Anderton St Joseph's
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SIXTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
16th February 2025
BLESSINGS AND WOES
And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said:
“Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
“Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied.
“Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
“Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man! Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.
“But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation.
“Woe to you who are full now, for you shall be hungry.
“Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.
“Woe to you, when all people speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.
Luke 6:17-26
Sat. 15th
17.00
Vigil Mass at St Mary’s Chorley
Vigil Mass at St Mary’s Chorley Sun 16thSIXTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
SIXTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME09.30Mass at St Mary’s Chorley
Mass at St Mary’s Chorley11.00Mass – Parishioners
Mass – ParishionersMon 17thSt Finan of Lindisfarne
St Finan of LindisfarneTues 18th
10.00Funeral Mass – Margaret Webster
Funeral Mass – Margaret Webster 19.00Mass at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral (Jack Traynor)
Mass at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral (Jack Traynor) Wed 19th
Thurs 20th
Fri 21stSt Robert Southwell
St Robert Southwell 10.00 Mass - Robert Brownlow (F)
Mass - Robert Brownlow (F)Sat 22ndChair of St Peter the Apostle
Chair of St Peter the Apostle 17.00Vigil Mass at St Mary’s Chorley
Vigil Mass at St Mary’s Chorley Sun 23rdSEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C)
SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C) 09.30Mass at St Mary’s
Mass at St Mary’s11.00Mass – – Kathleen Catterall
Mass – – Kathleen Catterall PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND THE HOUSEBOUND: Joan Bailey, Francis Brennan,
Anne Byrne, Mary Patricia Case, Gerard Clarke, baby Henry Curtis, Leo Duffy, Clare Edwards, John Fearnhead, Pat Font, Tom Fraser, William Freeman, Bob Gould-ing, Rosemary Hough,
Cathy Hull, Mary Johnston, Archbishop Emeritus Patrick Kelly, John Kerfoot, Bill King, Emma King, Val McGlade, Janet McGowan, Fintan McPeake, Teresa Martin, Fr Laurence Mayne, Ellen Morris, Irene O'Neil, Heidi O’Neill, Barrie Swift, Josette Walsh, Winifred Walsh, Lorraine Waugh,
Jean White, all at Grove House & Marley Court.
RECENTLY DECEASED: Margaret Webster (80), wife of Frank, died in Preston Hospital on the evening of Tuesday 28th January. Her funeral will be here on Tuesday 18th February at 10.00, followed by interment in the parish cemetery. Our sympathy and prayers go to Frank her husband of 45 years. Neville Newton Bamber (85), died on Sunday 9th February at St Catherine’s Hospice. Funeral Mass on Tuesday 25th February at 10.00 followed by burial in the churchyard. The ashes of Robert Malcolm Wignall and Mary Elizabeth Wignall were interred in the cremation plot in the cemetery after the 11.00 Mass last Sunday, which was offered for the repose of their souls. May they all rest in peace and rise in glory.
RETIRING COLLECTION: 16th February - SVP
St Joseph’s Anderton SVP
would like to invite all parishioners to a
THANK YOU HOTPOT AFTER MASS this Sunday.
Our way of thanking you all for your generosity and continuous support, which allows us to help those in need. Hotpot and free raffle, all donated and organised by members of St Joseph’s Anderton St Vincent de Paul Society.
PASTORAL LETTER FROM ARCHBISHOP MCMAHON FOR RACIAL JUSTICE SUNDAY
will be read at Mass this weekend.
BAPTISM BOOKINGS DATES: 23rd February, 30th March, 27th April. Baptisms on these dates will take place at 12.00 noon. Could those who have returned baptism forms please let me know which date they want for their child’s baptism, if they have not already done so?
SPECIAL CELEBRATION MASS AT THE METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL
on Tuesday 18th February at 19.00. in thanksgiving for the miraculous healing of Jack Traynor at Lourdes back in 1923.
The Archbishop of Liverpool, Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP invites you to a historic occasion for the Archdiocese of Liverpool as we celebrate the miraculous cure of Jack Traynor with Mass .
CHORLEY AND DISTRICT SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE: There will be a special service at St Laurence’s in Chorley at 18.15 on Monday 24th February, marking the third anniversary of the start of this wicked Muscovite invasion, to pray for all who are suffering and for a just peace. Prayers are very necessary now that the degree of USA support for the rights of Ukraine is in question. Appeasing the dictator Putin will bring no peace, as we found with Hitler in 1938-39.
