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Catholic Parish Community of
St Maximilian Kolbe An Evangelising Parish Serving the Catholic
Communities of St. Edward’s and Holy Spirit
Pastoral area of Runcorn and Frodsham
North Cheshire Regional Deanery of the Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury
Parish Priest: Father Peter Wright
St Edward’s Church, Ivy Street, Runcorn. WA7 5NZ.
Holy Spirit Church, Fernhurst, Halton Brook, Runcorn. WA7 2NJ
Parish Telephone No. 01928 577755
Email: [email protected]
Parish Representatives. Peter Keig, Margaret Morgan.
Parish News
Holy Mass Times and Liturgical Celebrations
Sunday 24th June 2018—The Nativity of St. John the Baptist
This week’s readings: Isaiah 49:1-6; Psalm 138; Acts 13:22-26; Luke 1:57-66, 80
I thank you for the wonder
of my being.
Runcorn & Frodsham LPA Pilgrimage to Oberammergau Passion Play and
the Beautiful Austrian Tyrol
28th June 2020—Cost £1,299 (Single supplement and insurance extra)
Please see poster at back of church for details of travel and itinerary.
As the Passion Play only takes place every 10 years places have to be
reserved early.
Brochures and booking forms available from St. Edward’s Church.
Info also available in the church noticeboards and at www.saint-maximilian-kolbe.org
The Parish is now on twitter: StEdward/Holy Spirit - @StEdandHS And on Facebook: Search for “The Parish of St. Maximilian Kolbe”
Next week’s readings: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24; Psalm 29; Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15; Mark 5:21-43
FAIRTRADE and TRAIDCRAFT. When shopping why not
buy some goods from FAIRTRADE as this gives the local
small producers a living wage and decent living conditions.
MAKE POVERTY HISTORY. DROP THE DEBT. MORE & BETTER AID.
The Parish of St. Maximilian Kolbe—Praying for the Needs of Our Neighbours Please pray for the residents of: Morval Crescent and Oxford Road
Share the Journey Pope Francis has launched “Share the Journey” a new global campaign for the rights of refugees and people on the move. CAFOD and the Catholic community worldwide has stepped up in support. Groups and individuals are invited to undertake walks in solidarity with our brothers and sisters so that collectively 24,900 miles, the distance around the world, will be covered. If you would like to get involved please take an action card from the back of church.
National Eucharistic Congress—Volunteers Needed The organisers of the Eucharistic Congress in Liverpool in September are planning to hand out “goody” bags for delegates. They are looking for volunteers to help fill these bags on the Thursday before the congress (6th September). If any parish groups or individuals would be willing to help with this, please see Fr. Peter. More details will be available nearer the time.
The Dowry of Mary Pilgrimage Triduum During the course of 2018 to 2020 the statue of Our Lady from the Slipper Chapel at the Catholic National Shrine in Walsingham will be taken to each Cathedral in England for a three-day triduum of prayer, as part of the preparation for the re-dedication of England as the Dowry of Mary in 2020. Each visit will take place between a Thursday and Saturday. The statue will visit Liverpool - Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King 21st to 23rd June 2018. THE STATUE WILL VISIT SHREWSBURY CATHEDRAL – 29TH NOV to 1ST DEC 2018 For further information of tour dates please visit dowrytour.org.uk
Diocesan Vacancies The Diocese is currently advertising for a Senior Trusts & Foundations Officer, and a Health & Safety Officer. For more information visit: dioceseofshrewsbury.org/about-us/curia/vacancies
Money raised from Film Night Many thanks to all who supported the recent film night £74.88 was raised for parish funds.
Please continue to send voicemail or text messages to the Prayer Line on: 07443 639416 These messages will be picked up regularly and added to our list of prayer intentions.
Data Protection Privacy Notice The parish of St. Maximilian Kolbe, Runcorn sometimes collects personal information about parish members. We try our best to ensure that all personal information that is collected about parish members is collected, processed and stored in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations. The personal information that we collect is retained only as necessary and used by the Parish, or the Diocese for the benefit of the Parish Community. You can read our full privacy notice at http:www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/about-us/privacy-notice.
All other churches in our Pastoral area of Runcorn and Frodsham
Our Lady Mother of the Saviour, (Palacefields) Contact St Augustine’s
St Martin de Porres. (Murdishaw) Contact St Augustine’s
St Augustine, (Castlefields) Father Ravi Bosco, 01928 566068.
