St Peter’s Newsletter 16, Green Lane, Hazel Grove, SK7 4EA Phone 0161 483 3476 Fax 0161 419 9592

www.stpeterscatholic.church www.churchservices.tv/stockport email admin@stpetershazelgrove.org.uk

Fr Peter Sharrocks petersharrocks@stpetershazelgrove.org.uk

Part of the Mother of God Local Pas-

toral Area In Stockport

You are all welcome to our Church We warmly welcome you all to St Peter’s. To help those who might not be familiar with the words of

the Mass, some booklets and leaflets are available at the back of the Church. Please ask a Welcomer for

one. New parishioners are invited to fill in one of the forms at the back of Church and hand to Fr Peter

or put in the collection basket.

A smile can make a person feel welcome - don’t save your smile just for people you know.

The Word of God

Sacrament of Reconciliation

will be celebrated on Saturday from 11.00-11.45am

LIVE ON THE INTERNET To access our Masses go

to www.churchservices.tv/stockport

The Diocese of Shrewsbury is a Registered Charity No 234025

First Reading Acts 8:5-8.14-17 Psalm; 65 Response Cry out with joy to God all the earth Second Reading 1 Peter 3:15-18 Gospel Acclamation Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus said: ’If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him and we shall come to him.’ Alleluia! Gospel John 14:15-21

Admin Matters Monday, 22nd May - St Thomas More’s Guild Tuesday, 30th May - St Elizabeth’s Guild Offertory Gifts Thank you for your offerings last week which amounted to £1,211.29 plus £590 by Standing Orders If you attend Mass in one of the other parishes and use envelopes from St Peter’s do please put them into the collection wher-ever you attend Mass and they will find their way back to us. This is specially important if you are on GIFT AID. Equally if you are visiting from another parish you may leave your Offertory envelope here and we will return it to the right parish - honest! FOR THOSE WHO PAY THE OFFERTORY COLLECTION BY STANDING ORDER. Could we ask you just to keep an eye on your bank statements this month and next to make sure the standing order is paid. We have moved banks from RBS to Lloyd’s and such standing orders are supposed to be being transferred but you never know with modern technology!!! Cafod - Thank you for your donations last week which amounted to £145.15 Cleaning - Team 4 are on duty this week. Callers - Could we ask that callers to the Presbytery please use the front door and also if you are putting an envelope through the letter box there is no need to ring the bell. References - WE REMIND ANYBODY WHO IS PUTTING FR PETER DOWN AS REFEREE TO CONTACT HIM IN PERSON, NOT BY PHONE OR EMAIL. THIS FOR YOUR OWN ADVANTAGE, FR PETER KNOWS A LOT OF PEOPLE BY SIGHT BUT NOT BY NAME!! ROTAS FOR READERS, EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS AND COFFEE AFTER SUNDAY 10.00am MASS ARE ALL ON THE WEBSITE

Some useful phone numbers Stepping Hill Hospital Chaplaincy 419 5889 for requests for Holy Communion

To page the Catholic Chaplain in an emergency 483 1010 and ask for Catholic Chaplain St Peter’s Primary School 0161 483 2431 St Simon’s Primary School 0161 483 9696

St James High School 0161 482 6900 Harrytown High School 0161 430 5277 Aquinas College 0161 483 3237

St Peter’s Parish Centre The Centre is available for parties (birthday, wedding, anniversary, christenings etc) Bookings are to be made as follows: Friday to Sunday bookings requiring the bar and children’s parties on Saturday should be referred to 07483 114783, or the booking line 480 0741. (If you use this number you must clearly state that you want St Peters). For all other bookings Monday to Thursday or anyone wishing to use the Meeting Room phone Helen on 07854 928 072.

THE PARISH CENTRE REQUIRE A CLEANER FOR WEEKEND WORK.

Please contact Linda if interested on 07483 114783

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Sunday Tea and coffee after the 10.00am Mass in the Parish Centre Monday Dancing in the Parish Centre from 2.00-4.00pm Tuesday Centring Prayer in the Parish Centre at 11.15am Slimming World in the Meeting Room at 7.00pm

Cubs in the Scout Hut - 7.00-8.30pm

Guides at School St Guide H.Q. - 7.45-9.30pm

Wednesday Luncheon Club in the Parish Centre at noon (Contact Margaret Hulme on 07775 162694)

Beavers in the Scout Hut - 6.00-7.30pm

Scouts in the Scout Hut - 7.30-9.30pm

Alpha in the Parish Centre at 7.00pm

Scripture Group in the Meeting Room at 7.30pm

Thursday Little Fishes in the Parish Centre at 9.30am

English Classes in the Parish Centre at 10.00am

Rosary Prayer Group in the Members’ Lounge at 7.00pm

Marriage Course R-Union in the Parish Centre at 7.00pm

Adult Choir Practice - 8.00pm-9.30pm

Friday Junior Choir Practice at 5.30pm

Children’s Rosary in the Meeting Room at 6.15pm

Praise & Worship in the Members’ Lounge at 7.30pm Saturday Irish Dancing in the Parish Centre from 10.30am-1.30pm

The next meeting of the Parish

Pastoral Team will be on

Monday, June 12th

Theatre Trips ‘‘The Play that Goes Wrong’ at The Lowry on Thursday 8th June 2017 at 7.30pm. Sold out. Tickets £27.50 each (including coach). If you have not paid please let us have this ASAP The coach leaves at 6.30pm from The Anchor. Park on the church car park.

