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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

18th October 2026 THE NEWSLETTER 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A)
Mass Schedule

Date	Time	Mass Intentions	Feast
Sa 17th	5.30pm St P’s	Lynn Gudgeon A	Vigil of the 29th Sunday of OT (Year A)
Su 18th	9.30am St J’s	For the Parish	29th Sunday of OT (Year A)
	11.00am St P’s	Sp Int for 2 sick people
Mo 19th	No Mass		St John de Brebeuf & Comps SJ
Tu 20th	8.00am St P’s	Communion Service	Weekday in Ordinary Time (Week 29)
Wed 21st	8.00am St P’s	Communion Service	Weekday in Ordinary Time
Th 22nd	No Mass		St John Paul II Pp
Fr 23rd	8.00am St P’s	Communion 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 Mary Duxbury, Harry Ainsworth, Robert Joseph Jackson, Lynne Gudgeon, Robert Johnson and Anthony Perry. May they rest in the peace of the Lord.

Readings at Mass

	29th Sunday of OT (Year A)	30th Sunday on OT
First	Isaiah 45; 1, 4 – 6	Exod 22; 21 – 27
Second	1Thes 1; 1 – 5b	I Thes 1; 5c – 10
Gospel	Matt 22; 15 - 21	Matt 22; 34 - 40

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

Praying with the Pope in October 2026
For mental health ministry
Let us pray that the mental health ministry be established throughout the church, helping to overcome

the stigma and discrimination of persons with mental illness.

Look at www.ThePopeVideo.org for more information

Prayers please
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Helen Addy, who died last weekend. She taught at the college for many years. Please keep her husband and son in your prayers too. Her funeral will take place on Tuesday 3rd November at 11am in St Peter’s, followed by a private burial.

Today
Is the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time. In the gospel the Pharisees ask Jesus about paying taxes to Caesar. His answer takes them by surprise.

Pupils on Half Term
As our pupils are on half term, there is no benediction on Saturday, but confessions are available from 4.30 to 5.15 pm. The 11am Sunday will be a quiet one.

Half term at St Joseph’s
Begins on Thursday. We hope all the staff and all the pupils have a great half term.

Prayers for peace
We continue to pray for peace in our troubled world.

Fr Tim Away
Fr Tim will be away from the parish for his holiday from Monday to Thursday 29th October. While he is away, the 8am morning Mass will be replaced with a Communion Service and Fr Adrian Howell will celebrate the weekend Masses. Thank you, Fr Adrian.

Saying the Holy Rosary as a parish

October is a special month in honour of Our Lady. We have put up the special banners in St Peter’s. We will recite the rosary as a parish every Wednesday at 7pm. Last Wednesday we had 13 people gathered at the Macfarlane residence. This Wednesday we will gather at Margaret and Michael Embery’s house (9 Avenue Road). All welcome.

Coffee Stop
Takes place in the Bowling Green Pavilion on Thursday from 1.30 to 3pm. Come along for a cuppa and a chat. All welcome.

ParkPlay
Thank you to all our regular Parkplayers. Hurst Green Parkplay has now been going for a year. Unfortunately, we do not have a Play Leader for the next few Saturdays, and there will be no Hurst Green Parkplay on until November.

Change your clocks
Don’t forget to put your clocks back one hour on Saturday.

Next Sunday
Is the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time, In the gospel the Pharisees ask Jesus about which of the commandments is the most important.

All Souls’ Day Mass in the Cemetery
Will take place on Monday 2nd November in our cemetery chapel. After the Mass all of our loved ones graves will be blessed. Also, we will bless the new Stations of the Cross.

Remembrance Sunday
This year this falls on Sunday 8th November. On that day the 9.30 Mass will be in St Peter’s. We gather at the war memorial in the village at 10.45 for the annual service. Avenue Road will be closed to traffic.

New Parish Pastoral Council
Currently 4 people has put their names forward for the new Pastoral Parish Council. Thank you. We can aim for an initial meeting shortly.

Prayers for Pope Leo
Pope Leo had an operation to remove a nodule from his lungs last Tuesday. Sadly, part of the lung was removed and proved to be cancerous, so it is likely he will need further treatment. Let’s keep him in our prayers.

Date for your diary
There is a Community Social Event on Saturday 14th November at 7pm in the Memorial Hall.
Quiz, pie and peas, bar, raffle and tombola!
Entry by ticket only - £10 pp - Contact Niall 07786 432360 or Anne 07973 729281

Retreat at Theodore House
Fr Roger Dawson SJ is leading a retreat at Theodore House entitled: 'Be still and know that I am God’: Exploring Mindfulness, Psychology and the Christian Life from Friday 20th November to– Monday 23rd November. More information and bookings via the Christian Heritage Centre website.

Mass Count
Over the past 4 weeks we have counted the number of people attending Mass

	5.30pm	9.30am	11am	Total
20 Sep	43	34	411	488
27 Sep	57	36	353	446
4 Oct	319	33	43	385
11 Oct	60	33	351	444
Average	120	34	290	443