St Benedict's | St Oswald's | |
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Sunday 21 April 4th Sunday of Easter (B) World Day of Prayer for Vocations | 10.30 am Mass (Helen Catherine Swift) | (Sat) 4.30 pm Vigil Mass (Patricia & Clarence Knowles) 8.30 am Mass (The Parishioners) 10.30 am Service at Ryfields Village |
Monday 22 April | 7.00 pm Prayer Group | |
Tuesday 23 April Solemnity of St George, Patron of England | 11.00 am Mass (Patricia Fox) |
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Wednesday 24 April | 10.15 - 11.00 am Exposition 11.00 am Mass (Margaret Jenkins) | |
Thursday 25 April Feast of St Mark, Evangelist | 11.00 am Mass (Tony Hulme) 7.00 pm Novena & Benediction |
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Friday 26 April | 12.00 noon Deanery Mass (at St Stephen's, Orford) | |
Saturday 27 April Isle of Man: St Maughold | 4.30 pm Vigil Mass (Pat Crawford) |
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Sunday 28 April 5th Sunday of Easter (B) | 10.30 am Mass (Mary Howl) | 8.30 am Mass (The Parishioners) 10.30 am Service at Ryfields Village |
USEFUL INFORMATION & RESOURCES (Updated 20 April 2024)
This Week’s Newsletter: 21-04-24
Catholic Pictorial: News – Catholic Pic
Newsletter from Irenaeus: newsletter April 24 final
Helping the People of the Holy Land: Israeli-Palestinian Crisis
Pastoral Development Bulletin (every two weeks):
PD Bulletin 2nd and 3rd Sundays of Easter
Religious Inspection Report for St Oswald’s:
Letter from CoG RE Inspection Report FINAL
Report from Archdiocesan Synodal Council:
REPORT OF THE ASC IN NOVEMBER 2023
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General Information
Pastoral Plan & Deanery Synodal Council
Parish Finance
Domestic Abuse
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Dementia
Family Life
Animal Welfare
GENERAL INFORMATION
Parish Office
Parish Administrator: Mrs Bernie Griffin
New office hours: Tuesday to Friday, 9.30 am – 2.30 pm
Telephone: (01925) 630127 Email: [email protected]
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Wednesdays: 10.15 – 10.45 am at St Benedict’s
Saturdays: After the 4.30 pm Mass at St Oswald’s
Confession is also available on request or by appointment.
Private Prayer
St Benedict’s is open for private prayer, Tuesday to Friday 9.30 am – 2.30 pm (except on Bank Holidays). Both churches are also open 30 minutes before each Mass.
Communion at Home
If you are no longer able to come to church and would like to receive communion at home, please contact the Parish Office on 630127.
Care of the Sick & Dying
(1) If you have a loved one in hospital who needs a priest urgently, please ask one of the nurses to contact the ‘On Call Catholic Priest’ rather than phoning around the parishes. This is the quickest way of getting a priest to the hospital.
(2) If you have a loved one in hospital who would like a priest to visit them, please contact Fr Dave on 630127.
(3) If you are worried about a loved one in a care home, please contact Fr Dave on 630127. Thank you.
PASTORAL PLAN
Pastoral Letter: pastoral_letter_first_sunday_advent_2021
Pastoral Plan Website: www.liverpoolpastoralplan.org.uk
Pastoral Plan Overview: overview-of-the-pastoral-plan-final
Synod One Year On: Synod – One year on – YouTube
Pastoral Plan Update: Pastoral plan update June 2022 (1)
Pastoral Plan for Families: Pastoral Plan for families
Pastoral Plan for Children: Pastoral Plan for children
Pastoral Letter (26 March 2023): Pastoral_Letter_26_March_23
Update from Priests: Update from your priests
PARISH FINANCE
There are four ways you can support the parish financially:
1) By giving to the Sunday Collection at the end of Mass.
2) By standing order. You can download a form here:
3) One-off and regular donations to the Parish can be made online here:
https://donate.liverpoolcatholic.org.uk/blessed-james-bell-warrington
4) Text giving is also available for both one-off and regular donations:
DOMESTIC ABUSE
If you are in immediate danger, call 999 and ask for the police. If you call 999 from a mobile and cannot speak, press 55 and this will connect you to the police.
