Parish of St Wilfrid, Widnes `

Clergy:

Fr Bill Murphy 0151 495 1854

Bishop John Rawsthorne 0151 424 4021

Fr Matt Jolley 0151 422 1774

Fr Michael Fitzsimons 0151 424 2738

Fr Joe Bibby 0151 424 6641

All Saints (CE) allst_hg@hotmail.com

Revd Peter Dawkin 0151 420 4963

“Listen!

I am

standing at

the door

knocking.”

Rev 3:20

Parish Office: St Bede’s Presbytery

Appleton Village

Widnes, WA8 6EL

Opening hours this week:

Monday – Closed (Bank Hol)

Tuesday - Friday

9:00am - 5:00pm

0151 422 1772

stwilfridswidnes@gmail.com

Parish Administrators:

Susan Warburton,

Shelagh Hindley, Alex Hasson

Response to the Psalm

Happy the people the Lord has chosen as his own.

Gospel Acclamation

Alleluia, Alleluia!

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;

the God who is, who was, and who is to come.

Alleluia, Alleluia!

27th May 2018 The Most Holy Trinity (B)

Sunday (B)

Parish of St Wilfrid, Widnes

This Week’s Reflection: Just as grace gives us perfect conformity with the substance common to the three divine Persons, the

supernatural gifts which perfect the intellect and will give us a likeness to the very Persons who are

sent in that which is proper to them. Now, the supernatural gifts of grace which perfect the intellect and

the will so that we can enjoy God in this life as the object of our knowledge and love are never

possessed without the presence of the infinite Persons to whom they make us similar. Thus, the Holy

Spirit is given to us with charity, as the Apostle says: “The Charity of God is poured out into our hearts

by the Holy Spirit who is given to us”.

In the same way the person of the Son is sent co-jointly to the intellect with the light of grace, by which

we are like unto him, as the same Apostle says, in order that Jesus may dwell in our hearts by faith.

Hence, the whole man becomes the perfect image of the most glorious Trinity in the representation of

its being by grace and in the imitation of the eternal productions by the operations of the theological

virtues of faith and charity.

Retiring Collection Next Week Priests in Retirement

We pray for . . .

Those who have recently died Mary Teresa Cox Anthony Francis Kidd

And for those who are sick Margaret Cain Joan Karaski

Val Rose Archie Heron

Michael Stephen Squires Paul Moss

Joan McCallum Melvyn Castillo

Cath Woodward Brian McCann

Fr Bill Murphy

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

We welcome

Charlie Lita Percy O’Keefe

Mila Campbell Thomas Wilson

Rose Lightbody Hailie Davies-McDonald

Mikey Foster Tyler Davies – McDonald

Baptism Enquiries & Certificates Please phone the Parish Office on 422 1772. The suggested donation for certificates is £5.

All Saints CE Baptisms Please ring 420 4963 or come to the church any Tuesday evening between 6:45pm – 7:15pm during vestry time.

Confessions

Each Saturday 10:30am -11:30am St Bede’s (and upon request).

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. The next Bereavement Mass will take place

on Wednesday 13th June. Families who have

been bereaved recently can expect to receive their

invitation to this Mass in the coming weeks.

Our Lady of Walsingham

The statue of Our Lady of Walsingham is being taken on a tour of all the

English Catholic Cathedrals as part of the preparation for the rededication

of England as the 'Dowry of Mary' in 2020.

The statue will be taken to the cathedrals for a Triduum of prayer beginning

with Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. Our parish is planning a visit to the

Cathedral on Saturday June 23rd. We will be given the opportunity to see the

statue of Our Lady of Walsingham and to attend Mass at 12 noon.

The cost of the coach is £7.00, which will leave St. Bede’s church at 9.30am

and return at approximately 2pm. Please phone the parish office on 422 1772

to secure a place.

Ditch Disposables

It can be tempting when having a party or

BBQ to think of the convenience of

disposable plates, cups and cutlery.

They may lower your pile of dishes to wash,

but the time has come for us all to get

serious about paper and plastic waste.

Dear Lord,

Help us to keep mindful not only that we

are your stewards of this world, but also

that your creation is a gift for all

generations.

Amen

Book Sale

St Wilfrid’s UCM are

holding a book- sale

on Sunday 3rd June

after 10:00am Mass

in St John Fisher Hall.

All proceeds to UCM

charities.

NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS (September 2018) and

ARCHDIOCESAN SYNOD (2020)

The National Eucharistic Congress and the Archdiocesan Synod are both events that will have an impact on our lives as Catholics. To help us as

individuals, as a parish, and as an Archdiocese it is important that we prepare for these events through prayer, worship, and reflection. We are being invited and encouraged to take part in the following:

A SERIES OF PARISH TALKS ON THE EUCHARIST The Thursdays of June at the Pastoral Centre, at 1pm - 2.30pm repeated

7.30pm - 9pm

o 7th June ‘Taste and See’ Fr Grant Maddock, Priest of the Archdiocese of Liverpool

o 14th June ‘Blessed and Broken’ Mr Ged Flynn, CEO of PAPYRUS,

Prevention of Young Suicide

o 21st June ‘Changed and Transformed’ Dr Suzy Brouard, Theology Advisor to CAFOD

o 28th June ‘Radical and Inclusive’ Ms Pat Jones CBE, former Assistant

General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and Director of The Prisoners’ Education Trust

ALTAR SERVERS & YOUNG PEOPLE

If you are aged 13 – 20 you are invited to:

National Youth Congress

www.adoremusyouth.co.uk

Saturday 8th September

Echo Arena Auditorium, Liverpool

Father Matt would like to thank all the young people who responded to his invitation. The meeting

will take place on Sunday 10th June at 6:00pm in St Bede’s Presbytery.

(Pizza will be provided as promised)

Corpus Christi Procession and Benediction

Sunday 3rd June, 3:00pm St Bede’s Church – All are invited

Please come along, the procession will start in the church and go around the school car park and

back into church.

It would be lovely to see some of the children who have made their First Holy Communion this year

at the procession, if they wish to wear their first Holy Communion clothes that would make the

occasion even more special.

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Dates for your Diary

Parish Blessed Sacrament

Procession

Sunday 3rd June 3:00pm

St Bede’s Church

UCM Book Sale

Sunday 3rd June 10:30am

St John Fisher Hall

National Youth Congress

(Parish Meeting)

Sunday 10th June 6:00pm

St Bede’s Presbytery

Mary’s Meals Social

Friday 20th July

St John Fisher Hall

National Youth Congress

Saturday 8th September

Echo Arena Auditorium, Liverpool

Mary’s Meals Social

Come along and enjoy an evening of live music with ‘That

Great Little Band’ on Friday 20th July at St John Fisher

Hall.

All welcome

‘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 stwilfridswidnes@gmail.com.

We have recently started a new group, please contact us if you are interested in being part of

the process.

Trip to Haworth and Bronte Country

The next trip takes us to the beautiful Yorkshire

countryside and the village of Haworth, home of the

Bronte Family. The trip includes a conducted walk and

talk about the history of the Bronte’s with a Blue Badge

Guide. Afterwards you will be free to explore the variety

of unusual shops and eating houses, or visit the

Parsonage, where the family lived and wrote ”Jane Eyre”,

“Wuthering Heights” etc. Part of the main shopping street

is on a fairly steep hill but there are plenty of shops on the

flat. Cost is £22.50. Leaving St. Basil’s RC and All Saints

CE on Thursday 5th July at 9.30.am. and return about

7pm. All profits go to ‘Gift of Life for Zambia’

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.

Fr Anthony Afaako

Fr Anthony will be joining us once again for the summer;

his first weekend here will be 9th & 10th June.

Please could you contact the Parish Office (422 1772) if

you are able to offer lifts to enable Fr Anthony to

celebrate Masses in all 4 churches.

We look forward to having Fr Anthony back with us until

3rd September.

Priests in Concert Friday 1st June. For those who have booked a place on

the coach, please note the coach will leave St Bede’s

(front of church) at 6:00pm. There are two tickets for the

concert and two places available on the coach. If you

would like to join us please contact the Parish Office on

0151 422 1772

Co-ordinating Group

Our Parish Co-ordinating Group (Fr. Mike Fitzsimons, Pauline Rolt, Fr. Joe Bibby, Mary Rudder, Fr.

Matt Jolley, Sr. Catherine Darby, Tony Rudder, Shelagh Hindley) meets each week to try to co-ordinate

the overall development of the parish.

• The meeting started with the Archdiocesan Prayer to the Holy Spirit.

• During the main part of the meeting representatives from the Archdiocesan Surveyors’ section;

Brian Dunne; Mark Jones and Kevin Harvey, gave a presentation explaining the extensive role

of their department and what it offers to support parishes. Amongst many other things, their

work enables parishes to function safely; meet buildings guidelines/requirements; oversee

tenders; survey and advise on sites etc. The meeting provided opportunity for conversation,

queries and questions which proved very helpful.

