parish of st wilfrid, widnes
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Parish of St Wilfrid, Widnes
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Fr Carl Mugan 0151 422 1774
Mrs Jessy Mottram-Noé 0151 422 1778 Parish Pastoral Associate
Fr Bill Murphy 0151 495 1854
Fr Michael Fitzsimons 0151 424 2738
Fr Joe Bibby 0151 424 6641
Bishop John Rawsthorne 0151 424 4021
“Listen!
I am
standing at
the door
knocking.”
Rev 3:20
St Wilfrid’s Parish Office
St Bede’s Presbytery
Appleton Village
Widnes, WA8 6EL
Opening hours
Monday to Friday
9:00am until 5:00pm
0151 422 1772
Parish Administrators
Susan Warburton
Shelagh Hindley
Shelagh Murphy
Response to the Psalm
My lips will tell of your help.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, Alleluia!
I am the Way, the Truth and the Life, says the Lord;
no one can come to the Father except through me.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
3rd February 2019 Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time (C)
Thirs
Confessions:
Each Saturday 10:30am -11:30am St Bede’s Church (and upon request)
This Week’s Reflection
This weekend the Church has celebrated the Feast of the ' Presentation of the Lord ' It is traditionally
celebrated 40 days after the birth of the Lord and is the official conclusion of the season of Christmas.
It is for this reason that many Catholic churches throughout the world still keep this tradition alive
and do not dismantle their cribs until after the celebration of the 2nd of February. (Fr Joe still had his
crib up in the porch of his house at St Basil's until midday on Saturday!!!)
The origins of the Feast has its roots in the Gospel of St Luke 2: 22 - 40. Where we read about the
presentation of the child Jesus in the Temple and the extraordinary sequence of events that took
place there. It certainly brings alive that old saying that ' God works in mysterious ways ' and always
takes us by surprise.
The scene in the Temple is no exception where God revealed his intentions for the world through
that epiphany of the old man Simeon. Luke tells us that Simeon was an ordinary upright man whose
greatest wish and prayer was that God would allow him to be alive to see the prophecy fulfilled,
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PARISH WEBSITE: catholicchurches-widnes.org.uk
We pray for . . .
Those who have recently died
Joseph Hardman Mary Yates
And for those who are sick
Margaret Cain Paul Moss Brian McCann Melvin Castillo Val Rose Kath Woodward Pat Lambert Nev Conroy Josie Conroy Flo Reid George Lowe
If you know of someone who is sick & would appreciate their name
being placed on the list, please contact the Parish Office on 422 1772.
The name of the sick person will appear for 6 weeks, this can be
renewed by contacting the Parish Office. We can only place names in
the Newsletter with the consent of the sick person.
Baptism Enquiries
Please phone Parish
Office on 422 1772.
Baptism Certificates
The suggested donation
for certificates is £5;
please call the Parish
Office – 422 1772 – to
make request.
little dreaming of course that he would be the one chosen by God to announce the fulfilment of the
prophecy. No one was more surprised than Joseph and Mary when they stood there mystified at
the things being said about their son as Simeon took the child in his arms, he thanked God with
those immortal words on his lips of the " The Nunc Dimittis” (Gospel of Luke 2: 29 – 32) ‘a light to
enlighten the Gentiles and the glory of your people Israel'.
In the liturgical celebration of the Feast of the Presentation on 2nd February the Church uses the
symbol of light in proclaiming Jesus as the Light of the Nations with the blessing and procession of
candles at the beginning of the service. Fr Bill
Wednesday Evening Masses
As part of our Wednesday evening Mass schedule bereaved families are invited to come along to a
Bereavement Mass within a month or two of their loss. Our next Bereavement Mass is to take place
on Wednesday 6th February, 7:00pm at St Bede’s.
Please remember those who have died and their families in your prayers.