St Luke, (Frodsham) Father James Kenny, 01928 733127. Rt Reverend Mark Davies Bishop of Shrewsbury
The Diocese of Shrewsbury is a Registered Charity.
Sunday Cycle B Holy Mass Times and Liturgical Celebrations Weekday Cycle II
Saturday 23 June
6.00 pm St Edward’s Mass Nativity of St.
John the Baptist Bill Allan
Sunday 24 June
9.00 am Holy Spirit Mass Nativity of St. John the Baptist
Kieron Durkin
10.30 am St Edward’s Mass Parishioners
Monday 25 June
9.00 am St Edward’s
Morning Prayer
9.15 am Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion
Tuesday 26 June
TBC TBC TBC—Please see notice on the right of this page
Wednesday 27 June
TBC TBC TBC—Please see notice on the right of this page
Thursday 28 June
TBC TBC TBC—Please see notice on the right of this page
7.00 pm St Edward’s Vigil Mass Rose Pinto
Friday 29 June
Solemnity of Ss. Peter & Paul—Holyday of Obligation
9.45 am St Edward’s Mass Parishioners
1.30 pm Holy Spirit Mass Ancy & Julius
Saturday 30 June
6.00 pm St Edward’s Mass 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Harold Byrne
Sunday 1 July
9.00 am Holy Spirit Mass 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Parishioners
10.30 am St Edward’s Mass Paul Scowcroft
Mass times next week Unfortunately, at time of printing the newsletter, it has not been possible to confirm Mass times and intentions for daily weekday Masses next week. Information will be provided on the church notice boards, and also via Social Media and Word of Mouth when this is available.
Ladies Group—Wednesday 27th June Bob will lead Tai-Chi. Raffle: Jan Snowball Teas: Margaret Carr & Gwen Taylor Money for Chester to be paid on this night. Thank you.
30th Anniversary Celebration On Monday 9th July 2018 Father Peter will celebrate his 30th Anniversary as a priest. To mark this auspicious occasion, following the 10:30 Mass on Sunday 8th July, a barbecue will be held in the parish garden. The food for the barbecue will be provided, but parishioners are asked, if they are able, to provide a dessert for a shared dessert table and to provide their own drinks. For catering purposes if you wish to attend please put your name on the list at the back of Church, please also indicate if you are able to provide a pudding. The Parish Pastoral Council would like to thank you for your support: we look forward to welcoming you to this celebration.
Summer Prayer Sheet Please write your prayers and reflections to share with the parish, so that we can produce another wonderful tool for evangelisation. Please send your contributions in for the Summer Prayer Sheet by Sunday 8th July.
Global Healing In response to Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si” on care for creation the Bishops’ Conference have produced a new film resource—Global Healing. More information will become available as we approach Creation Day on the 1st September.
Catholic Teachers not working in Catholic Schools The Diocese is looking to encourage Catholic teachers who are not working at a Catholic school to return to the Catholic sector. Please see the poster in church for details of an informal session to be held in Altrincham on Saturday 30th June.
Free Training Opportunities—Bid Writing and Monitoring and Evaluation Halton Borough Council are providing the following training opportunities. The Parish has previously benefited by £40,000+ so it would be good to have a team prepared to take on bid writing. If you are interested, please see Fr. Peter. Basic Bid Writing Training: Thursday 6th September 2018: 9am-1pm, Upton Community Centre Tuesday 4th December 2018: 9am-1pm, Castlefields Community Centre Monitoring and Evaluation Training: Wednesday 25th July 2018: 9.30am-12:15pm, Murdishaw Community Centre Thursday 4th October 2018: 9am-1pm, Upton Community Centre
Rotas for Readers and Eucharistic Ministers
Readers This Week Next Week
Sat 6pm M. Edwards / Clare Williams S. Brown / M. Morgan
Sun 9am M. Keith-Stewart / I. Keith-Stewart L. Wilton / L. Curtis
Sun 10.30am K. Hodgkinson / Chris Williams Mike Scowcroft / L. Chamberlain
Ministers This Week Next Week
St Edward’s Group A Group B
Holy Spirit Group B Group A
Please see noticeboard for all other rotas
Confessions. Please see Father Peter