National Domestic Violence Helpline:
0808 2000 247 or https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/
Practical Booklet on Domestic Abuse:
nbcw-domestic-abuse-a4-booklet
MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING
Useful resources from Public Health England and The Mental Health Foundation:
what-can-help-your-mental-health-and-wellbeing
tips-that-may-help-during-this-period-of-uncertainty
dealing-with-depression-during-coronavirus
Contacts for support: https://www.liverpoolcatholicresources.com/mental-health
Warrington Council have a great website: www.happyoksad.org.uk
New 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Line
People of all ages, including children and young people, living in Warrington who are experiencing a mental health crisis can access support through a new, 24/7, mental health crisis line: 0800 051 1508 (This is a FREE number)
Those living with Dementia and their Carers
The Archdiocese has provided links to resources which may be helpful for those living with dementia and their carers:
https://www.liverpoolcatholicresources.com/dementia
a-guide-for-carers-of-people-with-dementia
Dementia Prayer Week | RP Books
Additional Resources:
Sleep problems during the current pandemic:
sleep-problems-during-coronavirus
The importance of laughter in our daily lives:
Relaxation techniques:
relaxation-techniques-for-stress-relief
FAMILY LIFE
Messy Church for Children:
https://www.messychurch.org.uk/covid-19
Books for Parents and Children to read together:
ANIMAL WELFARE
Warrington Animal Welfare
Website: Warrington Animal Welfare
Telephone: 01925 748638 (10.00 am – 4.00 pm)
Email: [email protected]
Lucky Hens Rescue
Lucky Hens Rescue is a non profit organisation that rescues hens that are going to be slaughtered and tries to rehome them. A few parishioners have adopted hens and alerted me to the charity. You can read more here:
Lucky Hens Rescue – Lucky Hens Rescue – Non Profit Organisation – Based in Ince, Wigan
Thursday 25 April 2024 – Feast of St Mark
Pastoral Reflection on Gender
The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have issued a pastoral reflection on gender entitled, Intricately Woven by the Lord: A Pastoral Reflection on Gender.
Bishop David Oakley, Bishop of Northampton, said: “We have published this document because we know that those working in pastoral settings can find this issue complex. It is also an issue that needs to be handled sensitively.
“Accompaniment is crucial to the journey of faith, and we wish to emphasise that everyone is welcome in the Church. It is vital that as followers of Christ we imitate the boundless mercy and compassion of God as we deal with the complexity of another’s life.
“But this needs to be done with a clear understanding of the Catholic vision and understanding of the human person and a holistic view of human sexuality.”
To read or download the document:
Bishops issue pastoral reflection on gender – Catholic Bishops’ Conference (cbcew.org.uk)
Wednesday 24 April 2024
Enjoy what you have
“We live with constant pressure, from without and from within, to see more, consume more, buy more, and drink in more of life. The pressure to increase the dosage is constant and unrelenting. But this is precisely where a deliberate, willful, and hard asceticism is demanded of us. To quote Canadian theologian and author Mary Jo Leddy, we must, at some point say this, mean it, and live it: It’s enough. I have enough. I am enough. Life is enough. I need to gratefully enjoy what I have.”
Fr Ron Rolheiser, OMI
Tuesday 23 April 2024 – Solemnity of St George, Patron of England
Happy Feast Day!
Today is the Solemnity of St George, Patron and Protector of England.
St George was a Roman soldier who was martyred on this day in 303 AD during the persecution of Christians in what is now present day Israel. He became a favourite saint for the Crusades and his feast day has been kept in England since 1222.
Let us ask St George to pray for us and for all the people of our country. Here is the prayer for today’s feast in the Roman Missal:
God of hosts,
who so kindled the fire of charity
in the heart of Saint George your martyr,
that he bore witness to the risen Lord
both by his life and by his death;
grant us through his intercession, we pray,
the same faith and power of love,
that we who rejoice in his triumph
may be led to share with him
in the fullness of the resurrection.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Monday 22 April 2024
Earth Day
Heavenly Father,
you have taught us, through your servant St Francis,
that all creation is your handiwork.
Grant us your grace that we may
exercise wise stewardship of this Earth;
tread lightly upon it;
and cherish its resources;
that our children may enjoy its riches, throughout all generations,
and your name be glorified through all that you have made.
Amen.
Rt Revd David Walker
Bishop of Manchester
4th Sunday of Easter (B) – 21 April 2024
Mass Sheet we will be using in church: Mass Sheet (Easter 4B) 2024
Bidding Prayers: Bidding Prayers (Easter 4B) 2024
Reflection on the Readings: prego-easter-4-year-b-2024-1
World Day of Prayer for Vocations
Pastoral Letter: Pastoral letter Archbishop Malcolm 2024
Message from Fr Ron Johnson: Message from Vocations’ Director
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God bless,
Fr Dave
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