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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   

29th June 2025                           THE NEWSLETTER                      Feast of Sts Peter and Paul (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:    William James Cross, Elsie Marie Hardwick, John Ignatius Hayhurst, Mary Catherine Grayson and Margaret Shepherd.
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 July 2025
That we may again how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life and reject everything that leads us astray from Christ and the Gospel.

Look at www.ThePopeVideo.org for more information

Mary Bailey

Died yesterday morning.   Fr Tim was called to anoint her last Wednesday.   Please remember her in your prayers. Funeral details will be published when known.

Today
Is the Feast of St Peter and St Paul.   In the gospel Peter is given the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Today is the patronal feast of our church, St Peter’s.

Pupils at the vigil Mass
This weekend the boarders will be attending the 5.30pm Mass on Saturday.   This means that the 11am Sunday Mass will be a quiet one.

The 9.30am Mass is St Joseph’s
Will be a thanksgiving Mass for our First Holy Communion children.   In the Mass they will be presented with their certificates.

Day by Day
Please take a copy of the July issue of Day by Day from the back of the church.

Missio Appeal
If you still have red box that needs to be counted, please bring it back to church as soon as you can.   We want to work out the total for this year.

Term ends
The Stonyhurst term ends on Wednesday and SMH on Friday.   Stonyhurst will mark the end of Term with an open-air Mass at 3pm. SMH also has an end of year Mass on Wednesday afternoon.

Next Sunday
Having celebrated special feast days for the past few Sundays we go back to Ordinary Time.   We resume with the 14th Sunday (year C) where the gospel Jesus sends out 72 disciples to visit the towns and villages he himself will visit.

Fr Tim away
Fr Tim will be away from the parish from next Sunday to Wednesday 9th July.   While he is away the morning Mass at 8am will be replaced by a communion service.

Holy Hour and Benediction over the summer
Very few parishioners now come to the Holy Hour and Benediction on a Saturday evening.   Fr Tim has decided to suspend it over the summer, but it will resume once the pupils return.   He will still be available for confessions in St Peter’s on a Saturday from 4.30pm.

Parish Confirmations
The bishop has given a date for confirmations for candidates from the Ribble Valley churches (Clitheroe, Whalley and Stonyhurst).   Confirmations will be on Tuesday 23rd September at 7pm in a church to be decided.
To be confirmed you must:
*Be a baptised Roman Catholic
*Be in year 8 or above
*Live or worship in one of these parishes
*Complete the on line registration form
*Complete the preparation course (at St Augustine’s for their pupils or at St Peter’s for others).

click on: https://forms.gle/4osjbJBsabGb7gu5A

St Augustine’s Addams Family production
St Augustine’s is putting on a production of the Addams Family over 4 nights: 8th July to 11th July.   The programme starts at 7pm.   Tickets:  £9.00.
Contact the school for bookings: 01254 823362

Parish AGM
Thanks to those who made this such a memorable event.   The weather was kind to us on the day.

St Ignatius day Celebrations
This year will be at St Wilfrid’s in Preston on Thursday 31st July.   Mass will be celebrated at 6pm, followed by a Bar-b-Que.   All welcome.   Please note, there is no longer free parking in Winkley Square after 6pm.    Perhaps those going can share transport?

Date for your Diary
Once more Caritas Salford is holding a sponsored walk to raise funds.   They are doing the Tolkien Trail on Saturday 13th September.   More information on their website.