Saturday during term time 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: Margaret Ainsworth, Mary Jane Smith, Mary Ann Holden, Doreen Marsh and Mary Geraldine Taylor. May they rest in the peace of the Lord.

Readings at Mass

	29th Sunday of OT (Year C)	30th Sunday of OT
First	Exod 17; 8 – 13	Eccl 35; 12 – 14, 16 – 18
Second	2 Tim 3; 14 – 4; 2	2 Tim 4; 6 – 8	L
Gospel	Luke 18; 1 - 8	Luke 18; 9 - 14

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

Prayers please
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Kathy Goggin (mother of Lorna Goggin who works at Stonyhurst). Please keep her family in your prayers too. Her funeral Mass will take place in St Peter’s on Wednesday 5th November at 10.30 am, followed by the interment of her ashes in St Joseph’s Cemetery.

Today
Is the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time and is also World Mission Sunday. In the gospel Jesus illustrates the importance of persistence in prayer with a story of a widow seeking justice.

Stonyhurst and SMH on half term
Half term has begun for Stonyhurst and SMH. While the boarders are away there will be no Holy Hour or Benediction on a Saturday afternoon, however, confessions will be available from 4.30pm.

Caritas Salford Campaign
Caritas Salford is asking parish communities across the diocese to join them as they seek to call for an end to child poverty. Please add your voice by filling in a pledge card after mass.

Fr Tim on Holiday
Fr Tim will be away from the parish from Monday to Friday 31st October. While he is away the 8am morning Mass will be replaced by a Eucharistic Service and Fr Adrian Howell SJ will come to celebrate Masses next weekend.

Rosary during October
The parish gathers each Wednesday in October at 7pm to pray the rosary together. This Wednesday we will gather at Linda Blakey’s House (1 Whalley Road – opposite Millie’s).

Coffee Stop
Takes place on Thursday from 1.30pm to 3pm in the Bowling Green pavilion. All welcome!

Next Sunday
Is the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time. In the gospel Jesus observes 2 people at prayer in the temple. Remember to put your clocks back one hour on Saturday. An hour extra in bed!

Mary Bailey memorial
Please keep the ideas coming in for a memorial for Mary in St Joseph’s.

Job Vacancies at St Joseph’s Primary
St Joseph’s Primary are looking to fill two posts: Cleaner and Site Manager. For details please see the school’s website.

Job vacancy at Jesuit Missions
They are looking for a Campaign’s and Advocacy manager. Check the vacancies section of their website.

Parishes meeting
The meeting with St Wilfrid’s Preston takes place next Saturday. So far we are represented by Andrew Snape and Niall Macfarlane. It would be good if someone else could join them.
The residential meeting where all the Jesuit parishes come together is from 12th – 14th November in Northamptonshire. Again, so far, we only have 2 parish reps!

Parkplay
Began last Saturday with a great turnout of children. It runs every Saturday from 10am to 12 noon in the field behind the Memorial Hall. They are looking to recruit more volunteers.

Best kept small village
Congratulations! Hurst Green has won the best kept small village in Lancashire competition. Well done to Nancy Bailey and everyone who did their part.

Looking ahead to November
All Saints Day (1st November) falls on a Saturday this year. This means that the feast is celebrated on the Sunday. So All Souls Day will be celebrated this year on 3rd November. On that Day there will be Mass in the Cemetery at 11am followed by a blessing of graves.

Statue looking for a home

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This Statue of Our Lady is 15 inches high and is looking for a new home. If you are interested, please let Adam know – he works in the Stonyhurst Refectory

Annual Mass Count
We have counted the number of people coming to Mass over the last 4 weeks. The averages are as follows: