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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 May 2025                                    THE NEWSLETTER                          5th Sunday of Easter (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:    Ethel Mercia (Bunty) Devlin, Charles Leo Hayhurst, Marie Theresa Crotty, Edmund Arrowsmith and Francis Aloysius Holden.   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.

Prayers Please
Please keep Canon Brian McConkey, the Anglican priest at St John’s in Hurst Green, in your prayers.   He is having to take some time off because of health issues.

Praying with the Pope in May 2025
For working conditions
Let us pray that through work, each person might find fulfillment, families might be sustained in dignity, and that society might be humanised.

Look at www.ThePopeVideo.org for more information.

Today
Is the 5th Sunday of Eastertide.   In the gospel we hear how Jesus gives his disciples a new commandment – that they love one another.

Pupils at the Vigil Mass
This weekend the boarders will join us for the 5.30pm Vigil Mass.

1st Communion Preparation classes
Have resumed.   Today at 8.40am in St Joseph’s.   Please pray for our children as they prepare to receive Jesus for the first time.  Their First Communions will be celebrated at 11am on Sunday 22nd of June in St Peter’s.

Mass of the new pope’s installation
The Mass to Install Pope Leo will be televised live from St Peter’s Square on Sunday beginning at 9am our time.

Cannonball day
Tuesday is the anniversary of the battle of Pamplona during which St Ignatius was injured with a cannonball – an event which changed his life.   We will celebrate this at Stonyhurst by firing our cannons at 8.30am in front of the glass doors by the reception.

Day of prayer for survivors of sexual abuse
Tuesday is also the world day of prayer for survivors of sexual abuse.   We pray for those who have suffered at the hands of those in whom they placed their trust.

Rosary
As it is the month of May, we gather each Wednesday at 7pm to say the rosary.   This coming Wednesday we will gather at Fr Tim’s house.   All welcome.

Great Academies
Takes place this Friday and Saturday at Stonyhurst where we honour those who will be leaving college.

Next Sunday
Is the 6th Sunday of the Easter season.  In the gospel Jesus promises to send the Holy Spirit to the disciples as a helper.   

Half term
By next weekend our boarders will be on half-term.   However, there will still be Benediction at 5.15pm on Saturday and Mass at 11am on Sunday.

Feast of the Ascension
This year the feast of the Ascension will be celebrated on Thursday 29th May.   Mass that day will be at 9.30am in St Joseph’s.

Jesuit parishes to meet
6 members of the parish met with Danny Curtin about the Jesuit parishes meeting to be held in November.   Danny explained how  “accompaniment” can transform our parish relationships. There will be another occasion to meet Danny on Saturday 4th October when we will join with the parish of Preston.

Pope Leo’s first week
Pope Leo has had a busy first week in office.   He has now “taken possession” of the four papal basilicas of Rome.   We pray for him.

Best Kept village
Once more this year Hurst Green is entering the “Best Kept Village” competition.   As well as keeping our own gardens neat and tidy we can help our neighbours who might be less able to do so.   Also keep an eye on litter.

The future of the Bayley Arms Pub

A group of villagers planning to purchase and run the Bayley Arms as a community pub.  Please scan the QR code for more details.
The deadline for making a bid is 22nd May.

Parish AGM
The Parish AGM will take place at Fr Tim’s house after the 11am Mass on Sunday 15th June.   Hopefully we can enjoy some fine weather in the garden.   Fr Tim will provide liquid refreshment, but if you can please bring some food to share and a garden chair to sit on that would be great.  Put the date in your diary.   Please take a copy of last year’s accounts from the back of the church.