Easter Week 6 - Year A Weekday Readings - Cycle 1

Divine Office Psalter - Week 2

Sunday 21st May 2017 - Sixth Sunday of Easter 8 30am Ernie Ball (RIP) 10.00am Colleen & JoanWhittam (RIP) 6.00pm People of the Parish Readings Acts 8:5-8.14-17; Ps 65; 1 Peter 3:15-18; John 14:15-21

Monday 22nd May 2017. - The Dedication of the Cathedral Church 12.00noon SERVICE OF THE WORD AND COMMUNION Readings Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149; John 15:26-16:4

Tuesday 23rd May 2017 12.noon SERVICE OF THE WORD AND COMMUNION Readings Acts 16:22-34; Ps 137; John 16:5-11 Wednesday 24th May 2017 - Our Lady Help of Christians 12.00noon SERVICE OF THE WORD AND COMMUNION Readings Ecclesiasticus 4:11-18; Ps 112; 1 Cor 1:18-25; John 19:25-27

Thursday 25th May 2017 - St Bede the Venerable, P.D. 12.00noon SERVICE OF THE WORD AND COMMUNION Readings Acts 18:1-8; Ps 97; John 16:16-20

Friday 26th May 2017 - St Philip Neri, P. 12.00noon SERVICE OF THE WORD AND COMMUNION Readings Acts 18:9-18; Ps 46; John 16:20-23

Saturday 27th May 2017 - St Augustine of Canterbury, B. 11.00-11.45am Exposition of The Blessed Sacrament 12.00noon Adam Pickup (RIP) 6.00pm Vigil Mass in Polish 6.00pm Vigil Mass at St Philip’s Readings Acts 18:23-28; Ps 46; John 16:23-28

Sunday 28th May 2017 - The Ascension of The Lord 8 30am People of the Parish 10.00am Susan Morrison (RIP) 6.00pm Bill Garrard (RIP) Readings Acts 1:1-11; Ps 46: Ephesians 1:17-23; Matthew 28:16-20

NORTHERN CATHOLIC CONFERENCE at Liverpool Hope University 9th-11th June 2017. You can attend for the full weekend or a day. Booking required for either. Please see Notice Board for full details. EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS We would like to appoint some new Eucharistic Ministers to assist at Mass and sometimes with visits to the sick and house-bound. There is a particular shortage at the 6 00 p.m. Mass on Sundays. I would be happy to accept nominations or volunteers. Fr Peter

Fr Peter is going to Rome for a few days this week - a change from Lyme Park!!

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the sick - we pray for all those who are sick, remembering, all those in the parish, in our hospitals and nursing homes. We also remember those who are housebound and are unable to come to Mass.

lately dead - Joyce Peggy Barry. May she rest in peace. Funeral Service at the Rowan Chapel, Stockport Crematorium on 31st May at 2.30pm, and Jenny Southward whose funeral took place on Friday May 19th

those whose Anniversaries occur at this time - Rosemary Crewdson, Gerald Francom, Peter Webb, Sue Morrison, Bill Garrard, Angela Kennerley, Irene Mary King, Patrick Sherry, Paul Edwards, Alex Simpson, Kathleen Jones, Thomas Holland, Mary Ingham, Terence Royle, Amy Gillett, Kath Smart, James Leyden

PRAYER INTENTIONS We have left a file in the Lady Chapel and invite you to write there any particular intentions for prayer that you may have and we would ask that if you go to light a candle you include in your prayers all the inten-tions mentioned in the prayer file.

To prepare for this prayer, spend a few moments asking the Holy Spirit to open your mind and heart to hear this Word being spoken to you today.

Six Sunday of Easter (Year A) - John 14:15-21

J esus said to his disciples: ‘If you love me you will keep my commandments. I shall ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you for ever, that spirit of truth whom the world can never receive since it neither sees or knows him; but you know him, because he is with you, he is in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come back to you. In a short time the world will no longer see me; but you will see me, because I live and you will live. On that day you will understand that I am in my Father and you in me and I in you. Anybody who receives my commandments and keeps them will be one who loves me; and anybody who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I shall love him and show myself to him.’