Frank Hurst Brian Smith Pauline Smith Mary Meaden Henry Malone Paul Webster Stephen Dundon David Haydock Teresa Moss Dennis White Joan Wilcox Catherine Redmond Thomas Higginson Kevin McCarthy Alice Yearsley
Families who have been bereaved recently can expect to receive their invitation to the next Mass in
coming weeks.
SYNOD 2020
Father, we thank you for the love you have shown us in the gift of Jesus, your Son.
We thank you for the gift of the Church, through which you show us that you are always with us
and are always at work in our lives. As we journey together to Synod 2020 help us to become the
Church that you are calling us to be. May your Holy Spirit be powerfully at work among us.
Strengthen each of us and guide Francis, our Pope and Malcom, our Archbishop.
Help us to respond to the challenges of our times in new ways to bring your love to all our sisters
and brothers. We make this prayer through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
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Dates for your Diary
SYNOD 2020 Service Sunday 3rd February 3pm Metropolitan Cathedral Bereavement Mass Wednesday 6th February 7pm St Bede’s Church
Staycation
Air travel is one of the biggest ways that
individuals increase their carbon footprint. It
is thought that a single return flight from
London to New York contributes to almost a
quarter of the average person’s annual
emissions.
There are so many amazing places to
explore in the UK which involve a much
lower emission and also support the UK
economy; Cheshire countryside, beautiful
Scottish Lochs, the Lake District, Wales, to
name just a few.
All Saints Church of England
Information
We are the Anglican part of the Shared
Church of St Basil and All Saints and have
been blessed by our ecumenical partnership
with our Catholic brothers and sisters.
Contact Information
Revd Peter Dawkin
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 0151 420 4963
Anglican Baptism & Wedding Enquiries
Please ring or come to the church any
Tuesday evening between 6:45pm –7:15pm
during vestry time.
Service Times
Sunday: 9:45am - Family Eucharist
Tuesday: 7:30pm - Holy Communion
Ecumenical Morning Prayer
9:05am Monday, Wednesday
and Thursday
News on SYNOD 2020
Following the initial Archdiocesan Open Evenings,
our own Parish Open Evening and much
conversation a good number of people came
forward offering to be considered as a SYNOD
member.
Parishes/Pastoral Areas were asked to take into
account certain considerations in relation to
membership as a whole, with this in mind the
following parishioners; pastoral associate and
priests are Synod members for St Wilfrid’s;
Our Parish Synod Members:
Fr. Joe Bibby, Francis Xavier Fernandes,
Fr. Mike Fitzsimons, Paul Higginson,
Sue Horley, Shirley Jones, Peter Moriarty,
Jessy Mottram-Noe, Fr. Carl Mugan,
Fr. Bill Murphy, Molly Neild,
Bishop John Rawsthorne,
Annemarie Roberts, Denise Roberts,
Pauline Rolt, Tony Rudder,
Sophie Volynchook, Susan Warburton.
World Day of Prayer
Come – Everything is Ready!
Praying for Slovenia
A Service for Everyone
Friday 1st March 2019 at 2:00pm
St John’s Church, Greenway Road, WA8 6HA
All are welcome!
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility
For safeguarding issues concerning children, young people or vulnerable adults within the Parish of St Wilfrid, please ring 422 1779. However, if there is an immediate risk of significant harm, contact the Police (999) without delay.
MONTHLY HOLY HOUR AND BENEDICTION
There will not be a Holy Hour this Sunday, 3rd
February because of the Service for Synod 2020
in the Cathedral. Thereafter there will no longer
be a monthly Holy Hour, but there will be one on
the Sundays of Lent beginning on March 10th.
Heritage Talk at St Marie’s A History of Crossing the River Mersey
Between Runcorn & Widnes
Saturday 16th February at 2pm
Places at the talk are free, but they are limited in number and attendees must reserve their places before the day. You can reserve your place by contacting Matthew Roberts on (01928) 592 405 or [email protected]
‘How do I become a Catholic?’ Listen, I am standing at the door knocking!