• Conversation then took place to update the group around the General Data Protection Register.

Shelagh reported that the Archdiocese will be forwarding advice and further information shortly,

many steps towards are already in place but further action will be needed in some areas.

• Eucharistic Congress; SYNOD 2020; Parish Talks continued to be the focus for further planning

and consideration. After the Eucharistic Congress in September the parish focus will be working

towards SYNOD 2020.

Parish of St Wilfrid Celebrate First Holy Communion

Calling Extraordinary Ministers, Readers, Instrumentalists, Altar Servers, Catechists, Singers & Sacristans…

Many families from across our Parish are celebrating First Holy Communion with their children. On these very special occasions one thing that makes a huge difference to the children and their parents is the involvement of people from the wider parish community at the actual Masses.

Thank you to everybody who has volunteered so far: all Masses now have enough readers.

Altar servers, Eucharistic Ministers, Catechists and/or musicians are still required at Masses on 2nd June and 9th June.

2nd June: St Michael’s 11am - St Bede’s 1pm

9th June: St Bede’s & St John Fisher - 1pm

If you are able to take your place in supporting our families in any of the above roles please contact Susan, Shelagh or Alex on 422 1772 to confirm your availability

Mission Appeal - Kiltegan Fathers

Donations for the annual mission appeal in

our parish raised £3079.59. Thank you very

much for your kind generosity.

Oberammergau Passion Play 2020

With Fr John Gorman & Fr Tony Reynolds

A trip is planned visiting Austria and Oberammergau between 1st – 8th July 2020, a limited number of

brochures are available in the Parish Office. To book, and secure your place, or for further information

please telephone: 01942 727 271 or e mail j.gorman@rcaolp.co.uk. before June 30th, 2018

Newsletter folding Volunteers are needed to help fold the newsletter on

Saturdays, 12 noon until 1:30pm approximately. If you

are available and willing to help, please call the Parish

Office on 0151 422 1772.

THIS WEEKEND THE MOST HOLY TRINITY (B)

Saturday 26th May

5:00pm St Bede’s Mary Duffy (LD)

6:00pm St Basil’s Glynn Lefeley

Sunday 27th May

8:30am St Michael’s The O’Brien Family A.J & J.Jnr

9:00am St Bede’s Lee Briggs (2nd A) Kelly Ryan (14th A)

9:45am All Saints CE Parish Eucharist

10:00am St John Fisher Alan Morgan (1st A)

10:30am St Michael’s Joel Devitt

11:15am St Bede’s Peggy Priestley (LD)

4:30pm St Basil’s People of the Parish

ORDINARY TIME WEEK - 8 (CYCLE II) DIVINE OFFICE – WEEK 4

Monday 28th May 10:00am St Bede’s Lily & Billy Bellis

Tuesday 29th May

8:30am

9:15am

St Basil’s

St Basil’s

EXPOSITION OF BLESSED SACRAMENT

Bernard Rudd (LD)

1:30pm St Bede‘s Requiem Mass: Francis Andrew Reid

7:30pm All Saints CE Parish Eucharist

Wednesday 30th May

9:15am St John Fisher Jason Eustace

7:00pm St Bede’s Bernard McMannion (LD)

Thursday 31st May

Visitation of The Blessed Virgin Mary

9:15am

1:00pm

St Michael’s

St Bede’s

Marie Dowling (A)

Funeral Service: Carol Matthews

2:00pm Widnes Hall For Clear Test Result

Friday 1st June

St Justin, Martyr

9:15am St Basil’s Sr. Marie Fillingham (LD)

Saturday 2nd June 10:00am St Bede’s Robert Ward (A)

NEXT WEEKEND THE MOST HOLY BODY & BLOOD OF CHRIST (B)

Saturday 2nd June

5:00pm St Bede’s People of the Parish

6:00pm St Basil’s Samuel Roberts

Sunday 3rd June

Children’s Mass

8:30am St Michael’s June Sillerery (70th B’day Rem)

9:00am St Bede’s Shelia Quinn (7th A)

9:45am All Saints CE Parish Eucharist

10:00am St John Fisher Walter Behan (B’day & A)

10:30am St Michael’s Agnes (1st A) and Tom Flynn

11:15am

3:00pm

St Bede’s

St Bede’s

Lizzie Thompson (B’day Rem)

Corpus Christi Procession

4:30pm St Basil’s Mary Percival