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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   

21st December 2025                      THE NEWSLETTER                    Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Mass Schedule                                                                                                                                                      

(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:   John Myerscough, Clifford Wilkinson, Mary Josephine Brown, Leonard Scott, Pearl Heller. James Wilcock, William Duxbury, Michael Crotty, Francis Bretherton, Richard Platt, Carol Ann Thomasson and Florence Shallman.  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 December 2025
For Christians in areas of conflict.
Let us pray that Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope.

Look at www.ThePopeVideo.org for more information

Today
Is the 4th Sunday of Advent.   In the gospel Joseph is told in a dream to take Mary as his wife.

Advent wreath
Today we light the fourth and final candle on the Advent wreath.   The fourth candle is the candle of love.   It is because he loved the world so much that the Father sent his Son to save us.

Jesuit visitors to Theodore House
35 overseas Jesuits studying in Britain are gathering at Theodore House this weekend for a meeting.   We hope they will join in the 11am Sunday Mass.

Piety Stall Restocked
Are you stuck for a last minute Christmas present – check out the piety stall at the back of St Peter’s.

Foodbank
A huge thank you to all those who contributed to the food bank.   Your donations have made a real difference to many people, enabling them to celebrate Christmas.

Parish Visiting
Fr Tim was delighted to visit 11 people in their homes last week to bring them Holy Communion and to administer the sacrament of the anointing.   We pray for them at this time of the year.

Weddings this week
Please pray for two couples who will be celebrating the sacrament of marriage in our church soon:  Josh Worthington and Lauren Jones and also for Liam Kirby and Stephanie Duxbury.   We wish them every happiness.

Next Sunday
Is the feast of the Holy Family.  In the gospel Joseph has to flee to Egypt with Mary and Jesus to escape the wrath of Herod.

St Carlo Acutis relics
Are coming to the diocese in January.   They will be at St Mary’s Church, Burnley on 28th and 29th January 2026.   School visits will be organised during the daytime and parishioners can visit in the evenings.

Crib Offerings
This year will go to the Friends of The Holy Land, who will use the money to support Christians in this war-torn part of the world.

Christmas Mass times
Sat     20th Dec   4.30pm  Confessions in St Peter’s
5.30pm  Mass in St Peter’s
(4th Advent)
Sun   21st Dec     9.30 am Mass in St Joseph’s
(4th Advent)
11.00am Mass in St Peter’s
(4th Advent)
Tue  23rd Dec     8.00am  Mass in St Peter’s
(weekday in Advent)

Wed 24th Dec    5.00pm  Carols in St Peter’s
5.30pm  Mass including                    
procession to crib In St Peter’s                     
(please bring your baby Jesus)
(Vigil Mass of Christmas)
                            8.30pm  Carols  in St Peter’s
9.00pm  Mass of Christmas
in St Peter’s
(Mass of Christmas in the night)
                       NB:  There is NO Mass at MIDNIGHT.

Thu    25th Dec    9.30am  Mass in St Joseph’s
(Christmas Day)
11.00am Mass in St Peter’s
(Christmas Day)

Fri      26th Dec    8.00am  Communion Service
in St Peter’s
(St Stephen)

Sat     27th Dec    4.30pm Confessions available  
                            5.30pm Mass 
(Holy Family)
Sun    28th Dec   9.30am Mass in St Joseph’s  
(Holy Family)
11.00am Mass in St Peter’s  
(Holy Family)
Thu     1st Jan      9.30am New Year’s Day Mass