The Parish of St Wilfrid can offer you a chance to
meet like-minded people… to share conversation
together, in a warm and friendly atmosphere… to
provide a place where some of the questions that
may puzzle you can be explored… to have time and
space to discern if you are being called to a Catholic
way of life. For more information speak to Pauline
Rolt on 0151 422 1777 or email
Sacrament of Reconciliation
During this week the children of our parish who are
preparing to make their First Holy Communion in the
Summer will be celebrating the Sacrament of
Reconciliation for the first time.
As they gather with their families and catechists, we
keep them in our prayers.
ALTAR SERVERS
Over the next few weeks you may notice in
the four churches of our parish that the
altar servers are seated in a different place
to where they have been so far. The
reason behind this is to make them a more
visible part of the Liturgy, and especially to
give more prominence to the ministry of the
young people in the parish.
Newsletter Printing Team New rotas are now ready for collection from the Parish Office.
Walsingham Pilgrimage
Sunday 8th to Tuesday 10th
December 2019
This year’s Walsingham Pilgrimage has
been booked and, as ever, is expected to
be very popular; many people often want to
return. We know demand for places will be
extremely high so, if you wish to reserve a
place please contact the Parish Office as
soon as possible – 0151 422 1772.
Bookings can only be taken on the basis of
non ensuite rooms as we are not sure what
will be available.
The Knights’ Choir needs Gentlemen Singers!
The Knights’ Choir has for many years provided a
service available to people and organisations within
the town to entertain in afternoon clubs and
residential homes etc. One of the choir’s main
services is to be available to the bereaved, to lead
the singing at family funerals when required.
However, if the choir’s future is to be assured, it now
needs to recruit more singers, particularly male
singers. If you are a retired gentleman and have
some free time on weekday mornings and are
interested in becoming involved please contact Roy
(424 1924) or Brendon (420 0611).
Audition not required and little travelling is involved
as most engagements are in and around the Widnes
area. The choir donates, on average, £5,000 per
year to local causes.
Parishes supporting refugees
and asylum seekers
‘JUST CHAT’ a short workshop to help
parish communities show a welcome face
to the people arriving in our towns - often
isolated and vulnerable – is from 10 – 1 on
Saturday 16th February at St Benedict’s,
Rhode St, Warrington. WA2 7QE. The
session is free to attend but please try to
register: email [email protected]
Tel: 0151 522 1081
Catholic Singles is an organisation which helps
single Catholics of all ages (over 18 years) meet
other single Catholics, either one to one or through
social events. For further information visit
www.catholicsingles.org.uk or tel. 0161 941 3498
Co-ordinating Group
Our Parish Co-ordinating Group (Fr. Mike
Fitzsimons, Pauline Rolt, Fr. Joe Bibby, Mary
Rudder, Fr Carl Mugan, Catherine Darby SND,
Jessy Mottram-Noé, Tony Rudder, Shelagh
Hindley) meets each week to try to co-ordinate
the overall development of the parish.
• The meeting started with shared
reflections on the Gospel for this
Sunday.
• This week the group were at Parbold for
the Away Day and were joined by Martin
Miller, (Chief Operating Officer
Archdiocese of Liverpool) and Susan
Warburton from the Administration
Team.
• The main focus of the day was to share
thoughts, ideas and reflections on the
following areas of parish life;
➢ Administration
➢ Co-ordination
➢ Finance
➢ Buildings/Site Management
➢ Communication
➢ Staff/Line Management
• To aid discussion the group looked at;
what happens currently; what
systems/structures do we have to aid
the smooth running of the Parish; what
systems/structures do we have, (exist
in), that might hinder the smooth
running of the Parish?
• Further considerations and
developments will continue over the
coming weeks.
PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 19th – 26th July 2019
Cost: £735.00 per person in a
shared room. Single room supplement £175.