Copyright…1966, 1967 & 1968 by Darton, Longman & Todd, & Doubleday & Co. Inc. and used by permission1.

1. Spend some time quietly and reading and rereading the passage, noting the words/phrases that draw your attention.

2. Take time to be with the disciples. Hearing Jesus’ promise to remain with you – whatever the struggles, Jesus is with you.

3. Notice your thoughts, feelings… 4. Allow the truth of this to take route more deeply – respond to Jesus 5. What might your Gospel ‘motto’ for the coming week be.

For those who find these gospel reflections helpful you may wish to look at www.wednesdayword.org where you can see next Sun-day’s reading and reflection by Dom Henry Wansbrough OSB

Diocesan News

PILGRIMAGES 2017 DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES All are invited to join this year's pilgrimage to Lourdes which will take place between 27/28 July and 3/4 August. The theme of the Pilgrimage is “The Almighty has done great things for me!" Brochures and Booking Forms can be downloaded from the Pilgrimage Website www.shrewsburypilgrimage.co.uk or can be obtained from the Pilgrimage Office: St Al-ban's, 30 Mill Lane, Wallasey CH44 5UD or from Fr Peter Because of the lower value of the pound against the euro there will be a price rise on last year. We would be pleased to hear from any doctors or nurses who would like to join the Pilgrimage Team. For more information contact the Pilgrimage Director, Fr David Long, at the above address or telephone 0151 638 1520.

DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND. This year the diocese are planning a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and including a Youth section which will be open to young people who will be in the equivalent of Sixth Form next autumn to the age of 25. It will run in October from October 22nd—29th alongside the usual pilgrimage to the Holy Land from October 23rd—30th. Details of both are on the Diocesan website http://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/news/local-news/diocesan-noticeboard

"YOUR VOICE MATTERS" - YOUTH POLL In 2018, Pope Francis will meet Bishops and others to talk about Youth, Faith and Vocational Discernment. At this gathering, they will discuss how the Catholic Church can accompany young people in their faith and help them to hear God’s call. If you are aged between 13-29 years old, the Catholic Church in England and Wales would like to hear from you, we want to hear what life is like, your thoughts on faith and connection with the Catholic Church. To help you tell us we have created a Mega Youth Poll that you can access using this link https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/parish-youth-poll or by searching for 'Catholic Mega Youth Poll.' If you are over this age limit but would like to help. Poll closes on 5th June.

Music Workshop: 'Singing the Mass' on Saturday 24 June 2017 at St Winefride's, Neston from 10am-3pm. Led by Frances No-villo, this workshop is for anyone who sings or plays at church and will be an opportunity to meet musicians from other par-ishes. Cost is £10 per person which will include lunch. For full details and booking please visit www.stwinefridesneston.org.uk/music or contact Louise Wilkinson - 0151 336 1096. See Notice Board.

This year is the centenary of the apparitions of Our Lady in Fatima. To mark the centenary that National Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima is visiting the Cathedrals of England and Wales, accompanied by the relics of Blessed Jacinta and Blessed Francisco. The statue will be at our Cathedral on the weekend of the 20th and 21st of May (please see the poster for details) and we look forward to welcoming you as pilgrims

The Diocese is seeking to establish a Youth Mission Team and there are two vacancies, for a Director of the Team and for a Team member. Details can be found on the poster displayed on the noticeboard or on the website at http://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/about-us/curia/vacancies . The establishment of this team has been made possible through the Our Mission Together initiative and the generosity of those parishes which have already taken part.

.Local Pastoral Area News QUIZ NIGHT : THURSDAY 1ST JUNE 7.30PM - IN THE POD AT ST BERNADETTE'S BRINNINGTON - ENTRY £5 PER TEAM [4 people] teas and coffees available or you can bring your own beverages to enjoy (alcoholic/non-alcoholic) TELEPHONE Tony Dunley 480 9947 or Tony Cain 494 7784 for more information and to let us know numbers - please come and bring some friends if you can.

Parish Events

CAR PARKING Please be aware that the roads around here are all reserved for residents’ parking and

that the Traffic Wardens do patrol on Sunday mornings. Beware of parking on Asda’s car park because they have strict conditions. If necessary you can double park on the parish car park beginning at the back of the parish centre but be prepared to move your vehicle

immediately after Mass. WALKING GROUP The next walk today. Meet at Whaley Bridge Station car park on the A6 for a 10.00am start. Walk towards Windgather Rocks then round and back on the other site of the ridge to Todbrook Reservoir. 1 km on the road and a steep climb on the way up to Windgather Rocks. PARISH MAGAZINE ISSUE 2 After a successful launch of the Parish Magazine at Easter, we would like to say a big THANKYOU for the many positive comments we have received about the first issue. We are now in the process of putting together articles for Issue 2, which will be available on the 22nd July 2017. Again we cannot produce a magazine without your help so please contribute an article or a news item etc. We welcome contributions from all sources – our young people and not so young people; share some snippets about your involvement in our parish community in words and pictures. Please email Terry at terrythiele@hotmail.co.uk. with any copy and photos. NOTE: The cut-off date for receiving copy for the next issue is Sunday 17th June.