SEVEN MORE VERSES OF SCRIPTURE ALL CATHOLICS SHOULD KNOW –
Dr John Bergsma
1.Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.2.James 2:24/26 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.
James 2:24/26 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.3.Romans 8:13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
Romans 8:13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.4.Matthew 16:18-19 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
Matthew 16:18-19 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” 5.Luke 1:41-42 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
Luke 1:41-42 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!6.John 6:53-54 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
John 6:53-54 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.7.Hebrews 13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Hebrews 13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.ST ROBERT SOUTHWELL SJ (c. 1561 – 21 February 1595), was an English Catholic priest of the Jesuit Order. He was also an author of Christian poetry in Elizabethan English, and a clandestine missionary in Elizabethan England.
After being arrested and imprisoned in 1592, and intermittently tortured and questioned by priest hunter Sir Richard Topcliffe, Southwell was eventually tried and convicted of high treason against Queen Elizabeth I, but in reality for refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy, renounce his belief in the independence of the English Church from control by the State, and similarly repudiate the authority of the Holy See. On 21 February 1595, Southwell was hanged at Tyburn. In 1970, he was canonised by Pope Paul VI as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
THE RITE OF ELECTION is taking place on Sunday 9 March at the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral at 3pm. This event is for people who are to be received into the Catholic Church this Easter and are to be elected and called forward.
The Application for Admission form is attached to this email. The deadline for sending registration forms is Friday 7 February. Please send them to Aaron Kiely at the Liverpool Archdiocese, Croxteth Drive, L17 1AA and put “The Rite of Election” on the envelope for ease of processing. If you wish to submit an admission form electronically, please type in the email subject “RCIA Admission 2025”, attach the form, and send to Aaron Kiely: a.kiely@rcaol.org.uk .
DAY OF RENEWAL on the theme “Do Whatever He Tells You” (John 2:5) St Clare’s Church and Parish Hall, Preston, Saturday 1st March 2025, 10.00-16.00, starting with Mass at 10.00. Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood, Preston PR2 9HH. Led by Daniella Stephens, an evangelist and teacher from the Prince of Peace Community. Please bring a packed lunch. Tea and Coffee available. For further information contact Christiane on 07745 009694 or Annette on 07954 429333
FLAME 2025 Fan the Flame of Hope – For more information email admin@animateyouth.co.uk Saturday 15th March 2025 OVO Arena Wembley. £60 for the Archdiocesan coach and ticket included. Get ready for the biggest Catholic youth event in England and Wales. This incredible bi-annual gathering, organised by the Catholic Youth Ministry Federation (CYMFed), is happening once again at the OVO Arena Wembley on Saturday 15th March 2025. If you’re aged 14 or over, this is your chance to join thousands of young Catholics in an inspiring day of faith, fun, and fellowship! FLAME is not just an event – it’s an experience. It brings together over 10,000 young people from across England, Wales, and beyond.
Inspirational speakers sharing faith journeys and encouraging you to deepen your own.
Live music from top Christian artists, filling the arena with energy and praise.
Adoration and prayer, giving you the chance to connect with God in a powerful way.
Faith-sharing with like-minded young Catholics, making friendships that last a lifetime.
A vibrant, uplifting atmosphere, celebrating what it truly means to be young and Catholic today.
Please keep this youth event in your prayers
CHORLEY AND PRESTON HOSPITALS: Please contact St Joseph's Chorley (262713) if any member of your family is admitted into Chorley Hospital and needs a visit. In urgent cases or emergency please ask the ward staff to call the duty Chaplain on his bleep/phone. For the chaplaincy service at Royal Preston Hospital Tel: 01772 522435. For the chaplaincy service at Wigan Infirmary Tel: 01942 822324.
Parish Priest: Fr Francis Marsden
Secretary: Mr Frank Webster
Parish Office: St Joseph’s Presbytery, 28 Bolton Road, Adlington, PR6 9NA
Wednesdays 10.00-13.00
Tel: all calls now to 01257- 262537 (St Mary’s Chorley)
E-mail: stjosephs.anderton@tiscali.co.uk
Parish Website: www.stjosephsanderton.com
ARCHDIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL Registered Charity No. 1199714