Spiritual leader: Fr Joe Bibby
Price includes: Return flight Manchester –
Carcasonne, Coach transfers, 1x22kg suitcase
per person, Airport duty and passenger taxes, 7
nights’ full board at Hotel Paradis, Lourdes
Liverpool Archdiocesan Pilgrimage handbook.
We will participate in the full Archdiocesan
Pilgrimage Programme as well as additional
parish events:
To secure a place a deposit of £200 is
required. Cheques should be made payable
to “St Wilfrid’s Lourdes Fund” (Travel
Insurance is available if required.)
For more information please contact:
Ged Glover 423 2416, George Sadler 424 6201
or Parish Office 422 1772.
A CHANCE TO MEET JESSY MOTTRAM-NOÉ, OUR NEW PARISH PASTORAL ASSOCIATE
Jessy has started working in the parish this week. She will be joining the existing group of clergy and the parish co-ordinating group as well as focussing initially on some specific areas of work including support for children and families and some of the LiveSimply initiatives. In addition Jessy will be taking the lead in supporting our preparation and involvement with Synod 2020.
If you haven’t had the chance to meet her yet, she will be at the weekend Masses as follows:
Sunday 3rd February: 10.00am Children’s Mass at St John Fisher’s Sunday 10th February: 9.00am Mass at St Bede’s 11.15am Mass at St Bede’s 4.30pm Mass at St Basil’s
Mission Box Collectors
Message from Helen Orme:
After 24 years of sterling work by Maureen
Adams I have taken over as Local Secretary for
the Red Mission Boxes. Please could promoters,
that is those people emptying the Red Boxes,
make themselves known to me. I can be
contacted on 07701 349646.
We are always short of promoters. If you would
be willing to collect a few boxes in your
neighbourhood, could you also give me a call on
the above-mentioned number.
THIS WEEKEND FOURTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME(C)
Saturday 2nd February
5:00pm St Bede’s Edmond Scriven
6:00pm St Basil’s David Rowlands (A)
Sunday 3rd February
Children’s Mass
8:30am St Michael’s Mary McKeown (4th A)
9:00am St Bede’s Jean Hunt (LD)
10:00am St John Fisher A special intention
10:30am St Michael’s Kathleen O’Brien (1st A)
11:15am St Bede’s David Lynn Syers (A)
4:30pm St Basil’s People of the Parish
WEEKDAY MASSES DIVINE OFFICE WEEK 4
Monday 4th February 9:15am St Bede’s Veronica Mitchell (LD)
Tuesday 5th February ST AGATHA, VIRGIN & MARTYR
8:30am St Basil’s EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
9:15am St Basil’s Marie Meaden (LD)
11:15am Saints Peter & Paul College:
Catherine, Eileen & Paula Martin (B’day & A)
11:30am Widnes Crem. Funeral Service: Michael Sinnott
Wednesday 6th February ST PAUL MIKI & COMPANIONS
9:15am St John Fisher Frank Hurst (LD)
7:00pm St Bede’s Bereavement Mass
Thursday 7th February
9:15am St Michael’s Thomas Higginson (LD)
2:00pm Halton View Care Home:
For all residents in our nursing homes
Friday 8th February 9:15am St Basil’s Wally Bridson (LD)
Saturday 9th February 10:00am St Bede’s Kath, Ron & Stephen McCormick (B’day Rem & 1st A)
NEXT WEEKEND FIFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME (C)
Saturday 9th February
5:00pm St Bede’s People of the Parish
6:00pm St Basil’s Fred & Mary Murphy & Domingo Bernard (A)
Sunday 10th February 8:30am St Michael’s Alec Rowse (A)
9:00am St Bede’s Patrick Orton (B’day Rem)
10:00am St John Fisher Irene Glynn & Margaret Platt
10:30am St Michael’s Elizabeth Jean Keouski (1st A)
11:15am St Bede’s John Michael (2nd A) & Mary Dolan (B’day Rem)
4:30pm St Basil’s Edward Burke (20th A)
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