St Benedict's | St Oswald's | |
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Sunday 14 April 3rd Sunday of Easter (B) | 10.30 am Mass (Special Intention) | (Sat) 4.30 pm Vigil Mass (The Parishioners) 8.30 am Mass (Ian Whelan) 10.30 am Service at Ryfields Village |
Monday 15 April | 10.30 am Funeral Service (Michael John Cook) | 7.00 pm Prayer Group |
Tuesday 16 April St Bernadette | 11.00 am Mass (Samuel Taylor) |
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Wednesday 17 April | 10.15 - 11.00 am Exposition 11.00 am Mass (Wilfred Dolley) | |
Thursday 18 April | 11.00 am Mass (Bill Moss) 7.00 pm Novena & Benediction |
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Friday 19 April | 11.00 am Mass (John Joseph Dean) | |
Saturday 20 April | 11.00 am & 1.00 pm First Communion Masses 4.30 pm Vigil Mass (Patricia & Clarence Knowles) |
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Sunday 21 April 4th Sunday of Easter (B) World Day of Prayer for Vocations | 10.30 am Mass (Catherine Helen Swift) | 8.30 am Mass (The Parishioners) 10.30 am Service at Ryfields Village |
USEFUL INFORMATION & RESOURCES (Updated 13 April 2024)
This Week’s Newsletter: 14-04-24
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
Wednesday 17 April 2024
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Tuesday 16 April 2024
Forgiveness
“The ability to forgive is more contingent upon grace than upon willpower. What makes forgiveness so difficult, existentially impossible at times, is not primarily that our egos are bruised and wounded. Rather, the real difficulty is that a wound to the soul works the same as a wound to the body; it strips us of our strength.”
Fr Ron Rolheiser, OMI
Monday 15 April 2024
Hillsborough
Today, we remember all those who died at Hillsborough thirty-five years ago. We remember especially Ian Whelan from St Oswald’s and his parents, Doris and Norman.
Lord,
comfort the families and the friends of the 97 who died
and all who feel their loss.
Hold them in the love that holds their loved ones.
Through Christ our Lord.
Pray for Peace
“I am following in prayer and with concern, even pain, the news that has reached us in the last few hours regarding the worsening of the situation in Israel, due to the intervention by Iran. I make a heartfelt appeal to halt any action that might fuel a spiral of violence, with the risk of dragging the Middle East into an even greater military conflict.
No-one should threaten the existence of others. May all the nations instead take the side of peace, and help Israelis and Palestinians live in two States, side by side, in safety. It is their deep and legitimate desire, and it is their right! Two neighbouring States.
Let there be a ceasefire in Gaza soon, and let us pursue the paths of negotiation, with determination. Let us help that population, plunged into a humanitarian catastrophe; let the hostages kidnapped months ago be released! So much suffering! Let us pray for peace. No more war, no more attacks, no more violence! Yes to dialogue and yes to peace!”
Pope Francis, 14 April 2024
3rd Sunday of Easter (B) – 14 April 2024
Mass Sheet we will be using in church: Mass Sheet (Easter 3B) 2024
Bidding Prayers: Bidding Prayers (Easter 3B) 2024
Reflection on the Readings: prego-easter-3-year-b-2024
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God bless,
Fr Dave
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