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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   

                                                 
13th October 2024                   THE NEWSLETTER                  28th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B)

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   Margaret Ainsworth, Mary Jane Smith, Mary Ann Holden, Doreen Marsh, Mary Geraldine Taylor, Margaret Mary Duxbury and Harry Ainsworth.    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 October 2024
For a shared mission
Let us pray that the church continues to sustain a synodal lifestyle in every way, as a sign of co-responsibility, promoting the participation, communion and mission shared by priests, religious and laity.

Look at www.ThePopeVideo.org for more information

This Sunday
Is the 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time.   In the gospel Jesus encounters a rich young man who wants to find out what he must do to get to heaven.

Mass Count
Today is the last day where we count how many people come to our Sunday Masses.   These numbers become part of the national statistics of the Catholic Church.

College Cantionales
These have now arrived, and you can find copies at the end of each bench.

The 5.30pm Mass
There will be no Stonyhurst boarders with us this weekend, but the SMH boarders will be coming to the 5.30pm Vigil Mass.

The 9.30am Sunday Mass
Work has begun on restoring the classroom damaged by fire in St Joseph’s.   Work will continue until March.   Our Sunday Mass is not affected, except they have taken some of the playground space for the builders.  We are left with room for about 5 cars. If you can, park in the drop off car park in the new estate.

October devotions
During October we gather as a parish to say the rosary.  Last week 11 people gathered at Fr Tim’s house – a record number!  This Wednesday we will gather at Fran Ahearne’s house (17 Smithy Row) at 7pm.   Please use the back door!

Mass in SMH
For this week only, Mass will be in SMH on Friday at 8.30am.   It will be a Harvest Festival Mass to collect food for the food bank.

Stonyhurst Half Term
Stonyhurst and SMH break up for half term next Friday.   This means they will not be joining us for Mass or Benediction for the next three weeks.

Next Sunday
Is the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time.   In the gospel 2 of the disciples, James and John, try and bag the best seats in heaven.

World Mission Day
Next Sunday is World Mission Sunday where we focus our prayers on the Universal Mission of the Church.   There will be a second collection for the work of Missio at all the Masses next weekend.

Parish visiting
As Fr Tim will be away during the half term break.
He managed to visit some of the housebound last week.  He hopes to visit to the rest during the coming week.   He will phone ahead to make an appointment.

St Joseph’s fundraising
In the wake of the fire at St Joseph’s primary, the school has set up a fundraising page to pay for improvements to school security.   To donate please go to:  https://gofund.me/1e5565ff  

Fr Tim away
Fr Tim is hoping to be away from the parish from Monday 21st October to Thursday 31st October.    During his absence the 8am morning Masses will be replaced by communion services.   A big thank you to the Eucharistic Ministers who will be leading these. There will be no Holy Hour or Benediction on Saturday 26th October, but the weekend Masses will be at the usual times.   Fr Adrian Howell has kindly agreed to come and celebrate them.

Hopkins weekend
Takes place in Theodore House from Friday 25th – Sunday 27th October.   However, there is a possibility that parishioners can join in some of the events planned for the weekend.   Check out their website for details:  
www.hopkinssocietyuk.co.uk

Becoming a permanent deacon
Bishop John has produced a booklet which explains the process of becoming a permanent deacon.   If that might be of interest to you, please take one from the back of the church.

The Diocesan Synod
The diocese will produce 4 leaflets on different aspects of our Catholic faith.   The first two are available at the back of the church.   We will need to produce a parish response before the Synod convenes again next year.