QUIZ NIGHT On Friday 16th June we are holding a quiz night starting at 7.30 pm in the Parish Centre. Tickets: Adults £6, students £4 includes supper. Teams of up to 8. All proceeds to be split between the Lourdes and Lambs groups. Everyone welcome. Tickets will be available next weekend after Mass.

SVP HOUSEBOUND MASS All our guests thoroughly enjoyed gathering together to celebrate Mass followed by a delicious lunch in the meeting room. It was a chance for them to greet familiar faces and exchange news, all of which would not have been possible without the help and support of all those involved especially our parish divers. A special thank you to Fr Bernard, who travelled to assist Fr Peter, and also to Eileen and Chris for the music during the service.

ANNUAL SVP FUND RAISING WALK The walk this year to help finance the SVP Children’s Camp will be on Sunday 4th June starting at noon. Meet at the Coffee Shop, Higher Poynton

PREPARATION FOR SACRAMENTS FIRST COMMUNION CELEBRATIONS We keep the children who are preparing to receive Holy Communion for the first time, and their families, in our prayers. Yesterday the final group of children for this year received Holy Communion for the first time at the 12 noon Mass and we celebrate with: Amelia Bamber, Lydia Chapman, Aidan Deighton, Eve Kershaw, Emily Moran, Jamie Nicklin-Dyson, Molly Nutton, Olivia Pimlott, Emily Thompson, Clara Zelhof. BAPTISMAL COURSE. If you would like to have your children Baptised here at St Peter’s, please contact Fr Peter or Karen Haines at justasec55@hotmail.com or 07939 052 357 who will register you on to your preferred course. The next available dates this year are; June 18th, 25th; July 2nd; then after the summer holidays: September 10th, 17th, 24th; October 15th, 22nd, 29th; No-vember 26th; December 3rd, 10th; and next year (what already?!) 2018 January 7th, 14th, 21st; February 18th, 25th; March 4th. Each course takes up three Sunday mornings after the 10 00am Mass and on the first Sunday families are introduced at Mass and receive a bible

THE CONFIRMATION PROGRAMME. The next session will be on 21st June in the Meeting Room from 6.30-8.00pm. The Elec-tion Masses will be on the weekend of 10th/11th June.

CHRISTIANS UNITING IN GREATER MANCHESTER Walk of Unity - Saturday 10th June: Salford Cathedral 10.00am Gather to Wor-ship; St Ann’s Square 11.15am Open air Worship; Manchester Cathedral 12 noon United Celebration. The walk between Salford and Manchester Cathedrals is supported by all the leaders of the main church traditions across Greater Manchester.

St. Mary's Parish, Heaton Norris, is celebrating 150 years of life in October and would like to collect people's memories of their (and their grand/parents' ) time in the parish – photographs, stories, etc - for a display that goes as far back as we can. If you can help us with this, please send us your reminiscences! We would very much appreciate any pictures you are willing to share. Email: st.marys.heaton.norris@gmail.com or by post to Memories of St Mary's, c/o St Winifred's, Mauldeth Rd, Stockport, SK4 3NB.

THY KINGDOM COME Thy Kingdom Come invites Christians around the world to pray between Ascension and Pentecost for more people to come to know Jesus Christ. What started out as an invitation from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York in 2016 to the Church of England has grown into an international and ecumenical call to prayer. In his role as Joint President of the Council of Churches for England, Car-dinal Vincent says: ‘To have a week of prayer for Christian mission is just a wonderful thing. Please do join in before Pentecost this drive to pray together for the gift of God’s spirit for our mission. We know how rich Pentecost is in the life of the Church from its very beginning. That richness can be ours too, if we ask God for it. Individuals, families and parishes are invited to Pledge to Pray. This is done by logging on to the Thy Kingdom Come website, and each pledge lights up a dot on worldwide map. Please do consider making a pledge to pray for evangelisation during this period. Also available today is a leaflet with prayers and intentions for each day of the novena.

THE PRAYER FOR THY KINGDOM COME PLEASE PRAY THIS PRAYER EACH DAY FROM THIS THURSDAY TILL PENTECOST Almighty God, your ascended Son has sent us into the world to preach the good news of your kingdom: inspire us with your Spirit and fill our hearts with the fire of your love, that all who hear your word may be drawn to you, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

For Conversation: The ways in which your parish community renews its ways of

keeping Christ’s commandments.